helena wilkinson reports.abriel 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 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 three drowned. a 14—year—old girl, the children's sister, raised the alarm. today in south—east london, neighbours of the family have been speaking of their shock. they were just beautiful, lovely people. i'm absolutely devastated. yes, it's shocking, shocking, to hear somebody died by drowning, especially, who went for holiday. it is a bit shocking. mr diya was a parish pastor. one of the churches he was associated with has paid tribute, saying their thoughts were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the foreign office says it's continuing to support a british woman in spain, thought to be t

here's helena wilkinson.—year—old boy was with his mother on this tenth floor viewing platform, when out of nowhere a teenager appeared, picked him up, held him over the railings and threw him. he fell 100 feet on to this concrete roof. there was a little commotion with a very loud primal scream. the child's mother then tried to climb the rail. i restrained her and pulled her back. he didn't seem to have any remorse, hejust almost giggled at one point, saying, "i did it, yeah, i did it". the boy was treated at the scene, before being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher, under this blue tarpaulin. he suffered a bleed to the brain and life changing injuries. today, jonty bravery, who's autistic and suffers from a personality disorder, admitted trying to murder the boy. the teenager was under the care of the local authority. after he was arrested by the police, he told them he had planned to hurt someone at tate modern so he could be on the television, and he wanted people to know he was unhappy with the car

helena wilkinson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...ours data leak — in which the addresses of celebrities, politicians and police officers were published were published online. five people are injured in a knife attack in new york during hanukkah celebrations at the home of a rabbi. a quarter of a million people sign a petition calling for sydney's new year's eve fireworks to be cancelled and the money spent fighting nearby bushfires instead. this month's general election saw 12 new women being elected as mps. while it might appear that there are more females in parliament, it's still nowhere near an equal 50:50. if the figure rises at the same rate at each election, it will take decades to get as many women in parliament as there are men. but there's a movement that's already trying to change that. with me now is dolly theis who is a co—founder of the 50:50 campaign called hashtag ask her to stand. also i'm joined by wendy chamberlain from fife who is one of 7 women who joined the campaign and was elected as an mp earlier this month.

helena wilkinson reports.2—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 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 three drowned. a 14—year—old girl, the children's sister, the alarm. the children's sister, raised the alarm. today in south—east london, neighbours of the family has been speaking of their shock. they were just beautiful, lovely people. i'm absolutely devastated. i cannot... i'm still trying to get it in my head that this has really happened to them. it's just so cruel. it's just so unfair. yes, it's shocking, shocking, to hear somebody died by drowning, especially, who went for holiday. it is a bit shocking. mr diya was a parish pastor. one of the churches he was associated with has paid tribute, saying their thoughts were

helena wilkinson, bbc news.hey are in a state of shock. flamur beqiri was a swedish national aged 36. detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. no arrests have been made. campaigners are calling for a radical overhaul of britain‘s railways to try to improve travel. the pressure group campaign for better transport argues there should be a major fares reform, a single national railcard and more control of services given to major cities outside london. olivia richwald has the details. tannoy: the train to nottingham has been cancelled... leeds station this morning where passengers faced delays and cancellations. britain‘s trains have been described as expensive, overcrowded and unreliable by the campaign for better transport, and today the group is calling for a radical overhaul of the way the railways are run. it suggests that franchises should be scrapped and fares reformed, but it doesn‘t estimate how much that would cost. before today‘s report, the government was already c

helena wilkinson reports.as eve a father and his two children got into difficulty and drowned. but exactly what happened is still not clear. 0lubunmi diya, the wife of gabriel diya and the mother of comfort, pictured here, thinks there was something wrong with the swimming pool, but the resort where the family was staying issued a new statement disputing that, and it said the claims made by mrs diya were at odds with the findings of the police report. it said... the civil guard also said they'd been told mr diya could not swim. a spokesman said his widow confirmed that to them, saying she had not seen him swimming while they were together. but mrs diya insists her husband, son and daughter all knew how to swim, and she says her children went into the pool by the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle where it was deeper. her husband jumped in to help, not long after all three were underwater. the police have described it as a tragic accident but the wife and mother of the victims appears to still h

