a little less cold further south and east, but we'll have more cloud around and more of a breeze. more of a breeze again across the south—east corner, though nowhere near as windy as it has been. the further north and west that you head, closer to the high pressure. the winds will be much lighter with widespread sunshine here after that cold and frosty start. temperatures struggling to get much above three degrees, perhaps, through the central belt of scotland. further south, we're looking at 7—9 celsius. but as we move deeper into the week, this area of high pressure dominates the scene, sitting across the uk, bringing very light winds and settled weather — quite a difference to what we've had at the weekend. it does mean, though, it will turn quite chilly, and with that benign air mass with very little wind, we could see quite a bit of cloud at times too. where skies clear at night, we're likely to see a return to some frost and some fog. that's it from me. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. syrian rebels declare damascus is free after reports from the police that pr

a little less cold further south and east, but we'll have more cloud around and more of a breeze. remnants of storm darragh pretty much fizzling out at this point. so we'll have more of a breeze again across the south—east corner, though nowhere near as windy as it has been. the further north and west that you head, closer to the high pressure. the winds will be much lighter with widespread sunshine here after that cold and frosty start. temperatures struggling to get much above three degrees, perhaps, through the central belt of scotland. further south, we're looking at 7—9 celsius. but as we move deeper into the week, this area of high pressure dominates the scene, sitting across the uk, bringing very light winds and settled weather — quite a difference to what we've had at the weekend. it does mean, though, it will turn quite chilly, and with that benign air mass with very little wind, we could see quite a bit of cloud at times too. where skies clear at night, we're likely to see a return to some frost and some fog. that's it from me. take care. hello and welcome to talking bus

a little less cold further south and east, but we'll have more cloud around and more of a breeze.ragh pretty much fizzling out at this point. so we'll have more of a breeze again across the south—east corner, though nowhere near as windy as it has been. the further north and west that you head, closer to the high pressure. the winds will be much lighter with widespread sunshine here after that cold and frosty start. temperatures struggling to get much above three degrees, perhaps, through the central belt of scotland. further south, we're looking at 7—9 celsius. but as we move deeper into the week, this area of high pressure dominates the scene, sitting across the uk, bringing very light winds and settled weather — quite a difference to what we've had at the weekend. it does mean, though, it will turn quite chilly, and with that benign air mass with very little wind, we could see quite a bit of cloud at times too. where skies clear at night, we're likely to see a return to some frost and some fog. that's it from me. take care. live from washington, this is bbc news. syrian rebels

that's our south east asia correspondent.me of the day's other news 110w. president biden has called russia's christmas day airstrikes on ukraine outrageous and a deliberate attempt to cut access to electricity during the cold winter months. moscow fired more than 170 missiles and drones, killing one person and causing widespread black outs. japan airlines says a cyberattack has briefly disrupted some of its flights. the attack affected the airline's baggage check—in system. more than a dozen flights were delayed at several airports before engineers identified and isolated the target of the attack. officials in mozambique say 1,500 inmates have escaped from prisons after a riot in maputo which left more than 30 people dead. they said 150 had been recaptured. there's been civil unrest since the disputed election in october. russia has blamed terrorism for one of its cargo ships sinking off the coast of spain. the ursa major began taking on water on monday, while on a journey from st petersburg to vladivostock. it's owned by ru

a little less cold further south and east, but we'll have more cloud around and more of a breeze.ss the south—east corner, though nowhere near as windy as it has been. the further north and west that you head, closer to the high pressure. the winds will be much lighter with widespread sunshine here after that cold and frosty start. temperatures struggling to get much above three degrees, perhaps, through the central belt of scotland. further south, we're looking at 7—9 celsius. but as we move deeper into the week, this area of high pressure dominates the scene, sitting across the uk, bringing very light winds and settled weather — quite a difference to what we've had at the weekend. it does mean, though, it will turn quite chilly, and with that benign air mass with very little wind, we could see quite a bit of cloud at times too. where skies clear at night, we're likely to see a return to some frost and some fog. that's it from me. take care. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme.

