an amber weatherwarning, be prepared, has been issued by the met office. you look at what is happening in terms of the travel, we are going to see some severe gales. we could see some travel disruption as we are out and about. i will have more weather in about half an hour. sorry to leave louise earley, we are going to go back to newport crown court because we have been talking about the sentencing of peter morgan, found guilty of murdering his girlfriend who worked as an escort. we are getting the first statement here from the police and the family liaison officer. studio: we are expecting to hear from one of the key detectives in this case and also hear from the family liaison officer dc elaine newbury. we also think we will hear from the cps, peter morgan sentenced toa from the cps, peter morgan sentenced to a life term in the last hour. he committed the act without emotion. hopefully this conviction will bring some closure to the family in terms of the criminal justice process. but we are no doubt that georgina‘s family and friends will continue to mou

the met office hasissued been named barbara.he british isles. further south and east, it will be blustery, but not as windy as that. there will be a band of rain moving quickly. no one place will see too much what weather. once we have friday out of the way, through the christmas weekend, there is a chance of more stormy weather. travel disruption is possible. your local bbc radio station will keep you up—to—date, and we will have your latest forecast here. this is bbc news, the headlines at 11. a tunisian suspect is reportedly being hunted by german police, after the lorry attack on christmas shoppers in berlin left 12 people dead. vigils to those who died, as police release their only suspect without charge and step up their investigation. they're following up more than 500 leads. the christmas market behind me still sealed off, still patrolled by armed police. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a huge explosion at a fireworks market. a european court ruling preventing the government retaining

the met office has named it storm conor.g you a full forecast and look ahead to this after 7:00am. the actor carrie fisher, best known for her role as princess leia in the star wars films, is in intensive care in a los angeles hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack. she was taken ill on a flight from london. a little earlier we spoke to our la reporter peter bowes. this report does contain some flashing images. she was heading back from london to los angeles for christmas. she lives here in beverly hills, and the flight was about 15 minutes out from landing when she had what the emergency services are describing as a cardiac episode. that's been interpreted as having a heart attack. apparently there were a number of medical personnel on the flight, there were some nurses, people tried to help her. but she was reportedly unresponsive at that stage. the plane was met on the tarmac by paramedics, who also tried to work on her. she was then taken to hospital. and we know from carrie fisher's brother, todd, that she is

the met office have already issued as and amberwarning the met office have already issued as and ambered and we are expecting 70 miles an hour throughout northern ireland and into northern england which could prove damaging and disruptive. christmas eve into christmas day, we could have another storm heading in our direction but that is still a bit uncertain. the basic message is if you're travelling throughout the christmas period, be prepared for potential disruption. have that in the back of your mind. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — german authorities release their only suspect in the berlin truck attack which killed 12 people. a potentially dangerous criminal may be still at large. chancellor, angela merkel, leads tributes during a special church service near the scene. the brandenburg gate is illuminated in the national colours in honour of those who died. translation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live; free, together and open. the guardian front

the met office hasissued wet and blustery day. and friday. the gales, storm barbara will reach our shores on thursday. stages to the weather forecast. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. german police are investigating a "probable terrorist attack" after a man ploughed a lorry into a christmas market in the heart of berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48. people were asking for help, i just took the wooden parts on top of them, but i couldn't do much, i couldn't help them all. the authorities have detained a suspect. he's reported to be a pakistani man who arrived in the last year. german chancellor angela merkel said it would be "particularly sickening" if the attacker is proven to be a refugee. scotland yard says it's to review its plans for protecting public events over christmas and new year following the attack in berlin. russia has sent investigators to turkey after the assassination of the russian ambassador to ankara by an off—duty turkish policeman. in moscow, foreign ministers from russia, iran and turkey meet to

