roger harrabin, bbc news.und the uk in time for christmas are being warned to expect delays in parts of the country. the rac says the christmas getaway will combine with the usual commuter traffic as well as rail disruption to create a "frantic friday." almost 400 miles of road works have been suspended by highways england to ease congestion. coming up at 6am on breakfast. charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business and sport. plus, are you prepared for christmas dinner? today is expected to be the busiest day of the year for food and drink sales as we stock up for the big day. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the former separatist leader of catalonia says that what he calls the catalan republic has emerged victorious after elections in the north—eastern spanish region. a new migrant crisis is unfolding in greece, where the authorities are struggling to cope with thousands of asylum—seekers now being held on islands close to turkey. now it is time look at th

roger harrabin, bbc news.s for a series of smash and grab raids on mobile phone shops. the judge at blackfriars crown court said the robberies had been meticulously planned — and that nothing and no one was allowed to stand in the gangs way. two men have been injured in an explosion at a house in leeds. west yorkshire police say the blast happened just before three o'clock this afternoon at a house on silk mill drive in tinshill, just north of the city centre. the men's injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. a witness described the damage as "like a war zone". british passport covers are to revert to blue once britain leaves the european union in 2019. the current burgundy passports will continue to be issued until then, but without the eu insignia. the home office says the new blue passport will be more high—tech and secure to prevent fraud and forgery. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. the great british passport — shortly to be available not in european burgundy because, it turns

roger harrabin, bbc news.ons? one idea is to capture survivors' stories on film. one holocaust survivor, eva schloss, the step—sister of anne frank, has been taking part in an interactive project that will allow people to ask her questions about her life, and preserve her testimony long into the future. reeta chakra barti has been to meet her. three, two, one, go ahead. meet eva schloss. she's 88, and survived the horrors of auschwitz. she spent days being filmed recounting the past, so that people now and in the future can question her virtual self about what happened. my name is eva schloss. would you like to ask me some questions about my life? survivors are worrying what will happen when we are not around anymore, who is going to continue telling the story? because we think it is very important. now, at the museum of jewish heritage in new york, people can directly ask eva about what it was like in auschwitz, how she survived, and how it's affected her since. one of the questions, what was your most terrib

roger harrabin, bbc news, nairobi.n california, threatening thousands of homes and knocking out power lines. so far, authorities have said one person has died as a result of the blaze and evacuation centres have been opened in schools and fairgrounds. richard galpin has the latest. fanned by winds gusting at up to 70 miles an hour, this latest fire in california has been spreading fast towards cities on the coast. and as the fire advances, thousands of families have been ordered to leave their homes as quickly as possible. you must abide by these evacuation notices. we saw the disasters and the losses that happened up north in sonoma and this is a fast, very dangerous, moving fire. already one person has been killed and there are fears of significant destruction. but some people still won't leave. you can't panic, just kind of go with the flow. that's me. we've been here almost 30 years and we've gone through floods, fires, you know. but it's the wind, you just don't know where it is going to go. my son is a firefighte

here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. nearly half are put into landfill, incinerated or left as litter. many ultimately find their way into the sea. the mps are urging the government to introduce a deposit—and—return scheme for bottles as soon as possible. they want a new rule obliging all cafes, pubs and restaurants to provide free tap water so people can top up their own refillable bottles. and they want many more public water fountains. we want people to think before they leave the house, will i be needing water? to re—use the bottles they've got. we want people to be able to fill up for free in cafes and restaurants. and we want then to capture the bottles that we do use, so we have a sustainable, resource—efficient economy. but crucially, so that we end up with far fewer of these bottles in our streets and on our beaches and in the sea. the mps also propose a sliding scale of charges on plastic packaging — so firms using easy—to—recycle materials pay least, and those using complex materials paid most. ministers say t

roger harrabin, bbc news, nairobi.ting as little as £115 each, the group raised over £4a0,000 to buy the neglected 13th century chateau mothe—chandeniers in western france. the buyers responded to an online fundraising call and intend to restore it to its former glory. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. we have some pretty active weather on the card this week. quite quiet at the moment and mild but waiting out in the atlantic is this system, storm caroline. it has been named by the met office because it is likely to cause disruption especially across northern parts of the country as we had through thursday in particular. so this storm likely to bring gusts of wind of perhaps 80 miles an hour. botica across northern parts of scotland and even through the central belt. and likely to cause some travel disruption across many parts of the country phytophthora we're keeping a close eye on that but back to the here and now, it is quiet, most places dry, some persistent rain across the north west of scot

