the "prevent" anti—extremism programme is defended by leicestershire‘s chief constable — simon cole saysive described some of the criticism as "hysterical". also: tributes to the character actress, liz smith, who's died at the age of 95. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family, amongst many roles. choreographer, sir matthew bourne, described her as a "true british legend." i will be looking back on the year which will shape the global economy for decades to come. we will be taking a look at what lies in store after the decision was taken to leave the eu, and the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for white house, he has made bold announcements but was it all talk and no action? stay tuned, that's all to come. the children's commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are "going under the radar". the local government association said funding cuts meant councils were being forced to make difficult decisions. helena lee reports. this is daniel, one of th

simon cole describes some of the criticism as "hysterical".ss liz smith, best known for her roles as mrs cropp lee in the vicar of dibley and is now on in the vicar of dibley and is now on in the sitcom the royal family has died at the age of 95. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016. hello and welcome to the programme. we will bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories we have brought to you over the last year. first, the conversation that left lily allen in tears. she had never visited a refugee camp before. she met unaccompanied child migrants in calais and it overwhelmed her. her apology to refugees became front—page news. this is some of what she saw. calais's makeshift refugee camp, thejungle, home to around 10,000 people including children. this place has been partially demolished and reappeared. the french government wants it gone again. starting to knock it down within weeks. music plays. a world away from the squal

the prevent anti—extremism programme is defended by leicestershire‘s chief constable — simon cole sayshe criticism of the scheme is "hysterical". also this hour, tributes are paid to the actress, liz smith, who's died at the age of 95. does this thing play cassettes as well? no nana, it'sjust cds. why, do you have cassettes? the bafta winner played nana in the royle family. one of her co—stars, the actress suejohnston, said she was "devastated at her passing". and we look at how the people of cumbria and lancashire coped with flooding last winter. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. some voters in england are to be asked to provide photographic proof of identity before being allowed to vote. the measure is to be piloted as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. a government—commissioned report, published in august, concluded that the authorities sometimes turned a blind eye to fraud in areas with large pakistani or bangladeshi communities, because of "over—sensitivities about ethnicity and religion". here's our political correspondent, tom bateman. an election victory, but one steep

simon cole describes some of the criticism as "hysterical".tes to the character actor liz smith who has died at the age of 95. does this play cassettes as well? no, it'sjust cds. have you got cassettes as well? no. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family, amongst many roles. choreographer, sir matthew bourne, described her as a "true british legend." and victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the children's commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are "going under the radar". the local government association said funding cuts meant councils were being forced to make difficult decisions. helena lee reports. this is daniel, one of thousands of young carers in england. he's ten and lives with his mum, florella, who has a brain tumour. daniel is her main carer at h

leicestershire's chief constable simon coles said it was wrongly presented in "hysterical" terms as a spying operation. the actress, liz smith, best known as for her roles as mrs cropley in the vicar of dibley and as nana in the sitcom, the royle family, has died at the age of 95. now on bbc news, business live looks back at the big stories this year, and asks what we can expect in the coming twelve months. in the coming 12 months. this is business live from bbc news. yes, as 2016 draws to a close, we are going to look back on a year which featured two events which will shape the global economy for decades to come. welcome to business live review of 2016. yep, this year saw the uk take that momentous decision to leave the european union. we're going to take a look at what lies in store for the next 12 months. and he did it! the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for the white house. he has made some bold announcements, what was it all talk and no action? and, of course, it has been a turbulent year for the global market. oil prices hit that historic low. but there is l

leicestershire chief constable, simon cole, who is one of those in charge of implementing the strategyo britain's counter—terrorism efforts. the national union of teachers called for it to be scrapped. but mr cole says prevent is succeeding with vulnerable people. what it's about is putting an arm around people who might otherwise some difficult choices. the kind of cases that prevent teams are dealing with, and we are talking about 20 referrals a day, are things like a young man from the midlands who is thinking he might travel to fight in syria, people become concerned about him. there are referring to prevent. prevent works with that individual and he chooses not to travel. the people he was travelling to meet, we believe, are dead. this is very real stuff. with me is miqdaad versi, assistant secretary general for the muslim council of britain, which is setting up its own scheme. prevent, we heard it there, is providing a useful role. it is a useful tool. it is not perfect but it is doing some good work. do you accept that? there is always going to be good work done across the count

