an excellent fight backfrom cardiff.. an excellent fight backfrom cardiff. preston north end beat luton to move up to third in the championship. brentford were 1—0 nil winners over fulham at griffin park to go into fourth in the championship. sheffield wednesday had an impressive 4—0 win over nottingham forest. at the other end of the table, bottom side, barnsley beat qpr 5—3. all of the scores from today's football are on the bbc sport website. aberdeen have moved up to third in the scottish premiership with sam cosgrove's 19th goal of the season earning them a 1—0 win at home to hamilton. stjohnstone moved off the bottom of the table by beating hearts i—o — a bad start at tynecastle for manager daniel stendel. ross county beat kilmarnock — also i—o whilst st mirren and livingstone shared a 3—3 draw. saracens made amends for last week's defeat at munster by winning the reverse fixture 15—6 at allianz park. a tight game was eventually sparked into life by two of sarries internationals. the result moves them a point behin

in rugby union, cardiff blues beat dragons 16—12.minutes in at arms park. jarrod evans added the extras to give them a 7—0 lead. taine basham responded with a try for dragons just before half—time, but it wasn't enough to beat the blues. another sporting boxing day tradition is the sydney to hobart yacht race. over 600 miles to tasmania, and blue skies when they left from sydney harbour overnight, with little smoke from the bushfires that have been raging in new south wales. comanche grabbed the early lead after a slow start. very calm winds currently with the winner set to be crowned late tomorrow night or early saturday morning. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. but now it's time for ian hislop in conversation with amol rajan. hello. ian. come in. good to see you. now, you are everywhere. thank you for having us in, thank you so much. how do you come up with a private eye cover like those? well, this was when theresa may, do you remember her? she was around at the beginning of the year. um, she used

wales made it, a famous win in cardiff and sealing a place at another major tournament.ms made their mark. the champions league brought two miracle semifinals. and one familiar name on the trophy. i'm chris millar, host of the tottenham podcast. i am a presenter at the liverpool fan channel. i travelled to barcelona for the first leg and i had seen that liverpool put in one of the better performances i have seen that season and somehow came away 3—0 down. to anfield we were so downhearted. then the coaches turn up and the songs come out. being inside the ground for that game is an experience. it is something i will never forget. if you could bottle that feeling you would have georginio wijnaldum's third goal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. and then trent alexander—arnold steps up. with the moment of inspiration. two men in the stadium who were switched onto that, home—grown hero. ajax came to white hart lane and played really well. they beat us 1—0 and it could have been more but it is only a goal. we can turn it around. in the second leg, a couple more goals down and y

he was on his way to sign for cardiff city from french club nantes.defended their crown. celtic won the treble for the third season in a row but their manager left for the premier league. manchester city won the title again. they won the fa cup 6—0 in the final. club legends got their chance in the hot seats and var changed football's whole conversation. for england, new faces emerged. a young side lost to the netherlands in the semifinals of the nations league. then in october they stood up to racist abuse in bulgaria. they won the qualifier 6—0 and reached euro 2020. wales made it two — a famous win in cardiff sealed a place at another major tournament. and it is in europe where two english teams made their mark. the champions league brought two miracle semifinals. and one familiar name on the trophy. chris millar, a host of the podcast. i am a presenter at the liverpool fan channel. i travelled to barcelona for the first leg and i had seen that liverpool probably one of the better i have seen that season and somehow came away 3—0 down. to anfield w

we discussed this on the bus as we came from cardiff to swansea and oppositions area cardiff to swanseare a couple for labour... it is still confused. do you feel the public understand that?|j still confused. do you feel the public understand that? i think so added wales were clear, if you want added wales were clear, if you want a second seat on europe the only way to get that is by voting for labour. when the chance comes in wales, we will campaign to remain. jeremy will be prime minister. he will have to implement whatever people decide. if he were to say in advance, i am going to campaign for one side or another, the other side would be bound to call file. he will hold himself in reserve to implement whatever people decide and that is because he is in a different position. mark drakeford, thank you very much. the first minister saying everything is fine with jeremy corbyn and if they made it into power they would be united on campaigning for another brexit vote referendum for the people of the uk and would find a way to campaign on that. tomos morgan, thank you for joining us. and w

