u nfortu nately, this morning from london city.tely, the airport closes for its normal weekend curfew at lunchtime, so if you don't get out this morning, you are kind of stuck. so flights cancelled and delayed, what can people do if they are due to fly in the next 2a hours also? what can people do if they are due to fly in the next 24 hours also?m is really tricky, if your flight has been cancelled you go to the back of the queue, trying to find seats on the queue, trying to find seats on the few available sites. i have been to the heathrow hotels, talking to passengers who have missed connections. if you fall give me a ray davies reference, they spent all of the day and all of the night here at heathrow, tried to book another flights, but very few seats available. airlines are responsible for paying for accommodation and meals until they can get you to your destination, but i'm afraid it does look bleak. simon, thank you very much for your time this morning, simon calder, travel editor at the independent. around 3,000 police offic

london city airport had considerable delays this morning, real problems there.me departures. so the advice is simple — if you are attempting to travel today, do consult your airline before you set off from home. the headlines: australia welcomes in the new year in style with a spectacular display of fireworks over the security is stepped up in major cities around the world and here in the uk for new year crowds and celebrations after the deadly lorry attacks in germany and france. more than 100 stars of the olympics and paralympics are recognised in the new year's honours list. in the sport, celtic won 2—1 in the old firm match at ibrox to move 19 points clear of rangers in the scottish premiership. and nadal has round off an injury—hit 2016 by winning an exhibition tournament. andy murray came third. i will have an update in the next hour. police in brazil have accused the greek ambassador‘s wife of colluding with her lover in the murder of her husband, kyriakos amiridis. a police investigator said francoise amiridis had admitted having an affair with a policem

london city airport had considerable delays this morning, real problems there.ice is simple — if you are attempting to travel today, do consult your airline before you set off from home. a new strike by workers on southern railway is causing disruption to rail services. members of the rmt union started a three—day walk—out this morning in the long—running dispute about the role of conductors. an ongoing ban on overtime by drivers in the aslef union is adding to the disruption. 40% of councils in england have no procedures to deal with people who misuse disabled badges. they could be used fraudulently without any fear of fine. the finding has been described as staggering by a disability charity. officers in oxfordshire checked hundreds of blue badges during a three—day operation over the festive season. many were confiscated because they were not being used by the owner. it's something that we need to force. we need to make sure people are using their badges correctly so that people are able to get to the shops who need to get to the shops and disabled. fines of

london city airport had considerable delays this morning, real problems there.rtures. so the advice is simple, if you are attempting to travel today, do consult your airline before you set off from home. the headlines: australia welcomes in the new year in style with a spectacular display of fireworks over the sydney harbour bridge. security is stepped up in major cities around the world and here in the uk for new year crowds and celebrations after the deadly lorry attacks in germany and france. more than 100 stars of the olympics and paralympics are recognised in the new year's honours list. the first minister of scotland has used her new year's message to insist she is determined to respect scotland's vote to remain within the european union. nicola sturgeon said it was her top priority to ensure scotland retained as many of the benefits of eu membership as possible, including the freedom to work, travel and study in other member states. we are also working to safeguard the opportunities that so many people in scotla nd opportunities that so many people in sco

london city airport has considerable delays this morning.60 minute delays on some departures. the advice is very simple — if you are attempting to travel today, to consult your airline before you set off from home. angus, thanks very much. celebrations are already in full swing — on the opposite side of the globe — to welcome in 2017. cheering new year fireworks from auckland's sky tower marked midnight for thousands of revellers in new zealand. and in australia, the traditional sydney harbour display is lighting up the city's iconic opera house. here, more armed police officers will be deployed — and concrete barriers will be in place — at london's new year fireworks event. security plans for major outdoor celebrations around the uk have been "modified" following the lorry attacks in berlin and nice. with all the sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. i'm sorry, we seem to have problems with our lines to salford. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 19:25. bye fo

