it's available now on bbc sounds and peter has some special guests. hello. mum and dad are here, there are cameras and microphones, music. i hereby swear by the power invested in me to spread the message... to spread the peter crouch podcast and its message. it's 87. is this a career highlight? mrs chang, can we recreate the dentist's chat? can you just check my teeth? what's next? no idea. 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 new

the bbc sounds app is the biggest product launch from the corporation for a decade and combines live,xes, recommendations and podcasts. for advertisers, this new market is exciting. podcasts are a medium that is redolent of trust. so once you have found your tribe on a podcast, you trust the podcast host and that is a really valuable ingredient. something remarkable is stirring in the world of radio. a new generation is tuning in and turning up the volume. now in our review of the media year 2018, let's turn our attention to a massive global industry that sometimes is neglected by the news agenda. for a new generation of screen addicts, it is irresistible, sometimes dangerous. it's gaming. you could be fighting dragons or taking out a terrorist force. anything you want. save a princess at the speed of sound. it's crazy. star wars and gaming and put them into the one thing and it is absolutely amazing. you can be any character, you can be a stormtrooper, you can be a rebel and you can be absolutely anything and do whatever you want and you can change your character. from angry birds an

and you can hear more on that 5 live investigates story at 11 o'clock this morning, on the bbc soundsve a look at the front 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,

i'm talking about big ben's gongs when they sound on bbc radio 4.oadcasting recordings since august last year — when the bells fell silent for repair work. rochdale borough council say they're "proud" the town's gongs "will ring out over the land". let's take a look at the travel situation now. trains — and south western railway have delays because of a fault with the track at woking. usual delays northbound at the blackwall tunnel. while in leyton, there are temporary traffic lights on lea bridge road near church road. now the weather with elizabeth. hello, good morning. it is another chilly—feeling day today with clear skies last night and many of us are starting this morning with a touch of frost. also some patches of mist and fog out there as well. it will stay dry today. plenty of sunshine. we start on a sunny note. fog will gradually clear as we head to the afternoon but indecently long —— decently long spells of sunshine. between 7 and 9 celsius. through this evening and overnight, it will stay mostly dry. some clear spells hanging onto easte

sounds. you're watching bbc world news, life now. —— bye for now. hello.inating. this was the scene as the sun set on sunday in st andrews, beautiful colours there. and as we head through the final day, that high pressure keeps us largely dry and settled during new year's eve, quite a bit of cloud on offer. there could be a bit of rain in the north—west, particularly for north—west scotland. now, here is the area of high pressure that's holding onto our weather, here's the weather front approaching from the north—west. fairly tightly packed isobars in the north, so quite a windy spell of weather developing for northern parts of scotland on new year's day. —— of scotland on new year's eve. we've got some rain working through into the west, but it will become increasingly light and patchy as it moves its way further south across scotland. elsewhere across the uk, we're looking at a largely dry day, spells of sunshine breaking through after a misty, murky start to the day, and again, it's still mild, so temperatures around about ten to 12 degrees during monda

president trump has previously said that mrs may's proposals "sounded like a good deal for the eu". mrjohnson told the bbching events closely. the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary prepares to chair a meeting this morning with the border force and other agencies, as he attempts to deal with the rising number of migrants trying to cross the channel. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. the uk's political leaders deliver their new year messages, with a focus on britain's departure from the eu. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. good morning. we have had the last premier league football over 2018. manchester city had a shaky christmas, with back—to—back defeats, but they signed off for the year with a win at southampton. adam wilde rounds up the action. having grown used to setting the premier league pace we now see manchester city learning to chase. that furrowed brow is not without good reason. back—to—back defeats meaning they could ill afford another slip—up, not that it looked likely when they went

you ever been mistakenly called the wrong name at work — all because your name sounds like a popular brand name? some bbcearch has found that in the age of auto—correct, this kind of thing is more common than you might think. has this happened to you? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we have said it before on this programme about it being a crucial week for brexit and theresa may, but with an historic vote on her brexit deal in parliament tomorrow, this week really could determine the uk's future, and possibly the premiership of theresa may. the british prime minister has resisted pressure to delay a vote on the withdrawal deal, despite a large number of mps indicating they will not support it. in the last half an hour, the european court ofjustice has ruled that the uk government can scrap brexit without the agreement of the other 27 eu countries. that is the ruling but why would they want to do it? but why would it want to? the value of the pound against the us dollar has been something of a barometer of what investors make of the brexit. this steep fall

