is this the fault of the bbc?fractious campaign, have bbc interviews helped or hindered the election process? interviews with party leaders during election campaigns are often feisty affairs and andrew neil is widely considered one of the bbc‘s toughest interrogators. as he showed this week with his questioning ofjo swinson and jofra archer. borisjohnson‘s failure to commit himself firmly to andrew neil's questioning initially led the bbc last week to say the prime minister would not be on the andrew marr show until he committed to the andrew neil interview. but after friday's knife attack on london bridge, the corporation withdrew that ultimatum, arguing it was now in the public interest for him to appear. here are the thoughts of maria jeffrey. i am dismayed and disgusted by the way that the tories have played the bbc. why was boris johnson allowed the oxygen of publicity for his election campaign on the andrew marshall, a u—turn given the bbc ban after he had declined to have his policies and behaviour scrutini

i think it was quite right for the bbc to say that the prime minister was available and that the bbche place where that interview should take place. 0k. it is pretty obvious, isn't it, that the bbc should have pinned down all the party leaders before running any of the andrew neil interviews? because now you didn't get the balance right on the andrew neil interviews. why didn't you? so, these are very complicated issues. i am involved in question time, for example, and when you are doing a whole series of programmes, to say that you need to nail all of them down before the campaign or before announcing any of them, that has two big problems. not before announcing them. first of all, giving the parties a veto over us doing anything. so it will be one party that said they are not doing it and that would mean we'd have to abandon everything we are doing. and also, we also have to be practical, samira. diaries change, events change. we need to offer various different interview slots. i don't think people feel it is about a veto, they feel it is not a prime minister playing games and avoi

emily unia, bbc news.in australia are bracing themselves for a return to heatwave conditions, replacing recent cooler weather. there are currently 72 bushfires in the state of new south wales, about half of them burning out of control. 0ur correspondent phil mercer has travelled to the town of bilpin to meet one of those affected. simon tadrossa lost 40% of his orchards when the fires tore through. the emotional and financial toll has been immense. he stayed to defend his property in the blue mountains against flames a0 metres high and he almost died. what was the most frightening bit for you? um, facing it, driving towards it in the tractor and you couldn't sort of really get out of it. that was the frightening thing. but obviously i made it through, but scary, very scary. what was it like looking into that beast of a fire thinking you might not make it? it's worrying, very worrying. yeah, look, you can't bring a life back, you only get one chance, and if you lose a life that's the end of it. your trees,

emily unia, bbc news.ied and many more are missing after typhoon pha nfone hit the phillippines on christmas eve. the storm carried winds of 100 and 20 miles an hour and has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. james waterhouse reports. typhoon phanfone first arrived on tuesday night. with it came winds of almost 120 miles per hour, causing devastation and fear. the storm then worked its way over the islands of the central philippines. 0nly today is there a sense of the damage caused. as buildings were reduced to rubble, 16,000 people were moved to shelters. thousands more were stranded as they tried to get home for christmas. coastal villages have been devastated. the typhoon was so powerful, large boats were overturned. the philippines is no stranger to tropical storms and typhoons, with around 20 arriving each year. the most powerful one to hit land ever in the world, typhoon haiyan, struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead. today, as a country rebuilds, the red cros

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11pm: a week to election day and parties step up campaigning. borisjohnson is promising brexit and a budget in his first 100 days. jeremy corbyn says it's about ending years of tory austerity. elect the tories, you carry on with austerity, you carry on with increasing gaps between the richest and the poorest. so we have seven days to do it, seven days to get brexit done, seven days to end the deadlock. as labour intensifies its accusation of bbc bias in its coverage of the campaign, senior presenter andrew neil issues this challenge to the prime minister. questions we would like to put to mrjohnson, so you can hear his replies. a week out, because he wants it. much of france is brought to a standstill by one of the biggest public sector strikes for years over pension reforms. fast cars and cybercrime — charges are filed against two russian nationals alleged to have used malicious software to steal millions of pounds across a0 countries, including the uk. everton sack

