joe miller in ramsgate. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10.30pm and 11.30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining us tonight are entertainmentjournalist and broadcaster caroline frost, and parliamentary journalist tony grew. the home secretary has said britain and france will step up action to deal with the growing number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. sajid javid, who's returned early from his christmas break, said he'd discussed the situation with his french counterpart. more than 200 migrants have made the journey in the past two months. today, six iranian men were found at kingsdown in kent. from there, alexandra mackenzie reports. cold, wet and exhausted, iranian nationals on a beach in kent. they arrived on an inflatable boat this morning. they received medical assessments and were questioned by immigration officials. this afternoon the beach was busy with locals. it's fairly calm today, it is quite mild, but that's j

joe miller in ramsgate. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining us tonight are entertainment journalist and broadcaster caroline frost and parliamentary journalist, tony grew. the home secretary has said britain and france will step—up action to deal with the growing number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. sajid javid, who's returned early from his christmas break, said he'd discussed the situation with his french counterpart. more than 200 migrants have made the journey in the past two months. today, six iranian men were found at kingsdown in kent. from there, alexandra mackenzie reports. cold, wet and exhausted, iranian nationals on a beach in kent. they arrived on an inflatable boat this morning. they received medical assessments and were questioned by immigration officials. this afternoon the beach was busy with locals. it is fairly calm today, it is quite mild, bu

joe miller, bbc news. chester zoo says it is "devastated" by the loss of some of its animals inafire. the blaze broke out in the monsoon forest area on saturday, destroying much of its roof. 0rangutans, macaques, gibbons and larger birds were saved, but some frogs, fish, insects and small birds died. cheshire fire said the blaze was "accidental" but it needed more time to determine the exact cause. an online appeal launched by the zoo, which reopened now on bbc news, it's time for sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sports centre. dumbing up from the bbc sports centre. dumbing up on the programme, hugs all round. —— coming up. liverpool put three past manchester united to go back to the top of the premier league. francesco molinari wraps up a record—breaking 2018 by being named the bbc world sports star of the year. and this right virat kohli's century, australia remain in the driving seat going into day four of the second test against india. —— and despite. hello, and welc

joe miller in ramsgate. the home secretary has said britain and france will step up action to deal with the growing number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. sajid javid, who has returned early from his christmas break, said he'd discussed the situation with his french counterpart. more than 200 migrants have made the journey in the past two months. today, six iranian men were found at kingsdown in kent. from there, alexandra mackenzie reports. cold, wet and exhausted, iranians nationals on a beach in kent. they arrived on an inflatable boat this morning. they received medical assessments and were questioned by immigration officials. this afternoon the beach was busy with locals. it is fairly calm today, it is quite mild, but that's just not a crossing that people should be making. the home secretary has spoken to france's interior minister. in a statement he said... these are the shores that migrants are desperate to reach. but what happens next depends partly on how the problem is tackled acr

joe miller, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. a pretty festive feel to the weather in scotland this morning. in scotland this morning. to minus eight degrees with a severe frost. frost. for most of us it is cloudy with a bit of fog here and there. with a bit of fog here and there. the best of it today in eastern parts of the country. parts of the country. but the cloud is increasing right across the uk. is increasing right across the uk. later on for most of us it is looking pretty overcast. looking pretty overcast. us around six or seven this afternoon. afternoon. scotland, maybe at task of frost in aberdeenshire. aberdeenshire. but for most of us it is a frost free night. is a frost free night. poking through, but as we head into thursday it is looking a bit quiet. 00:29:31,755 --> 536870763:20:01,464 hello, 536870763:20:01,464 --> 1073741526:10:31,173 this 1073741526:10:31,173 --> 1610612289:01:00,883 is 1610612289:01:00,883 --> 2147483051:51:30,592 bbc 2147483051:51:30,592 --> 2684353814:42:00,301 news 2684353814:42:00,301 --

joe miller, bbc news. three more migrants have been rescued from a small boat as they tried to cross the english channel in the early hours of this morning. it follows the rescue yesterday of a0 migrants, including two children, mainly from iraq, iran and afghanistan. the home office has blamed organised crime. there has been a sharp rise in the number of migrants attempting to cross the channel from france since october. a man has died after being hit by a police car in liverpool last night. the victim was knocked down near the wallasey tunneljust before 7pm yesterday evening. it's being reported that the police car was responding to an emergency call when it collided with the victim as he was crossing the road. the incident is now being investigated by the independent office for police conduct. more than 20 people have been injured in italy after an earthquake hit the area around mount etna in sicily. several buildings were damaged by the a.8 magnitude quake, which struck in the early hours of the mornin

