rebecca morelle, bbc news, bannau brycheiniog.ide if you want to try and see this star. the number one chess player, magnus carlsen, has said he will return to the world rapid and blitz chess championships in new york after the sport's governing body agreed to relax the dress code. the norwegian walked out on friday when he was told he couldn't wear jeans. the president of the international chess federation said he'd decided to try out giving officials more flexibility in judgements about attire. carlsen will now return for the blitz championship, which starts on tuesday. he's said he will be wearing jeans. hello. another big week of travel out there this week and potentially some more disruptive weather. not fog this time, turn quieter but strengthening winds for the next three days to take us into wednesday — new year's day, of course. also heavy rain and even a little bit of snow for some, before things turn quieter, sunnier, but also much colder later in the week. it is this stripe of cloud which extends to the mid—atlantic wh

in bannau brycheiniog, also known as the brecon beacons, astronomers are scanning the skies.me event to see a celestial explosion, revealing a star that's normally too faint for us to see. so i've got the telescope pointed at corona borealis, and that's the constellation that this star is in. the star she's looking for is called t coronae borealis or t cor borfor short. t cor bor is dim? t cor bor is dim at the minute. so it's about magnitudes ten normally. and that is well below what you can see with the naked eye. but that could all be about to change. every 80 years or so, t cor bor is predicted to light up the sky, but not for long. it's only going to be visible to the naked eye for a couple of days. of course, if you've got a small pair of binoculars or a small telescope, you'll be able to see it for a little bit longer because you've got that magnifying tool. but i do think that its short stint in the sky makes it really special. t cor bor is actually two stars orbiting around each other, a small white dwarf which is a dead star, and a much larger red giant. the white d

rebecca morelle, bbc news, bannau brycheiniog.as said he'll return to the world rapid and blitz chess championships in new york, after the sport's governing body agreed to relax the dress code. the norwegian walked out on friday when he was told he couldn't wear jeans. the president of the international chess federation said he'd decided to try out giving officials more flexibility in judgements about attire. carlsen will now return for the blitz championship which starts on tuesday. he's said he'll be wearing jeans. let me take you to hawaii, where the kilauea volcano continues to erupt. one of the world's most active volcanoes, it sprang back into life a week ago, spewing columns of lava 80 metres above hawaii. enormous fissures have appeared on the flanks of kilauea, on hawaii's big island, spraying jets of molten rock into the air. first signs of rain pushing into northern ireland and southern scotland, very windy across the tops of the trans pennine routes. to the south of that we have some brightness and temperature is aroun

rebecca morelle, bbc news, bannau brycheiniog.orld rapid and blitz chess championships in new york, after the sport's governing body agreed to relax the dress code. the norwegian walked out on friday when he was told he couldn't wear jeans. the president of the international chess federation said he'd decided to try out giving officials more flexibility in judgements about attire. carlsen will now return for the blitz championship which starts on tuesday. he's said he'll be wearing jeans. now — for a look at the weather — here's louise lear. hello there. the weather turning increasingly unsettled as we step into the new year. if you have plans new year's eve listen to the forecast because it will be dominated by this area of low pressure bringing increasingly wet and windy weather across scotland in particular. there will be some snow as well to the far north and east. the met office has issued an amber warning for the intensity of the rain from inverness down to fort william so there is the potential for localised flooding and tr

. >> bannau. thank you very much. the top stories.h in a row in october as concerns about the budget continue to weigh on confidence, the office for national statistics said output fell 0.1% following the 0.1% decline recorded for the previous month. the figures showed zero growth in the powerhouse services sector, with manufacturing and construction declining at a pace of 0.6% and o.4%, respectively. the ons says activity had stalled or declined, with pubs, restaurants and retail among sectors reporting weak months. chancellor rachel reeves said she was disappointed by the data. >> but it's not possible to turn round more than a decade of poor economic growth and stagnant living standards in just a few months. but you'll see from the plans we've been announcing whether that is the energy reforms we've published today, the reforms to build 1.5 million homes that we published yesterday, the pensions reforms, the creation of a national wealth fund. this government are getting on with the job in improving economic growth and driving up l