freya cole, bbc news.urder two years ago. joseph muscatt was accused of failing to bring those responsible for the death of daphne caruana galizia to justice. damian grammaticas reports from malta. chanting they filled the centre of valletta this evening. driven by a sense something‘s rotten at the heart of this tiny island nation. a woman, murdered. a multimillionaire accused of complicity in her assassination. angry that the prime ministerjoseph muscat was still in office. we are going to be a democracy! enough, enough! out, out! the prime minister? joseph muscat, out, now! i am fed up of the injustice that has been going on. they murdered daphne. they murdered my friend. we wantjustice. daphne ca ruana galizia, and anticorruption campaigner, was blown up by a car bomb two years ago. she discovered in the panama papers leak secret offshore companies linking senior political figures close to the prime minister and malta‘s richest man, yorgen fenech. what precipitated this crisis was when, late on saturday

this is bbc news.bridge attacker with a buyer extinguisher says that he was prepared to die. voting is under way across the country, in the general election. it is the first to be held in december in the area century. teams are new zealand prepare she would achieve the bodies of those killed by the white island volcano. there has been quite a bit about panic activity in the area, toxic gases, ash, tremor forces and of course the risk of another eruption. the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein agrees a settle m e nt producer harvey weinstein agrees a settlement of around $25 million with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault. ina in a moment it is going to be time for sports day, but first let us ta ke for sports day, but first let us take a look what is coming up this evening. coming up in beyond the hundred days, after seven, we have all the latest on the potential impeachment of president trump. after angry hearings on capitol hill earlier today. and then, after eight, will be live i

andy swiss, bbc news.e to make sure the box fits the size of the item — helping to cut waste and carbon emissions. our correspondent emma simpson reports. it‘s the time of year when the online deliveries are coming thick and fast. how many of us have had this? an online purchase in an oversized box. it drives us mad and it‘s bad for the environment. all this wasted space means more delivery vans in our towns and cities, and the bigger the parcel the bigger the cost for retailers — so what can be done? we‘ve come to france to see a new machine that can produce a box to fit the product. well, this machine can take a standard sheet of cardboard and can make 10 million different varieties of box to make sure we have no wasted space at all around the product that somebody is trying to send in the post to a customer. so, let‘s put it to the test. i‘ve got my christmas decoration and a few other items. stefan, press the button. a cuddly toy. some toiletries. clothes. the item is scanned to take the exact dimensio

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at five: spanish police have named the three british holidaymakers who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. as bushires rage out of control in australia, there's a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could be on the way. —— bushfires. israel's prime minister faces a political fight as his likud party decides who will lead them into the country's third general election in a year. what's occurring — more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas day programme of the decade. in half an hour's time, we take a look back on events earlier in the year, marking the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his two children

and so, the bbc we re is still with us. and so, the bbc were there.time to plant a tree, we have a programme. i said, if he plants a tree, we will help with the funding, and we brought him down. that is where it began for you. he was very recognisable to taxi drivers and the wider public but at a royal wedding, that was an occasion he did not want to be recognised. he said, everyone will be looking at me, and not at the prince and princess. he said, if i get myself a big hat and sunglasses, i could be in the crowd? and let the royal couple go back. what was your advice? very difficult, because i had been with him in so many places where he was insta ntly him in so many places where he was instantly recognisable. especially if he shouted at, good luck, the royals! they would recognise his voice, whatever he looked like. thank you for coming in and sharing your memories of david bellamy. we have had a bit of snow this morning over the higher ground of northern england and scotland but elsewhere it has been rain moving eastwards which will continue to pu

this is bbc news.people watched it on bbc one last night. earlier i spoke to tv critic emma bullimore who says the audience will now be wondering if there are more gavin and stacey episodes to come. i'm so happy to be talking about properly brilliant figures because sometimes at christmas we have to sort of get excited and say welcome a 6 million is really good these days but these were properly good figures, a peak of over 12 million and that's just on the night. once you have consolidated figures once everyone has watched on iplayer you're going to be looking at 1a or 15 million. that's a proper christmas special. that's something that people have planned their evening around and have been genuinely excited about watching. that's really significant because lots of people say now i've got netflix, no one sits around together as a family and watches anything, everyone is doing their own thing. it shows us that if it's good enough or special enough people will build their day around it. people will sit

this is bbc news.d drowned in a pool in spain on christmas eve along with two of their children says all three did know how to swim, and that she believes there was something wrong with the pool ben stokes, hero of the cricket world cup, is among those named in the new year's honours list published tonight. at least 12 people are killed, but dozens survive, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. after winning the hearts of fans all over the world, fallon sherrock‘s fairytale bid to become darts' first female world champion ends in the third round.

