jonty bloom, bbc news.rn through the southern philippines, triggering flash floods and landslides. more than 130 people are known to have died. london fire brigade says a blaze at london zoo which broke out early this morning has been brought under control. a number of zoo staff have been treated for smoke inhalation and shock. a man has appeared at york magistrates‘ court charged with the murder ofjodie willsher at an aldi supermarket in skipton. in sport nine premier league matches, chelsea missed the chance to draw level with manchester united after a goalless d raw to draw level with manchester united after a goalless draw with everton at goodison park. manchester city look to extend their lead at the top at home to bournemouth, goalless so far, the only goals scored were at the london stadium, 1—1 twin west ham and newcastle united. in the rugby union aviva premiership exeter the champions have taken an early lead against bathampton saints and one british sprinter nigel lavigne has failed a drugs test,

jonty bloom, bbc news. the headlines here on bbc news.loods and landslides. more than 130 people are known to have died. and aardvark has died and four meerkats are missing after a fire broke out at london zoo. a number of zoo staff have been treated for smoke inhalation and shock. a man has appeared at york magistrates‘ court charged with the murder ofjodie willsher,30, at an aldi supermarket in skipton. and in sport nine premier league matches, chelsea missed out on the chance to draw with manchester united they are held to a draw by everton at goodison park, manchester city are leading bournemouth 2—0 at the moment, southampton, crystal palace and stroke all winning at the moment. in the rugby union of either championship exeter are leading northampton saints 14—7 and british sprinter nigel lavigne has failed a drugs test, the european gold medallist has allegedly tested positive for the banned asthma drug clenbuterol. back with an update later come and see you then. senior nato officers have warned that russia submarine activity has r

jonty bloom, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the headlines.ropical storm tea rs known to have died after a tropical storm tears through the southern philippines. a man has appeared at york magistrates‘ court charged with the murder of 30—year—old jodie willsher at a supermarket in skipton. london zoo is to reopen tomorrow after a majorfire in which london zoo is to reopen tomorrow after a major fire in which an aardvark and four meerkats are thought to have died. sport now. good evening. manchester city are 14 points clear in the premier league after beating bournemouth 3—0. sergio aguero scored twice, raheem sterling and dinilo with his first city goal were also on the score sheet. city have won 17 matches in a i’ow. sheet. city have won 17 matches in a row. but the manager still thinks there is room for improvement. second goal was important, especially the last 25 minutes and they play, two strikers we found more space, but we have to learn. we have to improve to attack this kind of defence. we have to try it and i think that‘s going to hap

jonty bloom, bbc news.t campaigner for the campaign for better transport. thanks for being with us again on bbc news. let me ask you first of all about how this is supposed to work on a is local authorities bidding forfunding. work on a is local authorities bidding for funding. do you think thatis bidding for funding. do you think that is the best way to apportion this money? we think every local authority could do with more money to maintain the roads we've got. at the moment, government road funding goes to the top 2% of road, motorways and some a roads. 0ther roads are operated by local authorities, already struggling with budgets, setting budgets in the new year. what everyone says is needed is money to maintain the roads we've got. there is a £12 million pothole backlog. at least this is at knowledge in that these roads have in the past been neglected, because they do these are substantial route, not meandering temp bree —— temp bree. there is a mismatch between the funding and the importance of some r

the roads will be eligible for money under the new roads fund, as our business correspondent jonty bloom, even when they're important parts of the nation's infrastructure. but the government is aiming to change that by providing money for improvements from a new central fund. that will be paid for with money raised from vehicle excise duty, improve thousands of miles of a—roads, and provide up to £100 million for each major new scheme such as road junctions, more dual carriageways and improved safety. this is typically all about bypasses for small towns where they have got an a—road going through the middle, lots of heavy lorries and it gets congested, lots of pollution, everyone says there needs to be a bypass — this is about making sure those bypasses can be delivered. it is important for regional connections, it's important for new housing but it's also important to make life better for the people who live on those roads. the plan is that by providing central government money, regions of england will be able to cut congestion, remove bottlenecks and boost economic growth. but critics

as our business correspondent jonty bloom reports, the roads will be eligible for money under the newound the country are maintained by local councils, even when they are important parts of the nation's infrastructure. but the government is aiming to change that by providing money for improvements in the new central fund. that will be paid for with money raised from vehicle excise duty, improved thousands of miles of a roads and provide up to £100 million to each major new scheme. such as road junctions, dual carriageway. and safety. this is typically all about bypasses for small towns where they have a road coming through with heavy lorries and gets congested with lots of pollution, everyone says there needs to be a bypass, this is about making sure they can be delivered. it is important for regional connections and new housing but important to make life better for the people who live on the roads. the plan is both riding central government money central regions of england will be able to remove bottlenecks and boost economic growth. critics say the money would be better spent mainta

jonty bloom, bbc news. see her dancing? that is the point. she is not a contestant. she was dancing. the special is on bbc one on christmas day at 6:30, all will be revealed. we will find out! more now on one of our top stories this morning — more than 9,000 people in britain are considered ‘hidden homeless‘. that‘s people who are constantly sleeping on public transport or pitching a tent to avoid rough sleeping. the homeless charity, crisis, is warning the government that this number could increase by 50% in the next ten years if it doesn‘t take urgent action to address homelessness. breakfast‘s john maguire is at a crisis christmas shelter this morning. it is busy. lots of people around us are volunteers, but they have had 55 people come in overnight. they will expect to sleep 250 here tonight and over the next few nights over the christmas period. across the country, 13 of these centres, 1200 rough sleepers coming into spent the night here. 4500 clients can get something to eat, get a hot drink, talk to

jonty bloom is here. what have they said?gure shows it expects growth this year to be 1.6%, down from 1.7% as the head of the imf christine lagarde explains. this country, the united kingdom, since the start of this year, growth has slowed notably. the significant depression of sterling that followed the referendum has pushed inflation over 396. referendum has pushed inflation over 3%. squeezing real incomes and private consumption. companies are also delaying some investment decisions until they have greater clarity about post brexit trade rules in particular. 0ur forecast for growth in 2017, this year, is 1.6%, down from 1.8% in 2016 and 2.3% 1.6%, down from 1.8% in 2016 and 2.396 in 1.6%, down from 1.8% in 2016 and 2.3% in 2015. and all of that, despite what i have just mentioned which is a stronger global environment. 0ur forecast for 2018 is 1.5% as uncertainty about the shape of brexit persists most likely and inflation remains above target. what else did she say. the figure is based on the idea we get a soft brexit, we