he's been talking to bbc radio ulster. the government have made it clear there will be no agreement made which will impact and create differences between northern ireland and the united kingdom. it's impossible to guarantee there would be that convergence because many of those powers that would require the regulations to be converging with re st regulations to be converging with rest with stormont and given the fa ct rest with stormont and given the fact that there are a number of vetoes in stormont which would come into effect. the british government could not make that kind of commitment because it would be presuming we would be prepared to abide by an arrangement such as

this interview will air on bbc radio on december 27.>>> the follow-up continues for president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. mass protests today all over the world.>>> a bay area minimart sends a winning lotto ticket worth tens of millions of dollars. s. >>> hundreds of mourners bid farewell to the late mayor ed lee in a public service for a man of remarkable character.>>[ music ]with teary eyes, lieutenant governor gavin newsom called lee a tribute to decency and a man who served an extraordinary life in public service but never sought the spotlight. lee left a legacy of humility. nearly everyone who spoke said lee was a genuinely nice guy who wanted to do the right thing.>> san francisco has, on this day, appropriately acknowledged and celebrated the life of a man who was different than any of his predecessors.>> letters from former president barack obama and hillary clinton were read. members of the san francisco symphony filled city hall with music. lee was the city's first asian- american mayor and was known for his work against homelessness,

station — or indeed bbc radio wales or bbc radio ulster.ther forecasts on this channel every half hour — stay with us. the disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford has died in prison at the age of 7a. clifford was jailed three years ago for assaulting teenagers as young as fifteen. he was in the middle of an eight year term, and it's thought he died of a heart attack. nick higham reports on a career that hid years of sexual predation. the former record company publicist was britain's best—known pr man. the king of the kiss and tell. he gave sensational stories to the tabloids, while keeping other clients out of the papers. in 1989, he fed a story about pamella bordes and her numerous affairs with influential men to the news of the world. but he had another client, a brothel madam. as far as my involvement was, it was really a cover—up for something else. there was a story involving lots of stars which i was trying to keep out. then there was the cabinet minister david mellor, who'd had an affair with actress antonia de sancha. angered, he

guest hosting a bbc radio show with the president in the hot seat. the young royal fired away. >> i'll interview you if you want. >> no, let's keep it that this way. i'd much prefer that. what's different about your mornings? >> i wake up later, but the things that are important to me haven't changed. >> reporter: and the important things barack obama said need to stay constant to stay rock solid. >> back to the 20th of january 2017, what was going through your mind? >> the first thing that went through my mind was sitting across from michelle, how thankful i was that she had been my partner through that whole process. >> reporter: perhaps encouragement for harry who has introduced his partner to public life and final lay lightning round. >> boxers or briefs? >> sorry, we don't answer those questions. >> harry or william? >> william, right now. >> reporter: including a few really with only one right answer. >> queen or the queen? >> the queen. >> good answer again. suits or the good wife? >> suits. obviously. >> great. great, answer. >> today's progr

>>> rare and wide ranging interview between a current prince and former president aired today on bbc radiopresident barack obama revealed quite a bit to britain prince harry. ben lewis is in london with the royal interview. >> do i have to speak faster. >> perhaps it was royal charm. >> i need a british act zen. >> president obama opened up to prince harry in his first broadcast interview since leaving the white house. he discussed the responsible use of social media without mentioning president trump by name. >> the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities. >> former president admitted one of the nicest things about being out of office is sleeping in. >> the fact that i can wake up and if i want to spent an extra 45 minutes talking to michelle and take a long breakfast i can do it. >> prince harrow kicked the interview for bbc radio. >> it was quite fun especially interviewing president obama despite the fact i think he wanted to interview me. >> quick fire questions include add light hearted reference to the tv show starring the prince's american mayan

this is bbc radio 4 and now it's time for woman's hour. commuters set off for the day ahead. this is the very week that the hashtag #metoo went viral. it was a way for women to tag and share their experiences of harassment. this week, we are taking over the machine room in east london's maker mile, an area full of workshops and art studios. before yesterday i was like, it'll be fun. try some stuff up, whatever but actually, after yesterday, this is a moment that we can... we can make a difference. i know you want to get started, so walk this way. and right on time... your bus. we have hired this bus for the week. the team can use it how they wish to exhibit and test potential solutions. this is your space to play with it. exactly. this is going to be right here for you. you can do what you like. yeah, why not? it's going to be really interesting now we have the bus in real life here to take apart and put back together as we see fit. i wasjust feeling really overwhelmed, this is a big challenge. now we have a big, massive toy. and i'm an en

