also this morning: the defence secretary, gavin williamson, tells the bbc the arrival of a royal navyarship in ukraine sends a strong message to president putin. natasha ednan—laperouse was just 15 when she killed by an allergic reaction to a pret a manager sandwich. as they fight to change food labelling laws, her parents tell us how she'll never be forgotten. christmas for us isn'tjust christmas. also her birthday. it will never be the same really because we find it too difficult to because we find it too difficult to be here on christmas day because she is missing. liverpool top of the tree — jurgen klopp‘s team will be top of the premier league for christmas after beating=. good morning. some sunshine on the way today. more cloud and some rain tomorrow. we will be taking a closer look at what the weather has in store as we move into christmas. it's saturday the 22nd of december. our top story. police have arrested two people on suspicion of illegally flying drones over gatwick airport. flights were halted for more than a day after the first sighting on wednesday night. thousands o

the defence secretary, gavin williamson, says the presence of the royal navy showed support for ukrainehe face of increased russian aggression. spinal surgery for unborn babies with spina bifida is to become routinely available on the nhs from next spring. the procedure, carried out during pregnancy, involves repairing spinal tissue, which can improve mobility. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has more. i might not go too much deeper, frank, because we might need membranes in a second. this hospital in belgium has trained british doctors to carry out surgery to repair spinal defects during pregnancy. now families won't need to go abroad for treatment. thank you very much. hands crossed. spina bifida develops during pregnancy when the bones of the spine don't form properly. this can cause a bulge from which spinal fluid leaks out. the condition can cause a range of lifelong health issues such as paralysis, bladder and bowel problems, and affect brain development. the delicate surgery happens at around 26 weeks pregnancy. the womb is opened and the baby's nerve tissues are pushed ba

but is perhaps more about gavin williamson's profile than anything else.er. talking about new technology. we have also got in the times, the debate about whether terrestrial television is still getting mass audiences over christmas, which it appears it is not. and the headline is the queen, or the crown is in the crown on netflix or the queen's christmas broadcast which actually still was the most—watched programme. yeah. did you watch? yes, idid. i programme. yeah. did you watch? yes, i did. i can see why it is the most—watched. i did. i can see why it is the most-watched. i watched in the evening on bbc two. that is why the queen can actually get an awful lot. this is the royal round robin letter. i will put you at the family is doing. she even had a go at people on brexit, which i thought was rather good. the point of this article is saying that more people are watching things like netflix. so that the big christmas blockbusters are not getting sucked big audiences as they used to because a lot of people are watching the crown on netflix. what is intere

plays like we have seen all these political dramas, it is the chess board, the manoeuvre and gavin williamsone. it isa sajid javid is now centre stage. it is a great high stakes opportunity, if he doesn't blow it. one quote, one ally of sajid javid said he has been stitched up, given the situation it is outrageous he has been stitched up. now the daily telegraph, this is brexit, philip hammond has been accused of failing to fund no—deal mraps. —— plans. what are the figures. they are small. philip hammond has been dealt a very poor set of cards. we know he was a devout remainor, but he has to notjust go along was a devout remainor, but he has to not just go along with the cabinet message, but also actually now start preparing for this plan b of the no—deal preparation. this is playing russian roulette, do you save your treasure chest f getting the deal through or start siphoning money off to local councils for what they are predicting will amount to an influx of elderly ex—pats and possibly riots on the streets. i don't know, we have had riots on the streets, i'm not convinced that that will

gavin williamson said regulars and reservists will be available to support government departments.f state confirm if he has had any approaches from other government departments about using world—class armed forces personnel in the event of a no—deal brexit? we have, as yet, not had any formal requests from any government department. what we are doing is putting contingency plans in place and what we will do is have 3500 service personnel held at readiness, including regulars and reserves, in order to support any government department on any contingencies they may need. gavin williamson had been in the commons to set out the details of a long awaited defence review, the modernising defence programme or mdp. he rejected opposition taunts that his plans were "waffle" and "underwhelming", unveiling plans to boost spending to improve the combat effectiveness of our force, we will reprioritise the current defence programme to increase weapons stockpiles and we are accelerating work to assure the resilience of our defence systems and capabilities. mr williamson announced a £160 million "t

