plot thought to be planned for christmas is foiled, as police arrest four men in derbyshire and south yorkshire. hundreds of people were moved from their homes, as the bomb squad was sent to one address in chesterfield. they come banging on the door saying, "you need to evacuate." my grandad refused to leave the house. he's still in there now. the only one on the street. and they said, "it's for your own safety, bomb disposal are here." in the last hour, bomb disposal experts have moved to another property in sheffield. we've have the latest on the ongoing operation. also on the programme tonight... social media companies taken to task by mps in parliament, as they're accused of not doing enough to tackle hate crime. killed in the hotel fire at loch lomond — richard dyson and simon midgley were staying at the cameron house hotel for a weekend break. the future of toys r us and more than 3000 jobs in the uk hangs in the balance tonight, amid fears it's about to collapse. and the 95 year—old librarian who is one new york's oldest employees — we report on the superagers, as scientists say they're

let's go back to those raids in south yorkshire and derbyshire. re arrested in sheffield, and a fourth man, 31, arrested in chesterfield. all has been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. these are terror arrests. let's go to our respondent outside one of the properties involved in sheffield for the latest. bring us up to date. versus the property that police searched early this morning. this is one of four properties in the sheffield area that police raided and there's also one in chesterfield. here in sheffield, mears broke, stocks bridge, and two houses in chesterfield, four men arrested. earlier i spoke to a resident who lives opposite this house in mears broke and they tell be what they heard this morning. her name is elizabeth ferretti. we were woken up at 530 by a loud bang for the initially we thought somebody had crashed outside of our house. we we re crashed outside of our house. we were looking outside and all we could see where police officers dressed in riot gear and they were storming a house across the road fr

now, south yorkshire police are not doing any interviews, today, but they have released a statement,a colleague from their police family. the officer had been with us for 12 years and was a passionate professional and universally liked. his colleagues and everyone across the force are devastated by what has happened. our thoughts are with both families. anyone who saw what happened here last night asked to contact the police by calling 101. the independent police complaints commission are now investigating. millions of shoppers across the country have headed to the high street today for the traditional boxing day sales. in some places the queues began to form outside stores in the early hours of the morning with research suggesting that one in three people went in search of a bargain today. but some retailers have reported large numbers of people deciding to look for bargains online instead. and analysts say footfall in high streets and shopping centres across the uk today appears to have been lower than expected. duncan kennedy reports from southampton. it's been fast, if not furiou

south yorkshire police say an officer has died following a crash that happened last night. up to midday today — compared with last year. now on bbc news, it's been a turbulent year in politics, from theresa may's snap election that backfired so spectacularly, to continuing tussles with the eu over brexit. ellie price reviews the year in british politics. the headlines this morning. theresa may's decision to call a general election appears to have backfired. it was with reluctance that i decided the country needs... the prime minister spells out her strategic goals. the conversatives are the largest party. history has been made. article 50 has been triggered. brexit negotiations in a shambles! hear, hear! sighs. music: i was born under a wandering star. 2017 was shaped by what happened when a pretty influential person went for a nice, long walk in the countryside and had a little think about things. that was, of course, theresa may, who went on a hike with her husband in april and came back thinking it would be a jolly good idea

four men were arrested in raids early this morning in derbyshire and south yorkshire with bomb disposal officers at the scene. they came banging on the door saying you need to evacuate. my grandad refused to leave the house. still in there now, the only one on the street. they said it's for your own safety, bomb disposal are here. and later in the day a mosque and community centre were sealed off in sheffield, part of an extensive operation by police. we'll have more on the day's events and the ongoing police operation. also tonight... facebook, twitter and google are heavily criticised by mps about extremist content on their platforms including death threats against politicians. a man who threw acid into a crowded nightclub in east london has been jailed for 20 years. the scandal of contaminated blood in the 19705 and 805. families respond to the news that inadequate research has been used until very recently. i started this as a young woman and now i'm now going towards retirement and there's still no justice. and life after 90, and why american scientists predict that before long new

