it means spitzoz of rain for cornwall, maybe the west country and the coast of wales and also a bit oftuesday for the vast majority of the country, certainly the north and east, is looking mostly sunny. the winds are light, the skies are looking clear in the evening but later on, it may turn a little bit more cloudy in the west of the uk but all in all, at the stroke of midnight, into 2020, it looks as though the weather is going to be fine with clear spells and light winds across much of the country. but then first thing on first january, we will probably have some mist and fog after that smoky night with all those fireworks going off. the weather is going to be bright with occasional sunny spells, dry for most of us, a little bit colder. just about reaching double figures in the south of the country. how about the first few days of 2020? well, how about the first few days of 2020 ? well, the how about the first few days of 2020? well, the weather is going to be fairly dry across the uk with some sunshine, however, we are anticipating stronger winds and cloud and rain from time to tim

even then, some rain likely to be left behind for parts of the midlands, south—east wales and the west countryit has been, and particularly chilly across northern ireland, if any areas of fog or low cloud linger for a good part of the day. we'll see some more fog forming here, ithink, for a time on friday night. elsewhere, plenty of showers moving from the south—west towards the north—east. some clear spells, as well, and what will be a somewhat chillier night than we've been used to lately. across the northern half of the uk, if you do see clear skies overhead and winds fall light, but you could just get a pinch of frost. so low pressure still with us on saturday. quite a complex weather chart, actually, this little front here bringing some showers north—eastwards, a more active frontal system down towards the south—west. so we see these lines of showers pushing north—eastwards through the day, some good sunny spells as well. and then this persistent rain pushes in for the channel islands, the south of england, clipping into the south of wales through the afternoon. brisk winds developing her

even then, some rain likely to be left behind for parts of the midlands, south—east wales and the west countryny spells and showers, cooler than it has been, and particularly chilly across northern ireland if any areas of fog or low cloud linger for a good part of the day. we‘ll see some more fog forming here, ithink, for a time on friday night. elsewhere, plenty of showers moving from the south—west towards the north—east. some clear spells, as well, on what will be a somewhat chillier night than we‘ve been used to lately. across the northern half of the uk, if you do see clear skies overhead and the winds fall light, well, you could just get a pinch of frost. so low pressure still with us on saturday. quite a complex weather chart, actually, this little front here bringing some showers north—eastwards, a more active frontal system down towards the south—west. so we see these lines of showers pushing north—eastwards through the day, some good sunny spells as well. and then this persistent rain pushes in for the channel islands, the south of england, clipping into the south of wales through th

a swim in the sea, the activity of choice for hundreds of west country folk this christmas.s not as cold as i thought but i cannot feel my toes! it was really exhilarating but not too bad. i cannot feel my toes! it was really exhilarating but not too badm catches your breath but you have to do it. for many swimmers in painting this is a boxing day tradition. we have been doing it every year for the last couple of years and it was like a baptism! but much colder! we have done this for 10 years sol think have done this for 10 years so i think this was the warmest year! we are doing this for our great around the coast in sidmouth, organisers we re the coast in sidmouth, organisers were forced to close both swims, playing with people not to enter the water for their own safety. the swim has only been cancelled in paint once in years but today organisers we re once in years but today organisers were keeping a close eye on the weather. we have the coastguard here nine o'clock advising us as to weather it was suitable and that was bluey and windy but the sea was calm, relatively ca

africa joya so how dire is the situation in the country from what i can see it's very dire went to visit the region all done by hug a zone which is the north west of the country you know the sudanese border and most people there are subsistence farmers everyone i spoke to had lost either entirely or partially the cups that they need to survive i spoke to a 28 year old woman for example a mother of 4 and she told me that she had lost all of the crops and her storage of food and she her family and are living in a small hut that wasn't built for the storage and she says she really does know what to do and how to feed her family in the coming weeks and months and how are people being helped well and years of rushton many people are getting food aid from job if you know other n.g.o.s a lot of people are living in temporary shelters as well because they lost their homes and some n.g.o.s are also giving our financial aid so that people can buy some of the most needed items joy how is the political instability in south sudan affecting the situation. well the country's been in war for many years thousands of people had to flee they lost their livelihood