, and we have an amber warning issued by the met office for north—western parts of scotland and otherotla nd 90 miles an hour in north—western scotland and 70 miles an hour through northern ireland, southern scotla nd through northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. not so bad in the south, but there could be another storm on the way. whether or not this one will be named is too early to say. we have to determine how powerful or how many impact it may potentially bring, but christmas eve, again, very blustery, then christmas day... for this is the second storm, just look at all of these arrows, very strong winds blowing through, blustery in the north and gusty in the south as well. 0nce north and gusty in the south as well. once the second storm moves through, christmas day, later on and on christmas day, we could see colder air coming on christmas day, we could see colderaircoming in on christmas day, we could see colder air coming in temporarily, so some wintry weather across northern hills. then after all of that it calms down. high pressure builds across many part

the met office has issued a weather warning of fog across much of southern england and parts of walesas the latest. it was in the early hours of this morning in thick fog the coach veered off a slip road off the mao 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. 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 the thick fog to blame? and, why did the

the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled a total of more than 150 flights. the met office difficult in many areas of central, eastern and south—east england. 0ur reporter simonjones is at heathrow airport this morning. bring us up to date this morning. i've just checked the departure board here and it makes for pretty grim reading. we have a number of flights already delayed and some have been cancelled. it is thought that yesterday around 30,000 passengers flying to and from the uk had theirflights passengers flying to and from the uk had their flights cancelled and spare a thought for the passengers trying to head to frankfurt from here. they were due to leave at 530 yesterday afternoon on board a luftha nsa flight yesterday afternoon on board a lufthansa flight and that is yet to depart. they have had a delay of 16 hours. this is due to a yellow warning forfog. hours. this is due to a yellow warning for fog. that means people should be prepared. although the fog has lifted somewhat from its worst position yesterday afternoon, still, we are told on the roads there could

there is an amber warning from the met office in the far north of scotland, 80 miles an hour possible from storm conor. plenty of showers. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather and sunshine. hello. this is bbc news with christian fraser. the headlines at 10:30: the queen will miss the christmas day service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other members of the royal family are on their way to church on the norfolk estate. the queen will say she draws strength from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" — such as carers and volunteers — a search and rescue mission is under way in the black sea after a russian military plane bound for syria crashes with more than ninety people on board. in his christmas sermon, the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has spoken of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world. 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. ev

the met office has named it storm conor.er is in intensive care in a los angeles hospital after suffering a heart attack. she was taken ill on a flight from london to los angeles. best known for her role as princess leia in the star wars films franchise, she had been in the uk promoting her memoirs. the un security council has passed a resolution demanding a halt to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land, describing it as a flagrant violation of international law. the vote passed after the united states, israel's traditional ally, abstained. the israeli prime minister has rejected the move. a statement from his office said israel would not abide by the terms of the resolution.

we still have an amber wind warning from the met office. winds picking up from the met office.n isles, busts of 90 mph. scotland, northern ireland, northern ended and perhaps north wales, gusts of 70. the strongest of the winds later in the evening. the deep area of low pressure, barbara will pull away. things calm down slowly as we head into christmas eve. morning would be as windy, still some blustery showers in the north, maybe some snow in the north. further south, windy, drier, brighterwith increasing amounts of cloud. that sets us up for christmas day. it will be very mild. if we get temperatures of 15 or 16 it could be a record—breaking mild christmas day. it's not going to come without some rain. this weatherford taking rain from the north—west and at that the winds are mild —— this weather front taking. very strong and gusty, especially close to the area of low pressure, yet another one but not as intense as barbara perhaps. after christmas, all change, high pressure building up from the south west on boxing day and over the next few days after that. stronger winds in

the met office has issued this amber be prepared warning. how strong global winds be? england. this isa wales and north—west england. this is a big christmas travelling day. rain moving quickly southwards and eastwards, temperatures on friday eight to 12 degrees. they may not be the end of the stormy weather. wet and undo weather at times over the christmas weekend. if you are travelling june into your bbc radio radio station and we will have the latest. we will keep you up—to—date here and louise lear will be back with more on the weather in half an hour. after the lorry attack on christmas shoppers in berlin left 12 people dead. vigils to those who died, as officers are said to have found a tunisian identity document in the lorry. in london, extra security measures including for the changing of the guard ceremony at buckingham palace. million mare property developer peter morgan is found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend georgina simons. murdering his escort girlfriend georgina simons. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a hug

i am joined by graham madge of the met office and previously the rspb.y in kent. it is hard to imagine some of the hazards that these birds face on their long journeys, including of course the weather. earlier in the year, there was some footage of some birds that appeared to be trapped right inside eye of hurricane matthew. is this a typical kind of hazard that birds face on their migratoryjourneys? the situation is that they are crossing the path, the exact track, that many hurricanes take, so it is quite likely the birds do get caught up in these weather systems. in fact, we know from bidwatchers' records in northern europe that many birds are brought to european shores on the back of these cyclones, as they move up into the north atlantic. —— birdwatchers' records. so it is a very big threat that these birds face, and it is a very powerful hazard that these birds have to try and cope with om their lives. so i have heard some people say that birds can actually forecast the weather. is there any evidence or science behind this? it is a classic phrase,

