sticking with theresa may and europe, the telegraph have a story that theresa may will put pulling outourt of human rights at the heart of her campaign for the next general election in 2020, or maybe earlier. there are a lot of tory mps who wanted this and david cameron had a similar plan but i think they have realised it is too much with brexit as well. this is about a british bill of rights, getting britain out of the european court and enshrining laws into british laws. these suggested plans go further than what david cameron suggested because it would give the supreme court the ultimate say. theresa may has a famous history with the court because she tried to get out abu hamza and there were all sorts of issues with that and he is and whether or not she could keep him out of the country or if he could stay, so we know she personally feel strongly about, and i think she has the sense to realise now is not the time. it is interesting, come 2020, whether this will be an issue that has resonance with the population in 2020. who knows if the government will get that far. there is consta

does this mean that she was holding back, theresa may, oi’ she was holding back, theresa may, or thatl bite to the story which will hurt number ten. there is a genuine frustration building about the lack of information. the referendum was in june, and we are about to have january and a couple of months, and there appears to be a frustration building about not enough details about where we are heading imagine. is that because she is being scrupulously careful, before making any public statement, or is it, as critics say, they are beginning to just be totally... realise the scale of this negotiation process? but if even the queen is reportedly getting frustrated with the lack of information, then it does get to the point when this is becoming a running narrative. building up of stea m, running narrative. building up of steam, isn't it? a disturbing story on the front of the guardian. the secret abuse of women in the family court. violent former partners are allowed to take part in cross examinations. this is a horrifying story about family courts where apparently, because of cuts to leg

industrial play—offs for theresa may. issue. a wider issue. industrial play-offs for theresa may.s a quote from david mellor saying that the description of theresa may as the new margaret thatcher is as wide of the mark as it could be, given that thatcher is seen as someone given that thatcher is seen as someone who got on top of the unions. on the other hand she faced a lot of industrial action before she did that and those laws that she passed are still in place and have been strengthened. the southern rail dispute, there has been a vote, it has gone in favour and it is difficult for the government to take the kind of action that some people in the tory party are saying, to react to every strike by passing tougher legislation. the consolation is that many of us will be buying presents online and a lot of presence don't go through the royal mail, which is why they have suffered so much. so children might get their presence this year! imaging the chaos otherwise, would you want to deal with your kids? of course it is santa, not the royal mail! some of those companies haven't been

there is also criticism here from theresa may about comments thatjohn kerry. criticism here from theresamments that john kerry. yes. john kerry, about comments that john kerry. yes. john kerry, the outgoing secretary of state has described israeli government is the most right wing in history. theresa may said that it was inappropriate for him to talk about it but radically elected government this way. here's the outgoing secretary of state and he is raising the alarm over the fact that time may be running out for a two state solution there. i mean, you hesitate to say anything but he probably feels as if he can say slightly more about what he thinks. that is what always happens at the end of administration. they feel emboldened. theresa may, on the other hand needs a relationship with donald trump in the us going forward. what she seems to be objecting to is not so much what she said in raising the alarm but attacking the israeli government and ministers specifically. that is what she is objecting to. and, yet, britain voted for the resolution last week. yes. we went further than the uni

does this mean theresa may doesn't have a plan yet?yet? or does it mean she was trying to keep up on its just it mean she was trying to keep up on itsjust in it mean she was trying to keep up on its just in case? it mean she was trying to keep up on itsjust in case? i think the government has been open insane there is a live discussion about lots of these big topics, yes, we have to make some decisions before march and reformist art the talks to article 50, but they are not trying to hide the fact they haven't got of the answers yet. we've been through this thoroughly. critics would say you're a clue what is going on. critics including the queen. you're a clue what is going on. critics including the queenm you're a clue what is going on. critics including the queen. it is fairto critics including the queen. it is fair to say supporters would also say it is the most completed negotiations since the second world war peace switches complicated, you have to cut theresa may a bit of slack that weeks after getting the job she doesn't have th

