tim allman, bbc news. before we 90, tim allman, bbc news.in society. te llevamos — "we take you" — ensures that people with disabilities, and the elderly, can enjoy a bike ride round envigado, near the city of medellin. the ngo custom—makes the bikes to accomodate wheelchairs and walkers, and volunteers accompany the cyclists round the bicycle lanes on a sunday evening. this one — a special christmas event. that is it from us for the time being. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @richpreston. hello. scotland and northern ireland have the lion's share of friday's sunshine, even these areas are likely to turn cloudier as we go on through the weekend. a weekend which will for most places, bring plenty of cloud. despite that, it will be dry, it will gradually turn cooler as that weekend goes on, as well. there is an area of high pressure right across the united kingdom giving plenty of settled weather as we go through the weekend. but trapped underneath that, there is a lot of cloud. now, where there have been clear spells overnight and into the

tim allman, bbc news.t emerges as parents struggled to get help for their malnourished children. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border- was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off - from the outside world in order to prevent the details - of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life — the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us congress votes to file criminal charges against donald trump's former chief of staff mark meadows. borisjohnson faces more questions of his leade

tim allman, bbc news. forced a quarter of the sailing boats competing in the annual sydney to hobart yacht race to withdraw. of the 88 vessels that set out on sunday morning, just 64 are left to battle out the final 800 or so kilometres to tasmania. the event was cancelled last year for the first time since it began in 1945 because of the pandemic. they probably would not mind it if it stayed like that! to add, more about that on our website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcdavideades. and that is bbc news. hello there. a few of us got to see a white christmas but, for many more, it was too mild for snow. we had a lot of mist and murk and we had some outbreaks of rain. this stripe of cloud on the satellite picture brought rain and some hill snow in the north during boxing day. there's more cloud and rain waiting in the wings down to the south—west. but the big story, i think, for this week will be this surge of very, very mild air wafting up from the south, affecting all parts of the uk as we move tow

tim allman, bbc news. and finally some sport.ouble. after losing the toss, they were put in to bat, and they lost three wickets on the morning of the first day of the boxing day test in melbourne — the last of them coming just before the lunch break. england are currently on 87 runs for four. australia hold a 2—0 lead in the series. the last batsmen out wasjoe root, the captain, withjonny bairstow currently at the crease with ben stokes. it is about it for us. from me and the rest of the team, thank you for watching. stay tuned. hello, there, and a very merry christmas to you. we've been seeing a band of rain and hill snow working its way northwards across the country to end christmas day and into the early hours of boxing day. most of that rain and hill snow will become confined to the north of the country, certainly across scotland through the day, and then we'll see something a little bit brighter with some showers following in across the south. so this weather front has continued to journey northwards as it bumped into the co

tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.t i2—point star marking the latest stage in the building of barcelona's la sagrada familia basilica. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former - president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: new covid rules have been

tim allman, bbc news. that is a busy man.hristmas mass. music plays. a choir gathered below the bridge to sing carols, including those written by composerjakubjan ryba more than 200 years ago. organisers say an organist and four singers were recruited for the event, other musicians and members of the publicjoined without any rehearsal. that is just about it from me. you can follow me on twitter if you would like. but for now, thank you for watching. do stay tuned right here to bbc news. hello there. snow has been falling across the hills of scotland through the night. that will continue, although it is tending to peter out. we could have several centimetres lying towards morning. and also, fog is going to be an issue for those travellers on friday morning — quite thick patches in places reducing the visibility — and that's because we've had a lot of mild and moist air move northwards during the day on thursday. still with us friday, but so too that cold air and where those weather fronts bump into the cold air, as i say, acro

tim allman, bbc news. of the boxing day test in melbourne as england try to fight back in the ashes. they didn't make the best start — losing three wickets before lunch. they've steadied the ship a little in the afternoon, withjoe root scoring 50 — before he was caught off starc. but the crucial wicket of ben stokes fell a few minutes ago. england are 125 for five. australia lead the series 2—0. that's about it from me. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @sipusey. you can also go to our website, bbc.com/news. thank you for watching. to stay with us. ——do. hello, there, and a very merry christmas to you. we've been seeing a band of rain and hill snow working its way northwards across the country to end christmas day and into the early hours of boxing day. most of that rain and hill snow will become confined to the north of the country, certainly across scotland through the day, and then we'll see something a little bit brighter with some showers following in across the south. so this weather front has continu

