more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmasgramme of the decade. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media, in review 2019: the media year. spanish police have named a british holiday—maker and his two children who drowned in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya had been staying with his family at a resort on the costa del sol. police say the pool appears to have been working normally at the time. emily unia reports. according to spanish police, gabriel diya, who was 52, died trying to rescue his nine—year—old daughter, comfort, after she got into difficulties in this hotel swimming pool. his 16—year—old son praise—emmanuel tried to help and also died. postmortem examinations confirmed that all three drowned. a 14—year—old girl, the children's sister, raised the alarm. a british tourist who's staying at the resort told the bbc she spoke to the children's mother. i noticed a woman was walking towards where i was. she looked really distraught

has that same wa nt but gavin and stacey has that same wantan but gavin and stacey has that sameng it's not so boring that nothing happens, they don't go over the top. it's not something ridiculous that would not have at it in everyday life, and that's what make it feel relatable and special and gives you that christmas and tingling feeling. when it comes back you think, oh please that the characters be the same in the writing be the same, and it was. it managed to keep everything that was good about it, and reproduced it for this christmas, that is no mean feat. i read a couple of interviews with ruth jones feat. i read a couple of interviews with ruthjones in the run—up to this she was talking about going out to la to write this with james cordon, without success last night, how much pressure is there going to be for another series, not a christmas special? there would have been pressure had adjusted well but the fact that they left on a cliffhanger and being very naughty, they knew what they were doing, it people are definitely to see what happened what did he say, was the a n

more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas day programme of the decade. and in half an hour we'll look at some of the best of the travel show from 2019. good evening. spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his two children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool on the costa del sol on christmas eve. on the costa del sol gabriel diya — who was 52 and from london — died with his 16—year—old son praise—emmanuel, and his nine—year—old duaghter comfort, at the club la costa world resort, near fuengirola. an investigation into what happened is underway. the owners of the hotel have described it as a "tragic accident". helena wilkinson reports. this is gabriel diya, the 52—year—old father who died trying to rescue his daughter. here he is with nine—year—old comfort, on a family holiday when on christmas eve she got into difficulty in this hotel swimming pool. despite her father's efforts, she also died, as did her 16—year—old brother, praise—emmanuel, who also tried to help. postmortem examinations confirmed that all thr

the hit tv show gavin and stacey returned to our screens last night after almost a decade away, and pulledof 11.6 million people tuned in for the show‘s christmas special, according to initial figures, with the queen's christmas broadcast in second place. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. # step into christmas, step into christmas... it's been close to ten years since the show‘s last episode. its return, greeted with elation from fans and the biggest christmas day audience for more than a decade. maybe some cheese and rose! its absence for so long helped last night's one—off special, continuing the story of a boy from billericay and a girl from barry island... why am i stood here? easy, this is where i first told you i love you. ..feel like must—watch, appointment to view television, for millions. i will now show you the big, glamorous sets we use. during filming, james corden, who co—wrote the story with ruthjones, spoke about why they had brought the programme back. sorry, everyone, but dinner‘s going to be ever so slightly delayed. it is more a sense of, i think, of

one of the biggest and most loved british tv shows of the century so far and this christmas, gavin and stacey returned after a gap of ten years. it was the sitcom which made stars ofjames corden and ruthjones. bbc breakfast were invited behind the scenes during filming, back injuly. colin paterson went to barry in south wales to find out what was occurring. here's his special report first positions, please! come and i'll show you the big, glamorous sets. he's rehearsing. here we go, rehearsal. stacey, would you kindly inform everyone that dinner is going to be ever so slightly delayed ? this is bbc breakfast, this is christine gernon, who has directed every second you have ever seen of gavin and stacey. she is the secret sauce, there's no denying it. say hello to bbc breakfast. hi, bbc breakfast. the house up here is our sort of green room and look who you find in any of these houses. it's ruthjones and joanna page relaxing between scenes. i feel like i've just walked into the show, this is very peculiar. it is quite funny, we are sort of like our characters, just gossiping. what are you read

