then storm dara batus britain. reached over 90mph, millions have been warned to stay indoors and thousands have been left without power as governments risk to life alert comes into force . life alert comes into force. then, in my great british debate, i'm asking, do you trust labour not to raise taxes? sir keir starmer failed to rule out more tax rises, despite chancellor rachel reeves introducing , introducing or introducing, introducing or introducing, introducing or introducing even the largest tax raising budget in recent memory. and stay tuned for difficult conversations. daniel wing, whose life changed forever when his mum was murdered 30 years ago, will be joining me to tell us about how that has changed his life and moments ago, donald trump met with french president macron ahead of the ceremony marking the restoration of notre—dame cathedral. tonight, we'll be crossing back and forth to paris for the latest as prince william is set to meet the us president elect. two but before all of that, let's get your

but getting closer to us, that area of cloud deepening into this area of low pressure and that is storm dararts of the uk and pushing into cooler air. temperatures are not going to be as high as they were yesterday. as follow the track of the storm, it's going to push right the way across the uk, sweeping rain in from time to time, bringing a spell of heavy snow over the mountains across northern parts of scotland as the centre of the storm pushes away into the north sea, so those north to north westerly winds really strengthen, which is why we've got this red wind warning from the met office. but there is a larger area that's covered by an amber wind warning, where the winds are going to be gusting 7080 miles an hour. that lasts for longer during saturday and some disruption across these parts of the uk as well. and on top of that, given all the rain that we've had and more rain to come during saturday, this part of wales could see some flooding effects as well. so let's see what's happening then. during saturday we've got this wet and windy weather sweeping across many areas. a bit more sn

yes, that is storm dara. it sparked yellow and even alba, warnings on fast days for parts of brisson and the island divided with potentially damaging wins some very heavy rain and of course wintery features. you can see those pushing their way across the low countries, extending all the way from scandinavia to northern parts of spain will also see those unsettled conditions continue across much of the mediterranean. you can see that weather front bringing a winter. we mix to the northeast for places like western russia. the conditions offsets get pretty nasty, in that southeast corner around the director with some very heavy rain and wintery features moving in on sunday heavy rain across the mediterranean, along with those blustery winds. and you can see the winds, a continuing free temperatures down across the west. we have looked at spain, will see that cold weather descending south on the afternoon deluxe craddick nations justify this kind of behaviorist collateral. the average has collateral damage. that'

yes, that is storm dara. it sparked yellow and even alba, warnings on fast days for pots of person and the island divided with potentially damaging wins. some very heavy rain and of course wintery features. you can see those pushing their way across the low countries, extending all the way from scandinavia to northern parts of spain will also see those unsettled conditions continue across much of the mediterranean. you can see that weather front bringing a winter. we mix to the north east for places like western russia. the conditions offsets get pretty nasty, in that southeast corner around the director with some very heavy rain and wintery features moving in on sunday heavy rain across the mediterranean, along with those blustery winds. and you can see the winds, a continuing free temperatures down across the west. we have looked at spain, will see that cold weather descending south on sunday with the latest news as it breaks the market, do not even have the most basic goods. and if they do, they are often

thanks to storm dara. that swept in from the west. we've also seen very unsettled weather conditions lingering across the south. well, they've still the on choose day as you can see, but i know it has improved greatly. it is cold, but we've got dry a most settled weather across the northwest, stretching across more northern areas and across a central areas with a wintery wave. pushing out east, also some pretty heavy rain lingering around the black sea, putting down into western pots of to a kid. but grease on tuesday is issued amber lots with a heavy rain and stormy conditions. they extend across to italy and we will see some wet to weather slipping into eastern parts of spain. as we go through the mid, we can get a little bit cooler here as well. there remains largely great and gloomy across much of central europe, that wintery weather pushes across into ukraine, russia as well, but it is much clearer across the north. and this is where we will see some of the world and come get back in over the next few days. temperatures are set t