joe miller, bbc news. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast dan walker and steph mcgovern will have all the day's news, business and sport, including more on brexit and some special guests on bbc sports personality of the year. all that went on there late last night. all of that to come here at 6pm here on bbc one. —— six a.m.. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may warns another eu referendum would cause "irreparable damage" to british politics. north korea warns the us state department that new sanctions could derail de—nuclearisation, permanently. the brazilian faith healer who sparked a manhunt, after being accused of assaulting hundreds of women, has turned himself in. now it's time for a quick look at how some of the day's stories are being covered around the world: we begin with france and le figaro. it reflects on the weekend protests by the so—called ‘yellow vests'. president macron has announced some concessions but the paper says the problems that motivat

joe miller, bbc news. now on bbc news: 0ne of the highlights of 2018 from our documentary series our world. more than two years ago, social media star qandeel baloch was murdered in her bed, the victim of a so—called honour killing in pakistan. in this programme, our world returned to ask whether there has been justice for kandeel. a warning — there are adult themes and descriptions of violence in this film which some viewers may find upsetting. this is a story about justice and honour. qandeel baloch was a girl who rose from nowhere and became pakistan's social media superstar. her highly provocative videos shocked many in pakistan, but brought her fame. two years ago, qandeel was murdered. her own brother said he had done it because she brought shame on the family. at the time of the murder, qandeel‘s parents wanted justice for their daughter. amid an international outcry, the pakistani government quickly passed a law against honour killings. my name is hani taha, i have reported on this story from

joe miller, bbc news. nhs england has invested £300,000 to fund dozens of so—called "drunk tanks" with the sole aim of taking the pressure off hospitals and emergency services during the festive season. our correspondent, chi chi izundu, spent the night with westminster council in london to see what measures they've put in place. a little too much christmas spirit, a hangover for the nhs. on a friday and saturday night, up to 70% of visits to a&e are alcohol—related. we find that a lot of people will go out drinking and they have have not made arrangements on how to get home. and they are stuck at a o'clock in the morning, in temperatures of minus 5, wearing jeans and t—shirts, sobbing down the phone, saying, i'm getting hypothermia, i can't get home, please help me. and a solution could be drunk tanks — or alcohol recovery services — on the streets, helping those in need. nhs england has invested £300,000 in drunk tanks in a bid to ease the pressure on hospitals and emergency services over the

joe miller, bbc news. a collection of old is science from the moscow subway have sold outjust moments after went on sale. —— old signs. these are not so much train stations but palaces underground. the moscow metro system is one of the most spectacular in the world, and now a small part of it is up for grabs. passenger signs. no and now a small part of it is up for grabs. passengersigns. no entrance, no exit, that sort of thing. 0n grabs. passengersigns. no entrance, no exit, that sort of thing. on sale and selling fast. translation: no exit, that sort of thing. on sale and selling fast. translationzlj lived nearby so i decided to run here instead of having my breakfast. when i arrived there were some signs left and now i am a happy owner. work began on the network in the mid 19305. it work began on the network in the mid 1930s. it was supposed to glorify the wonders of the communist system. in fact, it outlasted the soviet union itself. these are relics of an earlier age, and this isjust the beginning

joe miller, bbc news. donald trump's in hot water again, with a lot of parents and quite possibly santa claus himself. here's how. despite a partial us government shutdown, one agency that hasn't ground to a halt is norad. it's a us and canadian government agency and on christmas eve, it has a santa tracker. this is what it looks like. young and old can follow the movements of father christmas as he delivers presents around the world. american children can also call in to talk to its employees, and some of those calls get patched through to the president and the first lady. that's what happened to one girl named coleman. have a listen to part of her conversation with mr trump. do you still believe in santa? because at seven, it's marginal, right? mrtrump there, marginal mr trump there, marginal indeed. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. christmas day started at —8 in north—east scotland but as the day went on in north—west scotland, the temperature hit plus 1a celsius. most of us

joe miller, bbc news. in a few minutes' time viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the day's news. before that, former strictly contestants will be back on the dancefloor later today for the show‘s christmas special. tim muffett went along to rehearsals to see if they could still tell their samba from their american smooth. what's it like to be back? frightening. everyone's watching you. yeah, nervous. so tell us about your routine — you're peter pan? yes, i'm peter pan, the boy that never grew up. that's about me. i'm flying in. and i've got a dog, going to be part of my dance — he'll probably dance better than i do. that's gatsby. do you like strictly come dancing? barks. there's a bed involved, did you realise that? yes, i always knew there was going to be, but didn't realise it was going to be so big. nervous? well, yeah. somehow i've got to get nadiya onto the bed to do a swivel, and swivel off the bed with her, and away we go with a viennese waltz. you're loving the warm—ups, the k

