at how much recognition there is that scotland asa recognition there is that scotland as a country wants to continue to play our part in the european family of nations, sol play our part in the european family of nations, so i believe this is achievable, not without challenges, but everything about brexit is challenging. this is about finding a sensible way through. it has been said... surely, in effect, at the very least, they will need to be a trading border between scotland and england. no. this is not a criticism. i appreciate you have onlyjust had this document sol criticism. i appreciate you have onlyjust had this document so i am sure when you have read it in full you will be able to answer this question for yourself. the administrative arrangements that talks about is not about the border between scotland and england. there will be no external eu customs border between scotland and england. the administrative arrangements are a reference to the arrangements that regardless of this are required to be in place for the external uk border, all of it. put scotland to one side for a mo

if scotland we re rush for independence. if scotland were to become independent, not only would no longer be a member of the eu, it would no longer be a member of the single market of the eu, and a single market of the uk. and the single market of the uk is worth four times as much to scotland. trying to weave together the different demands or brexit could yet strained the bonds that holds the uk together. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. doctors have described a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer as "truly transformative," and they hope it could be used to treat other cancers. the technique, developed by researchers from university college london, uses a laser to activate a drug made from deep—sea bacteria. trials involving more than 400 men found it destroyed tumours without causing severe side effects. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, has the story. this is the technology which represents a huge leap in prostate cancer treatment. it involves a drug derived from bacteria found in the darkness of the o

possibly in scotland, over the hills, coming into scotland. possibly in scotland, overthe hills, it coming into scotland. possibly in scotland, over the hills, it could bea scotland, over the hills, it could be a white christmas later on in the day. after this excitement, after the strong winds and the snow, after christmas it will be drier with lighter winds. today at 5.00pm. police in germany report some progress in their hunt for the main suspect in the berlin market attack earlier this week. new images of the man being sought, tunisian anis amri, whose fingerprints have been found on the door of the truck which was used in the attack. 0vernight, police raided properties in different parts of germany. the main suspect has not been seen since monday. in berlin, as the christmas market reopened, the chancellor, angela merkel, commended the public for their response to the attack. translation: i must say, over the last few days, i have been very proud of the calmness and composure shown by people and also of course the officers that have been

, and the strongest winds across the north of scotland, lubeck, for example, 80 mph or so. the amber wind warning will expire but it will stay with the overnight across scotland and northern ireland with frequent showers and most of the shower was over the hills will be of snow, and that will lead to really treacherous conditions and icy roads, further south most of england and wales becomes dry and clear and a little chilly, stormer barbara is pulling away right now as we head into christmas eve morning, pushing out of the way, but it remains pretty windy. gusty winds bringing in frequent showers, wintry showers in scotland, a few showers coming into northern england, perhaps the western side of england and wales but in the south—east it will stay dry and sunny, temperatures may be into double figures, there will be a chilly feel mind you and it will feel cold and wet and windy weather to the north, rain coming into the north—west later, heading into northern areas overnight, as we head into christmas day morning will be very mild, 14, possibly 15 degrees, but it will

our scotland correspondent. david, starting with scotland, it's the first budget in which scotland has been allowed to set income tax. what have they done with these new powers? they've looked at them and said, we will fine—tune them. they are essentially sticking to what the uk government is doing. the basic rate of tax will remain at 20%, but as we heard in that clip, when you start paying higher rate tax, they are putting the threshold up by inflation and no more. so if you are a higher rate taxpayer in scotland, you will start paying the higher rate tax a bit earlier than you would be in england. these powers come into effect in april next year, so from then, in very crude terms, the scottish parliament will have far more responsibility and more power over the money it spends. there has been a lot of pressure from opposition parties over this budget. now we know what is in it, how are they reacting? as you would expect, the conservatives, who are now the principal opposition party at holyrood, said this is