there's an amber warning in force from the met office for the day haead. are in the forecast for the north and north—east of scotland, the northern isles and, for a time, the western isles as well, so they're really going to cause some issues. 0bviously dangerous conditions out to sea and we've had reports of dangerously high waves, so those will be affecting some coastal areas. it's not as if it won't be windy through the remainer of the night, severe gales around the coasts, gales inland and some wintry weather. those snow showers have been coming in thick and fast and they will be even falling at lower levels across the north of scotland. so it could be a bit wintry, with as few centimetres of snow building up by morning, by daybreak and, of course, as a consequence, a little icy. coldest for all of us first thing, then the rain clears away and it is a much drier and brighter day in the south. further north it's a stormy day, indeed, even for this part of the world. unusually windy and combined with the snow showers, plenty of them. but very few further

we have a met office be prepared warning. it is half past five. the headlines...e berlin market attack. chancellor angela merkel says she's hopeful of an arrest and is pleased by the way her country has responded. translation: i must say, overthe last few days, i've been very proud of the composure shown by people and of the composure shown by people and of course the officers that have been at work here. two men are found guilty of manslaughter after a tipper truck crashed in bath killing four people, including a young girl. the international committee of the red cross in syria says the operation to help people leave the remaining rebel—held parts of aleppo is in its final stages. the prince of wales warns of the growing danger of religious persecution comparing it to the dark days of the 1930s in a bbc radio 4 ‘thought for the day‘ broadcast. let's get an up date on this board today and join ollie foster the bbc sports centre. afterjust under two yea rs sports centre. afterjust under two years at selhurst park alan pardew has been sacked. the crystal palace mana

the met office has extended their fog warning into tomorrow morning, leading to more disruption aheade 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, and hannah is all in favour. coming out onto the motorway for the first time with your instructor si

but it is not the rain that's going to cause problems with barbara, no, the met office's amber weatherts of 80mph, perhaps 90mph focussing on the western isles through friday afternoon and then heading towards the northern isles as we go through friday evening and overnight. so very the windy weather will continue as barbara slips into a northwards. blustery wintry showers will follow then as we go through friday night with snow returning to the mountains of scotland. things could get quite tricky, even blizzard conditions higher up. further south, the band of rain clears through, and we will be left with dry conditions as we start off christmas eve. so some decent weather for travelling around actually across england and wales but further north, and west, we've got those blistering showers, still some further falls of snow to come across the mountains of scotland. those temperatures will be dropping away a little bit on christmas eve. highs ranging from around 4—1! degrees celsius, from north to south. heading into the big day itself, christmas day, you can see on the charts, still ti

the met office have issued an amber warning.uld be damaging and potentially destructive and transport will be affected. through friday night, it was a very windy. colder air seeping m, was a very windy. colder air seeping in, and the return of showers and snow across the high ground in scotland. for christmas eve the england and wales, a decent kind of day, bright with sunny spells. not bad for travelling out and about. north—west, it is still blistering. wintry showers in the north—west of scotland. across northern ireland and scotland, a band of rain coming in off the atlantic. what about the big day itself? well, we are stuck in between to weather fronts. in this form sector we will have cloud, drizzle around the coast and hills. it will stay quite windy but the big wedge of yellow is mild air so that is what we have for christmas day. temperatures up to 15 degrees stop it will not be a white christmas but a warm one. a band of rain pushing through late in the day and that means over high scottish mountains, as we go through

will be sending fierce wind in the direction of northern scotland so a warning in force from the met officeing with gusts office, and amber warning with gusts of wind up to 80 mph and frequent showers. some of them wintry. look at that across most of england and wales, a beautiful boxing day on the way, so perfect for a nice stroll outside, and a big day for sport, perfect weather with lighter wind. but the light wind and clearer sky will lead to some fog and problems in the coming days. it will turn a bit colder and even frosty, particularly across the south. the meaningful good evening. the headlines: the queen pays tribute to what she calls "unsung heroes" — such as carers and volunteers — in her christmas message. i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things — volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours — unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. the queen missed the christmas day church service at sandringham, as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other royals were at holy communion on the norfolk estate. mea

