aruna iyengar, bbc news.ard stead — from bbc radio manchester — who is in millbrook — near stalybridge. police are describing it as a localised tornado. it tore through the villages of millbrook and carrbrookjust close to stalybridge at about 11:30pm last night and the damage is everywhere. dozens and dozens of homes with their roof tiles all fallen off, i am looking inside the roof cavity of homes in front of me now as well. smashed into people's gardens, people have lost fence panels, walls have come down, as you can see behind me a tree has been uprooted and you might not be to be able to see there, the roots have lifted up the tarmac from the pavement as well. there are dozens of houses affected here causing significant damage. police say around 100 homes have been affected but i reckon several more than that in the villages of millbrook and carrbrook. you may not have had a chance to chat to anyone there but i wonder if you have had heard from anyone about what it was like and how sudden and how the dama

aruna iyengar, bbc news.ican party has asked the us supreme court to intervene after the state's top court disqualified former president donald trump from appearing on the state's republican primary ballot. the appeal comes after colorado's supreme court ruled that mr trump was not an eligible candidate because of his role in the january 6th attack on the us capitol by his supporters in 2021. trump is the frontrunner for the republican 2024 presidential nomination, and is expected to file his own appeal. this all comes as michigan's supreme court has rejected an attempt to remove donald trump from running for president in the state next year. the taiwanese government has accused china of mounting a huge misinformation campaign to try and influence the outcome of the island's presidential election in a little over two weeks�* time. taiwan's ruling democratic progressive party is attempting to win an unprecedented third consecutive term. the party is disliked by beijing, which claims taiwan as its own. the dpp�

aruna iyengar, bbc news.rter phil cunliffe, who's in the village of carrbrook near stalybridge in greater manchester where the tornado hit. good morning to you, we can see in the background a fairly damaged looking building, take us through how extensive the damage has been across that area.— across that area. yes, we are in the north-east — across that area. yes, we are in the north-east of _ across that area. yes, we are in the north-east of manchester _ across that area. yes, we are in the north-east of manchester city - north—east of manchester city centre, i'm told around 50 properties you have been badly damaged by the tornado last night, police calling it a localised tornado but no official confirmation from the met office, you can see the damage to the gable ends of this building here and further along as well. lots of damage to roof tiles, strewn all over the place, lots of debris, trees, branches, twigs all over the place, lots tidied up but people waking this morning to a scene of devastation, mass

let's go to our correspondent aruna iyengar now who joins us live from st pancras station.y were hoping to get trains running from 4am, but that is not happening now? it’s running from 4am, but that is not happening now?— happening now? it's not, you are riaht, we happening now? it's not, you are right. we have — happening now? it's not, you are right, we have heard _ happening now? it's not, you are right, we have heard in _ happening now? it's not, you are right, we have heard in the - happening now? it's not, you are right, we have heard in the last l happening now? it's not, you are| right, we have heard in the last 15 minutes that eurostar has cancelled all its train services from london st pancras international to paris, brussels and amsterdam, so they are going to be a a lot of people here are very disappointed. i have been here all morning and people were arriving, hoping to get away at around 4am, which is what eurostar early as it would be the time when services might be resumed. as you know, this was due to flooding in the river thames tunnel, there are two tunne

aruna iyengar has the latest.and, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they'd restored power to more than 25,000 homes — but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers — especially those in rural areas — it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with storm gerrit continuing to cause damage to the power network. on the railways, lner — which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland — is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the line at dumbarton, but has now been cleared. in bowling, the lines were flooded. customers stranded by the disruption were told to book hotels, which they can claim back. th

aruna iyengar reporting. there have been more air strikes in ukraine.le were injured in belgorod. as did the city of pre—outs. the attacks have not been confirmed by kyiv, but they come after a raft of russian bombardment on civilians in ukraine which killed 39 people on friday. earlier i spoke to our reporter in kyiv, zhanna bezpiatchuk, who confirmed the detail of the fighting on both sides in the past 24—hour is. so far, we can say that the number of missiles and drones that attacked ukraine, altogether 158 drones and missiles, almost at all possible times. so it is definitely the biggest number since the beginning of the russian invasion in february 2022. ukrainian cities all across the country were damaged, targeted by russian missiles and drones. and the ukrainian president has said that altogether, i20 ukrainian cities, towns, villages were affected by this particular attack. it came in a few waves and for example in kyiv it is confirmed for now that 16 people were killed and some people, even now, when we are talking, stay under the debris. one

ok, thanks very much for now, aruna iyengar bear at st pancras for us.dle east. and we have been mentioning, the ground operations in gaza are driving tens of thousands of people to flee. the un is also worrying warning that the aid, entering the country remains woefully inadequate. we can speak now to the director of communications to the un humanitarian agency, unrwa. we are hearing from our colleague in jerusalem about the concerns of disease spreading among displaced people in gaza. what can you tell us about that first?— about that first? yes, thanks for havin: about that first? yes, thanks for having me- _ about that first? yes, thanks for having me. look, _ about that first? yes, thanks for having me. look, it— about that first? yes, thanks for having me. look, it is— about that first? yes, thanks for having me. look, it is not- about that first? yes, thanks for having me. look, it is not going| about that first? yes, thanks for l having me. look, it is not going to be a very big surprise if diseases are going to spread faster they are right now a

