we asked bbc news why a forthcoming concert tour had been important enough to make news bulletins andived this reply for angela. last week, the bbc announced it was embarking on what it's calling the "digital transformation" of news. this has been prompted by the decline in traditional linear audiences for tv and radio, an increase in the proportion of people getting their news online and by a need to save millions of pounds to avoid a budget shortfall. some areas of news will be cut back — we mentioned newsnight last week — and others expanded. as promised, we'rejoined today to discuss the bbc�*s plans for the future of news byjonathan munro, the deputy chief executive of bbc news. viewers have been writing in. let's have a look at some of their comments, matthew thomas wrote in about the plans for newsnight. jr 0wen told us... well, jonathan, as i say, is with me now, jonathan munro. thank you for coming on newswatch. could you clarify first how many, if any, journalistjobs have been lost in this round of cuts and in the last year since you embarked on this whole process? well, actu

we asked bbc news to respond to those complaints and they sent us this statement. e government's plans to send some migrants to rwanda if they arrive in the uk illegally has dominated the news in the past week when the new home secretary, james cleverly visited rwanda to sign a treaty. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason went along to report on the event. but one viewer who didn't leave his name thought chris should have stayed in the office. the home secretary arrived here in kigali, the rwandan capital, in the last couple of hours. he is the third home secretary to visit rwanda in around about 18 months. i don't know about putting life stage up. you want to stop wasting money, send the people to rwanda this week just to say a few words. how much did that cost? to be fair to chris, he provided a lot more than a few words, but we asked bbc news for comment. a regular divisive issue on newswatch is how much coverage is given to famous people after their deaths. well, this month, shane macgowan of the pogues died just as his hands famous christmas song, the fairyt

spent every moment focusing on _ watching bbc news. very optimistic about the new spirit we have generated here is helping make this cop 28 a transformational cop, to have a chance of changing begin. allow me to open before and then there will be happy to take your questions —— changing the game. thank you. good afternoon. time is of the _ thank you. good afternoon. time is of the essence, sol thank you. good afternoon. time is of the essence, so i will be brief. we will— of the essence, so i will be brief. we will have updates on cop 28 throughout the day. the funeral of the singer—songwriter shane macgowan is taking place in ireland today. the musician, who was best known for fronting the pogues, died last week at the age of 65. there'll be a procession through the streets of dublin, before a church service in nenagh in county tipperary. from there, our ireland correspondent chris page reports. ireland is paying tribute to its punk poetic songwriting genius. shane macgowan first made his name in london, but his talent was forged here

lucy williamson, bbc news.rmer israeli peace negotiator gave us his reaction to antony blinken�*s strong statement to israel, asking the nation to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza. i wonder whether we should be seeing these statements as particularly strong or what these new statements from secretary blink and tells us just how weak the statements have been until now, just how weak the american policy has been and it still feels too little, too weak. because what we hear from secretary blinking is not the call for a cease—fire, which i think most people look at this and would say is absolutely necessary. —— blinken. what we have is this growing difference, including in public between the american position of not having a repeat, and these are my words now not blinken�*s entirely, of the death and devastation on the death and devastation on the palestinian civilian population in gaza in the last several weeks as a result of the israeli actions, and what israel intends to do and what israel intends to d

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coming up on bbc news...in the premier league — dormer wolves and spurs boss, nuno espirito santo is the new manager of nottingham forest taking over from the sacked steve cooper. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16—year—old brianna ghey in a park near warrington in february. the girl and boy, who were 15 at the time, stabbed her 28 times. they cannot be named for legal reasons. outside court, prosecutors said it was "one of the most distressing cases the crown prosecution service has had to deal with". here's our north of england correspondentjudith moritz. brianna ghey�*s family described her as a ball of energy, funny, brave and one of a kind. the 16—year—old was also transgender, though, they say, that did not define her. she was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. she wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girl's school uniform and yeah, shejust did it. it wasn't a hurdle at all for her. but not everyone wished brianna

