you can also catch the christmas special episode of that peter crouch podcast on bbc radio 5 live at 8pm tomorrow. it's always funny. if the rest of the podcasts are anything to go by, then it's probably not one for younger listeners. that's all from sportsday. on the day manchester united found their caretaker, ole gunnar solskjaer who will take the reins for the rest of the season. we'll have more throughout the evening. including updates from the league cup quarterfinals but from all of us, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. it's been a year in which privacy, data collection, data sharing, and the influence of tech companies and social media giants have been in the news almost every week. only today it's being reported that facebook could be sued in the us over the scandal involving cambridge analytica, which saw them fined in the uk for failing to make suitable checks well, our media editor, amol rajan, has been speaking to the uk information commissioner, elizabeth denham, about the year's controversies. it's going very well. 100% increase in the numbers of complaints, calls fro

that game is on bbc radio 5live this evening, and our commentator alistair bruce ball looks ahead wither steven warnock. welcome to the molineux stadium, where liverpool arrived this friday evening still unbeaten in the premier league, still the only unbeaten team in league football in england's top four divisions, and a chance tonight a win against inform wolves to be top of the table at christmas. stephen warnock is a former liverpool and england defender and he will be commentating with me. i think it's going to be a cracking game, both teams in great form. how important do you think it is for liverpool and this title challenge to be top of the table at christmas? is huge for the players psychologically to know that they are in and around it at christmas. if you look at the fixtures at the beginning of the season, and looked at the teams, you'd have said the players and the squad, you are going to be top at christmas, they'd have bitten your hand off. and all we have been talking about is how good magister city have been, how well they are playing, and liverpool could possibly sit a

vanessa feltz is on bbc radio london.t deal. it is clear that, while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal, on one issue... jeering. on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. today, the prime minister will appeal to eu leaders in a bid to rescue her plan. we will untangle what it means and what happens next. and i'm in derby to find out whether locals think polticians can still deliver the brexit they voted for. —— politicians. the continued uncertainty caused the value of the pound to fall against the dollar and euro. i will be looking at the reaction from businesses. also this morning: the father of murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. in sport: it is make—or—break for liverpool and tottenham in the champions league. napoli travel to anfield, while mauricio pochettino sharpens his spurs in barcelona. good morning. it is a frosty start for some of us, with some patchy fog. there

saturday's fight is live on bbc radio 5live and they're expecting a good one. hts of the year and i don't say that just because we're covering it on the bbc, i think it's a wonderful clash of styles, the clinical precise boxing of carl frampton and this all—out aggression, but not madness from josh warrington, like kind of aggression he showed in measured style against lee selby. fight has fight of the year written all over it and people can throw that around but we have got two fighters in the peak of their career fighting for the world title so that makes it exciting and it will be some night for british boxing this weekend. also coming up in the programme... the holiday season is almost upon us, but many people in sport won't get much chance to celebrate christmas. it's my first year away from home at christmas but i'm spending it with the horses. i just love christmas but i'm spending it with the horses. ijust love it, i love being around them. olympic champion adam peaty has joined forces with some of the world's best swimmers to lay out their plans to tran

set your alarms for aam tomorrow morning, coverage on bbc radio 5live.d this morning. today is his 70th birthday, and last night his side came from behind to beat wolves 2—1, junior hoilett‘s second—half stunner the perfect present for his manager. it is the welsh side's, third premier league win of the season and moves them out of the relegation zone — until this evening, at least. i will sleep well tonight. i mean, you know, i'm not getting any younger, as you know, and moments like this you've got to treasure. that's why i'm in the game. ijust love — when the whistle goes and you see your family out there, it's an amazing feeling. and it will be an extra special day, bearing in mind this result. yes, all the kids there, i'm really pleased. it will be a nice steady night. if we had lost tonight, it would not be anywhere near as good as it's going to be. non—league side solihull moors will be in the third—round draw of the fa cup for the first time after they held league one blackpool to a goalless draw. a record crowd at their damson park ground saw so

we're not the only ones talking aboutjose mourinho, over on bbc radio 5 live.panel going over today's events and how the club moves forward. we'll have lots more throughout the evening on bbc news, but that's it from sportsday mourinho tried to do it his way, but today manchester united said no wayjose, goodnight. and whilst the fa cup winners might be regulars, now they are here under new management ahead with high hopes that it will be a special one. for now paul is just a player. hello there it's been a wet windy day across the country today. tomorrow it's looking a bit quieter. we should have more sunshine around the wins but there will be blustery showers around the southern and western areas. with this band of rain eventually clearing the eastern areas, tonight leaves a dry y wind as well. a few showers packing into southern and western areas, where temperatures here hold out around five or 6 degrees closer to two to three celsius further north. starting wednesday off with cool, but there will be showers of the word go near the southwest. these become mor