south yorkshire police say an officer has died in a car crash which happened near sheffield last nightthe 46—year—old man died along with a 61—year—old female passenger of another car when their vehicles collided. there has been a lower turnout than expected at the boxing day sales. the research group springboard believes there was a 4% drop in the number of shoppers — up to midday today — compared with last year. coming up later this hour will come just over one month to go until the winter olympic in south korea and i will check out some of our biggest medal prospects. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. about 25 minutes we are poised and ready to bring you up—to—date with the front pages. the times say that paedophiles is using youtube as a shop window. shoplifting spikes after police are not investigating. three brexit also fronts the eye following an immense by the conservative mayor of the west midlands, cautioning against a hard brexit. the case of laura plummer, the british woman jailed brexit. the case of laura plummer, the brit

south yorkshire police have launched an investigation following the death of a 30—year—old man in barnsleyere called to a property in the worsbrough area this morning. a 27—year—old woman who was also at the property has been arrested on suspicion of murder and currently remains in police custody. a forensic post—mortem is expected to be carried out this evening. london's euston station has been turned into a shelter for the homeless, as rail workers and charity staff served around 200 rough sleepers a full christmas lunch today. volunteers worked overnight, after the last train left on christmas eve, transforming the concourse with decorations, and laying out tables. caroline davies reports. festive preparation under the departures board, as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community. they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. music: deck the halls. local char

four meant arrested in derbyshire and south yorkshire to prevent an alleged terror plot. the christmas holidays. the express claims that household face a hike in council tax, after ministers allow police and crime commissioners to raise funds for local forces. the daily mail also headlines a possible rise in council tax, which it suggests could add more than £100 to average household bills. the star warns of three massive storms set to blast britain over the christmas period. so, let's begin... starting with the front page of the metro, which has the sentence for arthur collins, who threw acid in a crowded nightclub 20 years, a hefty sentence. but no less than he deserved and some of his victims expressing the hope he would serve life in prison. he is a man who was no stranger to the criminal court system and he was on a suspended sentence for another nightclub act of violence. when he committed this one. to be clear, people may not know how serious it was. people with third—degree burns on their face with the city through. corrosive acid in their eyes. his wilful act, in

police in derbyshire and south yorkshire say they've taken action to prevent an alleged islamist terrorlot that could have been carried out during the christmas holiday. early this morning, four men were arrested in sheffield and chesterfieldon suspicion of terror offences. bomb disposal teams were sent in, working with large numbers of police as our correspondent danny savage reports. a street in central sheffield tonight, the second placed the army bomb disposal unit searched as part of this terrorism investigation. early this morning two men were arrested here in bedsits adjoining a muslim community centre. tonight the muslim association of britain said those detained had no connection to the centre. the other place the bomb squad searched today was a property on sheffield road in chesterfield. counterterrorism officers arrested a 31—year—old man here. in the predawn darkness, armed police were pictured guarding the scene as the raid took place. at the edge of the cordon, people evacuated from their homes could not believe what was happening in their street. they've come banging on t

four men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences in south yorkshire and derbyshire.

south yorkshire police say the officer died at the scene and a woman travelling in the other car diede closed in the second round of liberia's presidential election. it's hoped the outcome will be the first smooth democratic transition of power for 73 years. voters were choosing between the vice—president, joseph boakai, and the former international footballer, george weah. the winner should be known by the end of the week. mr weah won the first round in october but did not achieve the required 50% of the vote. with all the boxing day sport here's marc edwards at the bbc sport centre. thank you sophie. there were 29 goals in eight premier league games today. match of the day follows the news on bbc one, so if you don't want to know the results, you know what to do. harry kane helped himself to a hattrick, as tottenham hotspur thrashed southampton 5—2 at wembley. kane has broken alan shearer‘s 22—year—old record for the most premier league goals scored in a calendar year. he finishes 2017 with 39 league goals to his name. there was late drama at old trafford asjesse lingard rescued a p

police arrested four men in the counties of darbyshire and south yorkshire on suspicion of planning a terror attack. and this comes a year after the attack on a christmas market in berlin where a memorial has been held to remember those who were killed were relatives of the victims as well as survivors laid flowers and candles at a memorial at the site of the attack chancellor angela merkel was also there she admitted the country could have handled the aftermath better. yesterday i spoke with the relatives of the victims and those injured in the attack it was an open conversation that showed what weaknesses our state showed in this situation. or germany's justice minister has also admitted errors were made in their response to the atrocity piece all of a look back at last year's events and speak to some of those who lost loved ones and they had. a year on from the berlin christmas market attack tributes to the victims mixed in with the usual joy of the season this year a concrete blocks ringing the christmas market intended to make sure that no one could repeat the or trotty. not each