rain at times further south, although i think parts of east anglia and the south east will stay dry tillnorth. outbreaks of rain, then, for many of us during the first half of thursday night. windy for a time again, too. but then winds fall lighter into friday morning. there could be a touch of frost around, a few mist or fog patches. showers across the north and west of scotland could turn wintry over the hills. and then the big question mark of the day, and to take us into friday night, what happens with this batch of rain? now this is a developing area of low pressure. we mentioned yesterday this could be potentially something quite stormy, but computer models are showing different scenarios for this. one, the european one, which brings that area of low pressure to the south of us, the wettest, windiest weather will be across france, but still with rain impacts in southern parts of england and wales. but the american computer model shows something much more stormy through friday night. more widely across the country, most likely probably somewhere in between. but once it clears throug

perhaps still some outbreaks of rain, some drizzle affecting the far south—east of england with a biten as we go through the night on tuesday and into wednesday, that high pressure really doesn't move very far at all. so again, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a cold night into wednesday, with a widespread frost. staying cloudier for england and wales, and that will keep the temperatures up above freezing. so here's wednesday's weather. once again, there could be some patches of mist and fog in some central areas of scotland. hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlands and eastern parts of england. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift away a little bit for the end of the week, and we start to see a few weather fronts moving into northern areas. that'll bring some outbreaks of rain, but

in south—east wales, officials have recovered almost two million pounds worth of goods in just over a— largely from locations with links to organised crime. our reporter yolloh cheung has more. 23,000 vapes... before heading out, time for a briefing. officers from gwent police and newport city council's trading standards are told they will be raiding three locations all at once this afternoon. what they're looking for is illegal vape and tobacco products. they are not normally on display. as we arrive, two people are keeping an eye on the vape shop, but there's no sign of the owner. while they're spoken to by an officer, the others searched the back room, but after 15 minutes, they've only found one bag of counterfeit cigarettes. then... ..jackpot. hey! got it. a hidden shelf filled with dozens of suspected illegal vapes. then another. and then a third. these ones here were found in this. it's obviously makeshift to look like it's part of the bookcase. that was on the floor, sort of behind. we're finding that in quite a few shops now whereby they will look for those different places t

it looks quite breezy, fairly cloudy with showers towards the south—east corner but further southenden if the sun comes out. it will be a chilly day. high pressure establishes itself in the middle part of the week. there will be lots of cloud, areas of mist and murk, some bits and pieces of rain and drizzle and largely dry, and much calmer thanit largely dry, and much calmer than it has been. live from london, this is bbc news. syrian rebels are bearing down on the capital damascus from the north and south, amid little resistance from president assad's forces. state media denied reports that president assad had fled the city where protesters appear to have toppled a statue of the president's late father. south korea's opposition fails in its effort to impeach president yoon suk yeol for his short—lived declaration of martial law. iam i am live outside the notre dame cathedral in paris where after five years after the fire that ravaged much of the cathedral, the opening ceremony is about to begin. world leaders have gathered in paris ahead of the ceremony including president—elect tru

the blaze in catford in south—east london spread quickly.y firefighters. an inquest into the death of broadcaster dr michael mosley has not been able to determine a cause. the 67—year—old science journalist went missing injune on the greek island of symi after going for a walk. the coroner said the cause of death, while unknown, was most likely heatstroke or an undiagnosed health condition. to boxing now, and britain's tyson fury and urkaine's oleksandr usyk have been weighing in ahead of tomorrow night's world heavyweight title in the saudia arabian capital, riyadh. here's our sports reporter ade adedoyin. the last time these two faced each other, it was a fight for the ages — a brilliant and brutal contest under a heavy barrage of punches, fury wilted, his unbeaten record and air of invincibility gone. usyk has accomplished everything in boxing, so why continue? it's not easy. it's hard. boxing is a hard sport. it's a tough sport. when my phone alarm talked to me, "hey, oleks, oleks, wake up. "please wake up! "time for training!" you know,

the very first train from salisbury was cancelled this morning and we are hearing of problems on south—eastpital. most of the problems restricted to south—east england but of course, that is where most of the commuters are, so a dismal friday rush hourfor a number of are, so a dismal friday rush hour for a number of people, probably into the thousands, maybe the tens of thousands, but things should be better by lunchtime. but things should be better by lunchtime-— but things should be better by lunchtime. �* ,, ., , . lunchtime. and simon, since we have ou lunchtime. and simon, since we have you there, _ lunchtime. and simon, since we have you there, we _ lunchtime. and simon, since we have you there, we are - lunchtime. and simon, since we have you there, we are talking l have you there, we are talking about this red weather warning, for the uk, or parts of the uk this weekend. it is likely to have an impact on the travel network isn't it? it have an impact on the travel network isn't it?— network isn't it? it certainly is and once _ network isn't it? it certainly is and once again _ netwo

