this is the latest on southern rail for example. discussing what's going on there.s affected and where? keep across our business live page as we keep you up—to—date with the waves of strikes that are happening across the country. full details on the website, of course: you're watching business live. our top story, venezuela's president nicolas maduro has been forced to delay the withdrawal of the country's most widely used banknote following a period of public unrest. rampant inflation means that the venezuelan 100 bolivar note is now worth less than two us cents. it isa it is a really tricky situation there. let's get the inside track on a busy period for the toy industry. with christmas less than a week a way, it's a critical time for the likes of mattel, lego and hasbro. hundreds of others hoping their toy will be top of the present wish—list. aaron heslehurst is at london's world famous toy story hamleys. what have you found there? are they for sally? ah. yeah, they're for sally or they could be for you ben if you want them. i'm like a kid in a candy shop. i hav

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. will there be more success for great britain's rio heroes at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards? the winner is chosen by the public. and sportsday will bring you the day's premier league action in half an hour, including southampton‘s victory over rivals bournemouth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. buses are reported to have set off from eastern aleppo, taking civilians out of the former rebel stronghold that's now controlled by syrian government forces. the evacuation stopped on friday because of disagreements between the two sides. efforts to revive the deal have been taking place since. but there are also reports that rebel forces have attacked and destroyed buses sent to rescue civilians in a similar evacuation, from the mainly government—supporting villages of foah and kefraya. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports — you may find some of the images distressing. if only the ceasefi

the leader of the rmt has denied that the union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on thenment. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. andy murray wins sports personality of the year for a record third time. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, deputy head of sport at the sun and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard. we will go through the review in a moment. let's look at the front pages. the daily telegraph claims that royal mail staff, as well as rail and airport workers, may strike over christmas, leaving theresa may facing pressure over "industrial chaos." the paper also notes andy murray's third sports personality victory. the guardian also celebrates murray's win, but focuses on claims that the justice secretary had prior warning ahead of the riot at hmp birmingham on friday. the metro leads with former chancellor george osborne's verdict that his warnings about the uk being poorer after brexit are

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. and great britain's heroes of rio could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards, with the winner chosen by the public. and in half an hour, christian fraser presents a special programme looking at the uk's journey towards brexit. the sports stars are starting to arrive. we will find outjust before nine o'clock who has been named the sports personality of the year. and in half an hour, christian fraser presents a special programme looking at the uk's journey towards brexit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the russian ambassador to the united nations say they will veto a united nations say they will veto a united nations proposal to put in monitors to check the situation in aleppo. there are reports that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have been set alight and attacked. the buses were on their way to the towns of foah and kefraya, which are su

southern rail workers begin two days of industrial action in the row over the role of conductors on trains. the evacuation of eastern aleppo resumes — dozens of buses carrying hundreds of people left the city overnight for rebel—held territory. among them is seven—year—old bana alabed, who had tweeted about conditions in the besieged city. the number of people taking their own lives in england is unacceptably high, says a report by a group of mps. also in the next hour, tributes to a hollywood icon. actress and socialite zsa zsa gabor dies after suffering a heart attack, aged 99. and andy murray is crowned the bbc‘s sports personality of the year — for the record third time. good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of workers have begun strike action today. 3,000 staff at hundreds of crown post offices are expected to walk out today, tuesday and saturday. it is ina it is in a dispute over pension changes, job security and closures. the post office says fewer than 300 branches across the uk will be affected. up to 3,000 southern rail passengers are also due to face more misery as con

