hywell griffith, bbc news.s born by emergency caesarean ten months ago. after her mother became too ill to ca re after her mother became too ill to care for her she was hand reared by keepers at the zoo and has now become fully integrated with the rest of the troop thanks to a surrogate mother. she spends 24 hours a day with them now. time for a look at the weather. stormy weather heading our way. it has arrived across the far west of scotla nd has arrived across the far west of scotland and we had some snow across the highlands. but it is the wind thatis the highlands. but it is the wind that is the issue through today across the north west. the gusts in excess of 40 or 50 miles an hour at developing at the moment so some severe gales could be likely. at the same time we have a band of rain moving down into the midlands and gradually moving into the south west. but the real issue is those showers across the north west, involving some hail, sleet and snow put up feeling quite cool out there as well. the cloud a

hywell griffith, bbc news.woolwich in march. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir has been looking at why so few ethnic minority clergy make it to senior levels in the church of england. praise the lord. the reverend tunde roberts has been leading a growing and diverse congregation for the last 17 years. and cannot understand why ethnic minorities can fill the pews and pulpits of the church of england, but not senior leadership positions. what is it about being a bishop that we cannot do? what is different? the appointment of karowei dorgu yesterday as bishop of woolwich does little to improve statistics. of 41 dioceses, there's only one ownership, john sentamu, of 41 dioceses, there's only one black bishop, john sentamu, the archbishop of york. and he is one ofjust five senior black, asian, and minority ethnic clergy in the entire church of england. i do not believe that the church respects and embraces its minority ethnic membership. rose hudson wilkin has been chaplain to the speaker of the hous

hywell griffith, bbc news. very own snowman. keepers said the snowman was specially built for the panda to offer him "enrichment" because he was not enjoying the winter weather. he showed his gratitude by eventually destroying it. that's what happens when you believe the weather forecast! time for a look at the weather with darren bett. it's more likely to be a record—breaking mild christmas day across the uk, but before then, we've got a very powerfuljet stream across the atlantic, picking up the weather there, so rain and showers, perhaps wintry, but a lot of people travelling may be affected. wintry showers and gales. the clouds are thickening in england he give some outbreaks of rain. some patchy fog forming in the south—east of england. clear skies means the countryside would be far away from freezing, and in scotland where there is a lot of snow it could be very icy overnight and into the morning rush—hour. strong to go force winds in scotland in the morning. showers in northern ireland. the brisk winds h

let's talk to our correspondent hywel griffith who joins us from sydney.been described as a very significant plot. what do we know? we are learning more about what the police call a multimode attack they believed was planned to potentially for christmas day. that would, they say, involve some explosives, device, and weapons, possibly firearms, certainly knives, and they believe that these five men had been working for several weeks to narrow down the operation. they think the target would have been possibly the most iconic area within melbourne, just outside flinders station, on federation square, near st paul's cathedral, where obviously there would be christmas eve and christmas day services planned. so they say this was possibly one of the largest terror plots that may have occurred on australian soil, but they have managed to foil. they say that they have broken the bulk of the cell. they tell people that the raids mean that there is no longer a threat to that there is no longer a threat to that area, but clearly this has shaken many, many people in me

hywell griffith reports.here, on campus, surrounded by academic life. in august, the centenarian was told it was no longer safe for him to come into work at the edith cowan university, and he was asked to stay at home. but, after his case won international support, the management has now relented, and found him this new office. i have only been here one day, so it's a bit difficult for me to express any particular concerns, but i think that they will try to make me at home. the journey from home will be much quicker. reaching his old office involved a 90—minute commute, ona train and two buses. the university says they have always had his interests at heart. first of all, it's closer to his residence, so it's easier for him to commute. secondly, there is an office very close to it, manned most of the time, so we can keep an eye on him and make sure he is ok. having forced to give up his other love, of acting, professor goodall is determined to keep his mind active. but at 102, he is not out yet. christmas cam

let's speak to the bbc‘s hywel griffith, in sydney. what more information is there is?ave been detained. five men, four of them australian—born, the fifth and egyptian australian citizen, all in their 20s, all living in different suburbs around melbourne. now, we understand during the raid that the police officers recovered some form of elements of an improvised explosive device and weapons, knives, possibly a firearm as well. so when they appear in court later they will be charged with serious terrorism offences, planning what the police allege was a multi— mode attack of a major attack on the right in the heart of melbourne. we understand that they were intercepted after a surveillance operation lasting two or three weeks. some of the men, we are told, we re weeks. some of the men, we are told, were known to the police, some not. but they say that they are confident that they have picked up a large pa rt that they have picked up a large part of this cell, which they believe were about to be active. the phrase being used about them is self radicalised. yes, suggesting

hywel griffith reports.is here, on campus, surrounded by academic life. in august, the centenarian was told it was no longer safe for him to come in to work at the edith cowan university, and he was asked to stay at home. but, after his case won international support, the management has now relented, and found him this new office. i have only been here one day, so it's a bit difficult for me to express any particular concerns, but i think that they will try to make me at home. the journey from home will be much quicker. reaching his old office involved a 90—minute commute, on a train and two buses. the university says they have always had his interests at heart. first of all, it's closer to his residence, so it's easier for him to commute. secondly, there's an office very close to it, manned most of the time, so we'll be able to keep an eye on him and make sure he is ok. having forced to give up his other love, of acting, professor goodall is determined to keep his mind active. at 102, he is not out yet. and

let's speak to the bbc‘s hywel griffith, in sydney. good to have you with us.to reassure the australian public, but worrying news for people. yes, indeed. because we're going into very busy periods globally, but in australian life, melbourne is the centre of attention. notjust christmas day, but opting day, whether boxing day test against pakistan occurs here in sydney, a huge global event with the new year's eve fireworks, so part of the message we heard from the prime minister is that people should carry on with life as normal. they should not be cowed by these potential act of terror, and australians have almost become used to hearing of the police thwarting these plots. we are told this is the 12th plot that has been neutralised or stopped within the last two or so years, ever since australia was put on a probable terror warning. nonetheless, australia was put on a probable terrorwarning. nonetheless, ithink this has shaken people, when it comes, obviously, just a couple of days before christmas. have the police said anything about how they uncovered this p

let's get the very latest from our correspondent hywel griffith in sydney.date on how many people have been arrested. in all, seven arrested, five of those detained for questioning. we've learned a bit more about those five men picked up at different addresses through melbourne suburbs. we're told for an australian born but of lebanese origin, the fifth man egyptian born but has spent some time in australia so has been described as a homegrown terror cell —— four australian—born. they were self radicalised in the words of the prime minister, he says influence by the propaganda of the so—called islamic state and by events overseas. it's believed the police had been gathering information for two weeks after a surveillance operation, following the men and their actions, and they believe they we re their actions, and they believe they were about to escalate the operation and potentially as soon as christmas day. they said there had been some form of reconnaissance mission by some of the mend to the centre of melbourne and they think that could have been the targ