what measures have been put in place, notjust in london but other cities? re, the london eye, next to big ben and cd firework display. ireland 1 million people attend the event, 100,000 buy tickets for it. it's a great event and what we do is make an best effort to make sure everyone is safe. some of our officers are armed and some of those will be seen. we make sure we had a good section regime and people know that we are following the events in berlin and making special letters that there are no equal access to certain sites. we will take these measures to help people enjoy the event and of course keep them safe. to help people enjoy the event and of course keep them safelj recognise that you may be slightly circumspect about this answer, but what particular intelligence or threats has led you to take this decision, to put more resources out there on the street? well, i think that people know that we use this phrase that's cause severe, which means that an attack is highly likely, but we have no specific intelligence about this particular event. in the pas

city airport in london suffered too, as did gatwick.ning, leading to more disruption ahead of new year's eve. the advice — to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, oxfordshire. the un secretary general, ban ki—moon, has spent his last full day in office before standing down. this was the scene at the united nations building in new york as he said goodbye to his staff. he'll be replaced from the first ofjanuary by antonio guterres, the former prime minister of portugal. mr ban was in a cheerful mood as he made these farewell remarks. now, ifeel a bit like cinderella. laughter tomorrow, at midnight, everything changes. applause it's a bit awkward. i have to do all on my own. so far, i have been assisted and supported by thousands and thousands of your hard—working staff and member states. let us see how i survive. laughter tomorrow night, on the eve of new year, i will be in times square for the ball drop. billions of people will be watching as i lose myjob. laughter it is a matter of celebration,

city airport in london suffered too, as did gatwick.ning, leading to more disruption ahead of new year‘s eve. the advice — to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, oxfordshire. the government is giving renewed consideration to allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in england, wales and scotland. other changes, affecting motorcycle learners, are also being considered. the lessons won‘t be compulsory, and driving instructors will decide when learners are ready. ministers hope the move will make roads in britain safer, as our correspondent daniel boettcher reports. ok, so if you turn right at the end of the road... 17—year—old hannah spicer is practising her driving with her mum today. she started in september, and has had 20 lessons. hannah hopes she will be ready to take her test soon. she won‘t be allowed to drive on a motorway until she passes, but there are plans to change that. the government is considering proposals to allow supervised learners onto motorway for the first time

london heathrow and london city are reporting delays and around 300 flights have been canceled. visibility is reported as being less than 100 meters in some areas. the medical investigation carried out as part of the investigation into the death of singer george michael has proved inconclusive. he was found dead in his home in the south of england christmas day. further tests will be carried out. china has announced that it will ban its entire ivory trade in the coming year. china has the biggest ivory market in the world, with an estimated 70% of the world's supply being traded there. beijing says the commercial processing and the sale of ivory will stop within three months. registered traders will be phased out by the end of next year. the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon is spending his last full day in office before sending down. -- standing down. this was the scene at the u.n. building in new york, as he said goodbye to his staff. he will be replaced on the first of january by antonio guterres, former prime minister of portugal. mr. ban was in a cheerful mood as

imposed as a result are causing delays and cancellations to flights to and from heathrow, gatwick and london citylena lee is at the scene of the coach crash in oxfordshire: it was in the early hours of this morning in thick fog the coach veered off a slip road off the m40, before rolling into a ditch and on its side. its mangled remains and the damage done clear when it was turned back over. 16 passengers were on board, travelling from heathrow to oxford. remarkably, none were seriously injured but all were treated in hospital, some for broken bones, others for cuts and bruises. the bad weather made the recovery operation challenging. all three emergency services attended. with 17 people on board in total, very intensive for the paramedics and the ambulance crews that attended, assisted by fire and the police services, as well. obviously, probably a chaotic scene to start with and dense fog not helping that. the oxford bus company said the driver was very experienced and had been doing overnight shifts for a number of years. now the coach has been taken away, the investigation turns to how it hap

heathrow, gatwick and london city are all reporting delays. some areas, and weather forecasters have warned that the fog could continue until later on saturday. now, what would you do if someone promised you more than $100 million a year to come to work for them? well, that is what cristiano ronaldo's agent says has been offered to the football star to go to play in the chinese super league. but he's turned it down. but it seems unlikely that the people who run football in china will give up on using financial muscle to try to attract the game's biggest names, asjoe wilson reports. china wants football, it wants footballers. earlier this year, bbc sport filmed at one of china's first designated football schools, two hours east of beijing. but the country can't simply wait for its grassroots to grow. in the meantime, there is money. according to his agent, cristiano ronaldo turned down £85 million a year, offered by a club in the chinese super league. well, maybe, but the relocation is already happening. here is carlos tevez, once of manchester