helena wilkinson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...honours data leak — in which the addresses of celebrities, politicians and police officers were published online. five people are injured in a knife attack in new york during hanukkah celebrations at the home of a rabbi. a quarter of a million people sign a petition calling for sydney's new year's eve fireworks to be cancelled and the money spent fighting nearby bushfires instead. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. england are chasing a target of 376 to win their first test against south africa. if they do it they'll make history — it would be their highest successful run chase in test matches. they did look like they were chipping away at the runs but they've just lost a third wicket — ben stokes forjust 1a. in the morning session england had only added 18 runs before rory burns fell for 8h. then joe denly went for 31 lbw off the bowling of dwane pretorious. and in the last few minutes, ben stokes has gone forjust 1a. 168 runs to win. meanwh

helena wilkinson, bbc news.n phanfone devastated several islands. tens of thousands of residents are still sheltering in evacuation centres where many celebrated christmas. a dozen people are missing. hospital services in the pacific state of samoa are beginning to return to normal after the government lifted a state of emergency called last month to tackle a deadly outbreak of measles. there have been no more fatalities in recent days, and a compulsory mass vaccination campaign has brought down the rate of infection. the proportion of people in samoa who've been immunised has climbed to nearly ninety— five per cent. this month's general election saw 12 new women being elected as mps. while it might appear that there are more females in parliament, it's still nowhere near an equal 50:50. if the figure rises at the same rate at each election, it will take decades to get as many women in parliament as there are men. but there's a movement that's already trying to change that. i've been speaking to dolly theis who

helena wilkinson, bbc news.asgow school of art, his murals feature in many public buildings in glasgow while his debut book, lanark, has been described as one of the masterpieces of 20th century fiction. first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon paid tribute to him as one of scotland's literary giants. a group of former labour mps who lost their seats in the election have called for "fundamental change" at the top of the party. in a letter to the observer, the group — which includes former mp for wakefield mary creagh — said "cronyism" in the party and labour's "unwillingness" to stand up to anti—semitism were repeatedly raised as issues on the doorstep. and that issue shamed the traditional values of the labour party. here in the uk, it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out. but new year's eve just wouldn't feel right without those iconic chimes. so, for one night only, they will return to ring in the new decade in london.

here's helena wilkinson.tform, when out of nowhere a teenager appeared, picked him up, held him over the railings and threw him. he fell 100 feet on to this concrete roof. there was a little commotion with a very loud primal scream. the child's mother then tried to climb the rail. i restrained her and pulled her back. he didn't seem to have any remorse, hejust almost giggled at one point, saying, "i did it, yeah, i did it". the boy was treated at the scene, before being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher, under this blue tarpaulin. he suffered a bleed to the brain and life changing injuries. today, jonty bravery, who's autistic and suffers from a personality disorder, admitted trying to murder the boy. the teenager was under the care of the local authority. after he was arrested by the police, he told them he had planned to hurt someone at tate modern so he could be on the television, and he wanted people to know he was unhappy with the care he was getting. four months on, and the little boy is still rec

helena wilkinson reports.re, a teenager appeared, picked him up, held him over the railings and threw him. he fell five floors on to this concrete roof. there was a little commotion, with a very loud primal scream. the child's mother then tried to climb the rail. i restrained her and pulled her back. he didn't seem to have any remorse, he just almost giggled at one point, saying "i did it, yeah, idid it". the boy was treated at the scene, before being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher, under this blue tarpaulin. today, jonty bravery, who is autistic and suffers he has suffered a bleached of the brain and life changing injuries. —— a bleed to the brain. today, jonty bravery, who is autistic and suffers from a personality disorder, admitted trying to murder the boy. the teenager was under the care of the local authority. after he was arrested by the police, he told them he had planned to hurt someone at the tate modern so he could be on the television, and he wanted people to know he was unhappy with the c

that was helena wilkinson.f mast across kazakhstan in a day of mourning for the victims of friday's plane crash, which killed 12 people and left 47 others in hospital. the plane was carrying 90 passengers and five crew members when it crashed into a building in freezing weather shortly after take—off from almaty airport. the country's aviation committee has since suspended all flights operated by the budget airline bek air, as well as those involving fokker 100 aircraft, pending the results of an investigation. we've been speaking to one survivor, who described the moment the plane crashed. it was that quick and the force was huge. and once... i think it first hit the ground, then we slide and hit the two—storey concrete building. and i think the concrete building stopped the plane going further. and the thing i remember is that, starting from the front end of the plane, you start squeezing, especially the ceiling, the ceiling started falling very fast and everything was falling apart in the plane. and it was l

