. —— nicola sturgeon.es watt is nicola sturgeon‘s game? morning, james watt is nicola sturgeon's game? it's interesting. it isa sturgeon's game? it's interesting. it is a subtle change of position between what she was saying yesterday, essentially her message being if there is a special deal for northern ireland, why can't there be one for scotland, now she is saying perhaps that deal should extend to the whole of the uk and opening up the whole of the uk and opening up the prospect of some sort of alliance between her party the snp, conservatives here in favour of a soft brexit and she is also reaching out to the labour party. we have also heard from ruth davidson, the leader of the conservatives in scotland, she says if regulatory alignment in a number of specific areas is a requirement for a frictionless border, then the prime minister should conclude that this must be on a uk wide basis. in a way, that is similar to what nicola sturgeon is saying, the idea of a soft brexit deal which encompasses the wh

yes for sure and i mean they have been asking for nicolas sturgeon the first minute of scotland she came forward immediately and said well if northern ireland gets a special treatment we also want to stay in the single market scotland never wanted to leave the e.u. scotland voted against bracks it and of course london as well london voted against rex it so everybody it will come and make their demands so it's very very tricky situation for tourism indeed and barbara i mean you see things from where you're sitting i mean you know the cynic in some of us could look at this and say that maybe theresa may is her strategy here is to actually kilbride's it before it happens. that would of course be a very extensive interpretation of this one that of course in many of british media has already been aired during the last days and said this was the most certain way to sort of go underneath it however what will have on the ground here in brussels is that talk will continue this week with a lot of skepticism because frustrations are really sky high here and nobody really knows how to you know where

isn't this a pandora's box there's been a yes for sure and i mean they have been asking for nicolas sturgeon first been to scotland she came forward immediately and said well if northern ireland gets a special treatment we also want to stay in the single market scotland never wanted to leave the e.u. scotland voted against bracks it and of course london as well london voted against rex it so everybody it will come and make their demands so it's very very tricky situation for tourism indeed and barbara i mean you see things from where you're sitting i mean you know the cynic in some of us could look at this and say that maybe theresa may is her strategy here is to actually kill brags that before it happens. that would of course be a very extensive interpretation of this fusion one that of course in many of british media has already been aired during the last days and said this was the most certain way to sort of go underneath it however what will have on the ground here in brussels is that talk will continue this week with a lot of skepticism because frustrations are already sky high here and

winning those 56 seats will be a huge challenge for nicola sturgeon's party.nat, that the only way is down. this party... hello! ukip‘s manifesto was memorable for its proposed ban on burqas in public but its leader paul nuttall had trouble with his own memory. i think that natalie‘s absolutely right. what we need to do... i'm not natalie! ally, i'm sorry. thank you. my fault. sorry. women's names. he's done it twice now. have i? oh, i'm sorry about that. politics was interrupted twice by tragedy. best in two weeks later, five days before the election, a second terror attack, this time on london bridge, eight people were killed, and the three attackers shot dead by police, and on both occasions the campaign were suspended for several days. the conservatives are the largest party for top but they don't have an overall majority at this stage. overall the conservatives lost 12 seeds creating a hung parliament, they were the biggest party but did not have a majority. —— sates. surprisingly even themselves labour gained an extra 30 seats and the snp lost 21, includ

they say, look at the statements that came from this arlene foster in belfast and nicola sturgeon inaying this will be a problem if they go down this route of promising that northern ireland will, in some way, stick very closely to the rules of the single bark and the customs union. that seems to be proof of the political problems that would cause for theresa may are now we hear this theresa may are now we hear this theresa may are now we hear this theresa may called arlene foster and then had to go back into the ring to presidentjean—claude juncker and said we couldn't do a deal today. there will have to be conversations with other devolved governments. it was interesting that she talked to arlene foster in the course of negotiation with jean—claude juncker. it caught me by surprise. i thought there was so much done over the weekend with the irish government, you would have thought the dup would have been kept in the loop. this has been carefully choreographed so you would expect that to have been factored in, so people are surprised that was the spammer in the works. there is anoth