security is stepped up for new year celebrations in major cities around the world. in londonhousands of extra police are deployed ahead of the celebrations. the count down is on to london's new yea r‘s eve. the count down is on to london's new year's eve. over 100,000 people will be year's eve. 0ver100,000 people will be here to see in 2017. hundreds of ordinary people are recognised in the queen's new year's honours along with many of britian‘s 0lympic and paralympic stars — including mo farah, jessica ennis hill and andy murray. i feel more still like andy murray. it feels obviously more normal to me, but it is a big honour and happy with that, nice way to finish or start the new year. at least 28 people are killed in two bomb explosions at a busy market in baghdad. the so—called islamic state group say two of its militants were responsible. also in the next hour... hull prepares to take on the mantle of uk city of culture. 0rganisers say the year—long programme will change perceptions of the city forever. chelsea hold off stoke to secure a 13th successive victory. we'll ha

and we know that london city airport, which closes as normal for its weekend closure, its curfew overlot of diversions and cancellations there. the simple advice is to anyone thinking of travelling today — check with your airline early. if your flight is cancelled, they will get you on another one but not necessarily the next one. around 3,000 police officers will be on duty across central london tonight, as crowds gather to celebrate the new year. greater manchester police and other forces say they've also stepped up crowd protection measures. scotland yard says extra resources have been brought in to keep people safe following the terror attacks in berlin and nice earlier this year. richard lister reports. the metropolitan police say there is no specific intelligence about an attack in london, but it has been looking at the tragic events in berlin and nice and has adjusted its plans for new year's eve accordingly. some 3,000 officers will be on the streets of the capital as part of the package of measures to maintain security. we carefully planned this operation with partners includ

at gatwick there are some delays and we know that at london city airport which closes as normal for itsfew at one o'clock, there will be a lot of diversions and cancellations. the simple advice is to anyone thinking of travelling, check with your airline early. if your flight is cancelled that it will get you on another one, but not necessarily the next one. that is the situation at heathrow and the airports. motorists in southern england, hampshire, eastand airports. motorists in southern england, hampshire, east and west sussex, berkshire could experience for a0 driving conditions, though fog is lifting. let's talk to ian crowder from the aa. it has been very bad. maybe it is obvious to any of us who have been on the roads, but how difficult is it to adjust your speed and driving to conditions? it depends on how thick the floggers. the highway code says you should use your headlights when visibility drops to 100 metres, but it is hard tojudge visibility drops to 100 metres, but it is hard to judge distance when references to how fast you're going and so on are not visible. i think you

city airport in london suffered too, as did gatwick.ith the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, 0xfordshire. a postmortem examination, carried out as part of the investigation into the death of george michael, has proved inconclusive. further tests will now be carried out. police are treating the singer's death in oxfordshire on christmas day as unexplained but not suspicious. russia is asking members of the un security council to consider a draft resolution that would endorse the ceasefire in syria that came into force last night. 2a hours on, the ceasefire agreed by the syrian government and some opposition forces appears to be holding, despite reports of sporadic fighting in parts of the country. the new year's honours list has been published, and among the many sports stars named is andy murray, the world number one, who's knighted for his services to tennis. he's joined by the olympic champion mo farah in a list dominated by britain's 0lympic and paralympic champions. andy swiss has more details. at the

in cities including london, thousands of extra police will also be on duty, as helena lee now reportsrbour bridge the focus of the spectacular display. soon after, it was hong kong's term. and this was the party. in london, they are preparing for the night celebrations. the met police said it has not had any specific intelligence to point to an attack, but they looked at what happened in berlin and nice and adjusted their plans. there will be more than 3000 visible police officers present tonight. as in the past, there will be officers with firearms. but the key thing is to strike the balance. none of us wants to disrupt the enjoyment. all of us want to have on new year's eve. we can't allow the bad guys to spoil our way of life. in other european cities, including berlin, security has been stepped up. in her new year's eve address, the german chancellor to, angela merkel, acknowledged the threat her country faces. in its sights for many years. in 2016 it attacked us in wurzburg, asbach and just a few days ago in the christmas market here in berlin. other political leaders sending new

