down the river catchments, the natural resource wales, which issues the flood warnings for wales, they. so, you know, for some communities, the flooding situation will worsen as the rain continues to work into those river catchments. a bit earlier on, we spoke to our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, who is in cardiff. he explained the relationship between storms like storm darragh and climate change for us. lots of people will talk about the jet stream as climate change is having an impact on thejet stream. is it because there's so much heat in the oceans making these storms worse? there's no discernible trends, according to scientists that have looked at this. there's no discernible trends in whether we're getting more of these storms or whether they're getting the worse, whether the gusts of wind speeds and the gusts are much worse. what we do know, and what we can say is what's chris touched on there, which is the rainfall and the impacts of that precipitation. we know from what happened last year when we had the most named storms since we started naming storms, last october

this is prestatyn in north wales, will be out here in wales, will be out here in wales it is one of thes by storm darragh. also in wales, we have the holyhead sailing club. of course, as you can see, the wind is blowing there. you can see the cloud shot there. we understand around 35,000 premises have been affected by power cuts in wales and this year is somerset as you can see, the winds battering the shoreline there and the boats that have been docked there. a little earlier, i spoke to nick johnson was down as one of the biggest transport hubs in the south—west of england. biggest transport hubs in the south-west of england. which is one of the _ south-west of england. which is one of the major _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail helps. - midlands, the north and london as well as south wales. most of those services between bristol and cardiff have been delayed, or now cancelled the most of the rest of the day. specific lines themselves, no trains gwr says between plymouth and penzance until at least one o'clo

down the river catchment, the natural resource wales, which issues the flood warnings for wales, they and tomorrow. for some communities, the flooding situation will worsen as the rain continues to work into those catchments. you have done _ work into those catchments. you have done this _ work into those catchments. you have done this before! and you feel so bad for those caught in the brunt of it. shocking. q. let's get the big picture on climate change from our environment correspondent matt mcgrath, whojoins us from cardiff. what's going on with the weather and climate? lots of elements in a complex storm like this and lots of people will talk about the jet stream and if climate change is impacting that, is there so much heat in the ocean is making these storms worse. according to scientists there are no discernible trends and whether we are getting more of these storms are getting worse, whether the gusts are much worse. what we can say is the rainfall and impact of that precipitation, we know from what happened last year with the most named storms since we started naming them, w

tomos morgan reports from penarth in south wales. wind may have dropped that the impact of storm darragh is still clear to see overnight, there were gusts of over 90 miles an hour in parts of north wales, we've seen fallen trees around the country a few wales, we've seen fallen trees around the country a 1 but now people during the day but now really attention is turning to the rainfall that is expected over the next 12 or so hours. there are 21 flood warnings in different corners of the country as i speak and this is concerning because the ground is already saturated following heavy rain so natural resources rate wales warning that floods could follow the debris in the rivers and could bring risks as well. the impact of stored dara is likely to be with us for hours potentially days ahead. let's go to weston—super—mare now and speak to nickjohnson. tell us what the situation is like there. that red weather warning meaning in danger to life has now expired that an amber warning the strong wind is still in place for weston—super—mare w

in parts of wales, winds have reach 93 miles per hour, and heavy rain is also lashing south wales. and coach services have been disrupted, sports fixtures have been hit, including the merseyside derby. oli constable is in bangor in north wales, which is bearing the brunt of storm darragh and sent this update. well, this is bangor in north wales where we've seen some of those incredible wind speeds of more than 90 mph. to give you an idea, that's anglesey just over there, and this is one of those areas within that red weather warning for wind which was issued by the met office. it came into force at about three o'clock this morning and will last until 11 o'clock. we've seen those really high winds that have been affecting places like this across that west coast of wales and down into south—west england as well. at times, it's felt like the rain has been horizontal against your face, it's incredibly painful to be here because of how strong that wind has been. we had it yesterday, where the government alert system told us that people should stay inside, it's not safe to drive, because

particularly part of south and north—west wales.g in place and obviously this is a particularly concerning matters of the people living in this area where there is further flooding so now that they've sort of weathered the storm, we are now seeing the aftermath and the flooding started to creep in. tell us, what is the latest on the disruption and damage that has been caused by it storm darragh? has been caused by it storm darrauh? ~ has been caused by it storm darragh?— has been caused by it storm darrauh? ~ ~ ., ., ., has been caused by it storm darrauh? ~ ~' ., . ., , darragh? we know that travel is the worst part — darragh? we know that travel is the worst part of _ darragh? we know that travel is the worst part of today - darragh? we know that travel is the worst part of today for - the worst part of today for many people because trains have been cancelled and delayed across the country, particularly in wales, we know that national express bus services have also been cancelled and many trees and debris have fallen into the road

