i'm alsojoined by sam taylor, the bbc news channel controller.t were your concerns about the coverage? my concerns about the coverage? my concerns were, while everyone is very happy that they are potentially going to have a child, and everyone is commiserating with the duchess. , i think that's all the bbc needed to say. there are lots of other major issues that face this country at the moment, from child poverty, the whole thing to do with elderly claire, hospital care, healthcare, education, it needs to be carry on being discussed. now as we heard on the news this morning, japan. earthquakes are the better. your concerns about proportion. yes, i think the actualfact concerns about proportion. yes, i think the actual fact that they mention this condition, and i'm not going to try to save myself because am not quite sure how to say it. a lot of people came out of the woodwork and said yes, i've had it. thank you to bring it to people's attention. i don't think so much of the big stuff that carried on, and the big stuff that carried on, and the pe

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. . bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. you're watching bbc news. this morning, senior government figures have rejected the idea of another referendum on brexit, with one of them, liam fox, warning it would perpetuate rather than heal divisions. behind the scenes though, a few mps are attempting to forge cross—party initiatives. one of a small number of labour mp‘s who met the cabinet secretary david lidington last week was ben bradshaw. we thought it was very important that the government at the highest level gets on with bringing the deal back to parliament next week to get it voted on so that we can then move onto the next stage. we also wanted to make sure that the government didn't think that they were enough votes on the labour benches to get through this type of norway type halfway house brexit. and that it really did to move quickly to end the uncertainty that doing so much damage to our economy. so you think there are enough mps who would support the idea o

bbc news, edinburgh. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. ive o'clock. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly. good afternoon. anti—discrimination 0rganisation kick it out says ”'yet another great day of football has been damaged by prejudice". manchester city's raheem sterling was the target of alleged racist abuse at stamford bridge. the metropolitan police and chelsea are investigating an incident in the first half. a group of men in the home end hurled abuse at sterling as he went to collect the ball for a corner. no arrests have been made. chelsea say they will take the strongest possible action where necessary. sterling has responded this morning via his instagram account, he says "you can see from my reaction that ijust had to laugh because i didn't expect any better" but he then accused some media coverage of "fuelling racism and aggressive behaviour". he gave two examples of similar stories in the last year about two of his teamates, tosin adarabiyo and phil

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. i'm shaun ley. let's get more on brexit now and with just a few days left for parliament to sit before christmas, the disarray over brexit — including within the cabinet — shows no sign of resolving. earlier i spoke to the political commentator and columnist tim montgomerie about the impact this is having on the conservative party itself. we are seeing the cabinet asserting itself. i think the cabinet now has the opportunity and the duty to actually forced theresa may out of her comfort zone and perhaps forced a little bit more realism on her as to whether she can get the kind of changes needed in orderfor her own withdrawal agreement to pass. is that possible, when we know that the cabinet itself has very different views? that is the problem, we have a cabinet with very different views. it is not even clear to me that the intervention in the daily mail this morning, was this something downing street wa nted morning, was this s

bbc news, in los angeles. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. bc one is at five past five, bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. the time isi:iopm. as we've been hearing, a major climate change summit has started in poland with representatives from nearly 200 countries attending. although talks officially open on monday, such is the sense of urgency in tackling the problem that negotiators have started work a day early. our environment correspondent matt mc6rath is at the conference — i asked him what those attending are hoping to achieve. there is supposed to be 23,000 people gathering here over the next few days. they have started early because the sense of urgency, i guess, from the scientific reports that have come out in the last few months and also because, quite frankly, they are quite far behind on the work they are trying to do here. three years ago in paris the negotiators in this forum signed the paris climate agreement and there was a great sense of delight and triumph around the world that something at least, at l

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. hello. ries of aftershocks have rocked the us state of alaska after a devastating earthquake struck its biggest city, damaging buildings and forcing people to run into the streets. the quake was centred about seven miles north of the city of anchorage and there are no reports of serious injuries. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, is in alaska. you can see some of the damage caused by the earthquake. this was a drainage pipe that was mashed up when the tremor ran through here, shaking the road and causing this very serious damage to the road. this is a slip road very near the airport. they are already out here working hard, trying to fix it. the earthquake struckjust before 8:30am and many alaskans were on their way, some of them on this road. 0ne car was right in the middle of it. others were heading to school, heading to their businesses, when the earthquake happened. and then a very short time later, just as people work beginning to take stock of what happened, a very powerful af