we are used to it now in airports, people in london will remember the ring of steel in the city of londonr and present threat and danger that exists to us all is not going to go away any time soon — if in fact ever. we will, as unpalatable as it may seem to some people to seek heavily armed cops patrolling the streets, we have got to get used to it. they are there plans for our benefit. for people celebrating new year‘s eve, they don‘t need to behave differently, do they? no, but there is a slight responsibility upon all of us to remain vigilant in our everyday lives, you know, we are part of the collective effort here to try to stop these people, so if you see something that you are not quite happy about, that raises suspicions, then pick up the phone, ring the cops, ring the anti—terror hotline. but yes, tonight is largely about going out and enjoying ourselves, andi going out and enjoying ourselves, and i would urge people to do exactly that. do not be cowed, to not be terrorised, drink, dance, party, whatever you like, but stay a little bit vigilant. peter, thank you for your time thi

city with nothing but bags and suitcases. the headlines:. now year celebrations are under way around the world. in londondeployed as security is stepped up for celebrations in major cities around the world. more than a hundred stars of olympics and paralympics are recognised in the new year's honours list. and time for sport with a full round up with ollie. there are seven matches in the premier league and we have had six results. the premier league leaders chelsea have extended their lead at the top. they beat stoke 11—2 at stamford bridge. stoke equalised twice through martins indi and peter crouch. costa scored a fourth to ensure a 13th league win ina fourth to ensure a 13th league win in a row. that is a record for a single season. they're nine points clear of liverpool, who play manchester city in the next 20 minutes or so. manchester united came from behind against middlesbrough to win at old trafford. pogba scored in the 86th. a minute after martial had equalised. manchester united still sixth, but level with spurs. they play tomorrow. the other results there for you. swa nsea we nt swansea went d

imposed as a result are causing delays and cancellations to flights to and from heathrow, gatwick and london cityat the scene of the coach crash in oxfordshire. it was in the early hours of this morning in thick fog the coach veered off a slip road off the m40, before rolling into a ditch and on its side. its mangled remains and the damage done clear when it was turned back over. 16 passengers were on board, travelling from heathrow to oxford. remarkably, none were seriously injured but all were treated in hospital, some for broken bones, others for cuts and bruises. the bad weather made the recovery operation challenging. all three emergency services attended. with 17 people on board in total, very intensive for the paramedics and the ambulance crews that attended, assisted by fire and the police services, as well. obviously, probably a chaotic scene to start with, and dense fog not helping that. the oxford bus company said the driver was very experienced and had been doing overnight shifts for a number of years. now the coach has been taken away, the investigation turns to how it happened. was

city. most of the central london area was closed off after around two o'clock this afternoon. several hours, there has been no traffic through the city at all. that is just one part of this operation. 100,000 people will be packing out the ease of viewing areas between miller and midnight. whining about 20 people along the embankment. they are here to see what promises to be another spectacular display. london is now established as one of the best in the world. we will get 12 minutes of fireworks after big ben chimes at midnight, all carefully choreographed and synchronise to be specially chosen soundtrack, which will audible pjb to some of the artists who have died in 2016. bdg is warming up the crowd just now with some george michael. there will be 15,000 individual exposures. the london eye will be the centrepiece of the display and there are three barges along the river warded with 30 tonnes of equipment, all needed to be —— on the need to put on what promises to be a spectacular show. it kicks off as big ben chimes midnight in three hours' time. but go to edinburgh and and

with this post brexit focus on the city of london and its role in business...en as an important benchmark? it is a benchmark but a benchmark for the world. the ftse1oo is of benchmark for companies here, many of whom do their business outside the uk. a wider indexes the ftse 250, smaller listed companies in the uk. if you area listed companies in the uk. if you are a privately owned company that isa are a privately owned company that is a different matter. the ftse 250 is a different matter. the ftse 250 is up 3.7% this year, better than interest rates on gdp but considerably less than the rise in the ftse 100. considerably less than the rise in the ftse100. the ftse 250 is a better guide to the health of the uk economy. many people surprised it is up economy. many people surprised it is up at all, given there was so much fear surrounding the brexit vote. yes, including the previous chancellor and bank of england. many thought there would be a major sell—off post brexit. sometimes investors make jerk reactions down and then think, what will this really m ea n a