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has unveiled proposals for scotland's future relations with europe after brexit. she believes it would be possible for scotland to remain in the european single market even if the rest of the uk left. the uk government has warned that a special deal for scotland is unrealistic. here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. nicola sturgeon has a plan, she says it's the only serious plan for brexit any government has yet come up with. and she argues, just because the uk is leaving the eu, it does not have to leave the single market. i accept that there is a mandate in england and wales to take the uk out of the eu, however i do not accept that there is a mandate to take any part of the uk out of the single market. scotland could stay in the single market even if the rest of the uk chooses to leave. today's proposals, from nicola sturgeon, are nothing like the red, white and blue brexit theresa may talks about, they're more of a bespoke, scottish tartan version. for scotland to be able to stay in the single market, substantial new powers would need to

scotland and northern ireland, a weather front, not a scotland and northern ireland, a weatherfront, not a lot scotland and northern ireland, a weather front, not a lot of rain but it is in the north—west of scotland and it will spread south—east during the day. fab for a time in parts of scotla nd the day. fab for a time in parts of scotland and northern ireland. behind it, brighter for some scotland and northern ireland. behind it, brighterfor some of us before the sun goes down. not a lot of sunshine. many places will stay dry despite the cloud. parts of eastern and south—eastern england getting some patchy rain. and overnight on monday that will drift west. monday night in scotland and northern ireland, a cold at night, a touch of frost and maybe some fog. tuesday, the further west you are in wales and england, you may see rain, brighter skies elsewhere in england and in scotland and northern ireland, heavy rain stronger win. the first of a number of weather systems coming this way. more powerful areas of low pressure coming in as the week goes on, leading to christmas, so

and potentially across the north—east of scotland, up across the north—east of scotland, up into the low to mid—teens, briefly. but as we go from friday into new year's eve we will start to see some changes, certainly more breezy conditions across southern areas, that will hift the last of the fog, we think and hopefully temperatures will recover. but across the far north of scotland that wet weather will start to spread southwards. the timing of that was is still uncertain. from new year's eve into new year's day rain will start to head southwards ona rain will start to head southwards on a cold front. because it's a cold front we will see colder air introduced behind it. arctic air eventually and the showers across the north of scotland will turn to snow. that rain heading down across england and wales during the course of new year's day, so fairly wet weather around. now that weather front will clear through and the arctic air will spread southwards. for the first few days of january i am expecting a return to widespread frost. fog probably not too much of an issue initially bec

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 the festive season, a weapon of scattered debris of the f

the scotland street series has been running and running. of course the no. i ladies detective agency is now in its 17th volume. you also have the isabel dalhousie novels. now, she's very interesting because i always think there's a lot of you in there because she is mad about auden, as you are. yes. ifind it extraordinary, but i agree with isabel dalhousie on so many matters. in fact, we were in 100% agreement. i also agree with mma ramotswe. i agree with most of my characters. of course you don't have to scratch very hard to see where they get their ideas from. well, your enthusiasm for auden is well known to people who know your fiction well. what is it about auden that's always moved you? well, auden, ithink, isjust such a wonderful humane voice. i remember when i first started reading auden‘s poetry many years ago, i was so rested by it. i was struck by the stength of the ideas, the complexity of the ideas and the beauty of the language. so he's a poet who manages to say the most profound things about life in a very, very beautiful way. that is an enor

scotland's vote to remain within the european union. nicola sturgeon said it was her top priority to ensure scotland retained 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 explore the opportunities are 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. at least 21 people have been killed in two bomb explosions at a busy market in the iraqi capital, baghdad. —— at least 28 people. doze

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 investment across ten years, giving an annual spend of 1.5 million. to turn these plans into real tennis courts, it will require additional money and additional funding partners from the private and public sectors. we have one court for 118,000 people, it is one in 26,500 people for the rest of the country. that is worse than many other countries. not competing well for indoor courts, in terms of europe. this is the first stage of sorting it out. traditionally wimbledon serves up the tennis coffee is £60 million a year. only 196 coffee is £60 million a year. only 1% of that trickles down to scotland. i would say the whole of great br

