he led the liberal democrats for over a decade and was the first leader after the liberal party mergedgh representative to bosnia herzegovina following the war which saw the break—up of yugoslavia. from across the political spectrum, tributes have been paid to lord ashdown, including from former prime ministers sirjohn major and tony blair. police investigating the drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. now on bbc news, one of the highlights of 2018 from our documentary series, our world. earlier this year, katie razzle travelled from france to reunion island, with two women searching for the families they were taken from as children more than 50 years ago.

the headlines: the former leader of the liberal democrats lord paddy ashdown has died at the ageof 77. he was the first to lead the party after the liberals merged with the social democrats in 1988, and remained in post until 1999. he also served as international high representative to bosnia after the war. police investigating the drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex, following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. meanwhile, the airport has so far run a full service today but passengers continue to suffer delays and cancellations. we don't have a very long holiday so it is frustrating to miss out on some of it. it is frustrating that this happened at all. a row over the money for donald trump's border wall results in a partial shutdown of the us government. a dream start for ole gunnar solskjaer in charge at manchester united winning 5—1 against cardiff. and in half an hour, we look at how the social media giants came underfire in review 2018: the media year. it's just been announced that the former liberal democrat leader, lord paddy ashdown, has died at the age

he led the liberal democrats for over a decade and was the first leader after the liberal party merged with the social democrats in 1988. he was a very formidable man. it is dairy sad that we've lost him. he was politically active and really very dynamic and full of ideas, write to the end. —— it is very sad. he also served as international high representative to bosnia herzegovina following the war which saw the break up of yugoslavia. from across the political spectrum, tributes have been paid to lord ashdown including from former prime ministers sirjohn major and tony blair. police investigating the drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex, following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers sian griffiths, the education editor at the sunday times, and martin bentham from the evening standard. stay with us for that. good evening. the former liberal democrat leader, lord paddy ashdown, has died at the age of 77. mr ashdown began his career in the military as a royal marine an

he led the liberal democrats for over a decade and was the first leader after the liberal party merged with the social democrats in 1988. he was a very formidable man. it is, you know, very sad that we've lost him. he was politically act with and really very dynamic and full of ideas, right to the end. he also served as international high representative to bosnia—herzegovina following the war which saw the break—up of yugoslavia. police investigating the drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex, following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, sian griffiths from the sunday times and martin bentham from the evening standard. stay with us for that. good evening. the former leader of the liberal democrats lord ashdown has died after a short illness. he was 77. he served in the royal marines before turning to politics, first with the liberal party in the 1970s, then becoming the first lib dem leader in 1988. he revealed in november that he was being treated for bladder cancer. our chief poli

tributes are paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. the us government shut down set to run through christmas as the battle over the border wall with mexico continues. # i say a little prayer for you # oh, yes i did...#. and from aretha franklin to ken dodd and tessa jowell. in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those we lost this year. that's in review 2018: we remember. rescue teams in indonesia are searching for survivors of a deadly tsunami that has killed at least 168 people. around 750 others were injured and many are missing after the waves struck beaches around the sunda strait, which connects the java sea to the indian ocean. caroline rigby reports. it began as any other evening, then this. the tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tourist spots along the sunda strait, the channel between the islands of java and sumatra. the pop group seventeen were performing when the wa

he led the liberal democrats for over a decade and was the first leader after the liberal party merged with the social democrats in 1988. he was a very formidable man. it is, you know, very sad that we've lost him. i mean, he was politically active and really very dynamic and full of ideas, you know, right to the end. he also served as international high representative to bosnia herzegovina following the war which saw the break—up of yugoslavia. police investigating the drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex, following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian griffiths, the education editor at the sunday times, and martin bentham from the evening standard. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the death of lord ashdown features on the front of the sunday times. the paper has paid tribute to him, saying he made the liberal democrats a formidable force. the sunday express leads with the chaos at gatwick, with the front page featuring a photo of the couple being que

the longest serving leader of the liberal democrats. but so much more besides.ch indeed, jessica parker there. we'll be getting more reaction to lord ashdown‘s death throughout this morning's programme — including from nick clegg and vince cable. at least 62 people have died and nearly 600 more have been injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea landslide following eruptions from the krakatoa volcano. the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing. let us talk to rebecca. she joins us. let us talk to rebecca. she joins us. what more can you tell us. i don't think you are actually at the site, but you are in the region, what more do you know? that is right. we are heading to one of the worst affected areas on the west coast of java this role of features that are a popular holiday destination where we are seeing the footage and reports of

