network rail always the bogeyman, always. it is always blamed. they have some huge engineering works happening over christmas holidays, so £160 million worth of engineering works going on over the christmas holidays around london and manchester. that will affect so many people. all of this will feed well into what the government is pushing for, which is to switch network rail and the train companies together. to bring track and train together. the first phase this will be rolled out as the east coast main line, who knows in the future whether that will improve things? the reason people are being misled, is that network rail did not tell them, the rail companies, misled, is that network rail did not tellthem, the rail companies, about their final plans. therefore they sold these tickets hoping the works would be completed when they were indeed. there's always someone else to blame. front page of the times, and executing web giants for abuse, mae urges, treating social media giants as publishers. this has come up giants as publishers. this has com

the network rail volu nteers from about 11am. the network rail volunteers will be here to wish them a very merry christmas. thank you for that, caroline, and hats off the will of the volunteers down there at euston. burglars have broken into a home in oxford and stolen food and christmas presents worth about two thousand pounds. thames valley police said children's toys and clothes were among the items stolen from an address in walton street yesterday. the culprits opened some of the parcels in the street and dropped the paper. guatemala has said it will follow america's lead in moving its embassy in israel tojerusalem. guatemalan presidentjimmy morales said he made the decision after speaking to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. donald trump had threatened to cut aid to nations that voted against the us in a recent un vote on the issue. ten people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack close to afg hanistan‘s national intelligence agency in the capital, kabul. the bomber was apparently on foot, and targeted peopl

network rail, providing this service. good on themlj network rail, providing this service. good on them. i also want to mention this story as well. it's one of our stories on the technology section of the website. facebook hitting back at a former executive who has said that facebook is ripping society apart. many of our viewers have been in touch to say that they agree with him. what are your thoughts on this? facebook is prolific. most of us are using it, some of us love it, some of us hate it. i do not have a facebook account but i do have teenage children. it does concern me. what worries me about facebook and other parts of social media, the amount of followers that people have. they see that as some sort of victory. to me, it's fairly meaningless. paddy in northern ireland, it can make people look at others' lives and feel less worthy. and people staring at the phone. i was on the train home yesterday after my shift here because i was looking out the window because i was looking out the window because in buckinghamshire, it's just beautiful snow and i was looking afte

i think that's one for network rail to decide. but i think what we hope is that everybody who has heard about this has felt moved to support, to get involved, and they will carry on thinking about how they can help homeless people over the course of the rest of the year. obviously it's important that people have a great christmas, but that's not the end of the story. we'll be working hard to make sure that people end homelessness. thank you, rebecca. christmas is only one day, and some people who are homeless will have that for much longer. another message is to donate if you possibly can. from euston, i'll leave people enjoying the christmas spirit and christmas music. caroline davis reporting from euston station. a bus has ploughed into an underpass near a moscow train station today, killing at least four people and injuring a number of others. the bus swerved off one of the russian capital's busiest roads, close to the slavyansky bulvar metro station this morning. the driver has been arrested by police. surrey police are trying

but these network rail projects are on top of that. for example the main line coming north out of southampton central is going to be close right up until new year. you also have the birmingham to wolverhampton mainline through dudley, that is closed. and manchester... sorry, from the north—west there are a few works around manchester but the line from preston to lancaster, so the west coast main line heading between scotla nd coast main line heading between scotland and england, that is going to be closed as well. and spare a thought for poor old blackpool. they have been cut off from the west coast main line by train and that will continue right until the end of january. i never cease to marble at your encyclopaedic knowledge. you did that all without a single note. thank you very much indeed, a very happy christmas to you and thank you for joining happy christmas to you and thank you forjoining us from paddington station. also worth noting as we reported in the news a little earlier, the mao with problems in 0xfordshire, closed nor

when did you first hear about this idea from network rail? a few months ago. stephen thought it would be a goodidea ago. stephen thought it would be a good idea to do christmas in the station. i jumped at good idea to do christmas in the station. ijumped at the chance because we always try to highlight empty bills that we could use for events. for feeding empty bills that we could use for events. forfeeding people, sleeping, shelters. 0ne events. forfeeding people, sleeping, shelters. one thing we're not short of is empty buildings. can you tell me about the people invited to come along today? it's not open to come along today? it's not open to everybody, just people who have been invited. it's a ticketed event. someone goes to invite their residents, people staying at their hostels and people who stay at our service. a lot of guests are coming who are friends of my macro —— friends of us over the years. camden, a load of cars coming. it's people we've known over the years and just by health and safety, make sure it's a good day and the catering purposes,