city can't want transport for london to ta ke city can't want transport for london to take control instead southern train's carriages caused delays on the roads in south—east london last night. it became stuck trying to get around the corner. traffic at crystal palace was delayed for half an hour. a chinese businessman has revealed his plans to make a buckinghamshire pub a household name back home. peter zang's company has bought the pub and he wants to develop a chain in asia with exactly the same name. the pub is well known there, after david cameron invited the chinese premier for a drink there last year. there's no concept like the british pub in china at the moment, for example people could drink, have brunch and also have afternoon tea, or talk about business, watching football and drink until the late evening. there is no such concept, which is why we think there's a huge opportunity in china like that. time for a look at the travel now. minor delays on the overground between euston and watford junction because of a faulty train. calori has broken down on the m25. three mild of queu

says that it will not affect long haul routes and it will also not affect flights from gatwick or london citythough both sides hope to resolve this here at acas. daniel, thank you very much. british airways says it is planning to run its full service on christmas day and boxing day despite the planned strikes. with me now, with me is paul cox from the rmt union. are we seeing a christmas of discontent that is not we have intended to do coverage. we have amended with of our strike days, we had booked off 23rd and 24th, but members got requests from the public to keep christmas free from strikes because the public have been very good with our members in supporting the cause and rmt didn't have a problem changing the dates, so we are going today and tomorrow rather than friday and christmas eve. are going today and tomorrow rather than friday and christmas evem are going today and tomorrow rather than friday and christmas eve. it is still the week before christmas, isn't it? it is, yes. still huge amounts of disruption. southern rail passengers have been having all sorts of issues arising from t

it looked at the provision by all 32 london's boroughs, plus the city of london, for homeless ex—servicemene, and that less than a third made explicit acknowledgments of their duty towards veterans. the london mayor is taking a step of introducing a minimum wage for london bus drivers. at the moment they can receive varying salaries depending on the company if they work for. the changes will be introduced next april. plans to pedestrianise much of oxford street face fierce opposition by groups concerned that traffic will simply be re—routed through their residential areas. people living in nearby marylebone and fitzrovia are concerned their lives will be blighted by increases in congestion and pollution. city hall announced in the summer that all vehicles will be banned on the stretch from tottenham court road to bond street tube station, by 2020. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube — there's a good service across al lines. equipment failure on the heathrow express. on the roads — its slow at blackwall lane approaching the blackwall tunnel — that's at the southern app

and, of course, london, the city, is one of the global leading financial centres.the city to fund its own businesses. indeed it does. talking of financials, let's bring up the market board because i want to talk about that. we can bring it up because i want to talk about the ftse and the pound. this is how they ended as of 21st of december. everyone talked about how if there was a vote for brexit we would see that pound plunge. absolutely. investors would think that assets in the uk may be less valuable in the future so that money would be better employed on the european continent, and frankly in america, and so the pound has fallen in value. i think what is interesting, and maybe slightly more surprising, is how good equities have been and the markets have been. i think in a way although, yes brexit is incredibly important, politically and economically, but the fundamentals haven't changed that much yet. and so equities are still very attractive, because of the hyper low interest rates, very loose monetary policy, no signal yet from britain, really. the central ba

london. liverpool was a big cities -- prime london is being affected.clear this is not a brexit thing. we have seen when the government changes the rules, a cleverly got rid of the slab system. the talk that boosted the market a little bit but acted as a brake on proxies. the changes brought in 3% on second homes and that is going to weigh more heavily on london. it is clear to us that the overall fundamentals of the market and supply and demand in the u.k. are looking remarkably robust. there was a lot of nervousness in october when the house data came out suggesting weakness, but that was based on the data acks came out and l three-month of actual sales. toshould not be a surprise anyone. it is always week in december. guy: you alluded to the spread in central london and the home counties. it has been narrowing. how much more do you expect to see? are thought of london will include by 3% overall, 2% overall. so we will be narrowing, -- guy: so our prices going down in london and up outside? i'm talking about the commuter belt around. people are leavin