i think the real fear about something like gavin and stacey returning is whether a lot it was going tom the first time around, over a decade ago. you would have to say that james korten and the others managed to somehow find the others managed to somehow find the essence of those characters and present them as if nothing had really happened in the intervening ten years. what was incredible about it was that it presented characters who had managed to sail very severely it through the turbulent waters of last decade. there was no mention of austerity, brexit, donald trump, no london olympics, nothing had happened. nothing seemed to have affected them in any way. which is kind of admirable and the way it was written, but also kind of surprising. this is an almost fa ntasy world surprising. this is an almost fantasy world which i think a lot of people wanted to return to. it was just about a group of individuals in their own various ways exhibiting their own various ways exhibiting their affection for one another. buy today's standards, the audience was huge. 11.6 million before shop. yes,

time we had a christmas day viewing figure of this magnitude, the last time it was bigger than gavin and staceypecial one—off wallace and gromit, a matter of loaf and death so this or something like that but proof that there is still huge audiences out there wanting to enjoy this kind of thing together. it also got 11.6 million yesterday. people will always have differing opinions on that, this week marks the century of women being accepted into the legal profession. during that time the number of women practising law has increased. however, figures show that they still hold less than 25 percent of the top jobs. sian lloyd has been finding out about some of the changes that have taken place. and i'm introduced to somebody very charming, very pleasant, and they'll say, "what do you do?" and i'll say, "well, i'm a judge," and quick as a flash, they'll say, "do you work in family?" it tells you a lot, doesn't it, about subconscious assumptions that are still being made that we need to battle against. this piece of art is an emblem of how the change has happened and how the future has got to be dif

one persuade co—writers james corden and ruthjones, bbc one i am absolutely certain would love gavin and staceyn instant impact on his return to test cricket and his 150th test match appearance. england's leading wicket—ta ker struck with the first ball of the day, propelling his side into a commanding position at tea—time in the first test against south africa. austin halewood reports. the first day of a new tour, a fresh start for england's cricketers. and joe root was in in confident mood. electing to bowl, he needed early wickets, and he didn't have long to wait. step up james anderson with the first ball of the day. back in the side after injury, and straight back into the action. england with the perfect start but zubayr hamza with the perfect technique. south africa fighting back. most of this week, england have been fighting off the flu. three of the squad were too unwell to play but stuart broad was over his ailments. hamza gone. broad the bowler, ben stokes the catcher. the all—rounder deciding to play after his father's illness. and the wickets continued to fall. sam curran the pick

back on the set of gavin and stacey, what made you decide to do it again? see if there's anything there, if there's a story there, it would be interesting to see where they are. we didn't tell the bbc, we didn't tell any agents or anything, we just did what we did the first time around, really, which was sit in a room and talk about it and see what we have. we used the house up here is our sort of greenroom. and look to you find in any these houses, it is ruthjones and joanna page, relaxing between scenes. ifeel like i have walked into the show, this is very peculiar. yeah, yeah. it is quite funny, we're sort of like our characters, just gossiping. what are you reading? mind your own business. for ruth and i there was very much a feeling of like, well, the time to do it is when you don't need to. the last thing we wanted the show to look like was sort of emergency, break—glass quest to get back on television or for relevance somehow, you know? and so, look, it comes with a huge amount of pressure. it's a strange feeling but we hope people enjoy dipping back

back on the set of gavin and stacey, what made you decide to do it? ee if there is anything there, if there is a story there, it will be interesting to see where they are. we didn't tell the bbc, we didn't sell any agents or anything, we just didn't sell any agents or anything, wejust did what didn't sell any agents or anything, we just did what we did the first time around, really, which was set ina room time around, really, which was set in a room and talk about it and see what we have. we used the hauser period is our sort of greenroom —— house up here, and look to you finding any these houses, it is ruth, jones and joanna page, relaxing between scenes.|j ruth, jones and joanna page, relaxing between scenes. i feel like i have walked into the show, this is very peculiar. it is quite funny, we're sort of like our characters. what are you reading? business. the timing to do it is when you don't need to. the last thing we wanted to show to look like was sort of emergency, break glass quest to get back on television. so, it comes with a huge amount of p

