injuly, arron's talent agency tweeted that he would be joining the cast of grease: the musical. was 267 miles north—west of aguadilla, puerto rico, at the time arron went overboard and is due to call at haiti before returning back to florida. a spokesperson for the ship's operator, the royal caribbean, said that after a review of the ship's camera footage, arron was seen entering an area on deck five at around aam. and wasn't seen again. they say their team is providing support for arron's family and friends through this difficult time. the harmony of the seas will complete its scheduled itinerary as the us coastguard continues to lead the search. the foreign office say they are providing assistance to arron's family. monika plaha, bbc news. another nine people have been handed over to immigration officials in kent after crossing the channel from northern france. two lifeboats and the coastguard helicopter were launched shortly after midnight to intercept two small boats. the french authorities say they intercepted another group trying to reach the uk in an inflatable boat. pres

the foreign office say they are providing assistance to arron's family.ants have been found on the shore in folkestone after crossing the channel in a small boat overnight. the bbc understands another four migrants have been picked up by the border force this morning from a small boat off the coast at dover. there's been a sharp rise in the number of migrants trying to cross from france since october. police are investigating after a double decker bus crashed into a house in south london. these are incredible pictures of what happened. the 118 bus travelling between morden and brixton collided into the building on streatham vale late last night. police say there were no serious injuries and no—one has been arrested, but roads in the area remain closed as they investigate the circumstances behind the crash. all flights around an erupting volcano that triggered a tsunami in indonesia over the weekend have been rerouted. authorities in indonesia have also raised the alert status at mount anak krakatoa to the second highest level, after a series of eruptions

the foreign office say they are providing assistance to arron's family. monika plaha, bbc news.ecca henshke. what's the latest? there seems to be ongoing activity at this volcano. that's right. it has been erupting for months now but the authorities monitoring it are saying they are seeing increased tremors. they are also seeing lather exploding out of the volcano, which is causing these huge explosion sounds that people are hearing on the coast. it is also sending volcanic ash out into the area. we are seeing a thin ash falling on houses and villages on the west coast. and also these huge clouds of ash going up into the air are of course very dangerous for aeroplanes. that is why all flights to the major islands of this archipelago have been re—routed to avoid it. what they are concerned about is if this volcanic activity is strong enough to trigger another tsunami like it did on saturday, killing more than 400 people. people are being told to stay well away from the beaches on both sides of the strait. thank you, rebecca. we have been looking at the pictures and you can see wh

one of them was 20—year—old dancer and musical theatre graduate arron hough, who was working on boardny of the seas before he went missing on christmas day. injuly, his talent agency tweeted that he would be joining the cast of grease: the musical. harmony of the seas is currently sailing on a seven night itinerary, which departed from florida last sunday. the ship was 267 miles north—west of aguadilla, puerto rico, at the time arron went overboard and is due to call at haiti before returning back to florida. a spokesperson for the ship's operator, the royal caribbean, said that after a review of the ship's camera footage arron was seen entering an area on deck five at around 4:00am and wasn't seen again. they say their team is providing support for arron‘s family and friends through this difficult time. the harmony of the seas will complete its scheduled itinerary as the us coastguard continues to lead the search. the foreign office say they are providing assistance to arron‘s family. monika plaha, bbc news. all flights around an erupting volcano, that triggered a tsunami in indonesi

one of them was 20—year—old dancer and musical theatre graduate arron hough, who was working on board went missing on christmas day. injuly, his talent agency tweeted that he would be joining the cast of grease the musical. harmony of the seas is currently sailing on a seven night itinerary, which departed from florida last sunday. the ship was 267 miles north—west of puerto rico at the time arron went overboard and is due to call at haiti before returning back to florida. a spokesperson for the ship's operator, the royal caribbean, said that after a review of the ship's camera footage arron was seen entering an area on deck by the drug for i was not seen again. they say their team is providing support for arron‘s family and friends through this difficult time. the harmony of the seas will complete its scheduled itinerary as the us coastguard continue to lead the search. the foreign office say they are providing assistance to arron‘s family. monika plaha, bbc news. president trump has made a surprise visit to us troops in iraq. he defended his decision to withdraw us forces from syria

the us coastguard was alerted after 20—year—old arron hough failed to turn up for his shift on harmonye seas, where he'd been performing in a musical. royal caribbean, which operates the ship, said it was supporting mr hough's family. an american has become the first person to complete an unaided solo crossing of antarctica. 33—year—old colin o'brady finished a race across the ice in 53 days, beating british army captain louis rudd. both men set out in november to complete the journey. the 92i—mile trek took them across the coldest continent on earth in some of the most extreme conditions. it is explained as it is certainly beautiful. —— extreme. holly's here with the sport. racing and football yesterday, that is what boxing day is all about. liverpool felt all of their christmases had come at once yesterday. not only did they get another victory, but manchester city we re another victory, but manchester city were defeated as well. it is all change at the top of the premier league. six ahead of tottenham, who went second, and seven ahead of champions city. austin halewood rounds up the