cabinet ministerjames brokenshire spoke on bbc radio a this morning about the government's plans. what we want to do, what were what we still expect to do because we want to see the deal secured, the bill through parliament, but i think it is right and proper that we maintain our work on preparing for the no—deal, however reluctantly, with the additional money they chancellor committed, another half £1 billion ona committed, another half £1 billion on a budget as well as other work, with prada purse, stepping up their work as well as other preparations also. well told that cabinet will make it the central planning assumption, that we have to assume that no—deal will happen until you prove it isn't. is that what you will vote for today? i do not pre—empt cabinet discussion that we'll have a of hours' time, but i think it is right and proper, i won't pretend otherwise, that we are not stepping up preparations for no—deal. frankly, the way to avoid that, as i'm sure others will say clearly, is by having parliament voting to secure that deal which is why the political gamesmanship we

if you're in the uk, listen to bbc radio 455.says that it constitutes to improper conduct. apologise immediately and again four times. and explained what happened. i kicked the bottle not for the support centre, i kicked for me, it was going at the supports are. i said my apologies. and the communication. i said said my apologies. and the communication. isaid my said my apologies. and the communication. i said my apologies, but i kicked the bottle because it was near me but not with this intention. order to play two matches behind closed doors was racially abused yesterday during a match. the clu b abused yesterday during a match. the club is considering to appeal and has since apologised, good abuse a disgrace. the culture of guilt that they try to have the game suspended. back three times for the match to stop, due to the chanting. they said the player was on edge by the crowd's behaviour. with the one — zero defeat. the state of mind of one player was affected by racism. that is very bad. we are doing a campaign on this. i thi

this bbc radio presenter has interviewed the man himself the number of times.ng home, and astral weeks is about yearning. this one has just changed people's lives. it's actually gone global. you can't say that about very much. especially a small country like northern ireland, but van has done it. van morrison, you said it all. other local artists including poets are hoping the flair which flourished here will rub off on them. we will never stray. we are now what i suppose a lot of people will call the holy of holies of van morrison. 0n the streets made famous by the song on astral weeks, van fans are particularly proud. i grew up here and i think he is a wonderful ambassador. it is a continuous source inspiration for english music. the sounds resonate of east belfast and belfast in general and we are very lucky that he was from belfast. it is the legacy of a legend and this city hopes to make the most of sir van's musical magic. time now for the weather forecast. that looks quite a damp scene behind you. yes, indeed. things are improving. this picture behind me

commentary on bbc radio 5 live from 12:30pm.er and will be looking to bounce back from that shock home defeat to crystal palace, third—placed tottenham host bournemouth and ole gunnar solskjaer‘s first home game as manchester united boss will be against struggling huddersfield. highlights from all the premier league games will be on match of the day at 10:20pm on bbc one. celtic will be aiming to stay top of the scottish premiership, when they travel to aberdeen this afternoon. brendan rodgers's side are currently one point clear at the top but a win for the dons would take them level on points. if celtic fail to win, second—placed rangers could go above them with victory over hibernian at ibrox. australia opening batsman cameron bancroft has david warner was the one to suggest he should tamper with the ball, during australia's test match in south africa. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball, with sandpaper, and was later suspended for 9 months. now he's told former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist on

and you can follow every punch on bbc radio 5 live in the early hours of sunday morning. 4am coveragewith the fight due to get underway around 5ish. no early kick off, in the premier league this lunchtime, but manchester city, can extend their lead at the top. they're at home to bournemouth and can go five points clear with liverpool not playing in the merseyside derby until tomorrow. the late game sees manchester united travelling to second bottom southampton withjose mourinho, wanting a less sluggish start from his players. i feel that in some matches the way we start is not that intense, emotional, aggressive where i would like the team to start. other times, for example against young boys, we had that start. i imagine what the game could be if after ten minutes the result is 2—0. willie kirk has been appointed the new manager of everton ladies the former bristol city women manager had been assistant to casey stoney at manchester united women this season. he'll take charge of his first match in the merseyside derby against liverpool tomorrow. british sprinter, james, desa—olu, has

