in a bbc radio 4 ‘thought for the day‘ broadcast, the prince of wales has warned of the growing dangerligious persecution comparing it to the dark days of the 1930s. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look

the prince of wales was speaking on thought for the day, on bbc radio 4's today programme. "populist groups across the world". here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the situation on the grounds of religion is as old as faith itself and it is still happening today —— persecution. a coptic 0rthodox church blown up in cairo. christians in iraq and syria kidnapped or driven from their homes. attacks on yazidis and jewish people and others. tolerance between the faiths and freedom of worship are important to the prince of wales. he recently attended the consecration of the new sillier 0rthodox cathedral in west london. he is troubled by the growing evidence of religious intolerance. normally at christmas we think of the birth... his sta rkest we think of the birth... his starkest warning yet in a pre—recorded broadcast for thought for the day on bbc radio 4 he likened the persecution of christians in iraq to what happened to the jews christians in iraq to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. christians in iraq to what happened to the jews in nazi germany. we hav

check out bbc radio local radio stations for updates. no fog at the moment.llof escape and much of northern ireland and scotland, where it will be milderment across the heart of england and wales, fog and a hard

so if you are travelling, if you're out and about, it is worth staying tuned to your local bbc radio e will keep you up—to—date right here at bbc weather. hello. this is bbc news withjoanna gosling the headlines at 10.33am: there are reports that german police are hunting for a tunisian after finding an identity document in the truck involved in monday's attack on a christmas market. at least 29 people were killed in mexico city. a european court ruling preventing the government retaining internet data in what critics call the snoopehs data in what critics call the snooper‘s charter is to be challenged by the home office. the number of victims of historical child sex abuse in football has grown. detectives are investigating 155 suspects at 149 clubs after more than 400 people came forward. now the sport with with hugh woozencroft. good morning. michael vaughan says he expects alastair cook to resign as england captain following their 4—0 series defeat by india. cook will take time to make a decision on his future after four years in the job but vaughan, a former captain himself, belie

check out bbc radio local radio stations for updates. no fog at the moment. the frost will start to develop from midnight onwards. there will be some exceptions. some western fringes willof escape and much of northern ireland and scotland, where it will be milderment across the heart of england and wales, fog and a hard frost. soa frost. so a wintry looking morning here and the fog will be loathe to clear in some places. in some spots it won't clear at all. some western fringes seeing the best of the sunshine. more likely for northern ireland and scotland, a fine day. away from the western highlands where there will abspot or two of drizzle. chillier further south and where the fog lingers all day, we probably won't get above freezing. all the latest, including weather warnings which have just been issued, including weather warnings which havejust been issued, will including weather warnings which have just been issued, will be found online. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at ii.31pm: voters in some parts of england are to be asked to provide proof of

the prince of wales warns about the growing danger of religious persecution in a bbc radio 4 ‘thoughtay‘ broadcast. £400 million is to be pumped into boosting broadband services for rural areas. good morning and welcome to bbc news. german police have carried out raids across the country in the search for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of carrying out the deadly lorry attack in berlin. attention has focused so far on addresses in dortmund, berlin and a refugee centre near the dutch border. we can cross to robert, who is in berlin. good morning from the market around kaiser wilhelm church, the target of monday night's attack, crowded with passers—by. stalls still closed, at least many of them, i think stallholders conscious of the fact they still want to maintain a level of respect for those who died and who remain injured. away from here, as you have been indicating, that police operation is spreading, aided by pictures of the man they are now referring to as the prime suspect, which are on social media and have been circulated to police forces and security forces around europe

commence on, so on the journey you are going to commence on, so check the information from your bbc local radio. here is the morning, where we have been through the weekend in england and wales, 5—7, a lot of low cloud and patchy fog, maybe grisly but mostly dry. scotla nd maybe grisly but mostly dry. scotland and northern ireland, a weather front, not a scotland and northern ireland, a weatherfront, not a lot scotland and northern ireland, a weather front, not a lot of rain but

