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BBC News : BBCNEWS : December 22, 2016 4:00pm-5:01pm GMT
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the run—up to christmas, storm baba is set to hit on friday with scotland getting the worst of the wins. —— barbara. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it's a landmark development in treatment of the disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. that get straight to berlin for the latest on the attack on the market there. the mood is sombre here at there. the mood is sombre here at the christmas market in berlin. normally there would be christmas music playing but that is silent. people have been coming to lay flyover —— lay flowers and light candles and also buy food and drink ina sign candles and also buy food and drink in a sign that life goes on. in the last hour we have been hearing from chancellor merkel who said she was proud of the way that germans have reacted to this attack and she stressed what she said was the importance of unity and solidarity at this time. translation: nikki we have to underpin the values and principles of democracy and freedom and we have those principles and values on our side. i'm very confident that we will
the run—up to christmas, storm baba is set to hit on friday with scotland getting the worst of the wins. —— barbara. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it's a landmark development in treatment of the disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. that get straight to berlin for the latest on the attack on the market there. the mood is sombre here at there. the mood is sombre here at the christmas market in berlin. normally there would be christmas music...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : December 20, 2016 11:00am-12:01pm GMT
to a stop, then? it smashed into some think. yes. and there was not much to do. here, scotland yard have responded to the attack in berlin saying the metropolitan police have detailed plans in place for protecting public events over the christmas period. in a statement, they said: chris phillips is the former head of the uk anti—terrorist office. well, it is very difficult once a person is in a truck and a very large truck, and that person is intent on killing people, it is very difficult to stop that. what you then have to do is to reduce the number of casualties. so as an example, 15 years ago in the uk, we started working on protecting our crowded places from these types of attacks, but of course, if you have got a truck and you've got someone with a malicious intent it is very difficult to prevent any loss of life. let's bring in our security can sponge and —— correspondent. this is reminiscent of what we saw in nice over the summer. it is difficult to protect members of the public from such attacks. yes, the assumption is it is an attack. it illustrates the coming togethe
to a stop, then? it smashed into some think. yes. and there was not much to do. here, scotland yard have responded to the attack in berlin saying the metropolitan police have detailed plans in place for protecting public events over the christmas period. in a statement, they said: chris phillips is the former head of the uk anti—terrorist office. well, it is very difficult once a person is in a truck and a very large truck, and that person is intent on killing people, it is very difficult to...
first minister says scotland could stay in the european single market, without the rest of the uk. coming up on bbc news, we look at the incredible british successes at the incredible british successes at the 3016 30 olympic and paralympic games. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a man, arrested on suspicion of killing 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin, has been released from police custody. german prosecutors said the investigation so far hadn't been able to prove that the suspect, a pakistani asylum seeker, was present in the lorry at the time of the attack. police say whoever was responsible, could still be on the run. tonight so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed twelve people and injured nearly fifty others. the truck was driven into a crowd of people at around a0 miles an hour last night, around 8 o'clock. it's not clear from which direction it came, but we do know it only stopped after travelling for about 90 yards. which belongs to a polish firm, appears to have been hijacked. today, its owner iden
first minister says scotland could stay in the european single market, without the rest of the uk. coming up on bbc news, we look at the incredible british successes at the incredible british successes at the 3016 30 olympic and paralympic games. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a man, arrested on suspicion of killing 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin, has been released from police custody. german prosecutors said the investigation so far hadn't been able to...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : December 20, 2016 11:00pm-11:30pm GMT
to inspect the gallery where he was shot. nicola sturgeon lays out her plans for scotland's relationship with the eu after brexit. the first minister says she won't allow the scottish economy to suffer. surgeons claim that a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer, using lasers and a drug made from deep sea bacteria, is 'truly transformative'. good evening and welcome to bbc news. german police say the driver of the lorry that crashed into a christmas market in berlin yesterday may still be at large. they've released the only suspect they had, but insist they are following other leads. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying one of its 'soldiers' carried out the attack. twelve people were killed and nearly 50 injured, half of them seriously, when the lorry drove at a0 miles per hour through the popular market at breitscheidplatz, near west berlin's main shopping street, just after 8:00 last night. this evening angela merkel and other german political leaders attended a memorial service at a church next to the market. here's our be
to inspect the gallery where he was shot. nicola sturgeon lays out her plans for scotland's relationship with the eu after brexit. the first minister says she won't allow the scottish economy to suffer. surgeons claim that a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer, using lasers and a drug made from deep sea bacteria, is 'truly transformative'. good evening and welcome to bbc news. german police say the driver of the lorry that crashed into a christmas market in berlin yesterday may...
. scotland yard says extra resources have been brought in to keep people safe following the terror attacks in berlin and nice earlier this year. richard lister reports. the metropolitan police say there is no specific intelligence about an attack in london, but it has been looking at the tragic events in berlin and nice and has adjusted its plans for new year's eve accordingly. some 3,000 officers will be on the streets of the capital as part of the package of measures to maintain security. we carefully planned this operation with partners including the london mayor's office, westminster council and others to make sure people can come into london and have a fantastic time. when they come, give us extra time because there will be a search regime in place. there will be 3,000 officers on duty in central london alone and there will be stewards as well. the police federation says there will be more armed officers on patrol in london this year than in previous years and more areas where vehicles will be banned. greater manchester police and other forces say they have stepped up crowd protection
. scotland yard says extra resources have been brought in to keep people safe following the terror attacks in berlin and nice earlier this year. richard lister reports. the metropolitan police say there is no specific intelligence about an attack in london, but it has been looking at the tragic events in berlin and nice and has adjusted its plans for new year's eve accordingly. some 3,000 officers will be on the streets of the capital as part of the package of measures to maintain security. we...
that we have the wintry showers across scotland. snow down to quite low levels. a strong wind. it feels cold. further south are bright and breezy afternoon. the fog has cleared. in the more southern parts of the uk into the night, maybe a touch of frost, hopefully the fog won't be as widespread as it was this morning. the reina rides across western northern ireland and the far west of scotland, the wind intensifying —— the rain arrives. barbara arrives on our doorstep. it will head towards the far north—west of the uk, bringing a combination of strong winds and heavy rain, very wet to start the day across the west of scotla nd wet to start the day across the west of scotland and northern ireland, destructive rain and gale is in many places. the band of narrow but intense rainfall heads down across the uk are arriving in the south—east later in the afternoon. it will cause some problems. behind that it brightens up with some sunshine but that's only half the story, because later on tomorrow the winds will intensify further. the core of the strongest winds looked like being across
that we have the wintry showers across scotland. snow down to quite low levels. a strong wind. it feels cold. further south are bright and breezy afternoon. the fog has cleared. in the more southern parts of the uk into the night, maybe a touch of frost, hopefully the fog won't be as widespread as it was this morning. the reina rides across western northern ireland and the far west of scotland, the wind intensifying —— the rain arrives. barbara arrives on our doorstep. it will head towards...