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swiss, bbc news. he man who helped save nearly 700 children from the nazis by bringing them from prague to london as part of the kindertransport. his story first came to light decades later in the bbc�*s that's life with esther rantzen. the new film — called one life is being released on new year's day. sir anthony hopkins has been talking exclusively to our culture editor katie razzall. there was nothing heroic about it. sir nicholas winton saved 669 children from the nazis. it's just a question of organisational work. now a new film, one life, charts the story of the modest london stockbroker who helped many jewish children flee czechoslovakia as hitler closed in. johnny flynn plays the young winton. do you ever think about the children and what happened to them? it meant something to me in a different way because i'm old enough to have remembered the war and remember the holocaust. is there anyone in our audience and who owes— is there anyone in our audience and who owes their life to nicholas went

charlotte gallagher, bbc news, manchester. ill be shown in cinemas acrossjapan atomic bomb will be shown in cinemas across japan next year. the biopic was a huge commercial success when it was released in july, commercial success when it was released injuly, but it drew some accusations injapan that the film's marketing had trivialised the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. that is all we have for you on this edition of newsday. by much more in the bbc news website. thanks very much watching. stay with bbc news. —— thanks very much for watching. hello there. thursday's weather was pretty wet for many of us, and we're going to see further bouts of heavy rain moving their way in over the next few days. but i think for many there'll be a brief respite in the really wet conditions on friday with some sunnier spells. but we've still got this area of low pressure into friday, and that's going to keep things pretty unsettled. but the bulk of the rain that we had on thursday has cleared away to the north and the east. and as we start

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you are live with bbc news. _ bbc news website. you are live with bbc news. we _ bbc news website.s. we are continuing with the business coverage and taking a look at china next. there has been a lot of concern about the outlook for the worlds second biggest economy and now the ratings agency moody's has slapped a downgrade warning on its credit rating. moody's says costs to bail out local governments, state firms, and the ongoing property crisis could weigh on the china's economy. monica miller is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. yeah, they said one into investors a dead yeah, they said one into investors a dead as yeah, they said one into investors a dead as face yeah, they said one into investors a dead as face an economic slowdown that we have discussed on the show as well as well as a property crisis. some of the country's largest construction companies are facing insolvency and have stopped building, leaving some customers stranded. we had a report yesterday on that exact story. local governments have been borrowing billions of dollars to build up

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. fever and zika virus as far north as the uk. that's according to a new report by the uk health security agency, based on the worst—case scenario of a four degree celsius increase in temperatures. if that happened, there's also a risk of more heat—related deaths and floods. our reporter meghan owen has more. live now to dr kristine belesova, senior lecturer in global population health at imperial. this sounds really quite catastrophic, how likely is it that this could happen in the uk? goad this could happen in the uk? good evenina. this could happen in the uk? good evening- well. _ this could happen in the uk? good evening. well, the _ this could happen in the uk? (limp. evening. well, the projections say that there indeed is a likelihood, if we do follow the most recent admission intensive trajectory of the future. so if we continue emitting more greenhouse gases than we currently even our admitting, then it's quite likely that we will see a dire future in terms of infectious disease

zoe conway, bbc news. up for people with dementia say that early results suggest residents are happier and healthier there than in standard care homes. it's been open since 2020 and people who live there have apparently avoided the accelerated decline often experienced in the first year of entering a care home. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson went to find out more. this is a village with a difference. here, all the villagers have dementia. the shop in the main square supplies simple groceries, like the all—important baguette. and to reduce stress, it doesn't take money, so no one has to remember their wallet. next door is the restaurant and the social heart of the village, where i meet francis, a formerfarmer. what was it like when the doctor said you had alzheimer's? translation: very hard. he tells me that his father also had alzheimer's, but he says he's not afraid. translation: i'm not afraid of dying, because that - will happen one day. meanwhile, i will live my life despite the disease. i'

