a very cold day, but a beautiful day here in hertfordshire.t the other challenges that the old alliance faces, rising military power in china, terrorism, cyber warfare, there is a long agenda potentially. yes, and china, it's the first time it's ever been discussed as a nato summit, the rise of china and it has the second largest defence budget in the second largest defence budget in the world and has really been modernising its military and nato leaders obviously believe that they need to look at this and to what extent it remains a risk and also the idea that they will go into space, putting it that way, that space, putting it that way, that space becomes an operational domain and as faras space becomes an operational domain and as far as we understand it that is about protecting the satellite system because there is a lot of satellites up therefore nato and communication and navigation are absolutely crucial, and if those satellites could be hacked or brought down it could have enormous consequences if there were to be a flare—up in tension

hertfordshire and bedfordshire police forces are involved in both incidents.losed. president trump has kept his promise to reduce the numbers of people being given asylum in the us. but his opponents — including the mexican government — say his new measures may be putting asylum seekers at risk. those who apply often face a wait in mexico for months, and even then their chances are slim. for an increasing number, fleeing persecution in their own countries and unable to return, the crackdown has led them to desperate measures. ana gabriela rojas reports from matamoros, on the mexico/texas border. as winter approaches this corner of the world becomes even more hostile to those seeking safety and security. fernanda is too scared to go home to honduras, where she is wa nted go home to honduras, where she is wanted for a political desperate to be reunited with family in the us, she has spent four months in squalid conditions on the border. now she has taken a step that fills her with her. she sends her seven—year—old son across the border along. so, fernanda took h

we are in hertfordshire. the manager joins christmas tree farm? we are in hertfordshire.een doing this for a i am. but you have been doing this forafair number of i am. but you have been doing this for a fair number of years now. when is the busiest time of year for you, of course, the run—up to christmas, but the busiest weekend just about upon us? it isjust about upon us. this weekend will be a busiest weekend. we are expecting to sell sort of 300 series a day at least. and it is really great —— 300 trees. everyone is loving it. it is a great time of year. we were chatting earlier, when you started the business the number of years ago, you did about 300 in the entire season. now you have cleared 300 every single day. yes, the first year we started we sold 300 trees. and the crucial thing is, for you, the natural way forward. it is the most environmentally friendly way. they are all cut trees now, but tell us they are all cut trees now, but tell us the advantages of buying the trees naturally. as we say, most people in england will buy a cut tree, which is really environ

a 35—year—old man was also discovered with stab wounds in elstree in hertfordshire on friday and wass in england. the charity ‘epilepsy action‘, said it could be life—changing, as our health editor, hugh pym reports. children with two types of severe epilepsy will be eligible for the cannabis—based medicine. they can suffer with multiple seizures each day. epidiolex has been shown by clinical trials to reduce the number of seizures by 40% in some children, if used in combination with another medicine. it will be available on prescription on the nhs in england from 6january, and is already accessible to patients in wales. epidiolex is still being appraised by regulators in scotland. the medicines contains the cannabis compound cdb, but not the compound thc. 0nly treatment with both constituents will help patients with epilepsy. after lots of campaigning, the law was changed in 2018 so that specialist doctors could write a prescription for medicines containing the cbd and the thc. even though they are unlicensed, they have the right to put those prescriptions out. but shockingly, to ou

john pienaar, bbc news, hertfordshire. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, is here.thering, but overall how did nato emerge from this meeting? well, this was always going to be a factious gathering, i think, a bad—tempered one, given there are substantial disagreements about nato's future purpose, its priorities and its ability to deliver, but in fact today's formal session of the 29 leaders, there we re session of the 29 leaders, there were some successes, averting a were some successes, averting a major crisis, heading off a move from turkey to block a move against the baltic states against a russian threat. present hurdy—gurdy of turkey got some language against terrorism. —— president erdogan. they got some moves to declare space a new operational domain for nato, to try and make any challenge stop they buried some disagreements but progress with others, declaring china a potential challenge and worry but i think, behind all this, donald trump was, as so often, the key player. he castigated members not playing enough, as he sees it, for their defence, and he poin