the scottish national party wants theresa may to give citizen surging over their future. ed certain calls. may says the matter will be resolved and formal brexit talks in march. movie icon debbie reynolds has died one day after the death of her daughter actress carrie fisher. reynolds rose to stardom and the 1952 hit "singing in the rain." later she was nominated for an oscar. debbie reynolds was 84 years old. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 126 -- i'm alisa parenti. vonnie: thanks. let's check in now on ended year market action. abigail doolittle is here looking at movers. abigail: we are looking at the telecoms. haver the telecoms, we t-mobile, at&t, verizon, and spread trading higher. all trading higher. sprint is up the most. this after president-elect donald trump did say yesterday that sprint will be bringing back 5000 jobs to the u.s. shareholders are certainly liking this news. metals, gold is trading higher on the session up for 10th of 1%. -- this isd's day gold's fourth day up. up on the year, both of these stocks are on pace for their best years

what is theresa may's plan? again, completely artificial. in 2017, we are going to get real, because we will hear the european union position as well. and when that becomes clear, i think the dynamic of the internal politics of the conservative party, the position of other mps in the house of commons, scotland, will become 100 times more complicated than the position at the end of 2016. so i think brexit in 2017 is going to become very, very difficult for theresa may in particular, and the and the government as a whole. that's something to look forward to. can i make a prediction about 2017, which i rarely do, which is that brexit will be top of the news agenda in britain, and all across europe it won't be. it will be one of the things, but the french election will be top of the agenda. of course. the german election in germany, the italian banks disaster... it might come a close second, i think, after all the elections taking place in germany, italy and france. but i agree with steve, i think 2016 might have been the honeymoon for brexit. r

let's talk about theresa may first of all.nge she will face in her political career. she has one of the biggest challenges in postwar political history. her christmas m essa 9 es political history. her christmas messages about the need for reconciliation. referendums are divisive issues, for some it has been the best year ever and they are absolutely delighted, for the 48% remainers, they remain upset what happened. theresa may's message is that we can't go into 2017 arguing amongst ourselves, we need to unite asa amongst ourselves, we need to unite as a nation and get the best deal possible. i don't want to appear scrooge like, what i will give that until the supreme court makes its decision in january about article 50. that is when the political rows will break out again. there will be a brief hiatus over christmas, but that will not last long. we will come to the other party messages in a moment. do we need to have christmas messages from the politicians? we expect one from the royal family, from the queen, of course, but p

prime minister theresa may is seeking to overturn the decision. the front -- the french prime announcedanuel valls he will be competing that he ill be -- he would not stand against thousand in that announcement. >> i want to fight during this campaign against the right. program withs, is its old recipes from the 1980's, which they represent as progress. when in fact it is regression. i don't want civil servants to work more to earn less. want them reimbursing drugs. i don't want schools to have less teachers. towns andt want our cities to be deprived of law enforcement officers. down onwant to break social security. waitor workers who have to -- l 70 years old risks being tainted by his disastrous low approval rating. -- rancis prime minister many critics dragged the socialist party to the right certainhth of authoritarian touch with a certain authoritarian flair. they went on to post through controversial working reforms without consent from parliament the bikini ban on right-wing districts. he may have soft in his hard-line attitude but he is fa

and, finally, the i criticises the honours given to those it calls theresa may's "cronies," who includers and her former colleagues at the home office. so, we will start with the honours, on many front pages, as you will have worked out, we will come to the controversial bits in a minute, but first of all the sun, serve and jolly, the editors having a nice time without, there is andy murray. of course it has won everything else, it is about time he has got a gong. he has done brilliantly and tennis is a sport where it is pretty much gladiatorial, down to one person, as opposed to being part of a team. he has to go out tamminen is and do the best he can. i don't want to detract from his achievements at all but i think that a knighthood is what you should get at a certain point of your career. not because you are a certain age but because you are a certain age but because you have achieved quite a lot and you have achieved quite a lot and you don't have so far to go as you have already been, if you see what i mean. perhaps over the halfway mark. i appreciate a tennis person's career is no