prince harry and barack 0bama for bbc radio there.ne is a staple in italy. it was a weekend of two halves, with saturday's sunshine replaced by sunday's cloud and drizzle. here was a scene by one of our weather watchers taken on sunday afternoon in stevenage in hertfordshire. grey skies there. monday will be a brighter start to the week ahead, which is looking mainly dry, rather cloudy, turning milder, particularly towards the west but we've got some dense fog patches to watch out for, particularly during tuesday. now, monday dominated by this big ridge of high pressure, so that's going to keep things generally dry and settled. quite a chilly start to the day with some frost around and also the odd mist and fog patch to contend with first thing too. if we look at monday morning, 8am, if you're heading to work or on the school run for instance, temperatures around four or five degrees across wales and the south—west of england. it's a dry start. colder, though, further east across england, towns and cities a degree or two above freezin

prince harry has interviewed barack 0bama for bbc radio 4's today programme.se long pauses, you will get the face. let me see the face. laughter the interview is part of harry's guest editorship of the programme and features the former us president sharing his memories of the day he left office and his hopes for his post—presidential life. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.20pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. in the past few minutes police have given an update into the investigation of a fatal multiple vehicle crash in birmingham this morning. five men and a woman are known to have died. let's get the latest information from that police news conference now. what we know. we were called at 11 minutes past one this morning to the report of a serious collision on belgrave middle way in birmingham, edgbaston. three vehicles were involved in the collision in the underpass, involving at least nine people. this has resulted in five people

also speaking to bbc radio 4, the former conservative leader and leave supporter, iain duncan smith,d regulatory alignment did not necessarily mean having the same regulations as the eu. the regulations may be different but the effect is important, this is the key bit. what is the effect of what you do? that is in our interest generally, even after a trade arrangement to ensure that between our major trade partners, there is a sense of alignment. the key here is the next phase from what will happen on the trade discussions? i think this will be the bruising difficult bit but it's the vital bit. let's speak to the conservative mp and former party chairman, grant shapps. he joins me via webcam from his constituency in hertfordshire. good morning. thank you for being with us. let me ask you, what is your take on the agreement that mrs may reached with the eu in the early hours of yesterday morning? may reached with the eu in the early hours of yesterday morning ?|i may reached with the eu in the early hours of yesterday morning? i have taken the time to read the full 15 page agreement a

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ball by ball commentary is on bbc radio test match special and the bbc sport website. way. ronnie 0'sullivan is due to the last 16 of snookehs 0'sullivan is due to the last 16 of snooker‘s uk championship. he thrashed michael white 6—1. he is playing on his a2nd birthday as well. he finished the match with a final break of 65 to take him closer to matching steve davis' record of six uk titles. the third round winners today where john six uk titles. the third round winners today wherejohn higgins and shaun murphy. that's all for this sportsday, on a day that saw russia banned from the winter olympics next year for systematic doping. coming up next, it's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former pensions minister baroness ros altmann and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. tomorrow's front pages...starting with... the guardian leads with a story of pressure growing on theresa may amid what it describes as a "jolt" to brexit talks. the telegraph claims that mi5 foiled an alleged plot to assas

leaving office, former president barack obama sits down with his friend prince harry, guest hosting a bbc radio the young royal fired away. >> i'll interview you. >> let's keep it this way. what's different about your mornings? >> i wake up later. but the things that are important to me haven't changed. >> reporter: and the important things barack obama said need to stay constant to stay rock solid. >> you go back to the 20th of january 2017, what was going through your mind? >> the first thing that was going through my mind was sitting across from michelle how thankful i was that she had been my partner through that whole process. >> reporter: perhaps a little encouragement for harry who has introduced his partner to public life. and a lightning round. >> boxers or briefs. >> we don't answer those questions. >> reporter: harry or william? >> >> the queen. >> good answer again. >> "suits" or "the good wife"? >> "suits", obviously. >> reporter: and a quick chat. >> it was your future wife's first christmas with the in-laws, how was it? >> it was fantastic. she really enjoyed it. the family loved