it's in a box on a trailer on its own remarkable journey from cardiff by bike peddled by gareth thomas0 times for wales. he is hiv positive and his mission is to end the stigma which still surrounds aspects of life like mental health and sexuality. a long journey. he's cycled almost 500 miles. in 1939, a young jewish man fled nazi germany and arrived in england. before doing anything else, he went straight to see a leeds united football match. heinz skyte has supported the club ever since, and now the 99—year—old has been honoured in a special pitch—side ceremony. 0ur reporter 0livia richwald has the story. heinz skyte and leeds united go back a very long way. back, in fact, to 1939, when heinz arrived in leeds as a 19—year—old jewish refugee. his brother, frank, took him straight to watch leeds united. i arrived in leeds at lunchtime on a saturday, and went straight to elland road before we went home. so, that was my first match. heinz was a season ticket holder for decades. the club has just celebrated its centenary, and heinz marks his 100th birthday in february. at yesterday's matc

in rugby union, cardiff blues beat dragons 16—12.arrod evans added the extras to give them a 7—nil lead. taine basham responded with a try for dragons just before half time, but it wasn't enough to beat the blues. in the day's other game, scarlets whitewashed the 0spreys by 44 points to nil. steffan evans with a couple of tries for the home side. they move up to second in conference b. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's all for me, i will have more for you on sports day at 1030. the seychelles off the coast of east africa is setting itself up as a hub for marine preservation. the first ever large scale coral reef restoration project began there ? and now they are starting to see results. with over half of the world s reefs already lost because of rising sea temperatures, there's hope this tiny chain of islands could hold the key to saving coralfrom extinction. catherine byaruhanga has more they're called the reef rescuers. atina and chloe work in the indian ocean tryi

mild, about 11 in cardiff and london. about nine degrees in the lowla nds london.ands of scotland. monday evening, the possibility of rain in the south—west of the uk. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. the headlines: the battle to control australia's bushfires, more than 100 are still raging in new south wales. another racism row for english football, as a premier league match is halted. campaigners say racist incidents are on the rise. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: india's prime minister defends his new citizenship law, after days of protests left at least 20 people dead. we look at google's top search trends for this year and the rise of india in world's digital consciousness.

turning milder, ten in london, 11 in cardiff, 12 in plymouth, still cool across the northern part of day particularly in the south—west of england, gusts of a0 mph or more at times. through boxing day, a band of rain making progress north—east in association with this warm front that will drift across all parts into the first part of friday. that will bring rain for a time on friday morning, lingering across east and northern areas. as the wind and rain clears through, it isa the wind and rain clears through, it is a warm front so it would bring some mild airfrom the is a warm front so it would bring some mild air from the south. is a warm front so it would bring some mild airfrom the south. 0n friday, losing rain from the south—east areas. brightening up. have a look at the afternoon temperatures, far higher than they have been. 10 degrees in newcastle, 12 in birmingham, 13 is the high in london. as we look to saturday and sunday, similar weather, staying mild, a bit of rain in the north—west but most will be dry. you are a you these are the headlines. the queen highlights the need

so i think a very decent day on the way for cardiff but birmingham, as i say a few showers there forh, maybe carlisle. 11 degrees, so mild in the south, nine in glasgow. we are watching the next weather front approaching the neighbourhood, the thinking is after dark, it'll start to turn cloudy then wet in cornwall, devon, throughout wales, and that rain will move across other parts of the uk as well. with it also comes mild air, and it's notjust across the uk but also spreading deeper into europe too. so the weather is very mild throughout the continent at the moment. let's have a look at christmas eve. you can see the extent of the cloud early in the day, outbreaks of rain, the rain will probably come and go from thicker cloud during the afternoon as well across the south but the trend will be for the weather to gradually improve through the day on christmas eve, and that's a hint of things to come for the big day itself, because christmas day is expected to be a fine day throughout the country. high pressure is expected to build, the winds will fall light, the sun should be out for

