the snow has even fallen on the mediterranean beaches of the greek islands.ged to —23 celsius overnight. this is central italy. the hilltop town that was worst hit by this summer's earthquake. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of saint peter's square. in istanbul bay have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. wins have come down from the arctic. real icy chill to them. sub zero temperatures and plenty of snow as well. at risk of the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountain in bulgaria. in belgrade as several hundred took celta in this customs warehouse. this weekend russia celebrated orthodox christmas the coldest in 120 years. —30 in moscow last night but then they are used to it. around 500 people, perhaps with just one extra layer, set off for a five mile bike ride along the moscow river. so far the uk has escaped but forecasters say the cold weather is heading our way. there will

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also coming up, living in limbo on a greek island.he flow of refugees to europe has slowed but not stopped. we will have an exclusive report about the plight of refugees stuck in greece. i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us tonight. we begin in the united states where president donald trump has signed an order to build a wall along the u.s. border with mexico's. -- with mexico. trump said construction will begin in coming months. he says u.s. taxpayers will pay for it initially, but he wants mexico to pay the money back. trump also signed another executive order, strengthening laws against unauthorized immigrants. we're joined now by laura carlsen, the director of the americas program at the center for international policy in mexico city. thanks for taking the time to talk with us. we just heard the u.s. president on his plans to build a wall. he says it will start immediately. what is the immediate reaction in mexico? >> reaction in mexico is furious. that has been the reaction since he first started talking about this as a

the snow has even fallen on the mediterranean beaches of the greek islands. in the dolomites, the temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is central italy. the hilltop town that was worst hit by this summer's earthquake. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of saint peter's square. in istanbul bay have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. wins have come down from the arctic. real icy chill to them. sub zero temperatures and plenty of snow as well. at risk of the

that isa places like the greek islands. that is a more interesting story.t less of snow in i know you are interested , less of snow in i know you are interested, but we were not as interested. i'm naturally curious about so many things. interested. i'm naturally curious about so many thingslj interested. i'm naturally curious about so many things. i think as you said to put the juxtaposition that that freezing conditions in greece but not in a snow in the alps made itan but not in a snow in the alps made it an interesting story. thank you, i'm glad you listened to my appeals to try and say something. i could have talked about that story myself but i thought i would give them a hand. the point is, there have been so hand. the point is, there have been so little rain but they are not even allowed to make fake snow! which you can normally. fake snow? how can you be so keen on skiing that you will actually go to the lengths of creating fake snow on the mountain? there is a lot of money involved. water could be used from the mountain reservoirs. those pictures w

the snow has even fallen on the mediterranean beaches of the greek islands. temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is amatrice, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake. the ongoing efforts to secure what remains of the village now severely hampered. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. speaks italian it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights. it's all down to winds coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy chill to them, sub—zero temperatures, plenty of snow. that's what's added to fairly brutal winter weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several hundred took shelter in this customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated 0rthodox christmas. the coldest in 120 years, —30 in moscow. but then,

freezing air from the arctic has led to snowfall, even in the greek islands.ee camp in lesbos. the pope himself called on the faithful to look after the poor is the in southern and central italy, the snowstorms add an extra complication to areas still recovering from last year's earthquakes. much of central and eastern europe has experienced widespread travel chaos. in romania, emergency services rescued hundreds of people stuck on the roads. icy winds gusting at 144kph. in turkey, blizzards in istanbul caused hundreds of flight cancellations, and even temporarily closed the bosporus strait to shipping. misery for those on the move, but less so for those enjoying the sights. top of the cold list goes to russia, however. temperatures plummeted to —30 celsius. many celebrated the coldest orthodox christmas in 120 years this weekend. but it didn't grind the country to a halt, people adding a few extra layers. the deep freeze is expected to last well into next week. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. are you co

snow has even fallen in the greek islands.t is just it isjust gone it is just gone 4:30am in the morning. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. the so—called islamic state may be coming under pressure in both syria and iraq, but still, accounts emerge of atrocities carried out by them. the minority yazidi community has been amongst one of the most persecuted groups of people, living mostly in northern iraq. they have been killed, forced to convert to islam, and the women and girls have been held in sexual slavery. my guest is psychologist jan kizilhan, a yazidi kurd living in germany. he's helped bring 1,000 yazidi females from camps in iraq to germany to start a new life. how does he decide who should stay and who should go? jan kizilhan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. what is your main goal, purpose, in rescuing these women and children, bringing them from iraq to germany? they are under pressure, psychological pressure. they have post—traumatic stress disorder because they were for moments

