generally speaking for the rest of the british isles, a little bit breezy in places but a lot of sunshine around and a much fresher feel to the day. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 1.30pm. the queen has missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge are spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. in his christmas mass at the vatican, the pope has called for a peace deal between israel and the palestinians, urging the two sides to "write a new page of history". more than sixty members of a celebrated russian military dance band are among those killed when their plane crashed in the black sea on its way to syria — president putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2016: the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode, an

there will continue to be so for a while yet across the northern parts of the british isles.r part of the evening, and you're stepping out in the next couple of hours, this rain is filling across northern ireland and getting into central and southern parts of scotland and the north—west of england. so you will be swapping your showers for something a little bit more persistent. further south, something a little bit more persistent. furthersouth, it is dry. you might getjust the odd splash, but you see that for the most pa rt splash, but you see that for the most part it stays dry and it is not overly cold thanks a noticeable breeze in the south, but it is coming from the south—west. so that's what what's helping to keep the temperatures up. there comes the rain as we get on through the evening and into the wee small hours of you know what, christmas day, but the thing that you really will notice about christmas day if you have got plans to be off, there are strong winds. the thing that you will notice is you won't need too many layers as you won't need too many layers as you

storms predominantly in the northern half of the british isles. are lots going on.on the bbc weather website. andre hello everyone. the headlines in singapore. police in berlin released that only suspect from monday's attack on a christmas market. they admit the driver of the truck may still be at large. german chancellor angela merkel attends a memorial service for the 12 people that died and nearly 50 injured. i'm at babita sharma in london. explosions tear through fireworks market at mexico city with at least nine people killed and dozens more injured. living under a cloud. the millions in north—east china stranded by pollution. the world health organization has a recommended annual target of ten and here,

weatherfront comes down across the british isles in the airstreaming comes down across the british isleshind that sell a significant change and the colder condition if you are near the front it could be wet. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: 75 years on, japan's prime minister shinzo abe makes a historic visit to pearl harbor, offering condolences to victims of the attack. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. somebody get this walking carpet out of my way. an outpouring of tributes. carrie fisher, the american actress who played the feisty princess leia in star wars, has died at the age of 60. argentina's former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is charged over corruption allegations. make no bones about it, scientists believe evolution may be to blame forjoint pain, and it could get even worse.

the weather front will work its way right across the british isles. to make that means. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3:00pm. israel condemns as "shameful" a un security council vote calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. a "terrorist cell" linked to anis amri, who carried out the deadly attack on a christmas market in berlin, is uncovered, according to the tunisian authorities. a spokeswoman for the queen's granddaughter, zara tindall, and her husband mike, say the couple have lost their baby. rail passengers face delays, diversions and cancellations as work starts on a record number of engineering upgrades of the network. theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu, in her christmas message. also, big sam is back in a job, this time at crystal palace. the former england manager, sam allardyce, signs a two and a half year deal at selhurst park following the sacking of alan pardew.

quite a bit of cloud across the british isles at the moment and some pork in patches still lingeringa, the southeast midlands and the south—east. if we don't get rid of it pretty quickly, thenit don't get rid of it pretty quickly, then it will be around for a goodly pa rt then it will be around for a goodly part of the evening, and i'm afraid it will reform with a vengeance. not just word has been in recent nights, across parts of central and southern england and southern parts of wales, with the breeze dropping out further north, there will be a little bit more fog perhaps than of late, getting up to the north of england and maybe into the scottish borders as well. you'll all the —— also because we have this weather front. my because we have this weather front. my real concern first up in the day will be fog. perhaps to the western side of london, berkshire, buckinghamshire way, getting over towards 0xfordshire, could be really quite dense and there could be some problems on the roads and at the airports as well. the awed pocket fog further north and make up to weather front. a litt

quite a bit of weather across the british isles right now. had a close encounter with barbara, the scent of the storm near scotland still. lurking in the atlantic we have things brewing. the fact affecting many part is tied in with storeroom connor, the next in the season. this will be an issue for the northern pa rt will be an issue for the northern part of the country, from christmas day into boxing day. a mix of wintry showers across northern parts. that's three forward to three hours. this is the wind, still a feature here. disruptive still. the crowd filling in for northern ireland, the scottish borders, northern england and wales. away from that song, pretty much what you have is what you will keep. temperatures in the south, ten or 11 degrees. it is unseasonably mild today. overnight the cloud will thicken up across the northern half of britain, pushed in by the south—westerly westerly breezes and that is the secret to the field of the desert at the moment. a lot of isobars for christmas day. again, the storm not that close to us, but