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusationsis union is using the dispute to take on the government. jamie vardy and gareth bale are among the stars who could be named this year's sports personality of the year at a ceremony in birmingham. and sportsday will bring you the day's premier league action in half an hour, including southampton‘s victory over rivals bournemouth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the evacuation of eastern aleppo has hit another stumbling block. it had been due to resume — after a pause lasting three days — on condition that the rebels allowed civilians to leave two villages which support president assad. then the rebels attacked the buses sent to the villages of foah and kefraya. but some buses did set off from eastern aleppo — taking more rebel fighters and their families away from their former stronghold which is now controlled by syrian government forces. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has this report. you may find some of the images distressing. if only the ceasefire in aleppo

all i southern rail to take on the government. alll know southern rail to take on the government.n fighting the introduction of driver only operation on since february. we have been trying to get an agreement with southern to keep a second safety critical guard on every train. for us, it is about safety, which is our priority, and that is what we are seeking to do, and we frustrated we can't get a deal with southern on this issue. surely, the evidence from other parts of the world and here too is that driver controlled trains are perfectly safe. you as a union arejust trains are perfectly safe. you as a union are just about protecting jobs, which nobody can blame you for, but it is not about safety, it is about holding onto jobs. for, but it is not about safety, it is about holding ontojobs.m for, but it is not about safety, it is about holding onto jobs. it is about safety, not jobs. is about holding onto jobs. it is about safety, notjobs. the norm in the railway industry is to have a guard on every train. we've done deals this year in scotland, where we kept a guard on the train

however, chris phelps, who is commuters are affected by southern rail, he is pushing for new industrialable to get to work, unable to the theirfamilies for the unable to get to work, unable to the their families for the better part ofa their families for the better part of a month, simply over who presses the button to open and close the doors is not reasonable and is not proportionate. chris grayling says he wants to look at possible options once this dispute is over. the truth is that for ministers the important thing is to try and create an environment where both sides can at least talk. if you go down the route of legislation that can take months and months. it'll be of no use whatsoever in the current climate. it may even make the possibility of getting a deal even harder. i would be cautious about suggestions of new legislation. the focus will be on creating a climate on which both sides can talk and hopefully get the resolution on all of these different disputes. thanks very much. police officers in england, wales and northern ireland have seen mental health—related call—outs inc

ahead of a strike on southern rail tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash denies accusations that his union is using the dispute to take on the government. leicester's jamie vardy and wales striker gareth bale are among the champions who could be named this year's bbc sports personality of the year at tonight's ceremony in birmingham. and coming up at 2.30, it is politics europe, for all the key news out of brussels. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. syrian state television says buses have entered the rebel—held enclave in eastern aleppo, to enable the evacuation of thousands of people said to be living in desperate conditions. this follows reports of a deal having been agreed between the rebels and pro—government forces. richard lister reports. more buses lining up, as it seemed this on—off evacuation would continue. the authority said david oversees the situation, but that has still not happen. but the smoke lying over the city shows just how difficult this has become. for the past week, people have been told to gather at assembly points, but then had to call. one reason for the delay

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. and great britain's heroes of rio could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards, with the winner chosen by the public. i hear only red carpet we are in the next few hours, we will find out who has been cloned the sports personality of the year. and in half an hour here on bbc news, discover how the latest robotic technology could improve healthcare in this week's edition of click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are reports that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have been set alight and attacked. the buses were on their way to the towns of foah and kefraya which are surrounded by rebel forces. in a deal between the government and rebels, in exchange for the evacuation of people from those villages, thousands are due to be escorted out of the opposition held part of eastern aleppo. a number of buses containing fighters and their families

the headlines at midday: ahead of a strike on southern rail tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. for us it's all about safety, it's our absolute priority and that's what we're seeking to do and we are very frustrated that we can't get a deal. in the last hour, fresh hope for civilians trapped without supplies in the syrian city of aleppo, as rescue efforts begin again after two days of disruption. swearing an oath to british values — a government plan to make all public sector workers pledge to commit to values like democracy, equality and freedom of speech. also in the next hour, ore oduba lifts the glitter ball in the final of strictly come dancing. the bbc sports presenter and his partnerjoanne clifton become the fourteenth champions of the series. the judges said his dancing was "sheer perfection". leicester's jamie vardy and wales striker gareth bale are among the champions who could be named this year's bbc sports personality of the year at tonight's ceremony in birmingham. and in half an hour on bbc clic