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. e for now. you're with the bbc news channel. new images of the volcano which erupted last week triggering a tsunami in indonesia show the event was so powerful that it destroyed two thirds of its height and volume. more than 400 people were killed when giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java and more than 150 are still missing. jonathan amos reports. there is little doubt now that the cause of the tsunami was a sudden catastrophic failure of the western flank of anak krakatau. europe's sentinel and terrasar radar satellites have been able to pierce the ash and cloud in the area to allow researchers to see what remains of the volcanic cone, and make some initial measurements — and the data is sobering. what was once a volcano reaching 340 metres high is now little more than 100 metres tall. something in the order of 160 million cubic metres of rock and ash have gone, says indonesia's centre of volcanology and geological hazard mitigation. not all of thi

here on the bbc news channel we'll be bringing you full coverage of every development as mps head inte before that all important vote on the prime ministers brexit deal on tuesday evening. we'll be live in westminster from 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, here on the bbc news channel and bbc two. police in new zealand searching for the missing british backpacker grace millane, have found a body. the 22 year—old from essex was last seen in auckland over a week ago. a 26—year—old man is due to appear in court on monday charged with her murder. chi chi izundu has the latest. this is the area police had cordoned off earlier in the day, describing it as a location of interest. detective inspector scott beard announcing the news no one wanted to hear. we located the body which we believe to be grace. the formal identification process will now take place. however, based on evidence we have gathered in the past few days we expect that this is grace. obviously this brings the search for grace to an end. this is an unbearable time for the millane family and our hearts go out to them. police releas

bbc news. and you can follow all today's developments — including the prime minister's statement to the house of commons at 3.30 — live on the bbc news channelspecial programme tonight — nick robinson asks what the result might mean for the country's future — that's brexit: decision time tonight at 8.30 on the bbc news channel and bbc one. other news now. the prime minister of new zealand has made an emotional apology to the family of murdered british backpacker grace millane. a body believed to be hers was found yesterday on the outskirts of aukland. a 26—year—old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has appeared in court charged with her murder. hywell griffith reports from auckland. the sunshine in their lives — that's how grace millane's family have described the 22—year—old, as they try to comprehend her murder thousands of miles from home. eight days after she disappeared, her body was found here in woodland on the outskirts of auckland. a discovery which has genuinely shocked and angered new zealand's people. there is this overwhelming sense of hurt and shame, that this has happened in our country, a place that prides itself on

here on the bbc news channel, we'll be bringing you full coverage of every development as mps head in before that all important vote on the prime minister's brexit deal on tuesday evening. we'll be live in westminster from 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, here on the bbc news channel and bbc two. police in new zealand — investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane — says they've found a body on the outskirts of auckland. they believe it is that of the 22—year—old from essex but so far there's been no formal identification. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. phil mercer has the details. how and why grace millane died will be the focus of an intense investigation that new zealand police say is far from over. a body found in a forest in the waitakere ranges, a beauty spot with hiking trails a short drive from auckland, is thought to be that of the university graduate from essex. police say the remains were discovered close to a main road. we located a body which we believe to be grace. the formal identification process will now take place. however, based on t

and, of course, we‘ll be keeping you up to date every step of the way here on the bbc news channel wes mps head in to the final days of debate before that all important vote on the prime ministers brexit deal on tuesday evening. we‘ll be live in westminster from 11 o‘clock tomorrow morning, here on the bbc news channel and bbc two. it‘s reported in the french media that president macron will make a major announcement next week. it follows calls for national unity after a fourth weekend of violent protests against the government. police used tear gas and rubber bullets yesterday and more than 1700 people were arrested, while more than a hundred were taken to hospital. lucy williamson reports. they called it a protest. at times it looked more like a game of urban war. groups of protesters fanned through the capital‘s streets. from the arc de triomphe to republique, boulevards once built to open the veins of the city filled with tear gas, burning vehicles, and riot police. the police were well prepared for this confrontation, with armoured vehicles, new tactics, and bag searches — seizin