station or bbc radio wales.casts every half an hour here on bbc news. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has met with the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morning on the second day of his visit to the country. it's believed that he continued to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian aid—worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. i am sure it will make a difference. i am sure him being there, i'm sure him raising her case, i'm sure him raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and can only help... improved relations can only lead to a better case for us. i think that's right, that i'm not expecting that on monday morning, he comes back with her on the plane. our bbc

bbc local radio will keep you up to date.e week. more in half an hour. this is bbc news. that's take look at the headlines. six people have died ina at the headlines. six people have died in a serious crash on one of birmingham's main roads. police say it's too early to speculate on what caused it. the government wants to lower the age for automatic enrolment in company pension schemes to 18 in enrolment in company pension schemes to18ina enrolment in company pension schemes to 18 in a move to offer more people financial security in old age. serious doubts over military savings, mps warn the ministry of defence will struggle to pay for new equipment. and prince harry has interviewed former us president barack 0bama is part of his guest editorship of the today programme on radio a. more from me at the top of the hour, but now the latest news from across the channel. hello, welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. 0n today's programme, eu leaders give the green light to move

guest hosting a bbc radio show with the president in the hos seat. the young royal fired away. >> i'll interview you if you want. >> no. keep hit the way. i prefer that. what is different about the morning? >> i wake up later. but the things that are important to me haven't changed. >> the important things need to stay constant. to stay rock solid. >> take you back to 20 of january 2017. what goes through your mind? >> the first thing that went through my mind was sitting across from michelle how thankful i was that she had been my partner through that whole process. >> perhaps the little encouragement for harry who now introduced his partner to public life. lightning round. >> boxers or briefs? >> sorry. we don't answer those questions? >> harry or william? >> william right now. >> including a few really with only one right answer. >> q >> the queen. >> suits or the good wife? >> "suits." >> great answer. >> today's program is guest edited by prince harry. >> and today harry joins the regular bbc anchors for a quick chat. >> it was your future wife'

the interview will air on bbc radio coming up december 27th. >>> all right, joe is here, and we all love probably like to have this one back. >> yeah, and nothing much has changed. >> so close to the pile on. >> yes, for a few weeks now we've talked about the slim chance for the raiders to make the playoffs. dallas and oakland in a high profile sunday night match up with both teams desperate for a win. 4th and 1 for the cowboys. this is a crucial play with inside five minutes left. so close once they bring out the chains the referee tries to see if he can slide an index card between the stick and ball. not the most scientific way to make the decision. they say dallas 1st down. the cowboys kick a field goal, go in front with 1: 44 left. the raiders down to their last gasp. carr throws long to crabtree. lewis misplays the ball and picks up the pass interference call. 3rd down from the 8, dive for the end zone by carr. heath hustles over to keep him from getting in, ask the ball comes loose before carr goes out of bound, trickles out of the end zone and that's a touchback. it was a matter o

and coming up in a minute, bbc radio five live‘s anna foster hosts the biggest conversation about mumshealth — that's in #mumta keover. now on bbc news, radio 5 live presenter anna foster hosts the uk's biggest conversation about mums and mental health at this special event held at the iconic blackpool tower. hello, everybody. we're here at the beautiful blackpool tower in this gorgeous circus to kick—start the uk's biggest conversation about mums and mental health. everything from post—natal depression, anxiety, loneliness, work—life balance, the whole lot. anything that you felt or talked about. we're going to be live. we got a0 plus... but no, that's not impressive. we got 400 plus mums in the audience and some dads, too. shout out to the dads. applause. there they are. we will be discussing the facts, hearing personal stories and looking for solutions to the mental health challenges affecting so many mums and dads in the uk. we've got our gorgeous panel of experts and not to forget of course our mums who have joined us today. lots of you from blackpool. and you can follow the conve

station or bbc radio wales.full weather forecasts every half hour here on bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has left iran without an agreement on the early release of the british—iranian aid—worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has met with the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morning on the second day of his visit to the country. it's believed that he continued to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian aid—worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. i have been speaking to our bbc persian correspondent who gave me this update on the foreign secretary's talks in iran. we hear he has left out an agreement for a release. we know from the british side they are saying th

