air passengers are facing delays and cancellations out of heathrow and gatwick airports today, after. 45 flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport and there are delays at gatwick airport. yesterday more than 150 flights were cancelled. the met office says driving conditions will be difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england until lunchtime, although conditions are improving. our correspondent, angus crawford, is at heathrow airport. it looks better today, angus? it looks better today, angus7m certainly does. today is really a question of the morning after the fog the night before. we know that yesterday something like 20,000 passengers were affected by the cancellation of 200 or so flights. although that means the major disruption caused by the fog is over, it means that many of the aircraft and crews are simply in the wrong places. as you can see quite clearly the fog has lifted an ad 7am and you couldn't even see the control tower. because of that disruption to schedules, we still have this option here at heathrow. we think about 50 flights in and out

at gatwick there were also some delays. and we know that london city airportnd closure, its curfew over one o'clock, there have been quite a lot of diversions and cancellations there. the simple advice is to anyone thinking of travelling today — check with your airline early. if your flight is cancelled, they will get you on another one but not necessarily the next one. around 3,000 police officers will be on duty across central london tonight, as crowds gather to celebrate the new year. greater manchester police and other forces say they've also stepped up crowd protection measures. scotland yard says extra resources have been brought in to keep people safe following the terror attacks in berlin and nice earlier this year. richard lister reports. the metropolitan police say there is no specific intelligence about an attack in london, but it has been looking at the tragic events in berlin and nice and has adjusted its plans for new year's eve accordingly. some 3,000 officers will be on the streets of the capital as part of the package of measures to maintain s

similar conditions on saturday led to some flight cancellations at heathrow and gatwick airports.ent must not use the introduction of new mayors across england next year to shirk its responsibility to properly fund public services. the public accounts committee says there needs to be more clarity about who is spending taxpayers' money and where responsibility lies, but ministers say the new roles will help communities take control of decision making. prince harry has revealed he no longer struggles with his royal role, and says he feels the need to "make something" of his life. speaking in an itv documentary about his charity work in lesotho the prince said losing his mother at a young age made him question his position, but that he now views life "very, very differently". secunder kermani reports. what is it that you are making? clothes, obviously. laughter prince harry looks in his element as he helps out in a centre teaching life skills to young people affected by hiv. it is run by a charity he co—founded ten years ago in the small south african state of lesotho. sentebale have

similar conditions yesterday led to some flight cancellations at heathrow and gatwick airports.ar will be announced tonight. viewers can vote for 16 contenders, who've been shortlisted for the prestigious award. last year's winner — the wimbledon and olympic tennis champion, andy murray — is in the running again. the ceremony takes place in birmingham. 0ur sports news correspondent, andy swiss, is there. andy, what can we expect? finally, we are at rehearsals which are about to get underway here in birmingham. we expect around 12,000 people tonight to celebrate what has really been a bumper year for british sport. normally, there arejust 12 names on the short list. this year, there are 16. it is some less to choose from. the winner will be decided by a public vote. you can vote by phone, or you can vote. you can vote by phone, or you ca n vote vote. you can vote by phone, or you can vote online. details will be given out during tonight's show. plenty of other awards. there is the tea m plenty of other awards. there is the team of the year award, the coach of the year. there will

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled more than 150 flights. conditions will be difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england. 0ur reporter, simonjones, is at heathrow airport this morning. there is still fog, but it looks clearer. how is it going? still a lot more delays? it is a bit better thanit lot more delays? it is a bit better than it was this morning regarding the fog. you canjust than it was this morning regarding the fog. you can just about make out the fog. you can just about make out the fog. you can just about make out the fog —— the planes coming and going. easier to hear them than see them. there are long delays on many flights from heathrow and gatwick and other airports in southern england. some flights have been cancelled. ba this morning have cancelled. ba this morning have cancelled around 50 flights, largely to and from heathrow. seven and have thousand passengers are going to be affected by that. it is because there is a yellow weather warning in place for this fraud. that is in place for this fraud. th