it looks as though wednesday will start on a cold note for many parts of the british isles.is the density of the fog. quite a widespread issue as we start the new day. not so much in the south—west. we will have had enough breeze overnight to keep the atmosphere that little bit more mixed. but where things have really settled, that is where the fog will have popped up. central and eastern parts of wales, through the midlands to east anglia, down into the south—east and up towards the vale of york. further north, the fog a good deal more patchy, and so too the frost, but here, more in the way of cloud and breeze. an ever present feature throughout the day across the western isles. close by to a weather front, may produce the odd spot of rain. wind really quite a feature here. we are not without the chance of some sunshine. the borders of scotland, north of england, western side of wales and south—west of england. here, the temperatures having a chance to respond. 7—10 degrees or so. but, and it is a significant but, if that fog lingers with you, and it may well do in some loc

it looks as though wednesday will start on a cold note for many parts of the british isles. density of the fog. quite a widespread issue as we start the new day. not so much in the south—west. we will have had enough breeze overnight to keep the atmosphere that little bit more mixed. but where things have really settled, that is where the fog will have popped up. central and eastern parts of wales, through the midlands to east anglia, down into the south—east and up towards the vale of york. further north, the fog a good deal more patchy, and so too the frost, but here, more in the way of cloud and breeze. an ever present feature throughout the day across the western isles. close by to a weather front, may produce the odd spot of rain. wind really quite a feature here. we are not without the chance of some sunshine. the borders of scotland, north of england, western side of wales and south—west of england. here, the temperatures having a chance to respond. 7—10 degrees or so. but, and it is a significant but, if that fog lingers with you, and it may well do in some locales,

it has been moving across north—western parts of the british isles during tuesday, shocking day in northernurther south. behind this line of rain we have colder air coming in off the atlantic and that means any showers pushed in by that strong wind, when they come through, some of them could be wintry, particularly across the hills. we could have some hail and thunder crossing parts of northern england into wales, but also noticed across the south and southeast it turns cloudier and wetter as the day goes on. a couple of double—figure temperatures for a time in the south but in the north has lot colder, 5 degrees there in glasgow. that wind will keep on building we go over the next few days. wednesday night, a blustery day with showers across the north. clear in the south and thursday actually starts off on a sunny note for many of us at least across much of england. wales will get a few showers but here i think is the best day of the week. southern england, east anglia, some of these eastern counties, whereas scotla nd of these eastern counties, whereas scotland and northern ireland get th

it looks as though wednesday will start on a cold note for many parts of the british isles. density of the fog. quite a widespread issue as we start the new day. not so much in the south—west. we will have had enough breeze overnight to keep the atmosphere that little bit more mixed. but where things have really settled, that is where the fog will have popped up. central and eastern parts of wales, through the midlands to east anglia, down into the south—east and up towards the vale of york. further north, the fog a good deal more patchy, and so too the frost, but here, more in the way of cloud and breeze. an ever present feature throughout the day across the western isles. close by to a weather front, may produce the odd spot of rain. wind really quite a feature here. we are not without the chance of some sunshine. the borders of scotland, north of england, western side of wales and south—west of england. here, the temperatures having a chance to respond. 7—10 degrees or so. but, and it is a significant but, if that fog lingers with you, and it may well do in some locales,

i will show you why injust a the british isles. i will show you why in just a second.n wednesday that many of us have seen for a while. two whether fronts to deal with. a lull in proceedings. this northerly feature will drift away and produce rain. it will weaken as it comes into the north england and england and wales and into the south—west. by and wales and into the south—west. by the afternoon, maybe the cloud will thicken again in southern parts of england and wales to produce a really miserable end to the day. it is the shortest day, of course, and will get darker awfully quickly in the afternoon given the amount of cloud we will see. temperatures are at least 10— 11 degrees. brighter skies behind. as it comes to scotla nd skies behind. as it comes to scotland and northern ireland, cold airdominating scotland and northern ireland, cold air dominating the scene. the added strength of the window. wintry showers will fall to low levels. showers will keep going in northern ireland and scotland. this area will move off to the near continent allowing a bright and crisp