tim allman, bbc news.recordings of fish croaking and growling are the reef coming back to life. listen to this. clicks, growls. the recent they used underwater microphones could hide your phones to record these some of which have never been recorded before, they use —— they provide a measure of the health of the reef. a new milestone has been reached in the construction of barcelona's famous basilica, la sagrada familia. just in time for christmas, a colossal 12—point star, with a width of more than 7 metres has been illuminated, perched on top of the newly completed tower of the virgin mary. tanya dendrinos reports. an imposing icon of the barcelona skyline. and this, the newest piece of the la sagrada familia puzzle. the completed tower of the virgin mary adorned with 800 windows. on its pinnacle, a 5.5 ton 12 point start illuminated for the first time. below, a sea of onlookers thankful to witness history. translation: just like an opening _ history. translation: just like an opening for _ history. tran

tim allman, bbc news. that's just about it from me. stay tuned right here to bbc news. hello there.g to peter out. we could have several centimetres lying towards morning. and also, fog is going to be an issue for those travellers on friday morning — quite thick patches in places — reducing the visibility, and that's because we've had a lot of mild and moist air move northwards during the day on thursday. still with us friday, but so too that cold air and where those weather fronts bump into the cold air, as i say, across scotland at the moment is where we are likely to see the snow, but that boundary may come further southwards into christmas day. so, several centimetres over the hills, relatively low levels — that's 100m or so. some fog, though, into the clearer skies further south where it's at least milder, but it's the light winds that we've got an issue with here. so, going through the day on friday, we've got that mild air with us, the fog issue slow to clear, and then our rain starts to sweep into the south—west across wales later. some drier weather — just drizzly rain for

tim allman, bbc news.goodbye. hello there. temperatures were as high as 1a degrees on wednesday, and the rest of the week will stay mild. i suspect many of us, though, will continue to see cloudy skies like this. there was some sunshine, though, across a good part of yorkshire and lincolnshire on wednesday, but these areas with those clearer skies are starting a bit colder on thursday morning. mild elsewhere underneath that blanket of cloud. could be some mist and fog patches with those clearer skies across parts of northern england, even down into norfolk as well. we'll see those mist and fog patches lifting, and the best of the sunshine more likely to be to the east of the pennines, in the north—east of england. a lot of cloud around elsewhere. there's a bit of rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland, becoming more confined towards the northern isles. whether you've got the cloud or not, though, it's still a mild day for the time of year. temperatures widely in double figures once again. now,

the bbc�*s tim allman reports. sometimes you just have to make the best of things.arol singers were doing the rounds, bringing a little festive cheer and an awful lot of sugar. translation: h0 and an awful lot of sugar. translation:— and an awful lot of sugar. translation: ., ., ., ., translation: ho ho ho, we have civen out translation: ho ho ho, we have given out more — translation: ho ho ho, we have given out more than _ translation: ho ho ho, we have given out more than 5000 - given out more than 5000 chocolates, cakes, thousands of candles, waffles and greetings for every home.— for every home. people celebrate _ for every home. people celebrate in _ for every home. people celebrate in a _ for every home. people celebrate in a variety i for every home. people celebrate in a variety of different ways. in bournemouth, for instance, they ran into the sea, despite the far from ideal temperatures. a certain dash of masochism, perhaps, but some altruism as well. it was all in aid of a local charity. more christmas compassion in rome. the church of santa maria laying

the bbc�*s tim allman explains.r an apple may be a bit of a stretch. particularly when teacher is floating 400km up in space — wang yaping introducing her and her fellow astronauts from china's new space station. this is distance learning on a completely different scale. the three astronauts carried out a series of experiments in zero gravity, here comparing how buoyancy works both on earth and in space. some of the children even got to ask questions. "talking to the astronauts has made me interested in the universe," said this student, "and now, i dream about space". "i think we young people should also be ambitious and aspiring," said this boy, "and build our own spacecraft". after the hour was up, the lesson came to an end and the astronauts waved goodbye. as one official put it, they want to plant the seeds of space and science in the hearts of children. tim allman, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @richpreston. hello there. thursday brought a day of contrasting weather conditions. glorious blue sky an