it caused some fatalities, this storm system dara, we can see this moving in, it is this area of cloudf low pressure that is working in, and it is a system that will bring multiple hazards to the uk, with flooding rain, hill snow for scotland but the main focus for the time being, is on this top level red weather warning that is in force across parts of southern and western wales, it comes into force during the early hours of tonight, and we are talking about gusts in excess of 90mph. so, that is a danger to life, we are likely to see structure damage, that is some roofs getting blown off buildings, tiles being thrown across streets, that is why you don't want to be out in this kind of thing, there will be widespread disruption, trees will get blown down so it is serious, as well as the red warning, we also have an amber weather warnings in force across northern ireland, south—west parts of scotland, other parts of wales and western areas of england too, the winds for these areas are not that far behind, we are talking 70 or 80mph, again those winds strengths will blow down trees so yo

zero surge i think was it this morning the grid was made up of nearly 80% gas because the storms stormed. darauppered solar farms and wind farms all across the country. i mean you can make it up the. you were quite right in saying that the markets and gdp and so on and so on is all about sentiment and how, you know, the mood of the nation. the labour have been criticised this morning for a delaying the budget for so long. just just get it out there and be in the run up to the budget. the prime minister and rachel reeves were warning of doom and gloom and telling us to brace ourselves. i mean, they they scored an own goal there. really? do you agree with that? >> they they lost some of the goodwill. i mean, i was there in the rolls—royce factory when rachel reeves said, we're going to do our budget. after the obr looked at it, the obr needed, i think, ten weeks. so that's why they delayed for so long. the obr is the independent forecaster. they were so jumpy about doing something which might spook the markets. they had to get like this. trusted with her budget. that's what delayed it. but i thi

storms back in the �*80s. and then these two, arwen and dara are so close together, and darragh so close together, three years'tjust the loss of important trees to the garden. clearing up the mess will cost thousands of pounds and will take months. avebury manor in wiltshire is still closed after heavy rains injanuary caused it to flood for the first time in 300 years. it isn't just storms that are reshaping national trust estates. this year, 2024, is set to be the hottest on record globally, but here in the uk we haven't seen the kind of record heat we got back in 2022. warm and wet — that is the hallmark of 2024's weather here in the uk, and it's another year that has seen a blurring between the seasons. so the transitions in temperature and weather between, say, winter and spring and spring and summer have become less pronounced, says the national trust. ben mccarthy is in charge of nature conservation at the trust. generally, what we're seeing is a trend away from these big seasonal kind of triggers for nature and the ecosystems that it forms working well. but we're also seeing really strange weather patt

we're going to be battered with apparently this time storm dara. >> yeah, i know. i mean, a lot of this is going to hit in wales, in the south, the southwest. and i was in wales last week covering it for the channel. the problem is, i mean, obviously other than the immediate damage and the shock just before christmas, you don't think about the insurance, right? because they don't want to insure you or they'll try and wriggle out of it because it happens so frequently. so i really feel for those guys who are, you know, sort of the home insurance, the car insurance , insurance, the car insurance, the everything insurance just sky high. they're always going to look for an excuse not to pay- to look for an excuse not to pay. aren't they really? >> they are not going to pay out anyway. let us know if you're going to be impacted by this storm. we are going to be speaking to people who know exactly what's going to be going on with the old weather. but yes, it doesn't bode well for the christmas shopping, does it? well, i haven't done mine yet, so let's hope it's gone. >>

warning as storm dara barrels towards britain . and barrels towards britain. and arise sir sir sadiq khan, the labour london mayor, looks set to receive a knighthood next year for his political and pubuc year for his political and public service. or is it reward for divisive politics.7 and if you have not already been bogged down with a bug, you probably will be. oh great. thanks. according to nhs chiefs who warn of four more nasty viruses this winter. but just how worried should we be.7 doctor winter. but just how worried should we be? doctor ken aswani will be joining me to put that record straight . yes, that's the record straight. yes, that's the storm doesn't get you. the luck is going to get you, so you may as well just sit where you are nice and safe and keep me company for the next couple of hours. it's a good idea. you can put the kettle on in between the ad breaks if you want. and yeah, it is actually 3:00 and it is a friday afternoon. congratulations. you've made it. it is nearly christmas. are you ready ? because i want to hear ready? because i wan