think that's one for network rail to decide. we hope that everybody who has heard about this has felt moved to support, to get involved, and they will carry on thinking about how they can help homeless people over the course of the rest of the year. obviously it's important that people have a great christmas, but that's not the end of the story. we'll be working hard to make sure that people and homelessness. thank you, rebecca. christmas is only one day, and some people who are homeless will have that for much longer. another message is to donate if you possibly can. i will leave people enjoying the christmas spirit and christmas music. caroline davies reporting from euston station. christmas is meant to be a time of giving for all. but one family from west yorkshire has gone further than most with their seasonal goodwill. the clarkes from halifax collected clothes, sleeping bags and food, and drove to calais. they've been giving them to some of the thousands of refugees and migrants still in the area, despite the closure of th

i think that's one for network rail to decide. but i think what we hope is that everybody who has heard about this has felt moved to support, to get involved, and they will carry on thinking about how they can help homeless people over the course of the rest of the year. obviously it's important that people have a great christmas, but that's not the end of the story. we'll be working hard to make sure that people end homelessness. thank you, rebecca. christmas is only one day, and some people who are homeless will have that for much longer. another message is to donate if you possibly can. from euston, i'll leave people enjoying the christmas spirit and christmas music. caroline davis reporting from euston station. a bus has ploughed into an underpass near a moscow train station today, killing at least four people and injuring a number of others. the bus swerved off one of the russian capital's busiest roads, close to the slavyansky bulvar metro station this morning. the driver has been arrested by police. ten people have been kil

what will network rail do for the rest of the year to keep the spirit going to? we are focusing on today. we have 200 guests, we are going to give them the best day expect a few days ago, and i can't wait to give them that day. we have done this with two organisations, street kitchens, a brilliant organisation that feed thousands of people every week. and saint mungo is, the largest homeless charity in london. please help those organisations out. all of the volunteers here at network rail will be ready when the guests arrive at 11am. thank you very much, and merry christmas to eve ryo ne very much, and merry christmas to everyone there from all of us here at breakfast. we have had a couple of e—mails from people who are getting involved in things like that. lowry is on her own today but she has decided to make chile and rice which she is going to take out later to give to the homeless in her town. that's a lovely thing to do. keep those messages coming in about what you're doing. i know what philip is doing, he is taking up half of national grid with that elect

volunteers from homelessness charities, st mungo's and streets kitchen and network rail will serve the festive meal. now on bbc news, it's been a turbulent year in politics, from theresa may's snap election that backfired so spectacularly, to continuing tussles with the eu over brexit. ellie price reviews the year in british politics. the headlines this morning — theresa may's decision to call a general election appears to have backfired. it was with reluctance that i decided the country needs... the prime minister spells out her strategic goals. conversatives are the largest party. history has been made. article 50 has been triggered. brexit negotiations in a shambles! hear, hear! sighs. i was born under a wandering star plays.

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. earlier i caught up with simon calder, travel editor for the independent at a very quiet paddington station. he gave me the latest on today's travel disruption. there are no trains in and out of paddington station until thursday. the only people i have seen so far have been a trickle of mostly foreign tourists turning up hoping to get the express service across to heathrow airport. but this is one of those 260 projects, £160 million worth of investment going in and network rail say they have to do it over christmas and new year because the number of is basically half the normal 5 million or so that you see ona normal 5 million or so that you see on a daily basis. no trains coming in and out of the west of england, or south wales, today. simi

i think that's one for network rail to decide. we hope that everybody who has heard about this has felt moved to support, to get involved, and they will carry on thinking about how they can help homeless people over the course of the rest of the year. obviously it's important that people have a great christmas, but that's not the end of the story. we'll be working hard to make sure that people end homelessness. thank you, rebecca. christmas is only one day, and some people who are homeless will have that for much longer. another message is to donate if you possibly can. i'll leave people enjoying the christmas spirit and christmas music. caroline davis reporting from euston station. the queen has been paying tribute to the cities of london and manchester for the way they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks in her annual christmas broadcast this afternoon she has also spoken about her husband, prince philip, praising his support and unique sense of humour. 0ur royal correspondent because witchell has been watching the christma