winning 56 seats will be a huge challenge for nicola sturgeon's party, ruth davidson has predicted we'veay is down. this party... hello. ukip‘s manifesto was memorable for its proposed ban on burgers in public but to lead a paul nuttall had trouble with his own memory. i think it's absolutely right, what we need to do... i'm not natalie! he's done it twice now. have i? i'm sorry about that. politics was overtaken by tragedy not once, but twice. 23 people, including the attacker, were killed after a bomb went off at a pop concert at the manchester arena. this was among the worst terrorist incidents we've ever experienced in the united kingdom. less than two weeks later and five days before the election, a second terror attack, this time on london bridge. eight people killed and the three attackers shot dead by police. on both occasions, the campaign was suspended for several days. what we're saying is the conservatives are the largest party. note, they don't have an overall majority at this stage. overall, the conservatives lost 12 seats, creating a hung parliament. they were the biggest

nicola sturgeon, head of the scottish national party said the northern ireland concession showed thest let's get the thoughts of the scottish conservatives leader ruth davidson. this is about making sure that the difficult issue, and it was always going to be a difficult issue, of the border between ireland and northern ireland when we leave the eu could be solved but we've got to do that as a whole uk position and myself and my colleagues are absolutely united on the idea that we don't leave one part of the uk behind. if something's good enough for northern ireland then it's good enough for scotland, england and wales as well. joining me now from westminster is stephen gethins, foreign affairs and europe spokesperson and mp for the scottish national party. thank you for being with us. picking up thank you for being with us. picking up on what nicola sturgeon said yesterday, is that situation now in some ways less likely as result of the objections the dup raised? one thing the prime minister promised in the general election was the one thing she got right, that we would have a coali

snp first minister nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays and visited a communityunteers here are among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for our local communities not just at christmas but all throughout the year. the lib dem leader vince cable used his message to highlight the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. this is a time of year to make that commitment. that is why i am asking you to take out some time this christmas and help with a local charity near you. the party leaders' festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters a merry christmas but also remind people to spare a thought for those in need. eleanor garnier, bbc news. the owner of an oxfordshire fishery, which displayed a sign banning polish and eastern european says it's been taken down after his family was threatened. bill evans of field farm fisheries near bicester, said the sign was put up after he'd caught anglers stealing fish. he's now considering closing the lake to the public. the equality and h

snp first minister nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays and visited a communitye among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for our local communities not just at christmas but all throughout the year. the lib dem leader vince cable used his message to highlight the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. this is a time of year to make that commitment. that is why i am asking you to take out some time this christmas and help with a local charity near you. the party leaders' festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters a merry christmas but also remind people to spare a thought for those in need. eleanor garnier, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: north korean state tv describes as an ‘act of war‘ new economic sanctions imposed by the united nations. pyongyang has vowed to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. rescuers are searching for iso missing people after a tropical storm in the philippines left another 200 dead. two people have been killed and four injured following a

winning those 56 seats will be a huge challenge for nicola sturgeon's party.nat, the only way is down. this party... hello! ukip‘s manifesto was memorable for its proposed ban on burqas in public, but its leader paul nuttall had trouble with his own memory. i think that natalie‘s absolutely right. what we need to do... i'm not natalie! ally, i'm sorry. my fault. women's names. he's done it twice now. have i? oh, i'm sorry about that. there were then to terror attacks, one in manchester and one in london and the campaign was suspended for several days. —— two terror attacks. the conservatives are the largest party although they do not have a majority at this stage. the conservatives lost 12 seats, creating a hung parliament. they we re creating a hung parliament. they were the biggest party but did not have a majority. surprising even themselves, they regained an extra 50 seats. the snp lost 21 including that of theirformer 50 seats. the snp lost 21 including that of their former leader alex salmond. nick clegg also lost his seat. theresa may stayed on as prime

snp first minister nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays and visited a communitycafe and the volunteers here are among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for our local communities, not just at christmas, but all throughout the year. the lib dem leader, vince cable, used his message to highlight the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. this is a time of year to make that commitment. that is why i am asking you to take out some time this christmas and help with a local charity near you. the party leaders' festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters a merry christmas but also remind people to spare a thought for those in need. eleanor garnier, bbc news. counter terrorism policing north east has been granted more time to question three terrorism suspects. it follows arrests of three men on tuesday in sheffield and chesterfield. they were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. the headlines on bbc news:

nicola sturgeon said in a tweet today that the uk government promising that there will be no hard borderrnment can never again say that an independent scotland will mean a hard border. she's right, isn't she? no, she's not, but i would of course expect the snp to view anything within the prism of their obsession with independents. with independence. i'm sure that's not the way the scottish people think of it. one last try on full alignment. go for it. you're in the transition period, you don't have a deal on northern ireland, and the eu proposes a new law on agriculture you don't like. you have to adhere to the principle of it? no, we don't. i'm sorry, that is not what we've agreed today. what we've agreed, as a default position, i'll go over it again if you like, is that if nothing else is agreed and we're confident that we can, then actually what we would have is some form of alignment which means that we agree the policy... full alignment is not some form of alignment! the alignment is in relation to the goals you retain the regulatory means of achieving. we're now entering phase two.

snp first minister nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays and visited a communityunteers. this cafe and the volunteers here are among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for our local communities not just at christmas but all throughout the year. the lib dem leader vince cable used his message to highlight the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. this is a time of year to make that commitment real. that is why i am asking you to take out some time this christmas and help with a local charity near you. the party leaders' festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters a merry christmas but also remind people to spare a thought for those in need. eleanor garnier, bbc news. rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or ru

nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays and visited a community cafe in glasgownteers. this cafe and the volunteers here are among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for local communities all throughout the year, not just at christmas. the lib dems leader highlighted the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. this is a time of year to make that commitment. that is why i am asking you to take out some time this christmas and help with a local charity near you. the party leaders‘ festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters a merry christmas but also remind people to spare a thought for those in need. plans to scrap the army's crest and the slogan "be the best" have been halted by the defence secretary, gavin williamson. according to the mail on sunday, a leaked internal army document suggested the slogan was regarded as dated and elitist. the mod says mr williamson believes the army to be "the best of the best" and h

the snp first minister nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays, and visited a glasgow to thank volunteers. this cafe and the volunteers here are among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for local communities all throughout the year, not just at christmas but all throughout the year. the lib dems leader vince cable used his christmas message to highlight the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism. this is a time of year to make that commitment real. that is why i am asking you to take out some time this christmas and help with a local charity near you. the party leaders' festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters a merry christmas, but also remind people to spare a thought for those in need. eleanor garnier, bbc news. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to

one thing that does seem clear is that nicola sturgeon is not going to get what she wants because mrsl be for the whole of the uk, we will be for the whole of the uk, we will not have pick and mix deals for other parts of the uk? except maybe northern ireland. we made the case la st northern ireland. we made the case last year that scotland wants to stay in the customs union and the single market. a lot of people do. people are already feeling poorer as a result of a crash in the pound. if we are dragged out of the single market and the customs union, that will have a major impact on jobs and businesses, and on people's salaries and their living standards. we are making the case strongly and clearly, we think the whole of the uk should stay in the customs union and the single market. if there will be special case is made for northern ireland, scotland has a strong case for staying in the single market. labour not being much clearer either. we don't know if you will end up supporting continued membership of the single market, or stick with the likes ofjohn mcdonnell who say no?” stick

nicola sturgeon, the head of the snp, thinking what about us.ver the outcome of the previous election would have been, the prime minister no doubt would have been consulting carefully with the political parties in northern ireland and wanting to have them on board as much as possible but the fa ct board as much as possible but the fact they are in a position to withdraw support and the ultimate threat of bringing it down doors put her in an acutely difficult situation. it keeps us all very busy. thank you for your time. let‘s take a look at some of the other stories making the news... uk cinema operator cineworld is buying its us rival regal entertainment group for $3.6 billion. combined the two firms will have more than 9,500 screens in the us and europe which would make it the world‘s second biggest cinema operator. cineworld plans to sell shares and take on more debt to fund the deal. facebook has launched its first app which is specifically aimed at children. the new service is starting in the united states and parents will have control over