here on the bbc news channel we'll be bringing you full coverage of every development as mps head inf debate before that all important vote on the prime minister's brexit deal on tuesday evening. we'll be live in westminster from 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, here on the bbc news channel and bbc two. meanwhile, a demonstration billed as a brexit betrayal march saw thousands of people take to the streets of london. the rally, organised by ukip, was attended by the activist tommy robinson, who's recently been given an advisory role with the party. the march was put under tight restrictions by the police, fearing clashes with an anti,—tommy robinson counter demonstration. well, we'll find out how the countdown to the brexit vote — and other stories — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:15pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — my guests tonight are the broadcaster penny smith and martin bentham from the evening standard. police in new zealand investigating the murder of the british backpacker grace millane say they've found a body on the outskirts of the city auckland. they b

and you can watch click on the bbc news channel at 12:30 on saturday for a christmas special and alsoany of you will have had a cloudy, showery day today, but over the skies in somerset, there was a bit of sunshine coming through this hole. we are looking at an area of low pressure and thickening cloud racing across the atlantic and this will bring general outbreaks of rain across the country. south wales will have rain overnight. given we have already seen about a month of rain already seen about a month of rain already in wales and the south—west of england, this could bring in localised flooding. it will be a wet and mild night across the far north of scotla nd and mild night across the far north of scotland a bit colder. for friday that rain will move its weight eastwards a cross that rain will move its weight eastwards across england as we go through the morning. we should see some sunshine coming out quite quickly in southern counties and brightening up in the south of wales. cloud in northern ireland, northern areas of england and showers continuing on and off through the day.

we'll be live in westminster from 11:00 tomorrow morning, here on the bbc news channel and bbc two.monstration billed as a brexit betrayal march, saw thousands of people take to the streets of london. the rally, organised by ukip, was attended by the activist tommy robinson, who's recently been given an advisory role with the party. the march was put under tight restrictions by the police, fearing clashes with an anti, tommy robinson counter demonstration. police in new zealand investigating the murder of the british backpacker grace millane, say they've found a body, on the outskirts of the city auckland. they believe it is that of the 22—year—old from essex, but so far, there's been no formal identification. tomorrow at 26—year—old man will appear in court in auckland charged with her murder. phil mercer reports. how and why grace millane died will be the focus of an intense investigation that new zealand police say is far from over. a body found in a forest in the waitakere ranges, a beauty spot with hiking trails a short drive from auckland, is thought to be that of the universi

bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm. warnings that channelain leaves the eu without a deal. it comes as 30 government ministers tour the country, trying to sell theresa may's brexit plan. police in new zealand say a missing british backpacker was last seen with "a male companion." grace millane's father appeals for help in finding her. we last had contact with on saturday first december and as a family we are extremely concerned for her welfare. a bbc investigation reveals how black and arab university academics are paid less than their white colleagues. british yachtswoman susie goodall is rescued after being stranded in the southern pacific for two days. her boat had capsized during the golden globe race.

to rest on wednesday in a state ‘s middle, with most of the service being shown live on the bbc news channelommentating on events in washington. this is the casket of george hw bush, the 41st president of the united states. for the next hour or so, katy kay and her guests stayed quiet while the ceremony preceded. there had already been too much talking over events for this viewer. the commentators are talking nonstop. can't we just listen to the service and music? theyjust never stop talking. it's a real intrusion and really annoying. last week, we discussed the presence of anti—brexit protesters in the background of cover shots outside the palace of westminster. in a studio environment, sometimes what appears behind isn't really better. artificial backgrounds can have problems of the urban. hugh would be leaving under martial law. —— you. the background hasjust gone crazy on the screen. you willjust go to tell us that there was no martial law in it is very cold and wintry. a test of calm, cool and collected presenting skills! as we were saying, as the night returns to us shortly. there were

moment was also discussed by presenter simon mccoy and berlin correspondentjenny hill on the bbc news channelt afternoon. i suppose if you wanted an analogy, the difficulty the prime minister had in just getting out of the car, itjust shows how much things are stacked against her. yeah, it wasn't the best start to her meeting with angela merkel, who was stood on the red carpet waiting as mrs may's staff tried desperately to get her out of the car. as you can imagine, a great deal of heavy symbolism is now being attributed to those first few moments. but that was no laughing matter for patricia betts in sutherland. she called us with this message. the monday lunchtime news showed mrs may's car door stuck as she arrived for an imported meeting regarding brexit. this was used by the reporter as a pun. i was so cross i had to turn off the television. this happens all too often in news reports, a serious news item being treated lightly, and journalists trying to be too clever. perhaps the bbc could learn not to treat the public as if they were children to be amused, entertained or even insulted. b