this is bbc news. london bridge terror attack for political gain. he blamed the previous government for a law that allowed the perpetrator to leave prison early. the labour party said the conservatives had been responsible for his release. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has bowed to intense public pressure and agreed to step down over the huge scandal surrounding the assassination of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. he said he would hand over power next month after his governing labour party chooses a new leader. the un secretary—general has told the bbc that governments need to stop subsidising fossil fuel industries if the world is to avoid the worst consequences of global warming. antonio guterres said taxpayers' money is paying for the melting of glaciers. he was speaking ahead of the un climate summit. now on bbc news: witness history comes from the royal academy in london, with razia iqbal. as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season,

sura njana tewari, bbc and workplaces safer for women. suranjana tewari, bbc news, mumbai. global stage will be published later on tuesday. one of the smallest countries in europe, estonia, usually outperforms richer and more powerful nations. so what makes the education system in the tiny baltic state with a population of less than 2 million so successful? our education editor branwenjeffreys has been finding out. it's drop—off time at kindergarten for parents, the cost is captive. up to about £80 a month for each child. so, almost every child starts coming asa so, almost every child starts coming as a toddler, even though compulsory school only begins at age seven. it's very important, because learning goes so fast, they may be asking teachers question or raising his hand, being brave, ithink asking teachers question or raising his hand, being brave, i think the main thing to him to be socially ready. how important do you think education is to your children's future? yeah very important. very important. and it's also important to do it in important. and it's also importan

this is bbc news. the headlines. a week ahead of the general election, party leaders are out across the country, pushing their messages home. borisjohnson is promising brexit and a budget in his first 100 days. jeremy corbyn says it's about ending years of tory austerity. elect the tories, you carry on with austerity, you carry on with increasing gaps between the richest and the poorest. so we have seven days to do it, seven days to get brexit done, seven days to end the deadlock. and in developments in the past hour labour has accused the bbc of bias in its coverage of the campaign — meanwhile the senior bbc presenter, andrew neil, has issued this challenge to the prime minister. questions we would like to put to mr johnson, so you can hear his replies. a week out, because he wa nts replies. a week out, because he wants it. france's largest strike in years brings much of the country to a standstill — workers are angry about planned pension reforms that would see them retiring later orfacing reduced payouts. teachers

james waterhouse, bbc news.ms of four avalanches that have hit ski resorts in austria and switzerland. authorities say there were no casualties from the three avalanches in austria but rescuers don't know how many others could still be buried under the snow in switzerland. so far, six people have been pulled from the snow there. the swiss rescue services are still continuing to look through that snowmass because it came down on a marked ski slope. i think they are hopeful because we have not had reports of people missing. they say they want to loop through the entire body of snow that came down, to be absolutely sure. some good news, the people who were pulled from the snow, four of them basically unhurt, two of them taken to hospital but also only lightly injured, nevertheless there is going to be a very detailed enquiry as to what happened here, because that's no, on a day when the avalanche risk was not especially high, three on a scale of five, came down onto a marked ski slope that was open and on which on

andy swiss, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.ife on the island where a volcano has erupted. more than 20 people are missing. chrisjohnson has chris johnson has been chrisjohnson has been criticised for his response to this picture of a sick boy who had to sleep on a hospital floor. serial rapist joseph mccann is given 33 life sentences. the judge described him as a classic psychopath who will never cease to be dangerous. and in sport, following russia's four year ban from major sporting competitions the world anti—doping agency says this is the right decision at the right time. after regaining his three world heavyweight title is anthony joshua said he would like his next fight to be in london. an england's women have beaten pakistan to take a 1-0 women have beaten pakistan to take a 1—0 lead in the one—day international series. i will be back with more on those stories a bit later on. an old baileyjudge has given a man 33 life sentences for a series of rapes and violent sex attacks on 11 women and children across england. joseph