that was helena wilkinson.rator of the hotel, the club la costa world hotel for the british pastor and two of his children drown. they say that claims by the children's his children drown. they say that claims by the children's mother his children drown. they say that claims by the children's mother that something was wrong with the pool are directly at odds with the findings of the police report into the tragedy. we also know that the investigation has reopened. campaigners are calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to try to improve travel. the pressure group campaign for better transport argues there should be a major fares reform, a single national railcard and more control of services given to major cities outside london. railfares are set to rise next week. olivia richwald has the details. "expensive", "overcrowded" and "unreliable", three words which the campaign for better transport uses to describe britain's trains. today, the pressure group is urging a radical overhaul of the way the rai

helena wilkinson, bbc news.hot dead in wandsworth in south—west london on christmas eve say they are in a state of shock. flamur beqiri was a 36 year old swedish national. detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. no arrests have been made five people who were on their way to a football game have been killed after their plane crashed in lafayette in louisiana. one person from on board the plane survived and is being treated in hospital. the plane hit a car as it crashed, injuring the driver. two more people on the ground were also hurt. campaigners are calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to try to improve travel. the pressure group, campaign for better transport argues that there should be major fares reform, a single national railcard and more control of services given to major cities outside london. 0livia richwald has more. tannoy: the train to nottingham has been cancelled... leeds station this morning where passengers faced delays and cancellations. br

here's helena wilkinson.n out of nowhere a teenager appeared, picked him up, held him over the railings and threw him. he fell 100 feet on to this concrete roof. there was a little commotion with a very loud primal scream. the child's mother then tried to climb the rail. i restrained her and pulled her back. he didn't seem to have any remorse, hejust almost giggled at one point, saying, "i did it, yeah, i did it". the boy was treated at the scene, before being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher, under this blue tarpaulin. he suffered a bleed to the brain and life changing injuries. today, jonty bravery, who's autistic and suffers from a personality disorder, admitted trying to murder the boy. the teenager was under the care of the local authority. after he was arrested by the police, he told them he had planned to hurt someone at tate modern so he could be on the television, and he wanted people to know he was unhappy with the care he was getting. four months on, and the little boy is still recovering. t

helena wilkinson, bbc news.rs list, but the cabinet office apologises, after the home addresses of more than a thousand recipients were accidentally published online. a woman whose husband and two children drowned, on christmas eve, in a swimming pool at a resort in spain, says all three could swim. she blames a fault with the pool. around 80 people have died after a car bomb exploded in the somalian capital, mogadishu. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. west ham united have sacked manager manuel pellegrini. it comes with west ham just above the relegation premier league relegation zone after defeat at home to leicester city this afternoon and ends an up and down 18 months at the london stadium. our reporter adam wild spoke to me a little earlier. that defeat to leicester city proving the final straw for west ham, no real surprise. that feed, they have been on a disastrous run. it left them in 17th place, just in point and it left them in 17th place, just in pointand a

thank you very much, helena wilkinson.ave announced they've appointed carlo ancelotti as their new manager. with more on that and the rest of the day's action, here's holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, holly. good afternoon. yes, the news came about an hour before everton kicked off their premier league match at home to arsenal. ancelotti is there, watching from the stands this afternoon — as is arsenal's new manager, mikel arteta. the appointment of ancelotti is sure to go down well with the everton fans — he's a man with an excellent track record, as michael redford reports. triumphs, titles, trophies, carlo ancelotti is a man who knows how to get success. next challenge— goodison park. etherton will be the tenth club he's managed in a career that spans nearly 25 years. his first big success came in 2003, leading ac milan to champions league glory. there was also cup and league success as glory. there was also cup and league success as well. another champions league final followed in 2005, although l

that was helena wilkinson there.ed very well on his fourth day in hospital in london. prince charles spoke to well—wishers as he visited flood hit communities in yorkshire. dan johnson has been in the village of fishlake, which was hit hard by the floods last month. well, the prince got a real sense ofjust how much people here have suffered, and i think they welcomed the return of the spotlight, because you see the skip's full of furniture, you see the caravans on people's drives, and you realise just how many people here won't be spending christmas at home. but the reality is getting things back to normal here, getting back to the way they were, is going to take many, many more months, if not years. set up your picnic seat. clear the streets. this was a first for fishlake, an unprecedented visit after an unparalleled flood. the mints were shared. the shoes were shiny. and the south yorkshire handshakes? well, they're not afraid to get a grip. people here seem genuinely pleased to see the prince. thank you for coming