the famous scene gavin and stacey talk about the fact she had been engaged...on this very doorstep, right here. ijust spoke to your ex—fiance. oh, my god. how do you think i feel, stace? was it clifford ? no. leyon? no! howell? no, ahmed! but he's moved to swindon! he's down to see his mum! i'd taken six years off work being a mum, i got three children and now i've been away for two weeks filming this and, basically, i'm on holiday so i've been in barry, the sun is shining, i've not got any children with me, i'm having a ball. it's an iced oat latte. that sounds horrible. it's incredible. we've just been filming upstairs. it's 101. when people watch this, they'll go, "i remember, that was the hottest day of the year." there's been a lot of cold acting. only when you remember to do it! there's going to be some takes for people are going brrr and other takes where they're, like... you're back here in barry. when you think you have a us talk show, it mustjust blow your mind. yeah, the trick is to try not to think about it too much because i think it's quite a dang

now on bbc news, colin paterson meets the cast of gavin and stacey on set, as they reunite for the firststmas special. come and i'll show you the big, glamorous sets. he's rehearsing. here we go, rehearsal. stacey, would you kindly inform everyone that dinner is going to be ever so slightly delayed ? this is bbc breakfast, this is christine kernan who is directed every second you have ever seen of gavin and stacey. she is the secret sauce, there's no denying it. say hello to bbc breakfast. hi, bbc breakfast. the house up here is our sort of green room and look you find of green room and look who you find in any of these houses. it's ruthjones and joanna page relaxing between scenes. i feel like i've just walked into the show, this is very peculiar. it is quite funny, we are sort of like our characters, just gossiping.

‘gavin and stacey‘ is on bbc one on christmas day at 8:30pm. e thing that shows our age. there was a time when you would go out and purchase a radio times. and you remember highlighting? i used to do exactly the same thing. i am showing my age. a christmas tradition. please, if you do it as well, let us know. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i‘m geenta pendse. the partner of a firefighter from 0rpington who went missing on a work night out says his disappearance is "completely out of cha ra cter". police in sussex say they are "increasingly concerned" about anthony knott, who has been missing since friday. the father—of—four from 0rpington was last seen at a pub in lewis. he was wearing a black top, dark denim coat, jeans and black shoes. a children‘s cancer charity has made christmas extra special for some kids in london this year. around 200 children and their families were invited to a charity event in marble arch, run by children with cancer uk. they were treated to ‘brunch with santa‘

next on bbc news, entertainment correspondent colin paterson goes behind—the—scenes of the gavin and stacey glamorous sets. he's rehearsing. here we go, rehearsal. stacey, would you kindly inform everyone that dinner is going to be ever so slightly delayed ? this is bbc breakfast, this is christine gernon, who has directed every second you have ever seen of gavin and stacey. she is the secret sauce, there's no denying it. say hello to bbc breakfast. hi, bbc breakfast. the house up here is our sort of green room and look who you find in any of these houses. it's ruthjones and joanna page relaxing between scenes. i feel like i've just walked into the show, this is very peculiar. it is quite funny, we are sort of like our characters, just gossiping. what are you reading? mind your own business. who broke the news to you it was going to happen again? james corden sent me a text saying, "can i have a chat? nothing bad." i thought, never in a million years did i think it would be this. because i've always assumed that it would never happen. it was quite a lot of pressure and i think all of us wer