live now to our correspondent aruna iyengar, who is at euston station in london.s plenty of disruption _ just give us the latest. there is plenty of disruption on - just give us the latest. there is plenty of disruption on the - plenty of disruption on the railways. i'm at euston station which has services running to the north west of england. people have been turning up early to make sure and pre—empt, and make sure they get on their trains. generally, services have been running quite well from here today, there are some delays. it's a different story at king's cross station which runs major network services up to scotland and the north east of england, yorkshire, cambridgeshire and over to brighton in the south. it is closed so that's a major disruption for passengers travelling to those areas. paddington station is closed until the 27th. both those stations are closed for major engineering works. paddington serves customers going out towards bristol and wales. a lot of disruption on the rails today. on the roads, around a0 million people take to the roads today

aruna iyengar, bbc news.update on further developments on the conflict in the middle east, charlie. an israeli government minister has warned that the conflict with in gaza is close to spilling over into lebanon. cabinet minister benny gantz said time is running out to find a diplomatic solution. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem. good morning. tell us more. good morninu. good morning. tell us more. good morning- a — good morning. tell us more. good morning- a big _ good morning. tell us more. good morning. a big concern _ good morning. tell us more. good morning. a big concern for - good morning. tell us more. (emf. morning. a big concern for western governments and for arab ones about what is happening on the northern border of israel with lebenon. since those deadly 7th of october attacks by hamas we have also seen a lot of fighting across this border between israel and the even more powerful lebanese armed group has parler which has a big arsenal of rockets. we have seen t

aruna iyengar, bbc news.ort, they have been speaking to lancashire police who were involved in the nickel a bully case earlier this year. and at around 11am, there was a sudden burst of activity —— nickel a bully. i was 200 metres away from where the focus of the search in the river was taking place yesterday when there was officers, vehicles, forensics vehicles, divers, descending on the same area on saint martin�*s road. abode entered the warty, three officers on board and divers also entering the water. all focusing on a relatively small section of the water. and you could tell something significant was happening. and as we have learnt now, there was something significant happening, a body was recovered officers searching for gaynor lord and this will come as really significant use. it is news which the family have been informed of and the police are supporting them as well. a un report says the taliban authorities in afghanistan is putting women survivors of domestic abuse in prison, claiming it is for th

aruna iyengar, bbc news. navtej joins us again.ed, especially by police divers. . , ., , ., divers. that is right, dozens of officers have _ divers. that is right, dozens of officers have been _ divers. that is right, dozens of officers have been involved - divers. that is right, dozens of officers have been involved in | divers. that is right, dozens of. officers have been involved in the search, it has taken a great deal of effort, we know they have been speaking also to lancashire police who were involved in the nicola bulley case earlier this year. this morning around 11am there was a sudden burst of activity, i was probably about 200 metres from where the focus of the search in the river was taking place yesterday when all of a sudden officers, vehicles, forensics vehicles, divers descending on the same area on saint martins road. we saw a boat into the water, three officers on board, a couple of divers entering the water, focusing on a relatively small section of the water. you could tell something significant was happening.

aruna iyengar, bbc news.l of effort, we know they have spoken also to lancashire police, who were involved in the nicola bulley case earlier this year. this morning at around 11am, there was a sudden burst of activity. i was probably about 200 metres away from where the focus of the search in the river was taking place yesterday when all of a sudden, officers, vehicles, forensic vehicles, divers, or descended on the same area in saint martin's road. we saw a boat into the water, three officers on board and a couple of divers entering the water, all focusing on a relatively small section of the water. and you could tell that something significant was happening. and as we have learnt now, there was something significant happening, a body was recovered by officers searching for gaynor lord. and this will of course, is significant news. it is news which the family have been informed of and the family have been informed of and the police are supporting them. the effects of air pollution on hearts and lungs are wel

aruna iyengar, bbc news. if you heading out onto the roads today. the king will deliver the second christmas message of his reign from a buckingham palace room decorated with a living christmas tree. natural and sustainable decorations, including hand—turned wood, dried oranges, and pine cones hang from its branches. the king is a long—term environmental campaigner, and the tree will be replanted after the broadcast. laura lynch, a founding member of the us country band the chicks, has died in a car crash in texas. she was 65. the group, previously known as the dixie chicks, # it sure is a hot and dusty day # colorado is more than 800 miles away. the group, previously known as the dixie chicks, described her as a "bright light," and said she'd brought "infectious energy and humour" to the early days of the band. a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a piece of street art by banksy was taken shortly after being unveiled. the artwork comprised images of three military drones at