across most of the uk, not absolutely everywhere, because we are expecting showers in the north—west of the countryit will be mostly dry. and also in the north and east of scotland, some sunshine. here, the weather will be cold est, sunshine. here, the weather will be coldest, around four celsius in aberdeen, and double figures in the south. monday night, rain spills into the south—west and western parts of the country, and with that also comes a lot of mild air, so that means that christmas eve is going to be a mild day, particularly across the south of the uk. it will bea across the south of the uk. it will be a cloudy one with rain at times, too. we don't expect an awful lot of rain, but in the southern half of the uk, it may not be particularly pleasant. later in the evening on tuesday, the weather will start to dry out and we will start to see clearer spells developing, and that isa hint clearer spells developing, and that is a hint of things to come for christmas day itself. the good news is, on christmas day itself, we could be waking up to a lot of sunshine, slightly colder weather, maybe e

even if the lib dems' initial burst of enthusiasm has become a surge, every vote in the west country ld make a difference. we recognise that this is a fight for the soul of our country, are we open or closed? are we generous or selfish? do we reach out and work with others or do we pull up the drawbridge? we can stop brexit and build a brighterfuture, thank you very much. going straight... boris johnson, though, is determined to blast through the other parties trying to block his path to a majority. subtle, he is not. nor was his dig at labour's embarrassment today. speaking at a factory owned by a tory donor. the other very relevant point that mr ashworth made was that jeremy corbyn wants to block brexit. and nor was his closing message to the country. the same as on day one. we've only got 48 hours to get this thing done. i want you now to reflect on the gravity of the choice we have before us. i've never known a moment when the choice before us was so clear and so stark. even the tories' bus, though, tonight, faced its own obstacles with climate protesters gluing themselves to the

reopen their local pubs, as our rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall now reports from the west countryhe rising sun, just a ghost of a pub. it closed nine years ago, the last wisp of the community soul of the village of woodcroft, which had already lost its post office and shop. jerry, in his 80s, has lived here for over 40 years. most evenings he used to be found in the sun, but now... most of my evenings are spent alone, up here. people call in, which is very nice, but they are not here in the evenings late, so you spend quite a lot of time on your own, where you could be spending it down the pub having a game of crib, or darts or something. he joined the community group trying to save it. remember coming up over the hill and people sitting there? you couldn't wait to park yourcarup, andjust walk in and have a chat. a decade on, and they are still battling the property developer who owns it. they say they won't give up. we managed to have the pub made an asset of community value. in fact, we have had that done twice. we've fought off a few planning applications successfully, and, whe

even if the lib dems' initial burst of enthusiasm hasn't become a surge, every vote in the west countryere could make a difference. we recognise that this is a fight for the soul of our country. are we open or closed? are we generous or selfish? do we reach out and work with others or do we pull up the drawbridge? we can stop brexit, and we can build a brighter future! thank you very much. cheering boris johnson, though, is determined to blast through the other parties trying to block his path to a majority. subtle, he's not. nor was his dig at labour's embarrassment today, speaking at a factory owned by a tory donor. the other very relevant point that mr ashworth made was thatjeremy corbyn wants to block brexit. and nor was his closing message to the country, the same as on day one. we've only got 48 hours to get this thing done. i want you now to reflect on the gravity of the choice we have before us. i've never known a moment when the choice before us was so clear and so stark. even the tories‘ bus, though, tonight faced its own obstacles, with climate protesters gluing themselves to

scepter right sector so botha did with me on that see hyper nationalist elements there from the west of the country and poroshenko while he was governing. was governing you know for the west of the country specifically and that's why he lost the election because he wasn't able to unite the country he was basically acting on behalf of the views of the. i mean it's i mean you know and that's part of the country so linsky it managed to unite most of the country behind them during the election it seems they're still behind if you can keep that coalition together if people in kiev are willing to recognize that the people in the east have their own agency i mean if moscow ended all support in the morning these people would continue fighting whatever resources they have. because for them they don't want to be dominated by you know ukrainian speakers to the west and it's the key to resolving this conflict is to recognize that that is an ethnic conflict between ukrainian speaking sometimes catholic you know people in the west. people who are uniformly russian orthodox christian and speak russian as. 1st lan