our headlines today: tributes to the former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. more than 160 people are killed and hundreds more injured as a tsunami hits the coast of indonesia. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. in sport, manchester city lose valuable points in the title race but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. good morning. a much cloudy day to day across many parts of the uk. there is some rain in the forecast as well —— cloudier days. more details coming up. it's sunday the 23rd of december. good morning. our top story: friends and colleagues have been remembering the former leader of the liberal democrats, lord ashdown, who's died at he age of 77 just months after revealing he was being treated for bladder cancer. he led the lib dems for more than a decade — from 1988 until 1999 — and is credited with making the party a significant third force in british politics. vicky young has taken a look back at his life. this is how

he led the liberal democrats for over a decade and was the first leader after the liberal party merged. it is, you know, very sad that we've lost him. he was politically act with and really very dynamic and full of ideas, right to the end. he also served as international high representative to bosnia—herzegovina following the war which saw the break—up of yugoslavia. police investigating the drones at gatwick search a house in west sussex, following the arrest of a man and a woman from crawley. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers

at least 168 tributes are paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown who's died at the age of 77. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. in sport, a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are claire cohen, women's editor at the telegraph and james rampton, features writer for the independent. good morning. rescue teams in indonesia are searching for survivors of a deadly tsunami that has killed at least 168 people. the death toll is expected to rise. around 750 others were injured, and many are missing after the waves struck beaches around the sunda strait, which connects the java sea to the indian ocean. caroline rigby reports. it began as any other evening, then this. the tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tourist spots along the sunda strait, the channel between the islands of java and sumatra. the pop group seventeen were performing wh

tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of in half an hour, a festive edition of click brings us the latest from the world of technology and gadgets. rescue teams in indonesia are searching for survivors of a deadly tsunami that has killed at least 220 people. hundreds more have been injured, and the death toll is expected to rise. walls of water rushed into coastal towns along the sunda strait — which divides the islands of java and sumatra. it's thought the tsunami was triggered by an underwater landslide, following an eruption of the anak krakato volcano. rebecca henschke has this report from indonesia. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. on stage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing, when suddenly the waves engulf the stage from behind. four members of the band were killed. the singer asking his fans on social media to pray for them. this popular local tourist destination now a disaster zone. beach vendors look forward to this time of year, when local tourists flock to the beautiful beaches

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friends and colleagues have been remembering the former leader of the liberal democrats, lord ashdowno's died at he age of 77 just months after revealing he was being treated for bladder cancer. he led the lib dems for more than a decade, from 1988 until 1999, and is credited with making the party a significant third force in british politics. vicky young has taken a look back at his life. this is how most people will remember paddy ashdown — the action man, the party leader with the least affection for westminster. long before he fired his first political salvos, he was a military man. a marine, he saw active service in borneo and malaya. after a period as a diplomat, and some time on the dole, paddy ashdown got involved with the liberals, elected mp for yeovil in 1983. later, in 1988, after the painful merger with the sdp that formed the liberal democrats, he became leader. i say to the millions out there who are concerned about poverty and about unemployment, come and join us. the party was at rock bottom in the polls, and financially crippled. paddy ashdown built it up again, but

paddy ashdown, the former leader of britain's liberal democrats, has died.d herzegovina. a former royal marine, lord ashdown led the lib dems to their best election result in 70 years in 1997. now it's time for the latest in technology and gadgets — with a festive flavour. it's our clickmas special.

paddy ashdown, the former leader of britain's liberal democrats, has died.osnia and herzegovina. a former royal marine, lord ashdown led the lib dems to their best election result in 70 years in 1997. a partial us government shutdown is now set to last until at least thursday. earlier, the us senate ended talks to resolve an impasse over the budget without agreement. democrats are refusing to give in to president trump's demands for $5 billion to build a border wall with mexico.

tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. and tottenham close the gap on the leaders at the top of the premier league thrashing everton 6—2 at goodison park. that and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday — in half an hour. good evening. a rescue effort is underway in indonesia to try and locate any more survivors from a tsunami that's already known to have killed more than 200 people and injured nearly 900 others. the islands of java and sumatra were affected by the giant wave, thought to have been triggered by underwater landslides from an erupting volcano — anak krakatau. our correspondent rebecca henschke reports from the area. a popular local tourist destination, now a disaster zone. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group, in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the lead singer confirmed that four band members had died a

a joint cabinet committee was established, with liberal democrats invited to talks at number ten.o bring the lib dems into government foundered on opposition from senior labour ministers and the thorny problem of electoral reform. charles kennedy is duly elected the leader... paddy ashdown resigned the leadership in 1999, handing the baton onto charles kennedy, and retiring from the house of commons two years later. he spent time in bosnia, at some personal risk, at the height of the war there, and in 2002 became the high representative in bosnia and herzegovina. myjob is to create, to help to create, the structures of a modern european democratic state, and then to repatriate the powers that the international community has held here back to the bosnians. but he wasn't done with westminster politics. in 2015, after the lib dems had spent five years in coalition with the conservatives, lord ashdown returned to chair the party's general election campaign... and we are saying the conservatives are the largest party. ..famously disputing the exit poll's prediction of a dire result. if

his success in building up the liberal democrats after its painful merger in the late 1980s means he push political boundaries. he never had the slightest sign of cowardice. he faced each situation calmly and in light of the facts, and so on, and with a determination to have the best possible outcome. that courage, and a passion for foreign affairs, could cause some concern amongst colleagues. he took a great interest in the balkans, even when he was leader, and i used to try quite a lot of time to persuade him not to 90, lot of time to persuade him not to go, because he expose themselves to risk, for example, going into sarajevo, running the gauntlet of snipers and shelling and that kind, but that is the kind of person he was. what you saw you got, and a great deal more as well. although he never held high office himself, lord ashdown held that the foundations for what the liberal democrats would eventually become, a party of coalition government. and he was never afraid to offer some sage advice to his successes. he came to see me in my office when i was deputy prime minister and h

he led the liberal democrats for over a decade and was the first leader after the liberal party mergedinternational high representative in bosnia. from across the political spectrum, tributes have been paid to lord ashdown, including from the former prime minister sirjohn major and tony blair. police investigating the drones at gatwick search our house in west sussex following the arrest of a man and woman from crawley.

and in a small party like the liberal democrats, you are battling all the time.ovo. at the time of the collapse of the whole yugoslav structure. that was rather unusual. we spent a lot of time together at that time in a fairly risky situation. and i got to like him tremendously partly because, first of all, he never exaggerated. secondly, he had a very strong sense of his responsibility, not only to our people but to people in other countries as well, a commitment to bringing democracy through trying as far as possible to make people behave well, and also because he never had the slightest sign of fatigue. —— slightest sign of cowardice. he faced each situation calmly and in light of the facts, and with a determination to have the best possible outcome. there was almost an unbroken legacy between his military background... because he had a distinguished military career. people often forget that, but he worked not only in the diplomatic service but perhaps most significantly within the forces themselves. and people do not remember now that he was, for example, wit

sweden's image as a beacon for progressives and liberals, you have to go back to the middle of the 20th century. politics was dominated by the social democratsy with roots in the labour movement which, through a bold hybrid of socialism and liberalism, appeared to achieve startling results. these are the richest people in the world. they have the highest standard of living in a super welfare state which has abolished poverty and eliminated strikes, where everything and everyone works. the only country in the world were seven—year—olds attend lessons on sex. sweden projected itself as a model to emulate, but even in the 1960s people were asking is the good sweden narrative to good to be true? all around the town you can see the discrepancy between the swede as he is, and as he'd like to be. they worship themselves in images of bronze, but are the trolls and gremlins creeping back? one thing the swedes have always worshipped is the sun. that discrepancy is even starker today. sweden still regularly comes out at or near the top of international rankings for happiness and prosperity. but it spends less than it used to on welfare and public servi

the member the scottish parliament there who actually is a liberal democrat will be a liberal democrat what could be more liberal than basically saying that russians in britain who basically disagree with encounter the official line on foreign policy the british government could have their ass it seems that's what he said but he's talking about people spreading propaganda as anybody that doesn't follow the neo con line who's russian could lose all their assets that's extraordinary illiberal isn't it and imagine if you said that about other groups other nationalities but he says it about russians and it by it's fine so i think we've got a you know this is coming to a head now we've got to take tackle it head on and to say enough's enough of these witch hunts and this. area and russian media operating lawfully in this country can report on what it wants to report on and it shouldn't be in this way ok we'll leave it there neil clark journalist and writer thanks very much for coming on to the program show your opinions thanks. that's a near. times article comes hot on the heels of sputnik