airports. written, gatwick, sta nsted, airports. written, gatwick, stansted, edinburgh, airports. eading for the north of scotland. thank you for the tips, simon. have a lovely christmas. thank you very much. he has to bring his own presence. that is sad. that is my present. do you reckon? we have had all of these forecasts of storm barbra hitting the uk over the christmas period and how bad that will be. let's go to covent garden. carol is there with a very christmas weather. carol and storm barbra, maybe? she's not here just yet. it will be later we have the strongest winds in the south—east. we have the chandeliers and mistletoe is, 45 of those in covent garden this morning. we also have a fabulous tall christmas tree, the largest hand—picked christmas tree in london, a norwegian spruce. you can really smell it. the met office has an ember weather warning out for wind for today, especially across the north and north—west of scotland. gusts up to 90 mph forecast for the north of mainland scotla nd forecast for the north of mainland scotland and the northern isles. where ever you

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled a total of more than 150 flights.ditions will be difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england. 0ur reporter simonjones is at heathrow airport this morning. bring us up to date this morning. i've just checked the departure board here and it makes for pretty grim reading. we have a number of flights already delayed and some have been cancelled. it is thought that yesterday around 30,000 passengers flying to and from the uk had theirflights passengers flying to and from the uk had their flights cancelled and spare a thought for the passengers trying to head to frankfurt from here. they were due to leave at 530 yesterday afternoon on board a luftha nsa flight yesterday afternoon on board a lufthansa flight and that is yet to depart. they have had a delay of 16 hours. this is due to a yellow warning forfog. hours. this is due to a yellow warning for fog. that means people should be prepared. although the fog has lifted somewhat from its worst position yesterday afternoon, still, we are told on the roa

on the roads, cancellations and flight on the roads, cancellations and flight delays at some airports, gatwickone of our weather watchers spotted the fog, it is still very murky here, and as we go through this evening, the first part of the knife, fog will continue to cause issues, they could be further localised transport disruption mainly across central and eastern england, east anglia, but overnight the worst of the foggy weather will become confined to eastern parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england, to the west, cloud flowing but a mild night compared with recent nights, temperatures in double figures across parts of scotla nd double figures across parts of scotland and northern ireland, here in scotland we have a band of rain, and on new year's eve this band of rain will move southwards, slowly, and the wet weather will arrive across scotland, the central belt, then more readily in northern ireland, through the afternoon, england and wales, dry weather, after a murky start in the south—east will tend to be a bit less murky as the breeze picks up, through the evening time,

city airport in london suffered too, as did gatwick. ing, leading to more disruption ahead of new year's eve. the advice — to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, oxfordshire. the un secretary general, ban ki—moon, has spent his last full day in office before standing down. this was the scene at the united nations building in new york as he said goodbye to his staff. he'll be replaced from the first ofjanuary by antonio guterres, the former prime minister of portugal. mr ban was in a cheerful mood as he made these farewell remarks. now, ifeel a bit like cinderella. laughter tomorrow, at midnight, everything changes. applause it's a bit awkward. i have to do all on my own. so far, i have been assisted and supported by thousands and thousands of your hard—working staff and member states. let us see how i survive. laughter tomorrow night, on the eve of new year, i will be in times square for the ball drop. billions of people will be watching as i lose myjob. laughter it is a matter of celebration, o

london city airport has considerable delays this morning. and gatwicklays on some departures. the advice is very simple — if you are attempting to travel today, to consult your airline before you set off from home. angus, thanks very much. celebrations are already in full swing — on the opposite side of the globe — to welcome in 2017. cheering new year fireworks from auckland's sky tower marked midnight for thousands of revellers in new zealand. and in australia, the traditional sydney harbour display is lighting up the city's iconic opera house. here, more armed police officers will be deployed — and concrete barriers will be in place — at london's new year fireworks event. security plans for major outdoor celebrations around the uk have been "modified" following the lorry attacks in berlin and nice. with all the sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. i'm sorry, we seem to have problems with our lines to salford. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 19:25. bye for now. hello