tim allman, bbc news. he isa he is a busy man.below the bridge to sing carols, including those written by composerjakubjan ryba more than 200 years ago. organisers say an organist and four singers were recruited for the event. other musicians and members of the public joined without any rehearsal. that is just about it from me for now. you get more news on our website. you can follow me on twitter. for now, from me and the rest of the team, thanks for watching. do stay tuned here to bbc news. hello there. snow has been falling across the hills of scotland through the night. that will continue, although it is tending to peter out. we could have several centimetres lying towards morning. and also, fog is going to be an issue for those travellers on friday morning — quite thick patches in places reducing the visibility — and that's because we've had a lot of mild and moist air move northwards during the day on thursday. still with us friday, but so too that cold air and where those weather fronts bump into the cold air, as i say, acr

tim allman, bbc news.presence. good lad. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @sipusey. please stay tuned. —— presents. hello there. merry christmas to you. some of us will see some snow during this christmas period, mainly across the hills of the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll tend to be milder, so any precipitation will be rain. and we've got areas of low pressure pushing into the south west and they're weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. as these weather fronts slowly push north—eastwards into that stubborn area of colder air which is sitting to the north—east of the country, then this is where we're likely to see some of that rain turn to snow. so, we're starting christmas day morning off on a very cold, frosty note across scotland, the far north of england, but less cold, milder for northern ireland in towards wales and the south west. but here, we have more of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, which will be slowly spilling northwards and eastwards through the course of the day. quite a

the bbc�*s tim allman explains. class begins and the children wait attentively. kilometres up in space. when yelping introducing her and her fellow astronauts from china's new space station. this is distance learning on a completely different scale. the three astronauts carried out a series of experiments in zero gravity. here comparing how buoyancy works both on earth and in space. some of the children even got to ask questions. translation: talking to the astronauts _ questions. translation: talking to the astronauts has _ questions. translation: talking to the astronauts has made - questions. translation: talking to the astronauts has made me i to the astronauts has made me interested in the universe said this student.— interested in the universe said this student. and i dream about sace. i this student. and i dream about space. i think— this student. and i dream about space. i think we _ this student. and i dream about space. i think we young - this student. and i dream about space. i think we young people | space. i think we young people should also be ambit

tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of our top story...aigner who helped bring down white rule in south africa, has died at the age of 90. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. you have been watching bbc news. hello, merry christmas. if you have plans today to get out for a boxing day walk, the weather looks really mixed out there. we have a bit of everything thrown into the forecast. some rain and sleet and hill snow around but it should ease later on. and there will be some sunshine for those lucky few across south—west england, wales and perhaps northern ireland. for the bulk of the uk, though, it is quite cloudy. we have a couple of weather fronts pushing northwards. as milder air pushes into that cold air that's still in place across the north—east of the uk, that's where we see that mix of rain, sleet and hill snow. there's been quite heavy snow

tim allman, bbc news. in its stomach. the small green turtle — around 35 centimetres long — had a total of 18 grams of plastic expelled from its stomach. it included fragments of nets, plastic caps, styrofoam, nylon, and cellophane. the turtle was found trapped in a fishing net. here in the uk, the brit awards have announced their first nominations since scrapping the best male and female categories and making the ceremony gender—neutral. the first nominations under the new system actually have delivered the most female nominees in more than a decade, with adele, 0livia rodrigo and dua lipa all in the running for multiple prizes. adele ties with ed sheeran, and rappers little simz and dave for the most nominations. this is bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. the weather is stuck in some sort of a rut. a lot of dry weather around but a lot of grey weather too, thanks to this area of high pressure and the low cloud trapped beneath it. however, there's been some sunshine

