the british red cross had a huge drop their especially to help the british virgin islands.le not able to return to syria and 5 million people displaced within syria. and then yemen, the colorado, a million people, the largest cholera outbreak they have ever had. —— —— cholera. the famine continues in the country. do you look on 2017 as being unique or do you fear that we will see more and more of these events as the years go forward 7 i think we hope that 2017 was unique for the united kingdom in the scale of disasters we have seen. looking more globally, the predictions for 2018 and onwards are definitely not lightening up. we expect the conflicts to continue around the world. food insecurity continues in many pockets of the world. so yes, we still have a lot of work to do. thank you very much for your time this morning, and a happy christmas. alex is the international programmes managerfor the british alex is the international programmes manager for the british red alex is the international programmes managerfor the british red cross. here is louise with a look at this mo

the british red cross is calling for syrian refugee families who are being resettled in the uk to being their young adult children with them. around nine thousand syrians have been allowed into the uk under the home office's vulnerable person resettlement scheme. but the british red cross says it's wrong that refugees who have come in under a different programme are being forced to leave their over 18s behind. june kelly reports. born in syria, but this 14—year—old is growing up in glasgow. he's really good at what he does. what do you think about children's rights? in this lesson on human rights, she describes how her home was bombed. three bombs fell into my house... beside her, her brothers. my brother's place got bombed, half of it. what's it been like in scotland? you can go to school, you can go out. you're not scared of anything. their parents are grateful to the uk for giving their family refuge. but this family was fractured when the rules forced them to leave their eldest child behind in syria. their daughter here, growing up with her sisters and brothers, was barred from c

the british red cross believes these cases shouldn't be left to the discretion of case workers. your family. the children who still live at home, children who are maybe away studying. that's what we are talking about here. let's bring those families back together. families belong together. this family will always be thankful to the uk, but having endured the horror of war, they are still suffering the trauma of separation. june kelly, bbc news, glasgow. it is time now for a look at the weather forecast, so let's get the details with them. hello. a lot of twists and turns in the forecast for the week ahead but it all starts on a fairly quiet and mundane note. some cloud and sunshine today, then through the ceiling and tonight central and eastern areas will see the lion's share of the clear spells and where we have clear skies that could be a touch of frost and perhaps some fog patches as well. a little cloud for the west, the odd spot of rain, and temperatures should mainly hold above freezing. enter monday, not a bad looking day. some early fog across east anglia and the south—e

the british red cross believes these cases shouldn't be left to the discretion of case workers.w, think of your family, the children who still live at home, children who are maybe away studying. that's what we are talking about. let's bring those families back together. families belong together. this family will always be thankful to the uk, but having endured the horror of war, they are still suffering the trauma of separation. june kelly, bbc news, glasgow. something to look out for later on. the moon will move closer to the earth tonight and appear larger and brighter in the sky — a phenomenon known as a "supermoon". astronomers say sky—watchers will get the "most spectacular views" this afternoon and tomorrow morning. i will definitely be looking out for that tonight. let's take a look at the weather forecast and head across the weather forecast and head across the weather forecast and head across the weather room to join ben. hopefully clear skies for that? yes, thatis hopefully clear skies for that? yes, that is the critical factor. there will be large amounts of cloud aro

in a statement the british red cross believes these cases should be left to the discretion of case workerse family unit. the bulletin is now, think of your family, the children who still live at home, maybe away studying. that's what we are talking about. let's bring those families back together. families belong together. this family will always be thankful to the uk, but having in due would horror of war they are still suffering the trauma of separation. the andrew marr show is on bbc one at 9am. what's coming up this morning? on the big political stories running today, i've got the outgoing social mobility head on why he and his collea g u es mobility head on why he and his colleagues dramatically quit the government overnight. at the irish deputy prime minister talking about the crucial border issue. i've got jacob rees—mogg, who many tories wa nt to jacob rees—mogg, who many tories want to be their new leader in due course. and i've got the education secretaryjustine greening course. and i've got the education secretary justine greening replying for the government. i know you've been d

we are happy that the british red cross visited us. i guess it was six weeks back. n are new threshold. it is supporting hospitals, water boards, it is basically like we are almost taking over whole public sector here, and there is only so we can do. but we are trying to do our utmost, and great to know that the british public is behind us through the british red cross and others. thank you all of you so much. we appreciate it, representatives from care, save the children, and the international committee of the red cross, and the dec. thank you all for your time. back here, you cross, and the dec. thank you all foryourtime. back here, you might have seen the amazing pictures of baby vanellope who was born with her heart on the outside of her body. against all the odds, three weeks after her birth, she is doing well, thanks to three life—saving operations at a hospital in leicester. it's the first time this kind of operation has been successfully done in the uk. we had vanellope's on here, and also her consultant. her mum explained how when she had seen the initial sc

