this is when britain can start formal negotiations with the european union. and we'll begin to see what the new relationship could look like in years to come. this is, of course, crucial to the future of the eu project. france is one other country which will be paying close attention. in april, it'll hold the first round of its presidential election. the far—right candidate marine le pen is riding high on a wave of anti—establishment politics which is currently sweeping the globe. the leader of the front national is a staunch eurosceptic, so there could be some further bad news for brussels if she's voted into power. in germany, it's a similar picture. recent events have seen chancellor angela merkel come under fire for her open—door migrant policy. the public could go to the polls as early as august 27th. the german leader has seen a steady decline in her popularity ratings recently. if 2016 is anything to go by, the next 12 months could be very interesting indeed. let's take a look at how markets have fared over the course of the year, starting with s

i will be battling for britain. if we can get a good deal i will take that deal but i will not take a deal that doesn't meet what we need. that involved a lot of croissants. cameron's agreement with the euro bosses limited benefits for migrants from the eu and exempted britain from the idea of ever—closer union. deal done, the referendum was on. i will go to parliament and propose the british people decide our future in europe through an in—out referendum on thursday the 23rd ofjune. time for the cabinet to choose sides. home secretary, are you a remainer? are you a pair of outers? chancellor, i'm guessing you're in? six frontbenchers joined the official out campaign, called vote leave. among them, david cameron's political pal michael gove. the world waited to see which way this other beast would jump. after a weekend of agonising, boris johnson leapt for leave. the last thing i wanted was to go against david cameron or the government, but after a great deal of heartache, i don't think there's anything else i c

tonight at 10pm, the voters decide that after four decades it is time for britain to leave the european union. i do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. across asia today we have seen shares fall on the major markets, like japan's nikkei, down more than 7%. now look what happened, it tumbled down to levels not seen since the 1980s. many people in the financial markets caught perhaps unawares by this decision. brexit means brexit, and we're going to make a success of it. it's a victory against the big merchant banks, against the big businesses, and against big politics. at the end of the day, jamie dunn, jp morgan, gold—medallist goldman sachs, have a good holiday. because i will give you a clue guys, you will be back. we are joined by our economics editor, ahmed. we saw there brexit back in the summer. we are looking ahead to 2017. where do we stand in terms of uk negotiations? everything looks so uncertain, doesn't it? i think the phoney war will come to an end. obviously britain voted to leave the european union

britain fought its foes repeatedly over the centuries. situationegic centur tie benevolence a cause to them together. virgin that americans alike look to charities to strengthen the british empire. -- britons and americans alike looked to charities to strengthen the bridge empire. hospitala wave of foundations, which were typically charities in this era. picture of the foundling hospital, a very well-known london charity. it was established in 1739 to care for children born out of wedlock. the man who founded it, a key part of mover founding it was thomas, who had spent 10 years living in the north american colonies at the beginning of the 18th century and was active in a number of charitable schemes that had imperial alliance. imperialing -- ends. would preserve lives and help strengthen bridge and militarily. that was a commonplace thing of the day. preserves them to be expended, i guess, by the army or navy later on. [laughter] amanda: in the american colonies, hospitals have an imperial agenda. american colonies, britons and americans

but also, britain is the second—largest economy in europe. they don't want to set up trade barriers such that the european economy itself suffers by losing the british market. and of course, london, the city, is one of the global leading financial centres. europe needs the city to fund its own businesses. indeed it does. talking of financials, let's bring up the board, because i want to talk about that. we can bring it up, because i want to talk about the ftse and the pound. this is how they ended as of the 21st of december. everyone talked about how, if there was a vote for brexit, we would see that pound plunge. exactly, investors would think that assets in the uk may be less valuable in the future, so that money would be better employed on the european continent, and frankly in america, and so the pound has fallen in value. i think what is interesting, and maybe slightly more surprising, is how good equities have been, and the markets have been. i think, in a way, although brexit is incredibly important, politically and economically, the f

so far, around 11,500 have come to britain. many families have found a new home in yorkshire and humberside, which has taken in more refugees than any other part of england. our correspondent dave edwards went to see how they're settling in. for the children of syria there have been few causes for celebration over the past five years — their country ravaged by war. but here in bradford a smile is never too far away at this christmas party for young refugees. you feel here safety and everyone is lovely. in syria, all your cousins, all your family in syria, like you're feeling sad just when you think about your family. most of these children wouldn't normally celebrate christmas at all. some have been through things you'd never want your children to experience. for them, this is a chance to enjoy themselves. call the baby jesus. the local vicar has been brought in to tell the nativity story. translating is roseana, a member of syria's christian minority. she arrived in bradford in september. some of herfamily remain in aleppo.