, "keep up the good work." the first minister of scotland has used her new year's message to insist she is determined to respect scotland's vote to remain within the european union. nicola sturgeon said it was her top priority to ensure scotland retained as many of the benefits of eu membership as possible, including the freedom to work, travel and study in other member states. we're also working to safeguard the opportunities that so many people in scotland now take for granted. we're determined that scotland's vote to remain in the european union will be respected, and that people in scotland can retain as many of the benefits of eu membership as possible — including the freedom to work, travel and study other european countries. the new year is inevitably a time when we look to the future. i'm determined to ensure that we give our children and our young people scotland's future. the support and care they need to live happy, healthy, fulfilling lives. and i'm confident that in 2017 we will make further progress towards that goal. german chancellor angela merkel has about 2015 was —�
thick enough for light rain, for some. look at northern ireland an western scotland. beautiful afternoon for you, i hope you are making the most of it because all change for tomorrow. lovely spells of sunshine through western scotland and northern ireland, perhaps the cloud thick enough in eastern scotland, down into the lake district and wale todd spot down into the lake district and wale t odd spot or two or drizzle. a weather front is steadily drifting westwards out of south—east england, towards the midlands and into lincolnshire for the afternoon. fair amount of cloud jenny in england and wales and another drab afternoon for many. that, the band of patchy rain will drift steadily westwards, further north we see the temperatures falling away, a frost is likely through northern ireland, and scotland, in towns and city centres round freezing but perhaps in rural parts as low as minus two to four, not set to last though, the next area of low pressure will move in and bring wet and windy wester, heavy rain through northern ireland, gales or severe gale, maybe storm force in t
thick enough for light rain, for some. look at northern ireland an western scotland. beautiful afternoon for you, i hope you are making the most of it because all change for tomorrow. lovely spells of sunshine through western scotland and northern ireland, perhaps the cloud thick enough in eastern scotland, down into the lake district and wale todd spot down into the lake district and wale t odd spot or two or drizzle. a weather front is steadily drifting westwards out of south—east england,...
in style, and if you take for example the aa scotland st stories, set in a block in edinburgh, yourown stories, set in a block in edinburgh, your own city, where the doings of the various people are explored meticulously. it's a particular kind of fiction that you enjoy, a sort of parting the lace curtains and having a peek. jess! i suppose you could call it social comedy, socialfiction, looking at the quirks and poking fun at them. i enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, toa enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, to a greater or lesser extent? yes. we can make terrific mountains out of molehills. he has made a big mountain out of all these molehills. your extraordinary prolific. your scotland street series has been running and running. of course another branch is in its 17th volume. you're savvy isabel novels, she is very interesting, she is mad about something, as you are. you don't have to scratch very hard to see. your enthusiasm for auden is well known. what is it about him? when i first started reading the poetry many years ago, i was just so arrested by it, and struc
in style, and if you take for example the aa scotland st stories, set in a block in edinburgh, yourown stories, set in a block in edinburgh, your own city, where the doings of the various people are explored meticulously. it's a particular kind of fiction that you enjoy, a sort of parting the lace curtains and having a peek. jess! i suppose you could call it social comedy, socialfiction, looking at the quirks and poking fun at them. i enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, toa enjoy that very...
has been pledged over the next decade to double the amount of courts in doors in scotland. still more money is needed, if that goal is to be achieved. in scottish tennis, whatever your level, this has been a year unlike any other. that is it, a winner. grand slam men's doubles. once again andy murray is the olympic champion. wimbledon champion. home—grown world leaders in the sport, now want their success leaders in the sport, now want their success to spread leaders in the sport, now want their success to spread across leaders in the sport, now want their success to spread across scotland. it is about spreading the courts across the full country. not focusing too much on one or two areas. so everyone in scotland can play tennis. hopefully in some poorer areas where tennis may not be a sport if that is that common. to that end, the lawn tennis association and sport scotland have come up with £50 million. right now in scotland, there are 112 covered tennis courts like this. the plan, by 2027, is to double that to 225. £15 million of investment across ten yea rs, £15 million of inv
has been pledged over the next decade to double the amount of courts in doors in scotland. still more money is needed, if that goal is to be achieved. in scottish tennis, whatever your level, this has been a year unlike any other. that is it, a winner. grand slam men's doubles. once again andy murray is the olympic champion. wimbledon champion. home—grown world leaders in the sport, now want their success leaders in the sport, now want their success to spread leaders in the sport, now want...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : December 24, 2016 9:00am-10:01am GMT
expert shortly. meanwhile, more disruption to transport in scotland is expected as a result of storm barbara. winds of up to 120mph were recorded yesterday, and rail, road and ferry travel is again expected to be hampered today by gale—force winds. an amber alert has also been issued for the northern isles on boxing day. the met office has named it storm conor. we'll bring you a full forecast and look ahead to this in a few moments time. the actor carrie fisher who is best known as princess leia from the star wars films is in intensive care in a los angeles hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack. the 60—year—old was taken in on a flight from london. earlier on we spoke to our reporter. israel has angrily rejected a un security council resolution demanding a halt to the building of israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory. the vote passed after the united states, israel's traditional ally, abstained, rather than using its veto. our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed j
expert shortly. meanwhile, more disruption to transport in scotland is expected as a result of storm barbara. winds of up to 120mph were recorded yesterday, and rail, road and ferry travel is again expected to be hampered today by gale—force winds. an amber alert has also been issued for the northern isles on boxing day. the met office has named it storm conor. we'll bring you a full forecast and look ahead to this in a few moments time. the actor carrie fisher who is best known as princess...