will be more details on newsnight, of course, and on the bbc newsnight, of course, and on the bbc news channel is time for the news where you are, have a hello, welcome to sportsday. embarrassed arsenal say they're identifying who threw a bottle at dele alli in the north london derby. first day on the job — ole gunnar solskjaer arrives to meet his manchester united team. and sophia floersch tells the bbc she remembers every bit of her 170 mile an hour crash at the macau grand prix. it is a miracle, but that's probably also the reason why i am happy and why... yeah, i'm normal. hi there. thanks forjoining us. arsenal say they identified a cctv image of the person who threw a bottle at dele alli in tottenham's league cup quarter—final win at the emirates last night. the club have said they're embarrassed by the incident and are now working with the metroplitan police to apprehend the culprit. in a statement, they said they're not responsible for the actions of one individual, but send their apologies to dele alli and everyone at tottenham hotspur for this incident. the spurs boss mauricio pochet

bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. ondon news. i'm tolu adeoye. three people have been injured after a bus veered off a road and crashed into a house in south london. the double decker struck several vehicles before hitting the home in streatham vale last night. police are now investigating why it came off the road as ali fortescue reports. nine o'clock on boxing day, moments after the 118 to brixton crashed into the front of this home in streatham vale. you all right?! yeah, yeah. three people, including the driver, were treated for minor injuries and one of them was taken to hospital and later released. this is my brother's house, then basically that way... a neighbour who witnessed what happened told me how his family car was destroyed by the bus. i heard like three loud bangs and then obviously the first no—one was hurt. well, the road was closed in both directions following what happened last night. how much communication have you had? our correspondence was that the today, 150 staff here across the uk are facing t

bbc news at six coming up news channel. t start to the week. we will have a battle between atlantic and european air and where they meet we get weather fronts. most of the weather activity is sitting out in the atlantic which means for ourselves, any rain is late and patchy and as high pressure builds in, it pushes towards scandinavia and will keep pushing weather fronts towards the west by far the meantime it is the chilly northerly breeze that has made it feel a little bit colder today. the cloud is rolling in and you can see the difference in temperature profile through the night where we got the frost in northeast scotland and eastern extremities of england where we have clear skies but further west it is slightly milder, temperatures above freezing because we are pulling in more cloud and a southerly breeze and we moistening up southerly breeze and we moistening up the atmosphere. there could be followed in eastern areas where it will be chillierfirst followed in eastern areas where it will be chillier first thing tomor

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. for now. continue to do so through the course of the afternoon. not very cold. the wind is coming from the west. even parts of scotland getting let's get more now on the story about the murder inquiry taking place after a british backpacker — grace millane — went missing in new zealand. police say a man's to be charged with her murder on monday. earlier, i spoke to tim blackman. his daughter lucie tragically lost her life injapan at the age of 21. he set up a charitable support trust in her memory. the trust has been assisting grace millane's family. he told me how the trust helps in these tragic situations. what people fail to realise is as soon as you leave these shores to travel abroad, you leave behind all the connections and the agencies that we have grown accustomed to who look after us if there is a difficulty — whether it be the police or any other agencies. and when you've got a crisis abroad, the lucy blackman trust is really the only organisation that can sit in the middle

remember, you can watch with us every month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on all our films. just go to:. our next story is about an australian tragedy. the town of wittenoom in western australia grew around an asbestos mine in the 1940s but at the time, few people knew that asbestos was lethal and could cause lung cancer. bronwyn duke lived in wittenoom as a child and is one of the few members of her family that is still alive. people were warned but they didn't take it seriously until people started to die. i lost both parents, both grandparents, my brother, three uncles, about four cousins that i can think of and that's just the immediate family in my world. i was born in 1958 in the far north of western australia, in the pilbara, the little town of wittenoom. the blue asbestos mine was the genesis of the time. asbestos is a naturalfibre that is encased in rocks. they would have extracted the asbestos out of the mine and the mill would package ready for shipment, and it was sent to all places around the world. voiceover: fire-resistant fabric known as asbestos is a piece