jane lewes, bbc news.ounced she's retiring from tennis after the 2020 tournament in melbourne. she was the first scandinavian player to become a women's world number one. annabel croft. she says she's giving up everything —— said she published every thing she wanted to on the courts. i think she has more than fulfil their potential come i think a lot of people would've said the opposite, that she has actually overachieved, because you know, she was a great competitor, and you remember, she got some fineness of the usa i believe when she was 19 yea rs of the usa i believe when she was 19 years of age. she was world number one at the age of 20. and the one thing that was sort of hanging overhead was here was this one who had never been able to win a grand slam title, and finally, she did it in 2018 at the australian open, so it was a huge monkey off your back, as it were. i'm so thrilled for her, because he couldn't wish it on somebody who would be more hard—working, i think she had an amazing career. 30 tit

this is bbc news.loods and destruction in the philippines, where tens of thousands of people are stranded. pope francis uses his traditional christmas message at the vatican to draw attention to the suffering of people on the move around the world. a post—christmas heatwave is forecast in parts of australia where bushfires continue to devastate the country. the australian prime minister scott morrison has praised firefighters, many of them volunteers, in his christmas message. the public have also been showing their gratitude to the fire service. in a moment, we'll hearfrom one family who've lost their home but first, this report from our correspondent shaimaa khalil. taking a brief christmas break before heading back to the fire front lines. many of these firefighters have been working non—stop for weeks. despite a lull in the weather, with cooling temperatures and predicted rain in some areas, the risk is not over as teams brace themselves for hot conditions later in the week. the new south wales rur

tom symonds, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...new clause to the brexit bill to make it illegal for parliament to extend the process of leaving the european union beyond the end of 2020. boeing has announced that it will halt production of its 737 max aircraft, which has been grounded for several months after two fatal crashes. a review of the decline in the number of rape prosecutions and convictions across england and wales says the criminaljustice system is so under—resourced it's "close to breaking point." and in sport, two teams edging towards new managers. —— as fire weather warnings are issued for parts of australia, the country could experience its hottest day on record next week, the current record stands at 50.7 celsius. and in sport, two teams edging towards new managers. arsenal hold talks with their former captain mikel arteta. he's currently pep guardiola's assistant at manchester city. everton meanwhile have made the former chelsea manager carlo ancelotti their first choice. they're yet to make a contract offer, but

sian lloyd, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... british holiday—makers who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. firefighters continue to tackle out—of—control bushfires in australia, with a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could be on the way. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon. sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day of the first test against south africa taking 4 wickets as the hosts were left on 277 for 9 at stumps at centurion. a promising start for england who had south africa 111 for 5 at one stage after some indifferent batting. quinton de kock mounted a recovery before curran stopped him just 5 runs short of a century. curran with 4 for 57. earlierjames anderson struck with his first ball and three wickets for stuart broad. it was a hot and gruelling

freya cole, bbc news.arren, degraded land can fight both the causes and effects of climate change, so watch out for that. a retired journalist who founded a campaign to preserve the correct use of the apostrophe is bowing out because he says "ignorance has won." the apostrophe protection society was started byjohn richards in 2001 to tackle misuse of the punctuation mark. as you can see from this rogues' gallery over the years, the struggle has been real. retired journalistjohn richards, who's now 96 years old, says he is shutting down the group, as the english language is changing and fewer people seem to care. i spoke to dennis baron. he's emeritus professor of linguistics at the university of illinois, and is known as dr grammar. i asked him if for teachers, sub—editors, and all round pedants, this was a sad day. he said no. i would suggest most of these people have never heard of the apostrophe protection society to begin with, and it obviously had very little impact over whether or not we use apostrop

so this is bbc news.o head — the men who want to be prime minister in less than a week's time, face each other in a televised debate. the economic drag anchor on this country but brexit should not be underestimated. it is a stopping investment and people are uncertain about making purchases, taking on newjobs at... about making purchases, taking on new jobs at... what conservative governments always do is look after the very rich in our society. they have done well in the years of austerity religious communities all over the country that have paid for it. both leaders also made their case to voters on public services, and the nhs. president trump