a half p a cow, world war at three and a half p a copy, tv wasn't in existence, so there was no bbc. radioinant its infancy. we relied on the papers as a dominant source of news. it talks about the relevance of papers today as well, which is really good. saying because of the content you can put in a newspaper is far more than that which you can read in other sources, it still... as opposed to social media. a tweet has only so many characters, you can have the in—depth analysis. only so many characters, you can have the in-depth analysis. at its height, the express was one of the most significant newspapers in this country, said a different standard in journalism. country, said a different standard injournalism. not quite country, said a different standard in journalism. not quite that same releva nce in journalism. not quite that same relevance today but it does have its place in newspaper history. relevance today but it does have its place in newspaper historym relevance today but it does have its place in newspaper history. it does and accept some really good values right at the beginni

further heavy rain but also gale force winds will bring the risk of some travel disruption, your bbc local radio station will keep you up—to—date. this is the satellite picture. it's this area of cloud in the atlantic thatis this area of cloud in the atlantic that is likely to spin into a deep area of low pressure but already we have a lot of cloud across the country. the cloud bringing outbreaks of rain, as you can see from the picture. the rain continues to slide southwards and eastwards, quite sporadic, and through the afternoon things expected to brighten up a little bit across parts of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures 10—13, not especially chilly, mile for the time of year. this evening our first batch of rain clears away but we bring more wet weather in from the west. this time across the south—west of england and south wales there could be enough rain to give some disruption, maybe some localised flooding. with that, the winds will be strengthening, around this area of low pressure. you can see the white lines squashing together here across the north coast of northern ireland.

always worth staying tuned to your local bbc radio station.deepening and heading our way. there is perhaps enough rain to cause localised flooding in the south—west of england. it will be an increasingly windy night, particularly across the north—west. look at the white lines on the chart, the isobars, squashing together across northern ireland scotla nd together across northern ireland scotland tomorrow morning. some very strong winds, inland close to 80 mph. though strong winds bringing big waves crashing into the coastline of western scotland, combined with the heavy rain there certainly could be some travel issues. in east anglia and the south—east, here it is a soggy start. blustery showers, turning chillier as the they goes on. a lot going on on friday. starts —— again it will be windy on saturday with the brisk westerly winds across the country. 13 degrees in london. summing things up for the coming weekend, it will be windy, a lot of showers around on saturday, perhaps a bit drier by sunday but at this stage turning chillier. there are

here she is talking to bbc radio 4. iam i am listening to colleagues concerns. es delaying it but i'm listening to colleagues concerns around this issue, this aspect of our withdrawal which is the backstop. the backstop is our guarantee to the people of northern ireland. it is a guarantee about not having a hard border between northern ireland and ireland but i recognise there are concerns from colleagues about the role of parliament and the sovereignty of the uk in relation to that issue. so iam the uk in relation to that issue. so i am talking to colleagues about how parliament might have, and how we can look at parliament having, a role going into that. that was the prime minister speaking on radio four about half an hour ago. simon french is back with us. this was a story on the daily mail online, facebook was in the press because of an mp in the uk demanding information become public, and the daily mail is even wider than that? there are a lot of companies accusing them of harvesting your data and using it for analytics and selling it on. it is interesting,

all set, you can follow every punch on bbc radio 5 live. coverage starts at 4am.arnock will have to speed up today on his 70th birthday. delighted to have been presented with three points to take the cardiff team out of the relegation zone in the premier league. this strike earned them a win over at wolves. cardiff have in fact now won three of their last four games. another early kick—off in the premier league, man city, at home to bournemouth and could go five points clear. liverpool are not playing in the merseyside derby until tomorrow. pep guardiola is wary of an improved bournemouth side. what we have done these two days is to look at how good a team they are. they played with the same manager every year and even with their results against big teams, they can get results and if they can get them, they deserve to. one of the biggest corruption scandal since league has seen chinese players banned for 16 years. a major match—fixing inquiry found that one player affected the outcomes of several games and another also pleaded guilty and was given a six—year suspe

well, if anybody listens to bbc radio or news, they will know that councils are really strapped for moneycentral government, a capital grant, the money that we spend on resurfacing roads each year. quite friendly, it is totally inadequate to even maintain the status of most roads, let alone improve them. what we need to see is notjust dollops of money, and i do really value the £400 million that the government matter has given to funding potholes. but we need to see funding, year—on—year, that we can invest on resurfacing entire roads. that means they will not develop potholes in the first place. it is a serious problem, it is notjust damage to cars, there have been insta nces damage to cars, there have been instances where cyclists have been endangered, injured, in some cases deaths have been caused because of this. this is a serious issue which is at risk of causing further injuries? i completely agree, i am not just a injuries? i completely agree, i am notjust a driver, i am a road cyclist and i know what conditions for roads can be like, certainly around here and in neighbouring count