the snp first minister nicola sturgeon paid tribute to people working over the holidays and visited ahis cafe and the volunteers here are among thousands of organisations and individuals throughout scotland who do so much for our local communities, not just at who do so much for our local communities, notjust at christmas, but through the year. the lib dem leader vince cable used his christmas message to highlight the issue of homelessness. community has always been at the heart of liberalism and this is a time of year to make that commitment real. that is why i'm asking you to take some this christmas to help with a local charity near you. the party leaders festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters are merrily —— in merry christmas and also topped ask them to spare a thought for those in need. some of the other stories making the news... more children from vulnerable backgrounds in england will get the chance to attend top boarding schools. local authorities will work with children's charities to put forward pupils for bursaries and scholarships. london zoo has reop

we've seen nicola sturgeon suggest scotland should have a national opt—out from any hard uk brexit.ar, and has already toyed with the suggestion of a special london immigration policy. can this work? can we have a "pick—and—choose" brexit, treating different parts of the uk differently? well, as the big diplomacy continues, our business editor helen thomas has been in newquay in cornwall. it has particular worries about how its farms may be affected by restrictions on migration and wants a special deal. as the uk prepares to put clear water between us and the eu, what should come next? the end of free movement means the end of easy access to european workers. could that leave some parts of the country feeling rather empty? it may look quiet but, actually, cornwall‘s economy relies on migrant workers year—round in big sectors like food and tourism and in care. then there's the seasonal workforce. the vast majority of workers on fruit and flower farms round here come from the eu. it's why the county's asking for special regional concession. we think that cornwall knows cornwall best.

nicola sturgeon trying to change that.n opportunity here to weaken the united kingdom and to get her way into another referendum for scotland to leave. they keep saying brexit means party otherervative title is the conservative and union party. what she's desperate to avoid is brexit meeting the end of the union. david: it's time now for the stock of the hour and there's a stock that seems to be moving today with no relation to washington, d c, that a snap. they have the best performance in nearly two months and less in the march price. abigail doolittle is here. and we do havele a stock not moving on d.c. it's on ay but bullish call from barclays. target oft a price $18, that represents more than 20% outside. this is blue apron. it's the same analyst to yesterday came out upgraded blue apron siding shares at the highs of more than 20%, up more than 25%. he's at work having a bullish effect on the shares of snap and relatives is not, he thinks the worst is behind the company, and they will get back on track in 2018. he exp

over the irish border, it caused consternation with the both —— both the scottish government, nicola sturgeon't want to see any part of the uk treated differently from the rest of the uk. mr tolbert, do you detect already differences in attitudes to trade in ireland itself orare attitudes to trade in ireland itself or are peoplejust attitudes to trade in ireland itself or are people just coasting along and saying we have got to see all the time, living with uncertainty which is the thing all businesses hate? very much so and one of the key statistics in our economy is that even though only about 37% of our trade is with the uk, about 80% of trade is with the uk in the smaller market so we do have certainty. interestingly our exports to the uk have continued to grow which is really fascinating in the last 12 months, but a lot more companies are looking to overseas markets they haven't looked at in the past so that will help our economy be more broadly based. earlier today as well, i think it's nearly disappeared with all of the brexit story, but the eu signed off ona brexit story, but the eu s

nicola sturgeon has been tweeting saying, perhaps this is the moment when we look at a softer brexit, where we actually remain in the single market and customs union. to avoid that hard border, northern ireland at the very least, would have to stay in the single market. this is the circle to reason a has to square. how she does that in a matter of days is anyone's guess, mark. mark: peter flanagan joining us out of the studio. s,holas brooks, peter thank you for joining us today. check out sterling, and a friday through today. we so that they can move up yesterday ahead of the breakdown of talks. -- we saw that breakdown yesterday ahead of the breakdown of talks. that a less confident deal will be struck within the timeframe? >> i am not necessarily more or less confident. it was always evident to me that this was going to be difficult. if you asked me if i was less confident than i was at lunchtime yesterday, of course i am, but to put a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek comment here, this is the problem we have with the policy. it is not that easy to accomplish, but if i take the mark