for example the middle east, africa, south america and russia, and also southeast asian countries. able to do it, you have no other way out. i hope that this won't happen - so we can keep doing business more easily with our neighbours. now, is it going to be like... ..it�*s going to have a snowball effect on everybody? to be honest, i'm not sure. i hope not. so what are those potential snowball effects? well, us inflation is currently 2.6%, but the tariffs could push it up to 3.5% next year as goods get more expensive. that's according to wall street bank goldman sachs. interest rates are currently set at a range of 4.5%—4.75%, but if inflation goes up, so too might the cost of borrowing. that would reduce the spending power of consumers, in turn stifling economic growth. well, governments around the world who often borrow in dollars would also end up spending more on interest payments, leaving them with less to spend on other stuff. well, mexico's president has been reflecting on her conversation with donald trump a few days after he made his tariff threat. translation: from our p

a little less cold further south and east because we'll have more cloud around and more of a breeze.out at this point, so we'll have more of a breeze again across the southeast corner, though nowhere near as windy as it has been. the further north and west that you head, closer to the high pressure, the winds will be much lighter with widespread sunshine here after that cold and frosty start. temperatures struggling to get much above three degrees, perhaps, through the central belt of scotland — further south, we're looking at 7—9 celsius. but as we move deeper into the week, this area of high pressure dominates the scene, sitting across the uk, bringing very light winds and settled weather — quite a difference to what we've had at the weekend. it does mean, though, it will turn quite chilly, and with that benign air mass with very little wind, we could see quite a bit of cloud at times, too. where skies clear at night, we're likely to see a return to some frost and some fog. that's it from me. take care. live from washington, this is bbc news. syrian rebels are reportedly approachin

a lot of cloud and some showers and later some of the showers in the south—east and channel islands willrthern england, cloud in the east breaking, and lighter wind in the north but gusty wind in the south. these white circles represent sustained wind speeds so the gusts will be that bit higher. it will feel cold in glasgow, only 4 degrees for top seven in birmingham but nine in plymouth and st helier. through this evening and overnight we hang onto a lot of cloud across parts of england and wales. a few showers, some still heavy. the wind is not as strong but still gusty through the english channel. and under clear skies for scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern england it's going to be cold once again. potentially as low as -10 again. potentially as low as —10 in the highlands so a widespread frost and again some freezing fog forming. into tuesday, the high pressure really establishes itself across the uk but a weather front draped across the northern islands were the times bring in more cloud and some spots of rain. from south through the rest of scotland, northern england

you've had different rebel factions coming up from the south and also from the east.e suburbs of damascus. people have toppled statues of hafez al—assad, bashar al—assad's father, the man who began the dynasty. so, you know, a sense of end days, really for the assad regime. but we don't know how soon that's going to be. we don't know 100% that that will happen. i mean, there's still, ithink, an unknowable about the real praetorian guard that surround president assad, whether they i mean, there's still, ithink, an unknowable about the real praetorian guard that surround president assad, whether they want to hold the line or they feel that they can, either that they can win out somehow and that the rebels will sort of start fighting amongst each other, they'll evaporate whatever, or buy time for some kind of political deal. we've been hearing there are meetings that have been going on in qatar with iran, russia and turkey, who all played an absolute key part in the way things have developed in syria in the past few years, but also arab countries. and, you know, there's

some of the strongest of the winds as we go through the night may well be across south—east scotlandintry showers into northern scotland will stay fairly windy, so that will stop the temperatures dropping too far. that said, we may see a few icy stretches developing across some parts of scotland into tomorrow morning. now, for tomorrow, storm darragh clearing but still close enough to bring some cloud and some showers across the south—east corner. in fact, across many central and eastern parts of england, we will see a fair amount of cloud, some showery rain drifting through. further north and west, though a much better looking day. drier, brighter spells of sunshine. just the odd shower. still windy, but not as windy as it has been. although these eastern and southern coast of england and the channel islands will continue to see some rather gusty conditions right through into sunday afternoon. temperatures stuck in single digits — factor in the strength of the wind, it's going to feel really cold out ther. now, into monday, it looks quite breezy. fairly cloudy with some showers towa