scotla nd western scotland, although eastern scotland holds onto the brightness until the evening. for this evening, it will be wild across scotland, northern ireland, heavy rain spreading east, and it will be wintry over the higher ground as well. the band of rain and a fairly strong wind continues to move south and east this evening and overnight across england and why. blustery showers behind, some of them will be wintry over the higher ground of scotland. across the south, outbreaks of rain continuing. the run—up to christmas is looking very unsubtle, spells of and rain, and the wind will cause most concern. for wednesday, it is a windy day, especially the north of the country, very strong wind with gales, lots of showers, hail, thunder mixed in, snow over the higher ground. for england and is, wet weather moves through. that rain halts on across the south—east later in the day. some brightness pushing in behind. into thursday, again it is windy across the northern half of the country, with further gales, blustery showers, hail and thunder, snow over the higher ground. some

a dry start from northern ireland and much of southern scotland. brightness for eastern scotland. a miserable start for the west. it has been raining relentlessly for the last 2a hours. 0ver100 millimetres of rain in the highlands. there will be flooding issues. the rain pushes southwards later and across the rest of scotla nd later and across the rest of scotland to the afternoon. eventually into northern ireland. away from that, dry. the best of the brighter breaks will be to the east of high ground. temperatures around 7- 12 of high ground. temperatures around 7— 12 degrees. if you are out this evening, be prepared for rain early in scotland and northern ireland, but by midnight, clearer skies and cold conditions. winter conditions for northern parts of northern ireland. if you are celebrating across england and wales, rain pushing into north—west england by the time to get to midnight and to the time to get to midnight and to the north and west of files. patchy rain and drizzle across western areas. the rest of you will see the new year under dry conditions. a mild start t

by for scotland and northern ireland. by the weekend, some wet weather coming down across the country through new year weekend. so expect some rain and then behind that, it turns colder again. this is bbc news. the headlines: the imperial senate will not stand for this. the actress carrie fisher, best known for playing the princess leia in the star wars films, has died aged 60. she was taken ill last week. carrie fisher's co—star mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, tweets to say he's devastated, adding: "there are no words." ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at polling stations are a "sledgehammer to crack a nut". the author of watership down, richard adams, has died peacefully aged 96, his family has announced. japan's leader is at pearl harbour ahead of an historic visit, when he and president 0bama will pay their respects together.

snowy showers in northern scotland. snowy showers in northern scotland. a spell of rain coming into northern ireland through the afternoon. temperatures for many will be in single figures. a bit of a bite to that wind as well. tonight, things are going to change. it will turn milder. an area of mild air between the system pushing in across the uk. plenty of cloud. western parts of the uk seeing outbreaks of rain. mild air means it will not feel like able —— able like christmas this morning. double figures, 1a or 15 celsius. plenty of cloud around. windy across the uk. gales across the northern half. some outbreaks of rain developing along the weather front. parts of northern ireland, scotland and north wales through the day. but late in the day, colder air reaching into scotland. snow showers coming into the hills. towards the end of the day, we might see that white christmas we dream of. through christmas we dream of. through christmas day night in to boxing day, storm connor started to bat at the northern half of the uk again, especially northern sc

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 star

wintry showers in the north—west of scotland. across northern ireland and scotland, a band of rain coming in off the atlantic. what about the big day itself? well, we are stuck in between to weather fronts. in this form sector we will have cloud, drizzle around the coast and hills. it will stay quite windy but the big wedge of yellow is mild air so that is what we have for christmas day. temperatures up to 15 degrees stop it will not be a white christmas but a warm one. a band of rain pushing through late in the day and that means over high scottish mountains, as we go through the night—time, we could see a bit of snow returning to the high ground. hello everyone. the headlines: shock, as donald trump tweets that the united states needs to expand its nuclear capability. police say they have foiled a plot to mount a series of terror attacks in melbourne on christmas day. five men are under arrest. philippine president duterte is to be investigated for human rights abuses after claiming he killed a drug suspect. and we look at th

scotland and northern ireland, the cold est start scotland and northern ireland, the coldest start to the week with widespread frost, and a bright start with sunshine. already the first hint of change in the rush hour as wind picks up in the hebrides. northern ireland, dense freezing fog could trouble the morning commute. it will clear through the morning. it will clear through the morning. it will clear through the morning. it will be dry and bright for a time. and a brighter start for england and why, especially further east. not as much missed orfog. it is grey and misty through wales. to the east of it, more sunshine around. staying dry and sunny in eastern parts of scotland, away from the borders, that is, but by the end of the afternoon, northern ireland, western scotland, wet and windy and the wet and windy weather spreads tomorrow night into england and were. it will introduce cold conditions to take us into wednesday. we are not done with the strong wind. on the weather front we see bands of thundery showers pushing east, so we could see some damaging winds in one or two plac