city airport in london suffered too, as did gatwick. ing, leading to more disruption ahead of new year‘s eve. the advice — to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, oxfordshire. the government is giving renewed consideration to allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in england, wales and scotland. other changes, affecting motorcycle learners, are also being considered. the lessons won‘t be compulsory, and driving instructors will decide when learners are ready. ministers hope the move will make roads in britain safer, as our correspondent daniel boettcher reports. ok, so if you turn right at the end of the road... 17—year—old hannah spicer is practising her driving with her mum today. she started in september, and has had 20 lessons. hannah hopes she will be ready to take her test soon. she won‘t be allowed to drive on a motorway until she passes, but there are plans to change that. the government is considering proposals to allow supervised learners onto motorway for the first time,

city airport in london suffered too, as did gatwick. th the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, 0xfordshire. a postmortem examination, carried out as part of the investigation into the death of george michael, has proved inconclusive. further tests will now be carried out. police are treating the singer's death in oxfordshire on christmas day as unexplained but not suspicious. russia is asking members of the un security council to consider a draft resolution that would endorse the ceasefire in syria that came into force last night. 2a hours on, the ceasefire agreed by the syrian government and some opposition forces appears to be holding, despite reports of sporadic fighting in parts of the country. the new year's honours list has been published, and among the many sports stars named is andy murray, the world number one, who's knighted for his services to tennis. he's joined by the olympic champion mo farah in a list dominated by britain's 0lympic and paralympic champions. andy swiss has more details. at the e

london city airport had considerable delays this morning, real problems there. at gatwickle — if you are attempting to travel today, do consult your airline before you set off from home. a new strike by workers on southern railway is causing disruption to rail services. members of the rmt union started a three—day walk—out this morning in the long—running dispute about the role of conductors. an ongoing ban on overtime by drivers in the aslef union is adding to the disruption. 40% of councils in england have no procedures to deal with people who misuse disabled badges. they could be used fraudulently without any fear of fine. the finding has been described as staggering by a disability charity. officers in oxfordshire checked hundreds of blue badges during a three—day operation over the festive season. many were confiscated because they were not being used by the owner. it's something that we need to force. we need to make sure people are using their badges correctly so that people are able to get to the shops who need to get to the shops and disabled. fines of up to £1000

london city airport had considerable delays this morning, real problems there. at gatwickes. so the advice is simple — if you are attempting to travel today, do consult your airline before you set off from home. the headlines: australia welcomes in the new year in style with a spectacular display of fireworks over the security is stepped up in major cities around the world and here in the uk for new year crowds and celebrations after the deadly lorry attacks in germany and france. more than 100 stars of the olympics and paralympics are recognised in the new year's honours list. in the sport, celtic won 2—1 in the old firm match at ibrox to move 19 points clear of rangers in the scottish premiership. and nadal has round off an injury—hit 2016 by winning an exhibition tournament. andy murray came third. i will have an update in the next hour. police in brazil have accused the greek ambassador‘s wife of colluding with her lover in the murder of her husband, kyriakos amiridis. a police investigator said francoise amiridis had admitted having an affair with a policeman who she

the same at city airport in london and gatwick, with thousands of passengers' plans before new year'sed. the advice, to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news. a postmortem examination carried out as part of the investigation into the death of george michael has proved inconclusive. further tests will now be carried out. police are treating the singer's death in oxfordshire on christmas day as unexplained but not suspicious. 0n the financial markets, the ftse100 index has ended the year at a record high. the index of leading shares closed at 7,142 points, beating the previous record set yesterday. the sharp fall in sterling, following the brexit vote has boosted the value of many global companies that generate much of their revenue in dollars. the government is giving renewed consideration to allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in england, wales and scotland. other changes affecting motorcycle learners are also being considered. the lessons won't be compulsory, and driving instructors will decide when learners are ready. ministe