it looks as though wednesday will start on a cold note for many parts of the british isles.ncern is the density of the fog. quite a widespread issue as we start the new day. not so much in the south—west. we will have had enough breeze overnight to keep the atmosphere that little bit more mixed. but where things have really settled, that is where the fog will have popped up. central and eastern parts of wales, through the midlands to east anglia, down into the south—east and up towards the vale of york. further north, the fog a good deal more patchy, and so too the frost, but here, more in the way of cloud and breeze. an ever present feature throughout the day across the western isles. close by to a weather front, may produce the odd spot of rain. wind really quite a feature here. we are not without the chance of some sunshine. the borders of scotland, north of england, western side of wales and south—west of england. here, the temperatures having a chance to respond. 7—10 degrees or so. but, and it is a significant but, if that fog lingers with you, and it may well do in so

, it looks as if things will turn exceptionally stormy, especially in the northern half of the british islesd. by the weekend, we will show you a pressure chart with more isobars on it than this. a breezier day on wednesday than many of us have seen for a while. two whether fronts to deal with. a lull in proceedings. this more northerly feature will drift away out of the western side of scotland where it will produce a bit of rain. it will weaken as it comes into the north england and england and wales and into the south—west. by the afternoon, maybe the cloud will thicken again in southern parts of england and wales to produce a really miserable end to the day. it is the shortest day, of course, and i think it will get darker awfully quickly in the afternoon given the amount of cloud we will see. temperatures are at least 10—11 degrees. something of that order. brighter skies behind. as it comes to scotland and northern ireland, cold air dominating the scene. the added strength of the wind here. wintry showers will fall to low levels. showers will keep going in northern ireland and scotland

because it will simply turn much colder once we have moved this weather front down and across the british isless we get on into the weekend. this ta kes we get on into the weekend. this takes us out of the old and puts us into the new. it will be a marked change because the weather will be flowing down this isobars from north to south. when i say north at this time of year, you are talking about cold weather. it will turn my could colder. for some of you, you will bring in the new year with a wee bit of rain in the atmosphere —— it will turn colder. hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first the headlines at 11:30: carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died, aged 60. her co—star harrison ford, who played han solo, said she was "one of a kind". tributes to pearl harbour‘s dead, 75 years after the japanese attack — the country's prime minister becomes its first leader to publicly honour the victims. ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a "sledgeham

as the weather front sweeps across the british isles, we lose the south—westerly wind and say hello toce of sunshine, but some of you will bring in the new year with rain from that weather front. once that is true, we will turn much colderfor the start of the new year. —— through. hello and welcome to bbc news. our top stories: shinzo abe becomes the first japanese leader to visit pearl harbor, joining president obama in prayers to the servicemen killed there. translation: i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here. the presence of prime minister abe reminds us of what is possible between nations and people. also coming up, 29 turkish police officers go on trial after the coup to oust benjamin

, it looks as if things will turn exceptionally stormy, especially in the northern half of the british isles weekend, we will show you a pressure chart with more isobars on it than this. a breezier day on wednesday than many of us have seen for a while. two weather fronts to deal with. a lull in proceedings. this more northerly feature will drift away out of the western side of scotland where it will produce a bit of rain. it will weaken as it comes into the north england and england and wales and into the south—west. by the afternoon, maybe the cloud will thicken again in southern parts of england and wales to produce a really miserable end to the day. it is the shortest day, of course, and i think it will get darker awfully quickly in the afternoon given the amount of cloud we will see. temperatures are at least 10—11 degrees. something of that order. brighter skies behind. as it comes to scotland and northern ireland, cold air dominating the scene. the added strength of the wind here. wintry showers will fall to low levels. showers will keep going in northern ireland and scotland. this ar

