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west midlands fire service said the city _ men.yer_ men. west midlands fire service said the city flyer rider - said the city flyer rider dropped to ground level while in operation. lee say the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and obstructing officers. they remain in custody. a coroner has found that former british soldier daniel burke was unlawfully killed in ukraine in august 2023. he was assisting ukrainian forces but was murdered outside the theatre of war by someone he knew and regarded as a comrade. the manchester area coroner, zak golombeck, has said that "daniel burke died with bravery and valour and was sadly killed by cowardice and dishonour". detective chief superintendent lewis hughes from the greater manchester police gave this statement. our deepest condolences are with daniel's family and close friends who have been at the heart of our pursuit for answers as they navigate through the complexities of daniel's death. their pain has been worsened by the lac

, industrial west midlands, you've said, you know, a lot of the humour of your peer group at school andabout sex and genitalia and that sort of stuff. but you're living in a very different world now, but you still sort of draw from the same well. yeah, because i don't think that my angle on it, even back in the factory, was this super macho sex machine thing. it was about what a terrifying business, the insecurities of it, how easy it is to make a fool of yourself in that context. this terrible sense of performance required and all that. and so i think it was always a very fallible approach i took to it, and i think that's still acceptable. so you were sort of the opposite of the alpha male talking about sex. you were the self—deprecating, vulnerable male, in a way. well, i am testosterone intolerant, i think. so i struggle very much with that kind of male thing. what about the social mores in the society around you? do you think that, you know, finding the funny in sex today is in any way sort of different in terms of the sensitivities, the acceptability, what works, what doesn't? well

>> reporter: 65% of people in midland county regularly go to church. but not the same church. here, from protestant to catholic to hindu to muslim. a few years ago, the newest leader of one of those west texas churches was stanglin at the church of christ. he was curious about finding ways his church community could do more for the midland community, so he put in a call to a presbyterian. >> is it okay of our whole church comes to your church? and so -- >> reporter: wait, you went right away from lunch to let's have our whole church come over to the presbyterian church? [laughs] >> you might ask steve, but yeah, kind of. [laughs] that's how it happened. >> reporter: in those post-pandemic years, the friendship grew to four, and then this fall, during an election season where they saw a divide in their city and the country, an idea developed to reach across their own, major denominational lines. who made that suggestion to switch pulpits, and did anybody hesitate? >> we all hesitated. [laughter] >> i don't know who. >> we believe that the word... >> reporter: denominations have

so i think there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, particularly across the midlands, across southern and eastern england as we head through the afternoon. temperatures will of course improve. there will be a lot more brightness around — 9 or 10 celsius. some of the rain really quite heavy, though, across northwest scotland as we head through the day. and that's just likely to linger on as we head through sunday night and into monday. colder air tucking in towards the north of scotland, so here we're likely to see some wintriness, particularly over the hills, as we head into monday morning. this is how monday afternoon is shaping up. rain across the northern half of the uk, drierfurther south, and it stays mild here into the start of the new year. it is set to turn colder, and there could be some snow for some of us — so do keep an eye on the forecast. goodbye. the world health organization says the last majorfunctioning hospital in northern gaza has been put out of service after it was evacuated by the israeli military. the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the id

in the west midlands. over thirteen thousand migrants have been removed from the uk since labour took power — but the government admits the rate of illegal channel crossings is still too high. and santas on the run! the mexican capital comes alive as hundreds of father christmases speed through the city! the uk has announced a fifty million pound humanitarian aid package to help the most vulnerable syrians, including refugees across the region. foreign secretary, david lammy, announced the new emergency aid following talks injordan yeserday, alongside international leaders from the european union, the middle east, and the us, with the aim to build long—term stability across the middle east. hts remains a prescribed organisation but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact as you would expect. we want to see a representative government and an inclusive government. we want to see chemical weapons stockpile secured and not used and we want to ensure that there is not continuing viol