the northern isles, that's where the amber warning is in force from the met office.ferent the weather is across southern areas. a bit colder. christmas day, we had 1a degrees here we are talking about six so quite a drop but you get the sunshine so it is not looking too bad. sunshine for northern ireland. scotland, frequent showers, wintry and the gales raging in the north but for most of us boxing day should look something like this with nice sunshine and clear blue skies. tuesday morning will be frosty. a touch of frost across england and wales. this high pressure will be driving at the weather for most of the week up to new year. colder. across parts of northern england six degrees. wednesday morning will also be fairly frosty across parts of england and wales. not in the far north—west. a touch milder there. but, with the high pressure, the chilly nights, it means that could be some fog forming in the coming days so rather than the gales, watch out for early morning fog. welcome to bbc news. i'm tom donkin. our top stories: the singer george michael has died. his

howling gales across the far north of scotland, amber warning from the met office here.hat little bit calmer. beyond christmas, fog could be a problem. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at seven: authorities in tunisia arrest three people suspected of being part of a terror cell connected to the berlin christmas market attacker, anis amri. a man and woman have appeared in court in london charged with making preparations for a terrorist attack. israel condemns as shameful a un security council vote calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. tributes are paid to the status quo guitarist rick pariftt, who has died in hospital in spain at the age of 68. also in the next hour: the prime minister calls for unity after the brexit vote. in herfirst christmas message, theresa may urges britain to move forward as the country prepares to leave the eu.

yes, ben, martin shannon was caught on 1st september, when he met an undercover officer who he believednd when he met that undercover officer, he tried to sell him seven high explosive hand grenades and plastic explosive for that he took £5,000, and then he then took the under cover officer outside and rented him an assault rifle, loaded, a self loading pistol which was loaded and a sawn—off shotgun. for that he said he was going to rent them to the man he believed was a criminal for £5,000 and collect them a week later. the court heard that martin shannon was a serving royal marine reservist and had been since 1996 and actually for the majority of that time, although he was a reservist, he was working full—time. he had served in iraq, in 2003, in afghanistan in 2006, and that a psychiatrist has now assessed that a psychiatrist has now assessed that going back as far as 2003 he has been suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder and that he had been using alcohol to alleviate the symptoms of that. the judge said that while he took the royal marines service into account and also his p

the met office weather warning is on the bbc weather site. hello this is bbc world news. us elections. a ceasefire agreed by the syrian government and opposition fighters has come into effect. several of the main rebel factions have backed the deal but some groups are excluded. and china's latest dizzying feat of engineering. we will take a closer look at the world's new highest bridge. hello and welcome. president obama has announced a series of

an amber warning in place from the met office, stormy weather. hello and welcome to bbc news.r orders review of his country's relationship with the united nations after vote condemning settle m e nt united nations after vote condemning settlement building. donald trump says he will dissolve his controversial charitable foundation to avoid any conflicts of interest. kinesio says it has uncovered a terrorist cell linked to the burly and christmas market attack. three men have been arrested. —— kinesio says it has we're and rick parfitt dies at the age of 68.

that is why the storm has been named and why we have the amber warning from the met office.ook at this. close to the centre of the storm could see around 90 miles an hour. to the south, england and wales, the gusts could reach 70 miles an hour. that is disruptive and possibly damaging at the same time. as we move towards christmas day itself, the exact track of this storm is in doubt at the moment. that is why we are just giving an indication. it could produce some severe gales and therefore some disruption. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories. so—called islamic state says one of its militants carried out the lorry attack in berlin — which left 12 people dead. police have released the sole suspect. explosions tear through a fireworks market in mexico — at least 26 people are killed and dozens more injured. the body of the russian ambassador killed in turkey is flown back to moscow. six people are detained — as the investigation gathers pace. and — president 0bama bans oil o

but it is not the rain that's going to cause problems with barbara, no, the met office's amber weatherf 80mph, perhaps 90mph focusing on the western isles through friday afternoon and then heading towards the northern isles as we go through friday evening and overnight. so the windy weather will continue as barbara slips northwards. blustery wintry showers will follow then as we go through friday night with snow returning to the mountains of scotland. things could get quite tricky, even blizzard conditions higher up. further south, the band of rain clears through, and we will be left with dry conditions as we start off christmas eve. so some decent weather for travelling around actually across england and wales, but further north, and west, we've got those blustery showers, still some further falls of snow to come across the mountains of scotland. those temperatures will be dropping away a little bit on christmas eve. highs ranging from around 4—11 degrees celsius, from north to south. heading into the big day itself, christmas day, you can see on the charts, still tightly packed isoba