bannau you went along with the abuse by your husband?s i have said, you cared less about sara because she was not your own natural child. you were heard by neighbours yelling and swearing at sara. it is true that you made clear to your sisters in the whatsapp messages on many occasions that you were horrified by the abuse that irfan sharif was inflicting on sara, but you took no serious steps to stop it. you would sometimes put cream on her wounds. on one occasion in february 2022, you saw a solicitor and took advice about a divorce and about obtaining a non—molestation order and arrangement orders for your stepchildren. but you took it no further. you did not intervene with any vigour to stop irfan sharif from hitting sara. you did not seek intervention to protect sara because you were concerned that if you did so, you would lose custody of all the children. in effect, you were prepared to sacrifice sara because you did not want to lose your other children. put bluntly, you did not care enough about sara to save her. at times, you took

wallace, though, has denied through his lawyers bannau uk, the company behind masterchef, has launchedrnal review. while the bbc has also pulled two christmas specials featuring wallace from its festive schedule. wallace has apologised, though, for comments dismissed by downing street as inappropriate and misogynistic, and says he will be taking some time out. meanwhile, his co—presenter john torode says he'll continue with the show and supports the investigation . that's it from investigation. that's it from from me for now. i'll hand you straight back to the britain's newsroom programme. just remembering the name of the show there for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you . sam. whatever your >> thank you. sam. whatever your name is, i can't remember. this is britain's newsroom. thank you for joining us this morning. forjoining us this morning. i've got matt goodwin beside me this m

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth, the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, the detective chief inspector of the case, craig emerson, said it has shocked and horrified people around the world. >> sara's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but

her father irfan sharif, stepmother bannau batool and uncle faisal malik were found guilty last week,with sentencing expected to be broadcast live from the old bailey later. the case has sparked outrage over failures by social services, who dropped investigations just months before sara's death. her mother has called her. taken too soon, and says sara will always be remembered as her princess. and a top russian general has been killed in a scooter bomb blast in moscow, just a day after ukraine accused him of war crimes. igor kirillov, who was in charge of russia's nuclear, biological and chemical defence forces, died alongside his assistant when the bomb exploded outside a apartment building early this morning. ukraine's security service has now reportedly confirmed it was responsible for that killing in a special operation in moscow. the remotely triggered device, packed with explosives, left the entrance of the apartments in ruins. scorch marks, shattered windows and debris have been left scattered everywhere. western nations had previously sanctioned him for deploying so—called bar

kerry and frances bannau dai davies, who live in my constituency of north east hertfordshire and are in the gallery here today, tragically lost their son hugh at the age of just six to a rare form of cancer. now they are courageously campaigning to ensure that every parent who must leave work to look after a sick child in hospital gets the financial support that they need from day one. will the prime minister meet with them and me to discuss implementing hughes law and giving their son a legacy that improves the lives of families at the most difficult time imaginable? here, the prime minister, mr speaker, can i pay tribute to kerry and frances? >> it is a heartbreaking case and commend them for their campaign on behalf of other families. i know the minister for social security and disability met the family yesterday, but no parent, no parent should endure losing their child to cancer, particularly at such a young age. we are investing £1.5 billion for new surgical hubs and scanners, £70 million for new radiotherapy machines and we will set out our next steps on the children and young

masterchef producer bannau has announced city law firm lewis silkin will investigate alleged misconduct by tv presenter gregg wallace during the filming of the cooking show. it comes after further accusations were made against him in the wake of him stepping away from the bbc programme. penny lancaster is said to be prepared to speak with authorities regarding her experience with mr wallace. on celebrity masterchef following his recent departure. the sun reports three different women are now also accused are also accusing mr wallace of groping bannau. uk urged anyone with further concerns to get in touch, and said all information will be handled sensitively. mr wallace's lawyers insist the claims are entirely false, adding the suggestion that wallace, who has presented the popular bbc one programme alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature was entirely false. a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in her 60s in south london. officers were called to an address in surrey quays at about 3 pm. on friday, after reports

it comes after the masterchef producer bannau uk, announced city law firm lewis silkin will investigate alleged misconduct by mr wallace. the bbc said if issues are raised with us, we have robust processes in place to deal with them swiftly and appropriately. mr wallace's lawyers insist the claims are entirely false , saying the entirely false, saying the suggestion that wallace, who presented the popular bbc one cooking show alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature was entirely false . football action now and false. football action now and there were wins for brentford, nottingham forest and bournemouth in the premier league today. meanwhile, crystal palace scored a last minute equaliser to draw one all at home to newcastle in the evening kick off. arsenal thumped west ham five goals to two and england ladies ended usa's nine game winning streak with a goalless draw in a friendly at wembley . now to a story that wembley. now to a story that will sweeten your day. a man has been awarded £2 in compensation after he complained about a smooth ma