or from the state, also live from oil money that's including the petroleum museum in the city of midland, part of quail country, everything here sits on top of the permian basin and oil field that stretches from west texas to new mexico. the. there's a bunch of old oil equipment here because the texas has been at the center of the us oil booms for decades. and all of these behind me are old drilling rigs. they did back to the 1920s, did the 1st step invoice extraction, drilling and well, then come to pops there. sometimes we can go look at over there actually. so when they 1st oil, it basically explodes out of the grounds due to changes and pressure. but after a while, it doesn't really explode so much anymore, and you have to actually pump these are the ponds to do exactly that. but it's not a simple process to hear more about it. we spoke to brian grant, the executive director, the oil is actually trapped with in layers of rocks that are in these different layers strata. so we have to not only drill but then we have to crack the rock. people have been cracking the rock to get that oil

this has been the story so far, down through parts of ewast yorkshire and the east midlands and also. a frequent rash of showers that will make it feel really cold and disappointing. further north and west, the cloud will continue to stay well broken. there will be sunshine coming through but there will be a difference in the feel of the weather. light winds here and some sunshine but temperatures are sitting at around 11—5 degrees. a brisk north—easterly wind here and temperatures peaking at around seven to nine celsius. as we go through the evening and overnight, we are likely to see some showers continuing here, and quite a lot of cloud. under the clearing skies, continuing further north and west, temperatures falling away again. a widespread sharp frost with some fog is likely first thing in the morning as temperatures stay well below freezing. a different story further south. still that breeze with us, just pivoting to an easterly direction. that could produce a little bit of drizzle from time to time, maybe still some showers along the kent coast as well. fog could be an issue

we reached out to companies around midland to ask what this means for future job creation, but never heard back how it says more people are leaving than he's ever seen. that means less strict load. it would just go back home and work at whatever they can find are a lot of guys, i know i've left him upright grains now for wind turbines and solar, he's considering switching as well because those jobs offer more time at home. nationwide, renewable energy jobs are going twice as fast as the rest of the energy sector and the us economy. the. another more complicated claims that more drilling will mean us energy independence for rock crude oil to be used. it's often turn into petroleum products like gasoline. this is done and refineries around the country, many of which are in texas. but most us refineries are built before the fracking boom, which turns out a different type of oil. the last full capacity refinery in the us was built in 1977. this means a lot of facts, crude oil as export it mostly to europe in china. the us been in parts different oil mostly from canada to the oil boom, ha

drive some of these wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlandsd. bye for now. a year like no other. first the king, then the princess of wales the russians as they happen. there's disappointment. from abu dhabi to hong kong and delhi, the clock has already struck midnight in some cities around the world. stay with bbc news for all the key new year celebrations as they happen. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. and tributes are paid to the veteran bbc radio dj johnnie walker, who has died at the age of 79. now on bbc news, a look back at the royal year. a year like no other. first the king, then the princess of wales diagnosed with cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately

the midlands will get the biggest share of the funding, with the north of england coming second. 0ure day in north yorkshire. the scarred road surfaces in the village of birstwith. it's what gets people round here complaining. some even have the scars to prove it. anne broke her leg on the uneven surface. i tripped on a pothole and severely broke my ankle. i actually had open surgery to repair the tendons and repair the bone, which was 18 months after the incident in the village. so what does she think of the prime minister urging councils to get on with fixing potholes? get out here, get your wheelbarrow, and come and see the holes, because i bet you don't have them in downing street. yeah, i'd make him a cup of tea, you know, and make him very welcome, but they're just temporary fixes all the time. they need to spend millions of pounds resurfacing. so this one, for example, is about 60cm wide by 30cm. it's only about 3cm deep. but what you find is that there's quite a few of these in this village, and the drivers know where they are, so they simplyjust dodge round them most of the

southern scotland and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain too, across the north midlandshe rest of the night, but some squally gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow morning across the south of england and into south wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind it stays windy on new year's day. it is going to be turning colder, but for the rest of tonight, well, it's certainly mild out there for the vast majority. more rain across the central swathe of the uk, these fronts pushing further southwards. and if we just zoom in as the clock chimes midnight, you can see wintry showers and now colder air across the far north of scotland. still some more showers across these flood affected areas. it's windy across the central belt. strong gusts still across northern england, southern scotland and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain too, across the north midlands and into north wales. further south, it is largely dry fo