in a broadcast for bbc radio's thought for the day, charles likened the persecution of religious minorities nazi germany. we are now seeing the rise of many populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 1948, just after the end of world war two, in which my parents‘ generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate the jewish population of europe. that, nearly 70 years later, we should still be seeing such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief. he ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. whichever religious path we follow, the destination is the same. to value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of god. the prince's intervention has been applauded. i think it was bold, strong, timely and necessary. here is a man who will one day be defender of the faith in britain, who has always said he wants t

bbc radio 5 live‘sjon hunt describes the closing stages.again for the trainer, richard johnson in the saddle at what a performance by native river, winning the wales grand nationalfrom native river, winning the wales grand national from raz native river, winning the wales grand nationalfrom raz de maree. and absolutely splendid performance. a quick update from anfield, liverpool having to go back to second in the premier league. after going one goal down they now lead 4-1 with going one goal down they now lead 4—1 with a fourth goal from daniel sturridge. around 20 minutes left to play and a win would take them six points behind the leaders chelsea. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. welcome back and you join us with breaking news that the actress best known for her role in star wars as princess leia, carrie fisher, has passed away. she had become ill several days ago, she suffered a heart attack on a flight, she had beenin heart attack on a flight, she had been in london and she was t

you can hear the build—up with that match on bbc radio five live.place by monday — with manchester united legend ryan giggs and current wales manager chris coleman the leading candidates. it follows the sacking of bob bradley last night. that was after 85 days in charge. despite making history as the first american to manage a premier league team, the swans have had a direct call. they have won just one out of 11 games and conceded 29 goals. fans we re 11 games and conceded 29 goals. fans were chancing for bradley to be sacked with half the premier league season sacked with half the premier league season still remaining. the swans did just that. hugo jenkin season still remaining. the swans did just that. hugojenkin said with the club going through such a tough time, we have to find the answers to get ourselves out of trouble. radley believes the contentious way that control was taken at the club, angering supporters, didn‘t help him. the way things were done left a bad taste. i was caught between a rock and a hard place, but in life, you‘ve got to

check the situation on the bbc radio before heading out the door. a gngpghi a - and the door.apshot: armistyami start. the door. a snapshot: armistyano start. temperatures at g a weather iiiii £752;le t. "z” " ' ' ' t a weather front n 1 ' 7 a weather front from 2 7 7 a weather front from the 7: 7 7 ireland. a weather front from the atlantic. fairly weak, but our brea ks atlantic. fairly weak, but our breaks of rain in the western highlands. that is going to spread south—east for the rest of scotland and northern ireland through the day. not a huge amount of rain left on that. down for a time. behind that, it may brighten up behind the end of the day. england and wales, cloud rather than sunshine. patchy rain in the east and south—east of england. starting with fog, but visibility improving. temperatures in single figures. monday night, clearer skies leading to a colder night for scotland and northern ireland. some frost. the opt out in england and wales. the further west you are, brighter skies developing elsewhere. then, quite a change on the way to the far north—west. parts

in a bbc radio 4 ‘thought for the day‘ broadcast, the prince of wales has warned of the growing dangerligious persecution comparing it to the dark days of the 1930s. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... president—elect, donald trump, has tweeted that the us must strengthen its nuclear capabilities signalling a possible u—turn on almost 30 years of de—proliferation. we'll have reaction from washington. we'll be looking back at the tumultuous events in 2016 in our special review programme, the year in politics. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight. one win in 11, one point above the relegation zone. pa rd ew get the push at palace. so who's up for a relegation battle at selhurst park? sam allardyce is the favourite to take over. and british archers still have their sights on tokyo, despite losing all their olympic funding. good evening. alan pardew has been sacked. the crystal palace manager has seen his team win just once in their past 11 matc

check in with your local bbc radio station in the morning to find out if there is anything happening the picture — misty, cloudy and murky, with temperatures where they have been all weekend long, round about the six celsius mark. this front is moving through northern ireland and scotland, most of the rain in the western highlands, as that continues to feed its way southwards. there won't be much rain left on it but it will turn damp for a time. the further west you are behind that, the more chance you have seen some sunshine in the afternoon. england and wales, plenty of cloud. a bit of patchy rain working in two parts of eastern and south—eastern england. further west through the day. single figure temperatures for all of us. patchy rain for england and wales on monday evening. clearer skies in scotla nd monday evening. clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland, giving frost. on tuesday, parts of western england and wales will see rainfora time, western england and wales will see rain for a time, brighter skies to the east. another weather system sta rts the east. another weat