snow has even hit the greek islands.re warm conditions, have had to be moved to heated tents. after ten years in greece comes the snow and our people are very happy. for thousands of people in america's deep south, storm helena has brought eight inches of snow, at least four people are thought to have died, tens of thousands of homes are without power, and in atlanta alone, 400 flights have been disrupted. many residents are stocking up on essentials and staying inside. we will stay home all weekend just because we can. we've got wood by the fireplace and ready to go. as the storm moves, more roads are turning to ice rinks and it looks like there will be no letup for both the us and europe. forecasters are warning freezing temperatures will remain for a few more days at least. the former president of iran, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, has died at the age of 82. he was one of the country's leading moderates and his death comes four months before iran's presidential election. mr rafsanjani was president from 1989 to 1997. i'v

the snow has even fallen on the mediterranean beaches of the greek islands.this is amatrice, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake. the ongoing efforts to secure what remains of the village now severely hampered. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. speaks italian. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. it's all down to winds coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy chill to them, sub—zero temperatures, plenty of snow. that's what's added to fairly brutal winter weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several hundred took shelter in this customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated orthodox christmas. the coldest in 120 years, —30 in moscow last night. but then, they are used to it. ar

snow has even hit the greek islands.r conditions, have had to be moved to heated tents. after ten yea rs be moved to heated tents. after ten years in greece comes the snow and oui’ years in greece comes the snow and our people are very happy. the thousands of people in america's deep south, storm helena has brought eight inches of snow, at least four people are thought to have died, tens of thousands of homes are without power, and in atlanta alone 400 flights have been disrupted. many residents are stocking up on essentials and staying inside. we will stay home all weekend just because we can. we will be by the fireplace and ready to go. as the storm moves, more roads are turning to ice rinks and it looks like there will be no letup for the us and europe. forecasters are warning freezing temperatures will remain for a few more days at least. a 24—hour strike by london underground workers, affecting up to four million commuters, is due to start this evening. unions are angry aboutjob losses and the closure of ticket offi

turkish mainland resorts like bodrum are just five miles or so from the greek islands in the aegean sea greek air space above the islands is frequently breached by turkish war planes probing defenses and testing athens' resolve. greece and turkey almost went to war 20 years ago, over a small uninhabited islet called imia, which is not very far away from here. military analysts say the hostile atmosphere that prevailed then has returned since president erdogan announced that he's not happy with the treaty of lausanne, which defines greek and turkish territory. that treaty was signed in 1923 and so for almost a century it has been the guarantor of peaceful, if antagonistic coexistence. but there are genuine fears here that these islands are about to become less tranquil. military analyst athanasios drougas is concerned that disputes over the turkish soldiers and territory in the eastern aegean sea could whip up into a perfect storm. >> we would probably see as a scenario, turks to be on a greek island or some rocks in the aegean sea. i'm talking about skirmishes, not of course a total war

snow and sub—zero temperatures lead to deaths across europe — from poland to italy and the greek islandsgetting under way in hollywood with the golden globes. hugh laurie wins the golden globe.

half a million people fleeing war and violence landed on this greek island in 2015 alone. these mountains of orange are life jackets worn by the refugees and migrants this island saved. hundreds, sometimes thousands, in a single day. the islands residents opened their arms and hearts giving clothes, food, a place to sleep and to play. >> we are humans. simple. we are humans. >> reporter: that embrace of refugees, children like mustafa from syria, won praise and a humanitarian prize worth $10,000 to be split among the islanders. until this. a devastating winter storm covered europe, its vulnerable refugees and the fishing boats on lesbos in heavy snow. two boats that saved so many went under. they were under water for three days. electronics and engines ruined. the repair, in the thousands. which is why the prize money will now go towards getting these boats back in the water. it won't cover the weeks of lost income, but costas isn't worried. on his boat are prayer beads, gifts from refugees he saved. we helped thousands of >>. >> k . >>> 6:00, anger and confusion at airport

are stranded in precarious conditions in camamps on the island with many families and children living in tents in freezing temperatures. vessel greek military will host about 500 migrants whose camp tents have been flattened by heavy snow. migrants currently blocked on great islands many will remain in flimsy canvas tents and freezing temperatures. snow is very strong. we don't have anything inside the tent. >> for ngo's the situation is proof that the turkey refugee deal which aims to address the flow of migrants traveling from turkey to the greek islands is simply not working. >> people are paying the price. european policies are stopping people from arriving in europe. we need to stop trying to preserve at all costs this deal which is putting people's lives at risk. we need to treat people in a dignified humane way. >> warmer weather will return to greece this week but the issue of what to do with more than 60,000 migrants currently in the country remains unsolved. genie: time for a business news update. stephen carroll joins me in the studio. we have been talking a lot about donald trump's press conference causing a lot of wave