south bay. so it's fog and 40s in the east bay this morning. bout 50 in the south bay, so watch out navigating the fog and then watch how the front slips to the south. later at about nine 10:00, we've got those downpours from san francisco to oakland through 11:00. and then look what happens as we get towards the 1:00 hour. still some rain in the south bay. we'll be zones like front street and thrive city were created to boost local businesses. earlier this month, coal valley began hosting a successful night market, according to neighbors, turning the area into an entertainment zone would help support the community. according to the san francisco chronicle, if approved, coal valley could be added as soon as march. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things that are happening soon here in the bay area. >> first, we're heading into the second full week of verdict watch in a major murder case. deliberations in the trial of nemo. many are set to resume this afternoon. he is accused of killing cash app found

temperatures in single digits across the south—east but a bit milder further north, across the south—eastcross the northern half of scotland and cold air could turn the rain into snow over the hills across northern scotland so a real wintry mix. at south they will be dry with clear spells. throughout monday into new year's eve with further rain until snow across scotland, we are likely to see some travel issues. it could bring in localised flooding to places. stay tuned to the forecast to keep up today and head online to check out the latest weather warnings. this is the picture for monday, low—pressure to the north of the uk, active weather fronts across scotland bringing further hill snow here. the show was pushing into northern and western england and wales but it will stay largely dry throughout the day monday but more of a breeze and a milder day to come for all. cold in northern scotland. on tuesday, new year's eve, another area of low pressure moves through. a blustery day the north and the west and they will be held snow across the north of scotland. you have to stay tuned to the

for more on this, i spoke tojonathan head, our south east asia correspondent. what is the latest you are hearing about the status of the plane, what might have happened that led to the crash? we have seen one video, which we are trying to authenticate, filmed from the side of the runway. it appears to show the flight on the boeing operated byjeju air trying to land, running along the runway without the nose wheel deployed and a lot of smoke coming from the rear wheels which would suggest perhaps it was breaking hard and then going off the end of the runway and slamming into either a fence or wall it's not clear. i think it is a fence, and bursting immediately into flame. the pilot had had a problem and done a go around already so the emergency services at muan airport were alerted and would have been there very quickly. they employed a lot of fire engines and others to put the fire out. as things stand, 47 confirmed dead 180 people, 181 people on board, only two survivors so far. we will have to wait for confirmation as the authorities on the ground we believe

anglia and the south—east lasting through the south—east lasting through the tracking into parts of northern england, north wales, the south west of england, one or two heavy bursts followed by sunshine and showers moving on from the north—west. temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than thursday, between 8—11 but you have the breeze and showers and it will not feel particularly warm at all. into saturday, low pressure is sitting to the north of the uk, lots of isobars on the map, the wind is wrapping around the low pressure bringing blustery showers, strongest winds for the western isles reaching 80 mph. furthersouth the western isles reaching 80 mph. further south we have this cloud across central and southern england and wales and patriot outbreaks of rain. more sunshine further north but those blustery showers. and temperatures only eight or nine for parts of scotland but 11—13 the uk so it looks mild but turns cold again into sunday because the winds are coming in from the north—west bringing a mix of sunshine and some heavy showers, some of the showers

sumatra, close to the epicentre of the huge underwater earthquake that triggered the tsunami. 0ur south—eastcorrespondent jonathan head, who witnessed the devastation in 2004, sent this report. siren. the chilling wail of the warning sirens this morning in banda aceh, in northern indonesia, marking the moment when the city was almost completely wiped out by the biggest tsunami of modern times. a frightening reminder for survivors is also a reassurance that today they are better prepared. in thailand, they hung photographs of those who died on the tiled memorial, which reaches the height of the wave which smashed into the beaches on that boxing day morning. most of the 151 british victims died here. translation: i feel dismay. it's been 20 years. i came here every day. time flies, but it passes slowly in our minds. screaming. few understood what was happening back then, as they watched the lethal torrent of water roar in. there had been no warnings. thailand, like sri lanka, was a long way from the massive earthquake which sent the wave racing across the indian ocean. over here in this buildi