our environment analyst roger harrabin reports now from kenya. the plastic epidemic is everywhere.hin here, volunteers are clearing up a beach in eastern kenya. the plastic comes from as far as indonesia and japan and is harming animals like turtles which ingest plastic pieces. half of the turtles brought in for treatment it from eating plastics and up dead. here is one lucky turtle, being measured before it is put back in the sea. it was brought in sick by a fisherman. the man who i’u ns in sick by a fisherman. the man who runs the turtle hospital says that turtles offer an insight into the pollution of the entire ocean. we focus on turtles because they are endangered but also they are quite charismatic. people like turtles. it is easy to get people to like turtles than maybe a manta ray or another weird fish. also, they are an excellent indicator species of ecosystem health. at the united nations in kenya, this is an artist's insight into the impact of plastic in the ocean. un environment ministers are discussing what to do about it. some nations are banning plastic bags complete

plastic killing marine life even in the remotest corners of the planet. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabinolunteers are clearing up a beachin here, volunteers are clearing up a beach in the east of kenya. the plastic comes from as far as indonesia and japan and it is harming animals like turtles, which eat plastic pieces. half of the turtles brought in for treatment end up turtles brought in for treatment end up dead. here is one lucky turtle, being measured before it is returned to the sea. it was brought in sick bya to the sea. it was brought in sick by a fisherman. the man who runs the total hospital says turtles offer an insight into pollution of the entire ocean. we focus on turtles because they are endangered but they are also a charismatic species. people like turtles. it is easy to get people to like turtles than may be a manta already weird fish. also, they are in excellent indicator species of ecosystem health. at the united nations in kenyon, this is an artist's insight into the impact of plastic in the ocean. un environment ministers are discussing what to do. some nations are

our environment analyst roger harrabin reports now from kenya. the plastic epidemic is everywhere.rs are clearing up a beach in western —— eastern kenya. the plastic comes from as far as indonesia and japan, and it is harming animals like turtles, which ingest plastic pieces. half of the total is brought in for treatment for eating plastic and update. —— half of the turtles. here is one lucky turtle, being measured before being put back in the sea. the man who runs the total hospital servers totals offer an insight into the pollution of the entire ocean. -- says turtles. we focus on turtles because they own danger, but they are also a charismatic species. people like turtles, it is easier to get them to like turtles and then a stingray or some kind of weird fish. also because they are an excellent indicator species of ecosystem health. at the un in kenya, these installations offer an artists' insight into the effect of plastics on the ocean. un environment ministers are discussing what to do about it. some nations are banning plastic tags completely. others are more cautious. the u

our environment correspondent roger harrabin sent this report.ocean, beset with pollution of all kinds, including the plastics that surround our lives. the un environment meeting is spelling it out in big letters, plastic pollution must end. the resolution lacks dates and timetables, but governments say it sends a message to the plastics industry. i think that business has a critical role to play, businesses are the producers of plastics and the conveyors of plastics, such as in plastic bags, and those businesses that want to see change are very important partners here. and what about the businesses that don't want to see change, they have been resisting for decades? we need to put policies in place and measures in place that will make those businesses go out of business. environmental campaigners have been urging action against plastic waste for decades. for them, this meeting could be a watershed. so we are happy to see the governments coming together, agreeing on taking action on the microplastics. we would just like to see this become a more

well roger harrabin is with me.he generally accepted view? a lot of people think that. president trump couldn't pull the usa out of the deal, the terms of the deal is he has to wait and intriguingly the waiting time is the day after the next us presidential election. so if he loses, the usa will stay in by default. if he wins, there's quite a lot of pressure on him already, with people wondering actually you say you want to benefit the us economy by polling us out, but what if we, the us, gets left behind while the rest of the world is going on to electric vehicles. you could harm industry by polling us you could harm industry by polling us out. meanwhile the latest climate change summit is getting under way in paris, how important is it? and are in to lists were wondering if this is french grandstanding, but it looks like it isn't. some major announcements from business saying what they will do. axa, saying they won't insure pipelines any more. other major corporations doing the same, 1200 businesses saying they wi