sequentially. this is a shot from the highlands in scotland. it sets the highlands in scotland. it sets the scene for wet and windy weather, courtesy of storm barbara. the core of storm barbara, whistling up to the north of the uk. draped around it, all of those ring clouds. intense rainfall sweeping southwards across england and wales over the next few hours. very squally wind, but a 70 mph in exposed areas right now. as that clears through, don't be lulled into a sense of security across the far north of scotland. here, the wind will strengthen even further. this is not the wildest weather that the north of scotland has ever experienced. let's put it into context. but it is enough to cause significant disruption, possibly some power outages with winds of 80 and possibly 90 mph, hence the amber warning from the met 0ffice. be prepared for storm barbara through this evening. gales blowing as we head into the early hours of christmas eve. it turns colder, sleet and snow down to quite low levels, a lot of snow for highland areas of scotland. quieter further south. but we will start christ
sequentially. this is a shot from the highlands in scotland. it sets the highlands in scotland. it sets the scene for wet and windy weather, courtesy of storm barbara. the core of storm barbara, whistling up to the north of the uk. draped around it, all of those ring clouds. intense rainfall sweeping southwards across england and wales over the next few hours. very squally wind, but a 70 mph in exposed areas right now. as that clears through, don't be lulled into a sense of security across the...
difficult travelling conditions and power cuts across parts of scotland as storm barbara starts to hit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the plane hijacking, the plane which was meant to land in libya but was hijacked and landed in malta. let's get the latest on what is happening. here are the shots we have from valletta airport, the maltese capital. we understand that it has now ended peacefully. our correspondent is with me and has been following developments throughout this afternoon. the most recent news is that the hijackers have surrendered? the prime minister of malta has tweeted that the hijackers have surrendered, have been searched and have been taken into custody. there has been a big question over this — what is their motivation, and what requests did they have? was it met? there are different rumours but nothing yet verified. there was a suggestion that they want to form a probe into the party, that they are gaddafi supporters and perhaps want to seek political asylum in the country. what we know is that all passengers are now off the plane a
difficult travelling conditions and power cuts across parts of scotland as storm barbara starts to hit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the plane hijacking, the plane which was meant to land in libya but was hijacked and landed in malta. let's get the latest on what is happening. here are the shots we have from valletta airport, the maltese capital. we understand that it has now ended peacefully. our correspondent is with me and has been following...
that we have had a winter chill, mixed fortunes, more snow in scotland, some poor weather, contrast that with the crisp winter sunshine that we had in the midlands. following that, largely clear skies through this evening and overnight. further north, sharma is becoming fewer and less wintry, turning chilly for a while but later in the wind will stay on, cloud coming in and this rain in the north west is the first sign of this storm heading our way. a deep area of low pressure. storm barbara, the centre of which heading to the north of scotland, windy weather for all of us, some to the north of scotland, windy weatherfor all of us, some heavy rain. turning wet and windy in the morning in scotland and northern ireland. into the afternoon, at band of heavy rain and squally wind driving into western parts of england and wales, the weather not as bad across east anglia and the south—east, lots of showers after the heavy rain. it's then, into the evening, the wind will ramp up a notch or two, across the north of scotla nd notch or two, across the north of scotland in particular, we cou
that we have had a winter chill, mixed fortunes, more snow in scotland, some poor weather, contrast that with the crisp winter sunshine that we had in the midlands. following that, largely clear skies through this evening and overnight. further north, sharma is becoming fewer and less wintry, turning chilly for a while but later in the wind will stay on, cloud coming in and this rain in the north west is the first sign of this storm heading our way. a deep area of low pressure. storm barbara,...
BBC News : BBCNEWS : December 30, 2016 5:45am-6:01am GMT
few fog patches elsewhere. also into wales and midlands. a very different story in northern scotland. a weather system hanging around throughout the day with wind and rain. that rain is more on than off across the north and the western isles. actually to the east of that, parts of north—east scotland will see a bit of sunshine occasionally. this is the picture at 8am, plenty of cloud around and in the west in the west—facing coast and hills, damp and drizzly at times. that a feature of the weather throughout the day. many of us getting off to a fairly mild start but where we have some of that fog around and particularly across east and south—east of england, temperatures there close to freezing. some starting with a frost. if you stay misty and murky, your temperature will be held down into single figures whereas elsewhere, despite the cloud, it turns out milder than thursday. especially when you can see a bit of brightness, maybe north—east wales, north—east england and eastern parts of scotland. still, north of scotland throughout the day you have rain and wind. 11 degree
few fog patches elsewhere. also into wales and midlands. a very different story in northern scotland. a weather system hanging around throughout the day with wind and rain. that rain is more on than off across the north and the western isles. actually to the east of that, parts of north—east scotland will see a bit of sunshine occasionally. this is the picture at 8am, plenty of cloud around and in the west in the west—facing coast and hills, damp and drizzly at times. that a feature of the...
counterterrorism at scotland yard. this was what he had to say. i welcome the court verdict today. what happened in this case undermines the genuine work done by members of the public to help those involved in the suffering in the syrian crisis. aid convoys were infiltrated and the goodwill of charities was abused by taking money and goods from the uk to syria to help terrorists. that second tranche of cash which went out in december 2013 was taken with the help of a second man, mashoud miah, from east london. he was convicted today of funding terrorism. a third man in the convoy, pervez rafiq, is a well—known charity worker from huddersfield who has raised thousands of pounds for good causes. he today was cleared of involvement. he told the trial he had been devastated in december 2013 because another man on the convoy was alan henning, the eccles taxi driver and a friend of pervez rafiq who was subsequently kidnapped and murdered by is fighters after going to syria as part of that convoy. mr rafiq told the trial he had no idea of these allegations of infiltration byjihadists, and th
counterterrorism at scotland yard. this was what he had to say. i welcome the court verdict today. what happened in this case undermines the genuine work done by members of the public to help those involved in the suffering in the syrian crisis. aid convoys were infiltrated and the goodwill of charities was abused by taking money and goods from the uk to syria to help terrorists. that second tranche of cash which went out in december 2013 was taken with the help of a second man, mashoud miah,...
scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening fire on a police officer who asked him for id during a routine patrol. one police officer was shot and injured. the other then killed the suspect. the italian authorities say the fingerprint of the dead man match those found on the dead man match those found on the glory that smashed into a christmas market on monday, killing 12 people. the authorities are trying to find out whether a support network helped amri escape to italy. angela merkel is just talking to journalists. translation: my italian colleague, the prime minister, informed me this morning about a police operation. during the night,
scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening...
severe weather warnings for much of the uk, with scotland expected to bear the brunt of the storm. regions there have already seen power cuts, school closures and tough travelling conditions. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has the latest. storm barbara is barrelling in. with conditions difficult out at sea, ferries were cancelled. for those who couldn't get home early, christmas travel plans are on hold. some are operating, some are battling through, northern areas are. we are reviewing those services, and discussions regarding tomorrow evening. in some areas, the worst of the winds are yet to come, gusts of more than 70 miles an hour have been recorded where for a time many homes in lewis and harris lost their power. the stormy conditions we re their power. the stormy conditions were forecast well ahead, extra generators shipped out and others including farmers took precautions. i slept quite well until five o'clock in the morning, i spent all day yesterday preparing for it, moving livestock to sheltered areas and making sure that everything was tied down so i don't lo
severe weather warnings for much of the uk, with scotland expected to bear the brunt of the storm. regions there have already seen power cuts, school closures and tough travelling conditions. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has the latest. storm barbara is barrelling in. with conditions difficult out at sea, ferries were cancelled. for those who couldn't get home early, christmas travel plans are on hold. some are operating, some are battling through, northern areas are. we are...
scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground. some sunshine to see out boxing day too across the isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and wales, a fine start to the day. pretty chilly, the coldest night we have seen in a little while, some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. further north across northern england and northern ireland, more cloud and again a chilly start to the day, some isolated showers in the far north—west of scotland, perhaps some rain for a time towards the northern isles but that should clear then looking dry across—the—board on tuesday. a really decent day for heading out into the countryside for a walk, lots of sunshine on offer, some patchy cloud here and there and in a few places the mist and fo
scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground. some sunshine to see out boxing day too across the isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobars fairly widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and fog patches around especially in parts of england and wales, further north, more cloud and breeze around. looking around the country at 9am, across the bulk of england and...
drift away out of the western side of scotland where it will produce a bit of rain. it will weaken as it comes into the north england and england and wales and into the south—west. by the afternoon, maybe the cloud will thicken again in southern parts of england and wales to produce a really miserable end to the day. it is the shortest day, of course, and i think it will get darker awfully quickly in the afternoon given the amount of cloud we will see. temperatures are at least 10—11 degrees. something of that order. brighter skies behind. as it comes to scotland and northern ireland, cold air dominating the scene. the added strength of the wind here. wintry showers will fall to low levels. showers will keep going in northern ireland and scotland. this area will gradually move off to the near continent allowing a bright and crisp start to the day across the greater part of england and wales. another blustery one for scotland and northern ireland, wintry showers falling to a low level. it will feel very fresh indeed. eventually showers will go up through northern and western parts
drift away out of the western side of scotland where it will produce a bit of rain. it will weaken as it comes into the north england and england and wales and into the south—west. by the afternoon, maybe the cloud will thicken again in southern parts of england and wales to produce a really miserable end to the day. it is the shortest day, of course, and i think it will get darker awfully quickly in the afternoon given the amount of cloud we will see. temperatures are at least 10—11...
scotland and northern ireland. maybe even north—east england. but here the sunshine will start the way and western scotland cloud. patch and drizzle affecting northern ireland. not a huge amount of wet weather. we will finish the day with some brightness. elsewhere, though, remains cloudy and misty in some western areas and later on in eastern england, patches of light rain or drizzle. temperatures to finish monday, where they should be for the time of the year, but feeling cool where the mist lingers. heavy rain developing in the south on monday night. patchy rain in england and wales. misty over the hills. but clear england and wales skies. scotland and northern ireland, and here, coldest night of the week, with frost in places, and for northern ireland, could be a foggy start to tuesday morning. still fog an issue for one or two of you for tuesday. probably worse in northern ireland and in the hills with outbursts in the south. through central and eastern england, brighter afternoons in store than we've been used to for a while. but, at last, the arrival of some sunshine. some sunsh
scotland and northern ireland. maybe even north—east england. but here the sunshine will start the way and western scotland cloud. patch and drizzle affecting northern ireland. not a huge amount of wet weather. we will finish the day with some brightness. elsewhere, though, remains cloudy and misty in some western areas and later on in eastern england, patches of light rain or drizzle. temperatures to finish monday, where they should be for the time of the year, but feeling cool where the...
in the highlands of scotland. here is a christmassy scene taken by one of our viewers. the strength of the wind is to be watched. it is windy across northern areas. there may be some frost and fog patches but not widespread. by first thing in the morning wet weather will spread into scotland and northern ireland full up it will sweep across bringing intense rain and strong winds. by the end of the day, it will brighten up. the wind will strengthen further. tomorrow afternoon and into the evening we will see the strongest winds hitting the far north—west of scotland, gusts of 80—90 mph is. there may be some power outages. there is an amber warning from the met office to be prepared. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... a manhunt is continuing across germany for the tunisian suspected of carrying out monday's deadly lorry attack in berlin. two men are found guilty of manslaughter over the tipper truck crash in bath that killed four people, including a four—year—old girl. the queen and prince philip have just arrived at the sandringham estate in norfolk for christmas. they
in the highlands of scotland. here is a christmassy scene taken by one of our viewers. the strength of the wind is to be watched. it is windy across northern areas. there may be some frost and fog patches but not widespread. by first thing in the morning wet weather will spread into scotland and northern ireland full up it will sweep across bringing intense rain and strong winds. by the end of the day, it will brighten up. the wind will strengthen further. tomorrow afternoon and into the...