president trump has previously said that mrs may's proposals "sounded like a good deal for the eu". mrjohnson told the bbcosely. the headlines on bbc news: another group of migrants — twelve people including a child — are found by border officials on the kent coast this morning. the home secretary chairs a meeting with the border force and other agencies, as he attempts to deal with the rising number of migrants trying to cross the channel. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. plenty of sport in australia at the moment. joe root and jos buttler have seen defeat in the big bash. buttler was out for just 23. shane watson was dismissed by this brilliant bit of work in the field. very nifty. root didn't last long and made 18 before he was caught. by teams have won two and lost two. hobart hurricanes top the table with four out of four. alistair cook will join the bbc‘s test match special tea m join the bbc‘s test match special team for the tour of the west indies. the bbc‘s onl

president trump has previously said that mrs may's proposals "sounded like a good deal for the eu". mrjohnson told the bbcy. in bangladesh, prime minister sheikh hasina, has won a landslide victory in the general election — securing her third consecutive term. her ruling party and its allies won nearly all the seats in parliament. the opposition — who won just seven seats — has rejected the result saying the it was rigged and has demanded a new vote. ‘70s pop starjimmy osmond has had a stroke while performing in pantomime at the birmingham hippodrome. he was taken to hospital after last thursday's performance of peter pan, where he was playing captain hook. now ourarts and entertainment correspondent colin paterson joins us from salford. what's happened 7 what's happened? so jimmy osmond has performed in panto over the years. this year he was captain hook in peter pan at the birmingham hippodrome. it started the week before christmas and two days after christmas he was on stage, he wasn't feeling well, but he finished his performance. after, he went to hospital. he was driven to hospital in birmingham, wh

president trump has previously said that mrs may's proposals "sounded like a good deal for the eu". mrjohnson told the bbcica was watching events closely. the majority of councils in england didn't prosecute a single motorist for misusing a disabled parking permit in the last 12 months, according to data from the department for transport. in that time, the number of blue badges reported as stolen rose by 45% on the previous year. the local government association says authorities have limited resources to carry out enforcement, as john mcmanus reports. they're a lifeline for around 2.4 million motorists who have some form of disability. blue badges allow holders to park free of charge in pay—and—display bays, and for up to three hours on yellow lines. that makes the permits very valuable, and the number of badges reported as stolen rose to more than 4,000 last year. yet data from the department for transport and analysed by the press association shows that most councils in england, including middlesbrough, nottingham and shropshire, failed to take action against a single motorist for misusing the permits o

we have beenjoined by the bbc singers. they sound fabulous. the weather is not quite so fabulous.ing. our top story: a man has appeared in court in new zealand charged with the murder of the british backpacker grace millane. the 26—year—old suspect, who has the right not to be identified under new zealand law, has been remanded in custody. the country's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has given a tearful apology to grace's family. let's get the latest from our correspondent hywel griffith, who is in auckland. it was a day no parent expects to face, a court date with the man accused of murdering their daughter. david millane, grace's father, did just that. the family's presence in court didn't go unnoticed byjudge evangelos thomas, who said their grief must be desperate. the 26—year—old man accused of killing grace, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due back in court next month. court documents showed he had been living at the city life hotel in central auckland, the last place grace was seen alive. the court also heard how police believe the university of lincoln graduate

president trump has previously said that mrs may's proposals "sounded like a good deal for the eu". mrjohnson told the bbcnts closely. in bangladesh, prime minister sheikh hasina has won a landslide victory in the general election — securing her third consecutive term. her ruling party and its allies won nearly all the seats in parliament. the opposition — who won just seven seats — has rejected the result saying the it was rigged and has demanded a new vote. the russian president vladimir putin has visited the site of a devastating gas explosion in the central russian city of magnitogorsk. rescuers are searching for survivors after the blast in a block of flats which has killed at least four people, with a further 70 unaccounted for. national television said some 50 people could be trapped under the rubble including seven children. more than 100 people live in the building and two more sections of the soviet—era high—rise are in danger of collapsing. the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary is chairing a meeting with the border force and other agencies, as he attempts to deal with the rising number