the defence secretary, gavin williamson, has said he has "grave concerns" about the chinese technologyed in upgrading the uk's mobile network. australia, new zealand and the us have all restricted the use of huawei technology in new 5g networks because of security fears. mr williamson told the times newspaper it was something the government would have to look at "very closely". around 20 people have ina in a living in italy. at least 20 people have been hurt in italy where an earthquake has hit the area around mount etna in sicily. several buildings were damaged by the quake, which measured a four—point—eight magnitude, and struck in the early hours of the morning. good afternoon. more than a third of nhs hospitals in england have raised the cost of parking over the past year, with some patients and staff now paying double the price. several trusts have defended the higher costs, saying some or all of the money went back into patient care or maintaining car parks. car park charges have been abolished in wales and most of scotland, but still remain in england and northern ireland. dunca

lord young tipping gavin williamson for greater things. not have muttered during prime minister's questions. two experienced mps with a habit of thinking out loud worried about what the whole row could mean for freedom of speech. i am deeply concerned about the fact that if members are to be rated for what they might say under their breath, we are in the realms of thought crime! and this is the madness of this sweeping the universities. what was said was not on the record! i can't believe that this house is going to get to the state where something mentioned under the breath or slightly, you know, "what a silly sod", or something like that and i say that very often under my breath, quite loudly. mr speaker, we cannot have a system here where we start lip—reading something that someone said to the next—door neighbour when passions are high in this house. it's supposed to be a place where we hide passions, but it's also a place where we treat people like adults and today, we've been rather like badly behaved children. the speaker said other

yes, gavin williamson, the defence secretary, a p pa re ntly williamson, the defence secretary, apparentlyime minister to postpone the vote. he can't be the only one. her chief whip is also saying that mps are not persuadable. he's quoted as saying they now appear beyond reason. there's well over 100 tory mps who are predicted to vote down this deal. people can't really understand why theresa may would go through this. it's a humiliation to be defeated on what is your central operational premise and has been for 2.5 years. if you're defeated on that, including by your own mps, what exactly is the point of view and why are you still in power? do you think this is realistic that she is going to delay it? tell when? christmas, easter? —— of you. you delay it until... -- until when. she would argue it is when mps stop threatening to vote this down, the never—never! gavin williamson, former chief whip, julian smith, current chief whip, they're sort of covering themselves. julian smith is quoted as saying mps are beyond reason but what is the reason they are being given to vote for it? for domai

and the times carries a warning from the defence secretary, gavin williamson, who is concerned about—out in the uk. the company strongly rejects any suggestion that it is a secuirty threat. so, a varied set of front pages — let's see what our reviewers make of it all. let's start with the telegraph. it lasted in a few of the front pages. don't wrap your child's syllogism plastic. that is one message. but also the charge for plastic bags in shops going up. from five feet to tempe, notjust shops going up. from five feet to tempe, not just the shops going up. from five feet to tempe, notjust the supermarkets but all stops. three strands here, really. three grams of plastic. first of all we have damian hinds the education secretary, talking about that at stopping children's syllogism in the lunchbox being wrapped up in cling film. this is not something he is legislating for. he'sjust saying that not something he is legislating for. he's just saying that we shouldn't do it. then we get the next age which is michael gove, where he will legislate which is to put the plastic bag charge up fr

also this morning: the defence secretary, gavin williamson, tells the bbc the arrival of a royal navye killed by an allergic reaction to a pret a manager sandwich. as they fight to change food labelling laws, her parents tell us how she'll never be forgotten. christmas

today and now even the defense secretary gavin williamson has made a statement about it he's called on members of the public to report any suspicious activity outside of british military bases and allow me to add a little legal disclaimer strictly speaking and i've just consulted our media lawyer about this it isn't against the law to film on public land even if it is just outside a military base many a journalist has done it certainly i have no one ever leak to my press credentials or accuse me of being a russian spy in the process but there is an important caveat here in terms of the law the military can take action against anyone acting suspiciously outside a british military base that. we sent an inquiry to the defense ministry there's a formal no website but we didn't get any response filming near the base is not illegal it's a public area of public land you don't need permission to film there you need permission to get inside talk to the stuff we didn't record our interaction with the security personnel we didn't try to penetrate the base correspondent did the exact same thing as

