ok, to be questioned in west yorkshire. 0k, thank you.eing asked to help create a new relationship and sex education curriculum which could include lessons on sexting and online pornography. earlier this year, the education secretary justine greening said the subject would be made compulsory in all schools in england. our correspondent richard galpin reports. what's different, and what's the same? the guidelines for teaching schoolchildren about relationships and sex have not changed since the turn of the century. and with lessons like this to be made compulsory in all of england's schools, an update is urgently needed, particularly given how much time many children now spend online. here, there are new risks, like sexting, when images of children are posted on messaging apps. and there is cyber bullying, and the availability online of ha rd—core pornography. often, young people do not necessarily know what is inappropriate in terms of behaviour and materials versus what is appropriate. they are confronted by so much stuff on the internet

i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, hats, socks, gloves. bye, everyone. my name's andy clarke. there are some people who say that they should stay where they are and try to manage it within their countries. i mean, my own personal view is that you don't move away from your family of origin, your friends of origin, your culture, your religion, your home, everything, and put yourself into the most precarious positions, if there is not an extremely good, valid reason for doing that. nice to meet you. a lot of the individuals that we speak to are professional people. unfortunately, they have felt that their lives are in danger and that's why they've had to move. i'm nikki. i think they are probablyjust trying to keep themselves busy, aren't they, playing football. we met some guys who really kindly took us to show where they had been living. so we followed them down this little path that started to get muddier and muddier. it looks l

tonight the four men who were arrested are being held in a police station in yorkshire.etween 22 and 41. as for the bomb disposal unit that has been here for much of the day, they are now gone. there is a police van. the bomb disposal unit is at the community centre in sheffield. a cordon is in place. people have been told they can't go into it. people inside have been told they may be moved out of the area as the evening continues. it just shows this the area as the evening continues. itjust shows this is an ongoing enquiry, with search is still being carried out. danny savage, thank you. mps have heavily criticised social media companies for not doing enough to tackle hate crime. senior bosses from facebook, twitter and google appeared before mps today. they were accused of providing a platform for extremism and allowing people to use social media to further the ills of society. here's our media editor, amol rajan. harmful content online takes cou ntless harmful content online takes countless forms, but not all of them are illegal. there is the hate speech that attacks

north yorkshire. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre.irates, arsenal against liverpool. the incentive for our stories that they will move ahead with victory but it is not going their way at the momentjust the incentive but it is not going their way at the moment just the incentive for arsenal. liverpool have taken the lead through coutinho. liverpool has looked the most dangerous before that. the last time they met earlier in the season arsenal lost 4—0. two of the world's most powerful former football officials have been found guilty of corruption in a us court this evening. they're the first verdicts from an american led probe into the sport's world governing body fifa. our sports news correspondent richard conway is following the trial in new york. a partial verdict delivered, involving three of the most powerful men in world football once upon a time, the former head of the brazilian football federation has been found guilty on six out of the seven accounts he faced for fraud and bribery charges, and the former head of the confederat

from west yorkshire, 0livia richwald reports. four days too late for

i am looking for a speaker from yorkshire. been majestic has you waiting at meet with some force is this woman here. >> thank you. issue that needs to be isressed as accessibility -- accessibility. struck with the awful situation of not having a car. we lived miles away. financial support. 10 pounds had to pay per date just to get my sister to the only school that they could access. that is not right. i urge you to vote for transport so that we can help everybody and not let anybody go without education. [applause] >> thank you. please welcome josh kennedy from scotland. [applause] thank you very much, mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen, i regret to inform you that your train has been delayed. i wonder how many of you heard that was traveling here today. traveling here today. prices are on the rise. there is increasing incompetence. that does not encapsulate the big picture. live wherever you live -- inoblems are our transport system out how it is run. this was not an enjoyable experience. at lacks the facilities for disabled i

it is a book set in yorkshire but i started writing it in london, so it has a double identity.end up on the man booker short list, —— first novel, you end up on the man booker shortlist, alongside the winning book and authors like paul auster, extraordinary. yes, it is. the enormity of it only hit me at the ceremony, because part of me had been trying to shut it down, and just take it one step at a time, but when i got to the ceremony and all those people around me, that is when it dawned on me, that my life had changed. to put it crudely, it must be encouraging, you want to write, you are doing a ph.d. part—time at the university of york. fundamentally you want to write fiction and that is not bad way to start. yes, it is a pretty good way to start, and one other thing is the short listing has done for me is allowed me to be more daring in the future. there is an issue with who gets to write, the sort of fiction that different people get to write and feel entitled to write and this short listing allows me to be brave in the future, i hope. fiona mozley, author of elmet, thank