london and other major international cities have boosted their security presence at new year's events following attacks in berlin and nice, this year. matt bradley is in london today. how is europe preparing for the celebrations tonight? >> thanks, betty. vigilance has become the watch word this new year's as europe gets ready for some of the season's biggest parties. they're girding for terror attacks. this is a continent on edge. islamic state, a rash of attacks over the past two years. paris, brussels, nice, and berlin have put many here on edge. and just on wednesday, the islamic state affiliated -- the video showed images of santa claus and reindeer, while calling on muslims to target large gatherings, clubs, markets, theaters, cinemas, malls, and even hospitals. given the recent use of trucks to ram crowds of people, street barriers, road closures and trash trucks filled with sand will become fixtures around outdoor celebrations here. in berlin, where an islamic state jihadi killed 12 people last week, some 1700 police officers armed with submachine guns will deploy to the annua

as the world marks the start of the new year, security has been stepped up in major cities. in london, thousands of extra police are being deployed ahead of the celebrations. there's something like 3,000 police officers on duty in central london alone, and there will be stewards as well. the queen's new year's honours list is dominated by britian‘s 0lympic and paralympic stars, including lee pearson, mo farah and andy murray. the islamic state group in iraq said it carried out the attack. at least 28 people have been killed by two explosions at a crowded market in baghdad. now on bbc news, there was the vote to leave the european union, the resignation of one prime minister and the arrival of another. adam fleming looks back on a tumultuous year in british politics in review 2016: the year in politics. music: "0 come all ye faithful". ever feel you need to get away from it all? especially when ten years‘ worth of politics has been squeezed into just one. i believe that this thursday can be our country's independence day. applause. i do not think it would be right for me to try to be t

security has been stepped up in major cities. in london on new year's eve. we can't allow the bad guys to spoil our way of life. reports are coming in of an armed attack on a nightclub in istanbul. turkish television says many people have been injured. the un security council has unanimously supported the ceasefire in syria brokered by russia and turkey. it has also called for rapid access for the delivery of humanitarian aid. the queen's new year's honours list is dominated by britain's 0lympic and paralympic stars, including lee pearson, mo farah and andy murray. reports are coming in of an armed attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. local media say shots were fired during new year celebrations at the trendy reina nightclub. media say people have been wounded. police and ambulances have been deployed to the area. some reports from turkish ntv say that two attackers were involved in this assault on the nightclub, and according to cnn turkish, quoted by reuters, one of those attackers is said to still be inside the nightcl

celebrate the start of a new year, many cities have modified security plans following the lorry attacks in berlin and nice. concrete barriers have been placed in central londonousands of extra police are on duty as our correspondent helena lee reports. sydney, australia, one of the first major cities to welcome in 2017. the harbour bridge the focus of their spectacular display. soon after, it was hong kong's turn and this was their party. # should auld... in london, they're preparing for tonight's celebrations. the met police says it has not had any specific intelligence to point to an attack, but they've looked at what happened in berlin and nice and adjusted their plans. as in the past, there'll be officers with firearms, but the key thing is to strike the balance, and none of us wants to disrupt the enjoyment all of us want to have on new year's eve. we can't allow the bad guys to spoil our way of life. in other european cities, including berlin, security has been stepped up. in her new year's eve address, the german chancellor angela merkel acknowledged the threat her country faces. translation: the biggest test, without a doubt, is islamist terrorism, w

so you link with a london the notion of finance and the effects of the financial crash with the city of london. hostility to brussels in europe was a sense of hostility to london and the meaning of london. the second difference with the u.s. is, here you have, as it were, your liberal, postal zones. in the u.k., the coastal areas where they areas that voted strongly to leave europe, as well. poverty a great deal of and far too many communities feeling left behind, the and of the fishing industry. the coastal zones in the u.k. also felt strongly that they were being left behind by the kind of economic progress. alongside those more obvious, rural, smaller town areas. for the labour party, again what brexit did was exacerbate this sense of disconnection from those smaller market towns and more provincial areas. and we had been losing them for some time. and this accelerated the process. i do think geography is important, but the spatial elements of it in the u.k. is slightly different. mr. emanuel: two things i would say, before you going to whirl-urban there is suburban. , that is very