four men were arrested in south yorkshire and derbyshire this morning.quad has been called in, local residents have been moved from their homes. our correspondent danny savage is there. danny, how did this unfold? early this morning here in chesterfield in king street north there was some police activity. a man was arrested and then shortly afterwards, the area was sealed off, we have been talking to residents here about their alarm about the fact this they we re their alarm about the fact this they were asked to move from their homes. people have been moved out. they are at the local football club or gone to stay with friends, while this whole block, probably a square mile has been sealed off while the bomb disposal unit carry out their work on the edge of chesterfield. you can see the vehicle behind me. officers keep coming and going from worthwhile other cordons. there is activity around a vehicle in a side alley where the 31—year—old man was arrested. that was not the only arrested. that was not the only arrest to take place. three other arrests took

four men have been arrested in south yorkshire and derbyshire — and bomb disposal experts have been called targets for appointing more black and minority ethnicjudges. government officials who are investigating the scandal into contaminated blood products have been using a discredited report — despite assurances that it would be taken out of circulation. the hms queen elizabeth, the navy‘s new £3 billion aircraft carrier — is already facing repairs for a leak. let's go straight to the bbc sports centre. good afternoon. justin gatlin, who won 100m gold in london at the world championships in the summer, is caught up in doping allegations after an athletics agent was filmed by undercover journalists insinuating that the sprinter is using performance enhancing drugs. while his coach dennis mitchell said that athletes avoid detection because the drugs they use cannot be detected by tests. gatlin has sacked his coach and denies any wrongdoing. natalie pirks has more on what we know so far. four months ago he stunned the world by beating usain bolt to become the 100 metres world champion. but ju

south yorkshire police have launched an investigation following the death of a 30—year—old man in barnsleya property in the worsbrough area this morning. a 27—year—old woman who was also at the property has been arrested on suspicion of murder. well, christmas is meant to be a time of giving for all but one family from west yorkshire has gone further than most with their seasonal goodwill. the clarkes from halifax collected clothes, sleeping bags and food and drove to calais. they've been giving them to some of the thousands of refugees and migrants still in the area despite the closure of the so—called jungle camp. here's their story in their own words. i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. thanks very much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, hats, socks, gloves. bye, everyone! my name's andy clarke. there are some people who say that they should stay where they are and try to manage it within their countries. i mean, my own personal view is that you don't mo

south yorkshire police say all this will be causing concern in the local community, and they say theire public safe. they say anyone suspicious of similar activity in the area should contact police. thank you. the headlines on bbc news: performers, writers, politicians and local activists are among hundreds of people recognised in the new year honours list. the labour peer lord adonis says attempts to silence his criticism of the government forced him to step down as it's infrastructure adviser. and thousands of iranian government supporters attend officially—sponsored rallies across the country, after two days of anti—establishment protests. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — that's according to the think tank the resolution foundation, which analyses living standards. those born in the 80s and early 90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations — there's one snag though — they'll be in their 60s, on average, before they can enjoy the windfall, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, explains. we've l

south yorkshire police were responding to an incident, when one of its vehicles collided with a citreonte direction, on the a57. the 46—year—old police officer driving the car was pronounced dead shortly after the collision, and a 61—year—old woman, who was a passenger in the other car, was taken to hospital but died shortly after. an investigation is under way into the cause of the incident. police have released cctv footage images — of three suspects, following a theft at a shopping centre in ilford, east london injuly this year. it's the first time these images have been released. a 69—year—old woman walked into lloyds bank in ilford and withdrew £1000 in cash from her account. the pensioner then got into a lift at the exchange shopping mall as she made her way to the car park. when she got into the lift, two of the suspects in the lift began a discussion with the woman as a third suspect searched her handbag and removed the cash. anyone who can assist the investigation is asked to contact metropolitan police via 101 or by tweeting @metcc. millions of shoppers across the country are

south yorkshire police have said today that they know that all this will be causing some concern in theo work with counter terror police and to keep the public safe. they say that anybody with concerns about suspicious activity in their area should contact police. egypt's former president mohamed morsi has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined over half a million dollars for insulting the judiciary. 17 other defendants will also be jailed. they were all accused of inciting demonstrations, defaming judicial personnel, and attempting to topple the state using twitter accounts. mr morsi is already serving a life sentence for allegedly conspiring to commit terrorist acts. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — that's according to the think tank, the resolution foundation which analyses living standards. those born in the 80s and early 90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations — there's one snag though — they'll be in their 60s on average before they can enjoy the windfall as our business correspon