so, we have this amber wind warning from the met office.friday, and across the north west of scotland. dust is of 80 to 90 mph. gusts of 60 to 70 elsewhere. in the morning, the winds won't be as strong. still some blustery showers, and a bit of wintry nest over the hills. drier and brighter, but cloud amounts will increase in time for christmas day. another area of low pressure threatening to bring some gusty winds across the whole of the country. we could see however on christmas day ‘s record—breaking temperatures. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at seven. a manhunt is under way for the suspect of the berlin christmas market attack. he's been named as 23—year—old anis amri, a failed asylum seekerfrom tunisia. i'm robert hall live in berlin. it's emerged that the suspect had already been under covert surveillance and had served time for theft and arson. life for the property developer millionaire who murdered his escort girlfriend — he told the police his reasons. once i'd attempted to murder her, i'd be in a hell of a lot

there is a warning from the met office. the odd pocket of frost across eastern scotland but generally milder in the north, the odd patch of drizzle across scotland. the odd breeze and that will continue through the day. otherwise, brightness at times for england and wales. inland, the fog will not lift and there will be low cloud around. mid single figures typically, one or two places a great deal more. this is bbc news. the headlines at 6:30pm. britain's most decorated olympian, sir bradley wiggins, has announced his retirement from professional cycling. the 36—year—old has won eight olympic medals, five of them gold, as well as the tour de france in 2012. 80% of middle—aged people in england are overweight, don't exercise or drink too much, experts have warned. public health england says the medical system is facing a crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles. a woman has been killed and a dozen people have been hurt this morning after a number of collisions in ice and fog on the aao in oxfordshire. around 20 vehicles were i

met office amber "be prepared" warnings are being issued for the second named storm of the season.n in towards friday. it will bring all of us a spell of rain, very windy for us all. but it is the north of the uk, closer to the storm centre, which will be battered by exceptionally strong winds. now, we are looking at gusts up to 90 mph across the north mainland of scotland, to the northern isles, 80 mph for the western isles, 70 mph for northern ireland, and 60 mph potentially for northern wales and north—west england. so this is likely to be very disruptive. keep tuned to the weather forecast. as we head through christmas eve, it remains very windy indeed. best of the weather across the south, will be fairly mild, with some sunshine, but we will continue to see gales and showers across the north, with a wintry mix over the high ground. for christmas day, we are also looking at some very windy weather, particularly across the north, with a spell of rain which will spread right across the uk. another pretty deep low moving through to bring us those strong winds, and also that spell

a warning from the met office, amber warning gales it, in the north—west of scotland, approaching 90nd, northern ireland, 70. could cause problems for structural damage, power problems. then another storm, potentially heading our way for christmas itself. potentially two bouts of bad weather on the way. keep that in the back of your mind. the potential for travel disruption could be the biggest problem throughout christmas. fairly quiet, then a little bit blustery. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: police have released that only some perspective in connection with attack christmas market in berlin which killed 12 people. the german chancellor angela merkel attends a vigil at the kaiser—wilhelm memorial church. translation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live: free, together and open. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey is flown home to moscow. andrei karlov was gunned down while giving a speech in ankara yesterday. nicola sturgeon sets out plans for

deep met office have issued an amber warning for 80 miles an hour. gales will be widespread in the north of the uk. the dry and bright weather further south for england and wales. turning colder. in the weekend, the weather welten quieter. nighttime frost will return but equally more sunshine as well. that is your weather. welcome to bbc news. our top story: the un security council demands an end to illegal settlement building by israel. the motion passed up to the united states, in a major change of policy, refused to exercise its veto. the united states has been sending a message that the settle m e nts sending a message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. the main suspect in the berlin market attack is shot dead, but germany is still on a state of high alert. and the star wars actress carrie fisher has had a heart attack in los angeles.