on yorkshire last summer, has some sympathy. ifeelforjoe.t from the start. we are going on the right track but obviously it is tough for joe, his second or third series as captain of his country and i dare say he will be feeling the pressure at the moment but marty is a smart cricketer with a good hit on his shoulders. meanwhile, rohit sharma has equalled the fastest century in t20 international history this afternoon in india's match against sri lanka. he reached three figures in just 35 balls — the same as south africa's david miller. rohit was eventually out for 118 — a record high score for india. finally, cricket has only been included at the commonwealth games once — that was back in 1998, with south africa beating australia in the final. but now, with birmingham being awarded the event for 2022, there's a chance it could return. but it's not clear whether the competition would be men's, women's or mixed. it needs to work for everyone. and we just need to see what that looks like. but i think it would be a disservice to speculate on ex

and north—west england. the north midlands, yorkshire this is the scene in huddersfield in west yorkshirelogy company apple has apologised to customers after admitting it had deliberately slowed down older iphone models. some customers accused the company of using the measure to encourage people to upgrade. of using the measure but apple said it had been intended to prolong the device‘s life and prevent sudden shut—downs. to prolong the device‘s life the company said it would offer replacement batteries at a discounted price. replacement batteries 12 people have died in a fire at an apartment building in new york. in a fire at an apartment emergency services said four people are critically ill and at least 15 are injured. people are critically ill the fire broke out last night on the third floor of a five—storey building in the bronx area of the city. the mayor of new york has described it as the worst fire in the city for decades. it as the worst fire at least 14 people have been killed and several others injured after a huge fire broke out at an office and restaurant complex in the indi

four people are being questioned by police in west yorkshire.e media ‘s brook area. three men in sheffield and one man in chesterfield are being questioned at a police station in west yorkshire now. we don't know any details about the allegations they have been arrested over although it is the counterterrorism unit to have put out a brief statement clarifying what they have done this morning, those men will now be questioned and the case will move on from there. but people i suspect that those addresses where the men were addressed it will be wondering what another‘s happened. we don't know yet. we're waiting for more details. —— where the men were arrested. police are telling people not to be alarmed? police have said they recognise local people have concerns as a result of the activity and would ask people to remain alert but not alarmed and they are grateful for the assistant and understanding of local people. residents will be kept as informed as possible and police say they are grateful for the understanding, patience and support while enqu

swapping the stars on the american trees for yorkshire flags —— they point out.g great things the christmas. theresa may has made a speech praising the troops, but it seems they have been given very little money individually. and of course on top of that the nice bit is that theirfamily top of that the nice bit is that their family and friends have sent loads of presence but the country has done little for them for top 500 troops have been given £500 for this elevation is but whitehall staff are being sent for presentation skills training ata being sent for presentation skills training at a cost of £650 a day which rather dwarfs the £500 for 500 troops. it doesn't really add up. theresa may has paid a heart—warming tribute to the troops. it is to the empty if they are essentially being given pound each to celebrex christmas and there's a long list of the things that the american soldiers get, including christmas trees and food and a special screening of star wars. —— to celebrate christmas but and whitehall staff are having £650 spent on them so they can in answe

some news to bring you from north yorkshire police. the murder of jodie willsher who was stabbed to death in an aldi supermarket in skipton yesterday. it happened in front of shoppers in the store. she was 30, married, and had a young daughter. a 44—year—old man has been charged with her murder. the un security council has passed tough new sanctions on north korea that will cut oil supplies vital for their nuclear programmes. these are pictures from new york with china's backing the council unanimously backed the draft. it is the third time sanctions have been imposed on north korea this year following a series of missile tests. here is what the us ambassador to the un had to say a short time ago. today, for the tenth time, this council stand united against the north korean regime that rejects the pursuit of peace. the regime continues to defy the resolutions of this council. the norms of civilised behaviour. and the patient of the international community. their arrogant and hostility to anything productive as set their country on a de