a 35—year—old man was also discovered with stab wounds in elstree in hertfordshire on friday and wasbelieve both victims are eastern european and cannot rule out a potential organised crime element. "saturday has been an awful day" — the words of the new south wales fire chief as a catastrophic fire warning was issued for parts of eastern australia, including sydney, as record—breaking temperatures and sudden strong winds fanned the flames of bushfires across the region. officials are warning that fires will remain out of control until there's rain and there's none forecast. prime minister scott morrison has cut short a holiday in hawaii after being criticised for leaving amid the crisis. here's our sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil. this was said to be one of the worst days australia's most populous state has ever seen, and it's lived up to every urgent warning. huge flames spiralling out of control, moved by strong, unpredictable wind. this is the second time in less than two months that new south wales has seen catastrophic fire conditions. firefighters have been patrolling this

a 35—year—old man was also discovered with stab wounds in elstree in hertfordshire on friday and wasbelieve both victims are eastern european and cannot rule out a potential organised crime element. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the australian prime minister cuts short his holiday as devastating bushfires continue to rage across three states. martin peters, one of the all—time greats of english football, and one of the goal scorers in the world cup—winning side of 1966, has died at the age of 76. peters won 67 caps for england and made over 700 appearances for clubs throughout his career. west ham, the club he first joined as a 15—year—old, said he passed away peacefully after "a long and courageous battle with illness". our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. with all eyes on hurst, the danger from martin peters went unnoticed. commentator: and a chance on goal! peters! little wonder they called him "the ghost." there's martin peters, the man who scored the goal which could well win the world cup for england. it didn't, of course. geoff hurst claimed that accolade.

in hertfordshire just give me your initial reaction to this position that the president has taken and constitutionally what does parliament do next with this threat of a resignation well thank you very much for having me she said amit on how my sincere condolences to all who lost their lives and were injured during these protests now in terms of the president's resignation or the threat of resignation and your. threat to resign there are a number of reasons for that i think he is unclear at this moment in time and as to who is the largest bloc although he did receive a letter. head of the parliament nominating and the now being the largest bloc but that's just not forget that one of the one of the elements that constitute and be no lock is the satirist movement and movement has essentially with jawbone it's what's on the other now with particular focus on the nomination of the prime minister said that outlook might to allow the demonstrate just an alternate somebody and therefore i think constitutionally whether the albin outlook remains to be the largest bloc is questionable the othe

a 35—year—old man was also discovered with stab wounds in elstree in hertfordshire on friday and wasn and cannot rule out a "potential organised crime element". the british government is to have another go at issuing a coin designed to commemorate the uk's departure from the european union at the end of next month. the first set of coins was melted down because the uk failed to leave earlier this year. the coin features the slogan "peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations". liverpool have become the second english team to win the club world cup. the final against brazilian side flamengo went to extra time. olly foster watched the match in doha. many fans say they support the best team in the world. liverpool's now have a title to back them up. they questioned the timing of this tournament. would their push for the premier league be compromised by their week in the gulf? from the very first minute, the gulf between the sides looked very clear. roberto firmino should have scored. his charity towards his fellow brazilians continued in the second half. the skill was sublime. tha

professor of international relations at the university and joining us via skype from hertfordshire in the u.k. a soft hashimi he's a legal advisor to the national council for iraqi opposition welcome to each of you to inside story. over in baghdad what is your reaction to president but hopes on f.'s position. no i think it's not resigned he seemed afraid to say this is i think this is a politic movement he he want to leave you want to push out or put out all this bushing you from the wings and the political process now now he say that if you go on to. to force me to nominate i can't do that of a big biggest block i will design he didn't say i will resign he said i will this is this is many many agendas and many wings and many danish their actions now serve out the iraqis seem and i think mr he used that condition because he want to be soprano because he want to jump on the custom tuition constitution say for the president then to you must follow that condition say he must accept the. whole nominated from the biggest block but he refused that i say that you this is right out of the con