his starkest warning yet in a pre—recorded broadcast for thought for the day on bbc radio ahe likenedhe persecution of christians in iraq to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. we have seen the rise of populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 1948, just after the end of world war ii, in which my parents's generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate thejewish population of europe. that, nearly 70 years later, we should still see such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief. the world was witnessing what the prince called insidious forms of extremism, seeking to eliminate really adversity. he ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. —— religious diversity. he ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. whichever religious path we follow, the destination is the same. to value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live ou

, so to gauge things near you , in some spots, so to gauge things near you, tune into your local bbc radio some fog around in the morning, but generally misty and murky through a large part of england and wales. temperatures will be around six celsius. in northern ireland and scotland, this weather front comes through, it is a weak affair. the worst of the rain will be in the western highlands as the day begins. the rain will move to the south—east through the day, becoming increasingly lightened patchy. behind that, if you're lucky, before the sun goes down, you might see some sunshine. in england and wales, patchy outbreaks of rain in the east and south—east of england. where there is fog, things should gradually improved, and temperatures topped out in single figures. on tuesday, patchy rain in the west of england and wales. they weather system is coming into the north west, so initially in northern ireland and parts of scotland. gales in places. low pressure takes over as the week goes on. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at eight. in syria the evacuation of civilians

he was speaking on the fourth of the day on bbc radio foyle.optic 0rthodox church blown up in cairo. christians in iraq and syria kidnapped or driven from their homes. attacks on yazidis and jewish people and others. tolerance between the faiths and freedom of worship are important to the prince of wales. he recently attended the consecration of the new 0rthodox catheral in west london. he is troubled by the growing evidence of religious intolerance. normally at christmas we think of the birth... his starkest warning yet in a pre—recorded broadcast for thought for the day on bbc radio 4he likened the persecution of christians in iraq to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. we have seen the rise of populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards

. >> listen to the insults they shot at each other on a recent bbc radio show. >> how does it feel being you are so stupid that your 3-year-old son has probably talking about you. >> i recently told you that you act like a dell sings. i hate adele. >> where do you keep your oscar? >> before our sex scene i took two pep to bismol. >> we were naked for some parts of this movie? >> but it's not over yet, after last night's prank chris tweeted his reaction. >> oh! i can't wait to see what happens next. your move, pratt. >> i think, yeah, you did the right thing here. >> love these two, and because we can't get enough we'll be with chris and jennifer tomorrow night at the hollywood premiere. who knows what they'll do, i can tell you ttis, it will be fun. >> it will be a lot of fun tonight on nbc and the voice will crown a new champioo and we're all over this two-night finale and like sophie, miley cyrus has been more of a spectator than a participant because she doesn't have a performer in the finale. >> a source tells "e.t.," mily is getting plenty of love behind the scenes courtesy of her m

you can look at our website, listen to bbc radio, and stay news." "bbc world today's other major story, the russian ambassador to turkey has been shot and killed. andrei karlov was addressing a meeting in ankara when a man shot him several times in the back, shouting "don't forget aleppo! revenge!" the gunman was an off-duty turkish police officer. the attack follows days of protests in turkey over russia's role in syria. our correspondent mark lowen has the latest. mark: russia's ambassador to turkey opening an exhibition in ankara. waiting behind him, his assassin. as andrei karlov speaks, the gunman opens fire, killing the ambassador. >> allahu akbar! mark: he screamed, "allahu akbar," god is greatest, before in turkish, "don't forget about aleppo. so long as they aren't safe, you won't taste safety either." as the attacker was shot dead by police, the ambassador was rushed to hospital. his wife was let out, clearly shaken. soon after, andrei karlov succumbed to his injuries. the gunman was named by the authorities as a turkish police officer, bor