theresa may has made it clear, she says at least pa rt may has made it clear, she says at least parts determined to stick to her timetable, to trigger the start of talks by the end of march. at the council i also reaffirmed my commitment to a smooth and orderly exit and then the spirit i made it clear to the other eu leaders that it remains my objective that we give reassurance early on in the negotiations to eu citizens living in the uk and uk citizens living in the uk and uk citizens living in the uk and uk citizens living in eu countries that their right to stay where they have made their homes will be protected by our withdrawal. this is an issue i would like to agree quickly but requires the agreement of the rest of the eu. theresa may continuing to not give too much away, she says the way to get the best deal for the uk too much away, she says the way to get the best dealfor the uk is too much away, she says the way to get the best deal for the uk is to keep some of that under wraps. that is frustrating some, they want more a nswe rs , is frustrating some, they want more answer

my pitch is simple, i'm theresa may and i think i'm the best person to be prime minister of this country. michael gove launched an attempt that was ultimately doomed. the problem: he was supposed to be managing boris johnson's bid for the topjob. having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in parliament, i have concluded that person cannot be me. yes, his supporters wept on a day that has become synonymous with tory treachery. over the course of the last few days i've realised that while boris does have those special abilities to communicate and to reach out, what he did not have was the capacity to build and to lead that team and provide leadership this country needs at this critical moment. it left only one other contender. andrea ledsom. the energy minister, an energetic leave campaigner, andrea leadsom. what do we want? we want it? and now! but supporters mounted a march on parliament then she gave a newspaper interview that was interpreted as her saying she would make a better pm because she had kids and her campaign and her campaign ground to a halt. i have, howeve

theresa may has promised to launch britain's withdrawal process by march. genie: talks in japan between shintzo abe and vladimir putin. ordered a start to consultations on joint economic activity. during the in the studio these are international affairs editor. what are these islands? >> it's a very long chain of islands. i want to show you where they are on the map. the disputed ones are at the southernmost end of the chain. they actually go all the way up into the pacific. in the 19th century russia controlled the northern part of the chain. basically divided under a peace treaty between japan and russia. in 1945 the soviet union attacked the southernmost islands which today the japanese still call the northern territories. that effectively extended the soviet border much closer to the japanese heartland just after the atomic bombs were dropped on japan. japan was in no position to fight back. this allowed the soviet union and russia to put pressure on japan which is a historical foe. it allowed russia to put pressure on the united states which to this da

theresa may has updated the commons on last week‘s eu summit.om the eu. i want the deal we negotiate to reflect the mature relationship that close friends and allies enjoy. thousands of workers stage a series of strikes affecting trains, post offices and airlines in the lead up to christmas. a vote of no confidence in northern ireland‘s first minister, arlene foster, has failed to pass in the assembly. the head of the imf, christine lagarde, has been found guilty of negligence over a huge compensation payment made eight years ago, when she was finance minister. apologies that was a picture of the rabbi lionel blue who has died. we are expecting to hear from liz truss, the justice we are expecting to hear from liz truss, thejustice secretary in the house of commons. there is the scene live. she is is going to be talking about that riot at hmp birmingham on friday. we‘re hearing from our home affairs correspondent danny shaw, it has emerged there was an incident at cardiff prison involving prisoners transferred from birmingham after friday‘s riots

minister theresa may: we will meet that. don't intend to extend the process.ll publish more information. i will be making a speech before the new year about our approach. about the opportunity i think we have as a country to use this process which embraces trade with countries across the world. parker is still with us. bob, if i look at the list of hopes and dreams that cbi has in terms of how the process it should work the comments from syriza is they aren't going to switch them or you. robert parker: people are demanding clarity on the brexit passes. if you look at theresa may's statement, she is saying she hoped to provide clarity early in 2017 but she said yesterday, i am not going to provide clarity. so my plan is i will try and tell you what we want to do next year but i'm not going to tell you today. so we do not have clarity today is conclusion number one. i think conclusion number two is that in is all very well for the british government and a british lobbying groups such as the cpi to say yes, we want free trade. that is supposed to be a very desira