joe miller, bbc news. earlier this month, mexico agreed to a trump administration plan obliging people seeking asylum in the us to stay in mexico while their applications are processed. that's a big change for thousands of central american migrants from the caravan that crossed mexico in recent weeks. they are now spending christmas stuck in the violent border city of tijuana, and conditions there are getting worse. will grant reports samuel's family imagined they'd be building their lives in the us rather than a tent in mexico by now. but not any more. under new rules, they must remain in mexico in such flimsy accommodation as they wait on their asylum applications. the change was a temporary measure for humanitarian reasons, the foreign secretary said, as mexico is considered a safe third country. how safe though? in recent days, two honduran teenagers from the caravan were killed on tijuana's streets. we saw samuel, his wife and baby madalyn often on theirjourney. they are typical of the migrant familie

joe miller, bbc news. police are to test live facial recognition technology on the streets of central london this week. privacy campaigners have expressed concern at the use of the system. but officers say the public will be invited to take part, at locations such as piccadilly circus and leicester square, rather than being scanned without their consent. children with special educational needs in england are to get a funding boost of more than £350 million. the announcement by the department for education comes after more than 30,000 people backed a petition earlier this year calling for more support for those with complex needs. around 15% of all students in england are considered to be special needs pupils. chester zoo has launched a £50,000 fundraising campaign after fire destroyed much of the vast roof covering its monsoon forest area yesterday. the area was quickly evacuated, but some animals are still missing. the zoo has reopened today. adam woods reports. the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed i

joe miller, bbc news. while stacey dooley took away the strictly glitterball trophy this year, it'll be former contestants who'll be back on the dance floor later today, for the show‘s christmas special. breakfast‘s tim muffett went along to rehearsals, to see if they could still tell their samba from their american smooth. what's it like to be back? frightening. everyone's watching you. yeah, nervous. so tell us about your routine — you're peter pan? yes, i'm peter pan, the boy that never grew up. that's about me. i'm flying in. and i've got a dog, going to be part of my dance — he'll probably dance better than i do. that's gatsby. do you like strictly come dancing? barks. there's a bed involved, did you realise that? yes, i always knew there was going to be, but didn't realise it was going to be so big. nervous? well, yeah. somehow i've got to get nadiya onto the bed to do a swivel, and swivel off the bed with her, and away we go with a viennese waltz. you're loving the warm—ups, the kind of br

our business correspondent joe miller has more. back in the 1980s, around half of young brits owned a home. but in the decade since, the number of first—time buyers under 35 has dropped dramatically to just 25%. but there's some good news at last. a small rise of almost 3% in those able to get on the property ladder. the resolution foundation which crunched the numbers says tweaks to stamp duty and longer mortgages helped but it's the banks which made the biggest difference. after the financial crisis, lenders to the decision to rein in credit and take less risk. now they're taking a bit more and being a bit more generous with first—time buyers in terms of the loans that they give them. also, house price growth has slowed really significantly over the past few years. the foundation says the recent rise equates to 190,000 more young families who have their own home this christmas. but the good tidings are not evenly spread. while yorkshire and the humber, scotland and the north west of england saw strong growth, the number of un

joe miller, bbc news. church attendance in the uk has been in steady decline in recent years — but not in cathedrals. they're bucking that trend with a 13% rise in attendance in the last decade. ten million of us visited a cathedral last year. 0ur religious affairs editor martin bashir has been to lichfield in staffordshire to find out why 20,000 people have made the trip in the run up to christmas. choral singing if wise men followed a star, then what would they make of this? a laser light show at lichfield cathedral in the run—up to christmas. £6 for adults, £4 for children, and it's a sell—out. inside this medieval cathedral, 22,000 doves float above the nave. modern technology telling the ancient story of peace on earth. you could see as we walked in and it draws you in. absolutely brilliant. i think it's really good to come and see something like this locally. the spectacular light show is also having an impact here. that's £8.80 altogether. a recent study found that cathedrals give a £200 m

here's our business correspondent, joe miller. it might not look like much now, but if the uk leaves the eu in march without an agreement and dover turns into a parking lot, this port will play a vital role in getting emergency medicine to british shores. in the run—up to christmas the department for transport quietly awarded three shipping groups lucrative contracts to provide up to half a million tonnes a month of additional freight capacity. the french firm brittany ferries and danish company dfds got the bulk of the money with deals worth around £47 million each while a small british start—up got £14 million. five uk ports, including plymouth, poole and felixstowe, will benefit from additional traffic, as will portsmouth. in offering this safety net we will be helping to provide the essential goods and services that people in the uk relay on. so, yes, it is very good news for us but it's also good news for the uk. this is the no—deal brexit contingency plan — predominantly french and danish vessels making dozens of a