>> part of the argument, one of the things that makes liberal democratic capitalism work is you want to have a portfolio of allegiances to different institutions different identities, you want to wear different hats. i'm against what gk chester called the clean and well lit prison of a single idea. and so what you want, what makes it possible not just a division of labor in terms of our jobs, but the division of labor in terms of our minds, that part of our day we can be religious, part of the day we can define ourselves as a father or mother or as a sports fan and that allows us to get outside of the single lanes of identity so i've belonged to a lot of different tribes. my family is ultimate first platoon, first allegiance, but there's always places like national review, the american enterprise institute, my friends, you can go down-- judaism to some extent although i'm a very bad jew. you can go down the long list of identities and i think they're mostly sympatico or symbiotic with you don't want to get to the place where the demands of your single tribe override all of the consid

more tributes have been paid to the former liberal democrat leader, lord ashdown, who died yesterdaydy ashdown led the party for more than a decade until 1999 and is credited with making the lib dems a significant third force in politics. theresa may said the former royal marine had dedicated his life to public service. our political correspondent jessica parker has more. the military man turned diplomat and politician. paddy ashdown cut an impressive figure, and a popular one. his success in building up the liberal democrats after its painful merger in the late ‘80s means he leaves an undoubted legacy. the action man, unafraid to push political boundaries. come and join us. he never had the slightest sign of cowardice. he faced each situation calmly and in the light of the facts and so on, and with a determination to have the best possible outcome. that courage, and a passion forforeign affairs, could cause some concern amongst colleagues. he took a great interest in the balkans, even when he was leader, and i used to try quite a lot of the time to persuade him not to go, because he

liberal democrats have an odd view of it.hey see community as a limited cluster of interest groups, locked in on conformity. , passive,y waits while washington sets the rules. that is not what community means, not to me. we are a nation of communities, and tens and thousands of ethnic, religious, labor union, neighborhood, and other organizations, all of them voluntary and unique. this is america, the knights of columbus, the disabled american veterans, the order of business and professional women of america, the union hall, the bible study group, holy name. diverse the spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. does government have a place? yes. nationent is part of the of community. i do not hate government. a government that remembers it -- that people is its master. i respect old-fashioned common sense. [cheering] i have no great love for the imaginings of the social planners. , ande what has been tested found to be true. for instance, should public be required to lead our children in

tributes are paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. and flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. a full review of the paper is coming up a full review of the paper is coming up in a full review of the paper is coming upina a full review of the paper is coming up in a minute but first all the sporting action with richard. thank you. come the end of the season, we might look back at yesterday as one of the days that changed the destination of the premier league title. manchester city surprisingly lost 3—2 at home to crystal palace, which means liverpool will sit four points clear at the top of the premier league table on christmas day. city's defeat wasn't the only shock of the day as chelsea were beaten by leicester. and ole gunnar solskjaer got off to the perfect start with manchester united. joe lynskey looks back....( pkg) joe lynskey looks back. this is the week manchester united found a fresh start in an old face. ole gunnar solskjaer once scored the goal that

the liberal democrats have an odd view of it. they see community as a limited cluster of interest groups, odd formally. and in this view, the country -- odd conformity. and in this view, the country waits, passive, while washington sets the rules. but that is not what community means, not to me. we are a nation of communities, of thousands and tens and thousands of ethnic, religious, social, labor union, neighborhood, and other organizations, all of them voluntary and unique. this is america, the knights of columbus, the disabled american veterans, the order of business and professional women of america, the union hall, the bible study group, lulac, holy names. a brilliant diversity that is spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. does government have a place? yes. government is part of the nation of community. not the whole, just a part. i do not hate government. a government that remembers that people are its master is a good and needed thing. i respect old-fashioned common sense. [cheerin

tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown who's died at the age ofn bbc news — there's a festive feel to the travel show with the snow, and freezing temperatures of finnish lapland. this week on the show... ade heads to finnish lapland to meet the local sami people fighting to preserve their culture. the last place that i would expect to find a hip—hop artist is in lapland. there is a winter feeling in the air as we meet the austrian craftsmen carving out a name for himself. we are lighting up the sky in amsterdam. wow! look at that! oh my goodness, what a view. and i am taking on another challenge against the clock here injapan. i've got to figure out the fastest train to get me back into town. first this week, we're off to finnish lapland, where the scenery might be classic christmas card, but the winters are brutal and you need to be tough to survive. we sent ade to lake inari, north of the arctic circle, to meet the local sami people and find out what it takes to survive there. ade: finnish lapland is as close as it gets to a winter wonderland. o

tributes to the former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown who's died at the age of 77.uption continue to question two people. in sport, manchester city lose valuable points in the title race. but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. good morning. a much cloudier day to day across many parts of the uk. some rain in the forecast as well. more details coming up. good morning. it's sunday the 23rd of december. our top story. at least 168 people are now known to have died and more than 700 are injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea tv footage has shown images of water rushing into hotels and restaurants in beach towns along the coast of west java.