we do have a low pressure system that's trying to move onshore into the british isles. that's going to keep things wet but relatively warm in the eastern part of the continue innocent. it's going to be dry and sunny in places like warsaw and vies a vienna. in moscow, 10 degrees below zero on friday. we do have high pressure controlling china, that's keeping things relatively sunny, we do have some wet weather down to the south. vietnam look at the possibility for more flooding type rains as we go forward in time. a northwesterly flow creates a sea effect phenomenon over japan. we have reports of a bus slipping and because of that ten people were injured because of that incident. on top of that we also have some more snow in hiroshima, and okinawa, so be on the lookout for some more of that flurry activity going through time. single digit times over into osaka. here's your extended outlook. >>> and that is all for this edition of nhk "newsline". i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo, thank you for joining us. narrator: on this edition of "native report," we meet artist lia ye

that's driving in a cold front and a deck of clouds into the british isles. that's going to bring a chance for clouds and rainfall depending on where you are. much drier towards the central portion of the continent, but a bit windy up toward the north and east. snow comes back into the picture for places like moscow. around freezing for the high. rain in kiev and warsaw, and we're going to see drier conditions from vienna down toward lisbon on friday. wrapping up with a look at north america, we do have a low pressure system now moving away from canada. that was responsible for bringing some of that sisignificant snowfall, the lake-effect snow into the great lakes region. we are looking still for a northwesterly pattern for friday. you may still be dealing with some snowfall for friday. toronto looking at some snow and also into new york. drier but chilly into places like oklahoma city as we go throughout the day. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> and that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in

generally speaking, for the rest of the british isles, a little bit breeding places but sunshine aroundo the day. -- little in a much fresher feel to the day. —— little bit breezy. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the headlines at 1pm: the queen misses the christmas day service at sandringham as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other members of the royal family were at church on the norfolk estate. meanwhile in berkshire, the duke and duchess of cambridge took prince george and princess charlotte to communion. they're spending christmas with kate's family, the middletons. more than 60 members of a celebrated russian military band are among the missing after a plane crashed in the black sea on its way to syria. a search—and—rescue mission is underway in the black sea. president putin announces a day of mourning tomorrow. also in the next hour: the pope uses his christmas mass at the vatican to call for an end to the war in syria. pope francis tells thousands of spectators that "it's time for weapons to be still for ever", and urges world leaders to negotiate a peace

, it looks as if things will turn exceptionally stormy, especially in the northern half of the british islesd. by the weekend, we will show you a pressure chart with more isobars on it than this. a breezier day on wednesday than many of us have seen for a while. two weather fronts to deal with. a lull in proceedings. this more northerly feature will drift away out of the western side of scotland where it will produce a bit of rain. it will weaken as it comes into the north england and england and wales and into the south—west. by the afternoon, maybe the cloud will thicken again in southern parts of england and wales to produce a really miserable end to the day. it is the shortest day, of course, and i think it will get darker awfully quickly in the afternoon given the amount of cloud we will see. temperatures are at least 10—11 degrees. something of that order. brighter skies behind. as it comes to scotland and northern ireland, cold air dominating the scene. the added strength of the wind here. wintry showers will fall to low levels. showers will keep going in northern ireland and scotland

back to the north, gusty winds across the british isles, through the scandinavian peninsula, bringingdy conditions and snowfall. vienna with a high of 3, warsaw, zero, berlin getting up to 4. here in the americas, we have a storm system moving through ontario, extending to the northeastern u.s. behind it, some fairly cold northwesterly winds, could kick up lake-effect snow but temperatures are cooling off with this polar air moving towards the south. take a look at the four-day outlook and especially saturday. minus 16 for your low there in toronto. all right, here's your extended outlook. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for watching. woman: a place in costa rica where a remarkably high number of people live to be over the age of 100. what's the secret to their longevity? i'm elaine reyes in washington, dc and this is "americas now." first up, costa rica's largest peninsula also hasne of the largest populations of centenarians on the planet, with more residents who are over 80 than anywhere else on earth. man: they have

it could be very nasty indeed particularly across the north—west of the british isles. becoming very active, very turbulent. powerfuljet strea m active, very turbulent. powerfuljet stream pushing the front is now into oui’ stream pushing the front is now into our direction. the first crossing the north—west of the uk through the evening and overnight. the winds are strengthening as well. i think eventually by the end of the night all of us will have seen at least a few bits and pieces of rain. behind the weather front, cooler air parking in, but because the winds are strong we parking in, but because the winds are strong we are parking in, but because the winds are strong we are not expecting much frost but it will not be much of that, three degrees in newcastle. then deal across north—western areas, frequent showers around. a bit of sunshine in between as well but i would not be surprised if we get hail and thunder. perhaps some sleep as well. different story in the south. the wind is not quite as strong, at least not yet —— probably some sleet as well. the colder air