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phil hendry, bbc news. first time in centuries, ukraine is going to celebrate christmas on the 25th of december. injuly, president zelensky signed into law a parliamentary bill that aimed to "abandon the russian heritage of imposing christmas celebrations". it followed the decision of the orthodox church of ukraine to move to the gregorian calendar, which changed the christmas day from 7th january to 25th december. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse reports. bauble painting on the outskirts of kyiv. in a war which takes so much, there's no stopping christmas. some, though, are more experienced at making decorations than others. this woman has done this since 1978. "i like it. it's interesting for me. i enjoy it," she says. this factory in the kyiv region was one of three to supply the whole of the soviet union. it still creates pieces of christmas cheer, but on a much smaller scale. this time, there's an unmistakable military theme. translation: i think that everyone who will take a look a

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, bethlehem. earlier, the bbc spoke with gemma connell.ntative of the un humanitarian affairs agency, ocha. she recently visited the al—aqsa hospital where many of the injured from the meghazi refugee camp were taken. what i saw again today, which i see every day that i'm here in gaza, is the absolute carnage and unprecedented suffering that's been caused by this war. i met a young 9—year—old boy, ahmed. ahmed came in with a traumatic injury to his head. he had been walking just outside the school that his family was sheltering in, and he passed away while i was in the hospital with him and his family. and it's stories like ahmed's that i hope make it to the world, because this 9—year—old child's doing what any nine—year—old child would be doing, except that that school was not a school, it was a shelter, and except that he died walking outside that school. that's the type of thing that we see here every day in gaza. the hospitals are overcrowded, they are overburdened, they are working day and night. these health workers are absolute hero

justin rowlett, bbc news somerset. ople want to take things a little easy. but for others it's a whole different story — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. in this part of columbia, christmas is almost an irrelevance. the only thing they care about here is the fair. it is an annual cultural event that dates back to the 19505. event that dates back to the 1950s. taking place in the week between christmas and new yeah, it is a celebration of song and dance, a carnival of rhythm and passion and colour. translation: it is crazy, because here it is like a religion. you only see this in colombia. nowhere else in the world but here. it is in the blood. ., ., . ., , blood. for me, dancing means many things- _ blood. for me, dancing means many things. it _ blood. for me, dancing means many things. it means - blood. for me, dancing meansi many things. it means emotion, like expressing all your feelings and sharing people's 'oy. feelings and sharing people's joy |n— feelings and sharing people's 'o . ., , ' joy. in peru, a very di

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. eads of the country's public broadcasters as it moves to de—politicise the state media. the move comes after a parliamentary resolution was approved on tuesday, calling for "independence, objectivity and pluralism" in poland's state media. the vote prompted dozens of opposition law and justice party mps to occupy the state tv headquarters. law and justice, which was defeated in 0ctober�*s election, politicised state media during its eight years in power. 0ur warsaw correspondent adam easton has the details. the somewhat ironic situation of a government, a law and justice government that's just left office, was widely criticised for undermining and eroding media pluralism and democracy, now protesting saying they are defending democracy and media pluralism, and opposing the new government's changes to the state media. this is important in poland because the state media — about one third of people here in poland don't have cable, don't have access to private broadcasters, who rely on the

tir dhondy, bbc news. the rolex rippers — on bbc iplayer. to the turner prize now — one of the most prestigious awards in the arts world. it has been won this year by 41—year—old jesse darling. his work was inspired by brexit, the pandemic and immigration. our culture editor, katie razzall was at the ceremony. and the winner is, ladies and gentlemen, jesse darling. jesse darling only went to art school in his 30s. he's worked in music and as a chef. now, he's the winner of the uk's most prestigious contemporary art prize. well, this is a lot. darling's show opens with checkpoints surrounded by barbed wire. there are jaunty sculptures of crash barriers. unionjacks and bunting adorn the room. the 0xford—born, berlin based, artist says, in part, he's focusing on what he sees as the uk's hostile environment on immigration. i'm looking at what's going on here, and i wanted to make a work that reflected that, and i wanted to make a work about britain for the british public. and whether they like it or don't like