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has unveiled proposals for scotland's future relations with europe after brexit. she believes it would be possible for scotland to remain in the european single market even if the rest of the uk left. theresa may says a special deal for scotland is unrealistic. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. nicola sturgeon has a plan, she's as it is the only serious plan for brexit any government has yet come up with. she argues just because the uk's the eu, it does not have to leave leave the single market. i accept there is a mandate in england and wales to take the uk out of the eu however i do not accept that there is a mandate to take any part of the uk out of the single market. scotland could stay in the sigel market even if the rest of the uk chooses to leave. today's proposals are nothing like the red white and blue brexit theresa may speaks about, they're more of a bespoke scottish tartan version. for scotland to be able to stay in the single market substantial new powers would need to be devolved. control over immigration, business regulati

scotland and northern ireland, a weather front, not a scotland and northern ireland, a weatherfront, not a lot scotland and northern ireland, a weather front, not a lot of rain but

across the north of scotland, it will be good enough data recorder for scotland, it will be good enough data recorderfor some scotland, it will be good enough data recorder for some snow. particularly over the scottish hills in the north. that's the latest weather, goodbye for now. this is bbc news — i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2pm: president putin says he will not expel anyone in response to president 0bama ordering 35 russian diplomats out of the us for alleged hacking. drivers are told to take care in fog and freezing conditions, as a coach overturns on the mao in oxfordshire injuring 17 people. clinging on for life — the only survivor of a boat that capsized off kent earlier this week speaks out about his 11—hour ordeal. also in the next hour: the ceasefire in syria appears to be largely holding. there's been calm on the front lines, but there are reports of sporadic clashes and some air raids. and learner drivers could soon be allowed on motorways, in a move ministers hope will make roads safer.

further south, across the areas and snow of wales and scotland. furthersouth, bright and scotland. furthersouth, bright and breezy, the cloud will increase with rain arriving in the north—west later on. the weather front driven by yet another area of low pressure picked up by thejet by yet another area of low pressure picked up by the jet stream and this law is not quite as deep, the wind not as strong but the wind will certainly be mild, a chunk of mild air across the country and temperatures could get injured mid—teens and it will be windy and gusty winds particularly over to the ease of high ground and a band of rain will slip south and behind that we draw down some cold air into the north—west, so belatedly it could turn out to be a white christmas across areas of scotland, chiefly over the hills. after this excitement and the wind and rain and snow come after christmas things turned dry with high pressure coming in and the wind will drop. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the syrian government says it has reta ken the syrian government says it has retaken al

wintry showers back in towards northern scotland. certainly over high grammar could be accumulations of snow. a keen, cold biting northerly wind. the rain slowly southwards and east was getting the south—east corner. i think it will take all day after dark until the rain eventually close away the south—east. a cold day across the northern half of the uk. but bright with some sunshine and wintry showers stopped 7—9 celsius. we lose the milder air and the rain. heading into monday, a crisp day with sunshine. into tuesday, the best of the sunshine will be in the south of the uk. further north, thicker cloud moving in with outbreaks of rain. that's your latest weather.

especially across scotland. difficult conditions on higher rates in northern scotland and disruption because of wind. blustery for northern ireland and northern england. showers here. wintry in the hills. he'll understand are possible. a lot of cloud in western england and wales. showers are possible but in central and eastern england are getting decent sunny spells. strong winds in northern scotla nd spells. strong winds in northern scotland will ease later today. a blustery day. the showers still across the northern half of the uk, turning to rein in northern ireland who ended the day and these temperatures are clues to average. a bite to the wind. as we go into this evening some rainfall around northern ireland and scotland and northern england, but temperatures overnight and into tomorrow are going to be heading up. neither colours moving in. still windy, plenty of cloud but a bad start to christmas day and too much of the day temperatures will be in double at around 12 to 14 celsius. we may see a 15 summer.