helena wilkinson has more.is nine daughter comfort, they both died as did her brother praise emanuel. as wife and the children's mother, 0lubunmi diya, says all three could swim and suggested there was something wrong with the pool. police say there was nothing wrong with that but the family lawyer has questioned that. translation: if the spanish police can give us a possible cause for this tragic incident we might do a parallel investigation with experts to find out what happened. it's very rare for three people to die in the centre of a swimming pool, especially in the case of a tall, hefty man. earlier, the resort where the family was staying issued a new statement disputing mrs diya's claims. it said they were directly at odds with the findings of the police report and it makes clear, it said, that their exhaustive investigations have confirmed the pull was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind —— pool was no malfunction of any kind —— pool. it christmas eve when the family all went to t

helena wilkinson, bbc news.ew decade in traditional style on new year's eve — taking a break from renovations for one night only. big ben bongs. we have missed that! for two years it's been mostly silent to undergo repairs, but work has been going on behind the scenes to make sure the famous bongs sound at midnight. to check everything works, clock mechanics will be testing the bell regularly, starting this afternoon. if you are in westminster end you hear that again that is why. if you are in westminster end you hear that again that is whym if you are in westminster end you hear that again that is why. it is 7:11am. an online data breach which saw the addresses of hundreds of people on the new year's honours list has been branded a "complete disaster". the cabinet office has apologised and is investigating. the former head of the civil service, lord bob kerslakejoins us now from our sheffield newsroom. a very good morning to you. an extremely serious breach. the cabinet office blaming human error. is that good

helena wilkinson is outside the court in north london for us now. what happened in court?ggled to get into the court because there was a scrum of photographers here today. her boyfriend, who she is accused of assaulting, was here in the public gallery to support her today. it's alleged she hit him over the head with a lamp while he was sleeping after she found messages on his phone that led her to believe that he was cheating on her. prosecutors in court today said that when he rang 999 he was almost begging for help. when officers went to the flat, they found them both covered in blood and one officer likened the scene to a horror movie. also caroline flack is alleged to have tipped over a table while in police custody and had to be restrained. her boyfriend insists he's not a victim and doesn't want the case to be pursued but the crown prosecution service don't have to get consent from him if they've got sufficient evidence to take the case to trial. she will return to face trial on march the 4th. thank you. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, has restated his

helena wilkinson reports.th his mother up to the tenth floor — the viewing platform — to take in london's skyline, then, out of nowhere, a teenager approached the boy, picked him up, held him over the railings and threw him. he fell five floors onto this concrete roof. there was a little commotion with a very loud primal scream. and so it was hard to ascertain what was going on. someone said someone had thrown a child over. i leapt up and looked over the rail, and i did indeed to see a child down below there. the child's mother then tried to climb the rail. i restrained her and pulled her back. and then the fellow who was being accused was being punched, and then we pushed him over to the side of the wall. he didn't seem to have any remorse. hejust almost giggled at one point, saying that, "i did it, yeah, i did it." the boy was treated at the scene before being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher under this blue tarp. it's a miracle, given how far he fell, that he survived. today, this teenager, john t br

helena wilkinson, bbc news.nal style on new year's eve — taking a break from renovations for one night only. for two years, it's been mostly silent to undergo repairs — but work has been going on behind the scenes to make sure the famous bongs sound at midnight. to check everything works, clock mechanics will be testing the bell regularly, starting this afternoon. i hope they work, it would be embarrassing for the poor man or woman in charge of they didn't sound. they have a couple of days to practice. it's just sound. they have a couple of days to practice. it'sjust gone sound. they have a couple of days to practice. it's just gone eight to —— 8:10am. knife crime in england and wales rose to record levels this year, and today the government is announcing how funding to tackle youth violence will be spent. £35—million—pounds, which has already been announced, will go towards setting up 18 ‘violence reduction units‘, which will bring together police, local govenment and community leaders to target crime at its ro

helena wilkinson reports. 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 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 three drowned. a 14—year—old girl, the children's sister, raised the alarm. today in south—east london, neighbours of the family have been speaking of their shock. they were just beautiful, lovely people. i'm absolutely devastated. i cannot... i'm still trying to get it in my head that this has really happened to them. it's just so cruel, so unfair. yeah, shocking, shocking. somebody died by drowning, especially, on holiday. it is shocking. mr diya was a parish pastor. one of the churches he was associated with has paid tribute, saying their thoughts were with his family and friends at this difficult time. the hotel owners have described the incident as a tragi