helena wilkinson, bbc news. iew with dame esther rantzen on bbc sounds. it's on the most recent episode of radio 4's today podcast. the housing secretary, michael gove, has warned councils in england against �*dragging their feet�* when it comes to building new homes. he announced measures to make sure local authorities deliver enough housing, while stressing the importance of preserving the green belt. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports from north yorkshire, where plans for thousands of new homes still hang in the balance after years of wrangling. for more than a decade, there have been arguments about where to build houses on the a59 corridor between york and harrogate. planners finally settled on this site, midway between the two. 4,000 new homes are proposed in the fields around these villages. they chant. local people have long objected to the plans, as so often happens in these cases. so this will be a new town centre, mainly houses, probably some flats. alex smith lives here. are you a

danny savage, bbc news. taiwan will be reunified with mainland china. mr xi made the comments during his new year's address, which comes less than two weeks before a general election in the self—ruled island that beijing considers part of its own territory. in the speech, president xi also addressed a challenging year for the country's economy, stating it had �*weathered the storm'. the lengthy address covered a range of topics — including the country's covid—i9 response, sports achievements and technological developments. un peacekeepers are due to finish their withdrawal from mali on sunday —— after a long—running mission lasting it began in 2013 after an armed rebellion. the withdrawal was demanded by the militaryjunta which is building close ties with moscow. the australian journalist and documentary filmakerjohn pilger has died at the age of 8a. he worked for a number of publications including the daily mirror; world in action and the guardian and was highly critical of western foreign policy. new year'

lizo mzimba, bbc news. lished the resignation list from former prime minister liz truss, a tradition granted to all outgoing prime ministers. let's talk a little bit more about this with pete saull. 0nly prime ministerfor 49 this with pete saull. 0nly prime minister for 49 days, this with pete saull. 0nly prime ministerfor 49 days, yet this with pete saull. 0nly prime minister for 49 days, yet she gets to produce this list, which has been surrounded in controversy. what can you tell us?— you tell us? yeah, that's right. the shortest serving _ you tell us? yeah, that's right. the shortest serving prime _ you tell us? yeah, that's right. the shortest serving prime minister- you tell us? yeah, that's right. the shortest serving prime minister in. shortest serving prime minister in british political history, but she, just like the others, is perfectly entitled to hand out a list of honours. in her case, 11 names on this list, three new members of the house of lords, the unelected second chamber in british politi

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. n the uk. the owners of a french farmhouse where british teenager alex batty stayed during his years missing abroad have spoken about his time living there. alex was found on wednesday by a motorist, who spotted him on a road near the french pyrenees.the french couple say he did odd jobs for them in return forfood and accommodation, and was part of their family. arsenal legend ian wright has annouced he will step down as a pundit for match of the day at the end of the season. mr wright made his debut on the bbc programme as a player in 1997 and became a regular pundit in 2002. writing on social media, he said the decision "had been coming for a while" and was "fast—tracked" by turning 60 last month. luton town have said their captain tom lockyer remains in hospital where he is undergoing more tests, after a cardiac arrest. the wales international collapsed on the pitch during a premier league match in bournemouth on sunday. you're live with bbc news. japan and countries in southeast as

stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. is going to play a leading role when pulling down the final curtain of this year. because, this weekend, we are likely to see further heavy rain. snow is likely even at lower levels in the north for a time, and once again, the winds a feature. it's this area of low pressure that's drifting towards our shores, and it will gradually move its way steadily east. ahead of it, brief ridge of high pressure that's going to allow for those temperatures in scotland to fall well below freezing. a cold, icy, but hopefully sunny start to your new year's eve. that's where the best of the drier weather will be. cloud and rain gathers out to the west, some of it really heavy across north—west england, wales, south—west england, accompanied by gales, particularly on exposed coasts. but central and south—eastern england will stay dry and bright and still relatively warm, with 11—12 degrees. a colder story in scotland. and where that frontal system then bumps into that cold air, that's when we're likely