glasgow airport for us today. >> as storm dara continues to wreak havoc across the country.tland has made it through friday night relatively unscathed. the scottish environmental protection agency, sepa. well, they've got flood warnings for essentially all parts of the country , but only parts of the country, but only two have been escalated to flood alerts and that is in tayside, as well as south ayrshire . that as well as south ayrshire. that amber warning that stretches across the north—west of england will that also leaks into dumfries and galloway with residents there told to stay inside until the bad weather dies off. >> west ham footballer michail antonio is in a stable condition after he was involved in a road traffic accident in essex. his premier league clubs said in a statement. the club said mikhail is conscious and communicating and is currently under close supervision at a central london hospital. at this difficult time, we kindly ask everyone to respect the privacy of mikhail and his family. the club will make no further comment this evening, but will issue a

alert from the government this afternoon after forecasters issued a rare red warning for wind as storm daraits the uk . gusts of up to 90 hits the uk. gusts of up to 90 miles an hour are expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon. the warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damage to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect, only adding to the weekend's challenges. meteorologist john hammond spoke to us earlier and warned people not to underestimate how fast the weather will change, because the weather will change, because the weather will change, because the weather is set to turn nasty just about everywhere across the country, particularly, as you say, across western areas. >> all courtesy of storm dara, which is winding itself up now just to the west of the uk .

. >> in other news, now strong winds are hammering the uk just days after storm dara left two men dead thousands without power. a yellow weather warning is in place with gusts of up to 70 miles an hour threatening more blackouts and travel chaos. tens of thousands of people are facing a second night without power after the widespread disruption caused by the storm flooding. fears are rising, too, with over 200 alerts issued 100 syrians have the uk, around 100 syrians have arrived at piccadilly circus in london to celebrate the arrived at piccadilly circus in london to regime.:e the arrived at piccadilly circus in london to regime. meanwhile, the the assad regime. meanwhile, the foreign office has been evacuating british nationals ahead of the offensive. evacuating british nationals aheac numbers ffensive. evacuating british nationals aheacnumbers remain. evacuating british nationals aheacnumbers remain unclear and exact numbers remain unclear and the prime minister says the uk welcomes the fall of assad's the prime minister says the uk welcomes the the of assad's the prime minister say

strong winds are hammering the uk just days after storm dara left two men dead and thousands without power. a yellow weather warning is in place with gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, threatening more blackouts and travel chaos. flooding fears are rising too, with over 200 alerts issued across england, wales and scotland. travel is heavily disrupted, train services are delayed and the severn bridge remains closed. 200,000 homes are still without electricity after the storm brought 93 mile an hour winds on saturday. in other news, the leader of edinburgh city council has been suspended by the labour party after claims he sent inappropriate sexual messages to ukrainian refugees, including through a dating app. police are now investigating a report of cammy day's behaviour, made through the council's whistleblowing service. opposition leaders, including from the snp, are calling for his immediate resignation, describing the allegations as beyond shocking. the leader of scottish labour, anas sarwar, says the claims are deeply distressing and insists the party acted swiftly when they were

here at home, travel chaos is continuing across the country as the fallout from storm dara disrupts railad. this morning, fallen trees and debris have closed. major lines in wales, devon and staffordshire, with warnings of severe overcrowding on alternative routes . the on alternative routes. the storm, which brought 96 mile an hour winds, sadly left two men dead and over 100,000 homes are still without power as the cleanup efforts now ramp up. passengers are being urged to check updates , with full refunds check updates, with full refunds available for cancelled journeys . available for cancelled journeys. the chancellor is set to call for a business like uk—eu relationship as she becomes the first to attend a so—called eurogroup meeting since brexit. rachel reeves is expected to acknowledge past divisions but will vow to focus on trust. shared challenges like the war in ukraine and strengthening economic partnerships. ministers insist though there is no return to the single market or freedom of movement. but rachel reeves claims closer ties aren't a zero sum game. critics say her plans