rain for plymouth, cardiff and eventually areas further east as well. let's summarise christmas itself, because it will be a little changeable and on christmas eve we are expecting sunshine and showers, quite a changeable day and any last—minute shoppers may need their brollies, but christmas day itself is going to be dry and bright. hello this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines: australia's firefighters in the state of new south wales are still battling to bring more than a hundred blazes under control. chelsea's match at tottenham is marred after the crowd were warned three times over the tannoy about racist behaviour. tesco has suspended christmas card production at a chinese factory after a six—year—old girl in london finds a message claiming that prisoners are being forced to pack them. the home secretary has met the family of harry dunn, the teenager killed in a road accident in northamptonshire in august. a man has been arrested in sussex on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two women outside a house in crawley down. the queen a

in the afternoon, we'll probably see temperatures rising to 10—11 degrees for the likes of london, cardiffgain a little bit as we head through friday and into the weekend. a mixture of bright spells and passing showers in the forecast. that's your weather. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today: police launch a criminal investigation into the deaths of up to 13 people after a volcano erupted in new zealand. labour's jeremy corbyn joins us on the programme, in the last of our leadership interviews ahead of thursday's general election. good morning. who is cashing in on christmas? i am at chester zoo finding out why it is notjust the shops that are busy at this time of a long—awaited victory for arsenal. they beat west ham for their first win in ten games, and relief

rain spreads in, we will see temperatures rising to around 10—11 degrees for the likes of london, cardiffy and the weekend, a mixture of bright spells and passing showers in the forecast. that‘s your weather. welcome to bbc news. i‘m mike embley. our top stories: floral tributes for victims of the volcano eruption in new zealand. police believe as many as 13 have been killed. the russian and ukrainian presidents agree to try for a ceasefire in eastern ukraine by the end of the year. a justice department report concludes political bias did not drive the fbi‘s investigation into russian interference in the us presidential election. china claims all the people sent to what it calls "re—education camps" in the western xinjiang province have now been released. and one of the last surviving british pilots who fought in the battle of britain has died at the age of 101.

so i think a very decent day on the way for cardiff but birmingham, as i say a few showers there forhe south, nine in glasgow. we are watching the next weather front approaching the neighbourhood, the thinking is sunny after dark, it'll start to turn cloudy then wet in cornwall, devon, throughout wales, and that rain will move across other parts of the uk as well. with it also comes mild air, and it's notjust across the uk but also spreading deeper into europe too. so the weather is very mild throughout the continent at the moment. let's have a look at christmas eve. you can see the extent of the cloud early in the day, outbreaks of rain, the rain will probably come and go from thicker cloud during the afternoon as well across the south but the trend will be for the weather to gradually improve through the day on christmas eve, and that's a hint of things to come for the big day itself, because christmas day is expected to be a fine day throughout the country. high pressure is expected to build, the winds will fall light, the sun should be out for the morning on, a bit of mist start

temperatures of 11 degrees there in belfast, cardiff and plymouth and even further east, seven in aberdeennot as chilly as recent nights, because this rain that will have been moving north—eastwards is associated with a warm front. and as the name suggests, the air behind it is warmer, or at least milder, wafting up from the south—west. so we see these outbreaks of rain pushing north—eastwards. behind the rain band, it turns drier and brighter with some spells of sunshine. you can see a bit more wet weatherjust dangling down into western scotland and parts of northern ireland. but those temperatures, 10,11,12,13 degrees, unusually high for this time of year. the weather set—up as we go into saturday is for high pressure to be down to the south—east, keeping things dry for most of us. but frontal systems still trying to squash in from the north—west. so we will see some outbreaks of rain at times, just drifting into parts of northern ireland and northern and western scotland. but further south and east, it's largely fine. could be some fog through the morning across east anglia and the sout

