enjoyed, but some scattered showers along the east coast, could be a little wintry for the north yorkshire moorsyorkshire moors, north scotland as well, wintry flurries. a lot of dry weather elsewhere. temperatures three to 8 degrees, it will feel chilly, particularly where you are exposed to the northerly wind. then heading thursday night into friday, heading right into the big day itself, christmas day. high—pressure still very much the dominating feature, so a cold start your christmas morning, in fact sub zero a cross your christmas morning, in fact sub zero across the board. cold and frosty first thing. still a bit of a brisk northerly blowing around the east coast of finland, could be the odd wintry flurry, some showers late in the day for scotland and northern ireland. further south it should remain dry, temperatures on the chilly side for christmas day, quite a cool, frosty field to the weather, around four to 7 degrees for most of us. around four to 7 degrees for most of us. boxing day, a much more u nsettled us. boxing day, a much more unsettled story here. outbreaks of rain heading in

enjoyed, but some scattered showers along the east coast, could be a little wintry for the north yorkshire moorsll, wintry flurries. a lot of dry weather elsewhere. temperatures three to 8 degrees, it will feel chilly, particularly where you are exposed to the northerly wind. then heading thursday night into friday, heading right into the big day itself, christmas day. high—pressure still very much the dominating feature, so a cold start your christmas morning, in fact sub zero across the board. cold and frosty first thing. still a bit of a brisk northerly blowing around the east coast of finland, could be the odd wintry flurry, some showers late in the day for scotland and northern ireland. the east coast 0 further south it should remain dry, temperatures on the chilly side for christmas day, quite a cool, frosty feel to the weather, around four to seven degrees for most of us. boxing day, a much more unsettled story here. outbreaks of rain heading in from the north and the west, some snow over the high ground of scotland, dry weather further south and east but we are back into double figures i

if you can get away from the city lights as you can do on the north yorkshire moors, you can see theill be captivated by it. certainly, as you said, that point that we discovered through astronomy that we are not the centre of the universe, which seems like a great demotion in some sense. but it is learning about our place. many of us ask late at night, especially when we look at the stars which are a beautiful thing to look at, you wonder, what does it mean to be human? what is my place? how do i fit in to nature? the first step is to understand it. and that is the key point, you're right, you don't need to know anything to look at the beauty of the sky. by the way, if you look to one of the brightest stars, i say stars, one of the brightest points of light at the moment, that is jupiter. brightest points of light at the moment, that isjupiter. the best way to find it is towards the south but if you have one of those apps, thatis but if you have one of those apps, that is the best advice i can give, getan app that is the best advice i can give, get an app on your phone and look at t

the yorkshire dales and the north york moors have become the latest parts of the country to be awardedxmy gopal reports. vibrant images of star—strewn darkness. incredible images of our galaxy, the milky way, stretching across the night sky. these photos have been taken from the yorkshire dales and the north york moors — two national parks which have now been designated dark sky reserves. the special status is given to areas around the globe with low levels of light pollution and good conditions for astronomy. about eight out of ten yorkshire people cannot see the milky way from where they live. you come here, and it stretches one horizon to the other. it's fantastic. a river of light in the sky. northern lights, we can see the northern lights from here. very, very difficult to see from other parts, or industrial parts of yorkshire. so really, it's a sky full of magic, both here and in the dales. more than 1300 square miles combined, the two parks form one of the biggest areas in europe to be given the status. they join five other dark reserves in the uk, including in snowdonia and exm

the yorkshire dales and the north york moors have become the latest parts of the country to be awardeds of our galaxy, the milky way, stretching across the night sky. these photos have been taken from the yorkshire dales and the north york moors, two national parks which have now been designated dark sky reserves. the special status is given to areas around the globe with low levels of light pollution and good conditions for astronomy. about eight out of ten yorkshire people cannot see the milky way from where they live. you come here, and it stretches one horizon to the other. it's fantastic. a river of light in the sky. northern lights, we can see the northern lights from here. very, very difficult to see from other parts, more industrial parts of yorkshire. so, really, it's a sky full of magic, both here and in the dales. more than 1300 square miles combined, the two parks form one of the biggest areas in europe to be given the status. they join five other dark reserves in the uk, including in snowdonia and exmoor. it's amazing news that we've got the designation. and what's really

the yorkshire dales and the north york moors have become the latest parts of the country to be awarded from where they live. you come here, and it stretches one horizon to the other. it‘s fantastic. a river of light in the sky. northern lights, we can see the northern lights from here. very, very difficult to see from other parts, more industrial parts of yorkshire. so really, it‘s a sky full of magic, both here and in the dales. more than 1300 square miles combined, the two parks form one of the biggest areas in europe to be given the status. they join five other dark reserves in the uk, including in snowdonia and exmoor. it‘s amazing news that we‘ve got the designation. and what‘s really important is that this gives the opportunity to businesses here to extend the season in tourism. we have dark sky festivals in february, half term. obviously, the season is often quieter in that time of year, so this is a much needed opportunity to help boost the economy. it‘s hoped the new status will help keep light pollution low, protect wildlife habitats and attract visitors in winter months, whe

north york moors. snow was spotted from suffolk and cambridgeshire to east riding of yorkshire and northumberland.m. you can e—mail the usual address of share them on social media with the hashtag "bbc breakfast". boxing day, sporting wires, families going to watch the local football team? not this year, though. going to watch the local football team? not this year, thoughm going to watch the local football team? not this year, though. it is a strange situation. you need to protect boxing day because it is so important for people. it is the family tradition that so many people like to enjoy. the kind of thing that needs to be protected and yet, of course, today, no fans at all, particularly in the premier league. if you look around all the country, in the english league top four divisions, they will only be three teams that have any supporters in it at all. there's a crucial game for arsenal, who play chelsea at the emirates having failed to win any of their last 8 domestic matches. mikel arteta is under increasing pressure with his team just four points from the relegation zone. we have to turn t