president trump has previously said that mrs may's proposals "sounded like a good deal for the eu". mrjohnson told the bbcely. the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary is chairing a meeting with the border force and other agencies, as he attempts to deal with the rising number of migrants trying to cross the channel. 39 people are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west london. the uk's political leaders deliver their new year messages, with a focus on britain's departure from the eu. sport now, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the world's best tennis players usually spend their new years in australia. we are two weeks away from the first grand slam of the year, and there are some important tournaments under way. the hopman cup has started in perth, and roger federer‘s is going to play serena williams for the first time in a competitive match. a competitive match. they'll meet in the mixed doubles as the usa play switzerland tomorrow. they're both 37, and have won a3 grand slam titles between them. this is williams‘ first torunamen

join us on bbc two, bbc news channel and online. thank you. it sounds good.and showers, heavy showers in east anglia and the south—east, eventually clearing, a lot of dry whether an sunshine. in the western parts of the south today, further showers, some heavy and thundery. blustery day today but not as windy as yesterday. the wind is continuing to drop this evening and overnight and we will see more showers moved from the west of the east and a lot of cloud around and it will be a chilly night. tomorrow, starting off with a fair bit of cloud the sun and thinning and breaking. tomorrow looks like being drier with more sunshine. wind not as strong. low pressure still dominating. letter of showers in western scotland, northern ireland, northern england, just clipping north wales —— a platter of showers. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a plan for immigration after brexit — the government says it will prioritise skills, not nationality, but there's no specific target for reducing levels. our objective is clear. it's about bringing net migration down, the

race coverage starts on the bbc sport website and red button at 11:a5. the soundt an 8a—year—old grandmother who's hoping to change the lives of people like her, who have multiple sclerosis. glen mills has been using a wheelchair for 20 years — but when she gets into a wind tunnel — she is an extremely graceful skydiver. i went along to see what she could teach me. ready for take—off... 8a—year—old glen mills has spent over two decades in a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis, and other health problems, but all that changes when she puts on her skydiving suit and throws caution to the wind. before i was fairly sedentary in my chair, and there were so few things that i could do. and the minute i sat in there and felt the wind on my face, that was such a great feeling of freedom. it's changed my life completely. glen has now completed over six hours flying time in the wind tunnel, and says it helped her to such an extent physically and mentally. you can see how independent she's become in here. but she says, as a result, she's now got movement back in her knees

bbc parliament channel. hn is joining us in new york. ahn.r: that is it sounds like a great book. author.a well spoken landlord of a relatively small city, and i see systematic racism, and i can see what is happening in the families to my rent. who need help are not getting it in housing, and nobody is talking about it. housing is -- they find ways -- the government finds ways not to help the poor with their housing payments. i can't tell you how many times i have been denied payment after somebody has already moved in because people who are on dss cannot make an appointment or they do not do some kind of paperwork, and may just find ways to cut them off, and then they end up being evicted. now, i work with people, but a lot of times, i imagine they would be evicted by other landlords. their kids have to change schools. f someone does not have stable housing and their kids are always changing schools, what kind of chance does that give them for helping them improve their life? i think it has been a sad situation since the 2016 election. it is like a backlash to having a black pres

sound of one year ending and a new year beginning. too important for any refurbishment to silence. tim muffett, bbc news. now it's time for the weather with simon. much the same as we have had over the last week or so. lots of cloud around at the moment. it is mostly dry although there is some rain in the far north and west of scotland. strengthening wind across scotland as well, particularly the northern isles, where we are likely to see some gales, even severe gales later today. cloudy for many of us, some sunny spells to the east of higher ground and temperatures 10—12, so quite mild through this afternoon. overnight tonight, the patchy rain across scotland move southward. perhaps affected northern ireland and through central and southern parts of scotland by midnight. but for most, it is dry, although there will still be a lot of cloud around. that cloud gradually disappears across scotland, eventually through the night northern parts of england as well having some clearer skies. temperatures down to 5—7. it heralds a change in to the start of 2019. it will be sunnier for many of us, turning colder,

bbc parliament channel. hn is joining us in new york. ahn.r: that is it sounds like a great book. author.a well spoken landlord of a relatively small city, and i see systematic racism, and i can see what is happening in the families to my rent. who need help are not getting it in housing, and nobody is talking about it. housing is -- they find ways -- the government finds ways not to help the poor with their housing payments. i can't tell you how many times i have been denied payment after somebody has already moved in because people who are on dss cannot make an appointment or they do not do some kind of paperwork, and may just find ways to cut them off, and then they end up being evicted. now, i work with people, but a lot of times, i imagine they would be evicted by other landlords. their kids have to change schools. f someone does not have stable housing and their kids are always changing schools, what kind of chance does that give them for helping them improve their life? i think it has been a sad situation since the 2016 election. it is like a backlash to having a black pres