m on the other side i'm a liberal democrat who supported obama. i've never voted anything but democrats is the first time i kennedyr john hann -- john . i'm not one of those guys. to the democrats as the republicans doing it. i'm trying to be neutral. very difficult in our age of divisiveness to be neutral. -- where ire i lives live in them trying to remain. host: republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 alan dershowitz with us until the bottom of the hour. conrad, a republican in philadelphia. good morning. caller: a couple of questions. i hear him talk about our founding fathers with the constitution. the constitution was written in 17th-century limited not have electric, gas come email, has brought up bringing up the constitution with modern times? know nothing. -- no nothing. guest: that is a marvelous question and the constitution has been enduring. some parts are living in some parts are dead and the debate between a living and dead constitution is foolish, the 35ts that say you have to be to be pre

tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. now on bbc news, it's been a year in which climate scientists warned it's now or never to save the planet and a paralysed man took his first steps. pallab ghosh presents review 2018: the year in science. ..two, one, zero. liftoff. this is a year that nasa sent a probe to touch the sun, and a japanese aircraft landed on an asteroid. on earth, climate scientists warned it was now or never to save the planet. in 2018, a crisis of plastic waste. in indonesia, the army was called in to deal with the problem. machines became better than doctors at diagnosing diseases. and a paralysed man took his first steps. what a year in science it's been. it was yet another incredible year for space exploration. astronomers here at the royal observatory in greenwich have been gazing at stars for centuries. but in april, nasa launched a probe to listen to what they sound like. these are the vibrations of a nearby star — similarto oursun — converted into s

tributes have been paid from all sides of the political divide to paddy ashdown — the former liberal democrateader who has died at the age of 77. tony blair described the man credited with making the lib dems a significant third force in politics as "a political visionary". theresa may said he'd served his country with distinction. at least 62 people have died and nearly 600 more have been injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea landslide following eruptions from the krakatoa volcano. the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing. a man and woman are still being held in connection with multiple drone sightings that brought gatwick airport to a standstill. police searched a house in the nearby town of crawley yesterday. the disruption lasted for three days, as tens of thousands of passengers had their flights cancelled or delayed. universal credit is leaving too man

didn't matter from liberal democrat to conservative republican, it was we're too divided. we're too much conflict, too much gridlock. we're not getting enough things done, there's not enough coming together. i think if democrats take their opportunity running the house and it feels to most voters like it's just more gridlock, more investigation, more fighting, more toxicity, that will have squandered this opportunity for them. if you look at the exit polls during the midterms, nationally, when it came to things like the mueller investigation, a majority said they felt like the investigation had become more politically motivated. granted, that came before the last week or two of headlines. i believe the polling on this could be quite fluid. but this is something that's been going on for a while, and i think voters feel like we can't keep going on like this. if the next two years are the last two years turned up to 11, i don't know that voters will respond very well to that. gerald: i want to turn to 2020 in a second, but just a quick answer as an independent observer, will m

tributes are paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown who's died at the age of 77. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption release two people without charge. now on bbc news — it's time for dateline london — where our panel take a look back at the big global stories of the past twelve months. hello. welcome to dateline. for the last two programmes of the year, we're in a seasonally reflective mood. next weekend, we'll look forward to what 2019 may bring. today, though, a reminder of the things we've loved and loathed about 2018. if there's a theme, it's leadership and why it's been lacking. with me to discuss the year almost gone, the usjournalist stephanie bakerfrom bloomberg news, suzanne lynch — washington correspondent for the irish times, marc roche, belgian—born british resident writing for france's le point, and the uk political commentator steve richards. thank you for breaking off from your christmas shopping. now, if we look at the prospects for the year, the yearjust gone, i suppose it is no great surprise to end w