prime minister theresa may's iron grin may be cutting her off from key colleagues. bloomberg. ♪ ♪ with i am mark barton julie hyman. this is the european close on "bloomberg markets." theresa may facing a monumental task extricating the kingdom from the e.u. orchestrating new trade deals at a time of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. there are rumblings in her own a circle that the team is going about it the wrong way. is misstalk about it o'donnell. thatthink the problem is people are not giving them the benefit of the doubt, they thought maybe this was a new form of government or more old-fashioned and less collegiate. the problem is, what has transpired since is that her two seem to be regulating access to the prime minister that such an extent that even members of their own cabinet are afraid of either expressing their views openly, putting even simple policies through and the talk has now become that theresa may herself may be increasingly unaware, also -- of the rumblings in the background and of the fact that people are dissatisfied and frustrated. is th

might pitch is simple, i am theresa may and i think iam the simple, i am theresa may and i think i ammately doomed. the problem was ultimately doomed. the problem was he was supposed to be managing boris johnson's campaign for the was he was supposed to be managing borisjohnson's campaign for the top job. in view of the circumstances of parliament, i have concluded that person cannot be me. yes, his supporters wept. a day that has been synonymous with tory treachery. supporters wept. a day that has been synonymous with tory treacherym the last few days, i realised that while borisjohnson the last few days, i realised that while boris johnson has the last few days, i realised that while borisjohnson has special abilities to communicate and reach out, what he does not have is the capacity to build and to lead a team and provide what we need at this critical moment. it left only one other contender. the energy minister, andrea leadsom. what do we want? andrea leadsom for leader! a quiet bizarre march on parliament. gdp newspaper interview —— and she gave a newspaper interview where she s

for theresa may said johnson's comments do not reflect government policy. the u.s.ld talks on a syria and the battle over the city of aleppo. john kerry says he is hopeful the siege of the city can be lifted. john kerry spoke with the foreign minister. russian backed syrian troops have tightened their groupon onppo -- their group -- grip aleppo. according to "the new york times" trump may turn over operational responsibility to his two adult sons. daughter says trump's would take a leave of absence from the company. if she may move to advocate for various issues. the u.s. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes and emerging health threat. they say they need to be -- there needs to be more research into the health effects. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. julie: we are now exactly one month from the election of donald trump as the nation's 45th president. the result spurred u.s. stocks to all-time highs. how long will the trump rally last? that is a question a lo

prime minister theresa may's cabinet has split over whether union for european access to its markets rexit. boris johnson that declined to endorsed the idea. that suggests that may is struggling to develop a brexit strategy. in north carolina, the undecided election for governor could be decided today. democrat roy cooper currently leads the incumbent by more than 10,000 votes. a review of more than 94,000 votes cast in derne county is expected to finish today. ory says he will not ask for a recount if that shows the same results. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. mark: thank you very much. financial markets reversing a selloff once they realize that might be my -- might not be much contagion from italy's vote. it does signal worries about italy's growth. >> this raises concerns of the growth path for italy. does this mean that perhaps italian growth and maybe more broadly european growth are looking less sanguine compared to a week ago? that is something we should consider. now, directorus of global busines

theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu, in her christmas message. also, big sam is back in a job, this time at crystal palace. the former england manager, sam allardyce, signs a 2.5 year deal at selhurst park following the sacking of alan pardew. and it's a festive click with digital jumpers, hatched technology and star wars drones. that's all in half an hour here on bbc news. israel has angrily rejected a un security council resolution demanding a halt to the building of israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory. the vote passed after the united states — israel's traditional ally, abstained rather than using its veto. our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed judgement on israeli settlements. translation: 14 votes in favour. voting that they had become a serious threat to a viable peace deal with the palestinians. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul—searching. be