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after this programme. the end of newsnight in its current form. will we miss it? welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up, bbc two's long running current affairs show loses half its staff. will it work as a studio discussion programme? and it's all part of a shift from tv and radio news to digital. is that what audiences want? the combination of a two—year freeze on the level of the licence fee and high inflation has left the bbc with a funding gap of £500 million. the result has been a series of budget cuts, the latest of which hit the news division on wednesday. although more money is being put into digitaljournalism and some broadcast services are being expanded — the news at one doubling in length to an hour, for instance — elsewhere, savings are being made. newsnight is losing half its staff, shortening its duration, and instead of the current magazine format with filmed reports and invest

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joe lynskey, bbc news. 9. a crane hoisted a new gold copper rooster back to the top of the cathedral�*s spire. a previous rooster was damage after crashing through the church's roof during the blaze. the flame—shaped bird, which is also a weather vane, was blessed by the paris archbishop saturday morning. it aslso contains religous relics. workers are racing to finish rebuilding the cathedral in the next 12 months. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. part two of the weekend looks pretty similar to saturdays with a lot of cloud around for many, glimmers of brightness here, and there and it remaining pretty mild for mid—december. there will be some very wet weather, though, continuing across the north and west of scotland, thanks to almost stationary weather front here. but you can see on the air mass charts, the mild air moving up on a brisk south—westerly wind. however, this weather front will continue to bring some problems across northwest scotland, some heavy rainfall. it does start to weaken a li

this is bbc news. g you different stories from across the uk. at national star college in cheltenham students living with conditions that affect their speech often use aac, augmentative and alternative communication devices to help them talk. 21—year—old shannon was hit by a car when she was 11, affecting her ability to speak. my ipad is my voice, and without it, i would have no independence at college. in wales there aren't yet any voices for young people with welsh accents or that can speak in the welsh language. i am from wales and i would like a welsh voice. but the national centre for electronic assistive technology at rookwood hospital in cardiff is working to improve the diversity of voices that their young aac users can access. so we've got eight voices and they are broken down into north and south wales, young and old, child, male orfemale. and then each of those eight voices is bilingual. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a visual is

theo legget bbc news.ng, drinking and spending time with loved ones. but while some celebrated to excess others took a different path as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. some christmas traditions are a little more eccentric than others. here in this part of berlin, they cannot block chocolate selection boxes, roast turkey or mulled wine. instead they stripped down to their swimming costumes and go for a dip their swimming costumes and go fora dip in their swimming costumes and go for a dip in the late for that it is not unusual to break through the ice to reach the water but this year it was unseasonably mild. translation: on christmas day it is particularly sociable and fun. it is an old tradition that has been going on for more than 40 years. been going on for more than 40 ears. ,, ., years. staying with the aquatics _ years. staying with the aquatics theme, - years. staying with the aquatics theme, this . years. staying with the aquatics theme, this is years. staying with the - aquatics theme, this is li

anne soy, bbc news.e died after severe thunderstorms battered australia's eastern coast over the past two days. tens of thousands of households in queensland are still without power, after strong winds brought down trees and power lines. live now to our correspondent phil mercer in sydney. thank you so much forjoining. those casualty figures have been going up in the past hour. can you tell us what more we know about the situation?— what more we know about the situation? ., ., , situation? the authorities here in australia have _ situation? the authorities here in australia have confirmed - situation? the authorities here in australia have confirmed a - situation? the authorities here in australia have confirmed a tenth | australia have confirmed a tenth victim, a man. his body was found at a campsite in the southern australian state of victoria. it is understood he was camping with a woman who also died. now we understand that torrential rain had sent flash flooding through this particular campsite, sub

this is bbc news. historic treble. down under, a women's world cup. england and australia couldn't be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia's bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been