tim allman, bbc news. but is it from us for now.ching. goodbye for now. hello again. storm barra of course has been dominating our weather picture over the last couple of days with strong winds, heavy rain and some upland snow as well. but look at these big rocks. the seas have been chucking them onto the coastline of west wales. you know the seas are pretty angry when they throw brick sized lumps of rocks at you. there is barra, it continues to feel it�*s getting less intense. we do have a window of slightly clearer weather that�*s set to come in during thursday. that means we�*ll see these showers that we got at the moment fading away over the next few hours. but it�*s going to be quite chilly for those heading out across northern england and scotland, temperatures as low as —2, —3 c as you perhaps head outside the door first thing in the morning. but for many, a fine start to the day. in fact for some of you, it should be a lovely sunrise. the early rising sun illuminating this lump of cloud, the next weather system not taking lo

tim allman, bbc news.ry and christmas events in bethlehem. the pictures were taken from the 1950s onwards by one of the town's first official photographers, maurice michael, whose son later took up the same trade as a bbc news cameraman. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has their story. in this story of christmas, the star of bethlehem is the one behind the camera. maurice michael was one of the town's first official photographers. with his son jimmy, he recalls christmas is passed. —— with his sonjimmy, he recalls christmases past. morice, christian palestinian, watched the world change in front of his lens. his images called moments in time in the holy land —— maurice. but while the west bank went through war and political travolta, his was and political travolta, his was a job of documenting bethlehem's vip visitors —— tumult. the town and its folks through the decades. and, of course, every year, he captured christmas. find and, of course, every year, he captured christmas.— captured christmas.

the bbc�*s tim allman explains.our and dance. they call this the salsodromo, the opening of the feria de cali, or cali fair. for more than 60 years, they have come here to dance and dance, and dance some more. salsa music plays. a celebration of the region's cultural identity, said to promote ethnic and musical diversity. everyone gets involved, no matter what their age. cheering and applause. but last year, the cali fair was cancelled, the covid pandemic bringing the music to a halt, so this year, they're making up for lost time. the attention to detail is obvious, the excitement of the crowds even more so. these celebrations will continue throughout the week and the dancing will not stop. for the people of cali, now, more than ever, the show really must go on. tim allman, bbc news. a hint of salsa normality. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcdavideades. thank you for watching. hello there. a few of us got to see a white christmas but, for many more, it was too mild for snow. we had a lot of mist and murk and we

tim allman, bbc news.the omicron coronavirus variant. the french government announced public partisan fireworks displays on new year's eve will be banned to try to stop the spread. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @richpreston. from me and the team, thanks for watching. hello. scotland and northern ireland have the lion's share of friday's sunshine. even these areas are likely to turn cloudier as we go on through the weekend — a weekend which will, for most places, bring plenty of cloud. despite that, it will be dry. it will gradually turn cooler as that weekend goes on as well. there is an area of high pressure right across the united kingdom, giving plenty of settled weather as we go through the weekend but trapped underneath that, there is a lot of cloud. now, where there have been clear spells overnight and into the morning — in scotland and northern england in particular — this is where we will wake up to the lowest temperatures, and there will be frost in places, too. but there will also be some sunn

the bbc�*s tim allman explains.of a stretch. particularly when teacher is floating 400km up in space — wang yaping introducing her and her fellow astronauts from china�*s new space station. this is distance learning on a completely different scale. the three astronauts carried out a series of experiments in zero gravity, here comparing how buoyancy works both on earth and in space. some of the children even got to ask questions. "talking to the astronauts "has made me interested in the universe," said this student, "and now, i dream about space." "i think we young people "should also be ambitious and aspiring," said this boy, "and build our own spacecraft." after the hour was up, the lesson came to an end and the astronauts waved goodbye. as one official put it, they want to plant the seeds of space and science in the hearts of children. tim allman, bbc news. time for all the sports news. hello. this is your sports news, starting with football, and there�*s one game in the premier league later with brentford hosting