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. s get more on our main news. president trump has made that unannounced visit to us troops in iraq. it comes just days after the us defence secretary, jim mattis, resigned over disagreements with the president about american strategy in the region. i spoke to professor scott lucas from the department of political science and international studies at birmingham university. he said president trump's snap decisions to withdraw troops from afghanistan and syria were damaging. american foreign—policy, it is trying to cling on to some sort of stability. donald trump's foreign policy is chaos. i have to be very blunt with your viewers here. that is that donald trump's decisions to cut forces in afghanistan, to compltely withdraw from syria, we can debate those issues, and indeed agencies have debated... the concern about donald trump is that he is almost out of control or beyond control and he is making these decisions ona whim. he suddenly decided on a call the turkish president to scrap amer

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. past ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. there's a warning that women are bearing the brunt ofjob losses because of automation. research by the charity rsa, which investigates solutions to social problems, found that women had lost almost 400,000 jobs in the public sector, banking and retail since 2011, while the best paid newjobs are going to men. anisa kadri has more. technology has been replacing somejobs for years. but as robots get increasingly clever, new research suggests women are being impacted more. jobs that involve repetitive movements in retail and other sectors are more likely to become automated. machines can help employees with their work. but they can also take jobs from people. the royal society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce say its findings show that women are being affected. some of the areas that are being most affected by technology — administration, clericalwork and re

bbc news. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late newse of 11:30pm. so, have a very merry christmas. bye for now. we and christmas day on a mild cloudy note, but at least the weather was mostly behaving itself no storms and heavy rain or anything like that. as far as boxing day is concerned, little changed it's going to stay mild with some sunshine and the forecast will stop here is a satellite image. lots of clubs across the western british islands with winds coming from the southwest thatis with winds coming from the southwest that is the mild directions out west at the moment, temperatures are into double figures, and looking at europe, the milder air is starting to push in deeperfurther east pushing the colder air towards russia so that's where it's really freezing. so listen to look at the forecast for the rest of christmas day and into the early hours of boxing day. a week weather front is approaching northwestern scotland. you can see south—westerly winds, and you can see rain on the way but for the vast majority of the country it'

three others as well and that will be starting here whether you are watching on bbc world news or the bbc news channelll be back to its full length tomorrow. thanks for watching. thank you forjoining me. we start in north america, the weather picture currently is actually a pretty quiet one. the low pressure that brought the stormy weather through the weekend now pulling out into the atlantic. a few showers across florida. basically what we have almost got from coast—to—coast isa have almost got from coast—to—coast is a big area of high pressure for tuesday, but looking out towards the pacific you can see a low here and that will increasingly make inroads into california through the course of tuesday but especially for wednesday. following on from the bushfires, the terrain is altered such that heavy rain coming down in a short space of time will cause some landslides and i think we will see some localised flooding thanks to the relentless rain. rain in san francisco clearing for thursday. it gets into phoenix with a dip in the temperatures on thursday and friday. let's stick with changing temperature

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. . hello. this is bbc news. a woman aged 33 and her eight—year—old daughter have died in a house fire in nottinghamshire. a 34—year—old man and a young boy were taken to hospital with serious injuries and a woman aged 53 escaped unhurt. police believe they were members of the same family. our reporterjake zuckerman sent this update. well sent this update. the firefighters were called here well the firefighters were called here at about seven o'clock in the morning by neighbours, who had spotted a fire in the conservatory of the house and told me they tried to break into the house to break down the door and rescue people but u nfortu nately down the door and rescue people but unfortunately they were unable to. when firefighters arrived at the 25 people from the house, or believed to be from same family. a34—year—old man and his five—year—old son are both still in hospital with serious injuries and a 33 year woman and her eight—year—old daughter have sadly died asa eight—year—old daughter

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. now. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. it is 13 minutes past one. let's return to our top story this afternoon. police are questioning a man and a woman in connection with three days of severe disruption at gatwick airport, caused by a series of drone sightings. flights were grounded for more than a day, affecting about 140,000 passengers. the airport has since reopened and flights are operating on schedule. philip ingram is a former british army intelligence 0fficer. he told us the safety of passengers was paramount — despite all the chaos it's caused. the airport authorities have got one responsibility and that's passenger safety. so as soon as any threat gets into the airport area, they have two stop operations of the believes that aircraft can be endangered. and in terms of those operations to try and mitigate the effects to search for the drones, to identify those who may have been responsible, is there technology that will allow that to happen, or is it, in a sense, trying