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. let's get more on the delays with simon calder who's at paddington station for us now. good morning. does not look very busy behind you. have people decided not to travel? well, there are no trains in and out of paddington until thursday. the only people i have seen so far have been a trickle of foreign tourists turning up hoping to get the express service to heathrow airport. this is one of those 260 projects, £160 million worth of investment going in and network rail say they have to do it over christmas and new year because the number of is basically half the normal 5 million or so that he would see on a daily basis. no trains at all coming in and out of the west of england and south wales today. similaron england and south wales today. s

festive preparation under the departures board, as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community. they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. music: deck the halls. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal. a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique. they've got this space on christmas day, quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day, see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent moving around the uk. it's nice. it's a nice relaxing environment. it takes the usual chaos out of our lives, you know? as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, some

festive preparation under the departures board as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day, and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community, they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal — a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. and a four—course meal — a meal which was only possible it's unique, like, they've got this space on christmas day. it's quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day and see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent, moving around the uk. you know, it's a nice, relaxing environment, it takes us out of the usual chaos of our lives, you know. as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter

festive preparation under the departures board as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day, and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community, they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal — a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique, like, they've got this space on christmas day. it's quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day and see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent, moving around the uk. you know, it's a nice, relaxing environment, it takes us out of the usual chaos of our lives, you know. as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, som

festive preparation under the departures board as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day, and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community, they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal — a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique, like, they've got this space on christmas day. it's quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day and see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent, moving around the uk. you know, it's a nice, relaxing environment, it takes us out of the usual chaos of our lives, you know. as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, som

volunteers from homelessness charities sent among those, street kitchen, and network rail, will serve the meal. now on bbc news, it's been another memorable year in sport — from the world athletics championships and lions tour of new zealand to anthonyjoshua's rise to the top of world boxing. alex gulrajani and jessica creighton take us on a trip through the year's sporting highlights, in review 2017: the year in sport. hello, and welcome along to a look back at what has been another fantastic year in sport. yes, from the women's cricket world cup to the british and irish lions tour of new zealand and everything else in between. we'll have it all over the next half an hour. some huge nights across the world, and plenty of them in this stadium behind us. the world athletics and para athletics championships came to london this summer. the quickest, the strongest, the best in the business. and for us, the last chance to see some of them compete. he's stood like a colossus over this sport for so long. the cameras trained on one man. a moment of history, they hope. one more time for mo f

festive preparation under the departures board as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day, and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community, they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal — a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique, like, they've got this space on christmas day. it's quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day and see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent, moving around the uk. you know, it's a nice, relaxing environment, it takes us out of the usual chaos of our lives, you know. as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, som

when did you first hear about this idea from network rail?l few months ago, by good is mackay—steven, i thought it would be a good idea. we jumped at it. it is something that we have always thought the use, empty buildings for events. for sleeping and for shelters. there's all of these empty buildings. can you tell me about the people invited to come along today? it's not open to everybody, just people who have been invited at the moment. yes, sent mongers have provided some of their residents, people who stay at their hostels. people who use our service every night of the week. we have a lot of guests who are coming who are friends of ours over the years, they'll come along, from hackney, islington, camden, we've got a load of cars coming. people we've known over the years. just for health and safety, to make sure it is a good day. for catering purposes, too, we needed to know how many we were having. 200 is a good figure. why is it important to have something like this? at what reaction do you get from people who are homeless at the momen

festive preparation under the departures board as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day, and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community, they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal — a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique, like, they've got this space on christmas day. it's quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day and see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent, moving around the uk. you know, it's a nice, relaxing environment, it takes us out of the usual chaos of our lives, you know. as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, som