in across the north of scotland. at least it's a return to the sunshine across northern parts of the country. further south all that cloud continuing to bring outbreaks of rain and perhaps a bit of snow on the highest ground. temperatures cooler than we've seen over recent days, around 5—10. 0vernight eventually we will move the rain from the south than the southeast and then we are in colder, clearer conditions. northerly wind bringing wintry flurries across the north of scotla nd wintry flurries across the north of scotland and perhaps north—east england as well. quite a sharp frost first thing monday morning. a cold start on monday but for the most pa rt start on monday but for the most part a start on monday but for the most parta dry start on monday but for the most part a dry and bright day. a great day if you've got plans to head out for a walk on monday. but breezed bringing a feed of wintry showers to parts of scotland. most places dry, pre—6 degrees. things turning colder and some of us will see rain

into the far north of scotland. wintry showers on hills so some people might get a white christmas, but you have to go high. this is the far north of scotland, the northern i5land5 far north of scotland, the northern islands on boxing day. amber warning. gusts of 80 to 90 mph. some disruption. gales in many northern parts. not as windy in the south and we get to see a bit of sunshine. it 5tays windy throughout the christmas period. tuesday it turns quieter. that is how it is looking. have a lovely chri5tmas that is how it is looking. have a lovely christmas dinner after doing all that work. you deserve to put your feet up and have a great day. there is some football. rangers and celtic are playing. it's the start of the busiest day of the year for one man in particular and as we speak, santa claus is gearing up to get all those presents delivered to millions of children across the world tonight. but have you ever wondered exactly how he does it? there's one professor who's got his own theory. brea kfa5t‘5 jayne mc

scotland could stay in the single market even if the rest of the uk chooses to leave. today's proposals, from nicola sturgeon, are nothing like the red, white and blue brexit theresa may talks about, they're more of a bespoke, scottish tartan version. for scotland to be able to stay in the single market, substantial new powers would need to be devolved. control over immigration, business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred north of the border. the mechanics of how it all might work are complex. the scottish government say it's essential for businesses, like this tartan mill in the scottish borders, who export into the eu. they claim firms like this could employ eu nationals who would not have the right to work elsewhere in the uk, but it won't be easy. it'd be legally and politically and technically extremely difficult for scotland to stay in the single market if the united kingdom is leaving the eu because there'd be one set of business regulations applying to scotland and another set applying to england. that would only be possible if there

>> woman: will scotland stay, or will it leave the union? >> news anchor: scotland's independence could mark the beginning of the end for the uk as we know it. >> anthony: but in the end, fifty-five percent of scots voted to stay in the union. that left almost half the population still hungry for independence. and with seventy-three point five percent of teenagers voting yes, england had its undies very much in bunch over the possibility of an unraveling of the union with scotland. it's an idea that is overwhelmingly popular in this city above all others. >> man: glasgow's a gutsy city. i'm told there's going to be big changes. a different outlook. regeneration. i still hear the cries of yesterday. >> anthony: why does the possibility of independence have such a powerful hold on glasgow? the past. glasgow has long endured, among other things, a reputation for being the most violent area in the uk. it's a familiar cycle, analogous in many ways to what we see elsewhere. hard times, disappearing manufacturing base, unemployment, a general sense

this was what he had to say. counterterrorism at scotland yard. this was what he had to saylj welcome the court verdict today. what happened in this case undermined 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 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 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

across scotland and northern ireland we are seeing a change. rain spreading southwards with some much colder air digging in behind bringing some wintry showers. you can see on the rain band and the south, relatively mild temperatures between 7—12dc. the all—important evening as we had on to new year's eve and towards the bells. the wet weather spreading southwards, eventually clearing northern ireland and southern scotland. it should be dry and cold for most of us from midnight. watch out for ice patches developing and wintry showers particularly across the north of scotland. across the south, the england and wales, it'll stay cloudy and damp. light rain with some low cloud and murk. that rain band pushing towards north wales and towards northern england. relatively mild, through the night across england and wales. much colder across the north with strong, cold wind developing. behind this cold front with some rain, temperatures will be falling away. spreading across will be falling away. spreading a cross m ost will be falling away. spread

