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cathy killick, bbc news, barnsley. this is bbc news. bye—bye. —— plenty more online. that cold air we pushing a little bit further southwards as we head through this evening and into the start of oxime day. through this evening into night much of the rain will clear, we will see some showers to northern ireland, northern england and some wintry showers continuing in the north of scotland. temperatures for some here will drop well below freezing, so there could well be some icy stretches. and further south, certainly chillier than it was last night. and then as we head into boxing day, well, we should see quite a lot of sunshine. this is a decent day to get out and about for a boxing day stroll. some showers in northern scotland — in fact, some of these wintry still over higher ground, maybe with the odd rumble of thunder later in the day. at the same time, through the afternoon, cloud and rain will spread in across the south—west of england and the channel islands. but on the whole, a chillier day than we had today. an

he was born in barnsley in _ arthur godfrey. he was born in barnsley in the _ arthur godfrey.1870s. without | barnsley in the 18705. without he would be quite well know so we had a look in the papers and actually we did not find much. what we did find wa5 actually we did not find much. what we did find was that he was a glass bottle maker in barnsley. he started at the age of 12 and it worked throughout his life in the industry but obviously wa5 his life in the industry but obviously was a really talented musician alongside that. it felt quite emotional hearing something found on a piece of paper— something found on a piece of paper being sunk in the town hall paper being sunk in the town ball as — paper being sunk in the town hall as well. it paper being sunk in the town hall as well.— hall as well. it feels really secial hall as well. it feels really special and _ hall as well. it feels really special and i _ hall as well. it feels really special and i think - hall as well. it feels really special and i think for - hall as well. it feels really special and i think for me | h

cathy killick, bbc news, barnsley.est december since records began in 1951. temperatures in the city have frequently fallen below —10 celsius this month. i feel cold just reading that! that's— i feel cold just reading that! that's it _ i feel cold just reading that! that's it for the show. thank you for watching- _ hello. we had some christmas day weather contrasts. with a high of 13.6 celsius, it was the mildest christmas day since 2016, but at the same time, northern scotland had snow, and so it was a white christmas. this stripe of cloud here brought rain for some of us, but in the north of the uk, colder air was in place, and that colder air is now pushing just a little bit further southward. so a chillier day in prospect for boxing day. cold enough for some icy stretches through the morning across northern parts of scotland. some further wintry showers here through the first part of the day, one or two showers elsewhere, but broadly speaking, it should be a much drier and brighter day with some spells of sunshine.

he lived in the middle of barnsley.et poems to music. did the person who found it recognise what he had found or was it only after he had given it to you? who clicked that this was something of real importance? it was an absolute team effort. michael spotted it and realised it was something special, then he give it to me knowing i am a singer and an enthusiastic carol singer. we have a strong carolling tradition in south yorkshire, which i am part of. i thought it was an incredibly beautiful tune. the next day, wejust recorded a little version on the town hall main stairwell, which has a beautiful acoustic, thinking it would be a nice thing to share with the museum team and a few other people. we never thought it would go as big as it has but today we have the youth choir singing on the town hall steps today and my soul is full of christmas music. it's incredible. did it come with a manuscript and lyrics? tell me about the reaction there has been since it was first publicly sung. what has that been like? it came with fo

he was born in barnsley in the 18705.hed any other stuff and actually did not find much. what we did find was that he was a glass bottle maker in barnsley. he started age 12 and he worked sort of throughout his life in that industry but obviously was a really talented musician alongside that. # glad tidings of the saviour bring... asa as a carrot becomes more widely heard, enjoyed the dozens of christmas songs sung in south yorkshire. a contribution from the past brought to life in the present. cathy killick, bbc news. a merry christmas and happy holidays from all of us from bbc news here in washington. stay with us on bbc news. hello. we had some christmas day weather contrasts, with a high of 13.6 celsius, it was the mildest christmas day since 2016, but at the same time, northern scotland had snow, and so it was a white christmas. this stripe of cloud here brought rain for some of us, but in the north of the uk, colder air was in place, and that colder air is now pushing just a little bit further southward. so a chilli

he was born in barnsley in the 18705.er stuff and actually did not find much. what we did find was that he was a glass bottle maker in barnsley. he started age 12 and he worked sort of throughout his life in that industry but obviously was a really talented musician alongside that. # glad tidings of the saviour bring... it feels really special and i think for me as a singer, songs, they come alive when you sing them, and also to have the music published alongside the words — quite often you get words published and no tune, so to be able to know what the composer intended at the time and to be able to then re—create that, it is really, really special. that sell from us by now. happy holidays and a prosperous new year. holidays and a prosperous new ear. ,, , holidays and a prosperous new ear. ,, ._ ., holidays and a prosperous new ear. ,, ., a, holidays and a prosperous new ear, ,, ., “ year. stay with a. more bbc news coming _ year. stay with a. more bbc news coming up _ year. stay with a. more bbc news coming up at - year

