our correspondent, shaimaa khalil is in the town of mittagong in new south wales.ined the scale of the fires. as you can see, catastrophic warnings still continue throughout the day. there were a group of firefighters and their trucks just a few moments before we came on air, and then all of a sudden, they got a call, their sirens were off, and then they were off onto the highway. itjust shows how unpredictable it is. they have been speaking to me and they have been patrolling this area around mittagong for the whole day because another village has had a fire at an emergency level throughout the day, and they are really worried about what that would mean for this area. the main thing they are worried about at the moment is the wind. the wind behaviour is so unpredictable that it is not really possible to predict where the next fire is going to hit, where those embers that it is carrying are going to go, and how big it is going to be. the resources are so stretched all over the place, that at some point, it is impossible to put out a fire in its entirety. they are b

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales.in surrey brought down trees and damaged vehicles. there are warnings that heavy rain and localised flooding could affect many people taking to the roads for the christmas getaway. the duke of edingburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london — after being admitted yesterday. helena wilkinson is outside the hospital. there hasn‘t been any further updates from buckingham palace since the duke was admitted here last —— yesterday. he was admitted for a pre—existing condition, despite him expecting to stay a second night in hospital, it is reported he is in good spirits and has been laughing and joking with some of the staff at the hospital and tonight buckingham palace has released a new photograph of prince george with his father, prince william, his grandfather, prince william, his grandfather, prince charles, and his great—grandmother, the queen, all making some special christmas puddings for charity, the royal british legion. and i think that perhaps the release of these

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales.ed in court in belfast, accused of murdering a 5—year—old girl. nadia zofia kalinowska was discovered at the family home in newton abbey, in the early hours of last sunday. her mother — aleksandra wahab and stepfather, abdul wahab, were remanded in custody. the prime minister has defended the decision to approve a li—billion pound takeover of the british defence company, cobham, by an american firm. speaking as he visited british troops in estonia — borisjohnson said he was satisfied the deal didn't raise national security issues. lady nadine cobham — part of the family which set up the uk firm which employs 10,000 people — is among those criticising the decision. she called the takeover "deeply disappointing". our business correspondent, katy prescott reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, critical to the uk military. providing high—tech engineering jobs at their headquarters. for the last six months, the government has been grappling wi

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales.hind the british defence company, cobham, has criticised the government for approving a £4 billion take—over by an american firm. a merger between the dorset—based manufacturer and us private equity group advent was agreed injuly, but it was delayed over national security concerns. the business secretary, andrea leadsom, who announced the decision late last night, said it had been taken in conjunction with defence chiefs. lady cobham said the announcement had been "cynically timed" to avoid scrutiny. our business correspondent, katy prescott, reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. for the last few months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firm, advent. the daughter—in—law of the founder has been critical. she says: "this is a deeply disappointing announcement and one cynically timed to avoid scrutiny on the weekend before chr

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales. parts of england, with heavy rain expected to continue and many rivers close to bursting their banks. a small tornado at chertsey in surrey brought down trees and damaged vehicles. there are warnings that heavy rain and localised flooding could affect many people taking to the roads for the christmas getaway. the duke of edinburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london, after being admitted yesterday. the queen remains at her sandringham estate in norfolk. 0ur correspondent tolu adeoye is at sandringham. all quiet at sandringham this evening. this is where the duke has spent much of his time since he retired in 2017 and where he left yesterday morning to go to hospital in london. around the same time, the queen was arriving for her christmas break here and it is business as usual. not a huge sense of alarm around the fact that the prince has been admitted to hospital and they say it is a pre—existing condition and they have described it as a precautionary measure. we know

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales.r has defended the decision to approve a li—billion pound takeover of the british defence company, cobham, by an american firm. speaking as he visited british troops in estonia — borisjohnson said he was satisfied the deal didn't raise national security issues. lady nadine cobham — part of the family which set up the uk firm which employs 10,000 people — is among those criticising the decision. she called the takeover "deeply disappointing". our business correspondent, katy prescott reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. providing jobs at the headquarters. for the last few months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firm, advent. which aims to buy companies, improve them and sell them on. borisjohnson come having christmas lunch with uk troops, defended it last night's decision. a lot of checks have been gone through to make su

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales.across southern and eastern england, the midlands and yorkshire. the environment agency says it expects more rain to come over the weekend and the early part of next week. motorists heading out on the roads for christmas are advised to check their routes in advance. the duke of edingburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london after being admitted yesterday. let's talk now to helena wilkinson, who is outside the hospital. well, there has not been any update from buckingham palace, not surprising given that they do not give a running commentary for what they see as essentially a private matter. for now we know that trick remains here at the hospital and he has been observed by doctors for what the palace describes as a pre—existing condition and it has been reported that he travelled from sandringham to london here yesterday by helicopter. although the palace are not denying or confirming that report. there is concern for the duke but there is no cause for alarm and the roy

earlier, our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, told us what life is like in the town of mittagonghters and their tracks. they just got a quick call and they were off with as i went into the highway, and itjust off with as i went into the highway, and it just shows off with as i went into the highway, and itjust shows you how unpredictable and dangerous the situation is here. they worried about a number of factors, but the one thing they are worried about is the wind because of the catastrophic fires, because of the fire is burning out an emergency level with the smoke billowing. they are really worried about the wind direction and where it is going to bring at the end theirs. they are worried about this area where i am. it has been the challenge, the fact that the wind and its behaviour has been s0 unpredictable throughout, and the heat. it is impossible to know when the next fire is going to be, how ha rd the next fire is going to be, how hard it is going to hit and how big it is going to be as well, and that is why it is such a challenge for them to chase it. they have been goin