20 people have died as freezing weather sweeps across europe and north america, with even the greek islands in snow. temperatures in russia have plunged to minus 30. and now we have sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jessica creighton. coming up on the programme: league two plymouth earn themselves an fa cup replay against liverpool, after holding the premier league contenders to a draw at anfield. lighter work for chelsea, they brush aside peterborough. and wasps return to the top of the premiership after beating leicester, but fresh concerns forjames haskell who lasts just 35 seconds in his comeback game. so a busy day of fa cup action, and that's where we'll start. liverpool are going to have to make a 600 mile round trip to devon, if they are to reach the fourth round of the competition. plymouth argyle, from league two, held the premier league side to a goalless draw at anfield to force the replay. alex gulrajani watched the match. these fans are used to long treks across the country, but not in these numbers. nearly 9,000 plymouth fans made the trip to anfield, in hope mo

snow has been recorded as far south as rome and the greek islands.est, the river danube is beginning to freeze over. our correspondent there nick thorpe gave us this update. it's pretty cold here, and you can see. iam it's pretty cold here, and you can see. i am just standing across from the hungarian parliament here in budapest, and the danube large ice flows are floating down the danube. it is relatively mild here in budapest, only about minus eight. temperatures touched 28 celsius yesterday on the northern border. but in neighbouring romania, 67 degrees, a record —67 was recorded on one mountain peak yesterday. weather like this is obviously causing disruption. many schools in romania and bulgaria are closed, and the most vulnerable people, the homeless in the cities and migrants and refugees are still trying to ta ke and refugees are still trying to take the balkan route through turkey and greece and so on. there are remarkable weather conditions also on the black sea coast, with snow and ice along there. very difficult conditions in large parts

reversed to hit them again. 20 people have died in plunging temperatures across europe, with even the greek islandstemperatures in russia have plunged to —30. is the queen has made herfirst public appearance of the year, attending church on her sandringham estate, after a heavy cold forced her to miss events over christmas. and now we have all the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jessica creighton. coming up on the programme: league two plymouth earn themselves an fa cup replay against liverpool, after holding the premier league contenders to a draw at anfield. lighter work for chelsea, they brush aside peterborough. but captainjohn terry is sent off on his return from injury. and wasps return to the top of the premiership after beating leicester, but concerns forjames haskell who lasts just 35 seconds in his comeback game. lots to come this evening, but we'll start with the fa cup, where liverpool are going to have to make a 600 mile round trip to devonshire, if they are to reach the fourth round of the competition. plymouth argyle, from league two, held the premier league side to a goa

20 people have died as freezing weather sweeps across europe and north america, with even the greek islandsnketed in snow. temperatures in russia have plunged to —30. now on bbc news it's the travel show. cuba is at a turning point. last year saw the end of decades of isolation from the usa, with tourism needing a new spirit of enterprise here. some sanctions have been lifted, like commercial flights from the us. the wheels are in motion, but everyone's wondering exactly where is cuba headed right now? that question is especially poignant after the recent death of fidel castro and election of donald trump to the us presidency. if the thawing of relations does continue, the economy here may benefit, but is this country in danger of losing its soul? those precious assets that make this place, well, cuba. on my first trip here for nearly 20 years, i'm on a mission to find out. it may be a small island, 90 miles off the coast of florida, but cuba has a unique story to tell. ever since fidel castro and his band of revolutionaries seized control in 1959, the country has followed its own socialist