awful conditions in many parts of the uk, not least wales.ching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. storm darragh has caused widespread travel disruption and power cuts too, particularly across wales and the western side of england. now, the met office red warning that was in force has now expired. but we do still have this amber warning. we will still see gusts of 70 to 80mph or more in these western areas. so there remains a danger to life and certainly the threat of further significant disruption because of the strength of the wind. not only wind — there's a lot of rain out there as well. a met office amber warning in force for some of these parts of south wales. 80—90mm of rain looking likely. here is the culprit. here is storm darragh. this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. it's around this southern flank of the storm where we have been seeing the strongest of the winds. 0ur area of low pressure continuing to track eastwards this afternoon, slowly filling and weakening, but still bringing some very strong winds. wind gusts wid

the ongoing rain in parts of wales is causing a problem around wales.e moment and a further 70 flood alerts on rivers, including this one, the river ely in the western part of cardiff, and another part of wales and mid wales, builth wells has seen severe flooding. the first minister of wales eluned morgan has told people that they need to remain vigilant. this is the fourth named storm of the season so far. we've seen sadly, lots, hundreds of homes around wales flooded. there is concern that that may be the situation again tonight, going into tomorrow. so the warning is for people not to travel unless they have to and to remain careful on the roads. north wales police having told us they're unable to clear all the fallen trees, and dyfed—powys police, that covers mid and west wales, saying they've declared a major incident because of the damage from the storm. emily brown has been looking at the impact of the storm across the rest of the uk. tens of thousands of homes are still without power according to the national grid, and earlier, the met office is

and there is no let up in wales in the near future. �* �* , ., ~ no let up in wales in the near futuree. all right, let's talk to nick johnson. _ hejoins us from weston—super—mare in somerset, also in that red wind warning zone. that's right, clive, and if you look at a map of the red warning zone, that area butts up the bristol channel. that means weston—super—mare and other towns along this exposed coastline are likely to feel the full force of that red warning. that warning itself is not due to come into force until 3am tomorrow, but in the last hour or so, the wind and rain are really starting to pick up. nevertheless, people in weston—super—mare are still going about their friday evening. an ice rink behind the camera is still open, beach—side bars and restaurants still have people in. but even and somerset police say people should stay away from the coastlines throughout the day tomorrow. without high level of wind comes the inevitable travel disruption. gwr, which runs train services throughout this area and south wales, has warned passengers to expect disruption over the weeken

now, that warning covers the north wales coast, the south wales coast but right up the channel just behindere in weston—super—mare it's likely to face the full force of those really high winds. now that red warning for high winds, that's a danger to life warnings, not due to come in turn until around three o'clock tomorrow morning. the windy and the rain in the last couple of hours has really picked up here by the coast in weston—super—mare. but nevertheless, people are still walking along the promenade. there's been a few dog walkers, an ice rinkjust behind the camera is still open. i've seen people dressed in christmas hats going into bars and restaurants along the seafront. business feels like it's very much as normal in weston—super—mare this evening. but the local police force have urged people to stay from those coastlines all day tomorrow, and obviously with those high winds, the inevitable travel disruption that we are expecting on the trains, the road, also in the air as well, two major airports covered in that red warning, bristol airport and cardiff airport in south wales as wel

on top of that, given how wet it has been other parts of wales, and another 80-90 other parts of wales said bit later in the west they will pick up along some north sea coasts and it will be windy for all of us on saturday. those temperatures very similar to those of today, around 7—9 but the wind will be the biggest concern, together with the risk of flooding. the storm will push away to the continent as we move into sunday. still a lot of isobars on the chart, it will be windy again on sunday, and just not as windy. the strongest wind in the eastern side of england. this is where most showers will stream in. further west, this is where most showers will stream in. furtherwest, drier, more sunshine and the wind will continue to ease down. a northerly wind, not helping temperatures, may be a bit colder on sunday. over the weekend we have the storm sweeping across the uk bringing wet and windy weather. into next week that will push its way into europe and high pressure will build settling things down, dropping the wind and turning dryer. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy th