roger harrabin, bbc news.has been dragged for more than half a mile clinging to a car door after he tried to search a driver who was suspected of taking drugs. despite falling off at high speed, the officer was unharmed, and the whole incident was filmed on his body camera. a police officer in florida putting on protective gloves. this car pulled over with two suspects inside. the officer has spotted what he believes could be heroin and needles, and is about to search the vehicle. but the driver has other ideas. it's going to be in front of cambridge... whoa, whoa! clinging to the open door and with one foot in the car, he is hurtled along at high speed. despite his shouts, the driver shows no sign of slowing down. for the officer, this unexpected ride is only ending one way. amazingly, the officer gets back on his feet, the suspect‘s now long gone, but the video camera is still recording. you're a hero! awesome. the pembroke pines police force later posted this footage on facebook. and with the evidence they

our environment analyst roger harrabin sent this report from kenya.s a global scourge. at this speech in eastern kenya plastic fragments from as far as japan harmed the totals which eat them. half of the total brought in for treatment here from eating plastics and up dead. he is a lucky total being measured before being released into sea. it was brought in seat by a fisherman. now after treatment it is being set free. the un is discussing what to do about plastics. some nations are banning plastics. some nations are banning plastic bags completely. others are more reticent. environmental workers wa nt more reticent. environmental workers want more action. the tremendous amount of plastic we use in the economies ends up in the ocean, which has been seen as a trash dump, where we dump everything we don't need and that plastic never goes away. mostly it floats on the surface, it falls down to the bottom and we urgently need to do something about it. many of the plastics industry have been carried thousands of miles from cities inland. in nairobi for inst

roger harrabin, bbc news, nairobi. in a moment the business news with rachel.g use of live, online streaming services by children is being exploited by sex offenders. sales of new cars stall once again — in november they fell for the eighth month in a row. the number of new cars registered was down by around 11 percent compared with november last year figures show. we'll have more on this in a moment. commuting costs for rail passengers will rise injanuary at their fastest rate for five years. it was already known that fares regulated by the government , which represent about half of the total and include season tickets , would go up by three—point—six % from next month. the uk's services sector grew slower than expected. that affects lots of different types of businesses from banking to farming. meanwhile the prices the companies charge jumped to their highest level since early 2008. sales of new cars stall once again — in november they fell for the eighth month in a row. that is right simon. that is according to figures. in november, thousands of new cars wer

series which highlighted the harm to marine life from plastic litter. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabinealises he has got to take this issue seriously. he mentioned blue planet, i have only really astonished at the depth of impact blue planet has had globally, it seems to have galvanised action. he is focusing his thoughts on, firstly, reducing the total amount of plastic in the economy and, secondly, cutting the number of different plastics there are. there is so many different tapes which makes it very difficult for recyclers to recycle. if he goes ahead that he will go as dense some offers on deregulation instincts by directly trying to impact on the market —— going against some of his instincts on deregulation. he also wa nts instincts on deregulation. he also wants it easier for individuals to be able to recycle. people are unsure what they can recycle or where they can recycle certain materials. so harmonisation of recycling rules? ido so harmonisation of recycling rules? i do not want to push this too far as this is not policy but already contacted local government authority and

roger harrabin, bbc news.t on the menu today. it looks to me like a beef stew. it is going to be a huge day for the staff here on monday. they will be cooking christmas lunch for the a50 patients, 250 staff that are working on monday. they will get through something like 3,500 brussels sprouts, love them or loathe them, and 30 turkeys, but across england, a00,000 patients, the nhs is britain's biggest christmas dinner provider. i just want to show you this joint of beef that has been in the oven for a couple of hours. that is going to be absolutely gorgeous. the system, how it works these days, in most hospitals, then then go into these trays, and are placed on the tray, and later on, when lunch service really gets going, there is a team here that makes up all of the trays. they then go the large trolleys, here, to be taken on to the wards. so, everybody gets exactly what they want. it's important of course, for a hospital, that people get the correct food. let's talk to dawn, stirring away, there. what is for

our environment analyst roger harrabin sent this report from kenya.as brought in sick by a fisherman. now, after treatment, it's being set free. the un is discussing what to do about plastics. some nations are banning plastic bags completely. others are more reticent. environmentalists want much faster action. the plastic, the tremendous amount of plastic that we use in our economies ends up in the ocean, and the ocean has been seen as a trash dump, where we dump everything we don't need. and that plastic never goes away, mostly. it flows on the surface, it falls down the bottom. we urgently need do something about it. many of the plastics in the sea have been carried thousands of miles from cities inland. in nairobi, for instance, they have banned plastic bags — but look at this. the un grinds slowly. while governments are figuring out how to progress, ordinary people have simply got to stop doing this. in the new car market has declined foran in the new car market has declined for an eighth consecutive months. it was down 11% on the same month last