at this refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, the most vulnerable, mainly women and children, hadtil conditions improve. the un refugee agency is urging governments to do more to help as the worst of the weather heads eastwards. sarah corker, bbc news. a baby girl stolen 18 years ago from a hospital in the us state of florida has been found alive in south carolina. kamiyah mobley‘s biological family was told of the news after dna tests confirmed her identity. a woman has since been arrested. local reporter clark foura ker is in the town of walterboro, south carolina. this case was extraordinary. i understand that over the years there we re over understand that over the years there were over 2000 tipoffs to police but only one lead them to the missing baby in the end. somebody he went to them national centre for missing and exploited children a couple of months back and as offices followed up months back and as offices followed up on that keep they came up here to south carolina earlier this week they were able to get a dna swab from the now 18—year—old woman and match that to dna

at this refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, the most vulnerable — mainly women and children,otels until conditions improve. the un refugee agency is urging governments to do more to help as the worst of the weather heads eastwards. sarah corker, bbc news. a baby girl stolen 18 years ago from a hospital in the us state of florida has been found alive in south carolina. kamiyah mobley‘s biological family was told the news after dna tests confirmed her identity. a woman has since been arrested. clark foura ker, a journalist in south carolina, told me how police found the young woman following a tip—off two months ago. somebody went to the national centre for missing and exploited children a couple of months back and as offices followed up on that tip, they came up here to south carolina earlier this week. they were able to get a dna swab from the now 18—year—old woman and match that to dna that had been preserved when she originally went missing back in 1998. they made the match overnight and then this morning notified the family of that match and arrested the woman, gloria will

island seeking union with greece. anyone born after that time has only ever known it to be split between the self—proclaimed turkish republic of northern cyprus and the southern greekwhat they think of the prospect of a deal. iam28 i am 28 years old, i am a greek cypriot. i am a turkish cypriot. you enter an agreement on solving the cyprus problem because it's a problem that's been going on for at least 50 years now and it's a problem that has been dividing cyprus. for me the cyprus problem is like working on a dark road, you cannot see your way, you cannot see what's waiting for you at the end of the road. we need to solve this problem in order to lighten our road and walk this road together with greek cypriots. in every single problem we have in this country, i find that the root of the problem is the cyprus problem. we cannot solve our unemployment issue without solving the cyprus issue. the common obstacles, one of the biggest problems is the different take each community has on history and the pain that each community has felt from history and from the different events that have marked cypriot history. what turkish or creates one is equal participation, effect

at this refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, the most vulnerable mainly women and children hadun refugee agency is urging governments to do more to help as the worst of the weather heads eastwards. sarah corker, bbc news. theresa may is expected to deliver a key speech on brexit next week, with just two months left until she's expected to trigger the formal process of leaving the european union. one of the areas up for negotiation is freedom of movement, which allows eu citizens to live and work here, and vice—versa. many who voted brexit oppose it, claiming it costs britishjobs. it's a debate that's also being played out in the netherlands where the deputy prime minister has told the bbc he believes the system is open to abuse and needs reforming, as our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. 500 years old, a fort in amsterdam, and a reminder of a time when europe's borders were the subject of wars, not debates about freedom of movement. those borders are open now, open to workers who live in the eu to work within any other member state. but that has led to controversy, over wa

at this refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, the most vulnerable, mainly women and children, hadtil conditions improve. the un refugee agency is urging governments to do more to help as the worst of the weather heads eastwards. sarah corker, bbc news. a baby girl stolen 18 years ago from a hospital in the us state of florida has been found alive in south carolina. kamiyah mobley‘s biological family was told of the news after dna tests confirmed her identity. a woman has been arrested in connection with the abduction as peter bowes reports from los angeles. this is an extraordinary story. the sequence of events that we're now learning about go back to 1998, july of that year, when this baby was taken from the hospital by a woman, it seems, who was posing as a nurse. she said that she needed some treatment because the little girl had a fever. she was taken out of the ward, away from her mother, and never seen since. there was a huge investigation launched, a lot of coverage on american television. there was a $250,000 reward for information announced, and over the years police have

these are pictures from the greek island of lesbos.lots of tents in these camps and refugees are living in them. there are concerns for the people's welfare for those who are having to call them hold in these conditions. this is the red cross. the situation is really bad. we have double the amount of people the islands can accommodate. people are living in, not in decent conditions for this winter, nor in general. so, yes, they are suffering and the situation is quite bad. these tents that the people are living in our very much ad hoc or temporary in nature. there's not enough space to put full containerised camps in place. the heating itself creates problems. the fire risks when people start burning whatever they can find to keep them warm is also an issue. they should we moved out from the islands as soon we moved out from the islands as soon as we moved out from the islands as soon as is in. a great deal of focus on the forecast. the good news is the worst is past. we have to look at the jet stream. fast wins six miles up in the atm