but first, to the history—making exploits of wales, who've qualified for a major women's football tournament the first time. they managed to come through a nervy contest against the republic of ireland, in dublin, winning the match 2—1, but it was so close towards the end. the victory sending them through to next year's women's european championship in switzerland. jo currie was there, on a night that will go down in welsh history. this night will live long in the memory of the welsh fans. when they finally come down from the ceiling, they can look forward to major tournament football in the summer for the first time. wales weathered the earlier pressure from the republic of ireland and when the referee awarded a penalty it was coolly dispatched. carriejones doubled their lead with a pinpoint finish and at that point the dream of wales was very much on. ireland gave themselves some life in the quickest reaction close range took it back to 2—1 but any comeback was too late. the full—time whistle confirming wales is placed next summer's euro, theirfirst ever major tournament. some of the playe

0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan in the town of penarth, in south wales, where they are preparinggoes, it really is the calm before the storm here in penarth. but i've got to be honest, in the short time that we've been here, the wind is slowly starting to pick up here and as darren said there, what will happen here, there will be a yellow weather warning for wind and rain across most of the mainland, here, across the uk and in wales and in northern ireland, which comes in around three, and then in the early hours, as i mentioned, that red warning comes in across the entire south and west coasts of wales and the bristol channel. and the thing about this really is that it was only two weeks ago that wales was battered by storm bert. we had that severe flooding across the south wales valleys, pontypridd hit. there was also a landslip, an old coal tip slip in abertillery there. so some of these areas are still recovering from the storm two weeks ago. and now we're having this red warning for wind, which is across the coasts of wales, but also there will be an amber rain warning for t

. . ~' , ., every court in england and wales. . ~ . ., wales.e been at— wales. thank you so much. you have been at the _ wales. thank you so much. you have been at the forefront - wales. thank you so much. you have been at the forefront for l have been at the forefront for many years reporting from family court. that is it from me, let's bring you up—to—date with all the weather. hello. a band of rain is pushing its way eastwards across the uk today. the rain associated with an area of low pressure and this cloud on the satellite picture. it's not the only low, though, in the north atlantic. further west, we've got a more powerful system developing just here, and that's going to be bringing somevery strong winds to parts of the uk this weekend, potentially disrupting some of your christmas travel plans. now, we started off with rain today across scotland and northern ireland, but the afternoon here looking a lot brighter, sunshine and blustery showers as our rain band works its way eastwards across england and wales. temperatures around eight to

the battle of the noisy neighbours as england and wales are drawn together for next summer's european championship england's women are brilliant with the ball in bloemfontein as they take control in their one—off test against south africa. and show me the money: for the first time in history, the us ryder cup team will be paid to compete. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. less than 200 days to go until the women's european championship begins, and on monday the 16 teams competing could begin to see their path to the final as the group stages were drawn. it was the final group that provided the biggest talking point as defending champions england were not only drawn against one of the other favourites, france, but also the 2017 champions the netherlands and their neighbours wales, who are debuting at the tournament for the very first time. we have a very interesting, exciting group. it is a bit the same as the nation's league groups all the time, very tough, very exciting. for us, onjuly 5 it will start. just a word on wheels as well playing — just a word on wheels as we

coastal areas across wales. the main motorway in south wales, the m4 has been close this morning. cardiff airport was closed, has been closed until around midday and are a number of trains have been cancelled due to this heavy wind that we have experienced this morning. i think in some parts, like penarth, the storm was not as bad as had been anticipated, but certainly in some of the more open, rural and coastal areas across the western and northern parts of wales, the storm has been heavy and the wind has caused some disruption, with up to about 40,000 homes out of power due to the heavy winds of storm darragh. jon kay is at the bbc media centre in cardiff and he sent us this report. well, normally, at this time on a saturday morning a couple of weeks before christmas, the centre of cardiff would be really busy with people arriving for christmas shopping or to open their shops or their christmas market stalls, but right now, as you can see, and i'm holding my phone with both hands because it is so windy, there'