the money for charity orjust because, a swim in the sea the activity of choice for hundreds of west countrys for charity. for many swimmers in paignton, it's a boxing day tradition. we be doing it every year for the last couple of years, and we said it is like a baptism. a baptism. but much colder. we've done it for ten years, to be fair i think it is the warmest year we've ever done it. we are doing it for our great grandmother. further around the coast in seaton and sidmouth, organisers were forced to cancel both of the boxing day swims, pleading with people not to enter the water for their own safety. the paignton swim has only been cancelled once in a0 years, but today organisers were keeping a very close eye on the weather. we had the coast guard here nine o'clock, advising us as to whether it was suitable to go in. it was a bit blurry, a bit windy, but the sea was as you can see calm, relatively calm, and the coastguard said he had no problems with us going in. in exmouth, thousands of people packed onto the sea front for a christmas day swim, and in bute, the sun made for this rather

even then, some rain likely to be left behind for parts of the midlands, south—east wales and the west countrypells and showers, cooler than it has been, and particularly chilly across northern ireland if any areas of fog or low cloud linger for a good part of the day. we'll see some more fog forming here, ithink, for a time on friday night. elsewhere, plenty of showers moving from the south—west towards the north—east. some clear spells, as well, on what will be a somewhat chillier night than we've been used to lately. across the northern half of the uk, if you do see clear skies overhead and the winds fall light, well, you could just get a pinch of frost. so low pressure still with us on saturday. quite a complex weather chart, actually, this little front here bringing some showers north—eastwards, a more active frontal system down towards the south—west. so we see these lines of showers pushing north—eastwards through the day, some good sunny spells as well. and then this persistent rain pushes in for the channel islands, the south of england, clipping into the south of wales through the af

even then, some rain likely to be left behind for parts of the midlands, south—east wales and the west countrys northern ireland, if any of fog or low cloud linger for a good part of the day. we'll see some more fog forming here, ithink, for a time on friday night. elsewhere, plenty of showers moving from the south—west towards the north—east. some clear spells, as well, and what will be a somewhat chillier night than we've been used to lately. across the northern half of the uk, if you do see clear skies overhead and winds fall light, then you could just get a pinch of frost. so low pressure still with us on saturday. quite complex weather charts, actually, this little front here bringing some showers north—eastwards, a more active frontal system down towards the south—west. so we see these lines of showers pushing north—eastwards through the day, some good sunny spells as well. and then this persistent rain pushes in for the channel islands, the south of england, clipping into the south of wales through the afternoon. brisk winds developing here, as well, and top temperatures between about s

even then, some rain likely to be left behind for parts of the midlands, south—east wales and the west countryen, and particularly chilly across northern ireland if any areas of fog or low cloud linger for a good part of the day. we'll see some more fog forming here, ithink, for a time on friday night. elsewhere, plenty of showers moving from the south—west towards the north—east. some clear spells, as well, on what will be a somewhat chillier night than we've been used to lately. across the northern half of the uk, if you do see clear skies overhead and the winds fall light, well, you could just get a pinch of frost. so low pressure still with us on saturday. quite a complex weather chart, actually, this little front here bringing some showers north—eastwards, a more active frontal system down towards the south—west. so we see these lines of showers pushing north—eastwards through the day, some good sunny spells as well. and then this persistent rain pushes in for the channel islands, the south of england, clipping into the south of wales through the afternoon. brisk winds developing here, as

even if the lib dems' initial burst of enthusiasm hasn't become a surge, every vote in the west countrysewhere could make a difference. we recognise that this is a fight for the soul of our country. are we open or closed? are we generous or selfish? do we reach out and work with others or do we pull up the drawbridge? we can stop brexit, and we can build a brighter future. thank you very much. cheering. boris johnson, though, is determined to blast through the other parties trying to block his path to a majority. subtle, he's not. nor was his dig at labour's embarrassment today, speaking at a factory owned by a tory donor. the other very relevant point that mr ashworth made was that jeremy corbyn wants to block brexit. and moreover, was his closing message to the country the same as on day one. we've only got 48 hours to get this thing done. i want you now to reflect on the gravity of the choice we have before us. i've never known a moment when the choice before us was so clear and so stark. even the tories‘ bus, though, tonight faced its own obstacles, with climate protesters gluing th