scottish first minister nicola sturgeon tweeted that the delay is negligent. none of them would have been able to talk for that long. the meeting took place at 10 downing street. with the christmas tree just outside. prime minister theresa may told the ministers ‘a deal which secures the best possible trading terms with the eu, enables the uk to set rules that are right for our situation, and facilitates ambitious third—country trade deals'. iain watson is in westminster. i guess the catch here is that the european union is already saying, you can't have your own regulations if you want to do business with us. that is right, clearly. while this cabinet discussion was taking place, one and three quarters hours, the chief negotiator of the eu michel barnier publish something circulated the eu leaders, which is best. this little chart. effectively, he says, we cannot have a norway type trade deal because we will not accept freedom movement. and we cannot have easily steal because we do not want to pay a great deal of money into the european union. we cannot have

winning those 56 seats will be a huge challenge for nicola sturgeon's party.d ban on burqas in public, but its leader paul nuttall had trouble with his own memory. i think that natalie's absolutely right. what we need to do... i'm not natalie! leanne, i'm sorry. thank you. my fault. sorry. women's names. he's done it twice now. have i? oh, i'm sorry about that. but politics was overtaken by tragedy not once, but twice. 23 people, including the attacker, were killed after a bomb went off at a pop concert at the manchester arena. this was amongst the worst terrorist incidents we have ever experienced in the united kingdom. clear the area now! less than two weeks later, and five days before the election, a second terror attack, this time on london bridge. eight people were killed and the three attackers shot dead by police. on both occasions, the campaign was suspended for several days. we are saying the conservatives are the largest party, although they do not have a majority at this stage. in fact, overall, the conservatives lost 12 seats, creating a hung parli

first minister of wales, carwynjones, tweeted saying: and scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, saident chris mason is as westminster. the complexity of it all set out there, and given all of that, is it surprising that theresa may a p pa re ntly surprising that theresa may apparently gave the irish government the impression that a deal aligning north and south of the irish border was on the cards? on the face of it, it was surprising, because it would be something the dup would be deeply deeply uncomfortable with, because it would look like northern ireland was heading towards a situation where its regulations were more in line with the republic than with the rest of the uk, and if you are a unionist you might see that a slippery —— as a slippery slope in the direction of a united ireland. as it panned out, you got that leak around lunchtime, who had been briefed on this draft agreement, the delegation of meps, they came out and spilled the beans about what was in it. the prime minister was heading into her meeting with jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission,

the uk left, but unsurprisingly that immediately got a lot of attention in scotland, this is nicola sturgeoninister carwyn jones. both of them making the same point. yet more evidence of the pressure that brexit is applying to the uk's structure of devolved political power. these are live pictures coming from the house of commons. mps are debating the eu withdrawal bill. the issues on raising and many others are likely be coming up there, as well. —— i'm raising. chris mason is in westminster. i have a stack of questions, but before i get to those, what precisely are the mps debating at the moment? this is the giant piece of legislation that is working its way to the house of commons and then we'll go to the other chamber of the british parliament, the house of lords —— will. it allows what will effectively be the cutting and pasting of the big eu rule book of laws and regulations into uk law, so on the day the uk leaves the eu there isn't a gap where things are not counted for in law. it is a colossal piece of work that parliament is working on, taking up the entire bandwidth of the british

this morning, snp leader nicola sturgeon has said: this could be a moment to push to keep the whole ofeader of the scottish tories has called on may to look at regulatory alignment for the whole of the uk — not just northern ireland. earlier we got reaction from an snp and tory politician, michael russell, an msp and scottish government minister for uk negotiations on scotland's place in europe, and david jones, former brexit minister. the reality of the situation is the only sensible step, apart from staying in the eu which is a really sensible step because this is a waste of time and money. it might be for you but what about the people who voted for it? they were sold a pup- who voted for it? they were sold a pup. is that patronising? as we now know, there were a lot of lies told. it will damagejobs. know, there were a lot of lies told. it will damage jobs. in scotland the people didn't vote for it, we voted substantially against it and a poll yesterday showed an even larger majority against it so the sensible thing is to stop, look at this and save the sensible thing is not to do it