that is the latest from hertfordshire where the latest from hertfordshire where the nato leaders haveg it has been a success and the nato alliance is as strong as ever. that is the latest from hertfordshire. the former england cricket captain bob willis has died, aged 70. he will be best remembered for an astonishing performance during the 1981 ashes series, taking 8 wickets in one innings. england went on to win that series 3-1. an attacking and tireless fast bowler, he represented his country in over 400 tests in total and was voted as a member of ecb s greatest ever england 11. the announcement has been made by sky sports for whom he works as a commentator. 400 tests in total when he represented england. ‘s here about his life. it is 1981 and bob willis is bowling, fast. the ashes test, the game australia were certain to win. the match england seized. bob willis forced his weary limbs into a supreme performance. he took eight wickets in australia second innings. a man completely in the zone. this day made his reputation. whilst the excitement world around him, willis remained locke

john pienaar, bbc news, hertfordshire. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins is here.rly there have been disagreements, but overall what is yourjudgment disagreements, but overall what is your judgment —— welcome disagreements, but overall what is yourjudgment —— welcome on the summit itself. this was always going to bea summit itself. this was always going to be a fractured, bad—tempered summit. issues over nato's suitability for purpose so i think we had to expect the exchanges we saw but they have been some su ccesses saw but they have been some successes for nato at this 70th anniversary meeting. they headed off anniversary meeting. they headed off a major crisis by giving president erdogan some of the language he wa nted erdogan some of the language he wanted about the fight about terrorism, causing him to withdraw a really substantial beetle which would have blocked a nato defence plan for the baltic states against a threat from russia. they have put space on their agenda, they have —— really substantial space on their agenda, they have —— really su bsta ntial ve

john pienaar, bbc news, hertfordshire.idge attack has heard that both the victims died from stab wounds to the chest. cambridge university graduates 25—year—old jack merritt and 23—year—old saskia jones were killed by usman khan during a prisoner rehabilitation event last friday. the inquest was told both the victims had suffered from shock and haemorrhaging. a new vaccine against typhoid is being described as a "game—changer" which could prevent thousands of deaths. in pakistan, nine million children are being immunised after a major outbreak of typhoid, which is resistant to nearly every antibiotic. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. safe and effective, this new typhoid vaccine is urgently needed in pakistan. schoolchildren in karachi are among millions of youngsters that being immunised. they need protecting because, once infected with typhoid here, there's only one antibiotic left that works, and if that fails, death rates would soar. typhoid is a highly contagious bacterial disease which infects up to 20

that is the latest from her in hertfordshire where the nato summit is under way.hank you very much. the headlines on bbc news: as world leaders stand together in london, borisjohnson says britain's commitment to nato remains ‘rock solid' — but urges unity amid concerns of divisions. facing impeachment proceedings back home — the panel investigating president trump says evidence against him is "overwhelming". research reveals a slight rise in carbon emissions, despite a fall in the use of coal. two goals from gabrieljesus keeps manchester city's hopes of retaining their title alive as they beat burnley 4—1. rugby player israel folau has reached a settlement with rugby australia over his sacking for writing anti—gay posts on social media. and the american skiier gus kenworthy has switched allegiance and will compete for great britain ahead of the 2022 winter olympics. i'll be back with more on those stories later. we are hearing that a grenade was thrown at a police car in belfast. it has been described as an attempt to kill officers. the attack happened just off th

tomorrow they head off to hertfordshire. it is the 70th anniversary of nato.iscussions between the leaders. i don't know why they could have thought that! perhaps it was just as well that they tested it then. and despite downing street hosting the reception tonight it has been notable that you have not seen or heard more from the british leader, the host of this nato summit. ithink leader, the host of this nato summit. i think wejust heard earlier in the programme that this was really a coup for the uk that they would host the summit but of course with just under two weeks from the election date of december the 12th, and as you have been saying, real concerns among the prime minister and his team that hippie says something or interferes in some way in the election that that would backfire on the prime minister because already those polls are tightening and they do not want anything to endanger the lead they have from their perspective. of course jeremy corbyn trying have from their perspective. of coursejeremy corbyn trying to use it as much as they can and he