west. my country so what gunsmith flush today you can't even imagine that they built a wall through the middle of the city but this is a place where east and west germany met up and became close because music and dance and alcohol is all that brings people together. in her book mommy and keys are tells the story. in 1913 club the brewer opened the ball house together with her husband to entertain berliners from all walks of life clear since survive 2 world wars and the division of germany and hardly changed. clare his ball house takes its visitors back in time to a bygone berlin dance still unites people here as it always has a clear hints. taxi driver men's team and grandma from durban has always enjoyed singing arias on the road a passenger recorded him and put the video online it went viral and now the south african cabbie is us and our. friends he is just 27 years old the top of south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in his taxi and the video went viral. and. it's just get to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it. no the spot. at 10 j

the rest of his day in the north of england and down into the north of england and down into the west countryis wasn't part of the plan today. we were expecting boris johnson to do a tour of several seats in the labour and leave areas. ct should get if you want to get a majority. he's offering to resolve per exit quickly if he gets reelected. —— brexiteers. but the coverage is all about how he refused to look at a picture of a little boy. labour's key messaging has been about the nhs. you saw boy. labour's key messaging has been about the nhs. you saneremy corbyn there saying that it has shifted the way the parameter wouldn't want. over the next three days or so, we should expect him trying to get the message back on track. up until this point, this was a campaign where there hasn't been any real mistakes oi’ there hasn't been any real mistakes or gaffes. i think today this will feel to the prime minister and his tea m feel to the prime minister and his team like this is exactly what they didn't want to happen, particularly into the last crucial days of the campaign before people make their d

the day there will be rain in northern areas, heavy and thundery showers in south wales and the west countryle are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. calls for a government inquiry into racism in football, after a premier league match is stopped for the first time because of allegations of abuse from the stands. as australia‘s bushfire crisis continues — the country‘s prime minister defends the coal industry and defies calls for new carbon targets. the need to take action on climate change hasn‘t changed and you don‘t run government on sentiment, you run government on facts. a comeback for islamic state in iraq. a kurdish intelligence chief tells the bbc the jihadist group‘s reorganising and getting stronger. victoria derbyshire now takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2019. hello. welcome. over the next half an hour we‘ll bring you some highlights from our programme over the last year. we start with a group of men who appeared on our show in february. they‘re part of a collective kno

such in for a number of fights is after at least 70 soldiers were killed in an attack in the west of the country a military campaign in near the border with mali came under heavy fire late on tuesday there's been no claim of responsibility yet but the fight is linked to an increasingly active in the region. with. the detachment of the in its military post near the border with mali was attacked by heavily armed terrorists estimated at several 100 there followed a combat of rare violence combining artillery fire and the use of kamikaze vehicles by the enemy on positions for 3 hours a search in pursuit has been launched in the footsteps of terrorists fleeing from our borders well that's her live now to on that interest as a nazi and molly on a day on the that just calling the attackers terrorists what do you know about who they are at the stage. well basically it's hard to say who which group carried out this attack but we know in the northern part of mali there are several armed groups operating there from al qaida to others and locally grown . groups that are active in this particular region so i

given the business absolutely saw this as a very difficult is indespensible another challenge west african countries have different policies to protect their waters in movies of the order there are also. countries in the gulf of guinea to come together to effectively money to do the because even though you know as india is called the paris is to be never was a modern day where they'll find a loophole and they do what this navy vessel is monitoring one part of the gulf of guinea and attack is reported on the same day a few 100 miles down south and oil tanker similar to this one passing by us has been targeted the nigerian navy is not there maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens locals tell us they want a thory tese to deploy more security to stop lawlessness in the creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. india has a huge problem with garbage and how to get rid of it but a company in bangalore has found a way to convert garbage into via gas so they help clean up the environment and earn some money. in the heart of bangalore garbage is festering everywhere th

the business of what you saw this was a very difficult isn't this pensive another challenge west african countries have different policies to protect their waters in movies of the old if they're also. countries in the gulf of guinea to come to them to effectively money to be done because even though you know it is in this book called the potency to the never was a mode individual find a loophole and they do this navy vessel is money touring $1.00 part of the gulf of guinea and attack is reported on the same day a few 100 miles down self and oil tanker similar to this one passing by us has been targeted the nigerian navy is not there maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens tell us they want of story ts to deploy more security to stop lawlessness in the creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. so there are more into this max williams is a c.e.o. at africa risk compliance in maritime security company focusing on west africa welcome to the show now how serious is why a time piracy in the gulf of guinea compared to other parts of the world. compared to other bo