with murder after supermarket worker jodie willsher is stabbed to death at work in skipton, north yorkshire. the un security council agrees to impose tough new sanctions against north korea, in response to its recent ballistic missile tests. the new migrant crisis unfolding in greece, with thousands of asylum seekers forced to live in squalor. and coming up in half an hour, join us and coming up in half an hour, join us for whether world. we are with the people who can make snow, but not as you know it, because none of this is real. and they look back at the‘s is whether stories and storms. —— weather. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a meeting intended to bring british relations with russia out of the deep freeze has ended with public accusations of lying. in the first visit by a foreign secretary to moscow for five years, borisjohnson confronted his russian counterpart sergei lavrov about moscow's alleged involvement in cyber attacks on the west. mr lavrov retorted that the accusations were fabricated and criticised the uk for making what he called a series of aggressive and insulti

deep in the north yorkshire countryside is the market town of helmsley. a bustling community.reliance on volunteers. every local business has a different tree and they do it in a theme and this year it's the star theme. you will find it illustrated in the parish church. so 30 or more trees in here? 30 or more trees, yes. dozens of local businesses have volunteered to decorate it. what we've got here, this is wonderful with the antiques roadshow, with all the different experts, the specialities from bondgate antiques. there is more volunteering these days because of council cutbacks. as the economy has suffered and less funding becomes available, there has to be someone to make up the shortfall and we're lucky here in helmsley that people have done that, and taken on running several organisations in town. it'sjust a really lovely community feel here. helmsley is a community which relies heavily on volunteers and it is not alone. other towns in this, england's largest county, have taken over bus services and even petrol stations to stop them from vanishing. the arts centre and t

four men were arrested in raids early this morning in derbyshire and south yorkshire with bomb disposal officers at the scene. they came banging on the door saying you need to evacuate. my grandad refused to leave the house. still in there now, the only one on the street. they said it's for your own safety, bomb disposal are here. and later in the day a mosque and community centre were sealed off in sheffield, part of an extensive operation by police. we'll have more on the day's events and the ongoing police operation. also tonight... facebook, twitter and google are heavily criticised by mps about extremist content on their platforms including death threats against politicians. a man who threw acid into a crowded nightclub in east london has been jailed for 20 years. the scandal of contaminated blood in the 19705 and 805. families respond to the news that inadequate research has been used until very recently. i started this as a young woman and now i'm now going towards retirement and there's still no justice. and life after 90, and why american scientists predict that before long new

we have not had any snow related accidents or incidents on the strategic road network in yorkshire and great. it's something you have had to monitor closely and i know that you work with other agencies as well to try to make things work as one. so for example the gritters, the met office, talk me through how that system works? it's a collaborative approach that we ta ke it's a collaborative approach that we take to dealing with severe weather or threatened severe weather. we have a met officer based in our national traffic control centre so we liaise closely with him to make sure we are prepared and to make sure we know what is forthcoming. the fleets of gritters that are out and about are deployed partly from what they are told from your information. how many gritters have been out? 350 gritters have been out continually salting the network. some have been focussed in the north where it's been most severe today. the snow has blown through by and large but that is not the end of the weather warnings. what are we looking ahead to now? for the rest of the evening and through the night, w

clare fallon is by the m62 motorway in west yorkshire. what is the picture there?cture there? it is very cold and the snow has now been coming down for a few hours since before 6am and conditions really are deteriorating, not just before 6am and conditions really are deteriorating, notjust in terms of snow itself, but you can probably see, visibility really not very good. earlier we could see all of the hills behind me covered in snow. but now we can't see that far. having said all of that, the m62 itself has been doing pretty well through this morning. we have been told that the gritters were out in force through the night and that does look to have done the trick. on this motorway any way. we know on smaller roads there have been problems on the trans—pennine routes, where there are problems with the conditions. the snake pass and the cat and fid rl closed as they try to clear the snow and ice on the roads thchlt we have got this amber warning for snow in force for much of the north of england and also for the north of the midlands. that amber warning means that