. >> strong winds are hammering the uk just days after storm dara left two men dead and thousands withoutower. a yellow weather warning is in place with gusts of up to 70 miles. an hour threatening more blackouts and travel chaos . tens blackouts and travel chaos. tens of thousands of people are facing a second night without power after the widespread disruption caused by the storm. flooding fears are rising too, with over 200 alerts issued across england, wales and scotland . in other news, a man scotland. in other news, a man has died in a fire in cumbria with emergency services on the scene and people warned to stay away from the town. cumbria police said the victim, in his 40s, was found in the property in kirkby lonsdale and pronounced dead at around 6:30 am. the fire broke out at the apartments opposite the red dragon pub in main street, and the prince of wales has met us president elect donald trump dunng president elect donald trump during a ceremony to mark the reopening of notre dame in paris. that's five years after it was devastated by a fire. prince william joined world leade

an emergency alert from the government after forecasters issued a rare red warning for wind as storm dara hits the uk. this is the largest use of the system outside a test scenario. in april last year. gusts of up to 90 miles an hour are expected to 90 miles an hour are expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon . this cardiff, bristol and devon. this warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damage to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect, adding to the weekend's challenges . now effect, adding to the weekend's challenges. now in effect, adding to the weekend's challenges . now in scotland, challenges. now in scotland, a farm has been placed under lockdown after a cow tested positive for atypical mad cow disease. the scottish government has imposed strict movem

a second person has died in storm dara, which hit the uk overnight, bringing in heavy rain and windsf up to 93 miles an hour. west midlands police said the latest victim was killed when a tree fell and hit his car on in erdington earlier in the day. a man died after a tree fell onto his van in lancashire . the prime his van in lancashire. the prime minister said the death of a worker on london's elizabeth line is absolutely tragic. news . line is absolutely tragic. news. 61 year old, a customer service assistant, suffered serious head injuries after being attacked at ilford station on wednesday evening and later died in hospital. a 32 year old man has been charged with multiple offences and will appear in court again next month. sir keir starmer said nobody should have to face any violence at work and not, and certainly not something as shocking as this. my thoughts are with the victim's family, friends and colleagues at this terrible time . and west ham terrible time. and west ham footballer michail antonio is in a stable condition after he was involved in a road traffic accident in

storm dara will hit the west coast from scotland down to cornwall and across northern ireland in thers of saturday morning. a yellow warning also covers much of england , wales and much of england, wales and southern scotland from friday afternoon until early sunday. and forecasters say the storm could bring potentially damaging gusts and possible travel disruption. and just before i hand you back to tom, well, mohammed has overtaken noah as the most popular name for baby boys in england and wales in 2023. it's the first time that mohammed has topped the list, after climbing from second place in 2022 and up from fifth in 2021. but olivia remains the most popular name for baby girls in honour of our very own olivia utley for the seventh year running, followed by amelia and closely by isla. the ons says mohammed ranked number1 in 4 out of nine regions in england . out of nine regions in england. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i wonder where tom harwood ranks in the top baby names. let's find out. straight back to tom. >> good after

we all made it through storm dara. it was no joke, was it.7 i was in a tent on saturday night at a party, and i thought, i'm going to be blown away. >> who decided to have a party in a tent on a saturday night in the middle of the storm? >> one of those semi—permanent marquees attached to a pub. so all the christmas parties that were being held more semi than permanent, i imagine. either way, i thought a tree was going to come through at any point. it was really frightening. you survived. we all survived. >> so what happened? did it collapse? did it come down? >> it carried on. but was it. yeah. every now and then there's a whoosh. and i thought, this is not funny. wow. this is how it's all going to end. >> i ate my words a bit at the weekend because on friday and saturday i was kind of questioning on air. on saturday morning, i was saying, is a red weather warning really necessary? is it nanny state? and then yesterday was really bad down south. >> even in the red warning area. >> even in the red warning area. >> no,

strong winds are hammering the uk just days after storm dara left two men dead and thousands without power. a yellow weather warning is in place with gusts of up to 70 miles an hour threatening more blackouts and travel chaos. flooding fears are rising too , with over 200 alerts rising too, with over 200 alerts issued across england, wales and scotland. travel is heavily disrupted. train services are delayed and the severn bridge remains closed. 250,000 homes are still without electricity after the storm brought 93 mile an hour winds on saturday. in other news, the leader of edinburgh city council has been suspended by the labour party after claims he sent inappropriate sexual messages to ukrainian refugees , including ukrainian refugees, including through a dating app. police are now investigating a report of cammy day's behaviour , made cammy day's behaviour, made through the council's whistleblowing service . whistleblowing service. opposition leaders, including from the snp, are calling for his immediate resignation, describing the allegations as beyond shocking. the leader of sc