sound of one year ending and a new year beginning. too important for any refurbishment to silence. tim muffett, bbc news. that's how they do it. let's see what the weather will be like if you are out seeing in the new year in london or elsewhere. matt taylor can tell us. i'll be back tomorrow morning from 6am. joost luiten year. gales and severe gales in scotland. outbreaks of rain coming and going through the day, edging further south. not raining all day long. most of the uk staying dry. the best of the sunshine towards the east, temperatures in double figures from most. i even in, the rain spreading through glasgow, edinburgh before we hit midnight. store that midnight. lots of dry weather around, the best of the brea ks weather around, the best of the breaks further north, lots of code in the south, most of us going into 2019 on a drying up. colder tomorrow morning comment new year's day itself, the wind coming from the north—west, clearing away some morning cloud from the south, introducing some showers to the north—east of scotland, for most, new year's day crisp and fresh, lots of sunshine around for most of us. feeling

sound there. good morning. this is breakfast with victoria fritz and rogerjohnson. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. tributes have been paid from all sides of the political divide to paddy ashdown — the former liberal democrat leader who has died at the age of 77. tony blair described the man credited with making the lib dems a significant third force in politics as "a political visionary". theresa may said he'd served his country with distinction. at least 62 people have died and nearly 600 more have been injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea landslide following eruptions from the krakatoa volcano. the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing. a man and woman are still being held in connection with multiple drone sightings that brought gatwick airport to a standstill. police searched a house in the nearby town of crawley yesterday. the disruption lasted for thre

sound of one year ending and a new year beginning. too important for any refurbishment to silence. tim muffett, bbc news. that's how they do it.elsewhere. matt taylor can tell us. i'll be back tomorrow morning from 6am. joost luiten year. gales and severe gales in scotland. outbreaks of rain coming and going through the day, edging further south. not raining all day long. most of the uk staying dry. the

sound of one year ending and a new year beginning. too important for any refurbishment to silence. tim muffett, bbc news. the weather. will that go to plan? we can cross the newsroom to simon king. let's hope the weather goes to plan. dry for many of us at the moment, ending 2018 on a grey and cloudy note across most of the uk. patchy rain and drizzle affecting the north and west scotland with wind increasing full stops on gales and severe gales developing in the northern isles. a few glimmers of sunshine across eastern scotland and down east england, east wales and the east of northern ireland. a mile today with temperatures of 10—12 celsius will stop patchy rain moving south, wind strengthening. by midnight the patchy rain could be across northern ireland and southern scotla nd across northern ireland and southern scotland but for most of us, as the clock strikes midnight it will be dry with a lot of cloud around and patchy mist as well. temperatures will be 5—7dc, not desperately cold. clouds drifting south. we start to 29 with a lot of sunshine but it will turn colder this week. frost returning at ni

bbc news. russian president, vladimir putin, says his country will deploy nuclear missiles, capable of flying at ten times the speed of sound the final tests of a new missile known as avangard. moscow said the rocket was launched in the ural mountains and hit a target 6000 kilometres away in the russian far east. mr putin announced a series of new weapons in march, including avangard. he told a government meeting that the new missile can evade missile defence systems. translation: the new avangard missile system is invincible for today's and future air defence systems and missile defence systems. this is a big success, and a big victory. several people have been injured after an earthquake measuring four point eight magnitude hit an area surrounding mount etna on the island of sicily. more than 150 tremors have been felt since europe's most active volcano erupted on christmas eve. james reynolds reports from rome. the earthquake hit the slopes of mount etna at around 3:20am. it damaged nearby homes and buildings. in a nearby village, an 80—year—old man had to be rescued from his home. translation: my father-in-law was under