it was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight, with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshire died has not yet been named. religious leaders have been giving their traditional christmas addresses. in the vatican, pope francis said "god loves everyone, even the worst of us", thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, talked about the darkness of the london bridge attack. john mcmanus reports. midnight mass at manger square, the place where, for christians, it all began just over 2,000 years ago. and this year, a special link to the past — a wooden fragment which the church says is from the manger ofjesus, back in the holy land after 1,300 years. the holy family famously became migrants, fleeing from king herod to the relative safety of egypt. and at the vatican city today, pope francis once again repeated his concern for the plight of those forced to leave their homes. translation: it is an injustice that makes them cross deserts and seas that become cemeteries. it is an injustice that forces them to endure un

nato heads of government are gathering at a hotel in hertfordshire to mark the alliance‘s 70th anniversaryoltenberg is about to speak. they have just had a kind of nato family photo, if you like. you can see all the leaders there donald trump, the leader of croatia is there as well. borisjohnson, obviously. emmanuel macron france. trudeau of canada and all of the others. there they are. there they are, appreciating the military music and there will be a brief press conference before they get down to work. and then get together for the official summit today. marching band plays we will talk more about the nato summita we will talk more about the nato summit a little later. a 26—year—old mum of two serving a life sentence for stabbing her children s father to death says she has" new hope" afterjudges decided she can appeal against her sentence. furaysha martin, who's known as fri martin, stabbed kyle farrell through the heart with a kitchen knife at her home in liverpool five years ago. she claimed to have acted in self—defence after farrell turned violent. but a jury found her guilty of mur

it was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight, with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshirebound carriageway has reopened. russian and turkish officials say they have been trying to stop an escalation of fighting in the syrian province of idlib. syrian government forces — backed by russian planes — have been mounting an offensive against militia in the province. one of the latest attacks killed eight people — including five children — who were taking shelter in a school. gareth barlow reports: this is the moment an air strike hit buildings in idlib province. members of the white helmets volunteer rescue force search through the dust and rubble for victims. charred remains mark where syrian government forces, backed by russia, have launched their campaign to retake the region from rebel fighters. dozens of civilians have been killed and injured in recent days. translation: we run away from rockets, battles and explosive shells. we are asking for god's mercy and the united nations to see what happened to us because of president bashar and the russian army. they are killing us.

it was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshireclosed but the southbound carriageway has reopened. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. figures released by firefighters in new south wales reveal nearly a thousand houses have been destroyed. thousands of australians have moved from their dayjobs to help the firefighting efforts and a change in the weather conditions have aided attempts to control the bushfires. thankfully we're seeing a bit of respite here across the state. in the last 2a hours we've seen between 30 and 50 mills of rain falling in northern new south wales. hopefully that will put an end to fires across northern parts of new south wales, but certainly around the sydney area, central and southern parts of new south wales, we have a long way to go with next to no moisture falling across those areas. so, some rain, but how much, and is more forecast? here's our correspondent, shaimaa khalil. there isn't much forec

nick hope has been to his yard in hertfordshire to meet him. who with rider ben maher is having an incrediblehere for him and he really loves the attention, he really wants to win as much as i do which is what brings us what brings us together. after winning the procedures super grand prix, he is hopeful explosion can help him. i know what it takes to win team gold—medal but individually that is something i have not experienced yet, i have i've been individual silver medallist twice at the european championships. we try to learn from previous mistakes and see if we can produce the result next year. despite all ben maher‘s incredible success with explosion this season he will not actually be riding his champion horse at at the season ending world cup at olympia. instead he's using the festive event to blood some new talent. 0lympia is the most fun show of the year, it is all about christmas, and the fans, the crowd and the atmosphere make 0lympia so special. done in style! the world cup win going back with tripple x was definitely something specialfor me and we are riding a little bit the next