yesterday we were in yorkshire. i was with nadeem. possible. yesterday we were in yorkshire.know, these people get lonely towards christmas. we just go there towards christmas. we just go there to put a smile on their face and as an act of charity. we go out of our way, at our own expense, and spend the whole day with them. we provide a free taxi service. there is no public transport here. so we go out in ourown cars public transport here. so we go out in our own cars and go to these centres, pick them up and take them to their reception where they have every christmas day and replayed bingo. we provide toiletries and sleeping bags for the homeless people that attend and give gifts to the orphans that are also there. basically, as muslims, it turns, we are duty— bound to basically, as muslims, it turns, we are duty—bound to provide basically, as muslims, it turns, we are duty— bound to provide assistance and it is our right to fill the rights of god and to have filled the rights of god and to have filled the rights of god and to have filled the rights of man. is that the reas

this is not the end of this operation across yorkshire and derbyshire. in custody in west yorkshire tonight and police are now building their case against them. thank you. there is any more we will be back to you right away. the justice secretary says he is determined to see a more diverse judiciary but has ruled out creating targets to appoint more black and minority ethnicjudges in england and wales. it comes after a review by the labour mp david lammy which said the problem of racial bias in the criminaljustice system was getting worse. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds make up around 14% of the population. so it was shocking that a review by the mp david lammy published in september found that people from these backgrounds make up 25% of the prison population and 41% of the youth justice system. of equal concern, just 11% of magistrates and 7% ofjudges come from these communities. there are many complex reasons for the inequality, but according to this former prisoner, some are as

we haven't had a back bench from yorkshire and bahumba. it's a toss up. it was very close. i'll take you if i may. >> i'm liberty and i am from leeds. everyone deserves to be happy. age, appearance, race, doesn't matter. why should it be different with sexuality. it shouldn't. as young people representing our constituents it's our , responsibility to make sure no one is disrupt nated against. , -- discriminated against. we can do so much if this is our campaign. speak to groups, create awareness and change people's perspective. no one deserves to be alone. we need change. and as nelson mandela said, be the change you want to see in the world. today i'm asking you, members of youth parliament to be that , change. i urge you to vote for this campaign. thank you. >> thank you, colleagues. there's always more wanting to speak than time to accommodate. if you weren't called, keep trying in other debates. if i can call you, i will. that is always the intention to call as many as possible. to conclude the debate i want , you to give a warm welcome to our speaker from the west .idl

when it would yorkshire, it's wicked to see it, to be part of it.ld out already at the tour de france and 2014, every year since in that order yorkshire it's a special price to ride, that's for sure. five—time champion ronnie o'sullivan is through to the last 16 of snooker‘s uk championships after thrashing the michael white 6—1 playing on his 42nd birthday, o'sullivan was dominant early on against a slow starting white. he finished the match with a final break of 65. this takes him a step closer to matching steve davis's record of six championship titles. no more goals tonight, man united, chelsea and celtic. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. let me bring you some breaking news, literally hot off the printer. news about the death of one of the most iconic figures of the 1960s, christine keeler, the former showgirl add to this described euphemistically at the heart of the profumo scandal in 1963 has died at the age of 75. her son told the guardian newspaper that she died last night at about 11:30pm at the pr

i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, hats, socks, gloves. bye, everyone! my name's andy clarke. there are some people who say that they should stay where they are and try to manage it within their countries. i mean, my own personal view is that you don't move away from your family of origin, your friends of origin, your culture, your religion, your home, everything, and put yourself into the most precarious positions, if there is not an extremely good, valid reason for doing that. nice to meet you. a lot of the individuals that we speak to are professional people. unfortunately, they have felt that their lives are in danger, and that's why they've had to move. i'm nikki. i think they are probablyjust trying to keep themselves busy, aren't they, playing football. we met some guys who really kindly took us to show where they had been living. so we followed them down this little path that started to get muddier an

has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman working at an aldi supermarket in north yorkshireed in custody by magistrates in york. jodie willsher was stabbed to death in skipton on thursday. 0ur correspondent sarah walton sent this report. arriving at york magistrates‘ court, 44—year—old neville hord appeared in the dock charged with murder. he is accused of attacking 30—year—old jodie willsher at the aldi store in skipton, where she was working on thursday afternoon. she suffered serious injuries and died in the store. there were no relatives in court for the hearing this morning, and mr hord, dressed in a blue t—shirt and grey shorts, spoke only to confirm his name, age, and address. he didn't enter a plea and was remanded in custody. in a statement, mrs willsher‘s husband, malcolm, said his wife always had an amazing smile on herface, and was a doting mother and loving wife. at the store where mrs willsher worked, colleagues have described her as much—loved and popular. staff returned to the store tonight but the store remains closed and people have been arriving to leave f