paddy ashdown, the former leader of britain's liberal democrats, has died.olitics, he served as the international high representative for bosnia and herzegovina. a former royal marine, lord ashdown led the lib dems to their best election result in 70 years in 1997. the head of a un observer team has arrived in yemen to monitor a ceasefire in the port city of hudaydah. the retired dutch general, patrick cammaert, —— dutch general, patrick cammaert, arrived in the country just hours after the mission was unanimously approved by the united nations‘ security council. caroline rigby has more. for the first time in years, a glimmer of hope for peace in yemen. the un team deployed to oversee it arrived on saturday. headed by retired dutch general patrick cammaert, the group of observers are tasked with helping to implement and monitor hudaydah‘s ceasefire, a fragile truce which came into force on tuesday following talks in sweden between delegations from the yemeni government and houthi rebels, a precursor to more significant negotiations scheduled for the new year

tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. now it's time for the latest in technology and gadgets with a festive flavour. it's our "clickmas" special. this week, it's a festive feast of fun with music, magic and. . . meditation. yes, it's clickmas! it's the 2018 clickmas special. the gang is all here. hello! welcome, welcome. spence, i've got your first christmas present and what a corker it is. this is the world's first flexible phone. look at that! you can have it on this way or around here and itjust flips, it knows which way you are holding it and it's built on android. this is a brand—new operating system on top of it called water and it's built by a small chinese firm called royale, you might not have heard of it. it is the first phone they're released. there you go. the idea is you have a tablet you can use or you can fold it into a phone. you can work as on a tablet or fold it back to a phone. when can we get this? it's a good question. if you're in china, in the shops from 2019 to start off. online, obviously. jus

the liberal democrat leader, sir vince cable, said the next three months were critical, warning theretry to change course. as we enter 2019, time is ticking down on brexit. the history books will look back on the coming three months as critical to our future. are we going to make a terrible mistake, leaving behind our influence in europe's most successful peace project, and the world's biggest marketplace7 or are the british people, in the final hours, going to be given a chance to reconsider in the light of the facts that have come to the surface in the last two years? after two long years of negotiation, the prime minister has brought back a deal that satisfies nobody. her reaction is to try to frighten people with the prospect of a no—deal brexit, with the potential for serious disruption in travel and business. in reality, that can't happen unless she decides it should. the only way forward is to have a people's vote with the option to remain. it's a campaign we the liberal democrats started, and now millions of people havejoined us in demanding a better future than brexit britain

and liberal democrat representativesm this legal advice a game changer? attorney general said there was nothing to see, nothing he had said at the dispatch box on monday that was not in the legal advice published this morning. for those looking for the 11th commandment i suggest they are disappointed. that is a problem for theresa may because she needs a game changer and if the advice reinforced the views of tory brexiteers she has a problem. i do not think that is the right analysis. i think talking to colleagues in the tea room, i am surprised and heartened by where support is coming from. they are not jumping up and down and shouting about it but as the debate involves some people look at the issues i think there is a growing sense this is the deal. it works and delivers on the referendum result and supports and safeguards the economy and is therefore worth supporting. i think we are going to see quite a surprise next tuesday. you are that rare beast at westminster who thinks theresa may will win on tuesday. rare beast at westminster who thinks theresa

from the liberal democrats, labour and the conservatives. it's not clear.appened? let us but did you see what happened? let us just suppose that jeremy but did you see what happened? let us just suppose thatjeremy corbyn did refer to mrs may as a stupid woman, how should he now responds? if he did, he should apologise. i don't think it's acceptable for that of behaviour in the house. if you we re of behaviour in the house. if you were working in an office anywhere in this country and cold is a stupid woman, you would expect to have to apologise. we have to be held to at least as high a standard as elsewhere. you know how roundly pmqs can get. is there any case for saying in the heat of the moment you can can of understand how that thing can can of understand how that thing can happen? it seemed to me from the footage that this was at the end of the exchange between the prime ministerandjeremy the exchange between the prime minister and jeremy corbyn. she the exchange between the prime ministerandjeremy corbyn. she had the last word and he muttered something

paddy ashdown, the former leader of britain's liberal democrats, has died. after leaving british politics, he served as the international high representative for bosnia and herzegovina. a former royal marine, lord ashdown led the lib dems to their best election result in 70 years in 1997. now on bbc news, westminster in review. hello and welcome to westminster in review, as we take a look back at an extraordinary and tumultuous four months. on this programme — brexit divisions deepen and theresa may faces a vote of no confidence in her leadership. the number of votes cast in favour of having confidence in theresa may was 200, and against was 117. mps react furiously when the prime minister presents her brexit deal. it is the political equivalent of being asked to jump out of a plane without knowing if your parachute is there and attached. and that's not all. the government comes under fire over its new benefits system. the chancellor unveils his budget. and mps are forced to take a long, hard look at themselves after a damning report on harassment and bullyi