sean dilley, bbc news.raditions, such as panto, hogmanay and cheese rolling could be in line for united nations protected status. the government is beginning a consultation on which activities should go on an official list of the uk's cultural highlights, when it signs up to a un convention. david sillito reports. pantomime is a uniquely british and enormously popular tradition. oh, hi. didn't see you there. but should it go on a list of british cultural activities worthy of preservation? the british government will next year sign up to unesco's convention for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage which means the un body will provide guidance, oversight and recommendations on how to preserve designated cultural traditions. the government now wants to know what people think should actually go on the list. cheese—rolling, for instance, is uniquely british but its popularity would suggest it is probably not in need of preservation. whereas many local crafts are in steep decline. the question is, which ones

sean dilley, bbc news. in the arctic circle, santa has set out for his big trip around the world.in finland to begin the long annual journey to deliver christmas gifts around the world. finland says santa claus�*s personal post office in napapiiri has received thousands of letters from children in 199 countries. he has a big to—do list. here in the us, norad begins tracking santa on christmas eve. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we had some heavy rain in scotland on saturday, and as a result of that there are a number of flood warnings in force across the north of the country. we have had some disruption too. for most of the uk it was a very mild day, but not for everyone. massive contrasts in northern scotland as the mild air butted up against the cold. 10 degrees in braemar, ten miles down the road in balmoral, just one. and with those lower temperatures across the far north and east, well, on saturday we did see some snowfall. so for some, a winter wonderland. however, since then the snow has been turning back to rain and our main concern as we get through christmas

sean dilley, bbc news. — less than an hour after it was confirmed as a genuine installation. the piece of street art — a red stop sign with three military drones on it — was unveiled on the corner of commercialway, peckham, on friday. but within an hour it was removed by a man with bolt cutters as witnesses took photos, with this video emerging on social media. the incident has been reported to police by southwark council. one gallery owner has said the artwork could be worth up to £500,000. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's been quite a wintry scene across northern parts of scotland today. we had some snow falling this morning. that is continuing to turn back to rain. quite a bit of rain actually coming in over the hills of scotland and we're drawing in these milder winds, as well. there's still quite a temperature contrast in scotland even this evening, where that colder air is still in the far north—east, but otherwise, as you can see, temperatures will be in double figures. we've got some

sean dilley, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.today. we had some snow falling this morning. that is continuing to turn back to rain. quite a bit of rain actually coming in over the hills of scotland and we're drawing in these milder winds, as well. there's still quite a temperature contrast in scotland even this evening, where that colder air is still in the far north—east, but otherwise, as you can see, temperatures will be in double figures. we've got some heavy rain coming into scotland this evening. it does ease off overnight. the main rain band then sinks southwards down into england and wales. clearer skies following, but some blustery showers arriving in the north—west by the end of the night. for the most part, temperatures are going to be in double figures as we head into christmas eve morning. but christmas eve is going to be a windy day, particularly strong and gusty winds over and to the east of the pennines. high—sided vehicles could find it difficult travelling up the a1. gusty winds widely across scotland, but it's

sean dilley, bbc news.nburgh. parties are well under way, learn a. in the last few minutes, pulp took to the stage just in front of me, behind me a part of the crowd 50,000 strong here to celebrate new year in scotland�*s capital city which builds its name as the home of hogmanay. there are street performers, there is a k lee, a scottish country dancing party if you like, there is also the big band on the stage, and then of course the fireworks at midnight. a tonne of fireworks are going to be lit off tonight. what a spectacular backdrop of edinburgh castle. a good couple of hours still to go in terms of the celebrations, less than an hour of go, of course, until we celebrate the new year. and, greg, in central london, how is it going there? we and, greg, in central london, how is it going there?— it going there? we are literally 30 odd minutes _ it going there? we are literally 30 odd minutes away _ it going there? we are literally 30 odd minutes away from _ it going there? we are literally 30 odd minutes

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