first the king, then the princess of wales diagnosed with cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. good man, this one. prince william called it the hardest year of his life, supporting his wife and family while flying the flag for britain abroad, honouring the fallen on the beaches of normandy 80 years on from d—day. and harry, the party prince, back in the uk. last christmas, there was nothing to suggest that 2024 would be a royal year dominated by illness. but three weeks later, first, a palace statement that the princess of wales had had planned abdominal surgery the previous day, and the following hour it was announced the king was to undergo a procedure for an enlarged prostate. by the time the king left hospital after a three—night stay... how are you feeling? ..health groups were reporting a significant increase in men getting their own prostates checked. the king seemed in good spirits, but the news was about to ta

always a bit more cloud through wales, parts of central southern england.ny will stay dry. bigger changes quicker than today though. in the west, northern ireland will turn wet by the end of the afternoon. rain into western scotland. a little bit quicker as well, but with southerly winds. turns milder here, whereas we've still got a rather chilly day through eastern england and it could turn chilly in the evening again before we start to see milder and wetter weather spread across the country through wednesday night into thursday, it'll be a wetter night than the night. we're just about to experience rain lingering across east anglia, south east first thing, then sunshine and a few showers dotted around. showers will fade for a time. many will become dry, but then quicker. then we'll see on wednesday, wet and also increasingly windy weather pushes its way in. in fact, it'll be windy throughout the 24 hours leading up to thursday afternoon in northern scotland. a milder day, though temperatures back into double figures more widely. but as that rain spreads i

first the king, then the princess of wales diagnosed with cancer.everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. good man, this one. prince william called it the hardest year of his life, supporting his wife and family while flying the flag

in to the southwest of england and wales later on.westerly wind developing in scotland and northern ireland, things are going to get colder as we head through the day and temperatures will be falling. overnight, we've got that rain coming in from the southwest to push across england and wales, it should've cleared away from the southeast by thursday morning. and then, we're all going to be feeling the effects of these brisk northwesterly winds, and it will feel colder on thursday. showers, too, and those could be wintry over the hills across northern scotland. quite a few showers for northern ireland, over the irish sea into wales, perhaps the west midlands, and the southwest of england, and again, a bit of wintriness over the hills. more sunshine, though, further east, where it should be dry. we'll all going to feel colder in those brisk winds, temperatures 6 to 8 degrees, but at least there'll be more sunshine around. pretty chilly overnight for a while before we see this rain coming in from the northwest on friday. that rain pushes

around - 25,000 tickets have been sold, 400 from wales and a large crowd could possibly play into walesn the home site. wales hope dublin will be a stepping stone to switzerland, host of next summer�*s euros. all that�*s needed now — one less victory. tomos dafydd, bbc news. let�*s get more on this with our reporterjo currie, who�*s also in dublin at the aviva stadium. jo, those finals are within touching distance for wales. good evening. the stakes couldn�*t be any higher, could they? speaking of touching distance, i�*m delighted to have been joined touching distance, i�*m delighted to have beenjoined by wales midfielder sophie ingle. i know you would much rather be playing but because of your injury, you have to settle for talking to us. do you think is the closest they�*ve ever come to the tournament? i closest they've ever come to the tournament?— closest they've ever come to the tournament? ~' , . .,, tournament? i think they were close auainst tournament? i think they were close against switzerland _ tournament? i think they were close against switzerland last _ tournament? i thin

justin rowlatt, bbc news, north wales.orcibly evacuated by the israeli military. the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks. staff say airstrikes overnight that targeted the area killed 50 people. the head of the nursing department at the hospital told the bbc the army had given them a 15—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff into the courtyard. israel has not commented on the evacuation. the prime minister, sir keir starmer has been paying tribute to his brother, nicky has died at the age of 60. he described his younger brother as a wonderful man. a spokesman said he died peacefully on boxing day after a struggle with cancer. the prime minister had been going on holiday with his family on friday but it is now understood he will stay at home. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we're holding on to this very benign, gloomy weather across most of the country. winds are light, so there's nothing really to stir the air around. so it does stay cloudy and misty for most. some fog patches i

wales are hoping to qualify for a major tournament for the first time. a 1—1 draw to dublin to face the republic of ireland. we have many special players, equally we have played some really hard teams to break out already, we scored some beautiful goals in terms of getting the ball into the opposition half and working through how we like to play. so all i would say about this game, result is over there, how do we perform as wales and what does that mean? will see on the day. elsewhere norway have a 4—0 advantage over northern ireland going into their second leg. the czech republic and portugal are tied at 1—1. poland are 1—0 up going to austria, sweden lead serbia 2—0, while belgium are two up in ukraine. scotland take a goalless draw to finland. imean, i mean, it's everything, i think it's everything for a lot of players, it really is. of course it is a game of football and how that's —— that's how we will approach it but we know it's on the line and i think it will be everything to so many players, to the country if we qualify. and the players are feel