have been killed in astronauts in it lived prob province the last rebel stronghold in the country's north west observers say the bombs were dropped from syrian government and russian aircraft in a further violation of the free month old cease fire. the united states and iran have each freed a prisoner in a swap a chinese american detained for 3 years on spying charges and an iranian accused of violating u.s. sanctions have returned home it was a rare act of collaboration between the 2 enemies. hong kong's police chief has warned his squad will use both hard and soft tactics in dealing with protesters at a mass rally later today speaking on a visit to beijing he said police would respond to acts of violence sunday's protests in hong kong are expected to be the biggest in months. in bella ruse about a 1000 people turned out for an unauthorized rally in the capital minced to protest against closer ties between their country and russia the demonstration took place as belorussian leader alexander lukashenko is meeting with russian president vladimir putin protesters fear closer cooperation could er

the west african country is one of the poorest places on earth there are few hospitals and the health system barely functions yet atlantic for rehabilitation there has become a rare beacon of hope for people with disabilities and mobility problems funded by the international committee of the red cross thousands of patients from across the region. reports from. turning things around. these people are learning how to move again they've all suffered strokes and there's a physical rehabilitation center in guinea bissau now in west africa but it's a clinic with a difference it's a track's patients not just from going to the sound but from across the region by offering a service that is unique in west africa. we provide free treatment for everyone it is universal treatment for everyone who needs it even if they are vulnerable or very poor if they cannot contribute they get it for free. clinics offer of treatment for free for those without means is unheard of in this region it's especially unusual for going to be sound one of the poorest countries in the world and a place where most have no

people have been killed in airstrikes in it live province the last rebel stronghold in the country's north and west observers say the bombs were dropped from the syrian government and russian aircraft and a further violation of the 3 month old cease fire. strikes across france are continuing throughout the weekend over government plans to overhaul the pension system the strikes are the largest in the country in decades with mass disruption to transport services unions have bound to continue the action into next week. i'm calling the police chief has warned that his squad will use both quote hard and soft tactics in dealing with protesters at a mass rally later today speaking on a visit to beijing he said police would respond to acts of violence sunday's protests in hong kong are expected to be the biggest in months. in belarus about a 1000 people turned out for an unauthorized rally in the capital minsk to protest against closer ties between their country and russia the demonstration took place as leader alexander look at shingo is meeting with russian president vladimir putin protesters fear close

countries of the region some countries of the region want to allow it as early as next year and remember that the french president. is in the region and france is keen on convincing west african countries especially the francophone countries majority of whom use the francs which is guaranteed by the french central bank to keep the currency instead of going for the ethical mccrone as we speak using the genaro yes' also going to spend the christmas period with french troops in the west africa especially in the in ivory coast so those are issues that were discussed and in addition to that the issue of presidential elections and guinea bissau the inconclusive elections in guinea bissau also came up for meeting a formation right now as we speak leaders in this building behind me discussing the final details of their plans for all these 3 items as well as other issues that may come up during the discussion. we'll cross back to the latest thank you for that update from. 2 days of talks are due to start in sudan's capital hard to the latest effort to resolve disputes over the largest hydroelectric dam in africa the $4000000000.00 grand if european renaissance dam on the river

toxic smoke is also spreading across the other side of the country in the west, where the bushfire disastere of the day's other news. a british tourist has been killed, and his son injured, when they were shot during a suspected robbery in argentina. the father, who was 55, and his 28—year—old son, are reported to have been shot during a struggle near a hotel in the capital, buenos aires. north korean state media say the country has conducted another "crucial test" at a satellite launch site to bolster its strategic nuclear deterrence. the state news agency said it was a "succesful test of great significance", without giving further details about what was being tested. negotiations between pyongyang and washington remain stalled over denuclearisation. anti—government protesters in lebanon have clashed with riot police while trying to move into a square near the parliament building in beirut. the demonstrators had been staging a sit—in in another nearby square. but they appear to have decided to move after an attempted attack by a group of masked men. a group of women in tunisia has taken pa