the defence secretary, gavin williamson, says the presence of the royal navy will send a strong messagee the increasingly volatile and contested waters of the black sea. and navigating his way through them, britain's defence secretary steering a ukrainian gunboat. just a month ago, russia seized three sister boats nearby off the coast of crimea, land now also occupied by russia. but he's here to visit a royal navy warship docked in ukraine's port of odessa — hms echo, a lightly armed survey vessel, or what moscow calls a spy ship. it's meant to send a clear message. what we are saying to russia, what we are saying to president putin, they cannot continue to act with no regard or care for international laws or international norms. this is why he's intervened. in november, a ukrainian tug boat was rammed by a russian vessel. shots were fired at the accompanying flotilla, blocked from entering the narrow kerch strait. to do what we can do, working with you to ensure your loved ones are back home with you. 2a ukrainian sailors are still being held, these their anxious relatives waiting for

defense secretary gavin williamson was involved with a married woman when he was a manager at a fire place it was fourteen years ago and consenting you can always sympathize with him until you realize it's kevin williamson january was also the high point in a trend that saw idiots eating tight pods all neatly just natural selection working its magic in february an official report declared that the u.k. was facing brags that gatton paraphrased president secretary david davis calmed everyone down by saying that phrase it won't. in the u.k. into a mad max style just a c.m. a few months later he quit and odd months britain is still very very also marked the first major u.s. school shooting and this time florida would be plenty more but the u.s. made the brave decision to do about mach two as when twenty eighteen really got going someone normally chopped british spy saget script out and his daughter yulia pets that got much less attention though even the reagans ignored them brain for the cells report squarely on russia and soon russian diplomats were sent packing from western capitals mo

today and now even the defense secretary gavin williamson has made a statement about it he's called on members of the public to report any suspicious activity outside of british military bases and allow me to add a little legal disclaimer strictly speaking and i've just consulted our media lawyer about this it isn't against the law to film on public land even if it is just outside a military base many a journalist has done it certainly i have no one ever leak to my press credentials or accuse me of being a russian spy in the process but there is an important caveat here in terms of the law the military can take action against anyone acting suspiciously outside a british military base now looking at it from where i am and given how tense relations between the u.k. and russia are at the moment the most suspicious thing about this reporter is that he is a russian citizen working for a russian news channel. ok thank you. for us in london. get his little destination the international space station that is in fact the first manned flight since a failed mission almost two months ago roof an o

ensure that medical supplies would continue as normal but most worryingly the defense secretary gavin williamson he said that three thousand five hundred troops would be put on standby in the event of a no deal so an aria. we are doing is putting contingency plan to close and what we will do is have three and a half thousand service personnel. readiness including regulars and reserves and or support any government department on any contingencies. well call that scaremongering or call that sensible but across the channel the european parliament's negotiator has also sounded the alarms over a no deal breakfasts and the harsh start he wrote on twitter those who glorify or no deal that are totally irresponsible it is not the job of politicians to make the people they lead any poor and there is no such thing as a managed no deal well here in westminster today we had an emergency debate on the state of negotiations what we had was a a debate that was talking about last week's summit in brussels and indeed theresa may still in general given the fact that the debates were put on hold just last week that

think of it maybe like a survivor sky two a no deal but most worryingly the defense secretary gavin williamson he's saying that three thousand five hundred troops could be put on the streets on standby to help the u.k. deal with the impact what we are doing is putting contingency plans in close and what we will do is have three and a half thousand service personnel. readiness including regulars and reserves and i would support any government department on any contingencies they may need a call that scare mongering or call that sensible but across the channel the european parliament's negotiate has sounded the alarms as well over a no till breakfast and those like jeremy hunt who glorify no deal broke so they're totally responsible it's not the job of politicians to make the people the lead poor remove. rights to make lives more uncertain there's no such thing as a man there's no deal now as it stands m.p.'s will be voting on careers amazed deal meaningfully in parliament in january the deadline for that is the twenty first which is the absolute last possible date to do so but to resume so shou