the british red cross is calling for rules to be relaxed to automatically allow syrian refugee families the uk under the vulnerable person resettlement scheme. but the red cross says refugees shouldn't have to leave behind family members because they are over 18—years—old. let's be clear. we are talking about children who are part of the family unit. people watching this now, think of your family, the children who still live at home, who may be away studying. that's what we are talking about. let's bring those families back together. families belong together. pope francis is spending his final day in bangladesh, after using his highly—anticipated asia trip to express support for the rohingya muslims. yesterday, the pope met a group of refugees and referred to them using the word "rohingya" for the first time. he was criticised for not using the term on his earlier visit to myanmar, which does not regard them as an ethnic group. a new scheme, which aims to recognise more places and people with historic importance, is set to be launched by historic england. the heritage body wants people

the british red cross is calling for current rules to be relaxed, so that older family members are notears around 9,000 syrians had been allowed into the uk under its vulnerable person resettlement scheme. let's be clear. we are talking about children who are part of the family unit. people watching this now, think of your family, the children who still live at home, who may be away studying. that's what we're talking about. let's bring those families back together. families belong together. a new scheme, which aims to recognise more places and people with historic importance, is set to be launched by historic england. the heritage body wants people to suggest sites that deserve to be permanently acknowledged, but aren't already marked with a plaque. the campaign will be piloted over three years. a huge waterspout has formed off italy. it was spotted off the coast of sanremo, before moving inland as a tornado. the weather phenomenon caused significant damage to the city, but luckily no—one was hurt. with the wind gathers and the force of that draws water up into the air. this phenomeno

the british red cross is calling for current rules to be relaxed so that older family members are nothis week, the home office announced that over the past two years around 9,000 syrians had been allowed into the uk under its vulnerable person resettlement scheme. let's be clear. we are talking about children who are part of the family unit. people watching this now, think of your family, the children who still live at home, who may be away studying. that's what we're talking about. let's bring those families back together. families belong together. a new scheme which aims to recognise more places and people with historic importance is set to be launched by historic england. the heritage body wants people to suggest sites that deserve to be permanently acknowledged but aren't already marked with a plaque. the campaign will be piloted over three years. a huge waterspout has formed off italy. it isa it is a remarkable image. it was spotted off the coast of sanremo before moving inland as a tornado. the weather phenomenon caused significant damage to the city but luckily no—one was hurt.

british. the international committee for the red cross says the number of suspected cholera cases in yemen has reached a million the u.n. says yemen is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis that's going to name has more. more than twenty two hundred yemenis have died from cholera since late april the disease continues to spread in what the u.n. has called the world's worst cholera outbreak the international committee of the red cross says yemen now has one million cases going to got even though it is figures that we deal with the u.s. one hundred twenty seven yemenis and not that good idea yet but you know we see an outbreak of these d.d.'s why because children have not been vaccinated and we want to know what net more than eighty percent of yemenis can't get food or clean water and lack access to health care and fuel adding to their misery a groups have struggled to deliver supplies since november that's when the saudi led coalition blocked all ports of entry saying it needed to halt the flow of weapons to the rebel who thiis vowing to international pressure the coalition has allowed s

used by iraq but we both sides is not body a british government or one side with sides and that was the president of the international federation of the red cross speaking to us a little earlier u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has expressed concern about the rising level of violence in eastern ukraine during a phone conversation he asked his russian counterpart sergey lavrov to make efforts to lower the bloodshed in the region it comes as ukrainian government forces and pro russian separatists began a prisoner exchange kiev is handing over three hundred and six captives to the rebels and is receiving seventy four prisoners in return. in spain called the largest prisoner exchange in eastern ukraine conflict david stern david this is the first major prisoner exchange in over a year why is it happening now. it's a good question this could be a sign it's obviously a sign of progress the only question is how big of a sign of progress it is this is a very large exchange as you've said in fact exchange has been completed now and what we're being told is that all seventy four of the ukrainians have are now on their way back to kiev where they wil

george washington, leading his men in a courageous fight against the red coat army of the british king. washington's daring crossinge delaware christmas night, 1776, allowed him to surprise and overwhelm a force of 1400 hired hessian soldiers. they brought victory in the battle of trenton and a critical morale boost for his troops. washington's duly inspired army forged ahead pushing the brits back north through new jersey and into new york. >> it was almost a recruiting -- a great recruiting tool that they realized they had a chance to win back and beat the britis british. so many people flocked to the colors. they joined washington and his army actually grew after the victories at trenton and princeton. >> william stiefel is a noted historian, author and editor of more than 20 books on american history. >> this is a ragtag army of shopkeepers and merchants and farmers who are going to join up with george washington and take on the mightiest military in the world. they were patriots, but although they did have terms of enlistment and for many of them third terms of enlistment ended in may of 1777. washington entic