truffle, the yorkshire cocker spaniel puppy, trying to get to grips with the white stuff.r world winter wonderland. and for highlights from our previous programmes, go to bbc.co.uk/weatherworld. there's one thing i want to know about fake and real snow. which is the best for a snowball fight? let's find out! bring it on! 0k. they are quite hard, aren't they? yours are harder! come on, sarah! you're not even trying! 0h! that's right in my ear! i got you back! you deserved that one. 0h! sorry, that must have hurt. don't expect any snow this christmas. we are fairly confident of that. it will be mild and breezy, and what, some of us will see it being very wet and it has already been raining heavily across north—west parts of the uk. the air coming all the way from the south, the azores, and with that in weather fronts to the north of us. mild air across much of the uk, europe and southern scandinavia. the evening with temperatures into double figures across the uk. temperatures starting to drop in the far north of scotla nd starting to drop in the far north of scotland as the

a few brighter breaks for parts of the midlands, north east wales into yorkshire.ng into scotland during christmas eve. into the afternoon moving down into cumbria. a breezy story across the uk. a limited few seeing brighter breaks but a good deal of cloud around. dizzily in places deal of cloud around. dizzily in pla ces eve n deal of cloud around. dizzily in places even outside of this band of wet weather. going out on christmas eve evening, hold on to outbreaks of rain running into parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland. it‘s a breezy picture across the uk. the christmas day that area of wet weather is slowly edging south and east but only very slowly. this is where we think it will be setting, still some uncertainty south—east of that. where the rain clears from scotland and northern ireland some colder air moves in. that is a sign of things to come. it‘s been very mild, 15 degrees in scotland. by boxing day colder air filtering south across the uk. eventually that band of wet weather clears eastwards, many of us dry on boxing day, but it is g

back in 1994. —— set in yorkshire.ts, bleats and barks — every frog family makes a different sound. now, researchers in sydney are hoping to use those calls to help save certain endangered species. the team at the australian museum are asking members of the public to record the frog noises they hear in their backyards and parks using an app, then share them, so they can be counted and identified. take a listen. drjodi rowley is a frog expert at the australian museum and involved with the project. each species of frog, as you heard, makes a different noise. what we do is with this free app, record 20 seconds whenever you hear frogs calling from your backyard or beyond and submit this using the app. we are able to listen to the calls, verify which species are calling and together with the help of australia, that australia's frogs. what are you hoping to learn about frogs with this application? basic things that we still don't even know, which is surprising. we don't know yet how many species of frog there are in australi

there's an amber warning for areas of the north midlands, yorkshire and the north west of england untilheavy snow forecast around the southern pennines. between 5 and 10 centimetres of snow is expected, with up to 15 centimetres possible over higher ground. and sub—zero temperatures have been recorded overnight — with lows of minus 12 in northern scotland. highways england is advising drivers to plan theirjourney carefully before setting off.

she was 30, from the skipton area in north yorkshire, and she was a mother.tacker and held him down until police arrived. all morning people have been coming here to the scene and laying flowers, tributes and soft toys, and paying tribute tojodie. they've described her as a lovely, bubbly, friendly, popular and kind woman. no one had a bad word to say about her. they said no one could ever have a bad word to say about her. she was the mother of a young girl, and was married and from this area. very popular, lots of friends have been here, heartbroken at the scene. it's so tragic for this to happen at any time, but people have been saying how even worse it is that it's come a few days before christmas. here at the scene, the supermarket remains closed. there is a large cordon in place covering the car park. there are police guarding the scene, and not a lot of activity to be seen in the supermarket itself. the windows are brightly lit, but when you look through them what you can see is trolleys laden with food that had been abandoned in the aisles and food wai