munich will get cooler again, so 5 degrees in scotland and temperatures close to normal for london and cardiffo next weekend the jet stream will ta ke next weekend the jet stream will take this kind of pattern with a sharp drop in the atlantic to the west of the uk and this will be responsible for firing up areas of low pressure, so what does it mean for the weather? in the long range forecast it's unsettled with rain at times, often pretty windy and temperatures close to normal may be a few degrees below, particularly across northern areas. that is your latest weather. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 10pm: campaigning intensifies as politicians canvass in key battle grounds, with just days until the country goes to the polls. the conservatives say their australian—style points based immigration system can control unskilled migration. we want to bear down on migration, particularly unskilled workers who have no job to come to. meanwhile, labour set out their plans for social care, offering free personal care for older people in england and an additional £

you'd be hard pressed to find anyone agreeing to cycle from cardiff to aberdeen at this time of year. doing just that! not one to shy away from a challenge, the former welsh captain began the 500—mile journey in aid of sport relief, to deliver the sports personality of the year trophy to the live awards show in scotland this sunday. he's on a four—seater bike so friends can come along and give him a bit of pedal power. he's expected in ludlow at 19:30. good luck to him, fingers crossed the trophy makes it to the event on time! and before we go, we loved this from the former world snooker champion mark williams, who decided to mix up his practice routine this morning. not sure this new hybrid sport of golf and snooker will catch on. but we now know that he has a fantastic pair of pyjama bottoms. ican i can see that catching on. top skills in the fashion department and on the table. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. returning to the row which has broken out after a four—year old boy with suspected pneumonia slept on the floor of a hospital a&e department

nine to london and cardiff. we do see some showers flipping over to snow. degrees. in the week ahead, it is unsettled. things turn milder towards the end of the week. u nsettled milder towards the end of the week. unsettled with rain at times. that's the latest weather. thanks very much. let's have a look at the inside pages of the papers with the entertainment reporter caroline frost who is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we were slightly caught short. the truth is that there was some scrambled egg being eaten. nobody saw that! it will just go scrambled egg being eaten. nobody saw that! it willjust go down here. if in doubt, keep talking! keep smiling! sorry, sorry! where will you start? staying away from politics, clearly you have had hours and hours! mike was with us minutes ago. it is the strictly come dancing final tonight. the opportunity for the media to revisit the delights of anton du beke's partners and chequered history. iwent anton du beke's partners and chequered history. i went pony trekking in brecon and they said, we have the pony for

it's in a box on a trailer on its own remarkable journey from cardiff by bike peddled by gareth thomasand his mission is to end the stigma which still surrounds aspects of life like mental health and sexuality. a long journey. he's cycled almost 500 miles. the stars are gathering, katarina johnson—thompsonjust the stars are gathering, katarina johnson—thompson just waiting alongside me. we are all keeping an eye open for gareth thomas making dummett hoping he makes it on time, although i'm sure he will, that trophy is heady. there are lots of other awards being given out, watch out for a huge reception for former by out for a huge reception for former rugby international, one of scotland's rates, doddie weir. —— that trophy is heavy. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. thank you very much. good evening. 18—year—old mason greenwood has been described as a "special goal—scoring talent" by the manchester united manager, 0le gunnar solskjaer. the former united academy player scored the equaliser to give them a 1—1 draw with everton which denied a se

cardiff city major cities. inside. a warm welcomes it global 3000 this week we meet women in mexico who are preserving the local color in every traditions and protecting local farmers. could rice stroll be the next big thing in sustainable packaging we meet the tiny entrepreneur behind it. and climate change what climate change some farmers in australia have their own ideas about global warming. australia is burning and burning and burning forests and fields a desperately arid months of drought and record temperatures have created perfect conditions for wildfires for weeks clouds of heavy smoke hung over sydney the city is surrounded by fire so is the crisis is the result of human induced climate change or is it a natural phenomenon the debate is defined in people in the country australia depends on coal for energy production and prime minister scott morrison is a champion of fossil fuels he regularly plays down the threat of climate change and he has many supporters. it's hard to believe that this used to be a lush gr