that is why the storm has been named and why we have the amber warning from the met office.is. close to the centre of the storm could see around 90 miles an hour. to the south, england and wales, the gusts could reach 70 miles an hour. that is disruptive and possibly damaging at the same time. as we move towards christmas day itself, the exact track of this storm is in doubt at the moment. that is why we are just giving an indication. it could produce some severe gales and therefore some disruption. hello. this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. the search for a killer. german police warn the public to be on heightened alert as they try to find the driver behind the berlin lorry attack. vigils have been held to remember the people who died when the truck smashed through a christmas market on monday night. the family of an italian woman whose mobile phone was found at the scene say they fear that she is among the victims. one man arrested has been released without charge. the so—called islamic state says one its supporters was responsible. good morning. it's we

accompanied by a met office amber warning.even as far south as the north of england in the north of wales, 90 miles an hour. that'll stop ferries and close bridges, that sort of thing. there will be damage. then it goes briefly quieter. this is much further away. the second storm. not the same level of warnings out about it but we are keeping a close eye on it because it is around at christmas. storms predominantly in the northern half of the british isles. are lots going on. if you want to keep up—to—date at your pace it is right there on the bbc weather website. andre hello everyone. the headlines in singapore. police in berlin released that only suspect from monday's attack on a christmas market. they admit the driver of the truck may still be at large. german chancellor angela merkel attends a memorial service for the 12 people that died and nearly 50 injured. i'm at babita sharma in london. explosions tear through fireworks market at mexico city with at least nine people killed and dozens more injured. living under a clou

here we have this amber be prepared wind warning from the met office.e wind will tend to ease as we head into friday. the centre of the storm moves away, still very windy across northern parts of the uk. into christmas eve morning, blustery showers to come on christmas eve, again, a bit of snow over the hills of scotland, bright and breezy further south, dry, cloud increasing, rain coming into the northwest. this weather front driven by the next area of low pressure, not quite as intense deep, the wind not quite as intense deep, the wind not quite as strong on christmas day. the wind trolling in some mild air, temperatures could reach 15 degrees. it will be windy, gusty winds around on christmas day, could cause some disruption and some rain pushing down from the northwest with colder weather later on christmas day. this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 7.00pm. police say anis amri, the chief suspect in the berlin market truck attack, left finger prints on the vehicle. as it was back to business for the berlin christmas market, the chancel

sergeant natalie reseigh of the met police is briefing colleagues, officers from the border force andd to make sure we are engaging with the passengers, trying to identify if any offences have taken place. this team are on the lookout for young girls who are being ta ken to countries, often in africa and the middle east, where female genital mutilation is practised. are you able to just very quickly, i know you are busy, just tell me how many children you've got on board the flight today, please? as in the summer, officers know that families can use the christmas holidays to take a child abroad to undergo fgm, thinking that during the school break, she'll have some time to recover. the police say a girl can be told that it's all part of the christmas celebrations and being a woman. but hibo wardere, a campaigner who works with the airport team, says communities have to learn that fgm is child abuse. she was cut as a six—year—old in somalia. you are going through emotional things. psychological stuff. physically, you are in pain constantly, but nobody ever sits down and says, let's tal

some warnings from the met office so ta ke some warnings from the met office so take it easy on the roadnshine, some coastal areas and hilltops experiencing this, but if you are moving around the heart of england this morning, the aware because there is some nasty patches and slippery surfaces. generally, temperatures mild in scotland and above freezing. the odd bit of drizzle coming in to the west of scotla nd drizzle coming in to the west of scotland and some mild winds. it‘s going to take a long time to shift. mid single figures, in some places milder than that, the north west of scotla nd milder than that, the north west of scotland doing pretty well. we may struggle to get above freezing in birmingham. by friday, the fog will lift into low cloud, it won‘t be too much of an issue at the lower levels. some wetter weather in the north—west of scotland. quite a lot of rain, so keep an eye on that. further south, dry, of rain, so keep an eye on that. furthersouth, dry, chile. there‘s an persistent and heavy rain on new yea rs an persistent and heavy rain on new years eve. it doesn‘t last

tomorrow worth noting that the met office has gotan amberwind worth noting that the met office has gotgetting to the far south—east until later in the day but the winds will pack a punch. if we have a look at the kinds of wind speeds you could expect, in the far north of mainland scotland and the northern isles gusts of up to 90 mph. gusts of 80 mph in western parts of scotland. still windy across all of scotland. northern ireland, 70 mph. 60 mph in northern england. with strong force winds thatis england. with strong force winds that is likely to cause structural damage. certainly the wind is likely to cause some travel disruption. not just ferries and temperatures, but also flight disruption, so do check before you set out. as we go into christmas eve, a quieter day. the weather is more likely to be dry, england and wales, for southern and northern ireland some rain, still windy, but not as windy as it will be on friday. for christmas day unusual weather. you can see from the isobars it will be windy wherever you are, especially in the northern half of the country. we have this cold