so i think a better chance of seeing some sunny spells across england and wales on sunday.e sunny spells as well. but for scotland, this weather front becomes slow—moving. it is set to bring some heavy and persistent rain, particularly in the northwest of scotland, and in fact that rain is set to continue not only on sunday but into monday and tuesday as well. will be mild for most of us, a little bit colder in the far north, and as we go through sunday night into monday, that weather front sinks southwards, but then bends northwards again, bringing rain back into scotland and some snow, particularly over high ground in the north of scotland. further south, drier conditions, a mix of cloud and some sunny spells, mild in the south but much colder further north and through the end of 2024 into the start of 2025, it will turn colder for all of us, turning windy as well. there will be some rain. there may be some snow. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: thick fog is causing travel disruption around the uk and forecaster

northern england, north and west wales deteriorating weather through the afternoon, more in the way ofy, blustery and for many, a mild end to the year. we'll see that rain, though, persist across parts of northern england, wales and the north midlands into the midnight hours. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on a colder note. rain, sleet and snow here, which means icy conditions to start new year's day. that colder air pushing its way southwards. but at least for much of the day, south wales, central and southern england, a spell of heavy rain, gusty winds pushing its way southwards and temperatures dropping throughout. so whilst it does brighten up from north wales, northern england northwards, with a few wintry showers around, it will feel much, much colder to end new year's day. and that is the start of a spell of really cold air to see the rest of the week out. we see in the brand new year, strong and gusty winds with it and to the south. to the north of that, we'll see in the new year on

it�*s a reflection of the sheer pressure on emergency services in wales at the moment.across the country. couple that with the fact that almost half of all ambulance crews in wales were waiting outside hospitals to hand over patients. hospitals were full because of covid and winter flu. they haven�*t been able to discharge patients, so they weren�*t able to provide beds. and they weren�*t able to provide clinicians to see patients. so those patients have to remain in ambulances. now, this morning we heard from the chief executive of the welsh ambulance service, jason killens. he apologised for long delays, but he said he expects this pressure to continue into today and tomorrow. our health and social care system does plan for winter because we know it�*s going to be pressured. but what we have seen in the last 24 to 48 hours is an acute accumulation of much of those pressures, and perhaps more of it coming together than was initially foreseen. we�*ve got plans in place across the nhs to manage surges in activity, but the pressure we saw yesterday across the whole of the

it's quite gloomy and murky and a little damp in other parts of england and wales.not quite as extensive as it has been. and through the rest of the weekend, the breeze picks up a little, that mist and patchy fog will be lifting, promising some brighter skies more widely tomorrow, although there will be some rain still in scotland. the mist and fog is closer to this area of low pressure which is affecting other parts of europe as well, that weather front weakening as it moves south, and another band of rain heading into northern scotland by the end of the day. but temperatures in scotland and northern ireland in double figures. where it's grey and gloomy through the midlands, south—east england, it's going to be a chilly five or six degrees here, again. and still some extensive low cloud, some patches of mist and fog into the night, tending to lift from the north, as the breeze picks up, and we see some rain arriving across more of northern scotland, particularly towards the highlands. where we do see a few breaks in the cloud further south, temperatures could get c

justin rowlatt, bbc news, north wales.ister says there are too many wild tigers living in the country. according to kp sharma 0li, nepal already has more than 350 tigers, and that's too many. he said a population of around 150 of the big cats would be manageable. his proposed solution is to give tigers as gifts to different countries. and his conclusion — nepal can't have so many tigers while they eat people. 0fficials figures show that more than 30 people were killed by tigers in nepal since 2019. our global environmental correspondent for the world service, navin singh khadka, outlined to me how much of a problem the wild tigers are posing in nepal. the more we see an increase in the number of tigers, the more incidents, the more complex. those people who are impacted have been saying this, but the celebration, because nepal tripled the population during that duration. there was a huge party. so that kind of voice was kind of suppressed, and now politicians are bringing it up, also because the national community is not c

the ambulance service in wales declares a critical incident live from london... south korea'sjeju air says it will "strengthen" safety measures after one of its planes crashed on sunday killing almost everyone on board. the ambulance service in wales declares a critical incident after an increase in demand causes significant delays. severe weather warnings across the uk , stormy weather has already led to the cancellation of edinburgh's famous new year outdoor hogmanay events. and 2025 kicks off in auckland, as new zealanders celebrate the new year.