volunteers from homelessness charities, st mungo‘s and streets kitchen and network rail will serve the festive meal. now at this festive time of year, it's time to join the team from click for their christmas special. ‘twas the night before clickmas and all through the smart home, not a gizmo was whirring, not even a drone. the stockings were full with gadgets galore, with virtual realities primed to explore. # the very next day you gave it away # this year, to save me from tears # i'llgive it to...# and welcome to the clickmas special! cheering. and thank you very much to john culshaw for that excellent rendition to start us off. would you believe it? the gang's all here, the halls are decked with nifty gadgetry, and it's time to get this party started. 0oh! look at that! this is the lyric speaker, and it streams music from your smartphone from spotify, and it also picks up the lyrics from spotify and displays it on the screen for you all to stare at, rather than having a sociable conversation. and if you do want something to talk about, you can talk about the fact that this costs Â

festive preparation under the departures board, as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community. they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal. a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique. they've got this space on christmas day, quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day, see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent moving around the uk. it's nice. it's a nice relaxing environment. it takes the usual chaos out of our lives, you know? as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, some christmas cheer on the

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some regions are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public space protection orders have been used to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. the revised guidelines stress the need for councils to develop proportionate responses to unwanted behaviour. london zoo will reopen today, after a fire left a number of animals dead and several members of staff needing medical attention. a nine year old aardvark died in the blaze and four meerkats are also believed to have been killed. an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire, which broke out in the zoo‘s children's area, before spre

mainly because network wales says it has —— network rail says it has projects across the country. the biggest of that is one phase three of an upgrade which is taking place at london bridge. that means from tomorrow until the 1st of january there will be no services out of london charing cross, london bridge, or cannon street. that will affect mainline services right up and down the country. and a thought about other methods of travel, as well, if you are driving, catching a plane, what more do we know at this stage? if you are in a car right now, chances are you are not going anywhere particularly quickly. the rac says the worst time will be between 4pm and 8pm this evening. the worst affected areas, they say, will probably be the m6 between merseyside and staffordshire. the m1, the m4, and anywhere, whichever direction you are going in, on the m25 will be particularly congested. advice is if you happen to be in a car right now, the advice is to keep calm, be patient, and it will all be worth it in the end because it is christmas after all. let's hope so. thank you. how can we ke

network rail said there will be no services in and out of euston station until at least midday while repairs are carried out. delays are likely around euston, watford junction, birmingham and manchester. the british red cross is calling for syrian refugee families who are being resettled in the uk to be allowed to bring their young adult children with them. around nine thousand syrians have been allowed into the uk under the home office's vulnerable person resettlement scheme. but the british red cross says it's wrong that refugees who have come in under a different programme are being forced to leave their over 18s behind. june kelly reports. born in syria, but this 14—year—old is growing up in glasgow. he's really good at what he does. what do you think about children's rights? in this lesson on human rights, she describes how her home was bombed. three bombs fell into my house... beside her, her brothers. my brother's place got bombed, half of it. what's it been like in scotland? you can go to school, you can go out. you're not scared of anything. their parents are grateful to

volunteers from homelessness charities, st mungo‘s and streets kitchen and network rail will serve the festive meal. nearly 200,000 british military personnel are spending christmas away from home on foreign deployments, including in iraq and afghanistan. now on bbc news, weather world, the team looks back at the big meteorological events of 2017, but things are not quite as they seem. this time, we have come to a winter wonderland. or have we? look very closely in the next half—hour, because all is not as it seems. so... let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. welcome to weather world! also on the programme, 2017's biggest storms. tropical deluge, floods that carry a house and everything in it. safe from the storm, near impossible escapes. and even record rain cannot stop another wildfire crisis in california. humber, west or south—west, five or six... plus, we celebrate 150 years of the shipping forecast. its distinctive tones loved by sailors and landlubbers alike. and weather, but not as we know it. i will be taking a deeper look into space weather and the impact it can have her