—east of scotland, the northern isles and, for a time, the western isles as well, so they're really going to cause some issues. 0bviously dangerous conditions out to sea and we've had reports of dangerously high waves, so those will be affecting some coastal areas. it's not as if it won't be windy through the remainer of the night, severe gales around the coasts, gales inland and some wintry weather. those snow showers have been coming in thick and fast and they will be even falling at lower levels across the north of scotland. so it could be a bit wintry, with as few centimetres of snow building up by morning, by daybreak and, of course, as a consequence, a little icy. coldest for all of us first thing, then the rain clears away and it is a much drier and brighter day in the south. further north it's a stormy day, indeed, even for this part of the world. unusually windy and combined with the snow showers, plenty of them. but very few further south. we've replaced the cloud with the sunshine. a bit of a breeze and temperatures won't be the teens we had on christmas day, 6—8 is abo
—east of scotland, the northern isles and, for a time, the western isles as well, so they're really going to cause some issues. 0bviously dangerous conditions out to sea and we've had reports of dangerously high waves, so those will be affecting some coastal areas. it's not as if it won't be windy through the remainer of the night, severe gales around the coasts, gales inland and some wintry weather. those snow showers have been coming in thick and fast and they will be even falling at lower...
also colder. some sleet and snow showers across parts of eastern scotland, perhaps the north—east of england as well. mainly falling as rain on low levels and around the coast. temperatures 5 or 6 in the north, around about 8 to 10 further south, under that cloud and rain. overnight, we will lose that wet weather from the south—east and then we're into the clearer skies and colder conditions through the first part of monday. for monday morning, still someone wintery showers across northern scotland, perhaps the north—east of england also. further inland, we will see drier conditions and a widespread frost. temperatures below freezing in the countryside across the board on monday morning. this area of high pressure dominates the weather into the new week. that is keeping things quiet through monday at least. you can see the blue colours on the map indicating the cold weather that's with us on monday. slightly milder colours towards the north—west, pushing through the day. after that cold and frosty start, many of will see some fine, —— after that cold and frosty start, ma
also colder. some sleet and snow showers across parts of eastern scotland, perhaps the north—east of england as well. mainly falling as rain on low levels and around the coast. temperatures 5 or 6 in the north, around about 8 to 10 further south, under that cloud and rain. overnight, we will lose that wet weather from the south—east and then we're into the clearer skies and colder conditions through the first part of monday. for monday morning, still someone wintery showers across northern...
together and focussing the strongest winds on scotland. as we start off the morning, the breeze will be picking up across all of the uk but it will become quite windy quickly in the day across northern ireland and scotland. quickly, gales will develop here but the strongest winds will be heading into the western isles as we head through friday afternoon. this band of rain then pushes its way eastwards across the irish sea, where we could get gusts of 60mph, perhaps 70mph around some of the exposed coasts and hills. this band of rain is going to be very squally indeed. eastern england starting on a dry and bright note but it will cloud over and eventually we'll see this band of rain arrive during the evening time. but it is not the rain that's going to cause problems with barbara, no, the met office's amber weather warning is enforced for the strong winds. gusts of 80mph, perhaps 90mph focussing on the western isles through friday afternoon and then heading towards the northern isles as we go through friday evening and overnight. so very the windy weather will continue as barbara slip
together and focussing the strongest winds on scotland. as we start off the morning, the breeze will be picking up across all of the uk but it will become quite windy quickly in the day across northern ireland and scotland. quickly, gales will develop here but the strongest winds will be heading into the western isles as we head through friday afternoon. this band of rain then pushes its way eastwards across the irish sea, where we could get gusts of 60mph, perhaps 70mph around some of the...
the day scotland and northern ireland and some of the gilles conditions of the week with widespread frost and patches of mist and fog. much of scotla nd patches of mist and fog. much of scotland will be fault free but lots of frost around 15. lots of sunshine as well. interchange and navigate through the morning. will winter light to begin with helen is freezing fog patches in the morning commute. not while much problem with the wind across england and wales, fairly white winds here. compare two recent days not as mist filled. there will be mist around and a few breaks. that will be wriggling around across the central areas all day long. rain turning lighter here. a lot more sunshine around but a few heavy showers on the south coast. brightness across eastern parts of scotla nd brightness across eastern parts of scotland through the day but where and windy into scotland. gales or severe gales developing here. wet and windy weather then spreads to england and wales as we go through the night into wednesday morning opening the door to call daring clearer skies and showers. along with
the day scotland and northern ireland and some of the gilles conditions of the week with widespread frost and patches of mist and fog. much of scotla nd patches of mist and fog. much of scotland will be fault free but lots of frost around 15. lots of sunshine as well. interchange and navigate through the morning. will winter light to begin with helen is freezing fog patches in the morning commute. not while much problem with the wind across england and wales, fairly white winds here. compare...
scotland could stay in europe without the rest of the uk. good evening and welcome to bbc news. prosecutors in jeremy say an asylum seeker from pakistan who was suspected of carrying out the lorry attack on the christmas market in berlin last night has been released. officials say there's not enough evidence against him. police say was responsible could soon as you could still be on the run. twelve people were killed and nearly fifty injured when a truck was driven into a crowd of people. it happened at about 8 o'clock last night. the truck — was driven at about a0 miles an hour. it's not clear from which direction it came, but we do know that it only stopped after travelling 90 yards or $0. with more on this terror attack here's our berlin correspondentjenny hill. robert hall is in berlin. there could not be on one stark contrast between the bright lights of the come first and dan just over to my left, the equivalent of oxford street or the champs—elysees and the sombre, dark area, the area, a christmas market should be alive with colour and light tonight. it is silent and
scotland could stay in europe without the rest of the uk. good evening and welcome to bbc news. prosecutors in jeremy say an asylum seeker from pakistan who was suspected of carrying out the lorry attack on the christmas market in berlin last night has been released. officials say there's not enough evidence against him. police say was responsible could soon as you could still be on the run. twelve people were killed and nearly fifty injured when a truck was driven into a crowd of people. it...
