jayne mccubbin, bbc news.ronting a new bbc show this year, taking viewers on a journey through her homeland, sweden. the actor is narrating a new documentary called wild scandinavia, starring the fjords, volcanoes and wildlife of some of the most remote parts of northern europe. charlotte gallagher reports. it's notjust a rogue organisation. it's impossible. we're both dead. she's best known for her action filled roles in blockbusters like mission impossible and dune. your father didn't believe in revenge. scandinavia is a land steeped in myth. but rebecca ferguson is now embracing the real life drama in nature. distinguished by its mottled tail, this young sea eagle is pushing his luck. the hollywood actress is narrating a three—part series, wild scandinavia. and the stunts in this show really are a matter of survival. eagles fighting over food. puffins squabbling over territory. for rebecca, who grew up in sweden, it's been the dream job — a chance to channel her inner sir david attenborough. he's unwittingl

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. thanks very much for that.focused on taiwan's difficult relationship china. the frontrunner — william lai — rejected accusations he would steer the self—ruled island towards full independence. china has expelled nine military officers from its parliament — the national people's congress. they include four generals of the army's strategic missile force. it's the latest in a series of high—level restructuring moves in the military since defence minister li shangfu was abruptly sacked in october, following months of speculation about his whereabouts. no explanation has been given for the officials' removal — but there have been reports of a corruption investigation. indonesia has announced an additional tax on electronic cigarettes as a way to reduce vaping, the latest country to do so. the finance ministry said long term vaping is shown to negatively affect people's health. the extra levy will see 10% of the excise tariff for e—cigarettes added to the cost of purchase. indonesia is among dozens of countries to im

breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin went to meet some of its members and hear them in full voice. is suzanne, and this is my son, kyle. my name is andrea and this is my sister, jacqueline. i i'm helen, and this is my daughter, beth. they were both really good friends. i met faye at a different choir. and me and leah, we both met during a very hard time in hospital. she was just lovely to be around. # there goes my heart beating # cos you are the reason i'm losing my sleep. this is the sing their name choir in manchester, one of the very few suicide bereavement choirs in the uk. just over 5,500 people took their own lives in 2022, and this is where many bereaved relatives and friends come to try to find hope and to express their love. she was 17, the most amazing daughter. she was just amazing. she had a son who she just absolutely idolised and adored. she truly, truly lives on in him now. lovely smile, really good at gaming, call of duty or one _ of those that he loved. and i used to shout i "daniel, keep it down!" it sounded like i was in a war zone. now i tell him to shout loude

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. very happy birthday to david. and now for a look at the weather.ch of the uk today with tricky travelling conditions, particularly across much of the central belt of scotland with snow to low levels, that snow pushing further northwards and eastwards through the afternoon. it all comes courtesy of this deep area of low pressure working its way eastwards from the atlantic. a tight squeeze on the iso bars here. so strong, gusty winds, heavy rain and still the cold front to come through overnight tonight across central southern england, east anglia and the far south east of england. there will be some heavy rain for a short while and some squally gusts of wind as the front comes through. particularly blustery towards the south coast. gusts of wind here towards more exposed locations could get as high as 50—60mph. potentially blustery showers following on behind. turning dry for scotland and here, not quite as cold as it was last night. now, this is how we'll start off new year's eve, sunday, of course. there will be a lot of dry weather out towards th

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. and southern gaza overnight, as israel continues to battle hamas fighters close to the areas where hundreds of thousands of palestinians displaced by the war have been sheltering. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. there are efforts by surrounding countries to stop the fighting? that is riuht. if countries to stop the fighting? that is right- if you _ countries to stop the fighting? that is right. if you look _ countries to stop the fighting? twat is right. if you look at what is happening on the ground. overnight more desperate scenes where we had palestinian rescuers, medics, looking for survivors after deadly israeli air strikes, particularly in the centre and south of gaza strip where israel is pressing on with the ground offensive. one strike in rafah reportedly killed 20 people. this is a town where we have seen numbers swell since the start of the war with 100,000 new arrivals in recent days according to the un, as people have fled to the ongoing fighti

jayne mccubbin reports. the storm gerrit clean—up operation is well under way.all caused by a freak weather event, a tornado with wind speeds of up to 160 mph. forfor this family in for for this family in stalybridge, forfor this family in stalybridge, it was also something of a christmas miracle. ., something of a christmas miracle-— miracle. you could feel it underneath _ miracle. you could feel it underneath the _ miracle. you could feel it underneath the ground. i j miracle. you could feel it - underneath the ground. i heard what i underneath the ground. i heard what i can _ underneath the ground. i heard what i can describe _ underneath the ground. i heard what i can describe as - underneath the ground. i heard what i can describe as a - underneath the ground. i heard what i can describe as a jet - what i can describe as a jet engine _ what i can describe as a jet engine noise coming down. | engine noise coming down. come up engine noise coming down. i come up to the kitchen, heard this aimighty— come up to the kitchen, heard this almighty bang _ come up to