tim allman, bbc news.m me and the rest of the team here in london, goodbye. hello there. thursday brought a day of contrasting weather conditions. glorious blue sky and sunshine in west sussex — nearly six hours of sunshine before the rain arrived late on in the afternoon. and as for friday, well, we could actually see plenty of sunshine yet again in many places. there will be a scattering of sharp showers and it will feel pretty chilly for most of us. however, as we head into the weekend, the story is changing. it will turn increasingly cloudy with some rain around but, more noticeably, it will turn milder. before that, though, this weather front continues to clear away. the winds swing round to a north—westerly and that's going to feed in some showers from the word go across the far north and west of scotland. it's going to be a chilly start as well first thing this morning with low single figures in the north. now, some of these showers could be heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in there as well an

the bbc�*s tim allman explains.dance. they call this the salsodromo, the opening of the feria de cali, or cali fair. for more than 60 years, they have come here to dance and dance, and dance some more. salsa music plays. a celebration of the region's cultural identity, said to promote ethnic and musical diversity. everyone gets involved, no matter what their age. cheering and applause. but last year, the cali fair was cancelled, the covid pandemic bringing the music to a halt, so this year, they're making up for lost time. the attention to detail is obvious, the excitement of the crowds even more so. these celebrations will continue throughout the week and the dancing will not stop. for the people of cali, now, more than ever, the show really must go on. tim allman, bbc news. i wonder if this following show will go on. unusually rough waves and high winds in the waters off southeastern australia have forced a quarter of the sailing boats competing in the annual sydney to hobart yacht race to withdraw. of the 88 vess

tim allman, bbc news.ave been confirmed in the yorkshire dales in england — and in parts of scotland — including here in the village of insh in the highlands. there was even evidence — that santa paws had visited the village of torphins, in aberdeenshire, as you can see here! england have struggled on the first day of the boxing day test in melbourne as they try to fold back in the ashes. they were put into bed after losing the toss and struggled from the start, losing three wickets before lunch. they've steadied the ship a little in the afternoon — withjoe root scoring fifty — before he was caught off starc. but the crucial wicket of ben stokes fell a few minutes ago. england are 141/7 . australia lead the series 2—0. the latest week it was mark wood and now we are into the bowlers. coronavirus restrictions have come into force in the uk. nightclubs are closing again in wales and large sporting events will be staged behind closed doors. other restrictions designed to slow the spread of the omicron variant

tim allman, bbc news.n of the conservative mp owen patterson. he was found to have broken lobbying rules. a bad result could he put more pressure on prime minister borisjohnson. much more on all these stories on the bbc news website or you can download the bbc app. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. do stick with us here on bbc news. goodbye for now. hello. thursday brought an east—west split to the uk weather—wise. well, certainly in terms of where we had the blue sky or where we had the grey sky. across parts of eastern scotland and down the eastern side of england, some were treated to a largely sunny day from dawn until dusk, where it was the reverse across some western areas. a view from wales, cloudy from dawn until dusk. it's the cloud that's going to win out for friday and the weekend. high pressure, lots of settled weather to come, but trapped underneath this high pressure, plenty of cloud. now, where there will have been some clear spells overnight — parts of eastern scotland, northe

the bbc�*s tim allman reports.is a debate that goes back decades. is cannabis and essentially harmless recreational substance, something no more dangerous than alcohol or tobacco, or is it the gateway drug that can have long—term damaging effects, particularly on the young? the answer, at least for lawmakers in malta seems to be the former rather than the later. they have voted to legalise the drug, allowing adults to carry seven grams and also to allow growth at home. we are going to give inaudible by making sure that people who make use of cannabis now have a safe and regularised way of obtaining it.— safe and regularised way of obtainin: it. ,, ., , obtaining it. several countries have already _ obtaining it. several countries have already legalise - obtaining it. several countriesl have already legalise cannabis. canada among them. it allowed recreational use in 2018. and then there are nations that effectively turn a blind eye. the netherlands is famous for its coffee shop where the drug can be openly sold. bu

tim allman, bbc news.r being with us. is it common for an artist with the prestige of someone like bruce springsteen to do something like this? ~ .., ., like this? welcome over the last several _ like this? welcome over the last several years _ like this? welcome over the last several years and - like this? welcome over the last several years and has i last several years and has become much more common as the prices for classic catalogues that came of age in the 1960s, 19705, that came of age in the 19605, 19705, 19805 have been traded at record high multiples by financial investors and by the major recorded music companies. what kind of figures are we talking about was yellow well, and every song that we hear there are two separate copyrights, one in the song itself, the musical composition, and the other in the recording of the composition. in the case of the springsteen sale all of those rights are being sold together to one company, sony, who will be able to control the destiny of both the sound record