station or bbc radio wales.very half hour — here on bbc news. i don't know if this is the result of the weather or just i don't know if this is the result of the weather orjust look unhappy coincidence, but p&0 has said a passenger ferry that ran aground this lunchtime in high winds at the port of calais is now afloat. a spokesman for the company said the ship was refloated within two hours of the incident, which happened as it was carrying 300 passengers to dover. there were no reported injuries, but the incident did cause the port to close. people travelling this afternoon have been told to contact with their ferry operator to check about disruption. the disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford has died in prison at the age of 7a. clifford was jailed three years ago for assaulting teenagers as young as 15. he was in the middle of an eight year term, and it's thought he died of a heart attack. nick higham reports on a career that hid years of sexual predation. the former record company publicist was britain's

interview cases now with his friend prince harry, guest hosting a bbc radio show with the president in the hot seat. he fired away. president interview you if you want. prince harry: what is different about your moments -- mornings? president obama: i wake up later, but the things that are important have not changed. take yourry: can i back to the 20th of january, 2017 -- what was going through your mind. president obama: the first thing that went through my mind was sitting across from michelle, was how thankful i was she had been my partner. >> perhaps encouraging for harry, who has introduced his partner. prince harry: boxers or briefs? president obama: we don't answer that. "suits" or "the good wife." president obama: suits, obviously. prince harry: good answer. bbcnd he joined the regular anchors for a chat. >> it was your first -- your first first future -- christmas with future in the spirit how is that? >> the next question, would president obama be invited to the wedding next year? prince harry: we don't want to ruin the surprise. adrianna: check out this video -- the record s

also on bbc local radio when you're on the move. 0utbreaks also on bbc local radio when you're on theare in the morning, extending northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england and north wales. easing down a bit into the afternoon. a blustery day across the board. it clears to sunshine and a few showers. takes longerfor sunshine and a few showers. takes longer for things sunshine and a few showers. takes longerfor things to sunshine and a few showers. takes longer for things to brighten up sunshine and a few showers. takes longerfor things to brighten up in eastern scotland. temperatures similarto eastern scotland. temperatures similar to those of today, if not a degree or so down. but strong winds to end the day and that will bring showers across the border as we —— board as we head into midnight. temperatures should be clear of frost. maybe a bit in northern scotland. wherever you are, take a water proof just in scotland. wherever you are, take a water proofjust in case. there could be a few showers just about anywhere. clear skies in between. but into the start of new year'

. >> prince harry conducted the interview to bbc radio. >> it was quite fun interviewing president obama dispute i think he wanted to do me. >> fire questions including a light hearted reference to the tv show starring the prince's american fiance. >> [indiscernible]. >> great, great answer. >> prince harry wedding to may gag markell won't be an event -- meaning president trump doesn't have to be invited, but prince harry thinks -- >> we haven't put the guest list together, so who knows whether he's going to be invited. >> with the longer before that list is revealed. ben luis, cbs news, london. >> president obama also said he wanted to focus on stopping climate change, a topic that prince harry is also passionate about. >>> hold your hands up and close your eyes and hold your hands out. >>[screaming] >> oh, my god. oh. oh ! [ crying ] >> oh, my god. [ crying ] >> you got me a dog. [ crying ] >> thank you. >> i would react the same way. look at that little cutie. tears of joy from a texas girl whose parents surprised her with a puppy for christmas. video of camden's reaction gone viral g

obama has given his first interview since leaving the white house come his role as a guest editor on bbc radio, prince harry asked him how he felt about -- at president trump's inauguration, he said it was a sense of satisfaction for a job well done. mr. obama: all the work still undone and concerns about how the country moves forward. overall, there was a serenity. more than i expected. >> he did not mention president trump by name and president the use ofd about social media by world leaders and it was broadcast today but recorded in september. vladimir putin has submitted his nomination papers, required for him to run for reelection. his visit to the central election commission came one day after his supporters signed up to endorses candidate. russian law requires independents to secure endorsements from 500 people and he is seeking his fourth residential term as an independent candidate with an approval rating of about 80% towards the march election, it looks likely he will win. beijing has declined to confirm a report that it ships have been transferring oil to north korean vessels in vio