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash,dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. bbc sports personality of the year 2016 is andy murray. the tennis world number one and caps off a fantastic year. winning the award for a record third time. i appreciate everyone's support. congrats to all of the athletes that are there. it's been an amazing yearfor british sport and i'm very proud to be part of it. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the evacuation of civilians in syria from the former rebel enclaves in eastern aleppo has stalled. buses travelled into the area to collect people — but it's reported that no—one left. a limited evacuation did take place last week, but stopped on friday because of disagreements between the sides. part of the problem is the suspension of a reciprocal evacuation of two besieged villages — foua and kefraya — which are mainly government—supporting. rebel forces are said to have attacked and destroyed buses sent to rescue people from there — and this evening a human rights group sai

the members of the communication workers union join staff at british airways and southern rail who are days before christmas. the government said the strikes showed contempt for ordinary people. postal workers brought a special delivery for the government today. 0utside delivery for the government today. outside the department for business, mail bags containing 70,000 postcards backing a campaign to fight closures of flagship post offices. the dispute has been running for months but the five days of strikes this week represent a major escalation. we are defending postal services across the uk. the very future of high street post offices are under threat. the government are lining up to make further announcements to close more high street post offices. this dispute has been going on for months but the timing of the industrial action is designed to put maximum pressure on the post office. this is the busiest week for handling parcels and letters. but there doesn't appear to be much christmas cheer elsewhere, with another number of unions calling christmas strikes. holiday getaway could b

southern rail guards as well. keep up-to-date.ail, i tell you what, tough times. you're watching business live. our top story, 2017 is looking like a brighter year for the world's third biggest economy. the bank of japan says its recovery is now "moderate" and the global outlook has improved. the upbeat message was attributed to a weaker yen and a pick up in demand from abroad. 0.1% inflation. a quick look at how markets are faring. holding steady given events going on in europe at the moment. there is talk of the santa rally which is historically a period of time where markets head higher in the run—up to christmas and in the funny week between christmas and new year when some markets are open for short periods of the there is a lot of distortion on markets because of thin trade. but that's how they are at the moment. for a boutique fashion retailer — trying to expand by opening new outlet stores can be incredibly expensive. the costs of new leases, staff and additional merchandise can make it an impossible challenge. one website

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. great britain's real heroes could be infor great britain's real heroes could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards with the winner chosen by the public. the result is announced within the hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, the evacuation of the now government—controlled city of eastern aleppo has hit another stumbling block. it had been due to resume after a pause lasting three days, on condition that the rebels allowed civilians to leave two villages which support president assad. then armed men attacked the buses sent to the villages of foah and kefraya. although some buses have now left eastern aleppo there are still thousands of people there, desperate to leave. in the last hour, the un security council has said it will vote tomorrow on a resolution demanding unimpeded un access to eastern aleppo. but russia has said it will veto the plan. our middle east correspondent

commuters are again facing difficultjourneys to work today with a fresh strike by conductors on southern raild timetable in place but some routes have no trains at all. let us have a close look at it now. no southern trains. there is a revised service on all other routes including into victoria and london. it also affects the gatwick express. on the tube, meanwhile, severe delays westbound on the piccadilly line. now we've been told that's due to engineering work finishing late. other lines appear to be running normally. usual rush—hour delays on this road and in brixton road is closed southbound. in other news, an investigation has begun after a single—decker bus crashed into a home in high wycombe. it happened on saturday afternoon. two people inside the house escaped, but their property is badly damaged. one passenger was taken to hospital, but no—one suffered any serious injuries. no arrests have been made. a complaint about an undelivered fridge freezer and an enquiry from someone being followed by a hissing cat. those are among the 999 calls made to the met police over the last year. th