pack your bags for switzerland for wales.s football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time, the euros in 2025. we're history makers and that'll never get taken away from us. the decision in december to award a men's world cup to saudi arabia will continue to draw scrutiny for many years to come. saudi arabia at the end of the year, marking i a moment to reflect. 2024 a truly memorable sporting year. the bbc sports personality of the year 2024 is keely hodgkinson. this year has been absolutely incredible for me. i've achieved everything i set out to do on the outdoor track, which is kind of rare, so i'm so grateful to be in this position. i hope you all loved watching parisjust as much as i loved competing in it. thank you so much. hello there. there's been some more mist and fog around this morning, most of it across central southern england. east anglia, the midlands, parts of south wales too. but the good news is it's not as extensive as it was yesterday, and it should lift and clear much more readily as t

. murky day for much of england and wales-— murky day for much of england and wales.has created some stunning scenes, - and wales. the fog has created some stunning scenes, but - and wales. the fog has created i some stunning scenes, but those hoping to travel today will certainly be glad to be the back of these wintry wonders. simonjones, bbc news. demonstrators have taken to the streets of seoul, a day after mps ousted south korea's acting president, han duck—soo, less than two weeks after he was appointed. the impeachment vote of mr han was boycotted by the governing party, and there were unruly scenes in the chamber, as mps surrounded the speaker's chair, shouting and raising their fists. let's speak to sung—yoon lee, global fellow at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. thank you very much for being with us. it has been an extraordinary situation in south korea. one vote on impeaching one president and then the next person gets voted against for impeachment. now we have the finance minister acting as president. can he stabilise things, do you thi

wales missed him. england missed out. this was ireland's tournament again.nations begins in a bouncing marseille. try for ireland again. who can stop them on this form? what an effort from alex mitchell. van der merwe has only one goal, one sight, for the corner again. in they go. they've got it done, england! well, excitement around the aviva stadium. nash! van der merwe again is in. and scotland have the victory. absolutely unbelievable. lynagh, can he finish? yes. italy get their win. drop goal attempt from - marcus smith to win this game. how does this great story end? 0h, lorenzo pani. and wales do have the wooden spoon. surely one of the finest teams the irish have ever produced. they are the six nations champions of 2024. the women's six nations had a familiar feel. once more it came down to england and france. the decider in bordeaux. the trophy between the two sides, that's what they're playing for. england have done it! a third successive grand slam. the champions are england's red roses. england, six nations champions. champions of the world — or

some brighter skies likely in parts of the south—west and wales.cker cloud coming in across the north—west and also the wind picking up a bit. temperatures 2—10. into friday a lot of cloud around. cloud increasing in the north—west as a weather front approaches. here the wind will strengthen and the cloud will be thick enough for some showers or indeed some splashes of rain. temperatures during the course of friday roughly 3—9. this weather front will be sinking southwards during the course of friday bringing some showery outbreaks of rain. behind that on saturday, high pressure builds on and things will settle down and we will see some sunshine. it will still be cool we head into sunday and into next week, the temperature is actually going to rise. this is bbc news. the headlines... syrian rebel forces say they have taken control of the eastern city of deir ezzor but israel says it has destroyed syria's naval fleet. police in spain have rescued women from humid trafficking as the un says there has been a 25% rise in there has been a 25% rise in th

three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at home as storm darragh hits rebel forces reach the outskirts of syria's third largest city, homs. islamist fighters have already captured aleppo and hama iam i am live outside the cathedral of notre dame where five years after a fire ravaged parts of the cathedral the opening ceremony will begin in a few hours�* time. hello. we start in south korea where an impeachment vote to remove the president, yoon suk yeol appears to be injeopardy with members of mr yoon�*s own governing party boycotting the proceedings. this is the scene at the national assembly. just three members of the ruling party are inside and they need eight members to vote for the impeachment in order for the impeachment in order for the impeachment in order for the motion to pass. technically mps have just over four more hours to vote. that is exactly 72 hours after the motion was put in. meanwhile this is the scene outside where tens of thousands of protesters have gathered. parliament swiftly overturned the decision about martial law in a