joe miller, bbc news. more than 200 people have been arrested in paris after violent protests around one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, the arc de triomphe. it's the third week of demonstrations, originally sparked by rising fuel taxes, that have become a wider movement of discontent with the government. hugh schofield reports. darkness fell at the end of a day of violence in paris, and still it went on. at the arc de triomphe, covered now in anti—macron graffiti, police fired water cannon to clear the crowds. and here in the gardens by the louvre, one protester is now in a coma after they tore down the metal grille. this evening, the arc de triomphe is back under police control but there are still lots of protesters out there. there's still the tang of tear gas in the air and in the streets around here, a trail of destruction — cars burnt out, shop windows smashed, bank windows smashed. parisiens are used to protest but this has been of a rare violence. all day, there were running bat

joe miller, bbc news. three more migrants have been rescued from a small boat as they tried to cross the english channel in the early hours of this morning. it follows the rescue yesterday of a0 migrants, including two children, mainly from iraq, iran and afghanistan. the home office has blamed organised crime. there has been a sharp rise in the number of migrants attempting to cross the channel from france since october. the family of a pedestrian who died after being hit by a police car on christmas day said he spent the "best day ever" with his family before the collision. tony carroll was knocked down near the wallasey tunneljust before seven o'clock yesterday evening. the incident is now being investigated by the independent office for police conduct. there's been international criticism ofjapan‘s decision to resume commercial whale hunting. the government of australia described it as regrettable. new zealand said killing whales was unnecessary. japanjoins iceland and norway in defying the moratoriu

joe miller, bbc news. president trump is in hot water with a lot of parents — and quite possibly, santa claus himself. despite the partial us government shutdown, one agency that hasn't ground to a halt is norad. on christmas eve it has a santa tracker — this is what it looks like — young and old can follow the movements of father christmas as he delivers presents around the world. american kids can also call in to talk to employees, and some of those calls get patched through to the president and first lady. that's what happened to one girl named collman. have a listen to part of her conversation with mr trump. do you still believe in santa? because at seven it's marginal, right? you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. christmas day started at —8 in north—east scotland but as the day went on in north—west scotland, the temperature hit plus 14 celsius. most of us had a mild, dry christmas day and that is how it will stay for boxing day. high pressure in control. spanning from

joe miller, bbc news. now, strictly come dancing, the final, was last night. if you have it recorded, possibly don't watch this piece coming up! david sillito our entertainment correspondent has all the details. it's the final! four couples, three dancers and from the very beginning, it was actually a former pussycat doll who set the standard. the big lift from dirty dancing was flawless. ten! the score, perfect tens. and those 40s kept coming. this athletic show dance on a raised and revolving platform. i personally as a dancer feel that you stretched yourself beyond limits, you've learned techniques you are not familiar with ever before, you have brought to the show a life, a style, and i truly am gratefulfor you. of course, craig did try to find a fault. i had a slight problem with your right toe, darling, but then i decided to get over myself. ten! not a point was dropped all night. but matching those scores dance after dance was faye tozer. this hollywood glitz in high heels on a very high top hat... at the end of this routine to fever, it was perfect ten

joe miller, bbc news. diane wehrle is marketing and insights director at springboard — a retail analysis firm. thank you for talking to us here at bbc news. foot fall in the high street, they have fallen out of step, really. yes, this year footfall has been step, really. yes, this yearfootfall has been hit hard. it is poorer than we anticipated, and we forecast for december is a drop of 4.2% and it would be in line with that or possibly even more. the first half of the month was very poor with drops of 6% and 5% so it is a challenging time for retail. the retail sales figures were not impressive, putting it down to consumer confidence being paul with brexit —— being paul with brexit approaching. nothing particular with black friday and then storm deirdre. it has been a combination of very u nfortu nate ci rcu msta nces it has been a combination of very unfortunate circumstances this year. early this year we had terrible weather in march and easter is in march this year, which is always bad for retail

here's our business correspondent, joe miller. a bruising year has left many of britain's large retailers fighting for survival and more than ever, banking on a busy festive season. but heavy rain heaped more misery on the high street yesterday and prompted many to stay dry and shop online. there was a sliver of hope for retailers last week when footfall rose 6% on the year before. but figures from analytics firm springboard show a drop of 7% on saturday if you include retail parks and shopping centres and a drop of 9% on the high street, adding further gloom to one of the worst novembers on record. sunday saw better weather and a small recovery on the high street. but overall footfall was still lower than in 2017 and analysts see few bright spots ahead. we've see consumer confidence drop, we've seen costs increase and in general, i think people are very nervous about spending. the british retail consortium predicts that sales will pick up in the next few days as more people rush to buy last—minute food and presents. the fate of