south yorkshire police have named the two people who died following a crash in sheffield on christmaspc dave fields and lorraine stephenson. now on bbc news, it's time for a programme to mark the 20th anniversary of bbc hardtalk. some very significant people have lined up, condemning what you have done, or questioning it. i'm not sure... the european commissioner, peter mandelson, has questioned the wisdom of publishing the cartoons, he says, "publishing them again and again pours petrol on the flames." you talk about frustration with governments, now, but your whole career, basically, sounds as if it's been banging your head against a brick wall. great to see you, how are you? how do you feel, as president, that you are going to go down in history as a president who presided over a loss of a large part of your territory? oh, gosh, yes. we understood that you wished to do this interview, and you wished to reply to questions that we, in the name of the bbc, are putting towards you, am i not right? cheers! yeah! to the next 20 years! how come you all have water, and i have got wine? tha

south yorkshire police have said today that they know that all this will be causing some concern in thework with counter terror police and to keep the public safe. they say that anybody with concerns about suspicious activity in their area should contact police. nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including mount everest. the new safety regulations also prevent double amputee and blind climbers from attempting to reach the summit of the world's highest peak unless they can produce a medical certificate proving their fitness. the government says the law has been revised to make mountaineering safer and reduce the number of accidents and deaths. younger people will enjoy the biggest inheritance boom of any post—war generation, that's according to the think—tank the resolution foundation, which analyses living standards. those born in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations. there's one snag, though. they'll be in their 60s on average before they can enjoy the windfall, as our business correspondent joe lynam

the former south yorkshire police policeman and the civilian farrier were accused of making up the storyice by the police watchdog. ryanair has agreed to recognise pilots unions for the first time, to try to avert strike action in the run—up to christmas. it's urging its staff to call off industrial action which is planned for next wednesday. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott is at stansted airport, and richard, the head of ryanair, michael 0'leary reportedly once said he'd rather cut off his own hand than recognise unions so this is a bit of a turnaround. yes, he doesn't mince his words, the boss of rya nair, yes, he doesn't mince his words, the boss of ryanair, michael 0'leary. i think it is a staggering turnaround, for someone who is always known as one of the real tough guys of the business world. for years, one of the real tough guys of the business world. foryears, michael 0'leary said he would not basically recognise unions, won't let pilots negotiate through unions. he was saying it only on tuesday when a press release came out from the company saying, we will not reco

they were among four men arrested on 19 december in derbyshire and south yorkshire. liberian presidential election. mr weah played for a string of football clubs, including ac milan and chelsea. he entered politics after his retirement in 2002 and will succeed ellenjohnson sirleaf, africa's first elected female president. the tech company apple apologised to its customers tonight, after it admitted slowing down older iphones in order to protect their phones. apple said it would never intentionally shorten the life of any apple product, and it said it would offer replacement batteries at a discounted price. the british medical team is flying to bangladesh to help rohingya refugees from myanmar. they will spend eight weeks challenging diphtheria in the camps. leaving manchester airport, british medics heading for bangladesh and a refugee camp where those that have survived and escaped persecution now face another threat — diphtheria. the makeshift home to more than 600,000 rohingya muslims, this is the cox's bazar refugee camp. those living here left neighbouring myanm

if they win the same car 01’ we don't know if they win the same car or the exact details but south yorkshire involved in two different cars following a crash in sheffield on christmas day have died and has been named as pc dave fields and has been named as pc dave fields and lorraine stephenson. more on that as and when we get to this. that return to this terrible weather. the runway at stansted airport was closed twice and we have had flight airport was closed twice and we have had flight cancellations. simon jones is at stansted airport. where are we at the moment? closed, opened? it is open and operational. the snow has stopped falling. unfortunately it doesn't mean an end to the problems. the airport had... interference just after 9am this morning. and then the airport reopened. they had to shut the airport, the runway, temporarily, for around 15... airport, the runway, temporarily, for around 15. .. interference since thenit for around 15. .. interference since then it has been open but it has meant a big backlog of flights. lots of the airport strip again for about 20 minutes. interfere