england and wales, eastern scotland as well. generally temperatures will not be so low. fogg is the main problem by morning. further south in england and wales, disruptive fogg. —— fouled. some sunshine across south wales. if you are on the move across central areas, expect some fogg. big freezing fog. there will be some dampness across the western highlands. otherwise no great drama for northern ireland and scotland. for england and wales it will be a struggle to clear some of that fog. many of us will brighten. particularly in the west and part of northern england. in some spot it will stay murky and cold all day long. mild in the far north—west of scotland. where the fog lingers, noticeably across parts of the midlands and eastern england, i would not be at all surprised if some places don't get above freezing all day long. every cold day. the fog will reform again as we go through the night. a real problem on thursday morning across parts of england and wales. the fog slow to lift. the best of the brightness probably around some coastal areas. for northern ireland and scotland,
england and wales, eastern scotland as well. generally temperatures will not be so low. fogg is the main problem by morning. further south in england and wales, disruptive fogg. —— fouled. some sunshine across south wales. if you are on the move across central areas, expect some fogg. big freezing fog. there will be some dampness across the western highlands. otherwise no great drama for northern ireland and scotland. for england and wales it will be a struggle to clear some of that fog....
some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. and joined by a gp and a&e doctor from south london. that looks an awful lot of money, could it be the a nswer to awful lot of money, could it be the answer to this crisis? it's part of the gb forward for plan, certainly a step in the right direction. my concern as a gp is it may not be anywhere near enough when you consider we have an ageing population with complex chronic conditions, often intertwined with deep—rooted often intractable social issues. it may be too late by the time that money reaches practices. it needs to be delivered much quicker. what i'd really like to see is some sort of cross—party consensus on the funding of notjust primary care, but the nhs. a lot of a nalysts primary care, but the nhs. a lot of analysts and politicians such as norman lamb from the liberal democrats has suggested a cross— party democrats has suggested a cross—party commission whereby people from all of the political parties rise above party politics to derive some sort of consensus on what proportion of the nat
some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. and joined by a gp and a&e doctor from south london. that looks an awful lot of money, could it be the a nswer to awful lot of money, could it be the answer to this crisis? it's part of the gb forward for plan, certainly a step in the right direction. my concern as a gp is it may not be anywhere near enough when you consider we have an ageing population with complex chronic conditions, often intertwined with...
of scotland. the north front will be with you for some time. cold in the south east, temperatures close to freezing. some of the fog will be slow to clear. some breaks in the cloud to the east of the high ground and some wetter weather in the west leeds north of scotland. but double figures in much of scotla nd scotland. but double figures in much of scotland —— wetter weather in the north of scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7. the russian president announces a ceasefire deal between the syrian government and opposition groups to come into force at midnight. translation: the documents have been signed. between the syrian government and the armed opposition in syria. there is a document on measures to help control areas covered by this ceasefire and an agreement on the start of peace talks. family doctors warn that patients might have to wait a month before seeing their gp. they say the system is overstretched. devon and cornwall police investigate the discovery of the bodies of two men at a flat in st austell. detectives are treating the deaths as unexplained. and
of scotland. the north front will be with you for some time. cold in the south east, temperatures close to freezing. some of the fog will be slow to clear. some breaks in the cloud to the east of the high ground and some wetter weather in the west leeds north of scotland. but double figures in much of scotla nd scotland. but double figures in much of scotland —— wetter weather in the north of scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7. the russian president announces a ceasefire deal...
the uk, with scotland expected to bear the brunt of the storm. regions there have already seen power cuts, school closures and tough travelling conditions. bbc reporting scotland's aileen clarke, sent us this report. by by noon, storm barbra was making her presence felt. passengers from rothesay could only watch and wait. they haven't managed any crossings at all today to rothesay and that's because on the pier, it is gusting up because on the pier, it is gusting up to 70 mph already. some crossings came back on in the afternoon but these intrepid visitors decided it wasn't the day for a quick trip to a scottish island after all. you surprised by how bad it is? from the last three days, i'm here, and i'm facing these surprises! whenever you go out, every day there is a new surprise! today is the fourth one! all along the west coast, all the services were cancelled for the day. many people travelled earlier but for those still trying to make it to family and friends, it is fingers crossed for a break in the weather tomorrow. we are looking after three o'clock tomorrow however, w
the uk, with scotland expected to bear the brunt of the storm. regions there have already seen power cuts, school closures and tough travelling conditions. bbc reporting scotland's aileen clarke, sent us this report. by by noon, storm barbra was making her presence felt. passengers from rothesay could only watch and wait. they haven't managed any crossings at all today to rothesay and that's because on the pier, it is gusting up because on the pier, it is gusting up to 70 mph already. some...
, although some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. dr youssef el—gingihy is a gp and author of how to dismantle the nhs in 10 easy steps. there is a narrative of progression, a manufactured crisis in which the key factors are really cuts and privatisation and that is accelerating and meaning the nhs is getting worse. it is notjust a recycled picture, it is heading on a one—way route of privatisation, u nfortu nately. the nhs says services are on track to get an extra £21; billion the nhs says services are on track to get an extra £21; billion in real terms. is that the answer? we need more funding and investment, as a report from deloitte pointed out. gp budget, as a proportion of the overall budget, is down. that will help. we need to be careful with the accounting tricks with these numbers because we heard during the general election about an extra £8 billion for the nhs and we know that translates as £22 billion in cuts to meet the funding gap. we need to analyse those figures carefully. we need more funding but ultimately we are going t
, although some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. dr youssef el—gingihy is a gp and author of how to dismantle the nhs in 10 easy steps. there is a narrative of progression, a manufactured crisis in which the key factors are really cuts and privatisation and that is accelerating and meaning the nhs is getting worse. it is notjust a recycled picture, it is heading on a one—way route of privatisation, u nfortu nately. the nhs says services are on track to get...