mark: how much of a climbdown is this for theresa may?uch is she going to reveal to those who want more revealed on her plan? >> we won't know. she came up with a new frame today. brexit means brexit. she says she wants a red, white and blue brexit, it is not clear what that means but we did get a few more details. one of the things that is important about the fact that these debates are happening now in parliament is that every time a minister comes to answer questions from lawmakers they can be persuaded to part with a little more detail and that has happened today. secretary has told lawmakers during the course of this debate that he is weighing up four options for staying or leaving the customs union. these include potentially adopting a norway style model or a switzerland style model. he also says that at the end of the process, he will make sure that lawmakers in this country do get a say on the final brexit deal. mark: of today, it is fascinating because it is not binding. the referendum was not binding. does that mean it actually

theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu, in her christmas messagejeremy corbyn pleads for an end to sleeping rough. the search for an elderly british woman missing from the queen mary two ocean liner that was heading to the caribbean has been called off. good morning. in sport, big sam's back. sam allardyce is the new manager of crystal palace, he signs a two and a half year deal replacing alan pardew coming up on bbc news, we look back at the incredible british successes at the rio 2016 olympic and paralympic games. that review 2016, gold rush in rio, with me, nick hope. good morning and welcome to bbc news. israel has angrily rejected a un security council resolution demanding a halt to the building of israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory. the vote passed after the united states, israel's traditional ally, abstained, rather than using its veto. our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed judgement on israeli settlements. translation: 14 votes in favour. vo

i'm theresa may and i think i'm the best person to be prime minister. i'm adam fleming.with me to a secluded log cabin, there no wi—fi, no phone reception, just you, me and a lot of events to think about. it was the issue that split the nation. the european union — leave or remain. in the first part of the year, david cameron embarked on the first half of his europe strategy, renegotiating our membership of the eu with his fellow leaders. it meant lots of these, known in the trade as the grip and grin. if it was thursday, it must be hungary. is that the prime minister of slovenia or slovakia ? it all came to a head at a tense summit in brussels in february. i will be battling for britain. if we can get a good deal i will take that deal but i will not take a deal that doesn't meet what we need. that involved a lot of croissants. cameron's agreement with the euro bosses limited benefits for migrants from the eu and exempted britain from the idea of ever—closer union. deal done, the referendum was on. i will go to parliament and propose the british people decide ourfuture i

theresa may has urged britain to "unite and move forward" in herfirst christmas message as prime ministerain the opportunity to carve out a bold new role in the world. in his christmas message, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. the british people have spoken and the answer is we're out. the eu referendum divided not just politicians but communities and families. so, against this backdrop, it's perhaps not surprising that in her christmas message, the prime minister appeals for unity. coming together is important for us as a country, theresa may says. as we leave the eu we must seize an historic opportunity to forge a bold new role and unite our country as we move forward into the future. in a separate message recorded for the armed forces, theresa may tells them that the government is on their side. because i want you and all your families to know that this government is on your side. jeremy corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing loneliness and despair at this time of year.

just now theresa may is listening to the ukip wing controlling the conservatives. h lib dems are breathing down their necks. listen to the electorate who may want brexit, but they certainly don't want a hard brexit. farewell 2016, hello 2017. donald trump will be inaugurated as president of the united states, there will be elections in france and germany, and we will have mayoral elections, but british politics will be overwhelmingly dominated by the negotiations for our exit from the eu. hang on, maybe i should head back in there? no, i can't miss all of that! hello. we said goodbye to the stormy weather that has affected some northern part of the country over recent days. instead, we've moved into a much quieter spell of weather with some sunshine, but also some cold nights. it was a frosty start, but one of our weather watchers in dorset but some sunshine in the isle of wight. as you can see, it isn't quite sunshine all the way. we got a fairamount of quite sunshine all the way. we got a fair amount of cloud spreading its way in from the west. most of this clu b