london city airport had considerable delays this morning, real problems there. at gatwickthe advice is simple, if you are attempting to travel today, do consult your airline before you set off from home. the headlines: australia welcomes in the new year in style with a spectacular display of fireworks over the sydney harbour bridge. security is stepped up in major cities around the world and here in the uk for new year crowds and celebrations after the deadly lorry attacks in germany and france. more than 100 stars of the olympics and paralympics are recognised in the new year's honours list. the first minister of scotland has used her new year's message to insist she is determined to respect scotland's vote to remain within the european union. nicola sturgeon said it was her top priority to ensure scotland retained as many of the benefits of eu membership as possible, including the freedom to work, travel and study in other member states. we are also working to safeguard the opportunities that so many people in scotla nd opportunities that so many people in scotland now t

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled more than 150 flights. iving conditions will be difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england. our correspondent, angus crawford, is at heathrow airport. it must be a bit of a mess there. it must be a bit of a mess therem is pretty gloomy. this is the morning after the fog before. we have had three days of heavy freezing fog which has had serious effects disrupting travel across the south—east of england. something like 200 flights were cancelled yesterday, 30,000 people affected. we can now see a controlled power behind the across the apron. at seven o'clock we couldn't. conditions are lifting, things are improving the big problem is that many of the aircraft and crew are simply in the wrong places because of the disruption yesterday. that means there are still carry on effects, even though the fog is not too bad. something like 50 flights have been cancelled out of and into heathrow today. also, are coming in ata heathrow today. also, are coming in at a slower rate than they normally w

imposed as a result are causing delays and cancellations to flights to and from heathrow, gatwick and london city airportsis at the scene of the coach crash in oxfordshire: it was in the early hours of this morning in thick fog the coach veered off a slip road off the m40, before rolling into a ditch and on its side. its mangled remains and the damage done clear when it was turned back over. 16 passengers were on board, travelling from heathrow to oxford. remarkably, none were seriously injured but all were treated in hospital, some for broken bones, others for cuts and bruises. the bad weather made the recovery operation challenging. all three emergency services attended. with 17 people on board in total, very intensive for the paramedics and the ambulance crews that attended, assisted by fire and the police services, as well. obviously, probably a chaotic scene to start with and dense fog not helping that. the oxford bus company said the driver was very experienced and had been doing overnight shifts for a number of years. now the coach has been taken away, the investigation turns to how it happened. wa

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled more than 150 flights. driving conditions will be difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england. 0ur reporter, simonjones, is at heathrow airport this morning. i know you are keeping a close eye on conditions. what is the latest? we have the strange situation this morning where you can hear the planes coming and going, but it is difficult to make them out because the fog is quite dense and if you look at the departure boards it is a pretty grim picture. we have a lot of flights delayed for several hours. 0ne of flights delayed for several hours. one for 16 hours. that is if ito hours. one for 16 hours. that is if i to frankfurt. we have had flights cancelled. ba have cancelled more than 50 flights coming and going from the uk. that could affect around seven and a half thousand passengers. yesterday some 30,000 passengers. yesterday some 30,000 passengers had flights to and from the uk cancelled. we have a yellow weather warning in place forforward for the south—east, for southern england

the same at city airport in london, and gatwick, with thousands of passengers' plans before new year'sna lee, bbc news, oxfordshire. on the financial markets the ftse 100 index has ended the year at a record high. the index of leading shares closed at 71112 points beating the previous record set yesterday. the sharp fall in sterling following the brexit vote has boosted the value of many global companies that generate much of their revenue in dollars. the government is giving renewed consideration to allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in england and wales and scotland. other changes affecting motorcycle learners are also being considered. the lessons won't be compulsory, and driving instructors will decide when learners are ready. ministers hope the move will make roads in britain safer, as our correspondent daniel boettcher reports. turn right at the end of the road. 17—year—old hannah spicer is practising driving with her mum today. she started in september and has had 20 lessons. she hopes she will be ready to take her test soon. she will not be allowed to drive o