, this is a view worthy of a postcard but even injanuary, this is not a sight to expect on the greek islandthis driver attempting to drive through the roads. the pavement of these high street is filled with snow up to two metres high. this may be a common sight but rarely in these conditions. the cameras are also out in istanbul where the snows are expected to stick around until wednesday. i do not remember seeing the snow like this eberflus the public presentation is broken and most of the roads shut down. thousands of passengers have faced delays and cancellations and ferries have been unable to run on the bosphorus river. but as those making journeys on foot face tough conditions. in belgrade, more than 2000 refugees are dealing with temperatures as low as —20 celsius. a makeshift fire, an abandoned warehouse, and a pair of slippers, the only defence for someone. further north, some of the coldest temperatures have been felt in the czech republic where it has dropped as low as minus 30. at least six people are known to have died from exposure and more snow is promise on the coming days.

freezing air from the arctic has seen snowfall, even in the greek islands. the refugee camp in lesbos. translation: the pope called on the faithful to look after the poor. the snowstorms add an extra complications are areas still recovering from last year's earthquakes in italy. much of central and eastern europe has experienced widespread travel chaos. ina mania, experienced widespread travel chaos. in a mania, emergency services rescued hundreds of people stuck on the roads. icy winds gusting at iklikph. the roads. icy winds gusting at 144kph. in turkey, blizzards in istanbul forced hundreds of flight cancellations, and even temporarily closed the bosporus state to stripping. top of the code list goes to russia, temperatures plummeted to -30 to russia, temperatures plummeted to —30 celsius. but didn't grind the country to a halt, people adding a few extra layers. the deep freeze is expected to last into next week. less tha n week. less than two weeks to go into a donald trump's inauguration as president of the united states. there's big debate and russia's

temperatures are relatively mild, s now cove rs temperatures are relatively mild, snow covers the greek islandse of us did see some snowfall. for many it didn‘t last very long. so overall, it‘s been mild, particularly in december. only slightly in january so far. for mild, particularly in december. only slightly injanuary so far. for much of the uk, it has been drier than average. we‘rejust at of the uk, it has been drier than average. we‘re just at the halfway stage. there‘s still a lot of winter to get through. but the cold air remains at a distance for most of us. it isjust remains at a distance for most of us. it is just around this area of high pressure starting to just make an in—road into the far south—east of the uk with below normal temperatures, for many of us around this area of high pressure this week, the air‘s coming back across the atlantic. it is reasonably mild. very mild across parts of scotland in particular. that‘s the set up again for wednesday. very frosty start through south—east england and east anglia. sunshine to follow. the mild day in scotland and nierl. another main

snow and sub—zero temperatures lead to deaths across europe, from poland to italy and the greek islands the golden globes awards ceremony in los angeles.

it has also hit greece, hitting thousands of refugees and migrants on the greek islands of lesbos moreto cold conditions -- warmer conditions. all the people are very happy. even those seeking the snow, the cold proved too much. some skiers in bosnia decided to head home. translation: we came here thinking it would be ready and that we could ski but it is cut to cold. too cold especially on our hands. —— it is too cold. it looks set to continue. forecasters warned that freezing temperatures will remain for a few more days at least. andy beatt, bbc news. at least 43 people have been killed after a car bomb exploded in northern syria. the bomb went off at a busy market in the town of azaz, which lies on the border with turkey. local residents suspect the islamic state group carried out the attack. alex forsyth reports from neighbouring lebanon. fear, panic and chaos, the aftermath of this morning's explosion. many were killed, others wounded, by the attack outside a courthouse in a busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translation: a car bomb went off in the city centre, ne

flights are cancelled it has also hit greece, including thousands of refugees and migrants on the greek islandn for those seeking the snow, the extreme cold proved too much. some skiers in bosnia decided to head home. translation: we came here thinking maybe the ski track would be ready and that we could ski but it's just too cold. too cold especially on our hands. 4000 of people in the deep south of america the storm has brought eight inches of snow. tens of thousands of homes without power and eight people at least thought to have died. in atla nta 80 0 at least thought to have died. in atlanta 800 flights have been disrupted. residents are listening to advice which is to stay inside. we have got wood by the fireplace ready to go. roads have been turned to ice rinks as the storm moves to the north—east. it is causing traffic pile—ups. for both the united states and europe forecasters are warning icy conditions will remain for a few days at least. another fairly anotherfairly quiet another fairly quiet weather day. it isa another fairly quiet weather day. it is a mistake and has been freezing