the famous scene gavin and stacey talk about the fact she had been engaged... how do you think i feel, stace? was it clifford ? no. leyon? no! howell? no, ahmed! but he's moved to swindon! he's down to see his mum! i'd taken six years off work being a mum, i got three children and now i've been away for two weeks filming this and, basically, i'm on holiday so i've been in barry, the sun is shining, i've not got any children with me, i'm having a ball. it's an iced oat latte. that sounds horrible. it's incredible. we've just been filming upstairs. it's 101. when people watch this, they'll go, "i remember, that was the hottest day of the year." there's been a lot of cold acting. only when you remember to do it! there's going to be some takes for people are going brrr and other takes where they're, like... you're back here in barry. when you think you have a us talk show, it mustjust blow your mind. yeah, the trick is to try not to think about it too much because i think it's quite a dangerous thing to have a rear view mirror and looking at all the things you've d

what's occuring — more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making itristmas day programme of the decade. (pres) now on bbc news, the brexitcast team look back on a roller coaster of a year in politics in review 2019's brexitcast. no one's got a (bleep) clue what brexit is. brexit is, um... i hadn't quite understood the full extent of this. we're particularly reliant on the dover—calais crossing. i met borisjohnson once. the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again. remainers and leavers, that's going to end well. a process which i can only describe as a dog's brexit. this is katya adler in westminster. it's adam fleming in westminster. and laura in westminster as well. all together. the three wise people. and we're empty chairing, not ice sculpture melting, ourfriend chris. he is on holiday already. in new zealand. so he has gone as far away as you can possibly get from brexit. for anyone who is just tuning in and has not seen us, brexitcast is a podcast that is in your podcast feeds multiple times per week. the tv

more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas of the decade. and after the sport, our media editor, amol rajan, sits down with the editor of private eye, ian hislop, to take a look back at 2019. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. sam curran stars for england, taking four wickets on day one of the opening test in south africa. chelsea lose at home again, as southampton leave stamford bridge with all three points. and clan des 0beaux makes it back—to—back wins in the king george vi chase with victory at kempton. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. sam curran took four wickets and james anderson made an instant to the first test in south africa. anderson, england's leading wicket taker, struck with the first ball of the day in centurion, as patrick gearey reports. in centurion, a nod to a man who has gone well beyond 100. a man who has gone well beyond 100. test match 150 forjimmy anderson. he's always had that knack. he spent four months fighting back from inj

"what's occuring" — more than eleven million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, makingt watched christmas day programme of the decade. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers,

more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas

millions sat down for the return of gavin and stacey after ten years and it ended on a huge cliff—hangernother series. but the show‘s writers, james corden and ruthjones, said there are currently n0 plans to bring it back — as it's difficult to find time to write more. but the pair did get together to watch the programme go out last night. christmas wouldn't be christmas, without abit of glitz and sparkle — so ‘strictly come dancing' returned to our screens for the annual festive special. former contestants dusted off their dancing shoes and took to the floor once more. but it was debbie mcgee, that lifted the trophy with her professional partner, kevin clifton. you might be one of those gearing up for a boxing day walk this morning. and new research shows just how popular a stroll by the sea has become. nearly 30 million people ambled along england's coastal paths over the past six months, boosting the economy and helping to create local jobs. the data has been collected by natural england, which is currently establishing a 2,700—mile path around the entire english coastline. now it's t

more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most

what's occuring — more than eleven million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey — making

— more than eleven million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watchedhristmas day programme of the decade. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are nigel nelson, the political editor at the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentator, jo phillips. let's take a look at the front pages: in the guardian, the £30 million cost of out—of—court settlements paid out by the police and campaigners say that's just the tip of the iceberg. leading the mail, fury at the barrister who beat a fox to death with a baseball bat on his doorstep after it became trapped in netting protecting his chickens. in the mirror, hospital parking win — fees for some of the sickest patients, who visit regularly, are to be scrapped by the government. in the times, the treasury is to rip up the rules on where money is spent to boost the economic wellbeing of people in the north and the midlands. in the financial times, the slowest year for a decade — only 39 companies listed on london's stock market in 2019, the lowest number since the financia