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen highlights the need for reconciliation in her annual christmas message — in what's being seen as a nod to the divisions caused by brexit. the spanish resort where a british man and his two children were found dead in a swimming pool say there were "no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place". in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone, even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. next, the bbc‘s amol rajan takes a close up look at a year dominated by the power of social media 7 in review 2019: the media year. and a warning, you may find some of the material in this film upsetting. hello and welcome to this review of the media year in 2019, and what a year it has been. one dominated, of course, by the californian tech giants that both manipulate us

dan roan, bbc news, riyadh. that's it.newsnight is getting underway on bbc two, with more on tonight's leaders‘ debate. now, though, on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines tonight. the countdown is on for the ‘the clash on the dunes‘ — with a 3 stone weight difference between anthonyjoshua and andy ruinunior. nigel pearson is the new watford manager. he's their third this season and faces a fight to save the premier league's bottom club. and she says she's accomplished everything. former world number one caroline wozniacki announces she's retiring from tennis injanuary. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's less than 2a hours until anthonyjoshua gets the chance to reap revenge on andy ruinunior — the mexican american who stunned the boxing world world earlier in the year when he took all 3 ofjoshua's heavyweight belts in a shock victory in new york. but before the pair climb into the ring in riyadh on saturday the headl

jon donnison, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. sydney—hobart yacht race is set to make history. the world of music's 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 says 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 earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide, falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years. thousands went to midnight mass in the

bbc news, capito hill. laura:r john reynaud is a for federal prosecutor in washington and i spoke with him earlier. thanks for being with we heard three distinguishs legal scholying it is a case for impeaching the president. jonathan turley among others arguing the case isn't proven. >> i think if anyone wil an honest, objective look at the facts and the process here, i thinit is hard to not come away with it by saying it's a tough call. there vidence that looks really bad for the president. hoecver, the evidentiaryd is not complete. there are key issues here we don't know. these are knowable facts but we have not gotn to that yet. there are real questions about hethe evidence and abouter or not that evidence effectively meets the standard of high crimes and misdemeanors which is outlined in the constitution. i think it's fair to say there' a lot yet to be debated here. for those who are automatically right now ready to say this ia slamdunk case, all the evidence is there, this is worse than watergate, this

katy austin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news.ld — how careful conservation may save the spoon—billed sandpiper. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today. and then we'll be in france and again, it will be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. reporter: it was just good? no, fantastic. that's better. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalia's capital. the president has blamed al shabab militants for the attack. democratic presidential contender joe biden has said there's no legal basis to force him to testify at donald trump's impeach

now on bbc news, it‘s hardtalk.

sian lloyd, bbc news.vous about undergoing procedures. bbc london has been following one of the first patients in the country to be immersed in alternatve reality during his surgery. bhavanni vadde reports from st george's hospital in tooting. austin mills is being prepped for surgery after he was knocked off his bike by a car a few weeks ago. he is wearing a virtual reality headset to distract him as he is injected with a localised anaesthetic, which means he will be awake throughout his operation. many patients don't want to hear anything or see anything in the theatre and even if i tell them that there is going to be no pain, they are very worried about being awake in a theatre environment. so, in the past we would use sedation to make them sleepy or drowsy and with the vr we don't need to do that because effectively with sound and sight gone, and they are in their own little world, they can have nothing at all. there will be some guided meditation while we talk you through some breathing. sure. and a b