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. and the bbc sportsperson of the year 2016 is andy murray. the tennis world number one caps off a fantastic year, winning the award for a record third time. i appreciate everyone‘s support. congrats to all of the athletes that are there. it's been an amazing yearfor british sport and i'm very proud to be part of it. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. within the last hour, medical officials in aleppo have said the operation has resumed to move thousands of trapped civilians out of the syrian city. they said buses and ambulances had begun leaving the rebel—held east. earlier, buses sent to take people out the mainly government—supporting villages of foua and kefraya, besieged by rebels, were set alight, halting the latest evacuation deal. earlier, i spoke to dr arash aramesh, a us foreign policy analyst, and i asked him whether the resuming of civilian evacuations in eastern aleppo was a positive sign. what happened in the pas

and the leader of the rmt mick cash has denied that his union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. is action is published. it is not a conspiracy to bring down the government. the un security council is to vote today on whether to send observers to the stricken syrian city of aleppo. a ceasefire in the city has recently been reinstated after plans collapsed on friday. civil servants and others that hold public office could be made to swear an oath before taking up their role. the communities secretary sajid javid suggested in a newspaper article that values could include democracy, equality and freedom of speech. bbc sports presenter ore oduba has been crowned champion of this year's strictly come dancing as lead judge len goodman leaves the show after 12 years on the programme. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being short listed for the final awa

southern rail passengers have been having all sorts of issues arising from the dispute.g able to do jobs because of this ongoing dispute. i think on strike days, joanna, we do intend to cause as much disruption as possible, but i think generally we have only had... this is the 21st strike day in months, and outside of that we have done nothing to disrupt the service, and our members have actually been trying to help keep the service going, but southern are a bit ofa the service going, but southern are a bit of a basket case company, unable to run a service. even when there is a strike action. the dispute effectively boils down to who closes the door is on the trends, doesn't it? in a matter that's an extreme oversimplification and a trivialisation. there are 35 very important and a trivialisation. there are 35 very im porta nt safety and a trivialisation. there are 35 very important safety critical roles that they conduct and guard can carry out. the doors is one of them that protection of the train and the emergency contract duration of the train, to others. communicati

the leader of the rmt, mick cash, has denied that his union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being short listed for the final award. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week — i, robot. robo chef. and some loud, noisy animals meet the locals. shouting the design museum in london has moved into a new home, and it is suitably stunning. i have come to see fear and love, an exhibition of ii designers‘ reactions to our increasingly complex world. the most animated star on show has to be an industrial robot arm, which its owner hopes will present a more friendly face to robotics and maybe help us empathise with the economics of the future. with the meconomics of the future. it senses where you are and comes bounding over to see you, but if it gets bored it will turn its attention to someone else. it is like an e

the leader of the rmt mick cash has denied that his union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. the first time i heard about this was in the newspapers that got published. we are not trying to bring down this government. former ukip leader nigel farage has said he wants to be the bridge between the uk and the incoming trump presidential administration. the president—elect has previously spoken out suggesting mr farage would make a good uk ambassador to the us. bbc sports presenter ore oduba has been crowned champion of this year's strictly come dancing as lead judge len goodman leaves the show after 12 years on the programme. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being shortlisted for the final award. now on bbc news... it's time for dateline. hello and welcome to dateline london. the fall of aleppo — how significant a moment is this — and what comes n

southern rail passengers face more disruption as 400 conductors walk out today and tomorrow.will also face double trouble this week, as baggage handlers for swiss port are set to strike this friday and saturday. this will mainly affect regional airports. and talks got underway this morning to try and head off a strike over pay involving thousands of airlines of british cabin crew. of british airways cabin crew. this could see flights disrupted on christmas day and boxing day. but why is it all happening now? the reality is that management is not listening to them, the reality is that sometimes workers feel that if management is not listening to them, they need to do something that shows they are serious about the issues that matter to them. the post offers claims it is business as usual, the post office claims it is business as usual, while dozens of city centre sites are closed, post—office insists its modernisation plans will go ahead. what we can't do of course is change a strategy which is about improving post office services for customers in an increasingly competitive m