millions sat down for the return of ‘gavin and stacey‘ after ten years — and it ended on a huge cliff—hangers writers, james corden and ruthjones, said there are currently n0 plans to bring it back — as it's difficult to find time to write more. but the pair did get together to watch the programme go out last night. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. after the sunshine yesterday, more cloud across the country and for some it has already been wet and windy. the rain spreading northwards and eastwards turning lighter and patchy in northern england. heavier spurts of rain in the west and east for a time but more downpours in wales and the south—west later. easing down relative to this money but still a blustery day. further north and east, chile but much of scotla nd north and east, chile but much of scotland will stay dry and the best of the sunshine and the lightest of the winds in the north—east of scotla nd the winds in the north—east of scotland across 0rkney, shetland and caithness especially. 0vernight, patchy rain and drizzle will affect eastern areas and turning

behind the scenes in barry island: we're on the set of gavin and stacey's eagerly anticipated festive single second you have ever seen.

the gavin and stacey christmas special was watched by an average of 11.6 million viewers, making it ther — this has been a hit with the critics and fans who are hoping for another series. but the show‘s writers james corden and ruthjones said there are currently no plans to bring it back — as it's difficult to find time to write more. but the pair did get together to watch the programme go out last night. now, it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. after the sunshine yesterday, more cloud today and for some it has already been wet and windy. some spreading northwards and eastwards, turning patchy in northern england. heaviest bursts of rain easing for a time but more downpours in wales and the south—west. still a blustery day. highs of 12 degrees. much of scotla nd day. highs of 12 degrees. much of scotland will remain dry. the best of the sunshine in the north east of scotland. into this evening, patchy rain and drizzle will affect eastern areas. later, western scotland will turn wetter and windier. keeping temperatures up in western areas, 11 degrees. hello, this is bbc

more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas

millions tuned in last night for the return of gavin and stacey after 10 years, and it ended on a hugeit for you. the christmas special has been a hit with the critics and fans, who are hoping for another series. but the show‘s writers, james corden and ruthjones, said there are currently no plans to bring it back, as it's difficult to find time to write more. but the pair did get together to watch the programme go out last night. it is eight minutes past six. deborahjames — or ‘bowel babe,‘ as she's known to anyone who has followed the podcast you, me and the big c — has shared every step of her cancer journey. this time last year, she didn't think she'd be celebrating another christmas, but she has been kept alive, thanks to some new treatment and her medical team at the royal marsden hospital. she's been back to meet them. let's take a look. this time last year, i honestly thought i was celebrating my last christmas. the cancer had progressed. the actual words from my oncologist were i cannot promise you it won't regress quickly. i am deborah james, i have it won't regress quickly.

the gavin and stacey christmas special was watched by an average of 11.6 million viewers, making it thethe critics and fans, who are hoping for another series. but the show‘s writers, james corden and ruthjones, said there are currently no plans to bring it back — as it's difficult to find time to write more. but the pair did get together to watch the programme go out last night. time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. after christmas day sunshine, boxing day clouds bringing outbreaks of rain and gusty winds to southern and west in areas where the heaviest rain has been. turning patchy at this afternoon pushing into southern scotland. something drier for a this afternoon pushing into southern scotland. something drierfor a time but then heavy showers pushing into wales and the south—west. temperatures up to 12 degrees. cooler further east. not a temperatures up to 12 degrees. coolerfurther east. not a bad boxing day for the far north east of scotland. this evening, some patchy rain in eastern areas. the wettest weather will be in the west and south. weather that cloud, i