let's get more now on the brexit negotiations — and we've been hearing from nicola sturgeon.on for the uk is to remain within the single market and the customs union, and given that the uk government appears to have been capitulating in all it's red lines up until now, i hope that us common sense position starts to prevail. that was nicola sturgeon on the brexit deal. let's have a look at the weather, with louise lear. good afternoon. there has been a west east divide in our weather today. out to the west, a wintry flavoursome of the snow showers quite frequent and heavy and they have caused some disruption. strong gusty winds across scotland and down across the irish sea into the north midlands and parts of wales. in fact we've seen as much as 11cm of snow recorded so far across parts of northern ireland. by contrast, further east, you're wondering what all the fuss is about. as you can see from this weather watcher's picture, a beautiful afternoon, although very cold. into the early evening rush—hour, still the risk of those snow showers across the midlands and wales. and s

nicola sturgeon describe the uk's handling of brexit negotiations is dissembling, mendacious and totallymarket. that is just into us from scotland. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: protests in the west bank as the militant group hamas calls for a new intifada in response to president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as the israeli capital. number ten says the government is "close to an agreement" but "there is more work to be done", as talks continue on the issue of the irish border after brexit. the number of long a&e waits across the uk more than doubles over four years as hospitals struggle to cope with demand. former british soldier nick dunn, one of the so—called chennai six, has arrived back in the uk after more than four years of being jailed in india and weapons charges. mr dunn, along with five other british man, had been guards on a ship to combat piracy in the indian ocean but were jailed in october 2013 after being charged with carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition. these images are from newcastle airport, where mr dunn arrived home short while ago, and our correspond

yesterday on twitter carwyn jones, nicola sturgeon, said if there is special status or arrangement for after the referendum and going forward , after the referendum and going forward, but what we are seeing now is politics is equally as important as economics and this is what the political diversity and the difficulty of that in all the constituent parts of the uk is something that will have to be addressed. the dup has been so influential in this because of the general election. absolutely, front and centre of this because of the result of the general election, because they are propping up theresa may's government. they have a strong hand in all of this, which would have been the case if we didn't have the general election in june. there is so much to talk about and i know we will continue to have this conversation. i tell you who won't be back in this test match, alistair cooke is out. that is sad news from adelaide. dan is in that is sad news from adelaide. dan isina that is sad news from adelaide. dan is in a state of optimism. we are in a very good position. let us find out if the

now nicola sturgeon and scotland are pointing out, what about us? so lots of implications.ing you our headlines. a worrying rise: the 700,000 more children and pensioners in the uk who are living in poverty. allegations about the prime minister's former deputy, criticisms about the allegations being made public. ina public. in a moment, co—op stores sell food after best before dates in a cracked down on waste. in sport, a positive spell for england's bowlers mean they take four quick wickets at the start of australia's second innings. australian lead by 268 runs. hisjob is safe — the fa australian lead by 268 runs. his job is safe — the fa says gareth southgate will remain in charge of england for the next few tournaments, regardless of world cup results. and england's hockey team draw with australia. nearly three—quarters ofi million children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years, according to a report from a social policy charity. the left—leaning joseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise affecting these ag

nicola sturgeon and her collea g u es sweaters?n their christmas sweaters. some, if you look carefully, you can see they are wearing fake beards as well. like father christmas. they have gone for it, the whole hog. they look like they are having fun. christmas chatters —— jumpers are not flattering but we'll wear them. that is the point. here's something to get you into the seasonal spirit, we've sent matt to a rather magical latern festival at longleat. he's latern festival at longleat. not in his christmas jun yet, he's not in his christmasjumper yet, might be too cold, but he is certainly enjoying some festive lights. good morning, where are you? we are at longleat in wiltshire, among hundreds of lanterns and what better way to brighten up a dark winter morning? we're at the festival of lights, which, as you may be able to tell from some of the footage you've been watching, it is a theme of magic storytelling and behind me we've got hansel and gretel looking happy for the time being, and a glorious galleon behind linked to the s