she had great success touring the still war-torn british isles. built in fans though cabin in the sky and stormy weather were unfit for g.i.s, they'd been deemed approved for the british fleet. she married her second husband, lenny hayden, a white mgm conductor/composer/arranger who became a wonderful stepfather to me. they came home to find the blacklist which began in 1947 with the hollywood ten. all screen writers and former communist party members who went to prison for refusing to testify before a congressional committee. the blacklist ultimately touched all professions and walks of life. lena was finally named in 1950 when she was listed and red channeled. lena's crimes included her appearance at cafÉ society and especially her friendship with two men, w.e.b. dubois and paul robison. because they were actually her grandparents' friends, the relationships were more dutiful than political. hollywood communists had, indeed, wooed lena, but paul robison, in fact, warned her against them m. in reality, lena was one of the luckier blacklisted artis

isles on boxing day. the met office has named it storm conor. the britishs sellers has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. originally from east sussex, he then became an american citizen, which allowed him to join nasa's space programme. he took part in three missions between 2002 and 2010, spending a total of 35 days orbiting earth. extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the work. one of the biggest stations in the capital, paddington, is closed, with passengers being told to go to ealing broadway. it isa it is a big getaway day in london. how is it looking there? it has been getting busier as you would expect. more and more passengers walking through with heavy suitcases and lots of christmas presents. they weren't have gone from paddington, many of them making their way across the west country and wales. they could face further disruption because there are change

that's going to be the big thing creating a lot of weather for you across the british isles through thecandinavian pension peninsula as well. areas looking at snowfall, the baltic states, 15 to 20 centimeters for a few out there as this moves over there toward western russia, diving toward the south for you. moscow at minus 3. back toward the west as i mentioned, clear skies here on thursday. all right. i'll leave you now with your extended outlook. >>> and that is all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. ♪ in announcer: welcome to "in good shape." coming up: high-intensity focus -- treating benign breast tumors with ultrasound. king beet -- the healthy, unsung hero of the vegetable kingdom. and copd --what causes this lung disease, and how is it treated? and here's your host, dr. carsten lekutat. dr. lekutat: hello and welcome to "in good shape." do you wake up coughing in the morning? you could be suffering from copd. most people don't know anything about it here and, let's find out everything aboutop

the rental is an across the northern half of the british isles.s. this is how we start christmas day morning. 11-14d we start christmas day morning. 11—14d or so. somewhere might break the record of 15.6 for christmas day. we have this weather front gradually toppling into western scotla nd gradually toppling into western scotland and eventually the north of england and wales. further north is to something a wee bit fresher. good afternoon. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council — calling for an end to jewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be "different" when he takes over. here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land which the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are now some 600,000 israelis living in the occupied

northern parts of the british isles windy and then you get the northern scotland and this is where wey overall on boxing day across england and wales but not necessarily their in scotland. we will keep a lot of blue skies over the next few days. the weather is certainly settling down but one problem with this lovely high pressure that will be building from tuesday is the fact that the mornings will be frosty, which is not a bad thing, wish we had some of that during the course of christmas but a bit too late now, but the fog could be the issue. you see this high pressure will linger for a few days, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, and the longer it lingers, the more the atmosphere gets very stagnated and be less wind we get, and the fog starts to form so travel could be a problem as we go over the coming days. look out for mist and fog in the forecast through tuesday tom wednesday and possibly into thursday. that's it from me. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 4pm: the queen pays tribute to what she calls "unsung heroes", such as carers and volunteers, in her ch