the leader of the rmt, mick cash, has denied that his union is using the dispute with southern rail toake on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. the first i heard about a lot of these actions you are talking about, is in the newspapers when #24e got published. we're not about trying of a trot conspiracy to bring down this government. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being short listed for the final award. now on bbc news, it's time for politics europe. hello, and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. on today's programme: eu leaders meet in brussels to discuss syria, migration and brexit. the race to replace this man heats up. we have the low—down on the runners and riders to become the new president of the european parliament. meps approve new rules to curb lobbying activities by members of the european parliament. and we visit the snowy nor

southern rail passengers face more disruption as 400 conductors walk—out today and tomorrow.le trouble this week, as baggage handlers for swiss port are set to strike this friday and saturday. this will mainly affect regional airports. and talks got underway this morning to try and head off a strike over pay involving thousands of airlines of british cabin crew. —— british airways cabin crew. but why is it all happening now? the reality is that management is not listening to them, they need to do something that shows they are serious about the issues that matter to them. the post offers claims it is business as usual, while dozens of city centre sites are closed, post—office insists its modernisation plans will go ahead. what we can't do of course is change a strategy which is about improving post office services for customers in an increasingly competitive marketplace, with changing lifestyles. the post office needs to change and is changing. some say that union laws should be tightened to prevent this disruption. government says it keeps these issues under review. norman sm

southern rail passengers face more disruption as 400 conductors walk—out today and tomorrow.ouble this week, as baggage handlers for swiss port are set to strike this friday and saturday. this will mainly affect regional airports. and talks got underway this morning to try and head off a strike over pay involving thousands of british airways cabin crew. but why is it all happening now? the reality is that management is not listening to them, they need to do something that shows they are serious about the issues that matter to them. the post office claims it is business as usual, while dozens of city centre sites are closed, the post office insists its modernisation plans will go ahead. what we can't do of course is change a strategy which is about improving post office services for customers in an increasingly competitive marketplace, with changing lifestyles. the post office needs to change and is changing. some say that union laws should be tightened to prevent this disruption. the government says it keeps these issues under review. our correspondent daniel boettcher is out

members of the communication workers union join staff at british airways and southern rail who have either do so in the days before christmas. the government's said the series of strikes leading up to the festive period shows "contempt" for ordinary people. 0ur industry correspondent john moylan has more. postal workers brought a special delivery for the government today. outside the department for business, mail bags containing 70,000 postcards backing a campaign to fight closures of flagship post offices. the dispute has been running for months but the five days of strikes this week represent a major escalation. we are defending postal services across the uk. the very future of high street post offices are under threat. the government are lining up to make further announcements to close more high street post offices. this dispute has been going on for months but the timing of the industrial action is designed to put maximum pressure on the post office. this is the busiest week for handling parcels and letters. but there doesn't appear to be much christmas cheer elsewhere, with another nu

the leader of the rmt has denied that the union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on thet. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. personalities across the sporting world are celebrating this year's sports personality of the year tonight, with a record 16 contenders being shortlisted for the final award. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. 0ur headlines this evening: crisis? what crisis? manchester city beat arsenal to go second in the premier league. yet another good day for india against england. the tourists‘ chances of winning the fifth test are fast receding. and an upset in the european champions cup as scarlets hold on to secure a famous victory over toulon. good evening. news of a very important victory for manchester city in the premier league. they came from behind to beat arsenal 2—1 at the etihad stadium, and are now seven points behind the leaders, chelsea. here's tim hague. as christmas gifts go, this match is certainly one you'd want on your list. mancheste

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, dismisses claimse dispute to take on the government. and the bbc sportsperson of the year

