peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. of murder after a man died in a fall at flats in east sussex early this morning. the victim fell through a utility room ceiling at a flat in st leonards—on—sea, near hastings in the early hours of the morning. theresa may has called for 2017 to be a year of ‘unity and opportunity‘ following the eu referendum, which she says has exposed the divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% who voted leave and the 48% who voted remain, but one great union of people and nations, with a proud history and a bright future. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason, and asked him how easy it would be for theresa may to bring the country together. any prime minister is going to want to badge themselves as standing for unity, for being the personification of the country they lead. and yet on this subject of brexit, the theme that dominated

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.and opportunity" following the eu referendum, which she says exposed divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% who voted leave and the 48% who voted remain, but one great union of people and nations, with a proud history and a bright future. the bodies of three people have been found at the foot of cliffs in kent. police say the body of a man was discovered near dover after they were alerted by a member of the public. during a search by coastguards, the bodies of another man and a woman were found. officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man. police have launched a murder inquiry after a man died in a house fire in milngavie, north of glasgow. a joint investigation by detectives and fire officers has established that the fire was set deliberately, and is said to have been targeted. the emergency services were ca

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.d to give their employees the right to avoid work emails outside office hours. the new law is known as the "right to disconnect". the legislation was signed last may. it requires companies with more than fifty workers to set out the hours when staff are not supposed to send or answer emails. it's intended to help tackle the rise in unpaid overtime, and prevent problems such as sleeplessness and work burn—out, all associated with smartphone use. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: brace yourself for a chilling annual ritual — it involves taking a plunge into freezing waters on new year's day. the most ambitious financial change has got underway... again it will be the same money, it's got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in his oxfordshire home. if 33—year—old man is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder.|j interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just go

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.barded a rebel—held area north—west of the capital, damascus. 0pposition groups warned yesterday that they would abandon the ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey three days ago — unless the attacks were halted. there have been delays in attending to emergency ambulance calls across london after the service's computer system crashed — on one of the busiest nights of the year. staff in the london ambulance control room had to log calls using pen and paperfor nearly five hours overnight. richard lister has more. three, two, one! new year's eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the year for the london ambulance service. its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and seven million people, using a sophisticated computer system. but just after midnight, that system failed. the computer crash meant that all call details had to be written down. call handlers couldn't see where the ambulances were. they had t

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.cologne was marred by mass sexual assaults and attacks on women. immigrants and north african men in particular were blamed for the attacks, but police were also criticised for failing to provide security. we returned to cologne one year on from the attacks. you saw in that video a group of men being held back by police. responding to criticism of the tactic on social media — cologne's head of police defended racial profiling. translation: we identified a large number of young men from north african countries. just in the city, there were more than 1,000. we examined these people on a large scale, because we recognise the corresponding aggressive behaviour with them. this was about the fact that we have taken measures against dangers very early on. we identified a total of more than 650 people, and carried out a variety of risk responses. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: brace yourself for a chilling annual ritual. it involves taking a plunge into freezing waters on new year's

our royal correspondent peter hunt reports.e holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend, and was described by one observer as "chipper." protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, anne, a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother was feeling better. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch wasn't on display. a little bit disappointed because the queen wasn't there, but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, yes, and i wish her all the best for 2017. obviously, if she's not well, then you don't want to see her come out in this weather, do you, you know? at christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby some 2000 years ago. the queen, who recorded her christmas day message early in december, wi

our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports.on, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend, and was described by one observer as "chipper." protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, anne, a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother was feeling better. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch wasn't on display. a little bit disappointed because the queen wasn't there, but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, yes, and i wish her all the best for 2017. obviously, if she's not well, then you don't want to see her come out in this weather, do you, you know? at christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby some 2000 years ago. the queen, who recorded her christmas day message early in december, will not have ta

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. t for a gunman in istanbul responsible for at least 35 deaths. let's talk now to rengin arslan, who's in istanbul. what news is there about the hunt for the killer? unfortunately we don't know much about this. the prime minister recently has been the last official who made a statement, an announcement to the press lately about what is going on at this end. he preferred not to mention what the research, what is the level of the research, what is the level of the research at the moment. but instead he denied reports of this attacker was wearing a santa claus outfit. you might have remembered that this was one of the initial reports that came outjust was one of the initial reports that came out just immediately was one of the initial reports that came outjust immediately after the attack. and he said he was not wearing anything like this. he also said that he left, the attacker left his gun. he just escaped. said that he left, the attacker left his gun. hejust escaped. and still there is