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. e. goodbye. no great dramas to report in the weather. really quite cloudy for the most pa rt weather. really quite cloudy for the most part and the situation not really changing too much because there is high pressure that has an effect on the british weather that means we do see the first signs of a weather front starting on friday for some of us but for the rest of the day onto the evening, a firm of cloud not producing very much in the way of rain at all, the less than the brightness as the north—east of scotland, one of two parts of the southern counties doing nicely as well. not much anyway agrees. some of the damages may be locked in single figures but you will feel every bit of that. elsewhere, single figures amount. not a great change three evening, a crowd begins to thicken up later on tonight across northern ireland, the western side of scotland, bringing the first signs of scenario rain at times across the western hills of scotland. but with the crowd just grouping in from t

we are on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online at10am. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning, carol kirkwood. good morning. a cold start to the day with a widespread frost more or less across the board. exceptions are northern scotland and the south coast of england. it will be bright, there will be a fair bit of sunshine, but the southwest will see the cloud build, centring turning hazy and rain across the isles of scilly and callable and eventually into the channel islands. you can see by the sunshine will turn hazy and where across northern england, scotla nd and where across northern england, scotland and northern ireland, we hang on to the sunny skies. cold in the north, some frost lasting all day, a bit milderfurther south. this evening and overnight, rain advances steadily northwards and eastwards, there will be some hill fog and it will be cold where we have the blue, looking again at a widespread frost. any patchy mist and fog platforms will be freezing, particularly across scotland. that leads us into tomorrow, a

you can keep up with developments on the bbc news channel but that is all from the bbc news at six andone we can join the bbc news teams where you are. hello this is bbc news, the headlines: gatwick says the drone flights which have shut the airport down have been "highly targeted to bring maximum disruption in the run—up to christmas". almost 600 homeless people died in england and wales last year — a rise of a quarter over the last five years. retail sales jumped more than expected in november, helped by black friday promotions and stronger growth in sales of household goods.

the sports news is at 6:30pm on the bbc news channel. but thatis 6:30pm on the bbc news channel.ine robberies in the uk has nearly doubled in the last four years, according one of the biggest atm operators. ‘cardtronics' says there were more than 720 attempts to steal cash last year. less than half were successful. ron delnevo is the executive director for the atm industry association in europe. hejoins me now. more than 700 attacks in 2017 and that was up 20% on the year before? there have been big increases, anita. if these attacks continue at this rate, might it lead to there being fewer atms around ? this rate, might it lead to there being fewer atms around? there are already fewer around, they used to be 70,000 in the uk. the latest figures i saw, is we have 65,000. bank branches are closing and atms being taken away. we cannot afford to lose atms through crime because we are losing enough through bank closures and atms being removed from those branches. to what extent do hear from the public saying we don't have access to cash in our area, in rural communities and so on? ha

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. st of the team, have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. the white house says a state funeral is being arranged for the former us president, george hw bush, who has died at the age of 9a. his body will lie in state from monday evening until wednesday, which has been declared a national day of mourning. earlier i spoke to the republican strategist mica mosbacher who was friends with the george hw and his wife barbara and whose late husband served as george hw bush's secretary of commerse. i have so many fond memories. my late husband and i took many trips with the president and misses bush including attending the tenth anniversary in kuwait, commended mating —— commemorating the persian gulf crisis. i saw that the warm welcome he received in kuwait, and i began to understand when i visited with generals, we visited about how he had liberated the kuwait people from saddam hussein, and the women expressed such heartfelt gratitude towards the president for freeing their man who had

there's more throughout the afternoon on the bbc news channel. t 6:30pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the number of illegal knives seized at the uk's borders has more than doubled in a year. official figures show officers took possession of more than 7,600 blades during the 12 months to september. it comes as knife crime in england and wales reaches an eight year high. adam woods reports. seized at britain's borders, thousands of deadly and illegal weapons. knives and swords destined for the streets. in the 12 months to september this year, border force staff confiscated more than 7,600 blades, that's double the number seized the previous year. the figures also show a big rise in the number of other weapons found by officers, including batons and knuckle—dusters. two teenagers have been stabbed in south london... a man has been stabbed to death in london... and this is why police are so concerned. knife crime in england and wales is at its highest for eight years. this mont