joe miller, bbc news. church attendance in the uk has been in steady decline in recent years — but not in cathedrals. they're bucking that trend with a 13 per cent rise in attendance in the last decade. ten million of us visited a cathedral last year. 0ur religious affairs editor martin bashir has been to lichfield in staffordshire to find out why 20,000 people have made the trip in the run up to christmas. choral singing if wise men followed a star, then what would they make of this? a laser light show at lichfield cathedral in the run—up to christmas. £6 for adults, £4 for children, and it's a sell—out. inside this medieval cathedral, 22,000 doves float above the nave. modern technology telling the ancient story of peace on earth. you could see as we walked in and it draws you in. absolutely brilliant. i think it's really good to come and see something like this locally. the spectacular light show is also having an impact here. that's £8.80 altogether. a recent study found that cathedrals give a

joe miller, bbc news. let's go back to our top story tonight. that surprise visit by president trump to us troops in iraq. we can speak to our correspondent in washington, chris buckler. this is coming at a time when president trump is facing real criticism for polling should out of syria. foreign policy very much under scrutiny at the white house. donald trump left washington late on christmas night to spend about three hours at the airbase in west of baghdad. they been involved in really trying to bully morale, something presidents have done in the past. they have been taking selfies, signing autographs. you are right. behind all of this is really thinking them for the sacrifice and the service they are giving. we have already hadjim the service they are giving. we have already had jim mattis leave as defence secretary, concerned that america is increasingly isolationist and is not listening or supporting allies in the wake that it perhaps should. and he faced questions, as you can imagine, staying on foreign soil with us troops. he was asked

joe miller, bbc news. while stacey dooley took away the strictly glitterball trophy this year, it'll be former contestants who'll be back on the dancefloor later today, for the show‘s christmas special. breakfast‘s tim muffett went along to rehearsals, to see if they could still tell their samba from their american smooth. what's it like to be back? frightening. everyone's watching you. yeah, nervous. so tell us about your routine — you're peter pan? yes, i'm peter pan, the boy that never grew up. that's about me. i'm flying in. and i've got a dog, going to be part of my dance — he'll probably dance better than i do. that's gatsby. do you like strictly come dancing? barks. there's a bed involved, did you realise that? yes, i always knew there was going to be, but didn't realise it was going to be so big. nervous? well, yeah. somehow i've got to get nadiya onto the bed to do a swivel, and swivel off the bed with her, and away we go with a viennese waltz. you're loving the warm—ups, the kind of bre

joe miller, bbc news. a special delivery has been received at flamingo land resort in north yorkshirejust in time for christmas. this baby giraffe was born during the run up to the festive period at the park's zoo in malton. staff posted this picture of the calf and its mother. the new arrival, which is a member of the endangered rothschild's giraffe sub—species, is already "up and about". there are only a few hundred rothchild's remaining in the wild. do you believe in santa claus? i can't believe i'm asking that. a question most of us avoid asking other people's children. not president trump whose war against fake news has extended this year to christmas tradition. he and melania trump, the us first lady, followed previous white house occupants in taking calls from children around the united states, anxious to find out from what's called the santa tracker where the sleigh delivering their gifts could be found. in one conversation, mr trump asked a seven—year—old whether he believed in santa, before

joe miller, bbc news. nhs england has invested £300,000 to fund dozens of so—called "drunk tanks" — with the sole aim of taking the pressure off hospitals and emergency services during the festive season. our correspondent, chi chi izundu, spent the night with westminster council in london to see what measures they've put in place. a little too much christmas spirit, a hangover for the nhs. on a friday and saturday night, up to 70% of visits to a&e are alcohol—related. we find out that a lot of people will go out drinking and they have have not made arrangements on how to get home. and they are stuck at 4 o'clock in the morning, in temperatures of —5, wearing jeans and a t—shirt, sobbing down the phone, saying i'm getting hypothermia, i can't get home, please help me. and a solution could be drunk tanks — or alcohol recovery services — on the streets, helping those in need. nhs england has invested £300,000 in drunk tanks in a bid to ease the pressure on hospitals and emergency services ove

our business correspondent joe miller has more. trains that will whiz between london and birmingham at 250 miles an hour, and eventually reach as far as leeds — that was the promise of hs2. when you've put eight years of your life into this... and this was the man anointed to make it happen. in august, transport secretary chris grayling sung the praises of engineer sir terry morgan, the new chair of the £56 billion project. but this weekend, sir terry learned from a newspaper report that he was soon to be dismissed. i could only but assume, because i have not yet been told, that because hs2 is such a critically important programme and with the sense of disappointment around the performance of crossrail, that it was considered to be too risky for a programme like hs2 to continue in my role as chairman. sir terry was trusted to run london's vast crossrail project for almost a decade, but after delays and a projected billion pounds in extra costs, he has fallen out of favour at westminster and at city hall. it was only at the end o