after supermarket worker jodie willsher was stabbed to death in an aldi store in skipton, north yorkshirecatalan separatist parties win a majority in the snap elections — spain's prime minister says he will talk to whoever takes over the the regional government. now on bbc news, it's time for brexitcast. we're doing a special — this is a twist on the usual podcast, normally into your ears only and instead, welcome and thanks for watching on the bbc news channel and bbc world news toa news to a special brexitcast with an invited audience. brexitcast from bbc 5 live and bbc news. brexit means brexit. breaking up is hard. the people voted and they have to get on with it. i think brexit is going to be a wonderful thing. i have to say this is a tough negotiating process which i can only describe as dog's brexit. brexit means brexit, but what does brexit mean? it's one question whether hand brexit means brexit, but what does brexit mean? oh, what did you think of the jingle? it is magnificent, darling. lets focus on the big picture, where are we on the seemingly never—ending brexit process? big

in north yorkshire on the coast, we had this great, flat and featureless sky.we have the jetstream very mild and that is because we have thejetstream driving further to the north of the uk, keeping cold airat bayfor to the north of the uk, keeping cold air at bay for the time being. in the mild airwe air at bay for the time being. in the mild air we see a lot of cloud around. it has been very gloomy, a lot of low cloud around, particularly eight bank sort of day around the hills and it stays that way overnight with more rain and drizzle is in way from northern ireland and england. it will be a bit colder in scotland, where we have clearer skies in northern scotla nd have clearer skies in northern scotland in particular. otherwise, and this blanket of low cloud temperatures 9— 10 degrees, a mild night. a dull and then start to the day on friday, that rain and drizzle eases away into the continent. indeed a cloud in a lift, in, allowing skies to brighton, but essentially a cloudy day. drizzle in the north—west of scotland, a chance of is sunshine in the north—eas

of the afternoon, some rain getting into western wales, but across much of the midlands and into yorkshireh a bit of brightness as well. rain will have moved through the heaviest of the rain across, through belfast there, bit of snow for the southern uplands, you will notice the temperatures are lower across scotland, they are done to three degrees for example in lerwick, that isa hint degrees for example in lerwick, that is a hint of things to come. there is a hint of things to come. there is colder weather on the way so this is colder weather on the way so this is christmas day during the course of the over anyone and then as we head into boxing day, —— evening. notice snow in the highlands of scotland. the southern uplands too, so scotland. the southern uplands too, so that colder air starts to push in to the uk, not quite reaching us, it will take time. here is boxing day, early hours of the morning, a weather front pulls away, we are in between weather systems, so that means it starts off bright for many of us, but wintry showers will follow, carried on the northerly winds in scotland

she was 30, from skipton in north yorkshire and she was a mother.attacker and held him down until police arrived. all morning people have been coming here to the scene and laying flowers, tributes and soft toys, and paying tributes and soft toys, and paying tribute tojodie. they described her asa tribute tojodie. they described her as a lovely, bubbly, friendly, popular and kind woman. as a lovely, bubbly, friendly, popularand kind woman. no as a lovely, bubbly, friendly, popular and kind woman. no one had a bad word to say about her. they said no one could ever have a bad word to say about her. she was the mother of a young girland say about her. she was the mother of a young girl and was married and from the area. very popular, lots of friends have been here, heartbroken at the scene. it's so tragic that this is to happen at any time but people have been saying how even worse it is that it's coming few days before christmas. here at the scene, the supermarket remains closed. there is a large cord and in place covering the car park. there are polic

through parts of lancashire, in towards west yorkshire. even at low levels, a fair covering of snow. we will also see snow falling even to low levels across the far north of england and into southern scotland. more likely rain and sleet close to the coast. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across the midlands and mid wales, further south that will all be about the rain. as the rain falls on cold surfaces, that could give some ice. whichever way you slice it, tomorrow morning could bring one two travel issues. through the day, the snow will move northwards and tend to peter out. still rain and sleet mixing in as we go through the day. further south, something brighter, if you showers towards the south coast and temperature is climbing in the corner. that sets us up climbing in the corner. that sets us upfor climbing in the corner. that sets us up for the weekend. friday night, we will see another weather system running in. that could temporarily bring some snow across the highest hills. that will mostly be rain, we suspect. as that clears a