we're just about to experience rain lingering across east anglia, south east first thing, then sunshinefor a time. many will become dry, but then quicker. then we'll see on wednesday, wet and also increasingly windy weather pushes its way in. in fact, it'll be windy throughout the 24 hours leading up to thursday afternoon in northern scotland. a milder day, though temperatures back into double figures more widely. but as that rain spreads its way eastwards and clears overnight into friday, back to sunshine. a few showers, a little bit cooler again on friday. and then there is the potential for something stormier coming our way. deepening area of low pressure will develop as it crosses the uk to take us into saturday. we'll keep an eye on the timings for that, but for england and wales in particular, we could see some very windy conditions indeed and we could also see a lot of rain too. that's how it's looking. i'll see you soon. this is bbc news, the headlines: the emir of the state of qatar is in london for a state visit. buckingham palace says the queen will not attend the official ar

mysteries of the mekong — we'll tell you about the hundreds of new animal species discovered in south—east welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. prince andrew will not be joining the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham, the bbc has learned. the revelation came as the man who's alleged to be a chinese spy, with close links to the duke of york, was named publicly as yang tengbo, also known as chris yang he was banned from the uk last year. our political correspondent damian grammaticus has more. to cooperate, particularly, for example, on issues like climate change. to challenge where we must and where we should. mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk. he asked today for his own anonymity to be lifted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: "i have done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue." adding: "i love this country as my second home. i would never do anything to harm the interests of the uk

in fiji, like alcohol or fake alcohol isn't as big an issue as it is in south—east asia.le and that's because it makes up about 40% of their gdp. it's their largest industry. there are a lot of questions at the moment as to how and why this happened at a 5—star luxury resort. the investigation is in its early stages at the moment and people —— police have been on—site at the resort. the ministry of health has issued an advice to the public to be careful about what they are consuming over this festive period and the australian authorities have also issued a warning to travellers to fiji during this easy summer period. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. to syria, where a week after dictator bashar al—assad, was ousted by islamist rebels, other countries are starting to think about how they will deal with the new interim regime. on his first visit to damascus since mr assad fled, the un envoy for syria said he supports lifting sanctions on the country. he urged justice, not revenge, and he called for increased and immediate aid.

perhaps still some outbreaks of rain, some drizzle affecting the far south—east of england with a bitay, that high pressure really doesn't move very far at all. so again, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a cold night into wednesday, with a widespread frost. staying cloudier for england and wales, and that will keep the temperatures up above freezing. so here's wednesday's weather. once again, there could be some patches of mist and fog in some central areas of scotland. hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlands and eastern parts of england. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift away a little bit for the end of the week, and we start to see a few weather fronts moving into northern areas. that �*ll bring some outbreaks of rain, but on the whole, the outlook is looking rather settled. m

before it properly arrives, thought, it could be a chilly evening across east anglia and the south east door to atlantic winds, some rain or drizzle around plenty of cloud. and by the end of the night, the start of sunday morning, temperatures higher than they have been by day for the past week or so. now, as you go into sunday, expect a lot more cloud around, grey skies, but there will be some thinning of that, some brighter breaks to the east of high ground across parts of east wales, eastern england, eastern this is what will bring the rain initially in scotland and northern ireland. before it properly arrives, thought, it could be a chilly evening across east anglia and the south east, but there goes those outbreaks of rain. our weather front pushing to all parts through the night into the morning, opening the door to atlantic winds, some rain or drizzle around plenty of cloud. and by the end of the night, the start of sunday morning, temperatures higher than they have been by day for the past week or so. now, as you go into sunday, expect a lot more cloud around, grey skies, but th

perhaps still some outbreaks of rain, some drizzle affecting the far south—east of england with a bitessure really doesn't move very far at all. so again, for scotland and northern ireland, it will be a cold night into wednesday, with a widespread frost. staying cloudier for england and wales, and that will keep the temperatures up above freezing. so here's wednesday's weather. once again, there could be some patches of mist and fog in some central areas of scotland. hopeful, perhaps, on wednesday of seeing a bit more in the way of sunshine across wales, the midlands and eastern parts of england. but on the whole, temperatures here about 4—6 celsius — that's about average, really. another cold day for some central areas and northern parts of scotland. then for the rest of the week, really, not a great deal of change. the area of high pressure will start to drift away a little bit for the end of the week, and we start to see a few weather fronts moving into northern areas. that'll bring some outbreaks of rain, but on the whole, the outlook is looking rather settled. mostly dry, some su