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, dismisses claimsute to take on the government. great britain's real heroes could be infor great britain's real heroes could be in for more

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusationshe government. jamie vardy and gareth bale are among the stars who could be named this year's sports personality

ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader, mick cash,dismisses claimsports personality of the year 2016 is andy murray. the tennis world number one and caps

heard of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader mick cash denies accusations union is using the dispute to take on the government. the russian ambassador to the un says he will veto a security council resolution to ensure un officials monitor the evacuation of aleppo. the un security council is due to vote on the resolution later today. earlier reports suggested that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have been set alight and attacked. the buses were on their way to the towns of foah and kefraya which are surrounded by rebel forces. in a deal between the government and rebels, in exchange for the evacuation of people from those villages, thousands are due to be escorted out of the opposition held part of eastern aleppo. a number of buses containing fighters and their families have started to leave the last rebel—held enclave, according to reports from syrian state tv. a little earlier, i spoke to our correspondent alan johnston about the scale of the evacuation. and this was an evacuation that was not just and this was an

the leader of the rmt has denied that the union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on thehousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. personalities across the sporting world are celebrating this year's sports personality of the year tonight, with a record 16 contenders being shortlisted for the final award. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week, the american guidebook that may have helped save lives. it took a lot of courage for a black family to get in their car and hit the open road. lighting up jordan's most treasured monument. and dressing up in a polish castle. if you have misplaced your ties, i'm sure mr derbyshire can be of assistance. we're starting this week in the united states of america. nowadays, a largely safe place to visit, no matter who you are or what you look like. 80 years ago, though, travelling around some parts of the country could be a dangerous prospect if you were african—american. but help was on hand from one very special guidebook. travelling on the road if you were black

reliability figures for southern over the past five weeks are the worst of any rail franchise in the hile, a lorry carrying on of southern train's carriages caused delays on the roads in south—east london last night. after becoming unstuck trying to go around the corner, the vehicle apparently took a wrong turn and traffic was held up for half an hour. a chinese citizen has revealed his plans to make a buckinghamshire pub a household name back on. the company has bought the pub and he wa nts to company has bought the pub and he wants to develop a chain in asia with exactly the same name. the pub is well known in the far east after david cameron invited chinese premierfor david cameron invited chinese premier for a david cameron invited chinese premierfor a drink there david cameron invited chinese premier for a drink there last year. there is no concept like the british pub in china at the moment, for example people could drink, have brunch and also have afternoon tea, or talk about business, watching football and drink until the late evening. there is no such concept, which is why we

southern rail is warning of severe disruption on their network once again tonight — as conductors stagehers will have a very limited service. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a limited service on the tubes once again this morning. the circle line is closed between aldgate and gloucester road via victoria. and on the district line. no service between gloucester road and acton town. a little bit of good news — for the first time since before christmas trains are running again in and out of paddington. there's still no service on the heathrow connect and the heathrow express is only running every half hour. the a501 marylebone road is still down to one lane in both directions at baker street. that's been causing long delays. now let's check out the weather. good morning. if you are travelling anywhere today you may wish to leave anywhere today you may wish to leave a little earlier as visibility is likely to be an issue. there is a yellow warning in place for the fog until ten o'clock this morning. there is also freezing fog patches out that and icy conditions. take c

the leader of the rmt, mick cash, has denied his union is using the dispute with southern rail to take on the government. thousands of commuters have been affected by the strike action over who should control train doors. the un security council is to vote today on whether to send observers to the stricken syrian city of aleppo. a ceasefire in the city has recently been reinstated after plans collapsed on friday. civil servants and others that hold public office could be made to swear an oath before taking up their role. the communities secretary sajid javid suggested in a newspaper article that values could include democracy, equality and freedom of speech. bbc sports presenter, ore oduba, has been crowned champion of this year's strictly come dancing, as lead judge len goodman leaves the show after 12 years on the programme. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being short listed for the final award. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — i, robot. robo chef. and som