even there into scotland, northern areas of the british isles, you're going to be looking at some fairlyough weather. london on the other hand, you might be seeing fog out there. a high of 9. paris sunny skies. 10 on the chilly side, clear conditions. but it is going to remain rather cold here on your tuesday. if we take a look here across northeastern asia we do have a cold front diving in across northern areas of japan. and i know if you are in tokyo, sunny skies out there today. temperatures are even a little bit above average. that's thanks to a warm front that actually moved through on monday morning. things are going to be cooling down once this area of colder air does dive south. it's already bringing fairly rough weather in western areas of hokkaido and northwestern tohoku. even some blizzard conditions out there for a few locations. especially across a lot of the mountains, just because of that tight pressure gradient combined with the snowfall. but as far as tokyo is concerned, even much of western japan, those mountains are stopping that moisture from making it over toward the

some very strong winds, but you can see the way the storm is passing well to the north of the british islesthe odd place up to 90 mph wind gusts. further south, exposed coast of the irish sea might get 50, 60 mph gusts, for much of northern england, then there is some rain to come but the good thing about that is it will move through fairly quickly said the wind in northern areas will be the biggest effect, and further south, gas, will be blustery but we are not expecting much in the way of particularly severe weather. barbara will pass through before christmas day? barbara will be passing through friday night into saturday morning, christmas eve, and christmas eve is an opportunity for us to draw breath, a much quieter day, still quite blustery compared with the weather we have had recently, a very different feel, blustery, showers in the north—west, but not a bad day. then we get to christmas day... and the potential, you are tellingly, potential for a record to the potential, you are tellingly, potentialfor a record to be broken? absolutely, let me show you the setup, it does not look mu

you can see the way the stormers passing well to the north of the british isles.orthern and western isles of scotland. a bit further south, exposed coasts of the irish sea might get 70 mph gusts. 60 mph for much of northern england. and there is some rain, but it will be moving through fairly quickly, so the winds will be the biggest effect. further south, it will be blustery, but we are not expecting much in the way of particularly severe weather. but barbara will have passed through before christmas day? yes, christmas eve is an opportunity for us to draw breath. much quieter, it'll still be quite blustery, but a very different feel to the weather. but not a bad day. christmas day. the potential for a record but not a bad day. christmas day. the potentialfor a record to be broken. yes, let me show you the set up to the weather. it looks like another storm barbara on the way. this is not barbara. this is another area of low pressure which will pass close to the north of the british isles. it will bring windy weather, but look at these temperatures. 13—14d. the re

we will see a change with this weather front coming down and across the british isles.older conditions. if you are near the front, it could be pretty wet. this is bbc world news. the headlines: shinzo abe has become the first japanese prime minister in more than half a century to visit pearl harbour. he joined president obama to remember the more than 2,000 us servicemen killed in the japanese attack 75 years ago. the american film star and author carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. russian air experts have started examining one of the flight recorders from a plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday, killing 92 people. authorities say the flight data recorder was found

pass on, wouldn't you know it, things might turn stormier, especially in the northern half of the british isles isobars. there will be many more. it will be strong winds by the end of the week. wednesday, we have got a wet start and a breezy one in east anglia and the south—east and the midlands. then a second front will drag rain down across initially the north of england. come mid—afternoon, my word, it will get dark quickly given the cloud and rain. in the latter part of the afternoon, the leaden skies will appear. it will be mild compared to the north where you have brighter skies in the afternoon in the north of england and the north of wales. but look at this. a raft of showers coming in on a strong wind from the west and south—west. not overly warm, two, three, four degrees. that will bring snow to low levels. there may even be some thunder. they keep on going through the evening and overnight. further south, we get rid of the rain. that allows us to see sunshine across a good part of england and wales to start the day. yes, some showers will pop up, but they would not be as intense as s

she had great success touring the still war torn british isles. she'd built-in fans although cabin in the sky and stormy weather were deemed unfit for white g.i.'s, they were shown throughout the british fleet. and she more importantly married her second husband, who became a wonderful stepfather to me. we came home to find the blah being list which began in 1947 with the hollywood ten. all screen writers and former communist party members went to prison refusing to testify before a congressional committee. the black list ultimately touched all professions and walks of lives. lena was finally named in 1950, when she was listed in red channels. her crimes appeared in cafe society and especially her friendship with two men, eb dubois and paul roberson. because they were her grandparent's friends, the relationships were more personal and not political. in reality, lena was one of the luckier black listed artists although banned from network tv for ten years and movies for six years, her nightclub career and international touring career never suffered.