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

those showers will be wintry in scotland. share was heading south into england and wales but for much of southern and eastern england, dry and quite sunny, not as windy here, importers may be in double figures, much colder further north, in all the showers and the stronger wind and rain arrives in the north—west late in the day. a little bit closer to the uk on christmas day, conor, and in between we have some very mild air, temperatures on christmas morning probably 13, 14, even 15 degrees. it will be very windy, strong and gusty winds, cloud as well, outbreaks of rain, chiefly on the weather front, sinking south, through the day, very important, ahead of it, mild air, behind it, colder air, coming eventually into scotland, later on in the day it could turn into a white christmas in the north of scotland. for boxing day, this is when storm conor is closest to the uk and it will be affecting north and north—east corner of scotland, chiefly in the northern isles. 80 mph gusts, very windy across the rest of scotland, wintry

. rain across western scotland, heavy rain across scotla nd western scotland, heavy rain across scotland and northern ireland, intense rainfall with gale force winds, sweeping all the way down towards the south—east by the end of the afternoon. behind that, sunshine, but that is only half the story because later on the wind will intensify further, particularly across the far north—west of scotland, where we could see gust as high as 80, possibly 90 mph, enough to cause major travel disruption and possibly power outages. be prepared is the message from the met office, and amber warning in force, a wild christmas eve across the far north. the worst will clear, still a good old gale on christmas eve and further wintry showers at quite low—level fear. further south, relatively quiet, bright and breezy day on christmas eve, temperatures on the face of it not too bad but still not all that clever with strong wind further north and more rain from the west later in the day. the next system arrives on taking a similar track, but this we don't think will be so we will see some remarkably war

now scotland's first minister has set out how she feels scotland's interests should be protected. we propose the uk as a whole should remain in the single market by remaining party to the economic area agreement. i accept there is a mandate in england and wales to take the uk out of the eu, however i do not accept there is a mandate to take any part of the uk out of the single market. there were also calls for more powers to be devolved to the scottish parliament. fishing and farming, she said, should be transferred from brussels direct to holyrood. she argued msps should be able to legislate in key areas like employment and should have the power to set immigration policy as well. this scottish company which employs seven people sees europe is a growing market for its products and a source of talent for its team. it's finnish owner says clarity is needed about what brexit will mean for his business. we need to certainty. i personally need certainty. i am born in finland, i have lived in the uk for 15 years. we are a growing business, we need to know where do we find future employe

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 are also working to safeguard the opportunities that so many people in scotland now take for granted. we are 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 in other european countries. new year is inevitably a time when we look to the future. i am 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 am confident that in 2017 we will make further progress towards that goal. let's get more now on the queen's new year's honours. the veteran comedian ken dodd received a knighthood for his services to entert

, in the north of scotland, about 80 mph, orso, the in the north of scotland, about 80 mph, or so, the amber wind warning from the met office is about to expire but it will remain windy overnight in scotland and northern ireland, frequent showers, there will be more snow in scotland over the hills and mountains, atrocious wedge here, icy conditions as well, much of england and wales will be dry, clear skies, and the chilly side. that is the position of storm barbara as we headed to christmas eve morning, taking away the worst of the wind, there's still some blustery frequent showers coming into scotland and northern ireland on christmas eve, and those showers will be wintery in scotland as well, a few showers for northern england, perhaps wales, further south and east it may well be dry, quite a bit of sunshine, not as windy, temperatures in double figures, feeling called a further north in the wind and the wet weather and some coming across northern areas overnight, taking us into christmas day morning, where it is going to be very mild. temperatures of 1a, perhaps even 15. strong and