in the south, double figures. 11 in cardiff, plymouth and london.that christmas eve will be a mild day, particularly across the south of the uk. it will be an often cloudy one with rain at times, too. we are not expecting an awful lot of rain but certainly if you're in the southern half of the uk it may not be particularly pleasant but the good news is that later on tuesday evening, the weather will start to dry out and we will start to see clearer spells developing, and that is a hint of things to come for christmas itself. the good news is that on christmas day itself, we could be waking up to a lot of sunshine, slightly colder weather, maybe even a touch of frost across the north—east of the country. really quite a beautiful day for many of us, and still mild. temperatures will be around nine, maybe 10 degrees in the south. closer to six in the north before this arrives for boxing day. this is bbc world news today. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: india's prime minister accuses his political opponents of spreading lies about the new citizensh

single figures, five, six, seven, eight degrees, but milder than that down to the south — 11 for cardiff night again, you might have travel plans. we will see outbreaks of rain continuing to drift northeast with some clear spells as well. now, as we get into friday, high pressure to the south trying to keep things settled. but to the north, we have frontal systems and this warm front here, as it moves its way through, will open the door to some much milder air pushing up from the south. so we end this week on friday on a very mild note indeed. outbreaks of rain tending to clear away eastwards, some further rain into the northwest of scotland. but generally speaking, a decent amount of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, but those temperatures higher than they have been, ten degrees for aberdeen, 12 degrees in birmingham. and we stick with that milder weather as we head towards the weekend. they'll be a bit of rain in the northwest. many of us will be dry. that's all from me for now. 00:27:43,239 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 enjoy the rest of your day. this is bbc news. i'm carrie gracie. t

the cult house this vestments known as cardiff for short opened in 1907 and became a berlin institution it's called my food section is legendary but 1st the combination of specialty food shopping and dining was unheard of today it's a hit it's a not just with berliners. studio carhart remodeled a part of the cut of his 6th floor in 2018 the architect's made sure everyone from tradition minded champagne drinkers to adventurous foodies feels comfortable here. i gotta think the friends i had in this county and the people that got a base. they said do something people will not notice something we've never seen before. when fear voter who's given. the most famous project portfolio so far is burleson's legendary techno club bear kind. the architects how to convert a former heat and power appliance into a club and designed the interior. but cameras are not allowed inside so no images are available. only for the rule is that. we actually try to avoid design that made. sound a bit silly but in this case we really didn't want to touch the building's original architecture any more than necessary i

so i think a very decent day on the way for cardiff but birmingham, as i say a few showers there for are watching the next weather front approaching the neighbourhood, the thinking is after dark, it'll start to turn cloudy then wet in cornwall, devon, throughout wales, and that rain will move across other parts of the uk as well. with it also comes mild air, and it's notjust across the uk but also spreading deeper into europe too. so the weather is very mild throughout the continent at the moment. let's have a look at christmas eve. you can see the extent of the cloud early in the day, outbreaks of rain, the rain will probably come and go from thicker cloud during the afternoon as well across the south but the trend will be for the weather to gradually improve through the day on christmas eve, and that's a hint of things to come for the big day itself, because christmas day is expected to be a fine day throughout the country. high pressure is expected to build, the winds will fall light, the sun should be out for the morning on, a bit of mist start with but on the whole, but overall