discussedit was also without theresa may in the main.re havingeaders similar issues as theresa may about organizing the brexit negotiation. who is deciding between the eu consult, representing the different governments. the eu commission which is the executive arm of the eu and the parliament. with the eu leaders agreeing on a compromise where the country holding the six-month rotating presidency of the consul would be able to participate in the negotiations along with the commissions chief negotiator. these two countries holding the rotating presidency in 2017, two of the smallest countries in the includingthe eu estonia. and the eu parliaments president martin schulz who wants to get involved. it was agreed last night that the eu parliament would be able to send some representatives to participate in some discussions because remember the eu parliament will have to ratify any brexit deal that is decided and finally, we heard from the minister at the end of the dinner last night who expressed his concern about the relationship with north

and so, theresa may arrived in downing street.g, i want to address you directly. i know you're working around the clock, i know you're doing your best, and i know that sometimes life can be a struggle. the government i lead will be driven, not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. we will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives. she paused plans for a new nuclear power station at hinkley point over concerns about chinese involvement, then gave it the go—ahead. she approved a third runway at heathrow with a vote in parliament due in a year. she plans to let schools expand in england, and who said she didn't have a funny side? what message of reassurance does the prime minister have for fat middle—aged white men who may feel that we have been left behind? that's a very interesting point, perhaps my honourable friend would like to come up and see me sometime. the job of chancellor went to philip hammond, whose nicknames include spreadsheet and box office. he ditched a target to balance the nation

theresa may is making a statement.e the end of march next year. the focus of this council was on how we can work together to address some of the most pressing challenges that we face. these include responding to the migration crisis, strengthening europe's security, and helping to alleviate the suffering in sir yard. as i've said for as long as the uk is a member of the eu, we will continue to play our full part. and that is what this council showed. with the uk making a significant contribution on each of these issues. first, migration. from the outset, the uk has pushed for a comprehensive approach that focuses on the root causes of migration as the best way to reduce the number of people coming to europe. i've called for more action in source and transit countries to disrupt the smuggling networks, to improve local ka pass dwrit and support sustainable livelihoods. i have also said that we must better distinguish between economic migrants and refugees, swifting returning those who have no right to remain and thereby

both labor and theresa may's government claim a victory over this.is now clear that the final amendment is going to receive widespread backing in the house of commons. host: all this comes as the supreme court there is still waiting to decide whether or not brags it can begin without a vote in parliament. tell us more about that. reporter: we are on the third day. tomorrow is the fourth and supposed to be the final day of this hearing. it is the government's appeal of a high court decision last month ruling that parliament and not the prime minister, not the government of the united kingdom carries the power of negotiations to invoke the famous article 50. case, it's about whether the law freely means of the government can trigger that or whether there needs to be a vote in parliament. there's a very strong feeling and parliament and indeed across the country about this. remember that the brags it vote was in june. it was a 52% vote in favor of brexit. we've been hearing the case put and now alsoment by those who want in the high court saying it shou

here, theresa may tells mps she will set out more details of her approach to brexit in a major speecharly in the new year. she says transitional arrangements will not give cause for the uk to delay leaving the eu. straight to robert hall now in berlin. if we were in paris, i would be standing on the champs—elysees, london, oxford street or regent street, but this is the heart of the christmas festivities in berlin. in this great city, beyond the police lines behind me, silence. there is no sense of festivity, the market stores are closed as the investigation continues around the attack which is now confirmed to have been a terrorist incident, and which claimed 12 lives and left 30 people seriously injured. we are going to be going over the events of the day during the next few minutes, but for now, let's hear about the latest from the investigation with paul adams. berlin early this morning, amid the scattered debris of the festive season, a weapon of mass murder is slowly removed. chaotic scenes last night after the truck ploughed through the market. dozens of people caught up in the

if they lost that vote, theresa may would be in a difficult position. >> if the vote is lost, theresaunlikely scenario. it would be difficult for mps across the board and especially from the conservative party and even the labour party to go against the will of the people when they know that their seats could be grabbed. guy: she could put a very short piece of legislation in front of the house that would effectively steamrolled the house. name don't want to -- and they don't want to go against the will of the people but they will want to put amendments in. that short piece of legislation could backfire. >> it could but they are in no position to put forward more because the more they do, the more they will expose themselves to internal attacks. also does the government have an idea of what it wants to achieve. if you look at how they have managed this from the 23rd of june, it says that not much preparatory work has been done. from the government's point of view in terms of trying to get this approved quickly and in terms of avoiding internal turmoil within the conservative party, it