jon donnison, bbc news.k now to our correspondent in toulouse, just bring us up to date with the latest. indeed, right behind me as the courthouse, thejudge here, the prosecutor has told me tonight that alex is staying in a shelter every few hundred metres away from here, and tomorrow diplomats from the uk, as well as british police, are coming over here to see if they can bring him back to his grandmother in oldham. his grandmother is too old and too ill to come and retrieve him herself, so diplomats and british police are coming to toulouse this evening to try to bring back by the end of the weekend. that is the latest. he was good health, they don't know about his mental state, and he will not say where his mother is or where he stayed in the pyrenees. as the nhs heads into its most difficult time of the year, new figures show improvements compared to this time last year, but patients needing emergency care are still facing long waits in england. 30% of patients waited longer than the target four hours in

jon donnison, bbc news.t since records started. the result of the effects of el nino coupled with a warmer atlantic ocean and a heatwave in south america. scientists worry that this means the amazon is faster towards its tipping point where plant and animal life can no longer recover. stephanie hegarty reports. oliveira tacuna is taking us to his village, and this is the only way to get there. it's a five—hour journey, at least normally. his community of a0 families is in the middle of the amazon. it's dry, and it's hot. brazil is in the midst of a heatwave. i think that's the end of the line. we've been travelling for nearly five hours now, and oliveira says we're not even halfway. so it looks like we're going to have to turn back. hundreds of thousands of people have been cut off by this drought, but scientists worry that an ecological disaster is unfolding, too. and there are signs. in two major lakes, dolphins are turning up dead. and here in quarai, a city within the rainforest, the air is thick with sm

theo leggott, bbc news. you can find all of our stories on the bbc news website. edition of asia business report. thank you for watching. voiceover: bringing you different storiesl from across the uk. for 70% of the world's population, this is what doing the laundry looks like. women and children spending hours each week scrubbing by hand. and this is the solution — a flatpack manual washing machine being built in corby. british engineer nav was inspired by a visit to southern india. and they wash with cold water in buckets on the floor, causing back pain, joint pain and skin irritation. with our machine, it saves 75% of time and 50% of water, compared to hand—washing clothes. and here it is, from flatpack to fully assembled. so you open the lid, put your clothes inside, you put your water and your laundry detergent in here, close the lid — and of course, the most important bit is how you operate it, using a handle. and once your clothes are clean, the dirty water comes out here. over 100 staff from this component supplier have volunteered their time to build the

this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news.roposed cabinet to parliament for a vote of confidence today. but, its expected to fail. that would clear the way for a pro—eu coalition led by donald tusk to be put to the vote. the whole process could last a few days and it's captivated voters in poland, where people have been tuning in to watch live sessions from parliament online in their hundreds of thousands. live now to our correspondent, sarah rainsford, who's in warsaw. good to see you. take us through what we expect to happen today. quite a lot of excitement about what is happening in polish politics, unusual times. is happening in polish politics, unusualtimes. more is happening in polish politics, unusual times. more than a million people watching sessions of parliament here on youtube and gathering today in a cinema in the centre of morsel to watch the proceedings on the big screen. we've seen pictures there, people with buckets of popcorn and watching in the front are also quite a bit of excitement because essentially it'

mayenijones, bbc news, kigali.unch vote for mr sunak next week in the commons on his rwanda policy, with his own party deeply divided on the issue? it is. he had to act after the supreme court said that was unlawful, so it is yet another bit of legislation coming forward and a big vote on tuesday. the problem he has got, there is at least two factions in his party who are opposed to this fraud diametrically opposed to this fraud diametrically opposed reasons. one side are saying we have to disregard more human rights legislation, the other saying you have gone too far already. this weekend the home secretary and other ministers will be giving every simple message to their mps, focus on this, don't worry about all the other things but you are also grumpy about, this is the best way forward. the problem, though, also, as there are two former ministers who were working on the home office in all of those who were undermining the message saying they don't think it will work. i think it is worth emphasising what a huge d