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled more than 150 flights. the met officeued a yellow weather warning across the south and south—east, as a blanket of fog is set to make driving conditions "difficult" and lead to yet more delays at airports. to bomb explosions in iraq in baghdad have been reported at a market. nobody has admitted carrying out the attacks. —— two bomb explosions. around 3,000 police officers will be on duty across central london tonight as crowds gather to celebrate the new year. scotland yard says extra resources have been brought in to keep people safe following the terror attacks in berlin and nice earlier this year. greater manchester police and other forces say they've also stepped up crowd protection measures. those are the main stories this morning. it feels as though this has been a sports programme. it has been top of the show with all the sports stars getting the honours in the new year ‘s honours list and then the review of the year, we look back on what was a great 2016 per sport. we know that for a number of us, 2016 has been on

closes from the early hours of christmas eve and heavy fog has disrupted flights at heathrow, gatwick and city airports the passengers into paddington will be taken off trains and diverted. or, take us through what the arrangements are and what people can expect. if you said would it be worse than usual i think everybody here which i'd back in pa nto style, everybody here which i'd back in panto style, all years it will! from tomorrow night the railway line from here into london paddington will close completely, no trains at all into paddington for several days. great western suggesting some passengers could go via london mala bone or around london waterloo but there is a problem there too. the busiest station waterloo will close on christmas eve for several days. quite close paddington? it's the perfect opportunity for network rail to do perfect opportunity for network rail todoa perfect opportunity for network rail to do a significant piece of work that will allow crossrail 2 happen and for us to introduce brand—new trains that will introduce from next year. two years ago the work overran, the contra

the top five airports, gatwick, manchester, edinburgh etc looked a lot better yesterday.tra nsfer you're flying from stansted to transfer a skiing holiday, you'll have to go to grenoble. despite distance from the french alps. flights coming into manchester airport from the horror is 2a hours late and will not be going until this afternoon. apart from that, the skies look already the moment. there are still flights and holidays available if you want a last—minute getaway. very expensive to get to spain and the canaries, but not much more if you want to head to somewhere like south africa or thailand. plenty going out and will be flights tomorrow. we wish you a very enjoyable festive period. you may not need to leave if you're after a warm weather. along with the strong winds we have snow and ice in the highlands of scotland. hazards in terms of wintry weather. tomorrow will be the other way as it turns milder. we have heard about that destruction happening in scotland. although storm barbara is pulling away, this next storm conor will be coming in on boxing day. this is th

imposed as a result are causing delays and cancellations to flights to and from heathrow, gatwick and london city airportsene of the coach crash in oxfordshire. it was in the early hours of this morning in thick fog the coach veered off a slip road off the m40, before rolling into a ditch and on its side. its mangled remains and the damage done clear when it was turned back over. 16 passengers were on board, travelling from heathrow to oxford. remarkably, none were seriously injured but all were treated in hospital, some for broken bones, others for cuts and bruises. the bad weather made the recovery operation challenging. all three emergency services attended. with 17 people on board in total, very intensive for the paramedics and the ambulance crews that attended, assisted by fire and the police services, as well. obviously, probably a chaotic scene to start with, and dense fog not helping that. the oxford bus company said the driver was very experienced and had been doing overnight shifts for a number of years. now the coach has been taken away, the investigation turns to how it happened. was the thick