. >>> a rare and wide ranging interview between a prince an former president aired today o bbc radio. president obama open pud up to prince harry and his first broadcast interview since leaving the white house, he talked about the responsible use of social media without mentioning president trump by name.e former president admitted one of the nic things about being out of office is sleeping in >> fact that i can wake up and if i want to spend an extra 45 minutes talking to michelle and take a long breakfast, i can do it. >> the pair also discussed harry's upcoming up in what wills. there's a good chance he'll be included. >>> a tree that stood on the white house lawn nearly 200 years was partial removed. the jackson magnolia had a large him cut off. the national park service said it was planted in the 1820's it's named for andrew jackson who brought it there from tennessee. the tree is rotting so officials ft will fall every time the president's helicopter takes off nearby. >> on the east trunk of it. there's a small c shaped section of wood and a little bit of bark and not muchnfha e

how many more interviews like this might prince harry do for bbc radio 4, sore this just a one off?n someone who doesn't like the press. he is very nervous of the press. he blames them for what happened to his mother. and we've really seen a sea change in the last couple years. he is much more open about talking. he has been very, very open about his own feelings, about his feelings of grief. and he really is moving as seeing the press toward someone he can work with and work with the press about getting his message out there. and i do think ms. markle is part of this. sees the press as friends. and prince harry and ms. markle together, they really are going to have this new effort towards world to really working on big world charity, big world interventions. and certainly prince harry is going to want to do more of the interviews with other world leaders. i don't know whether he is going to interview mr. trump, but that would be an interesting conversation. >> we'll have to stay tuned and see what happens, all right. but everyone looking forward to that interview. kate williams, th

. >>> a rare and wide ranging interview between a prince an former president aired today on bbc radio. president obama open pud up to prince harry and his first broadcast interview since leaving the white house, he talked about the responsible use of social media without mentioning president trump by name. the former president admitted one of the nicest things about being out of office is sleeping in >> fact that i can wake up and if i want to spend an extra 45 minutes talking to michelle and take a l breakfast, i can do it. >> the pair also discussed prince harry's upcoming up in what wills. there's a good chance he'll be included. >>> a tree that stood on the white house lawn nearly 200 years was partial removed. the jackson magnolia had a large him cut off. the national park service said it was planted in the 1820's, it's named for andrew jackson who brought it there from tennessee. the tree is rotting so badly white house officials fear it will fall every time the president's helicopter takes off nearby. >> on the east t o there's a small c shaped section of wood and a little bit

guest hosting a bbc radio show with the president in the hot seat the young royal fired >> n >> what is different about your mornings? >> i wake up later but the things that are important to me have been changed. >> the important thingsd ay c rc solid. >> can i take you back to the 20th of january? >> the first thing that when through my mind sitting across from michelle how thankful i was that she was my partner through the whole process. >> and encouragement for harry that introduce partner to public life. >> and finally a lightning round -- >> harry or william? >> william right now. >> and queen or the queen? >> the queen. >>uits good >> suits. obviously. >> great answer. today's program is guest edited by prince harry. >> and today harry joins the bbc anchors for a quick chat. >> it was your future wife's first christmas with the inlaws. how was it frnls fantastic, she enjoyed it and the family loved having her there. >> will obama be invited to the marriage next year? >> wouldn't want to ruin >> they have a few months to sort out that guest list. >>> and you watch this moment, t

. >> reporter: prince harry conducted the interview for bbc radio. >> it was quite fun especially interviewingresident obama. >> reporter: some quick fire questions included a lighthearted reference to the tv show, starring the prince's american fiancee. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: prince harry's wedding to meghan markle won't be an official state event, meaning president trump doesn't have to be invited. but harry considers president obama and michelle to be friends and they could make an appearance. >> we haven't put the invites all the guest list together yet. who knows whether he will be invited or not. >> reporter: with the wedding day fast approaching it shouldn't be much longer before that list is revealed. ben lewis, cbs news, london. >>> former president obama also said he wants to focus on stopping climate change. that's a topic prince harry is interested in. >>> we are going to call it a comeback. "karl the fog" is definitely back. >> yeah. he is definitely back but he is on his way out and, in fact, taking a live look out of the transamerica tower looking east towards the bay br