all that to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. es from bbc news. in the fast few moments, the education secretary, damian hines has told bbc brea kfast secretary, damian hines has told bbc breakfast that another eu referendum would merely postpone the deadlock on brexit rather than resolve it. it's emerged that labour mps in favour of a new vote met theresa may's de facto deputy, david lidington, to make their case. but mr hinds says the prime miniter‘s brexit deal is the best chance of moving brexit forward. the idea that a second referendum would break the deadlock is just wrong. it might postpone the deadlock, but then it would extend it, and we could have the whole thing all over again. so we need to work our way through this now, and it is important to have a plan, and thatis it is important to have a plan, and that is precisely why the prime minister has been in brussels talking to the various leaders and will continue to do that, because there are concerns particularly around the backstop, and it is important to address thos

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. hello. has become the first cabinet minister to openly back an alternative to theresa may's brexit deal if she can't get it through the commons next week. the work and pensions secretary says the "norway plus" option is a possible plan b. it would mean the uk staying in a customs union with full access to the single market. earlier this evening — i spoke to the labour backbencher stephen kinnock who's been championing the "norway plus" plan for brexit. he began by telling me about his recent discussions with amber rudd on this subject. when amber was a backbencher, which of course just recently she has been brought back into the cabinet, she was part of our group, we have a cross party group of mps called the norway plus group and she was part of those discussions and we had very good conversations about the norway plus option. is it a very literal title, a good one. why would this win support when many people who voted to leave said that what they did not want was freedom of movement of peo

bbc news, liverpool. merry christmas. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel.ss people who were left disappointed when the hotel in hull which had been booked for them by the charity raise the roof homeless group cancelled the reservation for christmas eve and christmas day. thankfully, another hotel stepped in and 28 men and women were able to enjoy the festive period in warm and cosy surroundings. we can speak now to the founder of the charity, carl simpson, who joins us via webcam from hull. how did it go? fantastic, brilliant. we had christmas dinner with them yesterday and there were so many happy faces. you have been through something of a roller—coaster. remind us how you felt when you have the first hotel had cancelled the booking. absolutely gutted. when we booked it we told them it was the local community project and what we we re local community project and what we were doing and then two days later were doing and then two days later we we re were doing and then two days later we were floored when they cancelled it. what reason did they give? we did

all that to come on the bbc news channel.earing the same blouse as louise yesterday. don't worry, it is not exactly the same one! this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. goodbye. it is the same make but not the same blouse! cutbacks at the bbc! let's talk to richard. let's talk about football festival. lots to talk about in the premier league and it is not all change at the top but a definitive moment. sometimes there isa definitive moment. sometimes there is a result which seems to shift and tilt the momentum of a premier league season. we will see if we have seen that. manchester city will look to respond but they were defeated 3—2 by crystal palace. a brilliant win for crystal palace and it leaves liverpool four points clear at the top of the table. so liverpool will be top of the premier league table at christmas after that manchester city defeat. it was a terrific win for crystal palace and included one of the best goals of the season — andros townsend striking a thunderous volley past ederson from 30 yards.

catch up on all of the day's sport at 6:30pm on the bbc news channel.ou look at what happened at chelsea and how it has ended here. that is why i think the headline end of an aura seems quite apt. has the style of football changed with the high pressing style of man city and liverpool now, doesjose mourinho to get back to the top need to change his style? a lot of the papers are focusing on that. this season, has not gone well. he has the second—best winning percentage after sir alex ferguson and he won two cups early on, league cup and uefa cup. this season, worst start in the premier league the 28 years and the start of football... no academy players. those are the reasons why this was not huge yesterday morning. thank you very much. update on the headlines... a plan for immigration after brexit, the government says it will prioritise goals, not nationality, but is not setting a specific target. the uk's mean business groups appealed directly to mps urging them to avoid a no—deal brexit warning hundreds of thousands of companies will not be ready. man