because it will simply turn much colder once we have moved this weather front down and across the british isles old and puts us into the new. it will be a marked change because the weather will be flowing down this isobars from north to south. when i say north at this time of year, you are talking about cold weather. it will turn my could colder. for some of you, you will bring in the new year with a wee bit of rain in the atmosphere —— it will turn colder. hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first the headlines at 11:30: carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died, aged 60. her co—star harrison ford, who played han solo,

got some rain as well, strong wind, the spider is a storm corner, sweeping to the north of the british islesthern climes from the azores, these are the early warning temperatures on christmas day, ten or 11 across the south, a bit cooler, colder, if you can call it that, in the north, then tomorrow, a blustery day in the north, heavy showers, really strong gales, windy around the western coast, there might be a bit of sunshine to the east of the pennines, maybe the north—east of scotland, but generally it is a cloudy and a very, very mild day, boxing day, very strong wind across the north of scotland, stormy, the met office warns, to the south, they'll

we will see a change with this weather front coming down and across the british isles.ill stop if you only be found, it could be pretty wet. —— are near the front. the latest headlines from bbc news. my name's mike embley. shinzo abe has become the first japanese prime minister in more than half a century to visit pearl harbour. he joined president obama to remember the more than 2,000 us servicemen killed in the japanese attack on the naval base 75 years ago. mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated. the american film star carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. her co—star, harrison ford, said she was one of a kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. let's have a look at the morning's papers: actress carrie fisher's

got some rain as well, strong wind, the spider is a storm corner, sweeping to the north of the british isles, spending all the smile there are straight from are straight from the southern climes from the azores, these are the early warning temperatures on christmas day, ten or 11 across the south, a bit cooler, colder, if you can call it that, in the north, then tomorrow, a blustery day in the north, heavy showers, really strong gales, windy around the western coast, there might be a bit of sunshine to the east of the pennines, maybe the north—east of scotland, but generally it is a cloudy and a very, very mild day, boxing day, very strong wind across the north of scotland, stormy, the met office warns, to the south, they'll quiet, as i say, absolutely not a hint of that, it is hardly snowing across the scottish mountains let alone anywhere else. this is bbc news, the headlines: the nephew of amis amri and two other men have been arrested by the tunisian authorities for allegedly no part of a terrorist cell linked to the attack on a christmas market in berlin, here, a man and woman have appe

severe gales in the northern half of the british isles because there is potential disruption. - more all over it and so will we. —— bbc. you can also more on you can also get more information on the hello. we'll betakinga leekrat—temerrew first the headlines at 11:30. a suspect detained after last night's lorry attack in berlin investigators say a dangerous

sieve ingredients that go into every single product that is produced in different parts of the british islesde in other countries, how across ayew of the supply chain? i remember one of our journalists did a piece about tea picking in india and said some of this tea is sold in fortnum & mason, harrods and various other big stores around the world. how can you be so diligent about that because it is so important to your brand? it is hugely important, we have a strong tea m hugely important, we have a strong team of buyers and technologists who travel the world, meet with our producers and suppliers. they understand all of the upstream products. it is expensive, but an essential part of us doing business because people expect very high standards, exacting high standards from our brand. speaking of people who expect high standards, at the royal warrant. how important is that? potential queens to be, royal family from around the world are regular shoppers? they are and we are proud of that association. we have had a royal warrant since the beginning, i think it is 165 years. how important is it

he was a popular lecturer around the british isles. and in the mid-1780's, 1784, he came to the united states and is spent a couple years here, giving lectures on science and also promoting the founding of humane societies, which were charities that promoted the rescue and resuscitation of drowning victims. thomas russell, he was a bostonian, a merchant. he was the first american after the revolution to send a commercial ship to russia and a leader in boston's charitable landscape. he was the president of a number of charities in boston. this is sir thomas bernard. bernard,r was princess a real governor of new jersey and massachusetts, the last royal governor of massachusetts, so he spent much of his childhood growing up in the colonies. he began his college education at harvard but when the imperial crisis heated up, his father left and went back to england where he was involved in various charitable causes. he founded the society for bettering the condition of the poor, a leading clearinghouse for ideas about poor relief at the end o