our top story this evening, storm dara has sparked a rare red warning for wind with gusts of up to 90 miles. an hour expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon. the warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damage to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect , and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect, adding to the weekend's challenges. now in scotland, a farm has been placed under lockdown after a cow tested positive for atypical mad cow disease. the scottish government has imposed strict movement restrictions on affected animals, although it says there is no risk to public health and the cow didn't enter the food chain. the case in dumfries and galloway was detected through routine surveillance and investigations are now underway to determine its origin

just days after storm dara left, two men dead and thousands without power. a yellow weather warning is in place with gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, threatening more blackouts and travel chaos. flooding fears are rising too, with over 200 alerts issued across england, wales and scotland. 200,000 homes are still without electricity after the storm brought a 93 mile an hour winds on saturday. in other news, the leader of edinburgh city council has been suspended by the labour party after claims he sent inappropriate sexual messages to ukrainian refugees, including through a dating app. police are now investigating a report of cammy day's behaviour, made through the council's whistleblowing service. opposition leaders, including from the snp, are calling for his immediate resignation , his immediate resignation, describing the allegations as beyond shocking. the leader of scottish labour, anas sarwar , scottish labour, anas sarwar, says the claims are deeply distressing and insists the party acted swiftly when alerted on saturday. mr day, who denies any contac

and storm dara has sparked a rare red warning for wind with gusts of up to 90 miles an hour expected to batter parts of wales and the south—west of england, including cardiff , bristol south—west of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon. the warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damage to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect, adding to the weekend's challenges . now, sir adding to the weekend's challenges. now, sir keir starmer says civil servants will help to push through new changes under the labour government. the pm praised civil servants, saying they bring a strong sense of public service. this comes as there are calls from the union for senior civil servants saying sama needs to immediately rebuild trust with the civil service after using trumpian language to describe them. >> the milestones in

many of us will be waking up to blue skies this morning, but storm dara is on its way, bringing heavyutbreaks of rain and strong winds. i'll be here with all the details. >> it's just gone. 6:00. i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. all right. this is where we do china in your hands , paul >> you know what? >> you know what? >> no. we better. >> no. we better. >> are you sure? well, i was just kidding. i was just going to take a deep breath. it's one of those songs where as we as we realised, you know, some of the words, but not all of them. no, but you can sort of foreign land, eyes wide and there's just the odd bit. >> you'll be fine in a bar. >> you'll be fine in a bar. >> it's. yes , sir. and on my >> it's. yes, sir. and on my own, away from anybody. yeah. >> i love, i mean, it's one of those just incredible songs. it was a huge song. >> massive sea, heart and soul was the first one. heart and soul than that. and then china in your hand was huge. and are we waiting for the follow up single now for i don't know what came after that , if anything, ca

travel chaos is continuing after storm dara battered the uk this weekend, leaving thousands without powerjor train routes. passengers on the west coast main line and across wales face cancellations , with face cancellations, with warnings to avoid travel until some areas clear at midday today. the storm brought gusts of up to 96 miles an hour, killing sadly two men and causing widespread damage with engineers still battling to clear debris and restore power. well, the met office says calmer weather is on the way, but temperatures will remain cold, staying in single figures . and staying in single figures. and let's turn to some royal news for you. the king has revealed a quirky childhood memory queen elizabeth apparently practised for her coronation by wearing her crown during his bath time. his majesty shared the story in coronation girls, a documentary about canadian women who attended the 1953 event. he also admitted feeling slightly anxious himself, wearing the heavy saint edward's crown on his own coronation. well, the documentary , airing on boxing documentary, airing on boxing day

rise and storm dara destroys britain's biggest solar farm. do we need a rethink about this particular form of renewable energy? but before all of that, let's get the news with sophia wenzler. >> nigel. thank you. good evening. it's 7:00. your top story from the gb newsroom this houn story from the gb newsroom this hour. the uk and germany have reached a landmark deal to tackle migrant smuggling. germany has agreed to tighten laws making it easier to prosecute smugglers behind small boat crossings to the uk. the deal also focuses on intelligence sharing and removing smuggling content from social media to disrupt criminal networks. home secretary yvette coopen networks. home secretary yvette cooper, speaking at a meeting with european leaders this morning, said the agreement will strengthen border security and save lives. >> gangs have been getting away with it for far too long. that's why today's meeting is so important. in recent weeks, we have already seen the important impact of a collaboration across our countries. the significant arrest o