in parts of wales, winds reached 93 miles per hour, with heavy rains. and both rail and coach services have been disrupted. sports fixtures are also hit, including the merseyside derby and races in aintree. a man has died after a tree fell onto his van during storm darragh. police say he was in his 40s and was driving on the a59 dual carriageway at longton in lancashire. he was pronounced dead at the scene. let's return to paris because we have been keeping an eye on the palace there, where president emmanuel macron is hosting a number of international dignitaries and figures from the world of politics. we know he is expecting to receive the us president—elect donald trump and also the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. a very difficult time politically being had by emmanuel macron, who is weakened. this event has occurred as france is in a moment of great uncertainty, the fall of michel barnier�*s government on wednesday. a replacement has yet to be named. five years after the devastating fire, notre dame will officially reopen tonight ready for m

so, that rain moving across england and wales later in the day on new year's eve, so you have to stayf you have travel plans, of course. another mild day to come away from northern scotland. another low pressure system hurtles across the country on new year's day and as it pulls away, it allows the floodgates to open to a northerly arctic air flow. so, after a disruptive day of weather on new year's day, the first week of january 2025 is looking colder, sunnier with some wintry showers and frosty nights. live from washington, this is bbc news. reports are coming in of a plane crash in south korea, where a news agency says dozens of people are dead. vladimir putin apologises for a plane crash that killed 38 people but stops short of saying russia was responsible. gaza's health ministry says medical staff are among hundreds of people held by israeli forces who raided the last major hospital in the north of the territory. hello, i'm carl nasman. we begin with breaking news out of south korea. the news agency yonhap is reporting at least 28 passengers were killed after a flight carrying 1

otherwise, it's seven to nine celsius for england and wales, but factor in the northeasterly breeze, continuing across england and wales, streaming in off the north sea, with maybe a few showers running through the channel. that will stop temperatures from falling much below two to seven celsius for england and wales, but it's a very cold night to come for scotland and northern ireland, with quite a hard frost, down to —5, —6 celsius, and some freezing fog. into tuesday, that area of high pressure begins to exert its force across the country. it's a cold, frosty start through the channel. that will stop temperatures from falling much below two to seven celsius for england and wales, but it's a very cold night to come for scotland and northern ireland, with quite a hard frost, down to —5, —6 celsius, and some freezing fog. into tuesday, that area of high pressure begins to exert its force across the country. it's a cold, frosty start in the north, plenty of sunshine, early mist and freezing fog. more cloud again for england and wales, the breeze beginning to ease, but still a feature

not as cold across england and wales with more cloud. of that cloud, really, throughout the day on tuesday for england and wales. but it's fog in some central, southern areas of scotland and northern ireland which could linger on for much of the morning, only slowly clearing away. and where the fog doesn't clear, it's going to be pretty cold. there'll be some cloud affecting the far north of scotland during tuesday afternoon, perhaps a few spots of rain for the northern isles, but really for most of scotland, lots of blue skies and lots of sunshine. but temperatures will struggle, especially where you keep that fog. so, for example, in glasgow, 0 degrees celsius as a maximum temperature. sunshine for northern ireland, perhaps parts of north—west england, west wales getting some breaks in that cloud as well. elsewhere, fairly cloudy. perhaps still some outbreaks of rain, some drizzle affecting the far south—east of england with a bit of a breeze here. and then as we go through the night on tuesday and into wednesday, that high pressure re

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we're going to have some very windy weather for england and wales, and for wales in particular, some and developing in northern england, likely to bring some problems as the day progresses. and that wild weather will continue overnight before the low pressure clears away by thursday, allowing arctic air to come sweeping down across the country and dropping the temperatures. live from london, this is bbc news. a plane carrying 18! people has crashed on landing at muan airport in south korea, killing all but two of those on board. the new pro—russian president of georgia has been sworn in, drawing large protests in the capital, tbilisi. palestinian authorities say seven people have been killed in an israeli strike on a hospital in gaza city. hello and welcome to bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. a period of national mourning has begun in south korea after a plane carrying 18! people crashed, killing all the passengers on board. only two people — who were flight crew — survived after the aircraft burst into flames. the flight from thailand, operated byjeju air, was landing when it skidde