it was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight, with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshirehbound carriage remains closed but the southbound carriageway has reopened. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. speaking before the midnight service, dr david hoyle said he was hoping the nativity could unite people after years of political conflict. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. this is the first christmas season for the new dean of westminster abbey, dr david hoyle. an ancient cathedral where monarchs have been crowned and poets celebrated, it is at the heart of our nation, a nation that he says is bitterly divided. i see the divisions everybody else sees. i feel them. i get angry. and i get disturbed. i live in westminster where i bump into it all the time. we need some hope in all of this. i think we've become angry and i think we've become despairing. dr hoyle says that we need an intervention from outside and that the message of christmas offers the possibility of genuine engagement without hostility. pe

campaigning in hertfordshire, the liberal democrats have pledged to scrap business rates to help smallore help for entrepreneurs. snp leader nicola sturgeon has been campaigning "on ice" with a message to voters that there are "five days to stop brexit". she said scotland could be pivotal to denying the conservatives a commons majority. today's other news now, and iran and the united states have carried out a prisoner swap. the exchange is a rare sign of cooperatrion between the two countries, which have had an increasingly strained relationship in recent years. our washington correspondent, chris buckler, has more. a brief thaw in relations between the us and iran saw massoud soleimani return to tehran. it was an emotional homecoming for a university professor who was arrested in chicago a year ago, accused of violating trade sanctions. and just as he was released, an american citizen, xiyue wang, was allowed to begin his journey home from an iranianjail. i think it was a great thing for iran, i think it was great to show that we can do something. it might have been a precursor as to

he drives to a pub car park in hertfordshire and, now with two prisoners, he stops and rapes the 21—year—oldel. hello! hello? keeping watch on his captives, mccann, wearing rosary beads around his neck, tries to book a room so he can continue his abuse. but, when he returns to the car, one of the women smashes a vodka bottle over his head, and both finally manage to break free. with a manhunt under way, mccann evades capture and travels to the north—west. in lancashire, he rapes a girl of 17 and her 11—year—old brother after taking them and their mother prisoner. within hours, in greater manchester, he abducts and rapes a woman of 71, then kidnaps and sexually assaults a 13—year—old girl. he crosses into cheshire. in congleton, he grabs two 14—year—old girls of the street. in congleton, he grabs two 14—year—old girls off the street. police then spot and chase his stolen fiat. he hits this mercedes. armed police! they lose him, and he abandons his car with the girls in it. having shaken off the police, he turns up at a pub. just came in for a drink. surprisingly, he had a malibu and lemonade.

hundreds of people have been woken up overnight by a loud bang across north london and hertfordshire.london, up to luton and stevenage, and even as far as cambridge. the metropolitan police has since tweeted it was a sonic boom from planes that were launched from raf coningsby in lincolnshire. it's thought they were responding to a perceived threat from a plane that wasn't responding to radio communications. it later re—established contact and police say there is no cause for concern. our correspondent andy moore said residents heard what sounded like an explosion. you can imagine after friday people concerned about that. one person told the bbc he was petrified. he said it sparked a primal fear. but we know now that it was two jets launched from raf coningsby and this is part of the raf‘s quick reaction alert procedures so they are on duty 2a hours a day to protect british airspace if there is believed to be a threat. on this occasion there was a plane flying over central london which was not responding to radio calls. this the raf had to get out and check it was ok and they had to g

he drives to a pub car park in hertfordshire and, now with two prisoners, he stops and rapes the 21—year—oldlo? keeping watch on his captives, mccann, wearing rosary beads around his neck, tries to book a room so he can continue his abuse. but, when he returns to the car, one of the women smashes a vodka bottle over his head, and both finally manage to break free. with a manhunt under way, mccann evades capture and travels to the north—west. in lancashire, he rapes a girl of 17 and her 11—year—old brother after taking them and their mother prisoner. within hours, in greater manchester, he abducts and rapes a woman of 71, then kidnaps and sexually assaults a 13—year—old girl. he crosses into cheshire. in congleton, he grabs two ia—year—old girls of the street. police then spot and chase his stolen fiat. he hits this mercedes. armed police! they lose him, and he abandons his car with the girls in it. having shaken off the police, he turns up at a pub. just came in for a drink. surprisingly, he had a malibu and lemonade. i knew he was a dodgy character when he walked in, because he had quite a