sounds like we will be back to that story. much more on all of the news any time on the bbc news website. thank you for watching. hello. thursday brought us a cold and a frosty day across many parts of the country, but there was some blue sky and some sunshine. this picture was taken by one of our weather watchers in wiltshire and i think friday morning will dawn on a very similar note. again, it will be a cold and a frosty start to the day with subzero temperatures first thing. plenty of spells of sunshine for many of us through the course of the day to compensate for that fairly chilly start. but temperatures fairly widely will be below freezing, won‘t be quite as cold in the west, particularly for northern ireland where we have more cloud first thing friday morning, keeping temperatures around 4—5 degrees. after that cold, frosty start for many of us it will be a decent, dry looking day, always a bit more cloud for northern ireland with a chance of a few showers at times. and just one or two showers around this exposed eastern coasts, particularly for eastern scotland and north—east en

bbc news. you‘re watching breakfast, still to come this morning — i sounded like i came from cornwall there. ollect all that plastic rubbish for one month to see how much they will collate. why are you doing this? we need to see how much we use in one month instead of throwing it in the bin. we need to see how much we are going through. it's see how much we are going through. it‘s under way. let‘s get some of the plastic in now. the month of december has yielded this much plastic and it‘s only a few days. it's plastic and it‘s only a few days. it‘s quite chilling. more later. first, the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m sonja jessup. the mayor sadiq khan has warned the number of met police officers will drop to its lowest level since 2002 unless hundreds of millions of pounds in new funding can be secured. city hall claims as things stand, scotland yard is required to make a further £335 million worth of savings over the next three years. that‘s £10 million more than previous forecasts. hundreds of deliveroo riders across the capital are to display

bbc website at the moment. some of the issues they said were problematic adverts that showing a man relaxing while a woman is solely responsible for doing the cleaning. sounds getting me to clean up after her. where's my christmas card? still in the post. situations that depict a man or woman failing to succeed and adverts that belittle a man for carrying out stereo typical female tasks. wrong, wrong. that‘s it from business live today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report. have a good weekend. good morning. we are going to get some fairly disruptive weather moving in over the weekend, some heavy snow and some strong winds through saturday and into sunday. before we get there, friday, today is going to be fairly quiet. we are going to get some sunshine. it has been cold and frosty this morning. sunny spells for much of england, wales and up into scotland. may be a few showers down the eastern coasts. the northern ireland, the far south—west of england, a bit more cloudy with a few spots of rain potentially. the wind is not as strong as yesterday but still a cold day, with maximum temperatu

the bbc is reporting a press officer for the european parliament tweeted that he was witnessing panic in the christmas market center following the soundalso said they heard about 12 gunshots over a very short period of time. no word on anything except that the gunman is still on the loose and we are watching this situation develop. of course, it's about 9:30 p.m. in paris, in france right now. >>> we have these headlines out of europe and you cannot ignore the irony of the video we showed you at the top of the show. uk prime minister theresa may attempting to exit her vehicle just as she pulled up to meet german president angela merkel. little bit of a metaphor here. maybe for britain's struggle to exit the european union. they finally got the door open and then she went about her way to make the rounds to various european capitals after a huge setback for her brexit deal in parliament on monday. let's get to london live and ashley webster. it just doesn't get any better for theresa may. to the more serious part of this story, did she convince the european union to give hrer wiggle room on any negotiations? ashley: well, that car inci

apologies, the sound was a bit ropey on that, but we will have more from the royal festival hall later. the headlines on bbctha eastwood. it seems hardly a week goes by without news of further problems hitting britain‘s retail industry — in particular the high street. figures compiled by the bbc suggest 20,000 people have lost theirjobs in the sector this year — and a similar number are under the threat of redundancy. our correspondent colletta smith has been hearing from those who‘ve been directly affected by the turmoil in the high street. what else have we got? do you want the creamed potatoes? dinner‘s well on the way, but gemma‘s not been dishing up here for long. she was made redundant from the electronics store maplin in march, a bolt out of the blue for her and her colleagues. you‘ve got kids at home and you‘ve got a house to run, you know? it‘s really, really scary. so, we then got all our things, got the little boxes with our belongings in and we all went home. within 45 minutes, we were all out of the building. once we got the e—mail and we left maplin, it was like a race to get a job. and you‘re

bbc news, westminster. let's cross now to westminster‘s central lobby, where we can speak to our chief political correspondent, vicki young. today's cabinet meeting soundsvely affair with obviously the ebbing of these no deal preparations. interestingly, the conservative mp nick bowles has tweeted saying, if at any point between now and the 29th of march the government were to announce that no—deal brexit would become its policy, i would no—deal brexit would become its policy, iwould immediately no—deal brexit would become its policy, i would immediately resigned the conservative whip and vote in any way necessary to stop it happening. that is the conversation going on here, although there are these preparations taking place, there are dozens of mps who feel they could not accept that. the question is whether there is any mechanism by which they could stop that happening. some suspect the prime minister is trying to run the lockdown by delaying this vote until january, may be hoping to get something back from the eu to try and persuade the dup and those on her own side to fall in behind it. as if there wasn't enough brexit in the last few days, the snp