view worthy of a ski resort postcard, but even injanuary, this is not a sight you expect on the greek islandts this driver, attempting to negotiate the frozen mountain roads. instead of customers, the pavement of this high street is filled with snow up to 2m high. in the greek capital, selfies in front of the parthenon may be a common sight, but rarely in these conditions. the cameras are also out in istanbul where the snow is expected to stick around until wednesday. i don't remember seeing the snow like this, ever. the public transportation is basically not working and most of the roads in istanbul are shut down. thousands of passengers have faced delays and cancellations at the city's ataturk airport, and ferries have been unable to run on the bosporus strait. but it is those making journeys on foot that face some of the toughest conditions. in the serbian capital, belgrade, there are more than 2,000 refugees dealing with temperatures as low as minus 20 celsius. a makeshift fire, an abandoned warehouse and a pair of slippers — the only defence for some against the freezing conditions. fur

at least ten people have died in the cold that has gripped poland in recent days and several greek islandsen blanketed in snow. in what let's cross over to the weather. not as cold as we are seeing in other parts of europe. certainly not. there is a change to something at the weekend. and the moment, it is mild, a murky night tonight, with extensive fog the hills. clearer skies are times. eastern scotland and north eastern england, touch of frost here. but temperatures mostly above freezing. another fairly temperatures mostly above freezing. anotherfairly dull temperatures mostly above freezing. another fairly dull day. extensive low cloud and craig first thing in the morning, patchy rain and drizzle. a few cloud breaks east of wales, north—east england, east of scotland, but for most, stick with the cloud. wetter in western scotla nd the cloud. wetter in western scotland later on. but once again, temperatures above where they should be for the time of year. as for the weekend, prepare forsomething be for the time of year. as for the weekend, prepare for something more winds to re—. all in

freezing air from the arctic has led to snowfalls, even in the greek islands.mp in lesbos. the pope himself called on the faithful to look after the poor. in southern and central italy, the snowstorms add an extra complication to areas still recovering from last year's earthquakes. much of central and eastern europe has experienced widespread travel chaos. in romania, emergency services rescued hundreds of people stuck on the roads. icy winds gusting at mlikph. in turkey, blizzards in istanbul forced hundreds of flight cancellations, and even temporarily closed the bosporus strait to shipping. misery for those on the move, but less so for those enjoying the sights. top of the cold list goes to russia, however. temperatures plummeted to —30 celsius. many celebrated the coldest 0rthodox christmas in 120 years this weekend. but it didn't grind the country to a halt, people adding a few extra layers. the deep freeze is expected to last well into next week. hollywood is gearing up for the golden globes, one of the biggest night in entertainment calendar. it gets und

at least ten people have died in the cold that has gripped poland in recent days and several greek islandsver plans to evict thousands of villagers and set up a chinese industrial zone in the south of the country. they're angry at being forced to leave their land, despite promises of compensation. china says it will invest five billion dollars in the project around hamba ntota port, creating around 100,000 newjobs. our south asia editor, jill mcgivering reports there was a court ban on protests, but it didn't stop them. hundreds of opponents to this massive deal, led by buddhist monks, showed their anger. sirens wail some accuse china of acting like a new colonial power. many are sceptical about how local people will benefit from china's investment, and say a 99—year lease is simply too long. translation: because of this agreement, people who were born and living in this area are losing their land and houses. 15,000 acres means 12,000 houses, and 35 temples. we want to know where they are sending us. they did not seem to spoil the celebration inside. for china, this is a first step towards

at least 10 people have died in the cold that has gripped poland in recent days, and several greek islandsat least 12 people dead and thousands of villages submerged in southern thailand. according to the country's interior ministry, 700,000 people have been affected. forecasters are warning that the unseasonal downpours will continue for at least another two days. as david campanale now reports, the deluge has also disrupted beach holidays in several destinations popular with tourists — the islands of ko samui and ko phangan. heavy rains are hammering thailand's flood—ravaged south, taking the death toll higher and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged. in some parts, the water has risen to the rooftops. the rain is turning roads into rivers, making them impassable. it's also inundated farmland and damaged more than 1500 schools. the downpour is expected to persist for another 48 hours, with thailand's meteorologists warning of possible flash floods. its severity is testing the capacity of locals to cope. translation: now we lack food and drinking water, but the water level is

