thames valley police said officers were called to a block of apartments in bletchley and found the womenthe scene. more than a50 people crossed the english channel in small boats on christmas day according to new home office figures. the data takes the total number of crossings this year to more than 35,000, more than 21% higher than last year. prime minister sir keir starmer has made dismantling the smuggling gangs one of his top priorities. the number of shoppers heading out for the boxing day sales appears to be returning to pre—pandemic levels, with footfall dropping by almost 8% across the uk compared with last year. but according to analysts, it's not all bad news for high stret retailers — footfall was up on christmas eve by 18% on last year. you're live with bbc news. 2024 was the year of elections — but also a year of artificial intelligence. across the globe, from india to indonesia, from the uk to the us, ai technology made its presence felt. whether voters realised it or not. as the year comes to an end, we're taking a look back at what we learned and the challenges that may

thames valley police say a 49—year—old man from milton keynes was arrested on suspicion of murder andins in police custody. opposition politicians in south korea have filed a motion to impeach the acting president — han duck soo, as the country's political crisis continues. this comes less than two weeks since he took over from the former president yoon suk yeol who was impeached for trying to impose martial law. if mr han is impeached in the upcoming parliamentary vote, the next in line to become head of state is the finance minister. our reporter rachel lee from bbc korean is in seoul. she gave us more insight into how surprising this situation is. well, honestly, it is surprising but it is also not entirely unexpected. this whole situation has been building up for weeks and han duck—soo�*s refusal to apoint three judges picked to appoint the three and han duck—soo�*s refusal to appoint the three judges picked up by the opposition was a big red flag especially since the constitutional court is handling the president's impeachment case. and added to this his decision to veto oppositi

thames valley police said officers were called to a block of apartments in bletchley and found the womennother man and a teenage boy were also injured. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. welcome back, time to catch up with all the sport with gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. a busy boxing day of premier league action to bring you. manchester city's stuttering form continues — the premier league champions failed to beat everton at the etihad. they drew i—i. city got off to an ideal start, with bernardo silva's effort deflecting in, to give them lead in the first half. iliman ndiaye scored everton�*s equaliser, with a sweet finish before half time. a huge moment when erling haaland had his penalty saved byjordan pickford, but it's nowjust one win in the last 13 for pep guardiola's side and they've only taken five points in the league since the start of november. the penalty was really good,. but we are not happy with the performance, well done, the guys again, and of course, we're going to score the goals we're going to score the goals we need, but no, i'm not... t

thames valley police said officers were called to a block of apartments in bletchley and found the womenene. another man and a teenage boy were also injured. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the former indian prime minister, manmohan singh, has died at the age of 92. mr singh was in office for a decade, from 200a until 201a, and was the first prime minister in india from the sikh faith. a distinguished economist and politician, manmohan singh played a pivotal role in shaping modern india. he championed economic reforms, and oversaw a period of robust growth that lifted millions out of poverty. sophie long reports. almost bankrupt at the time manmohan singh entered party politics, india's image was to change, driven by a booming it sector, and much of this is put down to the liberalisation, the loosening of infamous bureaucratic controls introduced by manmohan singh after he became finance minister in 1991. he put the country on the path to achieving some of the fastest growth rates in the world. i, manmohan singh... it also paved the way for him to become, in 200a, i

thames valley police say a 49—year—old man from milton keynes was arrested on suspicion of murder andand across the uk, this is bbc news. health officials in gaza say five journalists have been killed by an israeli strike in central gaza. the strike hit a clearly marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp. one of the journalists had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military called those killed members of what it said was a "terrorist cell". the funerals of the five palestinian journalists were held earlier today where mourners gathered in prayer. israel does not allow foreign journalists free access to gaza. let's speak shaimaa khalil injerusalem. that is one of the issues, we do not have access ourselves and we have two different narratives. take as their what both sides are saying.- both sides are saying. you're different narratives - both sides are saying. you're different narratives about. both sides are saying. you're i different narratives about what happened today. it is not possible for the bbc to independently verify either ac