as the world marks the start of the new year, security has been stepped up in major cities. in london, thousands of extra police are being deployed ahead of the celebrations. there's something like 3,000 police officers on duty in central london alone, and there will be stewards as well. the queen's new year's honours list is dominated by britian‘s 0lympic and paralympic stars, including lee pearson, mo farah and andy murray. from me and the rest of the new year's eve team in the newsroom, a very happy new year. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening. a premier league record, 13 wins in a row. it's unlucky for stoke as chelsea go nine points clear. 15 in a row for celtic. the old firm victory puts them firmly in control of the spl. and the chiefs end 2016 with a stunning comeback. two tries in the last nine minutes put exeter third in rugby union's premiership. there are seven matches in the premier league today, and chelsea have set a record. they have matched arsenal's record of 13 wins in a row in the same

london. the whole city seems to be, kind of, transforming.nly expensive. >> margot: my daughter, she's moving because of what happened today with the eu. she's going to either live in scotland or new zealand. and she's so embarrassed and ashamed to be english. >> anthony: is it the end of the world? >> margot: it feels -- right now it feels like the end of the world. we're separated, we're a little mean island saying when the going gets tough we want to get out and look out just after ourselves. it's so selfish and disgusting. but it's also, out of london, there's a lot of people who are really struggling and have lost their way and don't believe in what the government has done so i don't blame the people either. with them being fed these sort of lies i would say. anyway, that's all too depressing. we must change the subject. >> anthony: vitello tonnato -- cold, roasted veal thinly sliced and covered with a creamy sauce of tuna and capers. oh, this looks good. >> margot: these are good. >> anthony: mm, so what's going right? i mean, this is a

major towns and cities, london, cardiff, degree above freezing, but in rural spots, —5 or even minussunshine. frost could linger well into the afternoon, but all in all, decent. polite winds and sunshine for many places. showers are rare and a vast improvement on today. sunshine for many, 6—7d. tuesday into wednesday, high pressure is in charge. fog forming by dawn on wednesday morning. some quite dense and slow to clear. it mailing get into the afternoon. temperatures 2-3d. into the afternoon. temperatures 2—3d. try. variable cloud and lingering fog. a bit of rain toward the western isles. dry weather mid week and a bit of fog. this is bbc news. the headlines at midday: tributes to the singer george michael — one of the biggest stars in british music — who has died at the age of 53. his death has shocked fans around the world, as flowers and candles are left outside his home. those who worked with him honour his talent. he always had that incredible pop sensibility and he had the voice that could touch people there are some people who have a voice and you hear it and it seems to cut

london. commuters on southern rail face of another day without trains. let us check in on the markets. guy: a car park in the cityndon. let us talk about what is happening here. let us deal with the boring bit first. this is where we think fair value is for europe right now. slightly positive very not going anywhere in a hurry. in terms of the overall performance. equities have not been the most exciting place. you want to click that box there to give you the fair value is valuation. let us give you what is happening in the more exciting markets. this is china. this is where things that interesting. this is the chinese 10 year. i have taken this back to 2012. the distributions are over there. look at this rally. look at this. if it carries on, it will get very interesting for the chinese authorities as they try to manage what is a short sale liquidity squeeze managed with a longer-term story surrounding the bond market. this is still my favorite charts. this is the german u.s. 10 year spread. i take the 10 year spread because i do not like the two-year spread. the german market has a repose squeeze which is makin

the weather in edinburgh, belfast, cardiff and london, the capital cities, fairly cloudy and temperaturesfast but the trend is onto the weekend, turning colder and the wind will turn to more of a northerly and some in the northern half of the country could see some wintryness in our weather as well. lucky i got my gloves for christmas then, carol! very handy. thanks for keeping us company. see you in about an hour. for many of us, it's the time of year to either be sat around the dinner table or in front of the television. but with a rise in streaming services, gone are the days of the whole country watching the same programme at the same time. breakfast‘s sean farrington has been looking at the boom in on—demand. we've been gorging this christmas, notjust on food but on data. this year the average household has consumed over 130 gigabytes of data each month, the equivalent to more than 200 episodes of planet earth, the iplayer‘s most popular programme of the year. the way we get that data into our households is through broadband and the faster the connection the more likely we are to dow