a fifth person has been arrested in south yorkshire in an ongoing terror investigation.ight in the firth park area of sheffield, and follows the arrests of four men in the city and nearby chesterfield in derbyshire on december 19. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — that's according to the think tank, the resolution foundation, which analyses living standards. those born in the 80s and early 90s, so—called millenials, will have to wait for the windfall though. the study estimates that the average age they will inherit something will be 6! years old. here's more from our business correspondentjoe lynam. young people aged between 17 and 35 hoping to get on the housing ladder could be set to inherit a lot of money from their parents. but it may come too late for some. according to the resolution foundation, the value of inheritances is set to double over the next 20 years, thanks to baby boomers aged between 50 and 70 leaving behind expensive property. but the think tank says the average age someone inherits is now 61, meani

south yorkshire police say an officer has died in a car crash which happened near sheffield last night lower turnout than expected at the boxing day sales. the research group springboard believes there was a 4% drop in the number of shoppers — up to midday today —

south yorkshire police have said today that they know that all this will be causing some concern in theity is to work with counter terror police and to keep the public safe. they say that anybody with concerns about suspicious activity in their area should contact police. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation, that's according to the think—tank the resolution foundation which analyses living standards. those born in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations. there's one snag, though. they'll be in their 60s on average before they can enjoy the windfall, as our business correspondent joe lynam explains. we've long been told that millennials, aged between 17 and 35, face major financial challenges. they are paid less than their parents, they won't have generous pensions, and they can't get on the housing ladder. but there may be some good news for them. so we know there's a big generational wealth divide. millennials are accumulating wealth at a far slower rate than the baby boomers befor

but first, the headlines on bbc news: four men are arrested on suspicion of terror offences in south yorkshire lammy — who reviewed race bias in the legal system — has criticised the government's decision to rule out targets for appointing more black and minority ethnicjudges. us investigators say a train that derailed killing three people was travelling at 80 miles per hour on a stretch of track limited to 30. in the business news: investors are meeting in london later to decide the fate of household goods giant steinhoff. the firm owns 6,500 outlets in 30 countries, including the uk's poundland and furniture chains bensons and harveys. the firm is in the spotlight after an accounting scandal that led to its shares slumping 80% and two top executives resigning. toys r us and its 3000 staff are facing an uncertain future in the uk after it was told to put £9 million into its struggling pension fund by the pension protection fund. it has to come up with the money by thursday in order for the ppf to agree to the retailer's restructuring plan. earlier this month, toys r us said it would close at

the former south yorkshire police policeman and the civilian farrier were accused of making up the storydog. a bus driver has been sacked for forgetting that a four—year—old boy was still onboard his school minibus. the child was left alone after the bus was returned to a depot in inverness. the little boy then attempted to walk the six miles back to his home before being spotted by passers—by and taken to a police station. craig anderson has more. primary one people, john robertson, had only been taking the bus for a week when his homeward journey last friday turned into a nightmare, for him and his parents. when the minibus failed to drop the four—year—old at his door, his pa rents four—year—old at his door, his parents became increasingly anxious and launched searches around the school and near his home. obviously, he had to get off the bus. i don't know how long he had been on the bus, he just know how long he had been on the bus, hejust said he know how long he had been on the bus, he just said he was crying waiting for the bus driver to come back. after he got off, you cross two ro

four men were arrested in raids early this morning in derbyshire and south yorkshire with bomb disposaltill in there now, the only one on the street. they said it's for your own safety, bomb disposal are here. and later in the day a mosque and community centre were sealed off in sheffield, part of an extensive operation by police. we'll have more on the day's events and the ongoing police operation. also tonight... facebook, twitter and google are heavily criticised by mps about extremist content on their platforms including death threats against politicians. a man who threw acid into a crowded nightclub in east london has been jailed for 20 years.