thames valley police said officers were called to a block of apartments in bletchley and found the womenple crossed the english channel in small boats on christmas day, according to new home office figures. the data takes the total number of crossings this year to more than 35,000 — more than 21 percent higher than last year. prime minister sir keir starmer has made dismantling smuggling gangs one of his top priorities. the number of shoppers heading out for the boxing day sales appears to be returning to pre—pandemic levels, with footfall dropping by almost 8% across the uk compared with last year. but according to analysts numbers were up on christmas eve by 18% on last year. you're live with bbc news. south korea's constitutional court is set to hold the first hearing over the impeachment of president yoon suk—yeol in coming hours, with his legal representatives attending. president yoon was impeached in parliament following his botched attempt to impose martial law. he maintains he did nothing wrong, and until thursday had defied requests by the court tosubmit documents, and avoided

thames valley police said officers were called to a block of apartments in bletchley and found the womenscene. another man and a teenage boy were also injured. in breaking news, at least three people have died in a bus crash in norway — that's according to state media. the accident happened at around 1.30 local time in the hadsel district on the country's north—western coast. the bus came off the road and ended up partially in a body of water, according to public broadcaster nrk. dozens of people are thought to have been on the bus at the time of the crash. more than 450 people crossed the english channel in small boats on christmas day, according to home office figures updated on thursday. new data shows that 451 migrants arrived on 11 boats on the 25th december. the figures take the total number of crossings in 2024 to 35,491, more than 21% higher than last year. uk's prime minister sir keir starmer has made "smashing the gangs" who are responsible for small boat crossings one of his top priorities since coming to power. commemorations have been taking place in countries around the ind

thames valley police say there. thames valley police say the woman, aged 38. other 24, both died at the scene in bletchley on christmas day. we've also heard that a teenage boy and a man in his late 20s are also seriously injured following that incident, but are currently stable in hospital. a dog was also injured in the incident, taken to vets but sadly didn't survive. police have arrested a 49 year old man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and he remains in custody. the government is facing mounting pressure to deliver on its promise to ban trail hunting, as boxing day hunts have gathered across the uk today. campaigners say the practice, which mimics banned fox hunting, is a smokescreen for illegal activity, citing hundreds of reports of wildlife and public disruption. labour has pledged tougher laws, while ministers say they're considering harsher fines and prosecution rules for reckless hunting. but the countryside alliance defends the practice, saying it's essential for rural life at this stage. no timeline has been given for when the crackdow

thames valley police said 38 year old joanne pearson and 24 year old teona grant died at the scene. man and a teenage boy suffered serious injuries in the incident. they are in a stable condition in hospital. police have since charged 49 year old gisele brown of santa cruz avenue, and he will appear at high wycombe magistrates court today. and us president elect donald trump has made a last minute plea to get the supreme court to delay an upcoming nationwide tiktok ban while he works on a political resolution. congress had passed a law earlier this year banning the popular video sharing app as of january 19th. if it is not sold by its chinese parent company bytedance, by then, us officials and lawmakers had accused bytedance of being unked accused bytedance of being linked to the chinese government, which the firm denies. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to tatiana and sam for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> oh, sophia, thank you very much for those headlines. >> it'

thames valley police major crime unit say the woman, aged 38, and the other 24, died at the scene in bletchley on christmas day. a teenage boy and a man in his late 20s were also seriously injured, but at this stage are understood to be in a stable condition in hospital. a dog was also injured in the incident and it was taken to vets but sadly didn't survive. police have arrested a 49 year old man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and he remains in custody. reform uk's membership has overtaken the conservatives just months after nigel farage's return as leader. the party's tracker shows more than 132,000 members by midday today. that's a 300% surge since farage's comeback in june. younger supporters, cheaper fees and frustrations with the tories are all driving the growth, as farage claims reform is the future of british politics. it comes as the conservatives last reported around 120,000 members. that was in november, but have since faced criticism for a lack of direction under leader kemi badenoch. well, the reform party leader, nigel farage, has been speaking to our hom

thames valley police launched a double murder investigation and yesterday they were very keen to speake public. dci stewart brand when saying he his condolence to the family and friends of the two women but we reassure the public that whilst this may be very concerning, the parties were known to one another and they are not looking for anybody else at this moment in time. the 49—year—old man remains in custody. already some floral tributes have been left at the and people in this area just saddened and shocked at what happened. of course, at any time it would be concerning but on christmas day as well. yesterday they told colleagues they never expected this kind of news in this area. somebody left a teddy dressed in a santa outfit as well. police can apply for up to 96 hours to question a murder suspect. so we are expecting updates in the coming hours and days. zoie. so we are expecting updates in the coming hours and days. zoie, thank ou ve coming hours and days. zoie, thank you very much- _ there are a number of investigations into the plane crash in kazakhstan? investigations are co