joe miller, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: cabinet brexiteer liam fox says mps have already decided on the uk's brexit options as he backs theresa may's condemnation of calls for a second referendum. a five—year—old boy becomes the third victim of a house fire in nottinghamshire. a mother and her eight—year—old daughter died yesterday. environmental groups criticise the deal struck at a un climate conference in poland saying it doesn't go far enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie. good afternoon. well it's been quite a day of football already and liverpool v man utd has onlyjust got going, more on that in a minute... but in the earlier kick—offs arsenal were beaten 3—2 at second from bottom southampton. southampton looked energised under new manager ralph hasenhuttl and twice went ahead through danny ings. arsenal had a slice of fortune to pull it back to 2—2. henrik mkhitaryan‘s shot deflected in off jannik ve

joe miller, bbc news. seven people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was attacked in leeds. the 30—year—old was found with serious injuries and later died later in hospital. alasdair gill reports. christmas day was barely over when police were called here to rob street in leeds at around 3:14am this morning. what they found was a 30—year—old man lying on the street with serious injuries. he was taken to hospital, where he later died, and the murder investigation has now been launched, something the people that live in this street say is really out of character for the area. i live right opposite where it happened, and they set him on the floor in front of my part. i have lived here quite a long while, and it is the first time we have ever had a thing like this, yes. obviously women screaming, and that, and thenl obviously women screaming, and that, and then i found out that he was dead, like. wilder street remains cordoned off by police this afternoon and scenes of crime and for

joe miller, bbc news. russian president, vladimir putin, says his country will deploy nuclear missiles, capable of flying at ten times the speed of sound, next year. it comes after he observed the final tests of a new missile known as avangard. moscow said the rocket was launched in the ural mountains and hit a target 6000 kilometres away in the russian far east. mr putin announced a series of new weapons in march, including avangard. he told a government meeting that the new missile can evade missile defence systems. translation: the new avangard missile system is invincible for today's and future air defence systems and missile defence systems. this is a big success, and a big victory. several people have been injured after an earthquake measuring four point eight magnitude hit an area surrounding mount etna on the island of sicily. more than 150 tremors have been felt since europe's most active volcano erupted on christmas eve. james reynolds reports from rome. the earthquake hit the slopes of mount etn

joe miller, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may has been defending her brexit plans, saying they're a good deal for the uk, despite another resignation from her government. in paris, police say at least eighty people have been injured and more than 200 people arrested during violent protests over rising fuel prices. the former us president, george bush, sr, dies at the age of 94. in tribute, his son, george w bush, describes him as a man of the highest character. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. the time for talking is almost over ahead of what tyson fury has called one of the ‘best comebacks of all time'. he is looking to become the wbc heavyweight champion of the world. standing in fury‘s way will be the undefeated deontay wilder in the early hours of tomorrow morning but there has been bad blood between the two in the build—up. former world champion evander holyfield feels fury may have successfully affected wilder's mindset. it's amazing that

joe miller, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... (00v) two people are arrested in connection with the drone sightings which brought gatwick to a standstill — the airport aims to run a ‘full schedule' of flights today. a row over the money for donald trump's border wall results in a partial shutdown of the us government. a british warship arrives in the black sea in response to russia's seizure last month of three ukrainian navy vessels and their crew. the nhs‘s clinical director for dementia and older people's mental health says that we should look out for signs of depression and dementia among olderfamily members and friends over the christmas period. professor alistair burns says problems that may have previously been hidden can come to the surface or be easier to spot as friends and families get together over the festive season. with me is caroline abrahams, the charity director at age uk. this is a time when people are worrying about a lot of things. have they managed to put the turkey on a las

joe miller, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the french president emmanuel macron has condemned rioting in the heart of paris by anti—government protestors angered by tax rises. theresa may has assured world leaders at the g20 summit that her brexit plan will be "a good deal for the global economy". however, back home another member of her government has resigned. the body of former us president george hw bush is to lie in state next week ahead of a day of national mourning. his body will be flown to the capital on monday where the public will be able to pay their respects. the 41st president died on friday, aged 94. he will be buried alongside his wife barbara in texas at a later date. country music singer moe bandy was a close friend of george hw bush and he joins us from san antonio texas, where he's about to perform. thank you so much forjoining us at this time. i wondered how you ended up this time. i wondered how you ended up in george bush senior? —— ended up up in george bush senior? —— ended up