the newly engaged prince harry sat down for a bbc radio interview with former president barack obama.view took place in september but was just broadcast today. the fuller view was posted on twitter. >> boxers or briefs. >> sorry, we don't answer those questions. >> lebron james or michael jordan. >> jordan. i love lebron but i'm a chicago guy. >> the interview touched on more serious topics like president obama's transition out of white house. >> the sense that there was a completion and that we had done the work in a way that preserved our integrity and left us whole. >> that was mr. obama's first full interview since leaving the white house in january. >>> a live look right now at oracle arena. this is the first time back on the court since the big christmas day victory over cleveland. warriors fans will have a new item to add to their memorabilia collection. the team unveiled a new jersey today with a bit of significance. these chinese heritage uniforms will be worn for select uniforms. it's to show support for strong chinese culture. online pre-sales started today. >>> was it a si

. >>> former president obama and britain's prince harry teamed up for an interview for bbc radio. >>do i have to speak faster? do i need a british accident? >> just start using long pauses between the answers. >> okay. i don't want to see that face. >> prince harry interviewed mr. obama in toronto during the invictus games. he shared his memories of the day he left office and spoke about his plans to generate is next generation of leadership through the obama foundation. the interview will air on bbc december 27th. >>> travel experts say tourism in south lake tahoe is changing. travelers are hitting the slopes a lot less. millennials are not skiing or snow boarding as much as the previous generation. the report suggests that climate change is bringing fewer people to the slopes. and people are trading in casino gaming for concerts and other entertainment options. >>> this could be the best holiday ever for whoever has the winning ticket. it's worth $40 million. the winning numbers are four, 17, 21, 37, 44, and the meganumber is 17. the winner has not claimed it yet. we don't know if

. >>> and our partners at the bbc took a look at prince harry's interview of barack obama for a radiogram there. >> i'll interview you if you want. >> no, no. let's keep it this way. i'd much prefer that. >> the interview was recorded in september in toronto during the invictus games. during their chat mr. obama joked about whether he needed a british accent. he also shareds he memories of his last day in office and his hopes for the future. the interview will be broadcast on december 27th when prince harry is a guest editor on bbc radio. >>> still ahead, it's no jedi mind trick. the latest movie has a historic opening at the box office. we'ret "the unofficial official fruit of the holidays." -the fig's gonna be so bummed. -[ chuckles ] for holiday tips and recipes, go to oceanspray.com. -the fig's gonna be so bummed. -[ chuckles ] wherever life takes us, we go together. interwoven... ...exclusively at kay, jared and zales. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> well, it might have been finger-licking good, but there was only enough food for the t

the government announced it would match the two hundred thousand pounds raised in a bbc radio appealogramme announced earlier this year by prince harry. wyre davies reports. although nearly 30 countries where de—mining operations have taken place have now been declared mine—free, there are still millions of mines littering existing and former war zones across the globe. small plastic antipersonnel mines in particular kill or maim thousands of unsuspecting civilians every year, long after they were originally laid. in april, the department for international development made a three—year commitment worth £100 million to support de—mining programmes in parts of africa, south—east asia and the middle east. the programme was launched with the support of prince harry, whose late mother, princess diana, brought the issue to public attention in 1997, when she walked wearing body armour through a partially cleared mine field in angola. the international development secretary penny mordaunt has now announced plans to expand the uk's de—mining efforts to angola and has given a further £200,000

the show from the liverpool echo arena on sunday the 17th of december will be live on bbc one, radio bbc sport website. and finally, here's a piece of sporting theatre which you don't see happen very often. people will be talking about this miraculous race for years to come. jockey jack kennedy was thown out of his saddle in the 2.35 at clonmel, county tipperary, ireland. first, the teenager defied the laws of gravity by staying on his horse. and then as if that wasn't impressive enough, he went on to win the race. he game back —— he came back from that incredible bit of gymnastics. there he was a few moments later. brilliant. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye for now. foreign secretary borisjohnson has said that he will be visiting tehran, the iranian capital, very shortly, and that he will be raising the cases of dual nationals being held in iran. he will in particular urge the release on humanitarian grounds of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman jailed for five years in tehran. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, jo