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campaigning in hertfordshire, the liberal democrats have pledged to scrap business rates to help smalleneurs. snp leader nicola sturgeon has been campaigning ‘on ice', with a message to voters that there are "five days to stop brexit". she said scotland could be pivotal to denying the conservatives a commons majority. nearly 300 people have been killed over the past two months and two million others are having to cope with unusually heavy rainfall and flooding in eastern africa. in kenya, more than 100 people have died and thousands have been displaced. at least 12 people have been confirmed dead in western uganda. and in somalia, cyclone storm pawan has made landfall on the coast. francesco rigamonti from 0xfam, spoke to us earlier this evening, from the kenyan capital nairobi. the latest information that we received, they are talking about 160,000 people affected in kenya, with 18,000 people displaced and over 175 people that were killed. —— 175 is up as a matter of fact, we are witnessing an event that is caused by a phenomenon which is called indian ocean dipole. basically the temp

nick hope has been to his yard in hertfordshire to meet him.ing an incredible season. esn incredible horse, he has the star quality when we have a day like today when you all, he knows they are here for him and he really loves the attention, he really wants to win as much as i do which is what brings us together after winning the procedures super grand prix, he is hopeful explosion can help him. i know what it takes to win team gold—medal but individually that is something i have not experienced yet, i have been individual silver medallist twice, at european championships we try to learn from previous mistakes to see if we can produce a result next year. one say despite all ben maher success he won't be riding his champion horse at the season—ending world cup instead, he is using the festive event to blood some new talent. it is the fun show of the year, all about christmas, the fans and crowd make the atmosphere social pressure. done in style! going back with triple x a few years ago is something specialfor with triple x a few years ago is som

he drives to a pub car park in hertfordshire and, now with two prisoners, he stops and rapes the 21—year—oldtel. hello! hello? keeping watch on his captives, mccann, wearing rosary beads around his neck, tries to book a room so he can continue his abuse. but, when he returns to the car, one of the women smashes a vodka bottle over his head, and both finally manage to break free. with a manhunt under way, mccann evades capture and travels to the north—west. in lancashire, he rapes a girl of 17 and her 11—year—old brother after taking them and their mother prisoner. within hours, in greater manchester, he abducts and rapes a woman of 71, then kidnaps and sexually assaults a 13—year—old girl. he crosses into cheshire. in congleton, he grabs two 14—year—old girls of the street. police then spot and chase his stolen fiat. he hits this mercedes. armed police! they lose him, and he abandons his car with the girls in it. having shaken off the police, he turns up at a pub. just came in for a drink. surprisingly, he had a malibu and lemonade. i knew he was a dodgy character when he walked in, because

you're watching bbc news at nine with me, ben brown, in hertfordshire, where world leaders are arrivingamongst the leaders of the 70—year—old alliance. all for one, one for all, that is the core of the article five nato security guarantee, and it works. it provides peace and prosperity for hundreds of millions of people. caught on camera at the summit — canada's president trudeau and other

pomp and ceremony at the summit here in hertfordshire, while in nottingham labour's leader seemed a worldsion — a nato dedicated to peace. i thought the direction that nato was going was the wrong one, i've had discussions with many people, and i want to see a reduction in tensions around the world. we cannot go on developing the concept of an arms race. there has to be a process of recognising the real threats in this world are actually terrorism, cyber security, and of course the climate crisis that affects all of us. and i think we can all play a part in dealing with those issues. the rival leaders are offering very different visions of britain's future. from labour's radical socialism to the tories‘ brexit with or without a deal, and an option to stop brexit altogether on offer too. the country's economic, political, strategic future all up for grabs in an election which could come to shape or reshape the country, and the lives of everyone in it. tonight, borisjohnson can't know whether he's heading out of office or staying in. how could he? that will be up to us on december the 12th.