scotland, and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain, too, across the north midlandsrgely dry for the rest of the night, but some squally gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow morning across the south of england and into south wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind as that front goes through, and on the second front, then, there will be some wintry showers over the higher ground of the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and this is where that colder arctic air is starting to dig in. temperatures even in the south dropping as we head throughout the day with that colder—feeling air and that northerly wind starting to take hold across the whole of the uk as we head through wednesday night and into thursday morning. so, on thursday, then, watch out for some icy stretches, and there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day as well. many of our temperatures already below freezing. let's take a look at thursday morning, th

he was curious about finding ways his church community could do more for the midland community. okay if our whole church comes to your church? >> reporter: wait, you went right away from lunch to let's have our whole church come over to the presbyterian church? >> you might ask steve, but yeah, kind of. that's how it happened. >> reporter: in those post pandemic years, the friendship grew to four. and then this fall, during an election season where they saw a divide in their city and the country, an idea developed to reach across their own major denominational lines. who made that suggestion to switch pulpits? and did anybody hesitate? >> i think we all hesitated. >> i don't know. [ laughter ] >> i don't know who. >> we believe that the word -- >> reporter: denominations have built their foundations over centuries with leaders taking great care not to undermine a church's beliefs. >> i was a little worried, maybe, not because i didn't trust allan, but because we never tried this before. this was a grand and beautiful experiment. >> reporter: on a sunday morning in november -- >>

too. 0ver have been about 17,000 across the midlands too. 350,000 properties in our neck of the woods out of power due to this storm. the amber warning remains in force. here is the storms, it continues to push eastwards. the amber warning remains in force across northern ireland, scotland, wales and western parts of england. the wind is still strong enough to bring down trees so we are not out of the woods with this storm system. the winds are behind us but potential for damage and destruction is far from potential for damage and destruction is farfrom over. what about the rest of the country?— what about the rest of the count ? �* ., , ., , country? away from these amber warnin: country? away from these amber warning areas. — country? away from these amber warning areas, they _ country? away from these amber warning areas, they are - country? away from these amber warning areas, they are strong i warning areas, they are strong enough to bring down tree branches anywhere as we had simon say, trees are down on lines around south—east england

a man has been arrested after two—year—old died in the west midlands that involved a stolen porsche.ged 29 and a 30—year—old man remain in a serious condition in hospital. deputy prime minister, angela rayner, has set out plans for a redesign of local government in england. district councils will be incorporated into wider authorities and new elected regional mayoralties created. ministers say the changes would empower local leaders and could save up to 2 billion pounds. but opponents say that so—called "mega—councils" will take power away from local communities. you're live with bbc news. a chinese businessman accused of spying for beijing, and with close links to prince andrew, has agreed to his identity being made public. until today, yang teng—bo, was known only as h6. he had been banned from the uk last year on national security grounds. the release of his name and photo comes as it's revealed that prince andrew will not nowjoin the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham. damian grammaticus has the latest. the royal and the alleged spy — this is

so i think there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, particularly across the midlands, acrossnoon. temperatures will of course improve. there will be a lot more brightness around — 9 or 10 celsius. some of the rain really quite heavy, though, across northwest scotland as we head through the day. and that's just likely to linger on as we head through sunday night and into monday. colder air tucking in towards the north of scotland, so here we're likely to see some wintriness, particularly over the hills, as we head into monday morning. this is how monday afternoon is shaping up. rain across the northern half of the uk, drierfurther south, and it stays mild here into the start of the new year. it is set to turn colder, and there could be some snow for some of us — so do keep an eye on the forecast. goodbye. live from london, this is bbc news. the who says an israeli raid has shut down the last major health facility in northern gaza. the white house says russia may be responsible for the azerbaijan airlines plane crash on christmas day. indians gather to pay their respects to for