. >> the prime minister's plan for brexit is to pick winners, cut a deal for the city of london.et the bankers avoid the consequences of leaving the union. and to see how it is for everyone else, working out a deal for wales. >> i'll be cutting the best deal for the u.k. away from westminster, the high court ruled that the government needed parliament's approval to trigger the process of leaving the union. the investment funds manager led the claim. the government insisted it was possible for ministers. the government appealed against the ruling, taking the case to the supreme court. a verdict is expect before the end of january. back in parliament. a labour mp wondered how much the governor of the bank of england was being told about the options for the u.k. i'm trying to work out how you can do your job if you are not getting clear indication. there's a difference between having - in terms of how you do your job. a series of bilaterals as the goal order, norwegian order, to take the other industry, just say i'm having nothing to do with it. that's a big difference, you need to

you link with london a notion of finance and the effects of the 2008, 2009 financial crash with the citystility to brussels in europe was also a sense -- in a sense, hostility to london. the second difference i think with the u.s. is, here you have, as it were your liberal, postal zones. in the u.k. the coastal areas were the areas that voted strongly to leave europe as well. you have a great deal of poverty. far too many communities feel left behind in the fishing industry, domestic tourism. the coastal zones in the u.k. also felt strongly that they were being left behind by the kind of economic progress, alongside those kinds of more obvious rural and small towns. for the labour party, again what thist did was exacerbate disconnection from those smaller towns. them foreen losing some time. this kind of accelerated the process. i think geography is important, think it is the kind of spatial element is different. >> two things i would say -- before you go into rural urban, there is suburban. i hate to look at it the way i am about to, but that is politically promising. a suburban vote mo

as the world marks the start of the new year, security has been stepped up in major cities. in london, thousands of extra police are being deployed ahead of the celebrations. the un security council has unanimously supported the ceasefire in syria brokered by russia and turkey. it has also called for rapid access for the delivery of humanitarian aid. the queen's new year's honours list is dominated by britain's olympic and paralympic stars, including lee pearson, mo farah and andy murray. muhammed ali, sir terry wogan and prince — just a few of those who left us this year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2016: we remember, part one. music: "when doves cry" by prince. music: "little red corvette" by prince. music: "1999" by prince. # so tonight i'm going to party like it's 1999 # music: "kiss" by prince. # you don't have to be beautiful to turn me on...# so how did the artist formerly known as come about? that came up through people's problems with, mainly the media's problem with not having a pronunciation for the symbol. so they had to come up with something, i guess. music:

and, of course, london, the city, is one of the global leading financial centres.und. this is how they ended as of 21st of december. everyone talked about how if there was a vote for brexit we would see that pound plunge. absolutey. investors would think that assets in the uk may be less valuable in the future so that money would be better employed on the european continent, and frankly in america, and so the pound has fallen in value. i think what is interesting, and maybe slightly more surprising, is how good equities have been and the markets have been. i think in a way although, yes brexit is incredibly important, politically and economically, but the fundamentals haven‘t changed that much yet. and so equities are still very attractive, because of the hyper low interest rates, very loose monetary policy, no signal yet from britain, really. the central bank in the uk or the central bank in europe, that interest rates are going to rise any time soon, and certainly not quickly. so the equities run has been very powerful. of course, a lot of those equities in the f

the same at city airport in london and gatwick, with thousands of passengers' plans before new year'sed. the advice, to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news. a postmortem examination carried out as part of the investigation into the death of george michael has proved inconclusive. further tests will now be carried out. police are treating the singer's death in oxfordshire on christmas day as unexplained but not suspicious. 0n the financial markets, the ftse100 index has ended the year at a record high. the index of leading shares closed at 7,142 points, beating the previous record set yesterday. the sharp fall in sterling, following the brexit vote has boosted the value of many global companies that generate much of their revenue in dollars. the government is giving renewed consideration to allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in england, wales and scotland. other changes affecting motorcycle learners are also being considered. the lessons won't be compulsory, and driving instructors will decide when learners are ready. ministe