we will skip over the queen and theresa may... we have not heard from the queen.ve not heard from the queen. we have not heard from either laughter the third bailout since the financial crisis. what do you do to fix the italian banking sector? after this bailout there will be a lot of value in italian banks stop i yet to be convinced. alex bronner has hit written a piece saying this isa height has hit written a piece saying this is a height of the bonds this scheme and the... everything is brought about by the monte dei paschi di siena. they invested to double the size and, if they had not done that, of course, there would not have the problem they do have. can you feel it? have you seen some of the words in danish? thank you very much. merry christmas. bye—bye.. hi there. i'm sure you've already heard but barbara, the second named storm of the season, is heading to the uk for friday. now, yesterday was the quiet before the storm in many respects. barbara, out in the atlantic, continues to develop and deepen, and that's going to be swinging to the north—west of th

in her christmas message theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu. labour'sjeremy corbyn pleads for an end to sleeping rough. the search for an elderly british woman missing from the queen mary 2 ocean liner heading to the caribbean is called off. a 74—year—old had been reported missing in the early hours of friday. sam allardyce is back in football at crystal palace. the former england manager has signed a two and a half year deal at selhurst park following the sacking of alan pardew. this year the queen celebrated her 90th birthday. daniela relph looks back on the momentous occasion and other events in the royal calendar in review 2016: the royal year. band plays happy birthday. it was the year of a big birthday, a queen at 90. happy birthday plays. for some of her grandchildren and great—grandchildren, a trip to canada, the first official overseas visit as a family of four. the duke and duchess of cambridge were also in india, a reminder of royal visits past. applause. and for prince harry, a new relationship highlighted the tricky balance betwee

theresa may's answer was, let's see how that negotiations go.gration from the eu. although of course she did stress that getting back control of immigration was one of the key issues in the referendum on which the government was determined to deliver. so a long session, the prime minister really pressed for a lot of detail. i think still where going to have to wait until the new year before we get a much clearer idea of exactly how the government is going to approach these negotiations. she was also pressed on what might happen in the worst case scenario that we end up leaving, having triggered article 50, without any agreed deal. that's right. she said, well, there are plenty of contingency plans. she also addressed this whole question ofa also addressed this whole question of a transitional deal. but, as she pointed out, this can mean different things to different people. it could be that when we reach the end of the two years, it is in the interests of either britain or the other 27 countries to extend the negotiations. that is a possibility.

defeat theresa may's -- of theresa may's administration would mean a parliament act. are expecting unprecedented numbers of spectators. they have opened two neighboring courtrooms to deal with the demand. president-elect donald trump used twitter to renew criticism of china over his backlash with his phone call with taiwan's president. he says they did not ask the u.s. permission to devalue its currency or increase military presence in the self china sea. trump flouted decades of political protocol by speaking directly to the time when his president. -- directly to the taiwanese president. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. on can did all yoget all you nd top . matteo renzi says he will quit in the early hours of this morning after losing the election. >> it is clear that my government ends here. i want to thank my ministers for the extraordinary adventure and i will offer my resignation to the president of the republic. skidded to a 20 month low. francine lacqua joins us now. we just h

i'm theresa may and to be prime minister.dam fleming, come with me to a secluded log cabin, there no wi—fi, no phone reception, just you, me and a lot of events to think about. it was the issue that split the nation. the european union, leave or remain. in the first part of the year, david cameron embarked on the first half of his europe strategy renegotiating our membership of the eu with his fellow leaders. it meant lots of these, known in the trade as the grip and grin. if it was thursday, it must be hungary. is that the prime minister of slovenia or slovakia ? it all came to a head at a tense summit in brussels in february. i will be battling for britain if we can get a good deal i will take that deal but i will not take a deal that doesn't meet what we need. that involved a lot of croissants. cameron's agreement with the euro bosses limited benefits for migrants from the eu and exempted britain from the idea of ever closer union. deal done, the referendum was on. i will go to parliament and proposethe british people deci