and wales. in scotland and northern ireland, we have had clearer skies. through the day we've got more rain coming our way, strengthening winds across scotla nd way, strengthening winds across scotland and northern ireland. for england and wales, well, it will brighten up. we will see sunshine, but close to the west coast, we will hang on to patchy rain. now, through the evening and overnight period, the evening and overnight period, the winds will strengthen across the north—west and west of scotland, touching gale force and severe gales for some. the weather front with the rain continuing to trundle southwards. by the end of the night we will have showers coming in across northern ireland and scotland with snow embedded in scotland. and in the run—up to christmas, it is not dry either. we are looking at spells of wet and windy weather and on wednesday that continues. so the rain peps up across england and wales for a time as it continues to drift down towards the south east. brighter skies come in behind, but still the squally showers pack in across northern ireland and scotland
and wales. in scotland and northern ireland, we have had clearer skies. through the day we've got more rain coming our way, strengthening winds across scotla nd way, strengthening winds across scotland and northern ireland. for england and wales, well, it will brighten up. we will see sunshine, but close to the west coast, we will hang on to patchy rain. now, through the evening and overnight period, the evening and overnight period, the winds will strengthen across the north—west and west...
across scotland and northern ireland sinking south. behind that, it will brighten up in western scotland and northern ireland with sunshine. elsewhere, it is going to be fairly cloudy, any sunshine will be limited. through the evening and overnight, our weather front pushes westwards and joins forces with the other one coming south. so we will have a period of heavier rain across western parts of england and wales. under clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland, there will be a touch of frost and possibly freezing fog patches. into tomorrow, we've got quite an active system coming our way. it will introduce some rain and increasingly strengthening winds particularly in the evening. so we start off on a quiet note across much of england and eastern scotland with some sunshine. a little bit of rain in the west. but heavier rain and stronger winds arrive in the north—west later. this is bbc news withjoanna gosling. thousands of workers are launching a wave of strikes this week hitting postal, rail and air services in the run—up to christmas. the disputes include issues ov
across scotland and northern ireland sinking south. behind that, it will brighten up in western scotland and northern ireland with sunshine. elsewhere, it is going to be fairly cloudy, any sunshine will be limited. through the evening and overnight, our weather front pushes westwards and joins forces with the other one coming south. so we will have a period of heavier rain across western parts of england and wales. under clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland, there will be a touch of...
night. a weak weather system in western scotland, with outbreaks of rain through the night. where it is clear, temperatures could be close to freezing, so some frost in the morning. in south wales, southern england, that is where we will see the most dense fog, which could impact fog. check in with your local bbc radio station in the morning to find out if there is anything happening with that near you. at 8am, this is the picture — misty, cloudy and murky, with temperatures where they have been all weekend long, round about the six celsius mark. this front is moving through northern ireland and scotland, most of the rain in the western highlands, as that continues to feed its way southwards. there won't be much rain left on it but it will turn damp for a time. the further west you are behind that, the more chance you have seen some sunshine in the afternoon. england and wales, plenty of cloud. a bit of patchy rain working in two parts of eastern and south—eastern england. further west through the day. single figure temperatures for all of us. patchy rain for england and wales on
night. a weak weather system in western scotland, with outbreaks of rain through the night. where it is clear, temperatures could be close to freezing, so some frost in the morning. in south wales, southern england, that is where we will see the most dense fog, which could impact fog. check in with your local bbc radio station in the morning to find out if there is anything happening with that near you. at 8am, this is the picture — misty, cloudy and murky, with temperatures where they have...
scotland but in general for scotland and northern ireland not much frost but across the border there is a ha rd but across the border there is a hard frost and the fog developing through the early hours. that will be the main issue tomorrow morning. check your local radio station for the latest updates where you are. if you are moving around england and wales through tomorrow morning you can expect some freezing fog patches. further north not so much in the way of fog or frost, although some pockets of frost around the bed but further west there is a lot of clout and milder here. further south and east that flog that bashed the fog is slow to clear away. but for others a reasonable day, bright and crisp with some sunshine around. northern ireland and scotland not doing too badly. and where the fog sticks around all day long, for example across sticks around all day long, for exa m ple across parts sticks around all day long, for example across parts of the midlands, temperatures struggling to get above freezing all day long. the fog forming again through tomorrow night. difficult to nai
scotland but in general for scotland and northern ireland not much frost but across the border there is a ha rd but across the border there is a hard frost and the fog developing through the early hours. that will be the main issue tomorrow morning. check your local radio station for the latest updates where you are. if you are moving around england and wales through tomorrow morning you can expect some freezing fog patches. further north not so much in the way of fog or frost, although some...
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. northern ireland at 32nd, scotland 67. argentina are still top ahead of brazil. 0ne 32nd, scotland 67. argentina are still top ahead of brazil. one of the pivotal members of that welsh squad wasjoe allen. he makes his first return to anfield next tuesday in stoke's premier league match. manager mark hughes expects him to receive a warm welcome, and he is happy he signed when liverpool let him go in july. it is only by virtue of the fact that he was not playing week in week out that we had an opportunity to bring him here. it was on the back of the outstanding european championships as well. we are quite surprised after the european championships, they would be prepared to let him leave, because there was a worry that maybe his performances in the europeans may well have made liverpool think again. alistair cook has been named captain of the international cricket council's test team of the year, despite leading england to victory to just despite leading england to victory tojust one of despite leading england to victory to just one of their last eight matches. he is considering his
. northern ireland at 32nd, scotland 67. argentina are still top ahead of brazil. 0ne 32nd, scotland 67. argentina are still top ahead of brazil. one of the pivotal members of that welsh squad wasjoe allen. he makes his first return to anfield next tuesday in stoke's premier league match. manager mark hughes expects him to receive a warm welcome, and he is happy he signed when liverpool let him go in july. it is only by virtue of the fact that he was not playing week in week out that we had...