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick, cancelled more than 150 flights.he met office says driving conditions will be difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england. simon calder, travel editor of the independent, is at heathrow this morning. simon, i understand you have an update on what is happening. i'm afraid things are getting worse, it isa afraid things are getting worse, it is a pretty bleak day, as you can see, the fog is actually clearing a little. at seven o'clock this morning you couldn't see anything, merely hear the old plane arriving. while there was all sorts of hi—tech stuff to get them to land safely evenif stuff to get them to land safely even if there is low visibility, u nfortu nately even if there is low visibility, unfortunately air—traffic controllers have to slow down the arrivals rate, and that gums everything up at an airport as busy as heathrow. so british airways have cancelled about 50 flights today. u nfortu nately, if cancelled about 50 flights today. unfortunately, if you are trying to get to istanbul on

says that it will not affect long haul routes and it will also not affect flights from gatwick or london city airportsth sides hope to resolve this here at acas. daniel, thank you very much. british airways says it is planning to run its full service on christmas day and boxing day despite the planned strikes. with me now, with me is paul cox from the rmt union. are we seeing a christmas of discontent that is not we have intended to do coverage. we have amended with of our strike days, we had booked off 23rd and 24th, but members got requests from the public to keep christmas free from strikes because the public have been very good with our members in supporting the cause and rmt didn't have a problem changing the dates, so we are going today and tomorrow rather than friday and christmas eve. are going today and tomorrow rather than friday and christmas evem are going today and tomorrow rather than friday and christmas eve. it is still the week before christmas, isn't it? it is, yes. still huge amounts of disruption. southern rail passengers have been having all sorts of issues arising from the disput

the same city airport in london and gatwick, thousands of passengers' plans before new year's eve haveine before travelling to the airport. an update from the met office. they are extending their yellow be prepared fog warning through to ten o'clock tomorrow morning in central, east and south—east england. areas of file persisting in places through friday, expected to become more widespread and freezing on friday night, and into saturday morning. driving conditions difficult, journey is likely to take longer than usual, delays to add travel possible. fog and freezing fog patches will lead to visibility less than 100 metres in places. that is expected to become more widespread during friday night. fog patches are expected to slowly clear from the north and west in the affected areas through the second half of the night. they will persist in places through to saturday morning. met office yellow be prepared morning extended tomorrow morning. do take care. a postmortem examination carried out as part of the investigation into the death of george michael has proved inconclusive. further tes

gatwick, stansted, brighton, oxford. a few trains around liverpool and some in glasgow. that is it. lettuce wrap up the other travel stuff. roads and airportse astray, wasn't there? the british airways dispute is over. no problems that i see at heathrow or any of the airports for the some problems in the north of scotland and if you are travelling by ferry, for example, to the western isles all to shetland then check before you travel because many services have been counselled. interestingly, the shadow transport secretary today accused the government of not doing enough to get rail passengers moving on boxing day. the train operators do not have to run today and with that they are not running today. think very much. —— thank you very much. millions of shoppers are expected to hit the shops today as the traditional boxing day sales get under way. however, research suggests that pre—christmas discounts — both online and on the high street — mean fewer people now turn up at big sale events. earlier on breakfast, retail analyst diane wehrle told us retailers need to focus on attracting customers into stores rather than offering discounts. reta

airports. flights from heathrow are likely to be delayed, flights from gatwick and london city are also affectederable and envious, according to new danish research. the study from the university of copenhagen is the latest to suggest social media could have a negative effect on our mood. the impact is worst for those who do not leave comments, apparently, but scan through and read about the success of other people. that is what the research came up with. leave comments, and you will feel better. well done on your lovely new job. feel better. well done on your lovely newjob. if feel better. well done on your lovely new job. if you want to contact us and leave comments, please do. it has been a stellar week for the bbc breakfast team, first with 0re winning strictly. and tim muffett, you may not watch celebrity mastermind, and tim took on double paralympic gold—medallist kadeena cox, journalist david aaronovitch, and cbbc‘s lauren layfield, to lift the famous trophy. his specialist subject was the films of danny boyle. enormous congratulations to him. both of us have failed miserably. what was yo