the met office have issued an amber weather warning.s as we move to friday. it is called storm barbara. it is the tightly packed isobars that are the concern particularly to the southern half of the flank and the low pressure where we could see gusts of winds in excess of 90mph. darren will keep you posted for the rest of the evening. hello. this is bbc news with jane hill and ben brown. the headlines at 3.30pm. german police launch a national manhunt for a tunisian man suspected of carrying out a lorry attack on christmas shoppers in berlin, leaving 12 people dead. multi—millionaire property developer peter morgan has been jailed at newport crown court for a minimum of 25 years for the murder of his escort girlfriend georgina symonds. we respect the decision of the jury and the sentence that has been handed to peter morgan but this will never compensate for our loss. a european court ruling preventing the government retaining internet data, in what critics called the "snoopers charter", is to be challenged by the home office. the queen

it is bringing strong winds to the northern isles of scotland, where we have an amber met office weatherwindy. a lot of dry weather with sunshine. temperatures between 7—8. later next week, the weather should calm down, and we will see a return of some night—time frosts. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. train passengers are warned of delays, diversions and cancellations as the biggest ever upgrade to our railways gets under way. i'm here at ealing broadway, where passengers will have to use this because paddington is close to two trains for the next six days. -- closed. good morning, it's christmas eve, saturday, the 24th of december. actress carrie fisher is rushed to hospital after a suspected heart attack on a flight from london. calls for unity as the prime minister uses her christmas message to urge british people to come together after brexit and a year of division.

not unusual for this time of year but it has led to this amber wind warning from the met office.or a while across the north and a blustery winds even into christmas eve across northern areas where the showers could still be wintry over the hills. bright and breezy further south and largely dry with increasing cloud and rain coming into the northwest coming in on the weather front driven by another area of low pressure, this one for christmas day not as deep wooded will still bring some windy conditions, the wind coming from a long way south of drawing in some very mild air. we will find high temperatures for a while on christmas day. possibly close to record temperatures for the day as well but accompanied by some gusty wind that could bring disruption and a band of rain pushing in from the northwest and behind it, cold air could mean a belated way christmas perhaps in scotland. this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: police say anis amri, the chief suspect in the berlin market truck attack, left fingerprints on the vehicle. the christmas market, scene of so

skipping to friday, and amber warning from the wet —— met office because of storm brother will arrivenight's lorry attack in berlin when 12 people died, has been released for lack of evidence. the german chancellor, angela merkel, said those behind the attack would be punished as harshly as the law allowed. president putin has promised to "step up the fight against terror", after the assassination of the russian ambassador to ankara by an off—duty turkish policeman. russia has sent a team of investigators to turkey. nicola sturgeon has set out plans to keep scotland in the european single market — if the rest of the uk leaves after brexit. —— two british people caught up in yesterday's attack have been speaking. we were sitting down to me, we heard something, love. we realise the lorry had gone through, instinct prevails, to get in there, get helping as much as we could. i don't think we really can't attended what was going on until we started shifting stools. the instant we realise something was wrong from wembley luckily decided to sit the bench. we heard this massive noise, to the

there is already an amber warning from the met office because of the severity of the storm.l be potential for disruption. stay tuned for local radio station. make sure you keep tuning into updates here on the bbc. today at five. the german government say an attack in berlin last night was terrorism. twelve people have died and almost fifty others are injured after a lorry was driven into a crowded christmas market in the german capital last night. a pakistani man has been arrested, but denies involvement. authorities won‘t rule out that a suspect — or suspects — may still be at large. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has laid flowers and signed a book of condolence. she vows that germans will live freely and openly. translation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live: free, together and open. i'm robert hall, live from berlin, where people are getting ready for a vigil to honour the dead and injured.