warns of the growing danger of religious persecution comparing it to the dark days of the 1930s in a bbc radio the bbc sports centre. afterjust under two yea rs sports centre. afterjust under two years at selhurst park alan pardew has been sacked. the crystal palace manager has seen his team win just once in their past 11 matches and he leaves the club one point above the relegation zone. here's our reporter david ornstein. this is a results business and that's what steve parish made clear shortly after this news was announced. they can't afford to get relegated from the premier league but places on record the tremendous service that alan pardew has given to the club as a manager and player, pointing to the fa cup final performance against manchester united in may when they narrowly lost. pa rdew says united in may when they narrowly lost. pardew says he is saddened by the decision in a statement but thanks the fans and players and also steve parish and the board, no mention of the american co—owners, josh harris and david blitzerfor their support. sam allardyce who was sacked by england a few

keep watching the forecasts, please, and tune into your local bbc radio 2 for further updates.nk you. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the german government says last night attack on a berlin christmas market in which 12 people were killed was an act of terror. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. time for a look at the sport now. two time wimbledon champion petra kvitova says she's "fortunate to be alive" after a knife attack at her home in the czech republic. the world number 11 was treated for an injury to her left hand, her playing hand, in what her publicist described as a random burglary. in a statement, kvitova said alastair cook said now was not the time for him to make a decision about his future as england captain after his side lost the final test against india. they were beaten by an innings and 75 runs in chennai, thanks to another batting collapse. cook went for 49 and his fellow opener keatonjennings reached a half century. moeen ali made 44, but seven batsmen ended

stay tuned to your local bbc radio 2 and, there could be some travel disruption. this is bbc news. who drove a lorry into christmas shoppers in berlin is still at large. vigils are held to remember those who died when the truck smashed through a christmas market on monday night. i'm robert hall in berlin. as police release their only suspect they're urging the public to be on heightened alert. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a huge explosion at a fireworks market. the last rebel enclave in aleppo is evacuated as syrian government forces plan to take full control of the city. also, an increase in the number of people reporting historical child abuse. figures seen by the bbc show the numbers reporting allegations in england and wales has more than doubled in the past year.

delivering bbc radio 4‘s thought for the day, he spoke of attacks on christian people, jewish peopleive years there may not be any christians left in iraq. according to the united nations, 5.8 million more people abandoned their homes in 2015 than the year before. bringing the annual total to a staggering 65.3 million. that is almost equivalent to the entire population of the united kingdom. and the suffering does not end when they arrive seeking refuge in a foreign land. we are now seeing the rise of many populist groups across the world, increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 1948, just after the end of world war ii. my parents‘ generation had fought and died in battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism, and an inhuman attempt to exterminate the jewish population in europe. nearly 70 years later, that we should still be seeing such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief. a woman awoman and a woman and child have died following a house fire overnight. a j

further delays on the roads, bbc radio should keep you up to date if you are on the move.f united kingdom. not so northern ireland and scotland, a breeze from the south—west keeping the fog of bay, keeping it relatively mild. 10 degrees in glasgow and belfast. compare that with rural spots in the south, cold, frosty, poor visibility through the morning. if you do not have the file, afair morning. if you do not have the file, a fair bit of cloud. a grey old start of the day for the southern half of the uk. might be brighter in the north for a time. it is scotland and weather front bringing breeze, clouds. north—west of scotla nd bringing breeze, clouds. north—west of scotland could be quite heavy for a time. drive to start within northern ireland, fairly cloudy. whether slipping southwards, getting into the central lowlands. through the afternoon creeping into northern ireland. a lot of dry, rather grey weather, brighterfor a ireland. a lot of dry, rather grey weather, brighter for a time ireland. a lot of dry, rather grey weather, brighterfor a time in northern england. so

in a broadcast for bbc radio's thought for the day, charles likened the persecution of religious minoritiesrmany. we are now seeing the rise of many populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 19118, just after the end of world war two, in which my parents' generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate the jewish population of europe. that, nearly 70 years later, we should still be seeing such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief. he ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. whichever religious path we follow, the destination is the same. to value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of god. the prince's intervention has been applauded. i think it was bold, strong, timely and necessary. here is a man who will one day be defender of the faith in britain, who has always said he wants to be de