joe miller, bbc news. nhs england has invested £300,000 to fund dozens of so—called "drunk tanks" —— with the sole aim of taking the pressure off hospitals and emergency services during the festive season. our correspondent, chi chi izundu, spent the night with westminster council in london —— to see what measures they've put in place. a little too much christmas spirit, a hangoverfor the a little too much christmas spirit, a hangover for the nhs. a little too much christmas spirit, a hangoverforthe nhs. on a little too much christmas spirit, a hangoverfor the nhs. on a friday and saturday night up to 70% of visits to a&e are alcohol related. would find a lot of people will go out drinking and had not made any arrangements on how to get home and they're stuck at aam in temperatures of —5 wearing jeans and a t—shirt, sobbing down the phone saying i'm getting hypothermia and i cannot get home, please help me. and a solution could be drunk tank, or alcohol recovery services on the streets, help

joe miller, bbc news. earlier this month, mexico agreed to a trump administration plan obliging people seeking asylum in the us to stay in mexico while their applications are processed. the impact is being felt by the thousands of migrants, part of a caravan of cenrtral american people which began its journey in guatamala. they are now spending christmas stuck in the violent border city of tijuana, and conditions there are getting worse. will grant reports. samuel's family imagined they'd be building their lives in the us rather than a tent in mexico by now. but not any more. under new rules, they must remain in mexico in such flimsy accommodation as they wait on their asylum applications. the change was a temporary measure for humanitarian reasons, the foreign secretary said, as mexico is considered a safe third country. how safe though? in recent days, two honduran teenagers from the caravan were killed on tijuana's streets. we saw samuel, his wife and baby madalyn often on theirjourney. they are typical

joe miller, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may accuses the former prime minister tony blair of insulting the office he once held by supporting another eu referendum. after two weeks of negotiations, delegates at the un climate conference in poland reach agreement on how to enforce promised cuts to carbon emissions. chester zoo launches a £50,000 fundraising campaign after fire destroyed much of the vast roof covering one of its enclosures yesterday. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's kat. 0ne one of the biggest rivalries in english football, manchester united travelling to anfield later, united insects, 16 points behind their border rivals file jurgen insects, 16 points behind their border rivals filejurgen klopp's sides are looking to go back to the top of the table. we never thought, only because we had a few good results in the past that it would be easy. that's not the moment you can win games. we have to be angry on sunday and we will be. we fight for all p

our business correspondent joe miller has more. and anonymous petition was posted online just and anonymous petition was posted onlinejust a and anonymous petition was posted online just a few days ago and it has already garnered around 2000 signatures. in it, employees at ted baker, accused that the company ‘s boss, who took it from glasgow selling shirts to a global fashion phenomenon on, not only engages employees in unwanted embraces, but has also asked e—mail staff if they would sit on his knee or if he could amass such there are years. they also say he engages in sexual innuendo and the creator of the petition said when they went to hr to complain, they were told this is what he is like. ted baker has issued a statement, saying that these allegations are not in line with the values of the company or the ceo, but they do say that hunting has become part of the culture at ted baker, even though it is always voluntary and they say that the boss often greets people, whether they are shareholders or business partners, all coll

joe miller, bbc news. while we may all sometimes feel alone, chronic loneliness can be difficult to escape, especially at this time of the year. mike nile is a man on a mission, tackling the issue in his home town of doncaster. alison freeman has been to meet him. it was loneliness that inspired mike to set up this club, but notjust the loneliness of the older people he is helping. living in a city like london, where it's so fast—paced and there's always something going on, even though you've got mates around you, it can be quite isolating, and i did feel quite isolated at the time. aged 31, he gave up a busyjob in london and moved back in with his parents in doncaster so he could set up the charity b:friend, which links older people with a younger buddy. he had the idea after volunteering for a similar charity in london, where he made friends with a woman in her 70s. it allowed me to have, like, a connection to the community, and she was the rock that was always there. and she was able to provide me so

joe miller, our business correspondent. polls have closed in a general election in bangladesh that has been marred by violence and accusations of vote rigging. at least 15 people have died in clashes between supporters of rival political parties. the prime minister, sheikh hasina, is seeking a third successive term. our report from yogita limaye contains some flash photography. an indoor basketball court was, for the day, turned into the women's section of a polling booth. people filed in, searched for their name on a list, and after they cast their vote, their fingers were marked with ink. bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, has already been in powerfor ten years. but she's confident she'll be back. "i firmly believe that we'll win the election," she said. she is accused of cracking down on the opposition, which says it hasn't had a fair chance to contest. people have been killed. people are being arrested. candidates are being arrested. it is unprecedented. unprecedented, unheard—of, could not be dreamt of. thes