of the 29 nato states to show a "one for all and all for one" unity as they begin a summit in hertfordshire. the meeting marks nato's 70th anniversary, but it comes amid tensions about the future of the alliance. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. not every military alliance gets to celebrate its 70th birthday with the queen at buckingham palace, but nato leaders past and present have been keeping her realm safe since just before she ascended the throne. behind last night's smiles, though, there were some real disagreements about the future. this is the man asking difficult questions, president macron of france said nato was suffering "strategic brain death", prompting a rare defence of the alliance from donald trump. well, when you make a statement like that, that is very, very nasty, statement to essentially 28 — including them, 28 countries. i think that, you know, you have a high unemployment rate in france, france is not doing well economically at all. gunfire. mr macron‘s big concern is over the actions of another nato member, turkey, and its military incursion in syr

hundreds of people have been woken up overnight by a loud bang across north london and hertfordshire.ex about breaking the stigma of the virus in an interview released by the terrence higgins trust to mark world aids day. and i‘ll tell you what i feel like. and this is the truth, mate. i always felt that my life was to play rugby and to represent wales, which i did with all the passion i have, right. but i actually feel that my rugby gave me the platform to actually to do what i‘m doing now. and i believe what i do now, like what i do now is really what i care about. because there‘s not many people from a simple life like i‘ve come from who could have the power to change other people‘s lives. that‘s, like... it‘s the first of december today and the spirit of christmas has already arrived in the birth place of jesus. yes, the christmas tree in bethlehem has been lit up as part of an annual ceremony in the city‘s manger square. it sits outside the church of the nativity, where christians believejesus was born. the ceremony coincides with the beginning of advent and reminds us — there‘s

donald trump has arrived in the uk ahead of the nato world leaders meeting in hertfordshire.re pretty soon to speak to the president, and then really quench meetings this afternoon with president macron of france, he has described nato as brain—dead and his criticisms of america's disengagement have been pretty well and well—known, so that will be a pretty tense meeting. on wider position, the president is unhappy with europeans over their contributions to nato, he thinks america pays too much, and there is a range of other issues faced by nato, not least problems with turkey, thrashed from russia and china and the whole question of the cyber threat, what to do about what they quell hybrid warfare that nato is having to deal with, as well as ta nks is having to deal with, as well as tanks and troops. —— what they call hybrid warfare. thank you, gary, we're watching pictures of the arrival last night. meanwhile, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has written to president trump, insisting uk public services including the nhs, will not be included in in any future trade deal with th

he drives to a pub car park in hertfordshire and now, with two prisoners, he stops and rapes the 21—year—oldlo? keeping watch on his captives, mccann, wearing rosary beads around his neck, tries to book a room so he can continue his abuse. but when he returns to the car, one of the women smashes a vodka bottle over his head and both finally manage to break free. with a manhunt under way, mccann evades capture and travels to the north—west. in lancashire, he rapes a girl of 17 and her 11—year—old brother after taking them and their mother prisoner. within hours in greater manchester, he abducts and rapes a woman of 71, then rapes and kidnaps a 13—year—old girl. he crosses into cheshire. in congleton, he grabs two 14—year—old girls of the street. —— off the street. police then spot and chase his stolen fiat. he hits this mercedes. they lose him and he abandons his car with the girls in it. having shaken off the police, he turns up at a pub. hejust came in for a drink — surprisingly, and had a malibu and lemonade. i knew he was a dodgy character when he walked in. he had quite a sway on him. he

it was one of two accidents on the motorway overnight with police from both hertfordshire and bedfordshireound carriage remains closed but the southbound carriageway has reopened. pope francis has delivered his traditional christmas message at the vatican , in front of thousands of people gathered in st peter's basilica. he called for an end to the conflict in syria, and an easing of the humanitarian crisis in yemen. speaking from the balcony of the basilica e also prayed that venezuelans suffering from the political and social crisis there receive the haid they need. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. speaking before the midnight service, dr david hoyle said he was hoping the nativity could unite people after years of political conflict. our religion editor, martin bashir reports. this is the first christmas season for the new dean of westminster abbey, doctor david hoyle. an ancient cathedral where monarchs have been crowned and poets celebrated, it is at the heart of our nation, a nation that he says is bitterly divided. i s