a series of weather fronts pushing into the north and west of the country. cloud and stronger breeze for northern ireland, western scotland. sinking southwards and eastwards tending to ease as it does. heavy showers across the north—west of scotland. a chilly and frosty start, but remaining cool. very blustery for scotla nd remaining cool. very blustery for scotland and northern ireland with winds continuing to pick up. with increasing winds and cloud, not quite cold but further chilly conditions for the south—eastern pockets with frost in any clear spells. firstly, big changes. low pressure begins to take over. a blustery day. —— thursday. persistent rain piling into western scotla nd persistent rain piling into western scotland could lead to localised flooding by the end of the day. showers into western england and wales but also sunshine and a mild day, particularly in the north and west. friday, a mild start in the south. unsettle, outbreaks of rain showers and sunshine in the afternoon. io— 13 degrees showers and sunshine in the afternoon. 10— 13 degree

the west african country of guinea-bissau is one of the poorest places on earth. the health system barely functions. that is why one clinic has become so important. largely funded by the red cross, it treats thousands of patients from across the region. lisa ellis reports. >> turning things around. these people are learning how to move again. they all suffered strokes. it is a clinic with a difference. it attracts patients not just from guinea-bissau but from across the region i offering a service that is unique in west africa.. >> wee provide freree treatmentr everyone.. it is universal treatment for eveveryone who needs it even if ththey are vulnerablor very pooror. if they cannot contribute, they get it for free. >> the clinic closet o offer of treatment for free is unheard of in this reregion. it is especially foror guinea-bissau, one of the poorest countries in the world and a place w where most have no access to even basic health services. the standard of medical treatment across guiuinea-bissau is v very poor. it is made possible with financing from the int

it's the latest deadly incident in an ongoing battle between the west african country and an islamiste born there this year than at any time since records began. there were around 500,000 more deaths than births injapan this year, despite government efforts to lift the birth rate. it's trying to improve work—life balance, but japan's gruelling work culture still puts many people off starting a family. there have been more violent clashes in hong kong between the police and anti—government protesters, who've been holding christmas eve rallies in shopping malls and other areas popular with tourists. the city is reeling from its seventh straight month of protests, originally sparked by a now—scrapped extradition bill. the bbc‘sjon donnison reports. not much evidence of festive cheer in hong kong this year. security forces firing tear gas, once again squared up to anti—government protesters, doing their best to protect themselves with umbrellas. caught up in the chaos, tourists and families out and about to take in the christmas lights. demonstrators also occupied a number of shopping mal

is strikes have targeted the popular mobilization forces militia in the west of the country close to syria's border it's mainly made up of shia groups that helped iraq's government in its fight against eisel some of the 14 joins us now on the line from baghdad what more can you tell us about these strikes. well the u.s. has just released a statement confirming that it strikes 5 different targets in iraq and syria targeting the popular mobilization for students pacifically the type hezbollah 6 which it has accused 4 of being behind some of the recent rocket attacks targeting military bases where u.s. personnel are based we have seen around 9 a dozen of these attacks over the past month or so and most recent attack targeting the base in chad kroeger it actually killed one u.s. contractor and injured several. 9 which was the first 'd 9 time that we saw u.s. 1st now being have been killed or wounded in because paxson of course the secretary of state my compel earlier in december he had warned iran 0 and its allies in iraq that any attacks on bases where u.s. and iraqi personnel are based

bringing fierce gusts of wind to ireland and here it is on the final approach towards the south—west of the countryest england, seeing some very strong winds as well and all of this means we could see some disruption into the first part of monday morning with tree branches down but the severe gales will slowly ease through the day and what we will be left with four monday is a complex low working in towards europe and we get these cold, northerly winds plunging south across the uk and that means in terms of the weather it isa that means in terms of the weather it is a dry day was sunshine, however there will be showers working down the north channel across the isle of man into the north west of england and certainly lots of showers through the day in northern scotland and a few of them will come down the north sea just clipping eastern areas, particularly norfolk. temperatures between five and 10 degrees but it will feel colder than that on account of the strong winds and in the week ahead it isa strong winds and in the week ahead it is a week where we'll have a big roller—coaster ride of temperatu