jill miller, bbc news, portsmouth. —— joe miller. we can speak now to bob sanguinetti, chief executive of the uk chamber of shipping. thank you forjoining us. this is a sensible play by the government to make sure there is more capacity on other routes in case the dover gets clogged up? yes the shipping industry welcomes this latest initiative. we should not be surprised that the government is planning in conjunction with the private sector for all eventualities. in particular to minimise the impacts in the event of a nuclear scenario. and it is actually going to be pretty lucrative for many of the commies which you represent if there is a no—deal brexit. which you represent if there is a no-deal brexit. i think what this does is it highlights the inherent flexibility of the shipping industry and how it adapts to changing circumstances. and if one of the ways the government believes it can minimise the impact is having us man ports, then they should be given credit for looking into it. i think it is important to understand his such

joe miller, bbc news. vladimir putin has called for his government to take charge of rap music — after a series of concerts were cancelled across russia. the president admits it would be impossible to ban the music outright — so says the state should play a greater role in controlling it. tim allman has more. this is husky, one of russia‘s most popular rappers. in his songs he has marked and criticised the authorities. he recently spent time in jail after staging authorities. he recently spent time injail after staging an authorities. he recently spent time in jail after staging an impromptu performance and one of his concerts was cancelled. one likely to be a fun, vladimir putin, who it seems has a beef with the entire rap industry. speaking at a meeting of his councilfor industry. speaking at a meeting of his council for culture and art he said rap rested upon three pillars... but he admitted it is impossible to stop it it should be taken over and navigated in a particular way. of course the russia

joe miller in ramsgate, thank you. the home secretary has said britain and france will step up action to deal with the growing number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. sajid javid, who has returned early from his christmas break, said he‘d discussed the situation with his french counterpart. more than 200 migrants have made the journey in the past two months. today, six iranian men were found at kingsdown in kent. from there, alexandra mackenzie reports. cold, wet and exhausted, iranians nationals on a beach in kent. they arrived on an inflatable boat this morning. they receive medical assessments and were questioned by immigration officials. this afternoon the beach was busy with locals. it is fairly calm today, it is quite mild, but that‘s just not a crossing that people should be making. the home secretary has spoken to france‘s interior minister. in a statement he said... these are the shores that migrants are desperate to reach. but what happens next depends partly on how the problem is tackle

it comes after a november which was described by some businesses as "unbelievably bad", as joe miller reports. it's been a year of profit warnings, branch closures and big brands going under. britain's retailers have had a torrid 2018. we've seen consumer confidence dropped, we've seen costs increase and in general i think people are very nervous about spending. i don't imagine this is going to let up any time soon. amid the gloom one man is starving himself as the saviour of the high street. mike ashley's sports direct, which rescued house of fraser, says it wants to lend a hand to a wounded competitor, debenhams. we put this offering to invest another £40 million and it is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is probably the last chance saloon. mike ashley suggested debenhams has zero chance of survival without his cash but the chain has rebuffed his proposal and some suspect the billy now, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants to get his hands on its assets if it collapses, acclaim sports direct denies. now, debenhams and other struggling chains mightju

our business correspondent, joe miller, is in ramsgate, from where the company plans to operate its services. joe, what's the background to this? i understand that until recently, seabourne freight existed on paper only. over the last couple of months it has been quietly awarding contracts it has been quietly awarding co ntra cts to it has been quietly awarding contracts to three shipping companies to provide additional freight capacity across the channel in the event of a no—deal brexit causing congestion at dover and on roads down to the coast. two of those companies are big international firms. those companies are big internationalfirms. 0ne those companies are big international firms. one of them was seabourne freight, as you mention. it was awarded £14 million to provide emergency very freight services from here in ramsgate to belgium. as of a few weeks ago, it was essentially only existing on paperas was essentially only existing on paper as a company, valued at around £70. and it had certainly never say a vessel. the company says it can get up and running in ramsgate in time for b

joe miller, bbc news. drivers in scotland are being advised to take extra care after a number of crashes on the m71; in dumfries and galloway. it's thought freezing rain may have covered parts of the motorway. meanwhile, storm deirdre has brought flooding and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in parts of ireland. the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions. helen will be here with a full weather forecast in the next 15 minutes. it's now exactly 11 minutes past eight. earlier this year, parents of children with special educational needs delivered a petition signed by more than 30,000 people to the education secretary, accusing the government of failing to provide sufficient investment in their children. today, three months on, damian hinds has announced a funding boost for england of £350 million — but will it go far enough? let's ask him. the education secretaryjoins us now from his constituency. good morning, this new mon