rain around yorkshire, maybe northern ireland too catching rain, possibly south western scotland.r front, strong winds, probably gales across scotland on saturday. temperatures 11 in the south, 11 in the far north, double figures across the board. saturday into sunday look what happens, weather front comes in from the south, drags in more mild airfor the big day itself and looks like this rain in the north with temperatures of around six to eight. double figures across most of england and wales. beyond that it might turn colder. an urgent investigation is ordered into dozens of sex offence cases after two rape trials collapse in a week. the metropolitan police says it‘s reviewing about 30 cases after two collapsed because of the late disclosure of evidence to the defence. my right honourable friend the attorney general had even before these cases came up actually initiated a review into disclosure. i think it is important that wwe look at this again to make sure that we are truly providing justice. also on the programme this lunchtime. the international monetary fund downgrades it

the two people who died following a crash in sheffield on christmas day have been named by south yorkshirewas driving to an incident at the time. in a tribute the officer's family said they were ‘devastated' and ‘heartbroken‘. for decades, conservationists in africa have struggled to preserve the continent's elephant population, using variety of techniques and methods to prevent poaching. now, an organisation that manages national parks across nine african countries is using military tactics to try to deal with the poachers. one of their big success stories has been in chad, at the zakouma national park, where 90% of elephants were lost over four decades. when african parks took over there were fewer than 500 left. our correspondent alastair leithead travelled to the remote region where the elephant population is finally recovering. they were the herd heading for extinction. but the elephants of zakouma national park have made a dramatic recovery. translation: before, there used to be elephant carcasses everywhere . so what has been the difference, since african parks took over? translatio

south yorkshire police have said today that they know that all this will be causing some concern in theis to work with counter terror police and to keep the public safe. they say that anybody with concerns about suspicious activity in their area should contact police. the headlines on bbc news: performers, writers, politicians and local activists are among hundreds of people recognised in the new year honours list. a fire has broken out in a 12 story apartment block in manchester's northern quarter. a number of surrounding roads have been close. thousands of iranian government supporters attended officially sponsored rallies around the country after two days of unofficial protests around the country. sport now, and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we've had six results in the premier league so far. liverpool came from behind to beat leicester 2—1 at anfield. virgil van dijk was watching from the stands after his £75 million transfer from southampton made him the world's most expensive defender. he witnessed some shambolic liverpool defending as jamie vardy gave leice

it was investigating the conduct of the former south yorkshire police mounted officer and a civilianconcluded that, in relation to the police officer, there was not a realistic prospect of conviction. the evidence threshold had not been met. in relation to the furrier, the evidential threshold was met, but the public interest in pursuing the case against the farrier was considered and it was decided that it was not in the public interest to prosecute this individual song chart has been brought a detailed statement. —— this individual, so no charge has been brought. a detailed statement in relation to the hillsborough disaster. britain's most senior military officer has warned of a new threat posed by russia to communications cables that run under the sea. the head of the defence staff, air chief marshall sir stuart peach, said britain and nato must avoid the risk of a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the economy if the cables were cut. russia, in addition to new ships and submarines, continues to perfect both unconventional capabilities and information warfare. and there is a new

south of the pennines. lancashire, west yorkshire. this could get 10—15cm of snow on high ground. re likely rain and sleet close to the coast. further south, rain. but as the rain starts to fall, it could become freezing. some travel issues. through the day, the snow moving northwards. tending to peter out. rain and sleet. further south... brighter. some scattered showers to the south coast, temperatures starting to climb. 11 in plymouth. on friday evening, another weblog system coming in, that could temporarily get some snow over high hills, mostly rain. skies should brighten on saturday. sunshine for the south. some uncertainty but wet weather fringing in. mild feel to the south. windy on new year's eve. sandrine, potentially cold enough for snow. generally, milderfeel. potentially cold enough for snow. generally, milder feel. highs potentially cold enough for snow. generally, milderfeel. highs of 5-13. and generally, milderfeel. highs of 5—13. and if you are celebrating at midnight, dry weather. clearspells. just the small chance of some showers. the temperatures do not look par

go into tomorrow morning, the area of most concern is around the south of the pennines, through parts of lancashire into west and yorkshireof snow on high ground. even at low levels, a fair covering. we will also see snow falling to low levels in the far north of england and southern scotland. more like the rain and sleet towards the coast. further south, it will be all about the rain. as that falls on cold surfaces, that could give some ice. tomorrow morning could bring one or two might travel issues. through the day, the snow will move north and peter out. still some rain and sleet mixing intimate as we go through the day. further south, something brighter, and a few showers towards the south coast. temperatures starting to climb in the south—west corner, ii celsius in plymouth. 0n friday night, another system moves in. it will bring snow over the highest hills, but we will mostly see rain from it, we suspect. the skies should brighton on saturday, spells of sunshine and showery rain. in the south, wet weather likely to be making its way into the far south that times. still mild to the south, colder to the north. quite