you can hear commentary of fulham v wolves, brighton v arsenal and chelsea v watford all on bbc radioto stay top of the scottish premiership, when they travel to aberdeen this afternoon. brendan rodgers's side are currently one point clear at the top but a win for the dons would take them level on points. if celtic fail to win, second—placed rangers could go above them with victory over hibernian at ibrox. india took early control of the third test against australia in melbourne. the tourists won the toss and decided to bat first. australia only took two wickets, both thanks to pat cummins. debuta nt mayank agarwal and cheteshwar pujara both made half centuries to take india's total to 215—2 at the close with pujara not out on 68. the series is tied at one test all. it's been a year dominated down under by the ball tampering scandal and now cameron bancroft has revealed that david warner was the one to suggest he should tamper with the ball, during australia's test match in south africa. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball, with sandpaper, and was later suspend

this bbc radio presenter has interviewed the man himself a number of times. and astral weeks is about yearning. this man has made music which has changed people's lives. it's actually gone global. you can't say that about very much out of a small country like northern ireland, but van has done it. as the lion growls, climbs the walls, jackie wilson dances in the kitchen, van morrison, you said it all. other local artists, including poets, are hoping that the flair which flourished here will rub off on them. i will never stray from the lion's roar. we are now what, i suppose, a lot of people will consider the holy of holies of the van morrison tour. 0n the streets made famous by this song on astral weeks, van fans feel particularly proud. i grew up in east belfast and i think he is a wonderful ambassadorfor us. it is a continuous source of inspiration through his music, through the lyrics. the sounds resonate of east belfast and belfast in general and we are very lucky that he was a son of belfast. it is the legacy of a legend and this city hopes to make the m

with that mix of freezing rain, snow and ice and strong winds too, your bbc local radio stations willith any disruption to travel. so heading on into the second half of the weekend, we start off sunday still with some rain and snow to the north—east which should slowly clear away. it will be a drier day compared to saturday, not as windy. more sunshine in the east but there will be some lying snow and still the risk of ice. further rain showers then packing in from the west later on in the day. it won't be quite as cold, so those temperatures starting to nudge up about 6—10 degrees through the day on sunday and then things turn a bit milder into the new working week, still unsettled with further showers for monday and tuesday too. bye for now. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. breaking news this hour: a federal court in the us declares the affordable care act — also known as obamacare — unconstitutional. donald trump's former lawyer says the president was well aware it was wrong to pay hush money to two women during th

keep in touch with the latest situation near you from bbc local radio.ecting parts of scotland and into sunday overnight morning. further showers coming into the west and south on sunday morning. elsewhere looking dry and bright and a little less cold as well. that's the latest forecast. this is bbc news — i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8:00. no renegotiation of her brexit deal — but theresa may leaves the eu summit in brussels insisting she can win further assurances to get it through parliament. in if we are going to leave with a deal, this is it. but my discussions with colleagues today have shown that further clarification and discussion following the council's conclusions is in fact possible. but a tense exchange between mrs may and jean claude juncker as she accuses him of describing her latest efforts as nebulous. he denies it. i did not refer to her, but to the overall state of the of the debate in britain. and that is why i was saying that this was "nebulous" — "foggy" in english. a baby has died after being attacked by two dogs in the fa

stay tuned to your bbc local radio.kend, a busy run—up to the christmas period with people out and about shopping. a dry and cold start but we will see this rain piling into southern and western areas. the rain will be heavy for northern ireland, wales, central and southern england and we could see surface water flooding through the afternoon. further north and east of bumping into the cold air where we will see freezing rain and the risk of ice. 2-5 freezing rain and the risk of ice. 2—5 centimetres of snow over lower levels but significant accumulations of 10-20 levels but significant accumulations of 10—20 centimetres over the hills and may be more over the central belt and higher ground near the central belt. adding on the strength of the wind, there is likely to be drifting and blizzard conditions. this area of low pressure will move north, taking ice and snow with it as we head into sunday morning to stop the gaels will affect england and wales as well as the night wears on and into the day. looks like something q

stay tuned to your bbc local radio station for the very latest on that. picture. it is becoming quite sporadic. further showers breaking out across north wales. much of that rain is clearing away. as we had through the night, more pushing in from the west. for the south—west of england and the south of wales, the rain could be heavy and persistent enough to give flooding issues, some disruption as well. a pretty mild night for most, but an increasingly windy one. our area of low pressure will be really winding itself up by this stage tomorrow morning. look at the white lines on the chart. the isobar squeezing together. the north coast of northern ireland and scotland, thatis of northern ireland and scotland, that is where we will see the strongest wind. inland, 50 or 60 mph on the coasts, 80 mph. the westerly wind, driving big waves across western scotland. that could cause some coastal flooding issues that will also be bringing a lot of rain. that could cause some disruption. the south—east corner also starting off on the south—east corner also starting