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.rtunity" following the eu referendum, which she says has exposed the divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% who voted leave and the 48% who voted remain, but one great union of people and nations with a proud history and a bright future. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason, and asked him how easy it would be for theresa may to bring the country together. any prime minister is going to want to badge themselves as standing for unity, as being the personification of the country they lead. and yet on this subject of brexit, the theme that dominated her new year's message and will dominate her time as prime minister, there are divisions everywhere you look. there's divisions in society, the big numbers, the trade—off between the 52% and 48%. divisions geographically. the first minister of scotland is going to be consta

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.ear of "unity and opportunity" following the eu referendum, which she says has exposed the divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% who voted leave and the 48% who voted remain, but one great union of people and nations with a proud history and a bright future. with me is our political correspondent, chris mason. interesting towards the end of that message she talked about looking ahead to eu of unity and opportunity. that is certainly aspirational. but is it a stretch, is it wishful thinking, given the year that we have had? she has a huge come as you challenge. some have suggested it is one of the biggest political challenges due good faith in peace time, the business of extracting the uk from the eu. -- business of extracting the uk from the eu. —— elliptical challenges you could have in peace time. there is an acknowledgement it will t

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace.y‘ following the eu referendum, which she says has exposed the divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% devotedly than the 40% who voted remain, but one great union of people with a proud history and a bright future. there have been delays in attending to emergency ambulance calls across london after the service's computer system crashed — on one of the busiest nights of the year. staff in the london ambulance control room had to log calls for nearly five hours overnight. richard lister has more. three, two, one! new year's eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the for the london ambulance service. its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and 7 million people, using a sophisticated computer system. but just after midnight, that system failed. the compute

peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. after a man died in a fall at flats in east sussex early this morning. the victim fell through a utility room ceiling at a flat in st leonards—on—sea, near hastings in the early hours of the morning. theresa may has called for 2017 to be a year of unity and opportunity following the eu referendum, which she says has exposed the divisions in britain. in her new year message, the prime minister said she would work to secure a brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted to leave or remain. we are no longer the 52% who voted leave and the 48% who voted remain, but one great union of people and nations, with a proud history and a bright future. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason and asked him how easy it would be for theresa may to bring the country together. any prime minister is going to want to badge themselves as standing for unity, for being the personification of the country they lead. and yet on this subject of brexit, the theme that dominated her new yea

peter hunt is here.ecovering from a heavy cold, half the country is doing that, but there is inevitably concern and interest about the queen. it is a decision she will not have been taking lightly, she is supreme governor of the church of england, she has a deep personalfaith, she had talked about god being an anchor in her life but this is an exercise of caution from a 90—year—old monica. she's feeling miserable with a heavy cold, —— monaco. we are assured it is not flu or pneumonia. if you stay indoors, in limit the risk of it getting worse. she is still receiving papers over the christmas period. she is a voluntary prisoner within her own home, a very nice thing to be a prison in which she has not got out to her 20,000 acre private estate. does the buckingham palace staff hate this kind of speculation? we have been suggesting, people get colds, that is it, but the media, including ourselves, we'll go on and on about it. in an idealworld, any official with any public figure would be much happier if the

has been up and about in recent days, but is "still recuperating", as our royal correspondent, peter huntfor a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who has also been ill, did attend, and was described by one observer as chipper. during these security conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old queen wasn't on display. a little bit disappointed, because the queen wasn't there. that is understandable, at 90 years of age. she's in the best place. yes, i wish her all the best the best for 2017. obviously if she's not well, then we don't want to see her coming out this weather. at christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby. some 2000 years ago... the queen, who recorded her christmas day message in december, will not have taken the decision to miss church likely. the supreme governor of the church of england has a deep personal faith. but in her tenth decade and on the advice of her doctor, the queen is exercising ca

peter? >> kasie hunt on capitol hill for us right now. president-elect donald trump is in new york with a string of tweets taking aim at the intelligence community ahead of this big meeting of russian hacking scheduled to take place on friday. on tuesday, the briefing he wrote on so-called russian hacking was delayed until friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case, very strange, he writes. and then the follow up was this morning. julian assange said, "a 14-year-old could have hacked podesta," the campaign chairman for hillary clinton. he said, "why was the dnc so careless? also said russians did not give him the info." kristen welker is outside the trump tower. bottom line is, they are holding firm in this sort of kas sim that's growing with the intelligence community over julian assange's own intel support. >> reporter: it's striking peter. this is a rift that we've seen between donald trump and the intelligence community. he's repeatedly questioned their assessment that russia is behind the hacking that took place during the 2016