most concern is around the south of most concern is around the south of the pennines, through parts of lancashire, towards west yorkshire, a fair covering. more likely to be rain and sleet close to the coast. further south, it will all be about the rain. as that falls on cold surfaces, that could give some ice. any way you slice it, tomorrow morning could bring travel issues. the snow will move north through the day and peter out. rain and sleet mixing into it through the day. a few showers towards the south coast, and the temperature is starting to climb in the south—west, 11 celsius. 0n friday night, another weather system moves in. it will mostly bring rain. as that clears, the sky should brighton on saturday, leaving spells of sunshine. some showery rain at times, particularly down to the south. wet weather likely to fringe its way into the far south. mild to the south, cold to the north. quite windy, and the same on new year's eve. still potentially cold enough for snow on high ground in the north, but generally milder at this stage, with temperatures of faith is —— temperatures of 5—13dc. temperatures don't look p

south banks area of poole. also this golden triangle in yorkshire between harp gate, weather biand north leeds.n. very much clustered around those places. that's right. real quite tight clusters developing. yes, one in london, but there is also clusters developing elsewhere too. where is the most expensive street? well, havingjust spoken about this story away from london, you would be unsurprised to hear the most expensive street in london is in mayfair. it‘s close to buckingham palace, knightsbridge, hyde park corner. here the average price is £16. 9 million. and also the 6th most expensive streets on the list are all in kensington and chelsea and westminster. so really in very affluent areas of london. london is still leading the pack, is it? well, yes, for now it really is. we are seeing the very expensive streets clustered in quite a tight area. but we are also seeing interesting shifts going on. so, overall, the average price this year was £16. 9 million in the most expensive street, that‘s similar to the price last year. we are not seeing much growth at the top end of the market. interest

south of the pennines. through parts of lancashire, in towards west yorkshire. even at low levels, a fair covering of snow. we will also see snow falling even to low levels across the far north of england and into southern scotland. more likely rain and sleet close to the coast. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across the midlands and mid wales, further south that will all be about the rain. as the rain falls on cold surfaces, that could give some ice. whichever way you slice it, tomorrow morning could bring one two travel issues. through the day, the snow will move northwards and tend to peter out. still rain and sleet mixing in as we go through the day. further south, something brighter, if you showers towards the south coast and temperature is climbing in the corner. that sets us up climbing in the corner. that sets us upfor climbing in the corner. that sets us up for the weekend. friday night, we will see another weather system running in. that could temporarily bring some snow across the highest hills. that will mostly be rain, we suspect. as that clears a

still a few showers around parts of east yorkshire, lincolnshire and into the midlands. wales on the south plenty of trying sunny weather here. some more shows to come across south—eastern areas that temperatures a little higher than they have been over the last few days. tonight, cloud will trickle further southwards, with it some lighter and patchy rain spreading into the midlands, eventually into southern areas. with all that cloud around and less cold air moving in, temperatures won't fall as far. pretty much frost free to start off the weekend. during the weekend we will have this milder air, the orange you can see, coming from the north and west, across the uk for both saturday and sunday. milder or less cold weather, cloudier skies and with that there will be some light rain at times as well, particularly on saturday. let's have a look at saturday. a pretty cloudy start, some patchy rain in wales, the midlands, southern england. there will be a few holes developing in the crowd, especially toward southern scotland and northern england. more rain spreads in the far north—west of scot

tomorrow morning, the area of most concern is south of the pennines, parts of lancashire, in towards west yorkshirevels, a fair covering. we will also see snow falling to low levels in the far north of england and southern scotland. rain and sleet towards the coast. further south, it is all about the rain. as it falls on cold surfaces, that could give ice. tomorrow morning could bring travel issues. through the day, the snow will move to the north and peter out. still some rain and sleet mixing into it as we go through the day. further south, a few showers towards the south coast, and temperatures starting to climb, a leading celsius in plymouth. 0n friday night, another weather system ru ns friday night, another weather system runs in. that could bring snow over high hills, but it will mostly be rain. 0n high hills, but it will mostly be rain. on saturday, spells of sunshine and showery rain at times. some wet weather in the south. still mild in the south, cult of the north. i windy day on new year's eve as well. areas of rain, still potentially cold enough for snow on high ground in the north. ——