>> we worked for bbc radio 4 and in their wisdom they wanted to call it after radio 4, 4tunatley. >> so it's that simple. >> here you are ladies having a chat. you both do very, very serious presentations on radio 4. you have a listening project and other projects and they are really serious and they take on a very serious tone and you dig deep with invited guests. what is it like to flip and be yourselves? >> it's brilliant. that's one of the best things about it. we meet up every week and we don't know what we're going to talk about. we start telling the truth about what's going on in our lives, which is terrifying. >> and the glorious thing is because it's not really very produced. some of it is out. we always say the very career limiting bits. >> but you can use, you know, language that you couldn't use on radio. >> very much so because there's no very defined structure to it, we do generuinely move through conversation as i think most women, in particular, move through conversations. which is a bit of this and a bit of that and suddenly you'll find yourself laughing about someth

she told bbc radio that she wants to make a change and can quote, take a lot on the chin.o the united nations refugee agency and weighed in on many human rights issues. she would have dismissed politics 20 years ago but has changed her mind about public service. >> we shall see. >> get ready for a trip back in time. see how one city uses the holidays to bring back a vintage form of transportation. >> and paying the price, how much wells fargo is coughing up to settle legal action over fake accounts. >> enjoy the view from our east bay hills camera. it's a stunning one. i'll let you know if the sun will shine as you get ready to ring in the new year or if you'll be seeing rain, coming up. >> let's take a look at traffic now. the bay bridge toll plaza moving nicely. all the cars trying to get into fransisco. stay with us impl >> well, the holiday season offers all sorts of festive opportunities. >> it does. in new york city you can hop on a train and take a trip back in time. >> that's part of >> i come to the vintage trains almost every year. i like to dress up and ride the

alternatives, those are the same ones outlined by her own deputy prime minister this morning in a bbc radio interview. he said if her version of brexit are not approved by parliament you're looking at either no brexit and a reversal, presumably through that second referendum or no deal. and there's a huge amount of pressure on some of the uk's largest trading partners, in particular ireland, to avoid that scenario. all of the concerns about the irish backstop get blown out of the water if we have no deal by the end of march next year because there would automatically have to be hard border infrastructure there sings the two sides would not have come to an agreement. >> all right thank you for bringing us the latest from brussels this is one of the issues weighing on markets. it's a sea of red. about 90% of stocks are trading in negative territory, this after a negative session for chinese equities overnight there the theme was weak data for china. retail sales came in at the slowest pace since 2003. industrial production levels slow, still pointing to growth for china, but the nikkei down a

through bbc local radio.otla nd further snow affecting parts of scotland overnight and into sunday morning. eventually that clears away from the south, coming towards the west and south on sunday. elsewhere it looks a little drier and brighter. it is a little less cold as well. that is your latest forecast. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: the eu rules out any re—negotitation — but theresa may leaves brussels insisting she can win further assurances to get her brexit deal through parliament if we are going to leave with a deal, this is it. but my discussions with colleagues today have shown that further clarification and discussion following the councils conclusions is in fact possible. but a tense exchange between mrs may and jean claude juncker as she accuses him of describing her latest efforts as nebulous. he denies it. i did not refer to her, but to the overall state of the debate in britain. and that's why i was saying that this was nebulous, foggy, in english. president trump

hear more on that 5 live investigates story at 11 o'clock this morning, on the bbc sounds app and bbc radioront pages so far? two stories dominating. brexit, of course about that legal advice on front of most of papers. one story that has not made the papers because it has only just that has not made the papers because it has onlyjust happened in the last couple of hours or so, is the tyson fury fight, which has happened in centre was just in the last couple of hours. earlier this morning, the heavyweight boxer tyson fury has drawn his first major comeback fight against america's deontay wilder. the self—styled gypsy king, from preston, outboxed his opponent for much of the match but was knocked down twice. the bbc‘s ade adedoyin is in los angeles to tell us more. talk us through this. it was quite a fight, wasn't it? it was a brilliant performance by tyson fury, he has come out from corner to use out of the sport. only to fight against substandard opponents, nowhere near the standard of deontay wilder and yet he pushed the champion, one of the hardest punches in the game, all of the way. h