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. police have been given until new year's day to decide whether to charge three men over a suspected christmas terror plot. four men were originally being held after raids on tuesday in chesterfield and sheffield but police said one of them, a iii—year—old, had been released without charge. plans to ditch the army's slogan, ‘be the best', have been stopped by the new defence secretary, gavin williamson. half a million pounds had been spent on a re—branding exercise that would have got rid of the slogan because it was felt to be elitist. andy moore reports. it isa it is a well known slogan that has been at the heart of recruiting for two decades. the army spent more than £500,000 on research and found that message wasn't getting through

volunteers from homelessness charities and network rail will serve the festive meal. now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys — in review 2017: the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode and we're here at the cinema museum in south london. over the next half an hour, i'll be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2017. and what a year it's been. as always, the film year began with the oscar circus which back in february became the scene of one of the most astonishing debacles in awards history as la la land, which had already picked up gongs for best director, best cinematographer, best music, best original song, best production design, and best actress, for emma stone, was announced as the winner of the best picture award, only for that to be revealed as a mistake. i'm sorry, no, there's been a mistake. moonlight, you guys won best picture. in fact, the award went to moonlight. director barryjenkins‘s m

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some regions are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public space protection orders have been used to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. the revised guidelines stress the need for councils to develop proportionate responses to unwanted behaviour. london zoo will reopen today, after a fire left a number of animals dead and several members of staff needing medical attention. a nine—year—old aardvark died in the blaze and four meerkats are also believed to have been killed. an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire, which broke out in the zoo's children's area, before sp

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. police have been given until new year's day to decide whether to charge three men over a suspected christmas terror plot. four men were originally being held after raids on tuesday in chesterfield and sheffield but police said one of them, a ai—year—old, had been released without charge. plans to ditch the army's slogan, ‘be the best', have been stopped by the new defence secretary, gavin williamson. half a million pounds had been spent on a re—branding exercise that would have got rid of the slogan because it was felt to be elitist. andy moore reports. it's a well—known slogan at the heart of army recruiting for more than two decades. it is not clear when the new defence secretary saw the plans for a rebrand, but he didn't like the

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. police have been given until new year's day to decide whether to charge three men over a suspected christmas terror plot. four men were originally being held after raids on tuesday in chesterfield and sheffield but police said one of them, a a1—year—old, had been released without charge. plans to ditch the army's slogan be the best have been stopped by the new defence secretary, gavin williamson. half a million pounds had been spent on a re—branding exercise that would have got rid of the slogan because it was felt to be elitist. andy moore reports. a well—known slogan at the heart of army recruiting for more than two decades. the army spent more than £500,000 on market research and found that message wasn't getting through to many i

network rail is a great company to work for, inspiring us to do different things. we have come together and thought about what we could do at christmas. many people may not be looked after. we are taking euston station, putting some security measures in place, great day for 200 people. he mentioned that you have decided to go with that you have decided to go with that number because you feel it is manageable for this event. absolutely. we are all about safety. and this event, first ever we have done, we are keeping this to numbers that we are confident with. we know who's going to be coming. we been working with charities. two charities. inviting the guests for you? . the charities are brilliant. the street kitchen, it feeds 100 people every week. you can imagine who is doing the food. don't bring that along. got some decorations, tables, we deliver complex projects so tables, we deliver complex projects so this is just a pleasure to get involved in. could this be the start ofan involved in. could this be the start of an ongoing partnership beyond christmas? we are

network rail says there will be no services in and out of euston until at least midday while repair work is carried out, delays are likely on services between london euston, watford junction, birmingham and manchester. the headlines: the chair of the government's social mobility commission quits with the rest of the board. he warned that the prime minister's is failing to build a fairer britain. children in england are to get access to mental health support at school or college under government plans to improve services. all the very latest sport now. it is not going england's way in the cricket down under, is it? that's right, it has not been the best day for them. to make matters worse, the rain has started. brain has actually stopped play in adelaide. england have lost an early wicket as they chase more than 400. the aussies declared on 442—8 and put england into bat under the floodlights. an unbeaten century from shaun marsh was the base for australia's strong position. england lost opener mark stoneman — he made 18 before being trapped leg before wicket by mitchell starc. still

festive preparation under the departures board, as network rail volunteers prepare for their homeless guests. they're part of our community, they're here every day and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community. they're here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that they're safe. local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four—course meal. a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. jed has been squatting since he was 18. it's unique. they've got this space on christmas day, quite interesting to see somewhere like this on christmas day, see it put to some good use. jesse now squats, too, but spent many years living in a tent moving around the uk. it's nice. it's a nice relaxing environment. it takes the usual chaos out of our lives, you know? as well as leaving well fed, guests were also given sleeping bags and thermal clothes to help them endure the winter cold. for these guests, for now, some christmas cheer on the