. >> kensington palace revealing prince harry interviewed president obama for a bbc radio program. >>have to speak faster because i'm a slow speaker? >> not at all. >> do i need the british accent? >> no, no, not at all. mr. obama did not need a british acce accent. it was recorded in toronto in september. mr. obama discussed his plans to cultivate the next generation of leadership through the obama foundation and his feelings on the last day in office. the interview will be broadcast on december 27th. >> i'd liked to have been there for that. >>> let's take a look at our -- i don't want to be negative but our ever-trying snowpack. 34% of average for today's date. we'll get 3 to 6 inches of snow tuesday night into wednesday there. by 7:00 wednesday evening you can see maybe .01 of an inch of rain. during the overnight hours through 7:00 wednesday morning we'll wake up to a tenth to .15 of an inch of rain. sue, just enough to make the commute miserable. >> it will be slick out there. we'll help you through it. not a problem. we have some slow and go. if you're a fast track they are ear

the interview aired yesterday on bbc radio. it was reported back in canada.poke about legacy, the emotions of leadership and especially timely topics. >> game face on. what's going through your mind? >> the sense that there was a completion and that we had done the work in a way that preserved our integrity and left us whole. that was mixed with all the work that was still undone. overall, there was a serenity there more than i would have expected. >> president obama never mentioned president trump by name. but he did reflect on the day he handed power over to the trump administration. >> are you aware that you were wearing your heart on your sleeve? >> i thought it was important for me if i was talking to a wounded warrior for them to understand that, as commander in chief, even though i'm responsible for ordering them into a war theater, that i didn't take it lightly. that the wounds received were ones that i honor honored. >> the former president and the prince bonded in the past over service to wounded warriors. harry created the invic tuss games. mr. and

>> prince harry conducted the interview for bbc radio. as for whether the obamas will be invited to prince harry's wedding, prince harry said he wouldn't want to ruin the surprise. >>> coming up mall stores forced to close early when teenagers start throwing punches. >> plus an ironic spot picked for a sanctuary. >> flight to nowhere, a jet flies over the pacific for eight hours before landing where it started, the supermodel who is demanding answers. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. when the theme park in anaheim y >>> disneyland goes dark. liday week. be helped of the lights and power went out around 11 a.m. when the theme park in anaheim was near capacity this busy holiday week. guests had to be helped off about a dozen rides. ing yet. a spokesperson crews were able to restore power an hour later, but some rides still aren't even up and running yet. a spokesperson says the outage stems from a transformer, but it is still unclear exactly what caused it. >>> a northern california mall is upping securi

also bbc local radio. 0utbreaks online. also bbc local radio. outbreaks of rain quite widely. most will cure to sunshine and showers. it takes longerfor to sunshine and showers. it takes longer for things to sunshine and showers. it takes longerfor things to to sunshine and showers. it takes longer for things to brighton up to sunshine and showers. it takes longerfor things to brighton up in eastern scotland. temperatures similarto eastern scotland. temperatures similar to today. strong winds to end the day. that will bring showers across the board as we head towards midnightand across the board as we head towards midnight and the start of 2018. temperatures should be clear. wherever you are, take a waterproof just encase. could be showery. clear skies in between. into the start of new year's day, the risk of heavy and persistent rain moving through the english channel. that will depart. sunshine and wintry showers in the north and the west. hello, and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. we're taking time today to look ahead to the world in 2018, in britain, the rest of

obama warns about the challenges with social media and the potential for using it irresponsibly in a bbc radio interview with prince harry. mr. obama said that people on social media o >> the question i think really has to do with how do we harness this technology in a way that allows a multiplicity of voices, allows a diversity of views, but doesn't lead to a balkanization of our society, but rather continues to promote ways of finding common ground. >> still, the social media space is closely watched by investors. so what might 2018 hold for this important group? julia bo >> reporter: in 2018, we can expect an acceleration of change in the media industry as the giants adapt to more competition. first with disney's fox deal creating a behemoth that will grab an even bigger piece of the box office. all the other media players are likely to scramble for scale, targeting the smaller media companies such as discovery, lionsgate, and amc network. we could see netflix lock in a library with subscriber appeal, all as the industry awaits a court decision on at&t's battle to buy time warner. directv n