you may have sympathy for this: bbc radio 5 last night who found it hard to stay awake during a phoneinng. a lot of people will empathise. i think so. to be fair to the guy... they kept him waiting for half an hour. maybe it was nice and warm in there. fair enough. possibly not the only person put to sleep by this talk brexit. but it is unavoidable and we will talk about it quite a lot this morning. you go to all that effort to call—up at one o'clock in the morning and... that is brilliant. we have the sport. jurgen klopp, big smile on his face. you probably cannot see. it has a fantastic set of teeth. and he is really beaming. i think! fantastic set of teeth. and he is really beaming. i think i has had some work on those. do you reckon he has had them done? loads of reasons to smile. he would show them of difficulty he thought he would be smiling for most of the season. how many people have already given the title to manchester city over the past few weeks saying they are brilliant and nobody can touch them? you look at the table this morning andl you look at the table this morning and

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both have been speaking tojohn humphreys on bbc radio 4's today programme, with matthew describing thewasn't able to process that right in the court, it was too much. it was an explosion. i could not say goodbye to dani or to anybody else, i was rushed out of the court, put in the car, taken back to the same interrogation room i was held in for six months. i expected to be taken to jail, a formaljail but instead i was taken back to this interrogation i’ootti. was taken back to this interrogation room. and then i was subsequently interrogated again the following day. nothing was making sense, i could not process it. on that weekend, the second or third time i had had suicidal thoughts. i was expecting to go to jail and i was looking to try to find a way through this but instead i was back in the same scenario. when you say you had suicidal thoughts, what exactly did you mean? last time, that last time, i was having quite bad panic attacks, and i felt like i was choking and could not breathe, and that night, i dream that i was hanging myself in the cell. that was not good. very hard to d

in an interview with bbc radio four‘s today programme, the pm said she's considering how parliament might backstop arrangement — thought to be an attempt to convince more hardline brexiteers to support her deal. but she also explained that, while many in the commons aren't happy with even the idea of a backstop, that "any deal" the uk does with the eu — be it the one currently on the table or a norway or canada model — involves a backstop in order to prevent a hard border. and this morning we've also heard that the european court ofjustice will publish its ruling on whether or not the uk can unilaterally reverse article 50 on monday next week. that means it will be made public before tuesday's vote. let's go to westminster and speak to out assistant political editor, norman smith. theresa may has been speaking, coming up with something she is hoping will win over the people opposed the deal. is she likely to have any luck? i think we will find out in the next few hours, but we are learning that mrs may is really trying to find something to get back on board her tory brexiteer critics, and

radio four. let's take a look at the top stories you are reading on the bbc news broke —— a website.out it as well. the headline, the eu is noted theresa may on renegotiating the deal. number four, let's theresa may on renegotiating the deal. numberfour, let's have a closer look, it says the tourist pound is now down to close to just $1, travellers finding they are barely being offered a us dollar in exchange for the pound following the continuing uncertainty over brexit, for example, at heathrow airport, the article tells you, you are finding as little as $1.05 coming across the counter if you hand over £1. it explains the pound is at its wea kest £1. it explains the pound is at its weakest against the us dollar since april 2017, although it has recovered slightly since theresa may went macro —— theresa may won the vote of confidence this week. one that has just dropped off the list is an interesting story about scientists calling for mandatory food labels that spell out the impact on the environment of everything from meat to chocolate. they say it would help consumers make informe

you can hear more on the story on bbc radio 5 live investigates at 11 o'clock this morning. d from a jailed gangster are to be sold at auction. the collection, valued at around £18,000, includes luxury brands like louis vuitton, jimmy choo, and gucci. their owner, who is serving a six—year sentence for shooting at a rival gang member, was allowed to keep any pairs worth less than £100. amazing. who knew? who knew trainers cost that much money. let us talk about wins... this time of the morning. i am not saying anything. in the uk we're pretty accustomed to the sound of the wind — especially at this time of year — but does it sound different on mars? mars wind blows. not really, as it turns out. b roper we are talking about is not designed to pick up sound, but the british seismometer, carried on nasa's insight lander, detected the martian air as it rushed over the probe's solar panels. —— rover. the ultimate aim of the mission, which is sited on a flat plain just north of mars' equator, is to study the red planet's geology. there you go. it is coming up to 7:12am. we will get

bbc local radio stations will keep you up to date with any disruption.ll clear away, there will be some lying snow across scotland and northern england too, but it is looking like a clearer, dry day to most of us. heavy showers packing in from the west later in the day, not quite as cold or as windy compared to saturday, temperatures just nudging into double figures. but it stays pretty unsettled into the working week. this is bbc world news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a us federaljudge rules president 0bama's healthca re reforms are unconstitutional. preparing for protest in paris — the yellow vests are expected to demonstrate despite the concessions announced by president macron. britain's prime minister vows to keep her brexit plans on track despite the rest of the eu saying they can't renegotiate the deal. one of britain's biggest football clubs condemns its own fans heard singing anti—semitic songs at a match in hungary. hello and welcome to bbc news.