simon cole says some of the criticism of the scheme is "hysterical".o this hour, tributes are paid to the actress liz smith, who's died at the age of 95. does this thing play cassettes as well? no nana, it'sjust cds. why, do you have cassettes? no. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family. one of her co—stars, the actress suejohnston, said she was "devastated at her passing". in halfan in half an hour, reporters takes a look at the bbc‘s bestjournalism from the last year, including an exclusive report on chinese militarisation of international waters. some breaking newsjust in. the author of watership down, richard adams has died, aged 96. his tale about a family of rabbits was a bestseller and also became a celebrated film. a statement from his family said he died on christmas eve. they posted a quote from the book on the watership down website which read: "it seemed to hazel he would not be needing his body any more." nick higham looks back at his life. they seem sad, like trees in november. it became a worldwide bestseller and animated film

the "prevent" anti—extremism programme is defended by leicestershire‘s chief constable — simon cole saysive has described some of the criticism as "hysterical". also: tributes to the character actress, liz smith, who's i def the age of 95. does this thing play cassette? no, it'sjust cds. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family, amongst many roles. choreographer, sir matthew bourne, described her as a "true british legend." and, be careful what you wish for for your daughter's 15th birthday... what happened when a million facebook users responded to mexican father's invitation. the children's commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are "going under the radar". the local government association said funding cuts meant councils are being forced to make difficult decisions. helena lee reports. this is daniel, one of thousands of young carers in england. he's ten and lives with his mum, florella, who has a brain tumour. daniel is her main carer at home. when he's not a

the prevent anti—extremism programme is defended by leicestershire‘s chief constable — simon cole saysical". also this hour, tributes are paid to the actress, liz smith, who's died at the age of 95. does this thing play cassettes as well? no nana, it'sjust cds.

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simon cole, who is chief constable of leicestershire and one of those in charge of implementing the strategyerical‘. a british man is in a critical condition in hospital in antigua after being shot in the head. 37—year—old christopher tester from torquay was injured during an attempted robbery at his parent's restaurant on christmas day. he is being kept in an induced coma and friends have launched an appeal to fly him back to the uk for treatment. details are emerging of george michael's charity work, as tributes continue to pour in since his death on christmas day. for years the singer had donated money to organisations, and worked undercover at a homeless shelter. nick quraishi reports. he was a huge personality, whose life played out in the headlines. but behind this onstage persona, details of george michael's charitable donations are now emerging. he had volunteered to work in a homeless shelter, anonymously, a secret till now. he paid for a game show contestant to have ivf treatment. and gave sport relief £50,000 when david walliams swam the english channel in 2006. children, cancer p

the prevent anti—extremism programme is defended by leicestershire's chief constable — simon cole saysr, tributes are paid to the actress, liz smith, who's died at the age of 95.

simon cole describes some of the criticism as "hysterical".in the next hour: tributes to the character actor liz smith who has died at the age of 95. does this then play cassettes as well? no, it isjust cds. does this then play cassettes as well? no, it isjust (05. have you got cassettes as well? well? no, it isjust cds. have you got cassettes as well? no. in the next half an hour, join me nick miller for weather world as we hitch a ride on snowdon‘s mountain railway. the tourists may have gone, but it's still a busy time of year. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the children's commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are "going under the radar". the local government association said funding cuts meant councils were being forced to make difficult decisions. helena lee reports. this is daniel, one of thousands of young carers in england. he's ten and lives with his mum, florella, who has a brain tumour. daniel is her main ca

simon cole describes some of the criticism as "hysterical". the age of 95.

simon cole, who is responsible for implementing the programme, said some criticism, that it is spyingample, is hysterical and that the strategy is absolutely fundamental in tackling terrorism. jeremy corbyn has played down an interview by president obama in which he implied that labour has lost touch with reality. mr obama made the comment in an interview with the us political strategist, david axelrod, who advised the labour party during last year's general election. a spokesman for the labour leader insisted mr corbyn's policies represent what voters want. england's chief nursing officer has urged the nhs to invest more in caring for people at home. jane cummings says money is being wasted on keeping elderly patients in hospital unnecessarily. she suggests reform is needed to make sure patients don't get stuck between different parts of the system. north korea could have an effective nuclear arsenal by the end of next year, according to a high—profile diplomat who's defected. tay yong—ho, who was north korea's deputy ambassador to the uk, told the bbc that trillions of dollars of ec