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 could get gusts of 80—90 miles an hour. here we have this amber be prepared wind warning from the met office. the worst of the wind will tend to ease as we head into friday. the centre of the storm moves away, still very windy across northern parts of the uk. into christmas eve morning, blustery showers to come on christmas eve, again, a bit of snow over the hills of scotland, bright and breezy further south, dry, cloud increasing, rain coming into the northwest. this weather front driven by the next area of low pressure, not quite as intense deep, the wind not quite as intense deep, the wind not quite as strong on christ

reading through scotland into northern ireland. if few breaks are likely in northeast wales and parks of yorkshire —— a few. gusty winds to the east of the pennines. overnight, a band of wet weather pushing through england and wales. the cold air follows behind with plenty of wintry showers in scotla nd with plenty of wintry showers in scotland and snow falling on the hills in northern scotland as temperatures at up close to freezing and a very cold feel in the strengthening wind from storm conor. severe gales in the north of scotla nd severe gales in the north of scotland and an amber warning for gusts of 80 miles an hour possible. plenty of showers across scotland is at the risk of some disruption, but elsewhere across the uk, the wind is not as strong. most places will be dry. there is actually quite a bit of afternoon sunshine on the way, but it will feel colder, temperatures back down into single figures, something closer to what we might expect at this time of year. better news through tuesday and wednesday, strong winds

frequent showers for scotland and northern ireland, wintry in scotland. further south they few showers coming in, but for many and southern and eastern areas it will be dry and breezy. some rain in the north—west later in the day. that rain coming from these weather fronts and our next storm is getting close of the christmas day and is developing into storm conor. the christmas, very mild. it will be windy with really gusty winds particularly over and to the east of the high ground. some rain around particularly on this weather front. it will move south through the day, allowing some colder air to come to scotla nd allowing some colder air to come to scotland and by later christmas day, it could turn into a white christmas in the north of scotland. on boxing day, this is when conor is at its closest to the uk. the main impact for the north of scotland, especially the northern isles. very gusty winds across the rest of scotland. there will be some showers, too. further south showers won't be as strong and it should be dry with some sunshine. stormy weath

they are used to these gusts across scotland. the jet strea m gusts across scotland. the jet stream has been fairly benign and quiet this winter so far. if you have a look at the atlantic view, can we have a look? we cannot have a look at the graphic. it is quite something, isn't it? in all seriousness, it will be quite a change will be have had so far this winter. we are onto our second storm. last winter we were onto the, fand g. storm. last winter we were onto the, f and g. there it is. there is barbara. she is being swept along by the jet stream which has suddenly woken up. that develops the storm and carries it use with. that is what will happen. it will get up to the north—west of the uk. the far north will bear the brunt. so many people are on the move at the moment. in the lead up to christmas, the combination of wind and rain will have impact but notjust across the north of scotland but more widely across the uk. some power lines could well be disrupted by this storm. let's get in close and have a look at the areas most badly affected. this is through tomor

approaching scotland. it will be windy but very mild. hurting, 1a, even 15 degrees, a lot of grey low cloud and outbreaks of rain. -- of grey low cloud and outbreaks of rain. —— 13, of grey low cloud and outbreaks of rain. "13,14, even of grey low cloud and outbreaks of rain. —— 13, 1a, even 15 of grey low cloud and outbreaks of rain. "13,14, even 15 degrees. cold front, head of it, warm air, ahead of it, some rain, snow showers coming into northern scotland later on christmas day. belatedly, there might bea on christmas day. belatedly, there might be a white christmas albeit very limited. this is conor at its closest on boxing day, close to the far north of scotland, particularly the northern isles, 80 to 90 mph. wind across the rest of scotland, quite a few showers, some of them wintry, further south, winds are lighter, should be drier, sunshine around. a lot of warnings as you can see. more than i have been able to mention. you can get all the details on all the warnings, timings and otherwise, on the bbc weather website. the