tim allman, bbc news.re we go, for the very first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the son. here are the pictures to prove it. nasa's parker solar probe fluid through the sun's upper atmosphere to collect samples iapril. one of the most audacious missions ever mounted. scientists say it will help us have a better understanding of exactly how the sun works, and its impact on the solar system. i am laura trevelyan, thank you so much for watching "bbc world news america." ♪ narrator: funding for is presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and per blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the

but it's notjust people who were affected, as the bbc�*s tim allman reports. meowing.nd by members of the spanish civil guard — their homes almost certainly destroyed, and their owners, for now, a mystery. translation: when we arrived here, we found them _ crossing the lava. they approached us and we fed them and gave them water. we have also been checking if they have a microchip to find out if they have an owner so we can return them to them. but not every creature on the island was so lucky. the bodies of wild animals and birds have been sent away for analysis as to a cause of death — whether it was rivers of red hot lava engulfing everything in their path, or the poisonous gases filling the skies above. all that volcanic magma and rock is cooling now — giant black scars criss—crossing the land. and then there's the ash — so much ash. houses, cars, football pitches, buried beyond sight. translation: you can see| there are roofs that have not been able to support the weight. there's so much ash. some have begun the long, arduous process of trying to clear up the mess

tim allman, bbc news. time for a look at the weather now.. an east—west split across the uk today.high pressure moves across. plenty of dry weather, trapped within that area of high pressure, plenty of cloud to come. here is a cloud going into tonight. we still have some breaks from eastern scotland on the eastern side of england. and particularly eastern england, some of that will be dense going into the morning, perhaps impacting travel. for many avoiding a frost, but with clear spells particular towards the east and northeast of scotland, this is where they will have a touch of frost here and there to start the day tomorrow. even from those areas of fog, it's likely to be misty. part of northeast england. maybe the north coast of northern ireland. they may well see if you read brighter skies here there. for many places, it will be cloudy, dry, and temperature as a nudge down compared with today. now, overnight and into saturday, a similar story. cloud around, areas of mist and fog developing going into saturday morning. very reluctant to clear during saturday. where you have the

for one man in particular — the next day or two are going to be quite a challenge — as the bbc�*s tim allmanstmas sets off for what will be a very, very long journey. what will be a very, very long “ourne . �* , ., journey. let's give time to children- _ journey. let's give time to children. and _ journey. let's give time to children. and young - journey. let's give time to l children. and young people. journey. let's give time to - children. and young people. and do something together. let's make this christmas happy and unforgettable for everyone. christmas is about hearts full of hope. {lii christmas is about hearts full of ho e. . ., , christmas is about hearts full ofhoe. , ., of hope. of course, he did have time to carry — of hope. of course, he did have time to carry out _ of hope. of course, he did have time to carry out a _ of hope. of course, he did have time to carry out a few- of hope. of course, he did have time to carry out a few errands| time to carry out a few errands before he left. this was santa, really, honestly, going fora dip in an aquarium in paris. like you do. appare

for one man in particular — the next day or two are going to be quite a challenge — as the bbc�*s tim allmane road again # from his home in lapland, father christmas sets off for what will be a very, very long journey. let's give time to children. and young people. and do something together. let's make this christmas happy and unforgettable for everyone. christmas is about hearts full of hope. of course, he did have time to carry out a few errands before he left. this was santa, really, honestly, going for a dip in an aquarium in paris. like you do. apparently it's an annual tradition around here. it certainly impressed the local children. " it was nice," said these sisters. " he played his part well, he swam well. we thought it was good." once he dried out, he headed to italy, to descend down the outside of a chimney at this hospital in rome. then he handed out presents to the young patients inside. a quick pop across the atlantic, and father christmas was giving out food parcels rather than toys. they were queuing up at this favela in rio dejaneiro, grateful for any help they can get. tran