the us coastguard was alerted after arron huff didn't turn up for his shift on "harmony of the seas". ship, said it was supporting mr hough's family. police are investigating the cause of a gas explosion at andover in hampshire, in which a 48—year—old man was killed. it happened in the early hours of this morning. one house was completely destroyed, and another badly damaged. steve humphrey has the details. the power of the explosion com pletely the power of the explosion completely destroyed the house at the end of this terrorist. it severely damage the property next door. debris was scattered over a large area, some of the big lake and a tree. there was one man who had a lucky escape. there was a kitchen on the corner, the blast went out on the corner, the blast went out on the road. if there was another way around, it could be a different story and i cannot be here talking to you today. william and five members of his family were right next to the scene of the devastation. it really feels like it should not happen here. it has happened and we are trying to come to terms to it reall

the us coastguard searched for 83 hours, after being alerted when arron hough didn't turn up for hisaid it is supporting mr hough's family. saudi arabia's king salman has announced the creation of a space agency to be led by his son, prince sultan bin salman. the 62—year—old prince is better known as being the first arab and muslim astronaut to travel to space in 1985, helping to deploy a satellite with nasa. his appointment was announced as part of king salman‘s first major reshuffle of leadership positions after the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi in istanbul in october. the saudi foreign minister adel al—jubeir was demoted under the cabinet changes. we're spending more and more time in front of our mobile devices. eye yoga is claimed to help relax and strengthen our digitally—strained eyes. but does it really work? sodaba haidare has been to an eye yoga class to see for herself. you keep it closed until your hands... this is one of the many eye yoga exercises subhan nair is teaching his students today. rubbing your hands rigorously together to generate energy and cover

went overboard from a royal caribbean cruise ship, harmony of the seas, on christmas day. 20—year—old arronff puerto rico. the coast guard said it continued its search for hough with an airplane and cutter ship. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: weeks on from california's deadliest wildfire, investigators are looking at how this could be prevented from ever happening again. the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who's died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said that it's failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, nose down in the soft ear

the us coastguard was alerted after arron hough didn't turn up for his shift on "harmony of the seas"ugh's family. a man has been killed following an explosion which destroyed a house in hampshire. the blast happened in the early hours of this morning in andover, police and firefighters said. rescuers are continuing to search the area and a number of neighbouring properties have been evacuated. police are investigating after a double decker bus crashed into a house in south london. the bus travelling between morden and brixton ploughed through a fence and hit the building on streatham vale late last night. three people have been treated for minor injuries. police say no—one has been arrested, but they're continuing to investigate the circumstances behind the crash. there are 1.8 million single—parent households in the uk, and for a long time it was believed that, if a child was in one, it had a negative impact on their life. new research suggests otherwise. frankie mccamley has been to meet a group of single parents to hear how perceptions about them have changed. a cup of tea and a f

it's reported arron hough, who's 20, went overboard about 267 miles off puerto rico.ed russia has acquired a new type of strategic weapon. he's beenr observing the final tests of what he called a a nuclear—ca pable hypersonic missile. mr putin claimed the weapon could penetrate any existing or next—generation missile defence system. the russian military says the avangard missile, launched in the ural mountains, hit a target 6,000 kilometres away in kamchatka. last week russia blamed the united states for the breakdown of international arms control. mr putin said the new avangard system was invincible. translation: the new avangard missile system is invincible for today's and future air defence systems and missile defence systems. this is a big success and a big victory. within the next year, the avangard system will be deployed into service. a regiment will be created which will start its combat duty. sudan's interior minister has dismissed amnesty international‘s report that 37 demonstrators have been killed by security forces in nearly 8 days of anti—government prot

the us coastguard searched for 83 hours, after being alerted when arron huff didn't turn up for his shiftupporting mr hough's family. the 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in england will be doubled to 10p and extended to all shops under plans set out by the environment secretary. the plans are included in a government consultation aimed at making bigger reductions in the use of plastic by consumers and could come into effect in january 2020. schools are also being urged to end the consumption of single—use plastics. the alert level for indonesia's anak krakatau volcano has been raised to the second—highest level after a series of eruptions. all flights around the volcano have been rerouted and a 3—mile exclusion zone has also been imposed. last saturday, the volcano triggered a tsunami which claimed the lives of more than 400 people. it's been a challenging year for the high street, prompting renewed concern about the future of many town centres, already struggling with decline. a growing number of local councils have been buying shopping centres to try to revitalise their towns. since 201