a busy day in the run—up to christmas so stay tuned to local bbc radio.her warnings on our website, strong winds and the snow will continue into this evening and overnight. it looks treacherous this evening and overnight. the freezing rain turning back to snow, persisting across parts of northern england and scotland. elsewhere it will be very chilly. the rain that has fallen and is likely to turn to ice if it is still around. sunday is a quieter day. the snow, the strong winds abating in the north, sunshine and showers, but significant showers in the south on top of today's rain. lots to keep our back to you. you will be as busy as laura kuenssberg over the next few days. thank you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. it's time now for a look at the newspapers. anne longfield, who is the children's commissioner for england, is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good morning to you. good morning. let's start with this story, as children's commissioner this is a subject close to your heart. children's safety online. this is the mail today. we all

putting mrs may under even more pressure. just over an hour ago, she spoke to the today programme on bbc radios deliver on the referendum, or we have no deal, and there are some people who say, let‘s ta ke there are some people who say, let‘s take no deal off the table but the only way to do that is to have a deal. and to agree the deal. 0r some, and there are some, if you listen to the debate that takes base in parliament, if you have listened to the questions i‘ve been asked in parliament at pmqs and statements in the house of commons on this issue, it is clear that there are those in the house of commons who want to frustrate brexit. the opposition are doing that, they are just trying to frustrate it. there are those who wa nt to frustrate it. there are those who want to frustrate brexit and overturn the vote of the british people. that is not right. can you, should you, are you thinking of a separate vote on the backstop?m that feasible? the backstop is an integral part of the withdrawal agreement. you cannot separate it? asi agreement. you cannot separate it? as i said, is an integral par

there was a challenge, on bbc radio sussex, why do we keep having to do stuff?own part, will we are, producers or whether we are consumers that product. when it comes to plastic, there has been much confusion across there has been much confusion across the country, because different local authorities collect different plastics. what i always say to anybody who isn't sure is to check with your local council. don't worry what is happening in the council next to you, just focus on europe council. and there's that comes to district level, not county level, where there have been differences in the past, it is important that you focus on your local council. the websites are available and the majority of us own smartphones where you can get recycling officers available at the end of your own or twitter and facebook. that helps to ease that confusion if you knew who to ask. asking about the plastics that are in front of us in the studio here. people use that as an excuse not to do as much recycling as they can. which of these are recycling? the complexity of plastic is

he also spoke to the bbc radio earlier. i‘m a bit hopeful.he skies have been quiet over hudaydah for many, many months. so so far, so good. fingers crossed. we shall have to see in the coming hours or days without the mizzen tra nslates hours or days without the mizzen translates into reality. this is the reaction of some people in khokha, which is just south of hodaydah. translation: the ceasefire saves civilians. it prevents massive losses. we hope that it will continue and that security and stability will return to the city of hudaydah even though there was fear in the first hours of the ceasefire. translation: the agreement, of course, is in the interest of the people, the end of the war is our concern. hudaydah is a crucial port. we talk about a lot here. it supplies food and aid to two—thirds of yemen‘s population. and remember over ten million people are at risk of famine. this map gives us more detail on what is happening. houthis control the city and its ports, and yemen‘s government forces are to the south and east. the ceasefire ag

that was sarah robson from radio new zealand speaking to us earlier. you're watching breakfast from bbcdrew marr. only one really big question for british politics this morning, what is going to happen next? i am joined by stephen marked in theresa may's new brexit secretary. and by one borisjohn. may's new brexit secretary. and by one boris john. wreckage may's new brexit secretary. and by one borisjohn. wreckage politics and brexit, the future. the andrew marshall at ten o'clock. and brexit, the future. the andrew marshall at ten o'clocklj and brexit, the future. the andrew marshall at ten o'clock. i can't believe i skipped over andrew to try and go to the papers. deja vu now. the reverend sally hitchener is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good morning. flu jabs. yes, flu jabs. i haven't had minute either but i have been meaning to add eve ryo ne but i have been meaning to add everyone should have theirjabs, you get them free if you are within certain brackets where flu would be really detrimental to your health but the problem we have is that even within those groups, the elde