dominic hughes, bbc news.tered last year because of bovine tuberculosis — nearly 45,000. and the disease is considered a significant animal health problem for the uk. a record number of cattle were slaughtered last year now one farmer on the west coast of wales is fighting back, by trialling a new test that could help spot infected cows that are being missed by the current checks. more details from our science correspondent, richard westcott. it may look idyllic, but there's a shadow hanging over this welsh dairy farm. injust three years, more than half the herd — that's 320 animals — have been slaughtered because of bovine tuberculosis. it's been quite astonishing, the... do i use the word devastation, that it's caused my business. no one likes getting onto a sinking ship every morning, and that's how it feels, because, you know, we're constantly losing animals, 25 to 35 animals every test. in a bid to save his farm, chris and his vet, rob, have been given government permission to try something different. the

very little input from the bbc.g the fact the bbc is there to serve the public. welcome and good morning, everybody. 0ne petition demanding the government pay for the benefit in full has achieved over 634,000 signatures. the west midlands pensioners' convention have strong feelings on the matter. this should not be the responsibility of the bbc. this is the responsibility of national government, so to be penny—pinching for £154 a year for an over—75—year—old sitting at home, lonely and isolated, is an absolute scandal. the bbc faces two enormous structural challenges. first, there is the hyperinflation in the cost of entertainment, and then there is the flight of younger audiences to alternative platforms. but being a public service broadcaster, it has got to ride both horses, it has got to appeal to young people whilst also respecting the wishes of loyal, older audiences who have paid their licence fee for so long, and all while staying true to the values of its founder, lord reith. the planned changes to the licen

this is bbc news.more than 70 people. he believes al—sha bab, a group of islamist militants, are to blame, but said they wouldn't succeed in demoralising the somali people. the us democratic presidential hopeful, joe biden, has tried to clarify comments in which he appeared to rule out testifying at donald trump's impeachment trial. mr biden told reporters that he had always complied with legitimate requests from congress. riot police have made arrests and fired pepper spray in a hong kong border town after about 100 masked demonstrators gathered in a shopping centre. they were protesting against shoppers from mainland china. demonstrators have been targeting shopping centres across hong kong all week. more protests are planned leading up to january 1st. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london's look

welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, leaving tens of thousands stranded. after a deadly motorbike assault by islamist insurgents — burkina faso‘s defence chief calls for unity. seasonal messages from the pope and the queen — one calls for an end to injustice, the other reconciliation. the woman behind one of the world's best—known tv theme songs dies at the age of 72. in the philippines typhoon phanfone has brought major floods and destruction. the storm, known as ursula in the philippines, has been following a similar track to typhoon haiyan in 2013, the most powerful to hit the archipelago in a long time. at least 25,000 people have been stranded at ports, many unable to join their families for christmas. catherine karelli reports. a far from peaceful christmas in the central philippines. typhoon pha nfone has brought sustained winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour, terrifying local people, and leaving a trail of destruction. heavy rain has le

this is bbc news.lippines, has killed 16 and left tens of thousands stranded, spending the night in improvised shelters. homes have been wrecked and roads littered with fallen trees. more details have emerged of the insurgent attack in burkina faso that left dozens dead and the west african country in two days of mourning. a security source says up to 200 insurgents attacked, many on motorbikes, but were pushed back by the armed forces. pope francis has called for protection for migrants and refugees, who he said face "walls of indifference" and an end to injustice in the world. in his christmas message, he also prayed for people in conflict zones. in her festive message to the commonwealth, queen elizabeth spoke of the value of reconciliation. now on bbc news, it's the clickmas special with bags of seasonal tech fun.

darragh macintyre, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the london bridge attack attended by family, friends and political leaders. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the fears of some smaller nations are heard at the madrid meeting on climate change. they say it's "a fight to the death." mass evacuations as typhoon kammuri makes landfall in the philippines. in northern syria

welcome to bbc news.r's leader, jeremy corbyn, and the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, have apologised for the party's defeat in the general election which saw them lose 59 seats. mr corbyn said he was sorry they "came up short". speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, mr mcdonnell said it was unfortunate the party hadn't been able to articulate its message more effectively. he also blamed the media's portrayal ofjeremy corbyn, insisting that he'd been demonised "for four years solid". our political correspondent nick eardley reports. thejeremy corbyn era is coming to an end. but what will that mean for labour? how much does the party need to change after its disastrous election? this morning, mr corbyn said he took his share of responsibility. his right—hand man went further. it's on me, it's on me, let's take it on the chin. i own this disaster, so i apologise. i apologise to all those wonderful labour mps who have lost their seats who worked so hard. i apologise to all our campaigners. but that apology o