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south into western parts of the uk. reining in the tips of cornwall. some rain getting into western wales. across the north west and yorkshire, it is very damp.ds. temperatures lower in scotland, three degrees in lerwick and that is a hint of things to come with colder weather on the way. this is christmas day day during the course of the evening. as we head into boxing day, a bit of snow across the highlands of scotland. the southern uplands as well. the colder air sta rts uplands as well. the colder air starts to push into the uk, not quite reaching us. it will take time. boxing day, the early hours of the morning, with the weather front pulling away. we are in between weather systems, meaning it. pulling away. we are in between weathersystems, meaning it. bright for many but wintry showers following carried on northerly winds across scotland. temperatures now into single figures across the uk. things will turn colder on boxing day. in the evening it will drop rapidly in temperature. the weather front moving across the southern uk. a hint of snow across the southern coastline as well as the cotswolds and chilterns. christmas day will be mil

yorkshire, the skies looked the same. cloudy. we have more for the next few days as well. high pressure to the southhe wettest weather at the moment is across north—west england where it will stay wet for most of the night. showers affecting south—west england is going to try and move its way to off south—west through the night, introducing that dull and through the night, introducing that dulland damp through the night, introducing that dull and damp weather. for many of us it is a grey start that they speak watch out for fog patches and patchy frost first thing in the morning in scotland, with cloudy weather working over that cold air, temperatures could be slow to rise but otherwise it is a mild kind of day. murky in the west but dry to the afternoon, temperatures eventually around 11 or 12 degrees. mild conditions continue through the night, again that low cloud will continue to lower through friday night, with fog becoming more expensive over the hills and coast we're. these temperatures through the night kind of what we would expect during the day, it would be good for daytime temperatures. th

yorkshire. here, we could see up to 15 centimetres of snow on high ground, and even at low levels, a fair covering. further southfor newcastle and glasgow. even some snow to lower levels for scotla nd. and glasgow. even some snow to lower levels for scotland. elsewhere, brightness and windy. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: at least a1 people are killed in a bomb attack in a cultural centre in the afghan capital kabul — so—called islamic state says it was responsible. police say a woman was murdered in a public park as she made her way home on christmas eve. the body of 22—year—old barmaid iuliana tudos was found yesterday. no arrests have been made. britain braces itself as forecasters predict the coldest night of the year — it comes as ice and sub—zero temperatures cause treacherous driving conditions in some parts. now on bbc news, from the engagement of prince harry and meghan markle, to the retirement from royal duties of the duke of edinburgh, sarah campbell looks back on the key events in review 2017: the royal year. reporter: congratulations from all of us! how are you both feeling? thrilled!

south—westerly. pixie fairy dust around the day. temperatures will be around double figures, far north as yorkshire we think.behind the weather front, there is cold air ready to tuck in. the thinking is, as we head into boxing day, and beyond. things will turn a bit colder. potentially also quite stormy in the run—up to 2018. have a good evening. tonight at six — the met police is to review dozens of sex offence cases after the collapse of two prosecutions. in the last week the trials of two men charged with rape were halted — police failed to hand over evidence helpful to the defence. the danger here is that people will lose years of their lives locked up in prison for crimes they haven't committed, evidence that could have revealed this being suppressed, and not disclosed to their lawyers, and years of their lives wasted. we'll be asking how many similar cases there might be around the country. also tonight: the world's leading financial organisation says the uk is in need of a tonic — it forecasts slower growth because of brexit. a new challenge from the eu's chief brexit negotiator — he says the uk must

south again some of us will continue to see heavy rain out of that. this is the picture at 9am tomorrow. a few brighter breaks for parts of the midlands, north east wales into yorkshireing into scotland during christmas eve. into the afternoon moving down into cumbria. a breezy story across the uk. a limited few seeing brighter breaks but a good deal of cloud around. dizzily in places deal of cloud around. dizzily in pla ces eve n deal of cloud around. dizzily in places even outside of this band of wet weather. going out on christmas eve evening, hold on to outbreaks of rain running into parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland. it‘s a breezy picture across the uk. the christmas day that area of wet weather is slowly edging south and east but only very slowly. this is where we think it will be setting, still some uncertainty south—east of that. where the rain clears from scotland and northern ireland some colder air moves in. that is a sign of things to come. it‘s been very mild, 15 degrees in scotland. by boxing day colder air filtering south across the uk. eventually that band of wet weather clears eastwards, many of us dry on boxing day, but it is