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. cricket, and england are preparing for the fourth ashes test which starts tomorrow in melbourne. england, already 3—0 down in the series, will want to do everything they can to avoid the whitewash. patrick gearey has been examining their prospects. melbourne is a city which reaches for the skies. there are more tall buildings here than in london or in beijing — a reminder to england of their now impossible climb. 3—0 down, the ashes gone, surrounded by criticism and jibes from the aussies, now england have to come here. and in this place, it's very easy to feel lost. it's happened before. the last england test team to come to the mcg were 3—0 down and ended up losing the series 5—0. so, how are this side any different? the morale in the group is still really high and

network rail has received hundreds of donations both of christmas crackers, but also through to sleeping bags, which will be given out to many of the guests here. i spoke to a couple of them earlier about what it was like to spend your christmas day in euston station. a few of them were saying it was pretty surprising, they didn't imagine that when they woke up a few weeks ago that this is where they would be. but they said how wonderful it was to have a warm christmas meal and to be able to spread some festive cheer. christmas is meant to be a time of giving for everyone, but one family from west yorkshire has gone a bit further than most with their seasonal goodwill. the clarkes from halifax have collected sleeping bags and food and driven to calais, giving them out to some of the thousand refugees and migrants —— some of the thousands of all stop here is their story in their own words. i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. thanks very much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats,

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. works are taking place across england, wales and scotland during the festive period. the travel editor of the independent, simon calder, is at london paddington station this morning. that place is very deserted for reasons you are about to explain but these works really cover the whole country. lamb they certainly do. here we are at one of return's busiest rail way stations. —— they certainly do. today, there isjust a trickle of foreign tourists who are finding the heathrow express service isn't running and the next train of any sort of all isn't going to be and to thursday. we have also got disruption on the other side of london. liverpool street station and the main lineout to ethics, suffolk —— —— essex. southampton central going up towards london, the main line is closed to much for the new year. as is the link on the west coast main line from preston up to lancaster. also problems between birmingham and wolverhampton. if the engineerin

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. pilgrims have been arriving in bethlehem, ahead of a midnight mass this evening. but this year's celebrations place amid rising tensions in the region — following the us decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital earlier this month. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is in bethlehem for us. we are in manger square, right in front of the church of the nativity. the basilica here is 1500 years old. the church was built above the spot where christians believe that christ was born. and this church very much the focal point of today's celebrations, of today's festivity. the most senior archbishop of the region, the roman catholic church, heads into the square here. he was accompanied by dozens of palestinian scout troops. playing

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. many of britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming days. police have been granted more time to question three terrorism suspects arrested on tuesday in sheffield and chesterfield. the three men were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. britain's political leaders have used their annual christmas messages to pay tribute to those who help others. they also urge people to support those in need over the festive season. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier, has more. wishing everyone a happy christmas, the prime minister thanked those who help others during the festive period. like volunteers at faith projects and international aid workers. theresa may highlighted the courage and dedication of the emergency services who went

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. there will be numerous station closures over the festive period and many of the mainline routes will also be shot or running reduced services over the coming days. it's reported that the british—iranian woman held in prison for spying in tehran is to face new charges. following a visit by the foreign secretary borisjohnson to iran earlier this month, there where hopes improvements would be made in her case. earlier this week, her family said that her case had been marked as "eligible for early release". nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is currently serving a five—year sentence for spying, which she denies. in the last hour, i caught up with richard ratcliffe who gave me the latest news on his wife's situation. we're sort of going around telling the world that it felt like it was almost over and then the following day, one of people stood up and said, no, there could be more charges. so we have been watching very closely events in iran and yesterday, not

volunteers from homelessness charities and network rail will serve the festive meal. now on bbc news, rachel horne looks back at the big business stories this year, and asks what we can expect in the coming 12 months in review 2017: the business year. it was a year of crucial negotiations. no dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. we would all love to have europe a la carte! and a year of bold promises in the world's largest economy. and i can think of no better christmas present for the american people than giving you a massive tax cut. it was a year where some of the world's most influential companies hit a bump in the road. the taxi app uber will not have its licence renewed by transport for london. it says the firm is not fit and proper to operate. but others defied the critics to post record—breaking results. welcome to review 2017: a year in business. we have all that to come, but we are starting here in westminster, the home of the british government, where big ben isn't the only thing under construction. what about that brexit deal? back in ma