helena wilkinson, bbc news.dia in the country is illegal. the court said that it violates rights of freedom of expression, and ordered that it be lifted. the turkish government barred the online encyclopaedia in 2017, because of entries which suggest that turkey cooperated with what it called terrorist organisations in syria. danny aeberhard, europe regional editorfor the bbc world service, explained the significance of the ruling. it's unusual that the constitutional court will rule against the government. it doesn't happen too often. now, the turkish government we re very often. now, the turkish government were very annoyed at wikipedia because of some of the entries on its site. they suggested the turkish government supported terrorist groups inside syria, groups such as islamic state, that is obviously something the turkish government rejects out of hand. and the turkish telecommunications watchdog used its powers to close or ban websites on the grounds of obscenity or on the grounds of national security to

our correspondent helena wilkinson is with me now. helena, what more do we know?pened on christmas eve in spain. what she has said, it contradicts what the police in spain have been putting out in terms of information. mrs diya has put out a statement saying she is disturbed by what she describes as an accurate information. initially, it had been reported that the father and your numberto it had been reported that the father and your number to my children could not swim, where unable to swim, did not swim, where unable to swim, did not know how. she has said that is com pletely not know how. she has said that is completely untrue, all three of them knew how to swim and she has given more detail about what happened on that day. she said the whole family, they have another daughter as well, they have another daughter as well, the five of them went to the swimming pool. the children went in down the steps and as you mentioned, she said the children find themselves dragged into the middle of the pool, which was deeper. her husband went in to help the children, she wen

helena wilkinson is outside the hospital. a second night in hospital, it is reported he is in good spirits and has been laughing and joking with some of the staff at the hospital and tonight buckingham palace has released a new photograph of prince george with his father, prince william, his grandfather, prince william, his grandfather, prince charles, and his great—grandmother, the queen, all making some special christmas puddings for charity, the royal british legion. and i think that perhaps the release of these photos isa sign perhaps the release of these photos is a sign that there isn‘t any particular concern about the health of the duke but of course the royal family are hoping very much that he will be well enough to return back to sandringham for christmas. thank you. one of itv‘s most popular shows — dancing on ice — is to feature a same—sex cou ple as co ntesta nts when it goes to air with its latest series tomorrow. the steps singer ian "h" watkins is teaming up with professional dancer matt evers. 0ur corresponde

confirmed the pool was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind. 0ur correspondent, helena wilkinsone latest? it's the first time we've heard from diya since christmas eve, and she has given her version of events, contradicting spanish police. she has said in a statement that initially it had been reported that her husband and two children didn't know how to swim. in this statement, she says that is not true and all three knew how to swim. she has given a bit more detail about what happened on the day that all the family went to the swimming pool. the children got in by the steps. she says they found themselves dragged into the middle, which was deeper. her husband went into help and she went off to get assistance. when she returned, all three were under water and, in her view, when she returned, all three were underwaterand, in herview, she believes there was something wrong with the pool. the are saying that there have been extensive police investigations and there was no malfunction of any kind and the pool was working normally, but according to mrs diya, police investigation is s

helena wilkinson was in court and she updated us a little earlier.elevision presenter, went into court in front of the magistrate today, she was accompanied by a police officer as she went into the dock, past a very packed public gallery and in that public gallery, her boyfriend, the man she is accused of assaulting, on december the 12th. now, she spoke very briefly, confirmed her name and date of birth, her address, then she was asked to enter a plea and she pleaded not guilty to that one charge. but the court heard from the prosecution during the hearing. it‘s alleged caroline flack hit her boyfriend over the head with a lamp while he was asleep, because she feared he was cheating on her, and the court also heard from the prosecution, who said when police turned up to her flat, the door was opened by caroline flack and her boyfriend. it‘s alleged they were both covered in blood and one police officer described it as if it was like a horror movie. now, we also heard from caroline flack‘s defence solicitor who said that her boyfriend had given a stat