rain spreads in, we will see temperatures rising to around 10—11 degrees for the likes of london, cardiff weekend, a mixture of bright spells and passing showers in the forecast. that's your weather. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: police in new zealand say they believe there are no more survivors on white island after a volcanic eruption. five people are confirmed to have died. at least eight are still missing. fears of further eruptions are complicating efforts to reach the volcano. new zealand's prime minister says aerial reconnaissance of the island suggests there are unlikely to be any survivors. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, is being called later this week to defend her nation against charges of genocide, over its treatment of its muslim rohingya minority. and proving to be very popular on our website are two twin baby pandas, meng xiang and meng yuan, who have made their debut at berlin zoo. their names apparently mean "long—awaited dream" and "dream come true." visitors, however, won't be able to see them until early next year. more on our website, bbc.c

there's plenty more on the bbc sport website, including details of cardiff blues' win in the pro 1a rugbye last solar eclipse of the year. it was visible across much of the middle east and south asia where people witnessed the annular solar eclipse. it is also known as a "ring of fire", where the moon doesn't completely cover the sun. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10.05pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. more on the news that thousands of people have lost their homes after a typhoon ripped through the phillipines. at least 13 people have been killed. the chairman of the philippine red cross, richard gordon, spoke to the bbc, about how people are trying to cope. well, first of all the access is difficult because people are stranded, you have to bring the goods you have to deliver, several islands have been affected. a lot of people have lost their homes, and they need food, they need hot meals. we are serving hot meals, it's not enough, obviously, we are tr

i suppose the most exciting thing for me was going to see my favourite singer, pink, live in cardiff.t incredible night ever. i cried so much and danced so much and just had a fantastic time. it's so amazing what technology can do for us blind girls, isn't it? it's incredible. it really is. we wanted to get maisy back on click so we teamed her up with journalist lucy edwards, who's also blind, to take us on a tech tour of blind life and to test some new innovations along the way. i lost my sight seven years ago. navigating the world can feel like a huge challenge, even with my gorgeous guide dog, 0lga. i usually use my guide dog willow to get around, but today we're trying out a new device — wewalk smart cane. i think 0lga's a bit confused with the cane. the device has a round sensor to detect obstacles. i've paired it with my smart phone and airpods to send me directions. so my airpods pick up the information from my phone and the navigation system reads it out to me. when we got there it said, "starbucks now on your right". and, yeah. by then we could smell it anyway, couldn't we? w

mild, around 11 in cardiff and london, around about nine degrees in the lowlands of scotland.elcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm aaron safir. our top stories: syria's refugee crisis worsens. turkey's president warns 80,000 people have fled fighting in idlib province. the battle to control australia's bushfires. more than 100 are still raging in new south wales. the country's prime minister defends the coal industry and defies calls for new carbon targets. india's prime minister defends his new citizenship law after days of protests left at least 20 people dead. it's a beautiful day in this neighbourhood... a beautiful day. and fresh from playing an american tv icon, candid confessions from tom hanks. iam kind of loud, iam needy in some ways, i probably

turning milder, ten in london, 11 in cardiff, 12 in plymouth, still cool across the northern part ofhrough boxing day, a band of rain making progress north—east in association with this warm front that will drift across all parts into the first part of friday. that will bring rain for a time on friday morning, lingering across east and northern areas. as the wind and rain clears through, it is a warm front so it would bring some mild air from the south. on friday, losing rain from the south—east areas. brightening up. have a look at the afternoon temperatures, far higher than they have been. 10 degrees in newcastle, 12 in birmingham, 13 is the high in london. as we look to saturday and sunday, similar weather, staying mild, a bit of rain in the north—west but most will be dry. but through this evening, fog is likely to cause some problems across central and eastern and northern parts of england, this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at five. the queen has delivered her annual christmas message, highlighting the need for reconciliation, in what's being seen as a nod to the div

so a very decent way from cardiff and birmingham, but as i say if you show is there for glasgow, edinburghatching the next with different approach the neighbourhood, the thinking is sunny after dark, cloudy and wet in cornwall, devon, throughout wales, that iran will move across other parts of the uk as well. with it also comes mild air and is notjust across the uk but also spreading deeper into europe too. so the weather is very mild throughout the continent. let's have a look at christmas eve. the extent of the crowd early in the day, outbreaks of rain, the rain will probably come and go from thick cloud during the afternoon as well across the south but the trend will be for the weather to gradually improve through the day on christmas eve and that's a hint of things to come. the big day itself, christmas day is expected to be a fine day throughout the country. high pressure is expected to build, the winds will fall flight, the son should be out for the morning, a bit of mystery start with but on the whole, a fine day to walk off those calories. temperature is around nine or 10 degrees i