network rail reports further disruption today. flights have restarted at earning airport, but delays are still likely here and at heathrow, where aircraft are not in their starting positions. —— birmingham airport. hundreds of schools will not open today, including all of those run by birmingham city council and 200 in shropshire. one power company says it has been working through the night to get the pullback on. but the worst of the weather, or the best of it, depending on who you ask, is now over. some people clearly enjoying the weather on the weekend. our reporter matthew richards is in north wales which is one of the worst—hit areas, but first, let's speak to simon clemison —— one of the worst hit areas. pretty treacherous on the roads this morning? yes, yesterday didn't stop selling for over 12 hours. the snow has stopped now. you can really feel it, if you look down to my feet, you can see that we have had a few centimetres over the last couple of days. this was not a record breaker. down near the brecon beacons,

rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. works are taking place across england, wales and scotland during the festive period. the travel editor of the independent, simon calder, is at london paddington station this morning. simon, it is largely quiet this morning but these works are notjust there but right across the country. yes, it is as traditional as mince pies and mariah carey, the annual shutdown for engineering works, as you say, the biggest ever project, 32,000 engineers working on 260 roderick ‘s including the line from here at one of britain's‘s busiest rail stations. 0n here at one of britain's‘s busiest rail stations. on a normal sunday, you get about 50,000 passengers travelling in and out from the west of england and south wales. today, there are none, just a trickle of tourists who are appalled to find the express service to heathrow airport is not running. problems on the other side of the capital, the main line from liverpool street to east anglia, south of the river fr

the inauguration launches the first space of construction the rail network across the region will be built in four sections to ultimately reach father in china this falls in line with china's belts and road initiatives a development campaign across asia and beyond with beijing the center both governments say the rail project symbolizes the progress of chinese thai relations most in thailand agree their rail network needs to be upgraded and a high speed rail fist. can transform travel in the country many are all thoughts going at what political cost will be. australia's first naval submarine has been found more than one hundred years after a went missing. and its thirty five crew vanished off the coast of papa new guinea in one thousand nine hundred seen during the first world war it was the first submarine lost by the allies during the war and it's hoped the discovery will shed new light on why it disappeared. the headlines on al-jazeera spain's political crisis looks set to continue after separatist parties won the most seats in catalonia as snap regional election it's a blow to the

network rail says there will be no services in and out of euston until at least midday while repair work is carried out, delays are likely on services between london euston, watford junction, birmingham and manchester. the centre of buenos aires became a huge ballroom last night as argentinians celebrated national tango day. the dance originated in the argentine capital around 200 years ago when outdoor sessions known as milonga became popular. look at that! not a fizzy drink insight. maybe i'm betraying my ignorance about dancing, but it is more slow and sedate than i imagined. you've been watching too much strictly. i don't think there's too much room on a dancefloor like that to be dancing like that. you would be tripping your feet over the next person! here's holly with the sport. from marathon dancing sessions to marathon cricket sessions, how is it going? i'm a bit worried about the second test. everyone is worried after yesterday, doesn't feel... we aren't as confident as we were coming into this, we thought this would be the second day and we will come out... we did come out figh

this stretch is just the beginning they are a big plans afoot for expanding kenya's rail network this line that links the capital with east africa's most important port the transport of goods a lot of them chinese of course should become much cheaper the new link should more than half the travel time from around ten hours to just four passenger tickets cost around eight euros but contracts for the massive projects have also raised questions there was no transparent tender process and there's talk of corruption critics say kenya is being sold obsolete technology at an exorbitant price on credit which has to be paid back at high interest rates. you know african leaders think china is santa claus they're not santa claus they want returns on their investment we've already had a levy on each liter of fuel sold in kenya there is a libby going towards the repayment of that loan now this is more sophisticated banking than china has been known for they have got a fantastic return and they've got security they own and run and manage the whole thing but. there have been plenty of protests agains