simon jones, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel.e now on the allegedly racist abuse targetted at manchester united players in yesterday's derby. earlier, my colleague martine croxall spoke to paul mortimer, who suffered racial abuse while playing for aston villa and crystal palace in the 1980s. paul went on to work for the anti—racist campaign, kick it out. he told martine just how bad the racism had been during his playing days. it was very overt, very in your face, the crowd calling you names, throwing things at you, and this ta kes throwing things at you, and this takes me back there, throwing fruit. i had batteries, coins, everything you could think of, bits of rock, bits of seat, you had everything thrown at you. bits of seat? i've dodgy past a bit of a seat. you had everything thrown at you. this might seem everything thrown at you. this might seem a everything thrown at you. this might seem a strange question, but were they fans of your club? always the opposition? always the opposition, and historically that is what happened

good evening and welcome to bbc news. duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham for christmas, after leaving hospital in london. prince phillip, who's 98, spent four nights in the king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. his return to norfolk comes as it's been revealed that the queen will describe 2019 as a ‘bumpy‘ year, in her christmas message. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, the duke emerged this morning and walked, slowly but without assistance, to the waiting vehicle. there has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. in the past, he has been treated there for bladder and chest infections. whatever the nature of this latest episode, the duke, who is 98 now, has clearly satisfied his doctors that he is well enough to return home. a helicopter took him from buckingham palace to the queen's sandringham estate where the royal family is gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast tomorrow, the queen will

helena wilkinson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...honours data leak — in which the addresses of celebrities, politicians and police officers were published online. five people are injured in a knife attack in new york during hanukkah celebrations at the home of a rabbi. a quarter of a million people sign a petition calling for sydney's new year's eve fireworks to be cancelled and the money spent fighting nearby bushfires instead. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. england are chasing a target of 376 to win their first test against south africa. if they do it they'll make history — it would be their highest successful run chase in test matches. they did look like they were chipping away at the runs but they've just lost a third wicket — ben stokes forjust 1a. in the morning session england had only added 18 runs before rory burns fell for 8h. then joe denly went for 31 lbw off the bowling of dwane pretorious. and in the last few minutes, ben stokes has gone forjust 1a. 168 runs to win. meanwh

this is bbc world news.o vote on impeaching donald trump, he lashes out, calling it an open war on democracy. a film—maker and activist has won damages in a tokyo courtroom after accusing a prominent journalist of rape. several people have been injured in protests in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. thousands demonstrated outside the country's parliament building, in opposition to land reform proposals which some say will only benefit oligarchs and foreign investors. rich preston reports. protesters threw rocks and there were accusations of a heavy—handed response by police. a journalist for the afp news agency reported seeing two protesters unconscious on the floor before being taken to ambulances. around 2,500 police officers were deployed to do with the crowds. 26 people were arrested. ukraine was once called the breadbasket of the soviet union, home to rich, black fertile soil. after the fall of the soviet union, much of ukraine's farmland was shared out and is illegal to sell. but a bill going to ukraine's

this is bbc news. i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at one: the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. the young royals, prince george and princess charlotte, also joined the annual christmas gathering for the first time. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol — spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. in half an hour's time, we look back on the collapse of travel firm thomas cook and it's far reaching effects on customers and staff. review 2019: the thomas cook story. good afternoon. the queen will acknowledge 2019 has been a "bumpy year" in her annual christmas message this afternoon. this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. but the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he lef

hello, this is bbc news.ieve the bodies of people killed there — despite the risk of another eruption. polling stations have opened across the uk for voting in the general election — the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. tributes pour in for botanist and broadcaster david bellamy, who died last night at the age of 86. also coming up: lawyers for some of the women who've accused the hollywood producer harvey weinstein of sexual misconduct say they've agreed a settlement worth $25 million. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. lets take a look at what is trending on social media. no surprise that the top hashtag trending on twitter in the uk is #ge2019 as polling day gets under way. others have already cast their ballot using #ivoted, and one of the lighter polling day t