and the months of misery for southern rail passengers continues as 400 conductors began a 48—hour walk—outy a growing appetite in parliament and public to do something. we fully respect the right to strike but it needs to be proportional and i believe they have been abusing the power as trade unions and some steps are needed. 2016 has seen a jump in the number of working days lost to strike. at 300,000, it is up 50% on the previous year. but compared to the 70s and 80s, strikes are at historically low levels. we are talking about a tiny number of disputes that we hope can be resolved. what do you say to members of the public who see these strikes and think, what are the unions playing at? i feel enormous sympathy for the public and i really regret the disruption, as do the unions, who feel they have no alternative but to take this last resort. dozens of city centre post offices were closed today including this one in glasgow, but the vast majority remained open and the action is set to continue until christmas eve. john moylan, bbc news. cluster bombs made in the united kingdom were used b

heard of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader mick cash denies accusations

imagine then if you have a strike which is what's taking place because the british railway company southern rail is warning commuters not to travel today. around 300,000 passengers usually commute with southern, however all of its trains are cancelled because of industrial action. uk transport secretary said the train drivers union rejected off towers hold talks with the rail company over the weekend. maybe lot of people doing their christmas shopping. >> incredibly frustrating. >>> you have your christmas shopping done? >> can you believe it? online. weeks ago. >> you can sit back, enjoy tv like the golden globe nominations. coming up golden globes and golden balls. it's happening in the awards world after this break. >>> good morning and welcome back to "street signs" let's give you a check on how u.s. markets are called to open. looking at a fair value implied open and just a bit of softness on the s&p 500 but the dow jones and the nasdaq both called higher. we did see just a slight pair back in the major indices dessfiet dow yesterday another record high for the dow and an unusual trend in t

commuters on southern rail face of another day without trains. let us check in on the markets.a car park in the city of london. let us talk about what is happening here. let us deal with the boring bit first. this is where we think fair value is for europe right now. slightly positive very not going anywhere in a hurry. in terms of the overall performance. equities have not been the most exciting place. you want to click that box there to give you the fair value is valuation. let us give you what is happening in the more exciting markets. this is china. this is where things that interesting. this is the chinese 10 year. i have taken this back to 2012. the distributions are over there. look at this rally. look at this. if it carries on, it will get very interesting for the chinese authorities as they try to manage what is a short sale liquidity squeeze managed with a longer-term story surrounding the bond market. this is still my favorite charts. this is the german u.s. 10 year spread. i take the 10 year spread because i do not like the two-year spread. the german market has a r

passengers on the southern rail network are suffering more disruption on the second day of a two—day by the university of chichester has estimated the cost in terms of lost gdp at around £300 million. lloyds banking group has bought the credit card firm mbna for £1.9 billion. it's the lender's first acquisition since being rescued by the tax payer seven years ago. mbna has around five million customers in the uk. police are preparing for a sharp rise in domestic violence as it's the time of year when abuse crimes spike. as part of the bbc‘s series on policing britain, fiona trott has been given access to a project in sunderland where they're working specifically with men who may become offenders. welcome, everybody. we'll make a start. the new way of tackling domestic abuse. 0k, somebody mentioned money. who mentioned money? these men are learning how their absuive behaviour is affecting their partner. is that a reason to stay or a reason to go? she has got no money. she would be better off if she left. the 26—week course involves the charity barnardo's. it can get up to 20 referrals

the big one right now is southern rail. this disaffected london commuters. that is a big deal.s the train caroline hyde takes, right? guy: not at the moment, but yeah. tom: like south of london? guy: it goes down into temperate wells, that kind of area. the big commuter belt is in the city of london. they've been on strike and it is horrendous. tom: i've heard about this. i do think it signals something for 2017. right now we need to signal to our first word news. backtian: china is pushing on an accusation by u.s. president-elect donald trump that it stole a u.s. naval drown last week. a foreign ministry spokeswoman says the submersible was seized to protect shipping safety in the region, adding that beijing l"esn't like the word "stea to describe its actions. republican senator john mccain of arizona is joining democrats in calling for a special committee to investigate foreign cyber attacks. it puts him at odds with donald trump, who dismissed u.s. intelligence findings that moscow aligned hackers interfered in the election. mccain warns that this questions -- threatens to d