rain spreads in, we will see temperatures rising to around 10—11 degrees for the likes of london, cardiffnd the weekend, a mixture of bright spells and passing showers in the forecast. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: police in new zealand say they are launching a criminal investigation after a volcano eruption left as many as 13 tourists dead. aerial reconnaissance flights over the area on white island have detected no sign of life. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, says he fears as many as 11 australians are among the victims. the ukrainian and russian presidents have agreed to fully implement a ceasefire in eastern ukraine by the end of the year. the joint announcement came at a summit in paris. but there was no political breakthrough, nor any agreement on the withdrawal of russian—backed forces. the watchdog that oversees the us justice department has rejected president trump's claim that the fbi inquiry into possible collusion between russia and his election campaign was politically motivated. it did, however, pinpoint what it said were procedural error

wins elsehwere for munster and benneton, 0spreys and cardiff blues are playing right now. down to beat cristo reyes three sets to two. fallon sherrock meanwhile is back in action tonight after her history making antics earlier this week. she became the first woman to win a match at the pdc by beating ted evetts. tonight she plays mensur suljovic for a place in the third round. and usain bolt has been back on an olympic racing track. he‘s not coming out of retirement, he was taking part in a ceremony to mark the official opening of tokyo‘s new national stadium which has been built for next year‘s olympic games. let‘s focus on boxing for a few minutes, because it‘s a big night for heavyweight daniel dubois. he‘s 22—years—old, and widely regarded as one of the best british prospects coming up behind anthonyjoshua and tyson fury. he fights japan‘s kyotaro fujimoto at the copperbox in london tonight, and boxing pundit steve bunce is there. well he is 13 unbeaten, 12 have ended quick. but the key is and this is the crucial element, he is just 22 years of age. let me assure you,

this is mabel in cardiff, looking very alert. she is not in cardiff, clearly! stalybridge. back in... well, supposedly london. bamburgh? i think we are all getting a little bit mixed up here! anyway, they are all quite intent on exercising their democratic right, are they not? oh, this is probably the favourite, isn't it, so far? look at that face! a face only an owner could love! that's alfie, looking very festive in his christmas jumper. results coverage starts as polls close tonight. huw edwards and the team will be here on bbc one and the bbc news channel from five to 10 tonight. there'll be special coverage on bbc radio 4 and 5 live and of course, there's full coverage online at bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news. rescuers in new zealand are preparing a dangerous operation to recover bodies after the volcanic eruption on white island. voting is under way across the country in the general election. it's the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a former priso

he had been cycling from cardiff, sometimes with friends, but always with the same intention, to spreadby internationals for wales. he is hiv positive. and he was delivering the trophy for this yea r‘s was delivering the trophy for this year's sports personality of the year. aberdeen born denis law read out the name. ben stokes. ben stokes had been a strong favourite, and a slip of the tongue from gary lineker had suggested he was the winner before voting even opened. in his speech, ben stokes referenced what he called a tough time in his life two years ago, from the court case to this, he was trying to keep it in context. my wife, claire, you are a rock. you always have been. you deserve this moment as much as i do. he finished ahead of lewis hamilton, and third was dina asher—smith. standing ona and third was dina asher—smith. standing on a red carpet signifies success and glamour, but they're all sorts of reasons why sport demand attention. doddie weir strode forwards. the crowd rising with him, to receive the helen rollason award. he is living with motor neurone disease, trying to f