all that to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. wa nt to channel to nine o'clock but if you want to bbc one, goodbye for now. hello. this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and victoria fritz. it is just approaching 8:30am. it isjust approaching 8:30am. a summary it isjust approaching 8:30am. a summary of the main news this morning: police in new zealand searching for the missing british backpacker grace millane have found a body. the 22—year—old from essex was last seen in auckland over a week ago. a 26—year—old man is due to appear in court on monday charged with her murder. this brings the search for grace to an end. it is an unbearable time for the millane family and our hearts go out to them. the investigation will continue for some time yet. the focus now is to piece together exactly what happened to a young girl who came to new zealand. downing street insists that tuesday's crunch brexit vote will go ahead, rejecting suggestions that theresa may could delay it, in order to avoid defeat. there have been suggestions of that in the

you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. that‘s all from me. goodnight.ier, temperatures above—average. it will be wet and windy at times. that was the case through the day today. we saw a weather front from the north—west, introducing blustery conditions for parts of scotland, into the pennines and peak district. with the jet stream above us we are in the milder area and it is fairly settled with high pressure being in the driving seat. sunday, a lot of cloud. outbreaks of rain clearing east. temperatures doing well, the best brightness favouring eastern areas and we are looking at double—digit temperatures. new year‘s eve, a similar setup. spot the difference. the wind will be stronger in parts of scotland and in western areas we will see rain which will turn more persistent through the day. away from that a lot of fine and dry weather and once again, temperatures doing well. if you have outdoor plans on new year‘s eve it looks like it will be mostly dry, away from scotland and northern ireland. cloudy but not too cold. high—pressure holding onto the so

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.y happy christmas! the weather is behaving itself this christmas, we've had no snow but quite a festive feel to things in the highlands of scotland. temperatures dipped down to minus 8 degrees this morning. otherwise, for most of us, it is cloudy, a little bit fog in places. it was misty this morning but we have some sunshine across eastern areas of the country. the cloud is encroaching and is a progressively turned cloudier and cloudier through the day. it's also very mild across parts of western europe, not just very mild across parts of western europe, notjust in uk, in france, from germany eastwards is dost gets cold and in the far east of europe, thatis cold and in the far east of europe, that is where we have temperatures below freezing. the temperatures in the afternoon and 11 degrees of the west of the country, six or seven further east. let's have a look at the forecast for this evening. inter tonight, not an awful lot changes for most of us, a bit of cloud flowing here with c

all the day's sports news on the bbc news channel at 6:30 tonight. that's all the sport for now. s showing the number of homeless people who have died in england and wales have been published for the first time. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is here. much higher than people had thought. the office for national statistics estimates that between 2013 and 2017 in england and wales a total of 2627 homeless people died. this is an estimate that they have calculated and it is the first time they have collated these figures. they know for certain the 2181 people died based on their own death registration analysis. but they have done some computer modelling and tried to capture what they say is a more accurate reflection of the total number. more than 2600 people, homeless people, have died. what is striking about what we can tell about the deaths is how different they are from the general population. 80% are male. most are dying in their mid—40s, that tends to be around 30 years younger than the average age for the general population in england and wales. the reasons

we're going to be here on the bbc news channel until nine o'clock.the uk, we're going to speak to the son of sir nicholas winton, he organised a rescue of hundreds of children, and he will talk to us about the legacy left by his father's amazing work. an american trouble who travelled with their autistic sons to a theme park designed especially for children with learning difficulties. and we are going to talk about that story with schools under pressure asking whether expectations to tackle knife crime and obesity are distracting them from their main purpose, which of course is education. all of that to come on the bbc news channel, but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye— bye goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye — bye for goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye—bye for now. if you're still with us, thank you. here's olly with the sport. it was a rather dramatic fight. it was a rather dramatic fight. it was a rather dramatic fight. it was big. what we know after a draw, no one was calling that. no one knew which way this fight was going

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. city have just kicked off against chelsea so for now liverpool are top of the premier league. a hat—trick from mo salah gave them a four nil win over bournemouth. that's sixteen games unbeaten so far. from the first second, really in the game a, was always on the line, wanting to help what runs and behind, that is massively important. i was really happy with the performance and the three goals obviously is big for him and important for us. manchester united are up to sixth after their biggest win of the season. they beat bottom club fulham 4—1 at old trafford. it's their first win in the premier league since october. we scored the first goal and quite soon we scored the first goal and quite soon and he managed to keep going until it was very strong, so i am really pleased with that. i think the players understand that we have 11 players sticking together, fighting together, working together with the ball is a unit and a team, we can be a much better team. arsenal are third after a one