trade secretary liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. and great britain's heroes of rio could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards, with the winner chosen by the public. and in half an hour, christian fraser presents a special programme looking at the uk's journey towards brexit. the sports stars are starting to arrive. we will find outjust before nine o'clock who has been named the sports personality of the year. and in half an hour, christian fraser presents a special programme looking at the uk's journey towards brexit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the russian ambassador to the united nations say they will veto a united nations say they will veto a united nations proposal to put in monitors to check the situation in aleppo. there are reports that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have b

will britain do something like this? the immigration of people that don't integrate, and very often, impose their way of life on the british. there is no question that it is going to bring in a lot of anger by the dish. tony: to state the obvious, britain and canada have one big difference. there is a lot in canada. [laughter] gillian: a lot of space. tony: there's a big space. but your point about immigration is actually right. the thing is that we've got to be very, there's just been a report published on this i think today in the u.k. i think we've also got, it is what people expect the conversation that the problem of integration we have is with a part, let me choose my words carefully, with a part of our muslim community. now with all the laws of the all the laws of the committee but is not really with the indian community or other communities. so i think the best, this is were i think, this isn't the only we did with these problems. you put all of the problems on the table and work it out and deal with it. it is wh

you talked about the best outcome for britain. my interpretation of what you said is that would largely be around what's best for the british economy and our security. would that be fair? >> those are two high level aims, which are material to the interest of every citizen. they all want to have jobs, they all want to be better off and they all want to have a secure life. they are not the only aims. he made a rather good point about the position we hold in the world, if you like is also quite -- >> i was having some meetings with businesses and i was struck by the feedback from a range of organizations who felt there not been a structured confrontation with businesses in different sectors. i'm not sure if you would feel that you would agree with that. i would be interested to know how you have been communicating the finding from any of your discussions, and, indeed, whether or not the findings will be reflected in the white paper on whatever color document might be, when that's published. just as part of this conversation i was ve

great britain's destiny was linked with france. so hitler, prime minister chamberlain of great britain, premier daladier of france met in munich, and because the democracies of europe were hungry for peace, removed the thorn from hitler's side. europe breathed a sigh of relief. --tler road into the sudent hitler road into sudetenland. his people were jubilant. they wanted peace. hitler rolled into the streets. here was the miracle man, they said. a man who conquered with words. this was a new kind of war, a delightful war. bands and flowers and parades. a smiling war. a lovely war. not a shot fired, not a man hurt, nor a woman, nor a child. war was a holiday. ♪ narrator: hitler told his people he was content. he wanted no more territory. he guaranteed the integrity of the mutilated czechoslovakia republic. thereupon, he caused to rest. and then marched into prague. the republic was destroyed. the democracies had lost a valuable ally. italy's reward was albania, again bloodless. slight resistance. now, europe realized the hunger o

max's dispatches had another fascinated audience in britain. historians monitor the outcome, britain's professional spooks at secret service headquarters hated him, because he never concealed his contempt for them. one of his milder descriptions describe them as a colony of kooks in a unvented backwater bureaucracy, held together by neglect like a cluster of bats in an unscripted bath. yet i decided while researching, that the unlovable snobbish, rude, arrogant man was one of the most remarkable british intelligence officers in the war, who from 1942 onward new hitler'such more about secret services than did anyone in germany, because he was privy to the identity of all the double agents being controlled of london. by courtesy of bletchley, this officer poured over agent max's early dispatches, then warned the russians they have security leak the size of the grand canyon. when they took no notice, he decided that max must be a double controlled by stalin's nkbd. 1942, came stalingrad. operation uranus, the devastating successful russian develop

the problem is, in this economy britain is now 70% a service economy. the service economy generally does not produce anything. neitherjobs, nor wealth, nor anything. that is important. but it does generate wealth. we have to take into account that now you have millennials who do not want to keep the same job for 30 years. just because their father did a particularjob... their mother... we have to accept that there are those changes but the key issue is what thomas raised. wealth gaps are increasing. people at the very top continue to make more money. this is about being liberated, you don't have to be a coal miner because your father was. there are people who wanted to be coal miners and they do not have the possibility any longer. continuity. the fathers expecting the son to follow them down the pits or whatever. the choices, you have to become a nomadic international bit of the labour force that is being flung all over the world at the behest of capital enterprises. that breakdown of community is very serious. let's move on because the wars and divisi