drive some of these wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlandsis bbc news. the headlines... celebrations in bangkok as south east asia brings in the new year. we'll bring you the key celebrations from cities around the globe. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. the sounds of the 70s, johnnie walker here with you. tributes are flooding in to the veteran radio dj johnnie walker, who has died at the age of 79. and it's arise sir gareth and sir stephen — former england football manager gareth southgate and actor stephen fry are among those recognised in the new years honours list. now on bbc news, 100 women in conversation with raye. female artists who are put on these huge, huge pedestals scares the living daylights out of me, honestly. singer—songwriter raye has had the kind of year other artists can only dream of. after leaving her label and going independent,

so i think there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, particularly across the midlands, acrossore brightness around — 9 or 10 celsius. some of the rain really quite heavy, though, across northwest scotland as we head through the day. and that�*s just likely to linger on as we head through sunday night and into monday. colder air tucking in towards the north of scotland, so here we�*re likely to see some wintriness, particularly over the hills, as we head into monday morning. this is how monday afternoon is shaping up. rain across the northern half of the uk, drierfurther south, and it stays mild here into the start of the new year. it is set to turn colder, and there could be some snow for some of us — so do keep an eye on the forecast. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. the who says an israeli raid has shut down the last major health facility in northern gaza. it said official departments said important departments were affected. several airlines have announced downing of planes. musso has stomach indians have gathered to pay respects to their former prime minist

drive some of these wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlandss is bbc news. the headlines... from hong kong to delhi, the clock has already struck midnight in some cities around the world. stay with bbc news for all the key new year celebrations as they happen. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. ukraine says it's fired a missile from a sea drone to take down a russian helicopter. the attack is thought to be the first of its kind. sounds of the 70s, johnnie walker with you until five o'clock. and radio dj johnny walker has passed away at the age of 79. the former england manager gareth southgate and the actor stephen fry are among those awarded a knighthood in the 2025 new year honours. the olympic gold medallist — and this year's bbc sports personality of the year — keely hodgkinson has also been made an mbe. our correspondent lizo mzimba has been looking at who else has been honoured.

scotland, and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain, too, across the north midlandssqually gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow morning across the south of england and into south wales. some sunshine a little further north, squally gusts of wind as that front goes through, and on the second front, then, there will be some wintry showers over the higher ground of the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and this is where that colder arctic air is starting to dig in. temperatures even in the south dropping as we head throughout the day with that colder—feeling air and that northerly wind starting to take hold across the whole of the uk as we head through wednesday night and into thursday morning. so, on thursday, then, watch out for some icy stretches, and there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day as well. many of our temperatures already below freezing. let's take a look at thursday morning, then, more wintry showers just piling into the f

drive some of these wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlandsht to dubai, where the celebrations are under way to ring in the new year. burj khalifa the being lit up by their stunning fireworks. the burj khalifa being iconic, the world's tallest building. this particular display is expected to last around two minutes but is not the only fireworks display taking place in the united arab emirates. also in abu dhabi, look at this. this is actually part of a guinness world record attempt by abu dhabi. they are hoping to set and they are posting and hoping to set the world's largest display. about 50 minutes this is going to go on for. let's go back to dubai and the burj khalifa. music.

outbreaks of rain for northern ireland and in the west of scotland, but the midlands eastwards, a largeessure will arrive later on wednesday but we are in weather systems for wednesday so we should see some dry weather across northern half of the country, some sunshine, some sunshine, some shows across western scotland and some wet and windy weather pushing up from the south across england and wales and northern ireland. it could be “p northern ireland. it could be up to 15 degrees across eastern england. it turns cold for the end of the week with wintry showers across northern hills and a bit of sunshine in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines. syria�*s new de—facto leader condemns israel over continued air strikes on the country. it comes as syria�*s un envoy arrives in damascus for the first time since the fall of assad. he�*s calling for international sanctions to be ended, to help the country rebuild. a two—year—old boy has died and four adults have been injured in a hit—and—run crash involving a stolen car. the home secretary says the number of migrants crossing the channel