lucy williamson, bbc news, janin. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. wales first minister mark drakeford has announced he is stepping down after five years in the job. mr drakeford, who's 69, says he'll remain as first minister until his party elects a new leader. jon venables, one of the two boys who killed toddler jamie bulger in 1993, has had his bid for parole rejected. venables — who's now 41 — was released on licence in 2001 but has been sent back to jail twice for having indecent images of children on his computer. the bbc understands that the deputy director of the british museum is leaving the institution. it follows the suspected thefts of two thousand of artefacts earlier this year. earlier this year, drjonathan williams stepped back from his deputy director duties whilst an internal review into the thefts took place — but a spokesperson has told the bbc that he will not resume the role. you're live with bbc news. dozens of people, including children, have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on kyiv — the worst attack on the ukrainian

you're watching the context on bbc news. t vote was delayed until wednesday to allow negotations to continue. we'll be live at the un. also coming up, rishi sunak gets one final grilling from senior mps before christmas as he answers question from the liaison committee on issues including israel and his rwanda scheme. president zelensky tells the ukrainian people that he is confident they will win the war despite not getting more military funding and calls for half a million more ukrainians tojoin the army. 0n the panel tonight to discuss it all is jack blanchard, who's the uk editor of politico, and esther brimmer, who's a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and has previously worked at the us department of state. negotiators in the united nations security council have spent the day

you're live with bbc news. overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a woman to get an emergency abortion under the medical exception for the state's near—total abortion. the news comes as lawyers for 31—year—old katie cox say she left the state to have the procedure for her high—risk pregnancy. cox sought an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with trisomy 18. that's a potentially fatal condition that doctors said threatened her fertility. in response to the initial approval, the state's attorney general warned a texas medical centre that it would face legal consequences if an abortion was performed. for more on this, i spoke with molly duane, an attorney from the center for reproductive rights who represents kate cox. i want to start with that news. the texas supreme court now officially overturning that lower court ruling that would have allowed this abortion under the state's medical exception. what are your thoughts on this? my thoughts are this is a stunning development out of texas. he

fiona trott, bbc news, stalybridge. have died after a 4x4 vehicle was recovered from the river esk near glaisdale on the north york moors, north yorkshire police said. another man who attempted to help those in the vehicle was pulled to safety from the river. he has been receiving medical treatment. next of kin are currently being informed about the tragic incident and specialist support is being provided by the police.more information will be released in due course. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. lancashire police say that what was thought to be a fire at the iconic blackpool tower was actually orange netting. six fire engines were deployed to the landmark this afternoon, after reports of flames coming from the top of it. police said the tower had been closed for renovation and had therefore been difficult to access. holly willoughby will return to television to present dancing on ice alongside stephen mulhern injanuary, itv has announced. the 42—year—

lizo mzimba, bbc news. in system cancelled all of its services to and from london on saturday. a bursted pipe feeding the fire safety system was believed to be behind the disruption stranding travellers. eurostar said the issue has since been solved, and its train services linking london with paris, brussels and amsterdam will fully resume on sunday. the company said in a statement... police in australia are warning people not to go looking for packages of cocaine that have been washing up on beaches in new south wales over the past week. officers have been searching a huge stretch of coastline after more than 260 pounds of plastic—wrapped packages containing the drug began to appear shortly before christmas. from sydney, phil mercer, reports. before christmas the first of these packages was discovered in the central coast region of new south wales, an hour or so to the north of sydney, and since then many beaches between here and the port city of newcastle — that's about two hours' drive to the north — have