to a statement from the ministry of defense today from the defense secretary himself in fact gavin williamson saying we take the security of our bases and personnel incredibly seriously and he calls on members of the public to report any suspicious activity taking place outside military bases now i think the stories particularly pertinent in the british press today because it feeds into another white a story and that's that the head of m i six known as c. . in the service he's giving a speech to his old university center today a rare public speech from the head of m i six and of course it features a warning to russia not to underestimate the u.k.'s ability to counter those so-called hybrid threats so it's all part i think of this general anti russian narrative that is well established here in the u.k. now and i'm going to write a legal disclaimer because strictly speaking and i've just consulted our media lawyer about this it is not against the law to film on public and be outside a military base many a journalist has done as i have told you in the past or low there is one caveat the military

think of it maybe like a survivor sky two a no deal but most worryingly the defense secretary gavin williamson he's saying that three thousand five hundred troops could be put on the streets on standby to help the u.k. deal with the impact what we are doing is putting contingency plan to close and what we will do is have three and a half thousand service personnel. readiness including regulars and reserves and all support any government department on any contingencies a minute across the channel the european parliament's negotiator has sounded the alarms as well over a no till breakfast scenario those like jeremy hunt who glorify no deal broke so they're totally responsible it's not the job of politicians to make the people the lead poor or remove. rights and make lives more uncertain there's no such thing as a man there's no deal it still doesn't look too hopeful for the prime minister especially given the fact that the e.u. told her categorically that they would not be renegotiating her deal and they would not be doing so under any single circumstances so now many people are telling theresa

and the times carries a warning from the defence secretary, gavin williamson, who is concerned aboutm chinese telecoms giant huawei ahead of a 5g rollout in the uk. the company strongly rejects any suggestion that it is a secuirty threat. so a varied set of front pages. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. starting off with... and i've lost my list, so you can tell me. the telegraph. to wrap your child's savages in plastic. so this is michael gove, the environment secretary, and the education secretary, and the education secretary, both coming out with a new drive to try and discourage people from using plastic. so michael gove is bringing in a 10p charge, so that is doubling the 5p charge, so that is doubling the 5p charge on plastic bags. it is astonishing, though, isn't it? almost 90% drop since that first came in, and that will now be extended to convenience stores as well, not just the extended to convenience stores as well, notjust the big supermarkets. and the message from the education secretary is to schools and parents to say don't keep wrapping stuff in clingfilm,

isolated news report in fact the stories really snowballed and now even the defense secretary gavin williamson has made a statement about it he's called on members of the public to report any suspicious activity outside of british military bases and allow me to add a little legal disclaimer strictly speaking and i've just consulted our media lawyer about this it isn't against the law it's a film on public land even if it is just outside a military base many a journalist has done it certainly i have no one ever leak to my press credentials or accuse me of being a rush. spy in the process but there is an important caveat hair in terms of the law the military can take action against anyone acting suspiciously we didn't try to penetrate the base or b.b.c. correspondent did the exact same thing as us it was broadcast and no one thinks of punishing him there's nothing illegal and yet this story prince said in the mail on sunday you had the headline russian t.v. spies a court at top secret army base now first of all it's not top secret you can get its location pretty much very easily but with two cli

gavin williamson, the defence secretary, offered navy boats. also a leadership rival.avid‘s difficulties. the get a grip comes from a member of the home affairs committee, a tory mp. his own party seems to have dropped the ball on this. party politics at play, he is a leadership contender. he has angered theresa may ‘s since becoming home secretary in the way he has dealt with police and other issues. it has not been a good weekend. for him. and you say the prime minister is on holiday in maidenhead. less glamorous! that is enough about the home secretary and his holiday arrangements. we can talk about dame june his holiday arrangements. we can talk about damejune whitfield. so much loved as a british comedy actress. going back to terry and june and absolutely fabulous. really wonderful, actually. unbelievable career spanning 70 years. such a long period to be a star. how do you do that, to have such a long career and keep reinventing yourself? how difficult is it to be funny? it must be extremely difficult! i read about herand it said be extremely difficult! i read ab

also this morning: the defence secretary, gavin williamson, tells the bbc the arrival of a royal navypret a manger sandwich. as they fight to change food labelling laws, her parents tell us how she'll never be forgotten.