that could be terrible for britain. also, i think it would be terrible to have a united europe to britain's exclusion, which is something that britain tried to prevent for 500 years. we will miss you. the european union with britain in it was better than what we are going to get now, but you have made your decision. we have to take care of our union, you have to take care of your union. we are facing an existential crisis as never before. it is a crisis of solidarity. everybody is talking the national talk, and thus imperilling the european union and its ability to commonly act. this could be the new experience, the new situation, that failure of europe is possible, and i think we have even more awareness of this new possibility which has not been there since world war ii. do you see yourself and your political movement as part of a worldwide phenomenon? i am thinking of donald trump in the united states, i am thinking of the vote for brexit in the united kingdom. do you think something is happening which the front nati

we are great britain anyway, so it was. we are great britain anyway, so regardless of whether we leave not accomplished one of the biggest nations and the world. stuff on to get trade, still going to be doing well. the british people have made a very clear decision to take a different path. and, as such, i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. i think hejust leadership to take it in this direction. i think he just put his hand up because he was like, you guys hand up because he was like, you guys are hand up because he was like, you guys are really going to do this. though she is a chilling on a beach with his wife. he tried. he said, i'll put my hands up and i'm gone. he said referendum, lost and quite. -quit. i felt sorry for him. you would like you want to cry in that speech. i respected it because he didn't want to be prime minister and support something he didn't believe them and that in itself is honest. at the same time it's kind of sneaky. the headlines at 8pm. a final farewell to

faslane, home to britain's nuclear submarines and one of the most secure military establishments in britain. or so you would think. yet in october 1983, three anti—nuclear demonstrators broke into the base at night and got aboard a nuclear sub. documents released at the national archives show the prime minister was appalled. when mrs thatcher was first told of the security breach, the thing that evidently horrified her most was that the intruders had managed to get into the control room of a polaris submarine. her adviser charles powell wrote, "had there been armed terrorist the consequences would have been incalculable". and mrs thatcher herself noted at the top of the page, "i am utterly horrified. we could all have been put in grave danger." polaris was the forerunner of today's trident. the vessel was hms repulse. this is me. philjones, then a young peace activist, was one of the demonstrators. he says they were astonished at how easy it was, and shocked. when the commander of the submarine came into the control room, and he was shouting at us, "who the f are you? who the f are you?"

commentator: gold for great britain again! the double—double. he described his knighthood as a dream come true. having come to britain as an eight—year—old from somalia, he added, he could never have imagined it. another athletic star, meanwhile, becomes a dame. london 2012 heptathlon champion jessica ennis—hill, who retired this year. there's also a damehood for rower katherine grainger — after five medals at five consecutive olympics, the perfect ending to her career. and there's a knighthood for one of britain's top paralympians. dressage rider lee pearson won his 11th gold medal in rio. among the other honours, two sporting couples. cbes for cyclists jason and laura kenny, while hockey gold medallists kate and helen richardson—walsh become an obe and mbe respectively. and after their impressive run at euro 2016, wales football manager chris coleman becomes an obe, and his northern ireland counterpart, michael o'neill, an mbe. just a few of more than 100 sporting figures honoured for a memorable 12 months. there were also some notab

you've talked about the best outcome for britain. my interpretation from what you said is that would largely be around what's best for the british economy and our security. would that be fair? >> yeah, those are two hi high-level aims which are material to the interests of every citizen. they all want to have jobs. they all want to be better off. and they all want to have a secure life. but they aren't the only aims. i mean, mr. raab just speaking now actually made a rather good point about this. so, the position we hold in the world, if you like, is also quite important. >> well, i was also having some meetings with businesses, and i was struck by the feedback that, from a range of organizations, who felt there hadn't been a structured consultation with businesses in different sectors. i'm not sure if you would feel that you would agree with that. i'd be interested to know how you've been reaching out, how you've been communicating the findings from any of your discussions, and indeed, whether or not the findings will be reflected i

theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu, in her christmas message. also in the next hour tributes to the status quo guitarist, rick parfitt, who's died at the age of 68. rock music. he died in hospital in spain after suffering from complications related to previous shoulder surgery. his family have said they are devastated. in half an hour, i will be looking back on a year that will shape the global economy for decades to come. this year saw the uk take that momentous decision and leave the european union. we'll be taking a look at what lies in store in the next 12 months. and defying all the odds, he did it! the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for the white house. he's made some bold announcements, but was it all talk and no action? stay tuned, because that's all to come on business live review 2016. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually do