drive some of these wintry showers further inland across north west scotland, northern ireland, the midlandsery cold. bye for now. live from london. this is bbc news. we are live in bangkok this hour — as thailand and indonesia welcome in the new year. we'll take you to all the major celebrations as the clock strikes midnight around the world. but there's disappointment in some parts of the uk as yellow storm warnings put paid to many of the outdoor celebrations. jts 0n yee walker with you until five o'clock. tributes are paid to the veteran radio dj jonnie walker who has died at the age of 79 a ukrainian sea drone destroys a russian helicopter — in the first attack of its kind. and it is arise sir gareth and sir stephen. gareth southgate and stephen fry among those honoured in the new year's honours list. hello i'm christian fraser, let's take you straight to bangkok. this is over the one

collision - place last night, a collision at 11 o'clock night in the smethwick area of the west midlandsour miles away from the centre of birmingham city centre. two cars were involved, in toyota and a grey porsche km, and ultimately the porsche has crashed into this toyota which had a number of occupants in there, four adults and a child. sadly despite the efforts of the emergency services a two—year—old boy who was a passenger in the toyota sadly died and four others are still in hospital. a woman aged 29 and the 30—year—old man are in and the 30—year—old man are in a serious condition as are a further two people from the occupants of that car. the police have issued a statement and they are calling for the driver of the stolen porsche to hand himself in. to driver of the stolen porsche to hand himself in.— hand himself in. to bring us more on _ hand himself in. to bring us more on the _ hand himself in. to bring us more on the statement - hand himself in. to bring us. more on the statement which hand himself in. to bring us i more on the statement which i know has recently come in. th

see some brighter breaks develop in the east and also in the shelter of the hills across the west midlandsnow that high pressure has the wind around it moving in a clockwise direction, so it's dragging in all this milder air across our shores, but also a fair bit of cloud coming in from the atlantic. so it's a fairly cloudy day for many, especially so in some western areas where it's murky as well. we've got some hill fog, some of that cloud thick enough for some drizzly bits and pieces as well. and we've got the weather front draped across the northwest of scotland, which is introducing rain and windy conditions. but we should see some brighter breaks develop in the east and also in the shelter of the hills across the west midlands, northeast wales. temperatures ii to 13, but we could see 11! around the moray firth. now, through this evening and overnight, our weather front sinks a bit further south across scotland into northern ireland. there'll be some breaks in the cloud, but by the end of the night the cloud will be thickening across southern parts of england. still windy across the f

southwards. south, for the midlands southwards.day as we head into saturday. again on the mild side, and you can see the milder air hangs on as we head into the run up to new year, but there's a chance of some colder air spreading southwards. mixed in with areas of low pressure, we could see some disruption in the run—up to new year. so it will turn gradually, more unsettled, turn colder. there's a chance of some heavy rain and strong winds, and even some snow on the hills in the north, so stay tuned. take care. in this programme, this year's nobel laureates in economics now on bbc news — nobel minds — economics and medicine. and medicine tell us why some countries are so much richer than others and what a worm tells us about how complex life emerged. this is nobel minds 202a. nobel laureates, welcome to the royal palace in stockholm. we're also joined by some of your family and friends, as well as students from here in stockholm. before we start, let's just give them a really big round of applause. renewed congratulations to all o

but i think the midlands eastwards are large parts of eastern england should stay dry all day on tuesdayother area of low pressure will arrive later on wednesday, but we're in between the weather systems for wednesday, so we should see quite a bit of dry weather across the northern half of the country with some sunshine. a few showers across western scotland and then we'll start to see wet and windy weather pushing up from the south across england, wales into northern ireland. given some sunshine we could be up to 15 degrees across eastern england. it does turn colder for the end of the week. wintry showers across northern hills. a bit of sunshine in the south. this is bbc news, the headlines: hundreds of people are feared dead after a cyclone hits the french indian ocean territory of mayotte. £50 million for syria — britain's foreign secretary pledges money to help vulnerable people and refugees, and confirms the uk is in contact with the country's rebel leaders. hts remains a proscribed organisation but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact, as you would e