check out your local bbc radio one station.y in central and eastern pa rt particularly in central and eastern part of england, with mike ling all day long. elsewhere, it will brighten up. temperatures typically made single figures. the fog lingers across central and eastern parts of england. some spots minute get above freezing all day long. —— may not. this is bbc news. the headlines. carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died aged 60. her co—star harrison ford, who played her love interest han solo, said she was funny and fearless, one of a kind. japan's prime minister becomes the country's first leader to pay public tribute to the victims of the attack on pearl harbor. the daughter of author richard adams, who wrote watership down, says he has died peacefully at his home. ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a sledge hammer to crack a nut. now it's time to catch up on the day's sporting action with sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i

in a broadcast for bbc radio's thought for the day, charles likened the persecution of religious minoritiesare now seeing the rise of many populist groups across the world who are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 1948, just after the end of world war ii, in which my parents' generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate the jewish population of europe. that, nearly 70 years later, we should still be seeing such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief. he ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. whichever religious path we follow, the destination is the same. to value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of god. the prince's intervention has been applauded. i think it was bold, strong, timely and necessary. here is a man who will one day be defender of the faith in britain, who has always said he wants to be defender of fa

a series currently on bbc radio four is doing exactly that, and discovering some remarkable informatione taking part, jenni crane and proinsias 0'coinn. good morning. thank you very much for joining good morning. thank you very much forjoining us. good morning. jenny, i think it started with you and a suitcase which we have here. yeah. you bought this suitcase because... more my shoe collection! of course. i've got loads of shoes and i thought i wanted something to keep my shoes in and i wanted something like a vintagy old suitcase with fairy lights and feathers, and shoes and when i got it home and saw the name on the front there, it never had a shoe in its life. you saw the name and you were fascinated? fascinated. i got it home and it was really faded and i didn't know what cf stood for which is chaplain forces. i typed the name into google which has been fantastic. up popped a grave. i thought oh my goodness, that's not what i thought, that i would find and yes, i found out that he was an army chaplain, attached to the seventh airborne battalion and was killed on d—day. the only bri

he became a rabbi in 1960 and was a regular contributor to thought for the day on bbc radio 4.t his homosexuality since i couldn't find anyone to love who would love me, i decided to love god instead. i then began to see people in a different light. crushed in a late—night train, i saw god's image in them, and they ceased to be pushy, crazed cattle, but souls journeying to paradise, like me. and when i offered one my seat, i saw how love had blossomed into loving kindness. the reverend lionel blue,0be who has died at the age of 86 the hungarian born actress and socialite, zsa zsa gabor, has died. her age was a closely guarded secret, but she was thought to have been 99. her husband announced her death yesterday evening. she made more than 70 films, but as one of the first socialites, she helped invent a new kind of fame from multiple marriages and conspicuous wealth. this report from nick higham contains some flashing images. zsa zsa gabor may have been a great beauty, but she was never a great actress. i know everything — i heard the verdict. it's dangerous for you to come her

just listen to the insults they shot at each other on a recent bbc radio show. >> how does it feel beingstupidest model movie? >> you are so stupid. >> it's a shame. >> that your 3-year-old son is probably talking about it. >> i recently told you that you act like adele sings. i hate adele. >> where do you keep your office? >> that's really good. >> before our sex scene, i took two pepto-bismol. >> that one had to hurt. they even did it in our interview. >> i'm naked for some parts of this movie. >> we saw. >> you saw. >> did went down very well, by the way. >> it did? good. >> it's better. >> i'm happy with the way it looked. i got a little spray tan. that's the way i prepare. >> now j-law can do it all. but she says she is done with stunts. it was all over for her after the "hunger games." she didn't like it. so in passengers, chris is the one doing all the action. well done, sir. >>> let's talk about another movie. the next "star wars" blockbuster has finally arrived this weekend. i was at the big premiere, and listen, i have covered a lot of these red carpets, but i have never seen a

it means it is best to check your bbc local radio stations.till only a couple of degrees above freezing first thing in the morning. so another cold, bleak start to the day across east anglia into the capital, and anywhere south of the m4 corridor as well. further north of that, not looking too bad across wales and much of the north of england. a little bit of brightness to the east of the pennines. a breezy start the day through northern in scotland. the wet weather chiefly to the north—east of the great glen but it will sink south and arrive as we go through the afternoon. some wet weather pushing across the central belt into the scottish borders, eventually into northern ireland. some sunshine across the east of the pennines and hopefully with a bit more of a breeze that fog should lift into the afternoon. but low, grey cloud from any across england and wales. nine to ii any across england and wales. nine to 11 degrees the higher but for the all—important new to 11 degrees the higher but for the all—importa nt new yea r‘s to 11 degrees the h