we are only talking a high of 6 degrees across yorkshire. will get up to double figures in the south, maybe even double figures across northern parts of england. monday and tuesday, eight or 9 degrees. partly cloudy skies and by the end of the week it looks like it will turn colder. that‘s all from the bbc news at six — so it‘s goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. this is bbc news. the headlines... president trump‘s former national security adviser michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia during last year ‘s election campaign. theresa may‘s deputy the first secretary of state damian greene has denied downloading or viewing pornography on his parliamentary computer. the uk‘s offer on brexit has to satisfy ireland before the negotiations can move on, the president of the european council donald tusk has said. a 71—year—old man has been jailed for life with the murder nearly 50 years ago of his 19—month—old stepson paul booth. in a moment it will be time for s

these are some of the images viewers have been sent in from north yorkshire to derbyshire.cular views tonight and tomorrow morning. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. didn't stay with us. it's time for the news where you are. a very good night. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. if you've been at this evening you may have seen the super moon when the moon is moves closer to the earth and appears larger and brighter in the sky, this view was taken over whitby abbey in yorkshire, astronomers say skywatchers will get the most stunning views this evening and this morning. i spoke to tom coast of the royal observatory. we get a full moan every 29 and a half days and they liked and skies, and they loom large on the horizon. the reality is the orbit of the moon and the earth is not a perfect circle, it is an ellipse is the earth is not the centre of the orbit of the moon, it is just off from the centres are sometimes the moon can come thousands of miles closer to us, it is inevitable, and if the close approach between the moon and the earth hap

now, south yorkshire police are not doing any interviews, today, but they have released a statement,a colleague from their police family. the officer had been with us for 12 years and was a passionate professional and universally liked. his colleagues and everyone across the force are devastated by what has happened. our thoughts are with both families. anyone who saw what happened here last night asked to contact the police by calling 101. the independent police complaints commission are now investigating. millions of shoppers across the country have headed to the high street today for the traditional boxing day sales. in some places the queues began to form outside stores in the early hours of the morning with research suggesting that one in three people went in search of a bargain today. but some retailers have reported large numbers of people deciding to look for bargains online instead. and analysts say footfall in high streets and shopping centres across the uk today appears to have been lower than expected. duncan kennedy reports from southampton. it's been fast, if not furiou

disruptions on friday but also great conditions for getting out on the sledges in bradford, west yorkshiresnow near the roadside here in speyside, a bit of slush on the roads and with temperatures fallen away, we are expecting icy stretches as we start off the morning saturday, particularly for the northern half of the uk. across england and wales many areas had this band of rain through which has brought mild conditions. temperatures 10—13 degrees first thing saturday morning, mild start to the day. through the rest of saturday, many of us starting on a cloudy and grey note, a few bright sunny spells getting through across wales and the midlands. another band of rain will slip into that cold air in scotland, bringing snow to the mountains particularly across 200 metres elevation to the north and central of the central belt. higher areas perhaps seeing sleet for a time. quite a contrast in temperatures. quite chilly in the north, very mild further south, 13 or 1a degrees. we have had the snow and cold weather but times they are a changing. you might have heard storm dylan is expected to fo

south yorkshire police say an officer has died following a crash that happened last night. up to midday today — compared with last year. now on bbc news, it's been a turbulent year in politics, from theresa may's snap election that backfired so spectacularly, to continuing tussles with the eu over brexit. ellie price reviews the year in british politics. the headlines this morning. theresa may's decision to call a general election appears to have backfired. it was with reluctance that i decided the country needs... the prime minister spells out her strategic goals. the conversatives are the largest party. history has been made. article 50 has been triggered. brexit negotiations in a shambles! hear, hear! sighs. music: i was born under a wandering star. 2017 was shaped by what happened when a pretty influential person went for a nice, long walk in the countryside and had a little think about things. that was, of course, theresa may, who went on a hike with her husband in april and came back thinking it would be a jolly good idea

but one family from west yorkshire has gone further than most with their seasonal goodwill.x collected clothes, sleeping bags and food, and drove to calais. they've been giving them to some of the thousands of refugees and migrants still in the area, despite the closure of the so—called jungle camp. here's their story, in their own words. i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. thanks very much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, hats, socks, gloves. bye, everyone. my name's andy clarke. there are some people who say that they should stay where they are and try to manage it within their countries. i mean, my own personal view is that you don't move away from your family of origin, your friends of origin, your culture, your religion, from your home, everything, and put yourself into the most precarious positions, if there is not an extremely good, valid reason for doing that. nice to meet you. a lot of the individuals that we speak to are professio