alison freeman, bbc news, redcar.s eventin i'm joined by the organisers of this event in its 52nd year. why do people keep turning out? i don't know. it people keep turning out? i don't know- it is _ people keep turning out? i don't know. it is one _ people keep turning out? i don't know. it is one of— people keep turning out? i don't know. it is one of those - people keep turning out? i don't know. it is one of those events i people keep turning out? i don't i know. it is one of those events that has become — know. it is one of those events that has become a tradition for redcar and we _ has become a tradition for redcar and we get somewhere in the region of 300 _ and we get somewhere in the region of 300 people and many return year after year _ of 300 people and many return year after year to do this. you of 300 people and many return year after year to do this.— after year to do this. you say they raise a lot — after year to do this. you say they raise a lot of _ after year to do this. you say they raise a lot of m

alison freeman, bbc news, redcar. now on bbc news, our world.ting for the right to have a home birth. women in the balkan region are routinely exposed to brutal treatment in hospital during pregnancy and childbirth, and they are demanding change. the united nations has uncovered the scale of the abuse. violence against women in childbirth is so normalised that it is not yet considered violence against women. to protect herself, amira has hired a foreign midwife, who's taking a risk to help her deliver the baby at home. if the police came and said "who are you? what are you doing?", hopefully reasonableness will prevail. can amira reclaim one of her life's most important moments? sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. amira cerimagic is a doctor and an activist for productive rights. she's preparing for the arrival of her fourth child. she wants to have a home birth, but in bosnia and herzegovina, that's not an option. the health system here only allows births in hospitals. bosnia and herzegovina is one of europe's poorest countries. its health care s

alison freeman, bbc news, redcar. please mr postman, has died at the aged of 78.e going on to have a solo career. the marvelettes were widely regarded as first key female motown group. hello, merry christmas. if you have plans today to get out for a boxing day walk, the weather looks really mixed out there. we have a bit of everything thrown into the forecast. some rain and sleet and hill snow around but it should ease later on. and there will be some sunshine for those lucky few across parts of south—west england, wales and perhaps northern ireland. for the bulk of the uk, though, it is quite cloudy. we have a couple of weather fronts pushing northwards. as milder air pushes into that cold air that's still in place across the north—east of the uk, that's where we see that mix of rain, sleet and hill snow. there's been quite heavy snow for the pennines and the southern uplands as well. as we move into the afternoon, most of this snow in the north will tend to ease a little bit. but we will still see quite a lot of wet weather across parts of eastern england, some

they are used to being in the cold and getting wet but the lads from redcar rugby club's and gettingt jumping in the north sea as part of the annual boxing day dip. freezing! it will be horrible. _ the annual boxing day dip. freezing! it will be horrible. very _ the annual boxing day dip. freezing! it will be horrible. very cold, - the annual boxing day dip. freezing! it will be horrible. very cold, i - it will be horrible. very cold, i know that- — it will be horrible. very cold, i know that. but _ it will be horrible. very cold, i know that. but they _ it will be horrible. very cold, i know that. but they are - it will be horrible. very cold, i know that. but they are doing | it will be horrible. very cold, i i know that. but they are doing it it will be horrible. very cold, i - know that. but they are doing it for a aood know that. but they are doing it for a good cause. _ know that. but they are doing it for a good cause. a — know that. but they are doing it for a good cause, a charity _ know that. but they are doing it for a good cause, a charity in - know that. but they are doi

we will be live in redcar for the start of that chilly dip at around nine o'clock.d morning, happy christmas. nice to see ou. . , , good morning, happy christmas. nice tosee ou. , ., good morning, happy christmas. nice tosee ou. , to see you. happy christmas to you too. to see you. happy christmas to you toe happy — to see you. happy christmas to you t00- happy boxing _ to see you. happy christmas to you too. happy boxing day _ to see you. happy christmas to you too. happy boxing day today. - to see you. happy christmas to you too. happy boxing day today. if - too. happy boxing day today. if you're waking up to a damp started the day, we have that mix of sleet and hill snow around, there will be sungshan in later today, particularly across western parts of the uk, we have had some fairly heavy snowfall over recent hours overnight bid across northern england and southern scotland as well, the pennines we currently have about seven centimetres of snow at the moment and we will see more of come over the next few hours as well stop what we have got out there, we have a