at least ten people died in the cold that has gripped poland in recent days, and several greek islandsas let off during a protest outside harrods department store in central london. the protest, which blocked roads in the knightsbridge area, was organised by the union that represents hospitality workers in the store as part of a row over tips. sarah harris has this report. chanting chanting, a smoke bomb and arrests — not what is expected on saturday in the heart of knightsbridge. this demonstration was in support of harrods restaurant staff, who it is claimed are not allowed to keep most of their tips. just the day before yesterday, they did admit they had been taking 50%. they didn't give any explanation why they were taking 50%. that 50% figure is refuted by staff, and we have had access to internal records of harrods, and it is clearly more than 50%. many london restaurant staff are allowed to keep their tips. some managers say that does notjust bolster their relatively low wages. if it is a good establishment, if they make good tips, people are likely to be loyal and remain in the

and heavy snow has fallen in parts of turkey, italy and even the greek islands.as you can see. i'm standing across from the hungarian parliament in budapest, and the danube, large ice flows floating down the danube. relatively mild in budapest this morning, only —8, temperatures touched 28 celsius yesterday on the northern border. in neighbouring romania, the eastern carpe diem is, a record —67 was recorded on a mountain peak. —— carpathian mountains. disruption, many schools in and bulgaria closed. the most vulnerable people, the in the cities, migrants and refugees, moving into turkey and greece... remarkable weather conditions. on the black sea coast, snow and ice, difficult conditions in large parts of eastern europe today. nick, thank you. the weather now with louise. some of that weather heading this way? cold, but not that cold. everything but the kitchen sink thrown at us through the course of this week. we started today mild and wet, but if you are taking a walk across lancashire, a bit muddy underfoot. it is brightening up as the rain spills down into t

. >> four years ago, brought a family holiday on the greek islands when their son jamie was hit and killed by a speeding motorbike on his ninth birthday. the rider was convicted, his appeals against his sentence to date remain free. will the prime minister agree to meet with chris and lidia to discuss how to secure justice for jamie? >> i say to the honorable lady i'm happy to look at this coming it is a tragic case she has described and our thoughts are with miss lydia, a terrible loss they experienced. as to the issues of what is happening in terms of the greek criminal justice system that is a matter for the greek authorities. i will look seriously at this case to see if anything the foreign office and do and build truly global britain. and congratulate him on having done that. i think the milton team is a great example what you can do with strong local leadership. additional funding for the rail project is through chairing it. and the oxford cambridge expressway. milton keane not just a great 50 years but will have a great future as well. >> using the channel tunnel demonstrating the m

at this refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos the most vulnerable, mainly women and children, areee agency urges government to do more as the worst of the weather is heading east. asummit will take a summit will take place in paris tomorrow to try and save the two state solution to the israeli—palestinian conflict. here is our correspondent. it is meant to be shared capitalfor israelis and palestinians living peacefully in two nations. that is how many see the two state solution to the conflict. but today israel controls most of the west bank and eastjerusalem. which the palestinians want for their state. more than 600,000 israeli settlers live in these areas, captured in the 1967 war. this leader represents the settle m e nt 1967 war. this leader represents the settlement organisation. we are going further away from the two state solution. palestine were given the option to assert a palestinian state and we know the authorities are completely corrupt and bankrupt. many in the international community isa many in the international community is a settlement expansion is also what is

that could cause transport disruption and snow coming down again across the greek islands. before this weather system is threw. it will stay as snow across the southern hills, the bavarian hills of southern germany. the prospect of transport disruption again. here in the uk, tomorrow we have a blustery day. up to 65mph. the eagle eyed amongst you will see plenty of showers, yes they will increasingly turn to snow. we could see some accumulations, particularly but not exclusively over the hills. really this is just the start of our cold snap. between wednesday and sunday, there is the ongoing threat of some snow. i'll leave jay to tell you more about that in half an hour. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. jeff sessions, the man who wants to become donald trump's attorney general — has been grilled by republicans and democrats in the us senate. it was a lengthy us senate hearing. he's rejected allegations of racial and accepted that same—sex marriage and the right to abortion were the law of th

at least ten people have died in the cold that has gripped poland in recent days and several greek islandsis a change to something at the weekend. and the moment, it is mild, a