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. government has signed a new deal with rwanda today, the latest attempt in plans to send some migrants there. the supreme court ruled the last version of the policy was against the law as migrants sent to rwanda would then be at risk of being sent back home dangerous countries. today the home secretary james cleverly insisted the new deal addressed those issues. but he couldn't guarantee that any flights carrying asylum seekers would take off before the next election. our political editor chris mason travelled with him to rwanda. this was james cleverly�*s first foreign trip as home secretary, but hang on a minute, a spot of east african deja vu. priti patel came here as home secretary in april of last year and suella braverman was here in march. three home secretaries making it to rwanda before a single migrant. last month, the supreme court said the rwanda plan was unlawful. this is what the government's hoped for solution looks like. a treaty between the uk and rwanda. the uk and rwa

this is bbc news. let's take you live to the vatican. this is st peter's basilica where the annual midnight mass is being held. it is being presided over, led by pope francis this year. we understand he has been commenting on the conflict that has been taking place, of course, within the region of gaza, and also at the moment expanding out, the concern there. he has h, our hearts are in bethlehem, where the principle of peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war. it prevents him from finding room in the world, the very land where he was born. choral singing. the world health organization says the decimation of gaza's health system is a tragedy. the enclave's health ministry says over 20,400 have been killed since the war began in october. health workers from across the uk gathered in central london today, to hold a multi—faith vigil for those suffering in the conflict. leaders from the jewish, muslim and christian faiths united to call for a ceasefire. our reporter, tom brada, was there and

live from washington, this is bbc news. relief for the family of 21—year—old mia schem, after 7 weeks held by hamas. as another deadline looms to extend the truce. the us warns israel it must protect civilians in gaza, before it restarts military operations there. it is imperative that israel acts in accordance with the laws of war. day one of the cop28 climate summit in dubai brings a surprise breakthrough, as delegates from around the world discuss measures to limit the global temperature rise. and, embattled republican congressman george santos refuses to resign, as he faces another vote on removing him from office. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. it is good to have you with us. we start in israel, where a temporary truce with hamas is set to expire in the coming hours, unless a deal is reached to extend the agreement. six more israeli hostages held in gaza have now been handed over to the red cross. mia schem, the 21—year—old woman kidnapped from a music festival on october 7th was among those just released by hamas. she's

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the uk. the daily pill, veoza — or fezolinetant — works on the brain�*s temperature—control centre to alleviate symptoms, which affect more than a million people in the uk. the drug has not yet been recommended for the nhs to prescribe. thousands of xl bully owners have been told they will not need to put down their dogs when a ban on the breed comes into force in two weeks. from december 31st, the dogs will have to be muzzled in public and it will be illegal to breed, sell or abandon them. people with dangerously out of control dogs can be jailed for 1h years. the government is expected to announce that it�*s planning a provisional increase of 6.5% in its funding for local councils in england next year. a final figure will be agreed by the treasury early in the new year. councils have been warning that they face significant budgetary pressures. you�*re live with bbc news vatican. pope francis has approved a ruling that allows same—sex

this is bbc news. barrage of attack drones and missiles strike targets across the country, according to kyiv. translation: according to kyiv. i translation: according to kyiv. translation: accordin: to k iv. , _ half—bath translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- _ translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at — translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 _ translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 by _ translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 by a - translation: i was woken up by half-bath -- at 7.30 by a horriblej half—bath —— at 7.30 by a horrible sound. it was so frightening. and in gaza, israeli air strikes kill scores, as the country's military defends the offensive as "essential" to root out hamas. police in the uk report a spike in anti—semitic hate crimes following the october 7th attack on israel by hamas. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. at least 30 people have been killed and more than 160 injured in ukraine after a wave of aerial attacks acro

welcome to bbc news now. has won his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mail. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions, the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. he's been awarded £140,000 in damages. in a statement, prince harry said, "it's a great day for the truth" and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. our media corrspondent david sillito reports. this has been a landmark case. prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion. and today, thejudge justice fancourt ruled, yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by the mirror group newspapers. outside court, a statement was read out on the half of the duke. today's ruling is vindicating and affirming. i've been told slaying dragons will get you burnt, but in light of today's victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press, it is a worthwhile price to pay. the