bbc local radio stations will keep you up to date with any disruption.oss north—east of scotland, that will clear away, there will be some lying snow across scotland and northern england but it will look like a clearer, dry day to most of us. heavy showers packing in from the west later in the day, not quite as cold or as windy compared to saturday, temperatures just 19 into —— nudging into double figures. it stays pretty unsettled into the working week. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is reged ahmad. our top stories: donald trump's former lawyer says the president was well aware it was wrong to pay hush money to two women during the 2016 election. britain's prime minister vows to keep her brexit plans on track — despite the rest of the eu saying they can't renegotiate the deal. a ceasefire comes into effect in yemen's vicious civil war — but sporadic clashes are still taking place around a vital port city. one of britain's biggest football clubs condemns its own fans — heard singing anti—semit

across the uk strengthening winds do keep in touch with the latest situation near you through bbc local radiong parts of scotland into sunday morning, eventually that clears away further showers coming towards the west and south on sunday, elsewhere it looks dry and bright and nevertheless cold as well. that's the latest forecast. hello. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines. the british prime minister theresa may has insisted it is possible to get further clarification from the eu to win support for her brexit deal. but the eu said there could be no renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement. a truce agreed by the warring parties in yemen has come into effect in the country's main port. there are however unconfirmed reports that fighting has broken out on the outskirts of the city. stroudsburg's christmas market has reopened amid tight security three days after a deadly attack there by an islamist gunmen. the suspect was shot dead by police after a two—day manhunt. donald trump's former lawyer has insisted that the president knew it was wrong to take make hush money payments during his

with that mix of freezing rain, snow and ice and strong winds too, your bbc local radio stations willhe second half of the weekend, we start off sunday still with some rain and snow to the north—east which should slowly clear away. it will be a drier day compared to saturday, not as windy. more sunshine in the east but there will be some lying snow and still the risk of ice. further rain showers then packing in from the west later on in the day. it won't be quite as cold, so those temperatures starting to nudge up about 6—10 degrees through the day on sunday and then things turn a bit milder into the new working week, still unsettled with further showers for monday and tuesday too. bye for now. a cause $:/st artfeed. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: donald trump's former lawyer says the president was well aware it was wrong to pay hush money to two women during the 2016 election. i gave loyalty to someone who truthfully does not deserve loyalty. he was trying to hide what you are doing, correct? corr

with that mix of freezing rain, snow and ice and strong winds too, your bbc local radio stations willend, we start off sunday still with some rain and snow to the north—east which should slowly clear away. it will be a drier day compared to saturday, not as windy. more sunshine in the east but there will be some lying snow and still the risk of ice. further rain showers then packing in from the west later on in the day. it won't be quite as cold, so those temperatures starting to nudge up about 6—10 degrees through the day on sunday and then things turn a bit milder into the new working week, still unsettled with further showers for monday and tuesday too. bye for now. this is bbc news, the headlines: donald trump's former lawyer says the us president knew it was wrong to order payments before the election to keep two women silent about their alleged affairs with him. mr trump has denied asking michael cohen, who's been sentenced to three years in jail, to break the law. britain's prime minister has insisted talks with rest of the european union will continue over further clarificatio

with that mix of freezing rain, snow and ice and strong winds too, your bbc local radio stations willecond half of the weekend, we start off sunday still with some rain and snow to the north—east which should slowly clear away. it will be a drier day compared to saturday, not as windy. more sunshine in the east but there will be some lying snow and still the risk of ice. further rain showers then packing in from the west later on in the day. it won't be quite as cold, so those temperatures starting to nudge up about 6—10 degrees through the day on sunday and then things turn a bit milder into the new working week, still unsettled with further showers for monday and tuesday too. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: brexit is in danger of getting stuck — that's the warning from a senior cabinet minister who urges mps from all parties to come together. crucial talks to tackle global warming continue through the night as officials from 200 countries struggle to agree a deal. a british sailor, rescued after her boat capsized

with that mix of freezing rain, snow and ice and strong winds too, your bbc local radio stations willway. it will be a drier day compared to saturday, not as windy. more sunshine in the east but there will be some lying snow and still the risk of ice. further rain showers then packing in from the west later on in the day. it won‘t be quite as cold, so those temperatures starting to nudge up about 6—10 degrees through the day on sunday and then things turn a bit milder into the new working week, still unsettled with further showers for monday and tuesday too. bye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines: a us federaljudge in texas has ruled that barack obama‘s signature healthca re reforms are unconstitutional. thejudge said obamacare had been invalidated by a change in tax law last year which removed a penalty for not having health insurance. president trump said the ruling was great news for america. cities across france are preparing for a fifth consecutive weekend of anti—government protests. the so—called yellow vest movement began as opposition to fuel duty rises but has grown in