that report was from jayne mccubbin. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.ct and report diversity data on their staffing. it comes as a recent report found that white men from higher socio—economic backgrounds are 30 times more likely to succeed in financial services than working class ethnic minority women. the regulator says the industry needs to be more inclusive. i think the industry has made and is making progress. ifeel there is a realisation that there isn't enough representation, there isn't enough diversity and cultures need to become more inclusive. i think that varies across the industry and from firm to firm. independent retailers are fearful of a big spike in shoplifting over the festive and new year period. the british independent retailers assocation says that it could cause some shops to close as they feel like they have no support from the police, leaving others feeling like they need to take their own action. we do report it to police but, again, they are not going to do anything. it's not worth it for them. even the slightest little thing

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. a man who has made excellent use of his time. year.— this time of year. we see who got what. this time of year. we see who got what- and — this time of year. we see who got what. and then _ this time of year. we see who got what. and then we _ this time of year. we see who got what. and then we debate - this time of year. we see who got what. and then we debate about. this time of year. we see who got i what. and then we debate about who got what and whether there should be more. we have three lionesses honoured in this round after that incredible some of that they had reaching the world cup final. we have lauren hemp, mary earps and millie bright. however, should they have honoured the whole team? we see the ashes 2005 the whole team got an honour. we saw the rugby union team in 2003, the england team. but that has not happened with the lionesses. so to the debate and the discussion around that. but they are definitely heading up the new year�*s list. england world cup captain millie bright receives an obe the 30—year—old chelse

that was catherine mccusker finishing jayne mccubbin's report.life a-ed home and he edged —— ended his life aged just _ home and he edged —— ended his life aged just io— home and he edged —— ended his life aged just 16 in 2016. it devastated our family— aged just 16 in 2016. it devastated our family but we have really come a lon- our family but we have really come a long way— our family but we have really come a long way since then and i am so proud _ long way since then and i am so proud to— long way since then and i am so proud to be _ long way since then and i am so proud to be here on the sofa, i want to do— proud to be here on the sofa, i want to do all— proud to be here on the sofa, i want to do all the — proud to be here on the sofa, i want to do all the members of our choir the incredible justice that they deserve — the incredible justice that they deserve some are very pleased to be here _ deserve some are very pleased to be here do _ deserve some are very pleased to be here. , ., deserve some are very pleased to be here. ,, , ., ., ,, h

breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin went along. something is bringing people together in liverpool. hiya!r of love! there are community centres like this up and down the country. all doing amazing work with teams of amazing volunteers. busy, busy? always. fighting for every single penny they get. this is our lovely angie, volunteer. hi, angie. she's fantastic. without volunteers, this place wouldn't be ticking on, you know. we'vejust done 500 pensioners' meals in two days, packaging hampers for pensioners over christmas. and we've just helped people fill in phones and hopefully get some gas and electricity support to take the edge off for christmas. super busy. and we've got these even more busy in here. he doesn't stop. hiya, santa. this is lee, our volunteer here. comes in a couple of days a week, and he helps out. this place is special. it inspires people. it's about community. it supports people. it sends out a really positive j message of getting together and doing good things. so, they run a food bank here free, free art groups here, dyslexia support, autism support, menopause suppo

but recently, barbara began volunteering, and it's changed her life, as jayne mccubbin has been finding died, her life seemed to stop. their last christmas together, 18 years ago, was the last time she'd put up christmas decorations. that was my husband, mike. aw. i've got you with me, mike. but barbara turned grief into good. if i hadn't had gone into voluntary work, i think i would have sat in that chairandjust give up. yeah, it felt funny. i don't know why i didn't want to put that big tree up again. itjust didn't feel the same any more. no, it didn't feel the same, no. i think that struck a nerve with a lot of people. so i want to read a message to you. is that 0k? yeah, yeah. it's from a lady called linda. "i lost my husband, steve, three years ago today. and i am watching barbara right now on your show. and i've just applied to volunteer at our local food bank. i just want to say she is an inspiration." oh, that's — oh, how lovely. you've had an impact, you've inspired people. yeah, yeah. so we want to do something special for you. come on through. take a seat. bring your knitting