further south, bright north and some snow on the health of scotland. furthersouth, brightand breezy, cloud increasing, some rain arriving in the north—west later. and this is another area of low pressure, not as intense, the wind not as strong on christmas day and between these weather fronts, some very mild air, temperatures into the mid—teens. it will be very gusty wind, a spell of rain moving down from the north—west. as this weather front from the north—west. as this weather fro nt ta kes from the north—west. as this weather front takes the rain away, the air gets colder behind it, possibly cold enough for a late white christmas in scotland. but otherwise, very mild and after christmas, the wind drops, should become dry with some frost. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8.00pm: police say anis amri, the chief suspect in the berlin market truck attack, left finger prints on the vehicle. today the christmas market, scene of so much carnage on monday, has reopened. chancellor angela merkel commended the public for their res

plenty of snow showers into scotland across northern scotland, even to relatively low levels as well so some more destructive weather to come on boxing day. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather. temperatures are down, but compensated by some sunshine and they will be colder temperatures on boxing day. you get up temperatures on boxing day. you get up and down, the temperatures, but the steady on wednesday and thursday. as pressure builds on, the winds are using —— as pressure builds in. there are met office weather warnings in force at the moment. details are on the website. merry christmas. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the headlines at 11am: the queen will miss the christmas day service at sandringham as she has a heavy cold. the duke of edinburgh and other members of the royal family are attending church on the norfolk estate. the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children go to church in the berkshire village of englefield. in her pre—recorded message later today, the queen will pay tribute to what she calls unsung heroes, like carers and volunteers. a search—a

commander dean hayden is the head of 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 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 t

northern scotland up to 90 mph. for northern england, northern island and the rest of scotland, up to 80 mph. as the rain sinks south by dust, around the rain, squally winds. about 40— 50 mph. behind that band of rain, some showers across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. some will be heavy with lightning and hail. hill snow and possibly at lower levels sleet, especially in scotland. that will continue to the course of the night. although the winds will ease overnight in the north, it will be windy with severe gales in the extreme north. further south and a clearer skies, a cold night. for christmas eve under clear skies for much of england and wales, a fine start with a bright start. some shower was still persisting in the northern half of the country. later you will notice rain coming in. christmas day is interesting. it will still be very windy, especially across northern ireland, northern england and scotland. just not as windy as storm barbra's winds today. we have a weather front sinking south

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 are also working to safeguard the opportunities that so many people in scotla nd opportunities that so many people in scotland now take for granted. we are determined that scotland's vote to remain in the european union will be respected and that people in scotla nd 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 in other european countries. new year is inevitably a time when we look to the future. i am determined to ensure that we give our children and oui’ 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 am confident that in 2017 we will make further progress towards that goal.

gusts of 80 mph in western parts of scotland. still windy across all of scotland. northern ireland, 70 mph. 60 mph in northern england. with strong force winds thatis england. with strong force winds that is likely to cause structural damage. certainly the wind is likely to cause some travel disruption. not just ferries and temperatures, but also flight disruption, so do check before you set out. as we go into christmas eve, a quieter day. the weather is more likely to be dry, england and wales, for southern and northern ireland some rain, still windy, but not as windy as it will be on friday. for christmas day unusual weather. you can see from the isobars it will be windy wherever you are, especially in the northern half of the country. we have this cold weather front bringing rain to the south. ahead of it we still have mild air and we could have record—breaking temperatures on christmas day if we beat 15.6dc. that's really warm for christmas. as the cold front goes through it introduces colder air, so by the end of the day some parts of scotla nd by the end of

tightly packed isobars really squeezing 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 th

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 the day. wet and windy weather into england and wales into wednesday morning. that will open the door to cold air and clear skies with showers for wednesday in scotland. and along the little front on wednesday the wind will pick up. that could cause a few travel issues. if you are heading out across scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, gales, severe gales at times as wind accompanies the showers, dropping snow notjust on the hills but at lower levels at times in the far north. on wednesday, northern england, the midlands, wales, dry and bright. fairly cloudy in the south with occasional rain. that will clear into thursday. better weather on thursday, less breezy. a bit chillier, especially further north, with a noticeable breeze. and some further showers at times. then stormy weather into the end of the week. and as christmas approaches, a deep area of low press