£35,000. scotland and wales are fined £15,500 and northern ireland, £12,000. the 2017 bobsleigh world championships will be held in a german resort after saatchi was stripped of the right to stage it following allegations of russian state—sponsored doping. i will be back with more on those stories. in the past hour the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, has been found guilty of negligence over a huge compensation payment made eight years ago the french court has found that ms lagarde, french finance minister at the time, was responsible of a payment of more than $400 million to the tycoon, bernard tapie. ms lagarde was not present in the court in paris for the verdict, having left france for washington. the imf board will meet shortly to discuss the outcome of the case. earlier i spoke to our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, and i asked her explain the details of the case. well, the court found she was guilty of not appealing against an arbitration deal that resulted in this massive 400 million euros pay—out back in 2008. it was a pay—out back
£35,000. scotland and wales are fined £15,500 and northern ireland, £12,000. the 2017 bobsleigh world championships will be held in a german resort after saatchi was stripped of the right to stage it following allegations of russian state—sponsored doping. i will be back with more on those stories. in the past hour the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, has been found guilty of negligence over a huge compensation payment made eight years ago the french court has...
funding for more specialist nurses. parts of northern scotland have been experiencing snow and winds of more than 90 miles per hour, as storm conor made its presence felt. some calmac ferries were disrupted for a time and the boats to the northern isles have been delayed. laura mckeever has the details. there was a lull after storm barbra before storm conor made itself known across parts of scotland today, with the north and northern isles the brunt. heavy rain and storm force winds of up to 90 miles an hour and snow brought travel challenges. it was the case of steady and slow through the snow on the roads in the highlands are much the same across higher roots in aberdeenshire. drivers further south contended with gale force winds and surface water, high winds meant restrictions on all of the country's major bridges. some of the country's major bridges. some of the country's major bridges. some of the ferry services fell victim to cancellations and delays, and this evening's ferries between aberdeen and shetland will now leave later than scheduled. scholl and's transport minister ch
funding for more specialist nurses. parts of northern scotland have been experiencing snow and winds of more than 90 miles per hour, as storm conor made its presence felt. some calmac ferries were disrupted for a time and the boats to the northern isles have been delayed. laura mckeever has the details. there was a lull after storm barbra before storm conor made itself known across parts of scotland today, with the north and northern isles the brunt. heavy rain and storm force winds of up to...
connor, strong winds to the north of scotland especially on boxing day. the weather watchers had their work cut out enjoying strong winds, being driven out into the bay in lerwick by the strong winds. that is how we start the day. showers and snow in scotland above 200 metres, perhaps 100 metres at times. this is mainly in the hills where we will see that. because of that, we will have icy conditions on some of the roads first thing. england and wales, a lot of dry weather to start the day. a few isolated showers working into north—west england and across wales as well first thing. the further south and east you are the better chance you have of starting the day on a dry note with a fair bit of sunshine. but it will be quite breezy for all of us. through the rest of the day, those gale force winds will bring plenty of showers in. again, they will be falling as snow up in the hills of scotland. a more general spell of rain moving into northern ireland late in the day. turning damp here. england and wales, a mainly dry day with sunny spells. temperatures, 8—11 degrees. colder t
connor, strong winds to the north of scotland especially on boxing day. the weather watchers had their work cut out enjoying strong winds, being driven out into the bay in lerwick by the strong winds. that is how we start the day. showers and snow in scotland above 200 metres, perhaps 100 metres at times. this is mainly in the hills where we will see that. because of that, we will have icy conditions on some of the roads first thing. england and wales, a lot of dry weather to start the day. a...
wales or northern ireland, although some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: russian president, vladimir putin, has announced a ceasefire between the syrian government government and the rebels — to come into force at midnight tonight. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. she's believed to have suffered a stroke. the royal college of gps is warning that patients could be forced to wait more than a month to see their doctor this winter. child offenders could be given life—long anonymity under new plans being considered by the government. a review into the youth justice system found that a ban on naming criminals under the age of 18 would help to reduce re—offending rates. but some critics of the idea say the most serious offenders should be named in the public interest. penelope gibbs is the vice chair of the campaign group standing committee for youth justice. she explained why they were supporting the proposals. the problem is that there are very few c
wales or northern ireland, although some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: russian president, vladimir putin, has announced a ceasefire between the syrian government government and the rebels — to come into force at midnight tonight. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. she's believed to have suffered a stroke. the royal college of gps is warning that patients...
of cloud with patchy rain and drizzle on the front. we start the day in scotland and northern ireland with the chilly conditions, widespread frost, and some patches of mist and fog. much of scotland will be fog free but lots of frost around first thing. lots of sunshine too. first hints of a change is the breeze picking up in the hebrides to begin the morning. winds in northern ireland light to begin with. they will shift later as the breeze picks up. not too much problem with the wind across england and wales. fairly light winds here. but compared with recent days, not as misty, some mist around a few brea ks in the cloud for central and eastern england. to the west, around here, cloudy outbreaks of rain. that will be around that same areas all day long. rain turning light and patchier. away from that, central and eastern england, more sunshine than recent days but heavy showers on the south coast. still some brightness for eastern scotland through the day. turning wetter and windier for northern ireland and western scotland. gales or severe gales developing here to finish th
of cloud with patchy rain and drizzle on the front. we start the day in scotland and northern ireland with the chilly conditions, widespread frost, and some patches of mist and fog. much of scotland will be fog free but lots of frost around first thing. lots of sunshine too. first hints of a change is the breeze picking up in the hebrides to begin the morning. winds in northern ireland light to begin with. they will shift later as the breeze picks up. not too much problem with the wind across...
BBC News at One : BBCNEWS : December 20, 2016 1:00pm-1:31pm GMT
russia's ambassador by an off—duty policeman in ankara. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon sets out her plans for protecting scotland's place in europe after brexit. and the new treatment for early stage prostate cancer that surgeons are describing as "a huge leap forward". and in sport on bbc news. alastair cook says he will not make an immediate decision on his future as england captain, after defeat in the final test against india in chennai. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, says she's "appalled, shocked and deeply saddened" by last night's attack on a christmas market in berlin. twelve people died, and 48 were injured, when a lorry drove into a crowd in the centre of germany's capital. germany's interior ministry says there is no doubt it was a terrorist attack. but in the last few minutes, berlin police have said they can't be sure that the man they arrested last night was the attacker. our correspondent paul adams reports. berlin early this morning, amid the scattered debris of the festive season, scattered debris of t
russia's ambassador by an off—duty policeman in ankara. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon sets out her plans for protecting scotland's place in europe after brexit. and the new treatment for early stage prostate cancer that surgeons are describing as "a huge leap forward". and in sport on bbc news. alastair cook says he will not make an immediate decision on his future as england captain, after defeat in the final test against india in chennai. good afternoon and welcome...