more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas

gavin and stacey, this is a show that really made you famous in the uk. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> jimmyd i, we wrote the show, yeah, about 15 years ago. so it finished in 2010. >> jimmy: now you have a reunion special that's set to air on christmas day. >> that's right. >> jimmy: you put it up, it got like 3 million views for the trailer immediately. and this was weird because it's something we don't really know about here even though we know you. >> well, that's what a lot of america doesn't understand, is there's lots of other countries. [ laughter ] they're all doing stuff. it's an amazing -- i sometimes have to remind the teachers in my son's school, like you know there's other stuff going on. >> jimmy: we don't want to know about it. >> you thought your president, he's not great, we've got a prime minister, he's an idiot. it's ime uoing heor e holida? >> yeah,g back home for cisas >> yeah.oatch and if people hate it, i'll get out as soon as i can. >> jimmy: it's great to have you here. james corden, everybody. go see him in "cats" december 20th. and every night as soon as our show

millions tuned in last night for the return of gavin and stacey after ten years and it ended on a huge christmas special has been a hit with the critics and fans who are hoping for another series. but the show‘s writers, james corden and ruthjones, said there are currently no plans to bring it back as it's difficult to find time to write more. but the pair did get together to watch the programme go out last night. let's return to one of our main stories this morning. the owners of a hotel in southern spain, where a british father and his two children drowned yesterday, have described it as a "tragic accident". an investigation into what happened is underway. localjournalist gerard couzens joins us now from marbella. thank you for taking the time to talk to us today, what more do you know about what might have happened? the exact circumstances are still unclear, the reason as to why these people lost their lives. we know they drowned, the autopsy has concluded they drown, but exactly why, we still don't know. the resort hasissued why, we still don't know. the resort has issued a stateme

we are asking a question: what do robbie williams, joanna page from gavin and stacey, and elsa from frozenhe dogs in tonight's bedtime story, one little pup tonight's bedtime story, one little pup in particular. #in pup in particular. # in the meadow you can build a snowman, and attend that he's a sa nta snowman, and attend that he's a santa clown. we'll have lots of fun with mr snowman, until the other kids not him down. # when it snows, ain't it thrilling? though your nose gets a chilling. # they frolic and play, the eskimo way, walking in a winter wonderland. discussing it because they are stories, but instead of reading the story, just as a song. why wouldn't you? it is a song. i know, sounds beautiful. wonderful, sounds beautiful. wonderful, sounds beautiful. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. polls have opened across the capital until 10pm this evening. it means some schools used as polling stations will be closed with pupils having an extra day off. for their parents that's meant having to find childcare at sho

gavin & stacey surprises? there might be a couple. you might find something that you have been wondering about. mostly all we wanted to be is to be a joyful hour. ando catch up with terrence, to reflect on the overwhelming impact of his personaljourney, good morning to you. it's christmas day, wednesday the 25th of december. our top story: the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional festive service in sandringham this morning. yesterday the duke of edinburgh rejoined his family at the norfolk estate after spending four nights in hospital. it's not yet known if prince andrew, who recently stepped back from royal duties, will attend today's event. charlotte gallagher reports. prince philip arrives back at sandringham by helicopter after spending four nights in a central london hospital. he walked out unaided and without a stick. a huge relief for his family that he's home to spend christmas day with them. this hasn't been the smoothest year for the royals, something the queen appears to acknowledge in her christmas message, describing 2019 as "quite bumpy". later today, the royal family will attend church on the sandringham e

"what's occuring" — more than eleven million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, makingt the most watched christmas day programme of the decade. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers, with our reviewers, nigel nelson, the political editor at the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentator, jo phillips. stay with us for that. spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his two children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool on the costa del sol on christmas eve. gabriel diya, who was 52 and from london, died with his 16—year—old son, praise—emmanuel, and his nine—year—old daughter, comfort. the family had been staying at the club la costa world resort, near fuengirola. an investigation into what happened is underway. the owners of the hotel have described it as a "tragic accident". helena wilkinson reports. this is gabriel diya, the 52—year—old father who died trying to rescue his daughter. and here he is with nine—year—old comfort. they were on a family holiday when on christmas eve, she got into difficulty in this hotel swimming p