today but they said the flights won't be affected so the strikes that could cause problems are on southern rail the railways? plenty of rail disruption. if you missed the last train to cardiff central, you will have to wait until the next one, michigan at immingham broadway. —— unless you go to ealing. norwich will be busy today because there are no trains running up because there are no trains running up to colchester, ipswich and norwich until the new year. lots of work happening around the cardiff area, and also in manchester. as normal services will be winding down on christmas eve, ahead of the normal two—day shutdown, there is a skeleton service of trains running in very few parts of the uk on boxing day. the buses keep going and national express comic they have more buses running on christmas day than ever before —— told me. flying will be the busiest day of the festive season at most big british airports. written, gatwick, sta nsted, airports. written, gatwick, stansted, edinburgh, airports. written, gatwick, sta nsted, edinburgh, manchester, airports. written, gatwick, stansted, edinbu

a new strike by workers on southern railway is causing disruption to rail services.g—running dispute about the role of conductors. an ongoing ban on overtime by drivers in the aslef union is adding to the disruption. 40% of councils in england have no procedures to deal with people who misuse disabled badges. they could be used fraudulently without any fear of fine. the finding has been described as staggering by a disability charity. officers in oxfordshire checked hundreds of blue badges during a three—day operation over the festive season. many were confiscated because they were not being used by the owner. it's something that we need to force. we need to make sure people are using their badges correctly so that people are able to get to the shops who need to get to the shops and disabled. fines of up to £1000 could be given to those who abuse the system but the department for transport says 61 out of 152 local authorities don't have any policy when it comes to prosecuting drivers. legal action was taken —— where legal action was taken, it involved somebody using

a new strike by workers on southern railway is causing disruption to rail services.rning in the long—running dispute about the role of conductors. an ongoing ban on overtime by drivers in the aslef union is adding to the disruption. a female cyclist from nottingham has set a new world record for female riders by covering over 32,000 miles in 12 months. kajsa tylen has broken a world record that's stood since 1938 when billie fleming cycled 29,604 miles. here's her story. just me, riding my bicycle in the midnight sun. it's awesome! i don't think it's sunk in yet, i don't know if it ever will, it's such a ridiculously big number to have ridden, i am not sure it will sink in at all. kajsa joins me now from nottingham. first of all, huge congratulations andi first of all, huge congratulations and i will begin with the question why? everybody always begins with that question. yeah, originally it was for the challenge. i read the guinness world record book when i was a kid with my brother and we a lwa ys was a kid with my brother and we always really enjoyed seeing all th

rails. i like union pacific, and i like norfolk southern, and i've been out front in norfolk southern when we had jim squires on recently. alex in california, alex. >> caller: hi, jim. booyah from the great state of california. >> fantastic. >> caller: my name is alex. i've been a longtime listener and appreciate all the advice you give. >> thank you. >> caller: i'm calling about anadarko petroleum. considering the sudden rise in oil and the rally anadarko has had, the trend channel going back to 2008 shows some long-term resistance. would you consider this a buy? >> first, alex, thank you for the fine comments. what i like to say is i like anadarko, okay? it's up nine. i don't recommend people buy stocks up nine. i just say we missed it. not my style. i've been hurt too much buying stocks up nine, not made enough money buying stocks up nine. the smart money looked pretty stupid today after today's opec production cut. that's what lit a fire underneath many of the independent american producers with prime acreage. there's much more "mad money" ahead. elliott management is urging marathon pete