fergus walsh, bbc news. some rather cute pictures to leave you with this half hour. was born at chester zoo here in the uk and weighed in at 120 grams. experts say it'll be a little while until they find out the sex of the baby coquerel�*s sifaka. the species are native to madagascar and are also known as dancing lemurs for the way they spring across the floor. lemur babies ride on their mother's back for about three months until they are ready to explore the world on their own. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. well, storm gerrit certainly brought some challenging weather conditions on wednesday, particularly for those of you returning back from seeing friends and family over the christmas period. now, an early heads up if you're travelling this weekend to see in the new year — there's further heavy rain forecast, maybe some snow likely in the north, and the winds, widespread gales on exposed coasts, so that's worth bearing in mind. through the night tonight, we'll see a rash of showers turning increasingly wintry in scotland, s

fergus walsh, bbc news.er the state's top court disqualified donald trump from appearing on the state's republican primary ballot. the appeal comes after colorado's supreme court ruled that mr trump was not an eligible candidate because of his role in the january 6th attack on the us capitol by his supporters in 2021. trump is the frontrunner for the republican 2024 presidential nomination, and is expected to file his own appeal. michigan's supreme court has rejected an attempt to remove donald trump from running for president in the state next year. we're used to seeing wind turbines made of steel — but sweden's electricity grid is now powered, in part, by the world's tallest turbine made of wood. it's built from thousands of pieces of spruce — held together by glue — and it's more than 100 metres tall. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher went for a look. having brought us abba, meatballs, and flatpack furniture, from sweden comes another innovation thatjust might change the way we generate electrici

fergus walsh, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ar—old man has died after a car hit a crowd of people outside a property in the burngreave area in sheffield. another person is also seriously injured. two men, aged 23 and 55, are being held by south yorkshire police — and the authorities are appealing for witnesses. more than 86,000 nhs appointments, including hospital check—ups and operations, had to be cancelled because of last week's junior doctor strike in england. 1500 community and mental health appointments were also affected. next weekjunior doctors will take part in a six—day walk—out — the longest in the history of the nhs. uk sales of vinyl music albums increased by almost 12% this year , with sales returning to levels last seen in 1990. taylor swift's 1989 was the best—selling lp, followed by the rolling stones�* hackney diamonds. while the vast majority of recorded music is consumed via streaming, fans are choosing vinyl for its better sound quality and its collectible status. you're live with bbc news. we're used to see

fergus walsh, bbc news.ai has gone on trial facing charges of breaching national security and colluding with foreign forces. the 76—year—old self—made millionaire, who founded the pro—democracy newspaper apple daily, has been held in solitary confinement since december 2020 and faces life in prison if found guilty. he denies all charges. this is being seen as a landmark trial and lai faces charges under the national security law beijing brought in making it easier to prosecute protesters. it followed the massive pro—democracy uprising in hong kong three years ago. beijing considers mr lai a traitor who sought to undermine china's security. critics say this case is another example of china tightening its grip on the former british colony. the us and the uk have called for him to be released. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, says he is gravely concerned at the "politically motivated prosecution of british nationaljimmy lai." from hong kong, danny vincent reports. record numbers of police lined the streets

fergus walsh, bbc news our top story this evening.takes the issue very seriously. coming up. long or short here. the unexpected controversy sparked by the winner of the 2020 for miss france pageant. coming up on bbc news. it�*s one of the most gruelling endurance events on the planet — we speak of one of the favourites for the dakar rally — sam sunderland — on his hopes for a third title in the desert. the possibility of devolution being restored in northern ireland before christmas has been ruled out, with the long running political deadlock looking set to continue. the democratic unionist party began the boycot in early 2022. they took that position in protest at post—brexit trading rules, which they believe undermines northern ireland�*s place in the uk. more recently, there have been talks about a £2.5 billion financial offer from the uk government — who were hoping that could help push an agreement on power—sharing over the line before parliamentary recess tomorrow. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast now at stormo

fergus walsh, bbc news.ocate wimbledon football club — who at the time were playing in the english premier league — to belfast. they would have been renamed belfast united. our correspondent mark simpson reports. a brand—new sports stadium in belfast — with a premier league football team. that was the plan 25 years ago, to help bring people together as the peace process improved. the idea of turning wimbledon fc into belfast united fc was discussed openly at the time. what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political discussions behind the scenes.— the scenes. there certainly were differences _ the scenes. there certainly were differences of - the scenes. there certainly were differences of opinion the scenes. there certainly i were differences of opinion on that — the secretary of state was not keen on the idea. in fact, she used the phraseology that she didn't think it was a particularly safe proposal. by contrast, the prime minister, tony blair, was extremely enthusiastic. and he wr

of women, although it has not yet been recommended for the nhs to prescribe. 0ur medical editor fergus walshn going through the menopause experience hot flushes and night sweats, which can have a significant impact on daily life. the new drug veoza, also known as fezolinetant, works by placating a protein in the brain called neurokinin b, which plays a key role in regulating body temperature. it's said to be an option for women who can't take hrt, like those with a history of cancer or blood clots. however, the drug does not help with other symptoms like fatigue, muscle weakness or mood swings, and it can come with side—effects, including diarrhea and insomnia. you're live with bbc news. a volcano in southwest iceland has erupted following weeks of intense earthquake activity. here are the pictures — you can see the moment of the eruption captured by a webcam from the public channel when that yellow lava started to erupt from the ground like a fountain. local authorities say they have already evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of grindavik. the areas is a volcanic and

fergus walsh, bbc news. joining us now is the gp dr helen wall. good morning to you.iddle child had this and it is more commonly i had this and it is more commonly known as bronchiolitis, which is different to bronchitis that older people get, chest infection. bronchiolitis is very common in babies and children under two and quite frequently lead to hospitalisation of young babies. 30,000 young children in the uk go into hospital with rsv respiratory virus in the uk every year. it happened to your son, how old was he? «a happened to your son, how old was he? what happened to your son, how old was he?_ what were - happened to your son, how old was he?_ what were the i he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? _ he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he _ he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he became - he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he became a i he? five weeks. what were the symptoms? he became a bit. he? five weeks. what were the i symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty. — symptoms? he became a bit sniffly and snotty, which _ symptoms? he became a bi