but it's notjust people who were affected — as tim allman reports. these cats were found by members of the spanish civil guard. their homes certainly destroyed. and their owners, for now, a mystery. destroyed. and their owners, for now. a mystery-— destroyed. and their owners, for now, a mystery. destroyed. and their owners, for now, a m ste . ~ ., now, a mystery. when we arrived here we found them — now, a mystery. when we arrived here we found them crossing _ now, a mystery. when we arrived here we found them crossing the _ now, a mystery. when we arrived here we found them crossing the lava. - we found them crossing the lava. they approached us and we fed them and gave them water. we have also been checking if they have a microchip, to find out if they have an owner, so we can return them to them. �* ., , . ., ., them. but not every creature on the island was so _ them. but not every creature on the island was so lucky. _ them. but not every creature on the island was so lucky. the _ them. but not every creature on the island was so lucky. the bod

he�*s due to spend 12 days orbiting the earth — as the bbc�*s tim allman reports. 350 kilometers above the earth surface. but he certainly got a friendly welcome as he floated on board the international space station. and lift off. a few hours earlier, he had blasted off from the space station. the first tourist russia had taken into space in more than a decade. the exact price for the trip remained a secret but some speculate he may have spent somewhere in the region of $50 million for his high—altitude holiday. space tourism is a relatively new business. it was in 2001 that russia flew the first tourist into space. the american entrepreneur dennis tito. ten years later, nasa retired its shuttle programme and needed to use russian rockets to reach the space station which meant there was no room for any cosmic tourists. but in 2020 with the successful docking of elon musk�*s space x dragon capsule nasa could ferry its own astronauts to the iss and russia once again could offer wealthy holiday makers a trip to the stars. but there�*s competition now for those touris

the bbc�*s tim allman explains. class begins, the children wait attentively. has made me interested in the universe said the student and now i dream about space. t the student and now i dream about sace. ~' the student and now i dream about sace. ~ , :, space. i think we young people should be _ space. i think we young people should be ambitious _ space. i think we young people should be ambitious and i space. i think we young people l should be ambitious and aspiring space. i think we young people i should be ambitious and aspiring and build our own spacecraft. after the hour is up, the lesson came to an end and the astronauts waved goodbye. as one official put it, they want to plant the seeds of space and science in the hearts of children. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. it has been a cold start today, an early ice warning across parts of scotland and northern ireland and the far north—west of england has now been lifted but it stays chilly today with temperatures below par for the time of year, mid—single figures for m

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tim allman, bbc news. yes, here's hoping. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. dipping close to freezing, bit of mist and fog developing under the clear skies, for most, where the cloud holds on, lows of 47 degrees. here it is, this big strong area of high pressure that will be sitting across the uk this weekend and tending to drift across into iceland by sunday, and into the start of next week. that will allow some cool air to move down from the north sea. so for friday then, a similar story. most places dry, light winds, a lot of cloud, rather gloomy in central and southern areas, probably the best of any brightness is in scotland, north—east england. temperature—wise may be a notch down on today, seven to 11 degrees. the weekend then, very little change, says largely cloudy and grey and dry for most, and it will be turning cooler from the north and the east. so this is the north and the east. so this is the picture for saturday, you can see a lot of cloud around, perhaps a little bit of brightness across the far south—west, again across scotland, mainly the h

tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there.ekend, as well as sticking with the cloud, a largely dry story, things will turn that little bit cooler. a cloudy day for most again on saturday, the best of the sunshine will be towards the far south west, also across the north east of scotland, particularly over the hills. it might even be warmer in the grampians than it will be at lower level sites. temperature starting to drop away a little bit and they will drop further as we go into sunday. more of a breeze on that eastern coast, a lot more cloud in place. not a huge amount of sunshine, best of which probably across orkney and shetland later in the day and more of us in single figure temperatures. but it does turn colder as we head into christmas week. an interesting week ahead. if you are looking for something white for your christmas run—up, the cold air mayjust bring one or two wintry showers in eastern parts. but we could see a fightback of mild air from the atlantic, and where those two clash, it depends where it is, you cou