. >> he was born in barnsley in the 1870's. would be well-known so we looked through the paper to see. we didn't find much. what we did find is that he was a glass bottle maker in barnsley . he started age 12 and worked through his life in that industry. he was a talented musician alongside that. >> ♪ glad tidings ♪ >> something found on a piece of paper, being sung in the town hall as well. >> it feels special. for me as a singer, songs come alive when you sing them. and to have the music published alongside the words, often you get the words end zone to know -- and so to know what the composer intended and re-create that was special area >> as the carol is more widely heard, it is hoped choirs will learn the harmonies. a barnsley contribution for the past brought to live -- life in the present. >> that is it. plenty more online and on the p as always. this is bbc news. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors.

killick, bbc news, barnsley.r carols later, we will be joined by some of the pupils from seymour road primary school in manchester who will belt out some classics for you to start your christmas morning. christmas is a time for celebration for most of us, but for others, it can highlight feelings of loneliness and isolation. earlier this month, we met age uk volunteer barbara. after losing her husband mike 18 years ago, she stopped celebrating christmas. but recently, barbara began volunteering, and it's changed her life, as jayne mccubbin has been finding out. at the start of december, barbara told us that when her husband mike had died, her life seemed to stop. their last christmas together, 18 years ago, was the last time she'd put up christmas decorations. that was my husband, mike. aw. i've got you with me, mike. but barbara turned grief into good. if i hadn't had gone into voluntary work, i think i would have sat in that chairandjust give up. yeah, it felt funny. i don't know why i didn't want to put that b

the song, christmas eve, was written by arthur godfrey, a factory worker from barnsley.spering trees # the moon—white hills around, in snow—shine splendour crowned # with pealing joys resound of christmas bells # glad tidings of the saviour bring # peace reigneth as ye gaily ring # ring on, ring on, ring on # while the merry breezes sing of christmas bells.# tegwen roberts — who you just heard singing there — from barnsley museums told us about how the carol was discovered. it was an absolute team effort. so michael obviously spotted it and realised that it was something really special. and then he gave it to me, knowing that i am a singer and also a really enthusiastic carol singer. we're really lucky that we've got a really strong carolling tradition in south yorkshire, which i am part of. so he gave it to me, i took it home and i had a little sing through and i thought, "what an incredible tune, how beautiful! " and we came back, and the next day we just recorded a little version on the town hall main stairwell, which has got a beautiful acoustic — just thinking that

but child at barnsley hospital. but first, go to the . news. first, let's go to the. news. good evening . good evening. >> i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom in poland, says a russian missile likely entered its airspace . according to the its airspace. according to the head of the polish armed forces, both poland and nato's radar system spotted an unidentified aerial object over the country's territory . nato secretary territory. nato secretary general jens stoltenberg says the military alliance stands in solid charity with poland, and that it remains vigilant. it's understood groups of soldiers are performing on the ground verification of the missile's flight path . here in the uk, the flight path. here in the uk, the government has promised to send around 200 air defence missiles to ukraine after russia launched a massive air attack overnight night. it comes as rishi sunak condemned the russian president for the latest bombardment, saying that putin will stop at nothing to eradicate freedom and democracy . officials say 31 democracy. officials say 31 civilians have bee

they were reinstated into the second round after barnsley were expelled forfielding an ineligible player the third round for the first time in seven years. it's massive and i haven't had the success in the fa cup for four years so eventually to get this round, so hopefully if we get a draw tomorrow, i'm really pleased. a top professional performance today. fix, professional performance today. a frustrating second half. i think in the first— frustrating second half. i think in the first half, i think they did a lot of— the first half, i think they did a lot of the — the first half, i think they did a lot of the stuff we worked on during the week_ lot of the stuff we worked on during the week and may they started to get a bit the week and may they started to get a hit of— the week and may they started to get a bit of fatigue and you had get a bit a bit of fatigue and you had get a hit cloudy — a bit of fatigue and you had get a bit cloudy. i felt that we played into their — bit cloudy. i felt that we played into their hands for about 20 minutes, _ into their hands for about 20 minutes, some

the song, christmas eve, was written by arthur godfrey, a factory worker from barnsley.ne splendour crowned # with pealing joys resound of christmas bells # glad tidings of the saviour bring # peace reigneth as ye gaily ring # ring on, ring on # ring on while the merry breezes sing of christmas bells.# before we go — a reminder of our breaking news story this hour. manchester united has confirmed that britain's second richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, is to buy a 25% stake in the club. confirmation of the investment by the 71—year—old's ineos group ends a saga lasting more than a year. he's expected to pay in the region of £1.25 billion — or $1.6 billion — for the minority stake. it comes 13 months after the club's us—based owners, the glazerfamily, revealed their intention to review their options, including the possible sale of the club. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, christmas isjust around the corner but many of us are still travelling. really do take care today, the weather is rough in many parts of the country, very strong winds particularly across northern engl