katy austin, bbc news.ting the family of a british father and his two children — who drowned in a hotel swimming pool in spain — says a more in—depth investigation into their deaths is needed. the hotel has insisted the pool was working normally helena wilkinson reports. this is gabriel diya with his nine—year—old daughter, comfort. they both died, as did her brother, praise emmanuel. mr diya's wife and the children's mother, 0lubunmi diya, says all three could swim and suggested there was something wrong with the pool. police say there was nothing wrong with it, but the family lawyer has questioned that. translation: if the spanish police can give us a possible cause for this tragic incident, we might do a parallel investigation with experts to find out what happened. it's very rare for three people to die in the centre of a swimming pool, especially in the case of a tall, hefty man. earlier, the resort where the family was staying, issued a new statement, disputing mrs diya's claims. it said they were dir

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news years of nato alliance. ends with borisjohnson insisting discussions we re borisjohnson insisting discussions were practical and harmonious, despite reported divisions. meanwhile, video images apparently showing leaders talking about donald trump. us president hits back at candida's prime minister. well, he's two—faced. honestly, with trudeau, he's a nice guy, ifind him to bea trudeau, he's a nice guy, ifind him to be a very nice guy, but you know, the truth is, i called him on the fa ct the truth is, i called him on the fact that he is only paying 2%, and i guess he's not very happy about it. and on the other side of the impeachment inquiry into president removes up a gear, as impeachment inquiry into president removes up a gear, as the us house judiciary committee considers charges that lawmakers will vote on. here, in quest of the victims of the london bridge attack, jack merritt, and saskia jones, both died from sta b and saskia jones, both died from stab wounds to the chest. the

the headlines on bbc news... it's the first to be held in december, in nearly a century. the man who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher says he was prepared to die. police in new zealand prepare to retrieve the bodies of those killed by the white island volcano. and in sport, it is the manager's first european match in charge of arsenal. the championship is a bubble waiting to burst, according to the former wigan chairman is more than half of the leaks clubs are spending more on wages than they bring in. and ferrari say they have spoken to the six time formula i champion lewis hamilton about driving for them in the future. i will be back after half past. in india, there've been violent protests against a new bill which would fast track citizenship for immigrants from neighbouring countries, unless they are muslim. 0pposition parties say the bill is another move by the hindu nationalist bjp party to marginalise the country's 200 million muslims. this report is from prateeksha ghildial,

peter bowes, bbc news.lier i was joined by james louranis who's a travel industry analyst specializing in airline operations as well as writing for air travel publication upgraded points and the forward cabin. i asked him boeing had little option but to suspend production of the 737 max. yeah, exactly. both public pressure and commercial as well. you've got the flying public that is of course not willing to fly on this aircraft and of course these aircraft cannot go anywhere right now without the faa certification. so it's really a ground stop at this point. they have 100 planes sitting on the ground and they are going anywhere or making any money because they deliver those plans and get that paycheck after delivery. so right now it is just dead weight sitting in a storage unit somewhere, not making any money. i saw figures saying they are building 42 737s each month with nowhere to go. it's a huge step, there are knock—on effect. there is. from a commercial standpoint you have over 600 supplies that feed a

this is bbc news.ralia are struggling to control raging bushfires. more than 100 are still burning in new south wales. the premier league match between chelsea and tottenham has been marred by alleged racist behaviour. chelsea defender antonio rudiger says he was targeted by monkey chanting. the home secretary has met the father of harry dunn, the 19—year—old who died in a car crash outside an raf base in northamptonshire in august. priti patel said she wanted to reassure the family, who want to see the driver charged over the crash, anne sacoolas, to be extradited from the united states. duncan kennedy reports the home secretary arrived in harry dunn's home village to brief his family in person. hello, nice to meet you. thank you. inside, harry's dad, tim, said he welcomed the gesture. this is a good opportunity and thank you for coming to listen to what we need to say, and hopefully we can move forward and up and help other people if they ever get into this situation. priti has come to try and hearfr