gusts as high as 92mph are being brought by storm dara.hey're hitting the country and there's amber weather warnings as well. >> yeah, some really epic pictures and videos doing the rounds online. so the met office, i think they said around 3 million people as part of that 3 million people as part

and strong winds are continuing to batter the uk today following storm dara, which left sadly two menead and thousands without power across the country. a yellow weather warning remains in place for gusts of up to 70 miles in expected in many coastal areas, risking more power cuts and travel chaos. the storm, which saw a rare red warning on saturday, brought winds of up to 93 miles an hour, leaving some 250,000 homes without electricity. flooding is now a major concern, with over 200 warnings and alerts issued across england, wales and in scotland , and train travel and scotland, and train travel and roads are also heavily disrupted, with speed restrictions and closures including the severn bridge until midday today. including the severn bridge until midday today . the uk has until midday today. the uk has welcomed reports of the assad regime's collapse in syria . regime's collapse in syria. that's after rebels seized damascus overnight, forcing the president , damascus overnight, forcing the president, bashar damascus overnight, forcing the president , bashar assad, to president, bas

an emergency alert from the government after forecasters issued a rare red warning for wind as storm dara hits the uk. this is the largest use of the system outside a test scenario. in april last year. gusts of up to 90 miles an hour are expected to 90 miles an hour are expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon . this cardiff, bristol and devon. this warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damage to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect, adding to the weekend's challenges . now effect, adding to the weekend's challenges. now in effect, adding to the weekend's challenges . now in scotland, challenges. now in scotland, a farm has been placed under lockdown after a cow tested positive for atypical mad cow disease. the scottish government has imposed strict movem

alert from the government this afternoon after forecasters issued a rare red warning for winds as storm daras the uk. gusts of up to 90 miles an hour are expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon. the warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damages to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect only adding to the weekend's challenges . sir keir weekend's challenges. sir keir starmer says civil servants will help to push through new changes under the labour government. the prime minister praised civil servants , saying they bring a servants, saying they bring a strong sense of public service. this comes as the pm faces calls from the union for senior civil servants to immediately rebuild trust with the civil service , trust with the civil service, after using trumpian

. >> deadly dara claims two lives as the storm batters the country with winds of up to 90 miles an hour morning, whilst the most stormy weather has now cleared away, it is still going to be windy and wet for many of us through today. >> i'll have more details coming up . up. >> and the king and queen released their annual christmas card with this year's image depicting the couple smiling in the gardens of buckingham palace . the gardens of buckingham palace. >> now, as reform uk's surge in the polls following sir keir starmer's reset speech, we're asking can farage's party actually win the next election? we'll talk to richard tice a little bit later on. >> and bashar al assad flees syria after his government is toppled by islamist rebels , who toppled by islamist rebels, who have taken control now of damascus . damascus. >> and later on this morning, we're going to be joined by slate legend noddy holder and his wife susan, to tell us about a very special cause. they're raising for money. >> and the royal edinburgh military tattoo celebrates its 75th anniversary. and our reporter tony mc

we storm through the headlines on this show with all the grace of a barn door caughtin all the grace of a barn door caught in dara's winds. i've been tossed about more times than a greg wallace innuendo tonight. biting the cold, the endless train delays and left wetter than the conservative party's benches . but i have made party's benches. but i have made it into the studio. so you know we're there and it's going to be brilliant, make no doubt about it. winds of 90mph were recorded on the welsh coast, which actually, coincidentally, my friends, was also the speed news listeners reached for their little remotes this week to dodge keir starmers 50th reset speech. at this rate , this speech. at this rate, this government has had more comebacks than the sugababes and more reruns than dave. meanwhile, ed miliband's green delusions took a hit as starmer quietly watered them down and rightly so . because if you look rightly so. because if you look outside those £20 million bird bothering turbines , they aren't bothering turbines, they aren't spinning a watt of electricity. despite dara's deluge, the whole plan to power b