bit of sunshine for east anglia in the south—east lasting through the morning.gland, wales, the south west of england, too, one or two heavy bursts, followed by some sunshine and showers moving in from the northwest. temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than thursday, between about 8—11 degrees, but you've got the breeze and the showers, so it's not going to feel particularly warm at all. into saturday then, low pressure sitting to the north of the uk, lots of isobars on that map. the winds are wrapping around that low pressure bringing blustery showers. strongest of the winds for the western isles could reach around 80 miles an hour. further south, we've got this cloud across central and southern england and wales, some patchy outbreaks of rain. more sunshine further north, but those blustery showers, and temperatures only 8—9 for parts of scotland, but 11—13 for the rest of the uk. so it's looking mild, but then turns colder again so a colder day on the cards. now, for the rest of thursday evening overnight into friday, then, we keep the clearer skies for c

cloud and rain set to sink southwards into the midlands and south—east england. northern england, northern ireland and across scotland. some sunshine, but again a sharp contrast in temperatures, mid—single figures in the north, double figures further south, but a widespread frost into tuesday morning. temperatures below freezing for many. this atlantic front pushes in from the west, likely to turn to snow over higher ground in scotland and even at lower levels. staying very cold on tuesday. still chilly on wednesday but temperatures recovering through the week. more unsettled, wet and windy at times on thursday and friday. live from london. this is bbc news. start to th start to e un agency supporting palestinians says it's suspending aid deliveries through a key israel—gaza crossing. masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his behaviour on the bbc show saying they've come from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". the syrian army says it's preparing to counter—attack the rebel forces that captured the city of aleppo. the con

and of course way of monitoring the situation here in south east of mosca. and of course we'll bring you more as we get it. of course we will come to you with those latest developments, so thank you. you'll have for that, usually a shop. a lot of i live there in moscow still ahead on allergy. 0 popular. it's quite a case the pacific island does on what to several people are injured, the the other still some flooding on the ground of yet 9, but the season range east off a little bit. these bright class here, the cost the most recent heavy rate, but basically the full cost takes it down to, was printing the laser still with something turned on, but seasonally the range before the safe. and he's going further south again to join all these thunderstorms in sumatra and born here, it's a little bit driving java. not as much as it could have been in the file, the center for that means the rather wait time. now whether a warning is out of high temperature, northern australia is hard to see how most places will feel because thunderstorms are generated. now tend to no

you can see how the cloud is lined up from the northwest to south east, and that is stating that cold air ran across the relatively warm sees and significant smoke full. on the other side of the water is the west side of homes. you know the areas of the kite, i certainly think some very heavy snow through us. that's like going on into sunday sunday. it's like an even worst day that will cause widespread disruption. then behind that it's not too bad. my cell should assume a key, the full ref, cream peninsula, but not to dry. so a 5 degrees of some of the temperature to into beijing. and further south, much of china will be try but some places of cloud mist and fault. of course, always something of an issue to the cloud, to into west south east asia because those are usually wins driving in some heavy showers across the good parts of the philippines. in particular, northern areas of bonia will say, some west of weather, some stormy weather. they're just coming in across central and southern possible vietnam. driving across into the malay, pending sheila, meanwhile we got some heavy show

some of the strongest of the winds as we go through the night may well be across south—east scotlandther north and west, some clear skies. a few wintry showers into northern scotland will stay fairly windy, so that will stop the temperatures dropping too far. that said, we may see a few icy stretches developing across some parts of scotland into tomorrow morning. now, for tomorrow, storm darragh clearing, but still close enough to bring some cloud and some showers across the south—east corner. in fact, across many central and eastern parts of england, we will see a fair amount of cloud, some showery rain drifting through. further north and west, though a much better looking day. drier, brighter spells of sunshine. just the odd shower. still windy, but not as windy as it has been. although these eastern and southern coasts of england and the channel islands will continue to see some rather gusty conditions right through into sunday afternoon. temperatures stuck in single digits — factor in the strength of the wind, it's going to feel really cold out there. now, into monday, it looks q