helena wilkinson was in court and she updated us a little earlier.et into the court because there was a scrum of photographers here today. her boyfriend, who she is accused of assaulting, was here in the public gallery to support her today. it is alleged that she hit him over the head with a lamp while he was sleeping after she found messages on his phone that led her to believe that he was cheating on her. i think it is in court today said that when he rang 999 he was almost begging for help when officers went to the flat they found them both covered in blood and one officer likened the scene to a horror movie. also, caroline flack is alleged to have tripped over a table while in police custody and had to be restrained. her boyfriend insists he is not a them. he doesn't want this case to be pursued, but the crown prosecution service don't have to get consent for him if they have not sufficient evidence to take this case to trial. she will return here to face trial on much the fourth. —— march 4th. there are growing indications that the islamic state

legion‘s initiative to help tackle loneliness among veterans at christmas. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinsonher, grandfather and great grandmother. these photographs of the four generations of the royal family were taken in the music room at buckingham palace earlier this month to mark the royal legion‘s together at christmas initiative. it's designed to support the armed forces community, including veterans, through get—togethers at centres across the country. the queen has supported other royal legion events, she attended this concert on the evening before remembrance sunday this year. and other royals have been highlighting their charity projects this christmas. do you do a bit of cooking with your children? yes, i really enjoy it. again, for them to be... the cambridges recently took part in a programme with mary berry. prince william took her to the passage homeless charity which he visited with his mother, princess diana, around 30 years ago. the christmas puddings made by prince george and his family will become the centrepiece of next year's royal legion get—togethers, and form part

(read on) helena wilkinson is at highbury magistrates in north london.ived here in court, she struggled to get into court, she struggled to get into court, because there are dozens of photographers. when she got into the building, he was in tears, had to be supported by someone. she then came into the courtroom, walked past a very packed public gallery, in that public gallery, her boyfriend, lewis burton, who she is accused of assaulting. the allegation is that she assaulted him at her flat on december 13th. she entered the dock. she was tearful at times. she was asked to confirm her name, her age, date of birth and then she was asked to enter a plea, whether she pleaded guilty or not guilty and she pleaded not guilty to that one charge of assault by beating against her boyfriend. also during the court case we heard from her defence lawyer, who said that her boyfriend, through his solicitor, had issued a statement saying he didn‘t support the prosecution case and he had strong feelings about the hearing. he said mr burton does not consider himself a vict

helena wilkinson is at highbury magistrates in north london. what happened in court?t court in the last half an hour or. so she struggled to get through what was a media scrum and had to be escorted by police officers to the waiting car. in court today, she appeared before a magistrate, she entered the dock, as she did so, she passed the public gallery and in that packed public gallery and in that packed public gallery and in that packed public gallery was her boyfriend, who she is accused of assaulting. the court heard from the prosecution, who allege that caroline flack allegedly hit her boyfriend over the head with a lamp, while he was asleep, because she was worried that he was cheating on her. the prosecution said when they went to the flat, where caroline flack and her boyfriend were after the alleged incident, police say they we re alleged incident, police say they were both covered in blood and one police officer described the scene as if it was like a horror movie. she in court said very little, confirmed her name, age and date of birth and she was asked how

our correspondent helena wilkinson has more.lliam took her to the passage homeless charity which he visited with his mother, princess diana, around 30 years ago. the christmas puddings made by prince george and his family will become the centrepiece of next year‘s royal legion get—togethers, and form part of 99 puddings that will be sent across the charity‘s network in the uk and commonwealth. so that is for next christmas, as you correctly pointed out. you‘re watching bbc breakfast. it has just gone to 12 minutes past eight. let‘s return to the story we‘ve been bringing you about wildfires that are still burning across three australian states. hot, dry weather and strong winds are causing the flames to spread rapidly. our sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil has been to hill top — close to sydney — an area which has found itself on the front line. she sent this update. i‘m just going to try and make my way to one of the houses over there. you have to watch every step you take. i mean, there is still smoke coming out of tree trun

let's talk now to helena wilkinson, who is outside the hospital.m buckingham palace, not surprising given that they do not give a running commentary for what they see as essentially a private matter. for now we know that trick remains here at the hospital and he has been observed by doctors for what the palace describes as a pre—existing condition and it has been reported that he travelled from sandringham to london here yesterday by helicopter. although the palace are not denying or confirming that report. there is concern for the duke but there is no cause for alarm and the royal family continue to go to sandringham, where the queen is for the christmas holidays. the duke is expected to stay here for at least another night but the hopers he is well enough to return back for christmas. thank you very much. everton have announced that their new manager is carlo ancelotti. the italian — pictured in the centre here — has been in charge at chelsea, real madrid and ac milan, and was at goodison park today to watch as his new club drew 0—0 with arsenal.