states coastguard has suspended its search for a missing british cruise ship entertainer. 20—year—old arronseen on deck during the early hours of christmas day, but the alarm wasn't raised until nearly 10 hours later when he failed to turn up for work. media reports in iceland say that a bridge where three british tourists died in a car accident yesterday, does not meet current safety standards. the car ca reered through a barrier on a single track steel bridge and fell on to a dry river bed below. four other british people in the vehicle were airlifted to hospital in the capital, reykjavik, with serious injuries. the number of illegal knives seized at the uk's borders has more than doubled in a year. official figures show officers took possesion of more than 7,600 blades during the 12 months to september. it comes as knife crime in england and wales reaches an eight year high. a fisherman who fell overboard off the cornish coast clung onto his nets forfive miles before being rescued. the alarm was raised when the fishing boat crashed into the south pier in newlyn yesterday afternoon. the s

went overboard from a royal caribbean cruise ship, harmony of the seas, on christmas day. 20—year—old arronguard said it continued its search for hough with an airplane and cutter ship. at least 20 people have been injured in italy after an earthquake hit the area around mount etna in sicily. several buildings were damaged by the 4.8 magnitude quake which struck in the early hours of the morning. it was the most powerful since the volcano erupted on monday. sister wendy beckett, the nun whose passion for art made her an unexpected television star, has died at the age of 88. her broadcasting career began in the early 1990s and she went to appear in several bbc series. david sillito looks back at her life. scripture tells us that the angel gabriel was sent by god to a virgin in the town of nazareth. sister wendy beckett, a nun talking about paintings. who would have guessed that this would have been such a hit? god became man and it happened like this. there was never a rehearsal or a written script, she simply stood and spoke and millions in britain, america, and around the world sat and lis

states coastguard has suspended its search for a missing british cruise ship entertainer. 20—year—old arron of the seas. he was last seen on deck during the early hours of christmas day, but the alarm wasn't raised until nearly 10 hours later when he failed to turn up for work. media reports in iceland say that a bridge where three british tourists — including a child — died yesterday does not meet current safety standards. the crash happened in a popular tourist area in the south east of the island. four other british people in the vehicle were critically injured, as ben ando reports. the two families were in a toyota land cruiser, which crashed through railings and fell around 20 feet onto a dry riverbed below. first on the scene were the police and a local tour guide, who did all he could to help. i tried to talk a bit to the driver to calm him down. he was trapped inside the car. i was trying to tell him to save his energy and try to be patient, we will try to get him out of there. it was a very difficult situation. two adults and a child died at the scene. four others, including two ch

states coast guard has suspended its search for a missing british cruise ship entertainer. 20—year—old arrons working on royal caribbean vessel harmony of the seas. he was last seen on deck during the early hours of christmas day, but the alarm wasn't raised until nearly 10 hours later when he failed to turn up for work. media reports in iceland say that a bridge where three british tourists — including a child — died yesterday does not meet current safety standards. the crash happened in a popular tourist area in the south—east of the island. four other british people in the vehicle were critically injured, as ben ando reports. the two families were in a toyota land cruiser, which crashed through railings and fell around 20 feet onto a dry riverbed below. first on the scene were the police and a local tour guide, who did all he could to help. i tried to talk a little bit to the driver to calm him down. he was trapped inside the car. i was trying to tell him to save his energy and try to be patient, we will try to get him out of there. it was a very difficult situation. two adults and the ch

states coastguard has suspended its search for a missing british cruise ship entertainer. 20—year—old arrondeck during the early hours of christmas day, but the alarm wasn't raised until nearly 10 hours later, when he failed to turn up for work. more than half a million potholes were reported by members of the public to local authorities in the uk last year, according to new research. the rac says the figure proves road conditions are worsening. in 0ctober‘s budget, the government pledged more than £400 million to tackling the problem. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. they're a hazard, sometimes huge, almost impossible to count. so, this is a typically damaged wheel. we see no less than six a day. sometimes as many as ten cars a day, which are only here because of pothole damage. just one garage, in one area. for the last two or three years it has been getting worse and worse. the scale of the problem nationwide, it must run into millions and millions in terms of the cost of damage to the road user at the moment. it is really, really scary. and today we have new figures con

the us coastguard was alerted after arron huff didn't turn up for his shift on "harmony of the seas".w government proposals, which would also extend the charge to smaller retailers, who are currently exempt. schools are also being urged to end the consumption of single—use plastics by 2022. our correspondent theo leggett has more details and joins me now. what is in these plans, then? well, it is to double the existing charge on plastic bags in england and extend it to smaller retailers, who as you mentioned are exempt at the moment. we have had charges on plastic bags in the uk for several yea rs plastic bags in the uk for several years now. it started out in wales, scotla nd years now. it started out in wales, scotland and northern ireland and since october 2015 in england as well. the reason was environmental, they account for a lot of plastic waste which can harm aquatic life if it gets into the rivers and the sea. soa it gets into the rivers and the sea. so a charge was brought in and to begin with it was quite unpopular but it has proved effective and according to the government