gusts of wind of up to 90 mph and an amber warning from the met office.wiftly away from england and wales. it will remain with the overnight across the north and there will be more snow showers in scotland. and there could be icy conditions here as well. although barbara will be out of the way by christmas eve, we will still have gales across the northern half of the uk. a few showers coming to england and wales, but for many towards the east, it will be dry and sunny, but increasing winds as we head towards the end of the day. on christmas day itself, it should be very mild for the most part, but we will have some very gusty winds as well. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. german officials say the terror threat remains high, despite the killing of the tunisian man suspected of the berlin lorry attack. chancellor angela merkel said she wants quicker deportation of failed asylum seekers from tunisia. translation: we need to accelerate the repatriation process and we need to increase the number of those repatriated. anis amri, who'd pledged allegiance

the met office has named it storm conor. we'll bring you a full forecast and look ahead to this in ants time. the actor carrie fisher who is best known as princess leia from the star wars films is in intensive care in a los angeles hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack. the 60—year—old was taken in on a flight from london. earlier on we spoke to our reporter. israel has angrily rejected a un security council resolution demanding a halt to the building of israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory. the vote passed after the united states, israel's traditional ally, abstained, rather than using its veto. our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed judgement on israeli settlements. translation: 14 votes in favour. voting that they had become a serious threat to a viable peace deal with the palestinians. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul—searching. because there are important issues that are

because of that rehab this amber be prepared winds warning from the met office the chance of disruptionwers and blustery winds across the northern half of the uk. across the south, bright and breezy with increasing amounts of cloud and rain in the north—west later on. that is our next area of low pressure. the winds are not as strong or intense, but nonetheless, it will be a windy day. in between these two weather fronts, we are drawing in some mild air. possibly the mid—teens and gusty winds and a speu the mid—teens and gusty winds and a spell of rain coming down from the north—west. as that tends to push southeast later in the day, cold air coming into scotland. possibly in scotland, over the hills, coming into scotland. possibly in scotland, overthe hills, it coming into scotland. possibly in scotland, over the hills, it could bea scotland, over the hills, it could be a white christmas later on in the day. after this excitement, after the strong winds and the snow, after christmas it will be drier with lighter winds. today at 5.00pm. police in germany report some progress in their hu

the met office have issued a yellow weather warning.touch wintry further south. as we head into christmas day, potentially some more damaging winds in the north—west, but the rest of us, it would be very mild. —— it will be. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm. a manhunt is under way for the main suspect in the berlin christmas market attack. he's been named as 23—year—old anis amri, a failed asylum seekerfrom tunisia. and i'm robert hall in berlin. it's emerged that the suspect had already been under covert surveillance and had served time in italy for theft and arson. a millionaire property developer has been sentenced to life for murdering his escort girlfriend, whom he claimed threatened to blackmail him. once i'd attempted to murder her, i'd be in a hell of a lot of trouble for that and she could have still gone on and blackmailed me. a royal marine serving a life sentence for the murder of an injured afghan fighter, has been refused bail, while awaiting an appeal.

the met office has a number weather warning, which is be prepared.ing to be aware of, but it will be windy across northern ireland and northern england. windy across the rest of england and wales, but not as. don't forget, we have rain also. hello. this is bbc news with anita mcveigh. the headlines at 9:31: german media is reporting four people had been arrested in the international manhunt for the main suspect in the berlin lorry attacked. they are reported to have had attacked. they are reported to have ha d co nta ct attacked. they are reported to have had contact with anis amri, the islamist sympathiser, believed to have been driving the truck. the funeral of the russian ambassador to turkey is being held in moscow, three days after he was assassinated in ankara. a pledge to improve fast broadband services in rural areas with a £400 million investment from the government. a rise in violent crime committed by the over—65s. new figures suggest offences ranging from minor assault to murder have increased by nearly 80% since 2012. time now for the sp

the met office at issue and amber, be prepared warning.d on the way. we got another area of low pressure in time for christmas day. bringing some very strong winds. but in between those weather fronts and very mild air. extreme degrees in some places. —— 16 degrees. manhunt for a suspect in the christmas—market terror attack. this is the man they want, a tunisian—born asylum—seeker who's thought to be armed and dangerous. his papers were found in the truck. the authorities admit he was known to police. translation: this person attracted the attention of several security services in germany through his contact with a radical islamist. we'll be looking at what's driving this rise in terror attacks in europe. also tonight, life for the property—developer millionaire who murdered his escort girlfriend. he told the police what happened. once i'd attempted to murder her, i'd be in a hell of a lot of trouble for that, and she could have still gone on and blackmailed me. how are you?