theresa may was the honourable guest of the gulf council. red carpet receptions.oing down and most of the countries are suffering. now she is starting to look to alternative markets to compensate for 50% of the british exports to the european union, i think it would be extremely... why would it stop? why would the exports stop? because the tariffs on, if there are tariffs on british exports and europe they will not buy as much fish from britain, that is how it works. just taking the fish example, how will they take them to australia? you basically have to have a free trade regime. why would it not be possible? alex's main point is that the european union on the seams —— one assumes are going to act in a rational rather than emotional manner, they may be angry but eventually we have to do a deal and if it is good for everybody to trade there, those are the terms. it is not europe's position. they have said they don't want that. they would prefer to be in the wto. if you are a member of the union in europe, you can't strike deals with other countries. what you are d

yet another strike for theresa may.ning over the last few days is elves, sleighs and reindeer. everything is stopping. trains are stopping. flying as well. and now they will be a mail stoppage. a threat of a strike to prevent presence “— threat of a strike to prevent presence —— presents being delivered. i am a massive satsuma fan. the front of the sun. picking up fan. the front of the sun. picking up the traffic story. this is a story suggesting... this is something already happening in london, the council has powers to police bus lanes and all those things. it is saying these powers are going to go from the police outside london to the local authorities. and of course, as you say, that will be more rigourously enforced. the police don't really like to do traffic enforcement any more. so many people will be hit by them now. anyone in london would say they are pretty good at spotting any minor offence and you will get a fine ina minor offence and you will get a fine in a number of days. with all those cameras. this will

brexit theresa may speaks about, they‘ re more blue brexit theresa may speaks about, they're more ofe single market substantial new powers would need to be devolved. control over immigration, business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred north of the border. the mechanics of how it might work are complex. the scottish government says is essential for businesses like this tartan mill in the scottish borders export into the eu. they claim firms like this could employ eu nationals who would not have the right to work elsewhere in the uk but it won't be easy. it would be legally and politically and technically extremely difficult for scotla nd technically extremely difficult for scotland to stay in the single market if the uk is leaving the eu because they would be one set of business regulations applying to scotla nd business regulations applying to scotland at another applying to england which would only be possible if there was a complete devolution of all powers on business regulation. if nicola sturgeon can get a totally different tartan brexit steel for sc

comments echoed by theresa may.t like to take a moment to reflect on the appalling news that came in from berlin and ankara yesterday. and we have seen very vivid images in our newspapers and television and i think they have shocked us all and i just wanted to express our condolences and i'm sure the condolences of all of us with those who mourn. it was theresa may's first appearance in front of the liaison committee — which is made up of the chairmen and women of the commons committees. no surprises that the main subject up for discussion was brexit. among other things, they wanted to know if mps would be given a vote on the final deal with the european union. is it your intention to ensure that parliament has a vote on the final deal when it has been negotiated? the parliament is going to have every opportunity to vote through the great repeal bill on the various aspects of the relationship that we will be having with the european union. that wasn't quite the question. the question is when the final deal is negoti

for the prime minister, theresa may, seen here meeting gulf rulers this month.n rights activists and jeremy corbyn are calling for an arms embargo on saudi arabia. that is something that number ten will want to avoid at all costs. in the commons today, the defence secretary is expected to make a statement, clarifying what the government knows about the use of british weapons in the yemen war. he is likely to face some pressing questions. football's international governing body has fined england, wales, scotland and northern ireland nearly £80,000 for displaying poppies during world cup qualifiers around armistice day in november. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein is here — and that's because fifa says they are a political symbol? yes, you may remember in 2011, england wore a poppy on an armband ina england wore a poppy on an armband in a friendly against spain. so too scotland, but neither were punished, but since then fifa have tightened their rules round what they deem to be political, so the home nations had been warned, they knew they risked punishment