joining me from the hill is kasie hunt, peter alexander in our washington news room and steve kornacki joins me on set. some say comey cost hillary clinton the election. what are democrats going to do? are they going to call for comey's head? >> reporter: at this point, we're seeing a lot of anger on the part of the democrats. it's bursting out into the open here on capitol hill. of course, fbi director comey has been on both the senate and house side in the last 24 hours for a totally different reason, or at least a somewhat different reason. briefing members of congress with james clapper and other officials on the contents of that report that was prepared on russian meddling in the u.s. election. but we know that frustration bubbled over at the meeting with senators last afternoon. they expressed intense frustration with the role comey played in this fbi -- in the letters that were sent back and forth right before election day. it didn't come up with house members today, according to people that i spoke to, but you did see some expressed frustration. we had one congresswoman, maxine

peter. >> what's going on there? >> tom: they make videos in maine, i learned a lot about hunting, fishing, chopping wood.kids can all use a compass and a map, and i write? >> yes, the oldest one is nine, scooter got his first serious pocket knife a while back. i went off on another trip and i got a text with a picture that my wife had sent after she got home from work, he had been out on the back whittling, as you d do. he cut himself right down through here, big, wide open, had to have a serious stitches. when i got back home after a few days, he said "dad, are you going to take my knife away? ". i said "no, i'm going to assume you're never going to make that mistake again." these kids with their rifles and their archery, this is important [bleep], i do remember one time, talking about the knot tying. back in the old days, training was a long period of time, i remember during one course, were out in the middle of the water, the instructor had us all jump in the water. we had to go underwater and tight knots. he said, just before i went under, look and "if you can't tie these knots underwater at night, w

casey hunt and kelly o'donnell on the hill. and peter alexander outside trump tower.asey let's start with you. you have been watching this hearing for steve mnuchin. his business background under the microscope. there is a lot of talk there would be fireworks. are you seeing them develop? >> halle we are seeing that senators are on edge going into this. there is a lot of tension in the room and it bubbled over pretty quickly, before steve mnuchin even had a chance to start talking when senator pat roberts and senator ron wyden, a democrat went back and forth over valium. take a look. >> senator widen i've got a valium pill here that you might want to take before the second round. just a suggestion, sir. >> mr. chairman, i hope that that comment about valium doesn't set the tone for 2017 in this committee. i just -- i like senator roberts but i just can't quite believe that he would say that to a distinguished senator from oregon. >> i said that to the president of the united states at one time. >> perhaps you did. >> yeah. >> but i would hope that that doesn't set the

i know lots of mps feel the same way that tristram hunt does about prospects for the party, the same way that peteretty remote. the chances of them being playing a significant role in the labour party, having been frozen out by their choice or by the choice ofjeremy and his team, they feel disillusioned. they feel as if they are kicking their heels on the backbenches. i wouldn't be surprised if others and follow suit and find other opportunities elsewhere. it is a great loss, not only to the labour party, it is a terrible loss to the labour party, but it is a loss to politics generally, people of this stature, if he is good enough to run the v&a, as he clearly is, there should be a place for him at the highest fringes of politics in this country. you have used very diplomatic language like the word disillusioned. i'm jury is privately what people say to you. you have such strong connections with the parties or i am curious as to privately. the mood on the tone is clearly much more fever of that. privately. the mood on the tone is clearly much more fever of thatm you look at people like tristram hun

hunt, thanks. >>> president-elect donald trump earlier today tweeted about julian assange and the intelligence community. peter alexanders covering that part of the story for us. >> the bottom line is this is another boiling dispute between the president-elect and in effect the intelligence xhuchbt, where donald trump appeared to be siding with the wikileaks founder jewelance ascene over america's own intelligence community, specifically as it relates to russia's role in hacking. here's that tweet he wrote -- the dishonest media likes to say i'm in agreent with julian asang. wrong. i simply state what he states and it's it's up for the people to make up their own minds as to the truth. nonetheless, this divide was reinforced during that hearing that played out in public earlier today. john mccain questioning james clapper. here's pardon of that exchange as it focuses specifically on julian assange. >> i believe he is one who's response for publishing names of individuals that work for us that put their lives in direct danger. is that correct? >> yes, he has. >> and do you think there's any credibility we shoul

peters, thank you for your time this afternoon, sir. i want to start by getting your reaction to something that senator mccain said to casey hunt, that this was an act of war, this hacking was an act of war. basically, it is. technically. but that doesn't mean that you start shooting. is it each technically an act of war? >> i think it is. it is. especially this kind of political warfare that you are seeing which is an attempt to actively have an influence in an american election. when you think about a foreign government that is intruding on something fundamental to national sovereignty, which is theable of a country and its people to make decisions as to who will be their next leader, it is certainly an act of war. i think it represents the next phase of what is considered political warfare, which is not about shooting. not about having naval vessels and armys in the field but it about using sidebarer and other tools -- especially with the cyber tool now and what is happening there, we are seeing a proliferation of these kinds of attacks not just from the russians but other countries around the world who can have a fairly inexpensive we