died from his injuries and four other adults were hurt in the incident in smethwick in the west midlandsstolen earlier in december, fled the scene. in london, a woman has died in a triple shooting that has left a man fighting for his life in hospital. police were called to harlesden, in north—west london, just after nine o'clock last night, where a woman, believed to be in her 40s, died at the scene. two men, both in her 30s were also injured. police have described the incident as "truly shocking" and say a team of experienced detectives are working to identify who is responsible. 0ur reporter anisa kadri gave us more details well, no arrest has been made, but a murder investigation has been launched. and people in this area, it's called harlesden, it's in northwest london — well, they're in real shock. we've seen residents coming out of their homes, on their doorsteps, just looking overjust behind me at the police activity going on here. they say that they haven't seen anything like this. one person said that they heard the shots last night, that they thought that it was the sound of fi

this has been the story so far, down through parts of the east midlands and also across the essex andold and disappointing. further north and west the cloud will continue to stay well broken. there will be sunshine coming through but there will be a difference in the feel of the weather. light winds here and some sunshine but temperatures are sitting at around a or 5 degrees. a brisk north—easterly wind here and temperatures peaking at around seven to ten. as we go through the evening and overnight, we are likely to see some showers continuing here, and quite a lot of cloud. under the clearing skies, continuing further north and west, temperatures falling away. a widespread frost with some fog is likely first thing in the morning as temperatures stay well below freezing. a different story further south. still that breeze with us, just pivoting to an easterly direction. that could produce a little bit of drizzle from time to time, maybe some showers along the kent coast as well. fog could be an issue further north and west and with temperatures below freezing, some of it is freezing fo

over 372 million for the east midlands and west midlands. 327 million for the north west, north eastd london. 300 million for the south west and 244 million for the east of england. a lot of people are going to be driving home for christmas this weekend, many roads are a bit like an obstacle course with potholes and roadworks, and so it's really critical that we get on and change people's experience of the roads and give people some hope that, this time next year when they're going home for christmas, the roads will be in a better state. but such is the scale of the problem, the backlog in repairs could cost more than £16 billion, and a quarter of the extra money will be held back until councils show they are getting on with the job. we will keep pressing for the fact that, you know, you've allocated the local authorities a particular sum of money. let's have it, let's get on and give us that assurance and certainty that we can start investing. because we can't keep continuing patching. the rac said the potholes are the number—one issue facing motorists. i don't think there's any que

. for the midlands however, tomorrow will be a cloudy and an unsettled one.th gales around irish sea coast. most of the rain will be in the north and the west, so a little bit drier further east. but wherever you are, i think double figures. tuesday night, wet and windy for many, the rain will be quite fragmented, the winds turning stronger for a while. so we could see gales and there'll be a lot of cloud around, so it'll be a mild one — temperatures no lower than nine to 12 degrees to start wednesday. now wednesday, then we will see improvements to the weather. that's because the low pressure system will start to push into the norwegian sea. we'll see a gap between the next low that will move across england and wales during wednesday night. so we start off cloudy, windy, outbreaks of rain, it starts to brighten up later in the morning into the afternoon. quite a bit of sunshine around, a few showers in the north and west. then it starts to turn wet and windy again across southern england and wales. with some sunshine we could be up to the mid—teens across ea

today — southern scotland, pushes southwards across northern england, reaches north wales and the midlandsfternoon. brighter conditions follow, but it will be gusty around irish sea and north sea coasts, gusts of around 40—50mph. temperatures in england and wales about 8—11 celsius, so still relatively mild. through the afternoon, it turns colder for scotland and northern ireland — temperatures here around 4—6 celsius. and then, that cold air surges southwards — monday night, a much colder night than we've been used to, with a widespread frost. so, a frosty and cold start to your day on tuesday, but with plenty of sunshine for most areas. however, band of rain is going to move in off the atlantic, so it turns wet in northern ireland, and eventually, the rain reaches western scotland, as well. temperatures really struggle — 4—7 celsius — it will be a chilly day on tuesday for most. then tuesday night, the rain starts to turn to snow — and that's especially the case in scotland, and especially for eastern areas, we could have some accumulations of snow, potentially bringing some localised di