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they were reinstated into the second round after barnsley were expelled forfielding an ineligible player seven years. here are the rest of today's results. a couple of games were postponed because of the weather. highlights and reaction are on the bbc sport website. we'll have a bit more on the fa cup later. in rugby union's premiership, saracens — minus the injured 0wen farrell — missed the chance to go top of the table. they were beaten 18—12 at home by northampton saints. alex mitchell scored this superb second try for the visitors, who move into fifth place — level on points with sarries. and bristol bears beat local rivals gloucester 51—26 to end a run of five successive defeats. harry thacker scored the last of the home side's seven tries to seal victory and also become bristol's top premiership try scorer. have a look there, those confirmed results. bath with a big win over exeter chiefs. that one finished. scarlets moved off the bottom of the united rugby championship with a narrow win over cardiff. scarlets triumphed 29—23 against a cardiff side, who played the last 50 minutes w

but child at barnsley hospital. but first, go to the . news. first, let's go to the. news. the gb newsroom in poland, says a russian missile likely entered its airspace . according to the its airspace. according to the head of the polish armed forces, both poland and nato's radar system spotted an unidentified aerial object over the country's territory . nato secretary territory. nato secretary general jens stoltenberg says the military alliance stands in solid charity with poland, and that it remains vigilant. it's understood groups of soldiers are performing on the ground verification of the missile's flight path . here in the uk, the flight path. here in the uk, the government has promised to send around 200 air defence missiles to ukraine after russia launched a massive air attack overnight night. it comes as rishi sunak condemned the russian president for the latest bombardment, saying that putin will stop at nothing to eradicate freedom and democracy . officials say 31 democracy. officials say 31 civilians have been killed and at least 120 injured following a series o

um, i know barnsley hospital have apologised for failures , but, apologised for failures, but, emily,s what happened . emily, tell us what happened. >> yeah, i think often when a baby dies, people have an impression as though it's a chaotic environment and something terrible happens all at once and maybe staff that are overworked and, you know, make human mistakes. overworked and, you know, make human mistakes . that's not what human mistakes. that's not what happened to us. what happened to us is that i was ignored for hours , hour after hour after hours, hour after hour after hours, hour after hour after hour.i hours, hour after hour after hour . i was hours, hour after hour after hour. i was dismissed. so i was being a dramatic first time mum when i was raising concerns because my labour wasn't normal . because my labour wasn't normal. midwives were rolling their eyes, shrugging their shoulders , eyes, shrugging their shoulders, turning away, just not listening , which meant that some really , , which meant that some really, really important red flags were missed. and then as my la

yes, good morning, everyone, from evri in barnsley, the company's biggest hub.ke to unload this? an hour and a half. i don't to unload this? an hour and a half. i don't think— to unload this? an hour and a half. i don't think i _ to unload this? an hour and a half. i don't think i have _ to unload this? an hour and a half. i don't think i have helped - to unload this? an hour and a half. i don't think! have helped much, l i don't think i have helped much, but hopefully i have increased the process a little bit. we are here because of course evri had a very difficult christmas last year, and they say this year is going to be better. we're going to be chatting to the bass a little bit later to go through some of the comments you've sentin through some of the comments you've sent in to us. essentially, you broke the bbc breakfast inbox a year ago with all of your comments on the delays to parcels, puzzles not turning up, not being able to get in touch with customer service. they say things are going to be better this year, and we're putting your comments to the bos

he says, i was born in barnsley.s strike, but i loved margaret thatcher's leadership . margaret thatcher's leadership. i anyone because i never told anyone because i could been lynched a little could have been lynched a little secret maggie fan. >> going to cover . >> they're going to take cover. i can't your identity . i can't reveal your identity. um, that's a good one. what does graham say? he what an graham say? he says, what an appalling thought labour appalling thought that labour will year . appalling thought that labour will year. ulez will take over this year. ulez in town and city across in every town and city across the uk, reassessing house values, massively increasing council tax. people will pay a huge price for electing keir starmer. well there you go. strong stuff from graham. um uh , strong stuff from graham. um uh, one more from tracy. >> says. made it very >> she says. i've made it very clear my mp i will never clear to my mp that i will never vote tory again . and michael vote tory again. and mich

the club and their supporters, the lardy army, had a reprieve after barnsley beat them with an ineligibleouldn't be bothered with snooker any more, ronnie o'sullivan is having a good run at the uk championship in york. he's now through to the final, leading from start to finish against iran's hussein vafaei, winning his semi final comfortably 6—2. o'sullivan said playing well under pressure is important but "i'm just motivated by cash". there is a prize of £250,000 on offer, but victory would also see him extend his own record to eight uk titles. and he'll play three time winner ding junhui this afternoon. the chinese beat england's world number twojudd trump by six frames to four to reach the final of the first triple crown event of the season for the second year running. huw nightingale and charlotte bankes won great britain's first team snowboard cross world cup medal with gold in les deux alpes in france, adding to the world championship the pair won in march. and kirsty muir took silver in the big air world cup event in beijing. the teenager's season has started impressively, her fir