bbc breakfast! never, ever. that is an improvement! start waving your torches. i preferred it in the dark. so did we! the idea of darts in the dark sounds home! thank you, take care. should you be charged more for your life insurance if you've ever had mental health problems? it's an issue that radio 4's money box programme has been looking at. we can talk to presenter adam shaw — adam, is this a big problem? i was really taken aback by this. i spoke to a very senior member of one of our biggest life insurance companies, scottish widows and he said that numbers on the chart are held closely at these companies because they are commercially sensitive but he revealed this to me, and said when people apply for that kind of life insurance and other policies, mental health issues are now the number one thing they declare when asked about their medical history. he says that 12% of people report a mental health issue. the second biggest thing is back pain, that's about 6%. i was quite shocked at how big an issue this has become now. if you have had a history of mental illness or mental health problems and you as club insurance, what happens? ag

bbc parliament channel. hn is joining us in new york. ahn.r: that is it sounds like a great book.hor.a well spoken landlord of a relatively small city, and i see systematic racism, and i can see what is happening in the families to my rent. who need help are not getting it in housing, and nobody is talking about it. housing is -- they find ways -- the government finds ways not to help the poor with their housing payments. i can't tell you how many times i have been denied payment after somebody has already moved in because people who are on dss cannot make an appointment or they do not do some kind of paperwork, and may just find ways to cut them off, and then they end up being evicted. now, i work with people, but a lot of times, i imagine they would be evicted by other landlords. their kids have to change schools. f someone does not have stable housing and their kids are always changing schools, what kind of chance does that give them for helping them improve their life? i think it has been a sad situation since the 2016 election. it is like a backlash to having a black presiden

sounds like a really good idea. stay with us until 9am, and all the rest on bbc one.on to manchester, christmas eve, they will not be any more for 2.5 days. manchester, christmas eve, they will not be any more for 2.5 dayslj manchester, christmas eve, they will not be any more for 2.5 days. i was at euston late last night and i will tell you what, it was not as calm and quiet as it was then, it was very busy. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect during her annual christmas message, which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments, which have been released by buckingham palace, are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. here is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. throughout her reign, the queen has a lwa ys throughout her reign, the queen has always been notably cautious whenever it has come to making a comment which could be construed as an observation about the political debate. but, with the nation divided over brexit, it would be strange if the head of state in one personal message of t

sound but we will sort that out. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbcion to tackle the high levels of violence in the capital. there's been more than 120 murders in london so far, this year. the police and crime committee says it welcomes the newly formed violence reduction unit, but is concerned about the lack of detail about how it will operate. the mayors office says it's "clear there is no one single solution to tackling this complex issue". uncertainty caused by brexit is causing buyers and sellers in the capital to sit tight. the number of people looking for a new home fell in november in london — down 1a%, with many attributing this to brexit and the limited choice of properties for sale. for those desperate to escape the busy christmas bustle, the postal museum might have just the ticket. it's now offering walking tours through its subterranean network. visitors can explore the century old tunnels, which used to transport mail between depots under the capital's streets. is something that is really different from what most people have never exper

sound advice. obviously! i cannot believe what i have seen. plenty more on that later tonight. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them via the bbcen told to stand down a bit. everyone was on tenterhooks, expecting the prime minister to come out that famous door, and she hasn‘t. she is scheduled to put the lights on rented minutes or so ago. we will keep and i getting into the festive spirit here on the programme with the prime minister who has got other things on her mind just now dot a welcome break from those in a things on her mind just now dot a welcome breakfrom those in a moment but we will return. may be she is just busy? getting rid of some important things. the tree will be let. we can always start, wait, we have action! let's go over to downing street. hello, everybody. it's downing street. hello, everybody. it‘s great to see you all here, putting on the christmas tree lights, iam pleased putting on the christmas tree lights, i am pleased that dexter, emily and chloe are with me, they designed my christmas card this year, three different christmas cards. well done to them, they won the competition! it is a great opport