>> but bbc radio one. let's play little clip.ch other, not crack up. >> okay. >> you are so bad at acting. that the cast of saved by the bell feels sorry for you. >> i recently told you that you act like adel sings. i hate adele. >> where do you keep your author? >> where do you keep your oscar? >> does not have an oscar, and she does. >> roberta, come around here. you got the donut hole christmas tree basically done, now, you want to add some holly to that? >> add more, yes. sue helped me. >> i like it. >> sue? >> looks good. >> and with white cone, yes, nod bat. >> looks good. >> happy holidays. >> should we just dip in our hot cocoa? >> with all of the carmel in it. >> it is very interesting it, also has salt in it from the salted carmel. >> yes? >> it is really good. >> enjoy your day. >>> live from new york city, it's the "wendy williams show." >> wendy: it's going to be juicy. >> now you here's wendy. [ screaming ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wendy: i'm glad that you're watching. my co-host

— bbc radio.er here 11 celsius in stornoway. it will turn wetter across north and western parts of scotland on friday, otherwise a lot of dry weather and cloud at round once again. this front towards the end of the year will sink south and by new year‘s day we will have called northerly winds spreading in, cold enough for snow across the northern hills by new year‘s day. this this is bbc news, i amjane hill, the headlines at 1pm. public health england warns middle england —— middle—aged england could be facing a health crisis because of their unhealthy lifestyles. one woman has died and several have been injured after four accidents involving 20 vehicles on the a 40 in 0xfordshire. a search is continuing off the kent coast for two crew members missing after art fishing boat capsized last night. also in the next hour, japan‘s prime minister offers his everlasting condolences to the victims of the attack on pearl harbour. shinzo abe was speaking as he joined president obama on a historic visit to th

bbc radio 5 live'sjon hunt describes the closing stages. richard johnson in the saddle.national from raz de maree. in fifth place, katie walsh. it is still goalless at anfield between liverpool and stoke. five minutes played. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will be here with sports day at 6:30pm. a senior police officer has defended the government's anti—extremism programme, known as prevent, saying some criticism of the initiative has been hysterical. simon cole, who is responsible for implementing the strategy, said prevent is absolutely fundamental in helping tackle terrorism. the national union of teachers called for it to be scrapped. but mr cole says prevent is succeeding with vulnerable people: what it's about is putting an arm around people who might otherwise face some difficult choices. the kind of cases that prevent teams are dealing with, and we are talking about 20 referrals a day, are things like a young man from the midlands who is thinking he might travel to fight in syria, people become concerned about him. the

warnings in force and with a lot of people on the move i am expecting some disruption, check out the bbc local radiot of the fog closest to this area of high pressure across england and wales. you will notice further north—west interest there are more isobars, breezier conditions for scotla nd isobars, breezier conditions for scotland and northern ireland. rain across the western highlands. otherwise dry. with lighter winds further south and east that fog will be loath to clear. many will enjoy some sunshine across western parts of england and wales. temperatures single figures typically. across the far north of scotland milder but where the fog lingers across central and some eastern parts of england i am expecting temperatures to struggle to get above freezing all day. that fog will probably become more extensive again into the night. cloeest to this area of high pressure which is going nowhere fast. further north—west we have approaching weather fronts, the persistent rain will hold off. a notable breeze across many parts of northern ireland and scotland, that will help keep temperatures relative

check with your local bbc radio station in the morning to find out if there is anything happening withr front is moving through northern ireland and scotland, most of the rain being in the western highlands as it continues to feed its way to the south—east. it will turn damp. the further west you are behind this weather front, you could the further west you are behind this weatherfront, you could see the further west you are behind this weather front, you could see some sunshine later in the afternoon. patchy rain working into eastern and south—eastern england. further west, through southern england during the day. temperatures in single figures for many of us. patchy rain for parts of england and wales on monday evening. there will be clearer skies arriving across scotland and northern ireland, giving a touch of frost. a stronger weather system sta rts frost. a stronger weather system starts to come towards scotland and northern ireland on the end of tuesday. that is a sign of things to come. as the week goes on, look at the isobars, closer together, meaning windy conditions, weather