it comes after the masterchef producer, bannau uk, announced city law firm lewis silkin will investigateleged misconduct by mr wallace. the bbc said if issues were raised with us, we have robust processes in place to deal with them swiftly and appropriately. mr wallace's lawyers insist the claims are entirely false, saying the suggestion that wallace, who has presented the popular bbc one cooking show alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of sexually harassing nature, was entirely false . a nature, was entirely false. a memorial service has been held today for first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters arranged a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. he was at a conference when he suffered a heart attack and was buned suffered a heart attack and was buried in a private family ceremony near his home in aberdeenshire at the end of october. a murder a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in her 60s in south london. officers we

a look at the bannau, we've had a look back and absolutely right.ery much take the view and i think robert agrees with me. we really don't know where starmer actually stands on this. that's true. >> it's very woolly, not setting despite what they said in the in the campaign and the manifesto, they're not setting defence. and most people in defence would like to change the name to resilient security. that's right. i mean, this is the domestic production of food and energy, the kinds of things we would say is not related to security. it absolutely is core. it's a much wider. it's a priority. this government, i feel, is not setting a priority on this. >> i think that's totally unfair. we have got a clear pledge to up the spending, which has not happened before. even though the finances are tight, there is a clear pledge to invest in new equipment and new developments. and this this concept that you're saying, is it nato versus europe? i don't think it is nato versus europe. i think clearly nato is going to be the main player, but with a changing trump

yesterday, sarah's father irfan sharif and stepmother bannau batool, were found guilty of her murder. her uncle, faisal malik, who lived with them, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. the prime minister has today said that there needs to be safeguards for children, especially those being homeschooled like sarah. elsewhere, the number of hospital beds in england occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, according to nhs england, as it warned of a tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals. nhs leaders are warning that hospitals are bracing for a so—called quad demic of disease over the winter months, with an increase in cases of flu and expected increases in covid 19. an average of 1861 patients with flu were in hospital every day last week, up from 1099 in the previous week and 3.5 times higher than the same time last yeah higher than the same time last year. health secretary wes streeting has urged people eligible for free vaccinations on the nhs to take them before it's too late. the government is today demanding immediate mandatory housing targets from coun

production company bannau uk has urged anyone with concerns to come forward as the investigation continues though greg wallace himself denies the allegations, saying that he's worked with thousands of contestants during his career and has nothing to hide . the 34 year old man has hide. the 34 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at the groucho club in soho in london. the arrest took place on saturday night at an address in hertfordshire. according to the metropolitan police. at this stage, the force says there's no suggestion that any employees of the club were involved. will the groucho, a private member's venue popular with celebrities in london, had its licence suspended earlier this week following a request by the met police. the woman who reported the incident is now being supported by specialist officers . supported by specialist officers. two teenagers have been charged following a suspected chemical attack at a surbiton station in south—west london on friday. the 14 and 16 year olds, who can't be named for legal reasons, are accused of possessing a corrosive substanc

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of her murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth. the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, speaking outside court today, detective chief inspector craig emerson said the case has shocked and horrified people not just here in the uk but around the world. >> sara's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors through westminster today, demanding action from the government. they want them to rethink plans to impose a 20% inheritance tax on land worth over £1 million. chancellor

the production company bannau uk has urged anyone with concerns to come forward as the investigationtinues, but wallace denies the allegations, saying he's worked with thousands of contestants and has nothing to hide . the 34 year old man has hide. the 34 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at the groucho club in soho in london. the arrest took place on saturday night at an address in hertfordshire, according to the metropolitan police. at this stage, the force says there is no suggestion that any employees of the club were involved. well, the groucho club, a private members venue, is popular with celebrities and had its licence suspended earlier this week following a request by the met police. we've also heard that the woman reported in a reporting the incident is being supported by specialist officers , supported by specialist officers, and the princess of wales is set to deliver a heartfelt christmas message at her annual carol service at westminster abbey, urging attendees to embrace love as she says the greatest gift we can receive. and in a letter to 1600 guests