so now me change live our cost south east asia, 230000 last last across 14 countries. and in indonesia, i trust providence alone. more than a 170000 people perished, making it the worst hit area. to commemorate the official ceremony kick off at the bible graph on grand mosque with a 3 minute long siren at the exact time. a major earthquake foster giant waste in the area. this month, in particular, is quite historical, since it turned into a refuge for thousands of people on that day. all the other buildings around the area were destroyed by people said that magically the mosque stood as a shelter and beach sides memorials. and also religious ceremonies were also help across a chair region. survivors and families of victims faces that massive waves and lit candles. remembering their loved ones that were lost in one of the worst natural disaster that happened in south east asia. however, some people also sat there with, with such a heavy heart that they weren't sure if their loved ones were there as many were buried on identify assisted arthur for the 1st time a couple y

an associate professor at the last all university in manila and focuses on maritime security in south east asia. this has so far been rather successful for the philippines because of hype from us. there's practically no other claim and states that calls china's actions out. and manila is confidence to confront. china stems from 2 things. first, the philippines to beijing, to the international court of arbitration. and one i still clearly remember the 12th of july in 2016. practically, everybody in the country was a, you know, celebrating because we, we realized that international law is actually behind us. that's when an international tribunal ruled that there was no legal basis for china. if historical claims in the south china sea, china rejected that ruling. the 2nd reason for the philippines confidence is their big ally, the us, their former colonial power. after independence, the 2 countries signed a mutual defense treaties. if the philippines was attacked, the u. s. should help defend them. give them the growing tensions with china. the philippines is turning more strongly to the us.

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the rain will sink further south into east anglia and south east england. espread frost as we head into tuesday. then we look out towards the atlantic this is bbc news. the headlines. the un agency supporting palestinians says it's suspending aid deliveries through the main crossing between israel and gaza because of growing insecurity. the head of unrwa said two recent convoys had been looted by armed gangs near the kerem shalom crossing. attempts to secure the world's first ever global treaty to limit plastic production, in an effort to stop it polluting the planet, have collapsed in south korea. the chair said more time was needed to reach a deal. masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his behaviour on the bbc show saying they've come from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". syria's president is preparing a counter—attack on the rebel forces that captured the city of aleppo. russia — an ally of bashar al—assad — has carried out fresh air strikes near the city. now on bbc news. angela merkel: the woman who ran europ

night's weather will be how mild it is, temperatures 10—11 for most of us, picking up in the south and eastair throughout as we go into christmas eve. high pressure is to the south, very little rain around, but a lot of cloud, and i do think if you're heading out onto the roads, it will be quite misty and foggy over the higher routes around the coast as well. a chance of some brightness, perhaps, around moray and towards aberdeenshire, perhaps the welsh marches, but look at the temperatures, it could be the mildest christmas eve, one of the mildest christmas eves on record, i think. we are still in that mild air as we go into christmas day. still a lot of weather fronts close to the north, that's where we are most likely to see some rain, some risk south—westerly winds, strong winds, gales at times, but not as windy as it has been. and at that point will help to break the cloud up a little bit, but it is still predominantly dry and cloudy, and not quite as mild, but still temperatures well above where they should be for this time of year. so, no white christmas from the looks of things, a r

night's weather will be how mild it is, temperatures 10—11 for most of us, picking up in the south and east. high pressure is to the south, very little rain around, but a lot of cloud, and i do think if you're heading out onto the roads, it will be quite misty and foggy over the higher routes around the coast as well. a chance of some brightness, perhaps, around moray and towards aberdeenshire, perhaps the welsh marches, but look at the temperatures, it could be the mildest christmas eve, one of the mildest christmas eves on record, i think. we are still in that mild air as we go into christmas day. still a lot of weather fronts close to the north, that's where we are most likely to see some rain, some risk south—westerly winds, strong winds, gales at times, but not as windy as it has been. and at that point will help to break the cloud up a little bit, but it is still predominantly dry and cloudy, and not quite as mild, but still temperatures well above where they should be for this time of year. so, no white christmas from the looks of things, a rather grey one, and that rather grey weath