if you are travelling june into your bbc radio radio station and we will have the latest.oppers in berlin left 12 people dead. vigils to those who died, as officers are said to have found a tunisian identity document in the lorry. in london, extra security measures including for the changing of the guard ceremony at buckingham palace. million mare property developer peter morgan is found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend georgina simons. murdering his escort girlfriend georgina simons. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a huge explosion at a fireworks market. a european court ruling preventing the government retaining internet data, under a law critics describe as a "snoopers charter", is to be challenged by the home office.

bbc local radio will keep you up—to—date on the move.elatively mild, ten or so degrees in glasgow and belfast. contrasting with two or three and lower in the south—east. cold and potentially frosty, and poor visibility through the morning. dense fog patches in places. if you don't have that commit you have a fair bit of cloud. grey in the south—east of the uk. in scotland, this weather front brings in a breeze. cloud, and rain. in north—west scotland, heavy for some time. dry in northern ireland, early cloudy with this weather front slipping southwards, into the central lowlands through the afternoon. and during the afternoon, it creeps into northern ireland. ahead of that, dry and grey weather. brighterfor some time ahead of that, dry and grey weather. brighter for some time in ahead of that, dry and grey weather. brighterfor some time in northern england and further south, fog lingers into the afternoon. not as cold, but this south—westerly breeze affects more of england and wales. eight, nine or 10 degrees for some of us. then, slippi

in the u.k., if a story happens overnight, the bbc radio band will be outside the ministers house at 7 a.m. questioning him directly. you also have people of different parties cross-questioning each other. i just don't see that in the u.s. people stand at eight podium like trump did for weeks on end and self-report uncritically. mr. glassman: i completely agree. i am so sick of what goes on, especially on cable news were first of all you have these surrogates who know what the talking points are for the day. one says of this. but i completely agree. i don't understand why a reporter can tolerate somebody just mouthing the latest talking points. you know just go in for the , kill. "careared, by the way, on talk" and i would love to see a hard talk in the united states. asking tough questions. answer.know the >> i think if we were voting in this room we would all vote for that. we had a question in the back of the room. question: my name is claudia. i am in independent writer and researcher. i want to hear from the panelists what they think of the question that donald trump was playing

he was a regular contributor to thought for the day on bbc radio 4, where he shared his struggles withnstead and i saw people in a different light. i saw god's image in them and this was souls going to paradise, like me and when i offered one a seat i saw how love had blossomed into loving—kindness. rabbi lionel blue who has died at the age of 86. we have more news coming up, but now it is time for the weather. for many of us, another 24 hours of relatively calm weather, with some mist and drizzle, the kind of thing we've had for a while, and then it's going to turn very unsettled and the reason is a very powerfuljet stream out of north america over the atla ntic out of north america over the atlantic and it is making a beeline for the uk atlantic and it is making a beeline forthe uk and atlantic and it is making a beeline for the uk and thejet atlantic and it is making a beeline for the uk and the jet stream is going to spin out some nasty areas of low pressure, potentially storms, one on christmas eve and another one is coming for roundabout christmas time, so there could be some nas

check out your bbc local radio station for the latest updates. will well on into the night when the fog patches, but they will develop across england and wales. elsewhere, a mixture of low cloud and fog and some frost as well. quite a sharp frost in some places too. a wintry strt to the day. pockets of frost further north, but nothing too widespread. in general temperatures higher. a lot of cloud across the west of scotland. murky up across the west of scotland. murky up over the high ground with the odd lightish drizzly shower and they will continue on and off particularly over the higher ground. but most of us will be dry. a good few of us will enjoy sunshine, but for some of us, it will abstruggle. notably across the heart of england where some of that fog will linger all day long. temperatures typically mid—single figures. milder than that across the far north—west of scotland. but where that fog lingers and we are expecting that to be across parts of the midlands, temperatures will struggle to get above freezing all day long. the fog will re