you can help decide on the main bbc sports personality of the year from 6.55 on sunday evening on bbc radio other sports stories now and the former head of cycling‘s international governing body pat mcquaid says chris froome‘s adverse drugs test is "a disaster" for the sport. the four—time tour de france winner was found to have had double the permitted level of a legal asthma drug in his urine, during his win at the vuelta a espana this year. froome says he was following doctor‘s advice. sir david tanner is to step down as british rowing performance director next february. during 21 years in charge, sir david has led the gb rowing team to 27 olympic medals, including 12 golds. and neil robertson is into the semi—finals of the scottish 0pen snooker. the australian has dropped out of the world‘s top 16 recently, but he hit three centuries to win 5—4 against china‘s xiao guodong. judd trump is also into the last four after beating stephen maguire. 0k, another big weekend in rugby union‘s european challenge cup — we‘re at the halfway point, and a bonus point win at this stage means teams can t

keep up—to—date on your local bbc radio station. oblems we can become isolated and separated from others and singing together is a really valuable way to counteract that and to bring people together.” valuable way to counteract that and to bring people together. i have been up and down coming to the choir has really helped me to focus on if the good things in my life. it lifts your spirit and you know it ta kes it lifts your spirit and you know it takes away the strain and stresses of life. it is a positive force, you know, that goes right through you physically and mentally.” know, that goes right through you physically and mentally. i think every single member i have seen of the choir since they came in has made some shift towards a more positive health and outlook on life. we will talk more about the joys of singing and whether it has health benefits after 8.30am. we will have alsneak pre—view of our efforts. we're singing in a concert later in the week. it is time for the news, travel and weather where you yesterday was the colde

the fifth in line to the throne takes over the show on the 27th december on bbc radio four — and he gavecause i'm a slow speaker. not at all. should i do a british accent? if you start using long pauses between answers you're probably going to get this face. laughter. i don't want to see that face. it will be a 20 minute package for the bbc after christmas, and we hope to use the whole thing as a podcast. excellent. 0k. i'm ready. do you guys have sound? sounding great. you're excited about this, i'm nervous about this. it's fine. i'll interview you if you want. let's keep it this way, i'd much prefer that! i wonder if that was difficult sell, they will be intervening the former president, british friends. quite a disappointing day. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines at 3:30pm. six people have died in a serious crash on one of birmingham's main roads. in a serious crash on one police say it's too early to speculate on the cause of the crash. the government wants to lower the age for automatic enrolment in company pension schemes from 22 to 18, in a move to offer more p

i was very clear about that, and i made a bbc radio documentary where one of the staff in the children'seaners... cleaners are really interesting people in institutions, because they see everything. they see what's wrong and they see what's right. and because they're not staff, they're not social workers, they see everything. they're quite an incredible resource to a child, actually. they they should be paid more. but one cleaner said, i remember you in the children's home, and i remember when you were writing, and i remember you scribbling your pieces of paper and throwing them away, and starting again, et cetera. i should say — we have discussed this, because you have agreed to do it. i want you to read a poem, because i want people to get a flavour of the poetry, and your voice, as well. and it is called children's home, and it is a very powerful and a very bleak description of what a bit of it felt like. but ijust wonder — this sort of poetry, which is somewhat typical of things you have reflected upon in yourlife, and about your past, is this something you wrote long afterwards? whe

he also witnessed harry kane make history at wembley as a co—commentator for bbc radio london.is a remarkable achievement. something all of tottenham hotspur is‘ supporters and the academy and those who worked with harry kane on this incredible journey, those who worked with harry kane on this incrediblejourney, they have loved it and it has been an outstanding year. has anyone heard from him since? i have not had the opportunity to actually watch him live this afternoon, working on my media capacity. i have seen develop and have worked with him as a 14—15 year old kid. he has become a great footballer. this is just year old kid. he has become a great footballer. this isjust the number visible achievement. did you spot it early? were the signs there? he showed glimpses. one of the biggest compliment i could give him if he was just a fantastic learner. —— compliments. it is just a small part the coaches have played along the way. he deserves a lot of credit. the new club owner has allowed him to blossom. can you explain what it is he does so well? strength? speed? skill? what ma