cloud and rain set to sink southwards into the midlands and south—east england.n northern england, northern ireland and across scotland. some sunshine, but again a sharp contrast in temperatures, mid—single figures in the north, double figures further south, but a widespread frost into tuesday morning. temperatures below freezing for many. this atlantic front pushes in from the west, likely to turn to snow over higher ground in scotland and even at lower levels. staying very cold on tuesday. still chilly on wednesday but temperatures recovering through the week. more unsettled, wet and windy at times on thursday and friday. live from london. this is bbc news. start to th start to e un agency supporting palestinians says it's suspending aid deliveries through a key israel—gaza crossing. masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his behaviour on the bbc show saying they've come from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". the syrian army says it's preparing to counter—attack the rebel forces that captured the city of aleppo. the co

west midlands fire service said the city flyer ride dropped to ground level whilst in operation. has more. the immediate aftermath of what must have been a terrifying moment in the centre of birmingham, after a fairground ride failed and crashed to the ground. the ride had dropped a bit. they said someone had fallen out and then, like, it was quite clear, like you can see that, like, the wires have been crossed and they've obviously knocked together or something. the city flyer is a regular attraction at this time of year in birmingham. these pictures from the summer show how it climbs to more than 50 metres and rotates at considerable speed. last night, emergency services cordoned off the area. they said two women had been taken to hospital, although their injuries are not thought to be serious. another 11 were treated at the scene. an investigation has begun to see how the wires of the ride became entangled and what caused it to fail. graham satchell, bbc news. the head of nato, has warned the alliance isn't ready for the threats it will face from russia — and called for a shif

so i think there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, particularly across the midlands, acrossrse improve. there will be a lot more brightness around — 9 or 10 celsius. some of the rain really quite heavy, though, across northwest scotland as we head through the day. and that's just likely to linger on as we head through sunday night and into monday. colder air tucking in towards the north of scotland, so here we're likely to see some wintriness, particularly over the hills, as we head into monday morning. this is how monday afternoon is shaping up. rain across the northern half of the uk, drierfurther south, and it stays mild here into the start of the new year. it is set to turn colder, and there could be some snow for some of us — so do keep an eye on the forecast. goodbye. live from london, this is bbc news. the who says an israeli raid has shut down the last major health facility in northern gaza. the white house says russia may be responsible for the azerbaijan airlines plane crash on christmas day. indians gather to pay their respects to former prime minister manmohan si

this report from our midlands correspondent phil mackie contains details of that abuse.y strange beliefs ultimately cost him his life. three years after they filmed those videos, his parents were arrested. they shout there was also a young child living in their cramped, squalid caravan. they were so badly malnourished, they could barely walk. leave now! if they hadn�*t been taken to hospital, at least one of them may have died. the child, who we can�*t identify, survived and is being cared for. it was after their arrest abiyah�*s fate was discovered. he died two years earlier and been buried in the garden in theirformer home in birmingham. his remains were found in this shallow grave. is it still recording? uh—huh. while they lived there, the couple posted increasingly bizarre videos of themselves. although yasharahyalah had studied medical genetics at the university, he rejected modern medicine after reading online conspiracy theories. they drew on west african religion and new age mysticism and practised a very strict form of veganism. it�*s been impossible to establis

hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlandsland. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift away a little bit for the end of the week, and we start to see a few weather fronts moving into northern areas. that'll bring some outbreaks of rain, but on the whole, the outlook is looking rather settled. mostly dry, some sunshine at times as well, with temperatures about average. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news. syria's main islamist rebel leader says those involved in torturing political prisoners from the deposed assad regime will be held accountable. thousands of syrians gather outside a jail used to detain political prisoners as they continue their search for relatives. a man is charged with murder over last week's fatal shooting of a healthcare chief executive in new york city. and concern in