and look how the temperatures leap, up to 13 for plymouth and cardiff., that little finger of yellow there on the chart behind me, short lived. we are back into chillier air again for mid week, a day of sunshine and showers on wednesday, some milder weather waits in the wings for thursday and friday. but by then we face further areas of low pressure and more 00:28:32,231 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 wet and windy weather. good afternoon. in the final days of the election campaign, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn are telling voters that thursday's poll is an historic chance to move the country forward. the conservatives say a points—based immigration system would reduce low—skilled migration. labour is using the day to set out its plans for social care. 0ur political correspondent, susana mendonca, reports. not long left until voters make their call, and borisjohnson is hoping they'll give him a ringing

afternoon, many still in single figures, five, six, seven, 8 degrees but milder down to the south, 11 for cardiffhe far south—west of england. as we go through thursday night, boxing day night, you might have travel plans, outbreaks of rain continuing to drift north—eastwards, some clear spells as well. into friday, high—pressure to the south trying to keep things settled back to the north we have frontal systems, and this warm front as it moves its way through will open the door to some much milder air, pushing up from the south. so we end this week, on friday, on a very mild note indeed. they outbreaks of rain tending to clear the way eastwards, some further rain into the north—west of scotla nd further rain into the north—west of scotland but generally speaking it is an amount of dry weather, some spells of sunshine but there is temperatures higher than they have been, 10 degrees for aberdeen, 12 in birmingham, we stick with that milder weather as we had to the weekend, a bit of rain in the north—west, many of us will be dry. this is bbc news. i'mjane hill. the headlines at four o'clock. .. th

so i think a very decent day on the way for cardiff but birmingham, as i say a few showers there forsouth, nine in glasgow. we are watching the next weather front approaching the neighbourhood, the thinking is after dark, it'll start to turn cloudy then wet in cornwall, devon, throughout wales, and that rain will move across other parts of the uk as well. with it also comes mild air, and it's notjust across the uk but also spreading deeper into europe too. so the weather is very mild throughout the continent at the moment. let's have a look at christmas eve. you can see the extent of the cloud early in the day, outbreaks of rain, the rain will probably come and go from thicker cloud during the afternoon as well across the south but the trend will be for the weather to gradually improve through the day on christmas eve, and that's a hint of things to come for the big day itself, because christmas day is expected to be a fine day throughout the country. high pressure is expected to build, the winds will fall light, the sun should be out for the morning on, a bit of mist start with but

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turning milder, ten in london, 11 in cardiff, 12 in plymouth and still quite cool in the northern parto a0 mph or more at times. going through boxing day evening, this band make some progress and north—eastwards in association with this, a warm front which will drift across all parts on friday morning to that will bring some rain for a time, lingering in eastern and northern areas but as the front clears through, it is going to introduce some warm or at least mild airfrom going to introduce some warm or at least mild air from the south pundit on friday, we lose the rain from the north—east, then it brightens up with some spells of sunshine put a bit more wet weather in western scotla nd bit more wet weather in western scotland and northern ireland at times but look at the afternoon temperatures, far higher than they have been 10 degrees in newcastle, 12 in birmingham and 13th the height in london. looking at the weekend, similar weather, staying mild, some rain in the north—west but most of us rain in the north—west but most of us will be dry. that's all from me, goodbye for now. hello

ii in cardiff, 12 in plymouth. in the cool side further north.of the south—west. quite breezy through boxing day night, further bands of rain pushing in from the south—west. as we go into friday we see this one front pushing its way north eastwards. rain first part of friday. behind this warm front, as the name suggests, there is some warmth, or at least some mild air. that will be wafting our way on friday. a mild feeling day. outbreaks of rain pushing north—east. drier and brighter weather afterwards. rain in the four south—west. temperatures, ii weather afterwards. rain in the four south—west. temperatures, 11 degrees in glasgow, 13 in london. we keep hold of that milder feel to the weather as we head into the weekend. the far north—west of the uk will see some rain at times. many are looking largely dry. that is all for 110w. looking largely dry. that is all for now. more later on. hello, this is bbc news with carrie gracie. the headlines: the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. the young royals