liam fox says britain could remain a member of the eu customs union after brexit. ahead of another strike by southern rail conductors tomorrow, the rmt leader dismisses claims his union is using the dispute to take on the government. the general secretary of the rmt transport union mick cash has dismissed claims that it's organising strikes as part of a conspiracy to bring down the government. he distanced himself from reported remarks by the rmt‘s president, sean hoyle, suggesting trade unions were coordinating industrial action to oust the conservatives. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. some media reports suggest that trade unions are trying to bring down the gutman. the rmt national president was pretty clear on the subject. they are talking about the left trying to bring down the government. there was the national shop stewards network. 0ther left—wing organisations are coordinating to bring the government down. guess what? we are. mick cash dismissed the idea. when not about looking at conspiracies to bring down the government. 0ur looking at

britain was already on alert for terrorism before last night's attack in berlin. now, security measures have been reviewed around public markets. in birmingham, both uniformed and plain clothes police were already deployed. the public in this market seem undeterred. i don't think we can allow it to happen, to intimidate us or affect our way of life and what we do. especially at christmas time. i think things happen. if you dwell on it too much and sit back and don't do anything, you'd just become a social hermit. in london, the extremely high number of cctv cameras acts as some deterrent. in britain, the authorities also monitor private communications more actively than in other european countries. but no—one is saying an attack couldn't happen here. in this city alone we monitor thousands of people the whole time. but you can never be complacent. the risk is very real and that is why it's so important for us to collaborate, as we do, with our german friends. with our turkish friends and of course with the russians as well. inside m15 headquarters is the governm

gold for great britain again! the double—double!- described his knighthood as a dream come true, having come to britain as an 8—year—old from somalia, he added, he could never have imagined it. another athletics star, meanwhile, becomes a dame. london 2012 heptathlon championjessica ennis—hill, who retired this year. there's also a damehood for rower katherine granger. it's the perfect ending to her career. it's not something i ever thought i would get but what a great time to get it. you know? at the end of a 20—year career for me, in competing for my country, it's a lovely way to sort of bring the curtain down. and there's a knighthood for one of britain's top paralympians, dressage—rider lee pearson won his 11th gold medal in rio and he told me just what becoming sir lee pearson meant to him. it means loads, um... i'm unbelievably shocked and honoured — excuse the pun. i hope it doesn't change my life. i don't think it will. it won't, it won't change me but, um, it has taken a lot of getting used to. the other honours

the international trade secretary says britain could remain part of the customs union after leaving the european union. ahead of a strike on southern rail tomorrow, rmt leader mick cash denies accusations that his union is using the dispute to take on the government. leicester's jamie vardy and wales striker gareth bale are among the champions who could be named this year's bbc sports personality of the year at tonight's ceremony in birmingham. and coming up at 2.30, it is politics europe, for all the key news out of brussels. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. syrian state television says buses have entered the rebel—held enclave in eastern aleppo, to enable the evacuation of thousands of people said to be living in desperate conditions. this follows reports of a deal having been agreed between the rebels and pro—government forces. richard lister reports. more buses lining up, as it seemed this on—off evacuation would continue. the authority said david oversees the situation, but that has still not happen. but the smoke lying over the city shows just how difficult this has b

fear britain's overwhelming military force is also preventing many delegates from even considering. >> they think us massachusetts men are firebrands and reb rebelrousers. >> what do you have us do, sit on our hands and bite our tongues? >> yes. that's you, john. >> not me. >> why so? >> you of all of us are a man of principle, of region, willing to represent the british soldiers at trial. >> during the two-week trip to philadelphia, john and samuel worked to refine their strategy. while others from the north and south journey even farther carrying with them their and agendas. georgia refuses the invitation which raises questions about the loyalty of the southern colonies. >> it's the massachusetts boys here to tell us what to do. >> gentlemen, allow me to introduce myself. i am colonel george washington. please sit. >> thank you, colonel, for your hospitality. >> please know the feelings of those two are hardly the majority. thank you, both. >> to john and sam's surprise, the massachusetts delegation greeted in philadelphia by some admiring virginians led by george washington. who pr

in britain and america, 2016 has upended the post cold war and liberal order. politics are realigning. we know what we're in transition from, not yet what we're in transition to. allan little, bbc news. now, just before we go, a reminder of our main story tonight. the aftermath of the terror attack at a christmas market in berlin in which 12 people died. a candlelit vigil is being held tonight on the square where the attack took place. local residents and visitors have gathered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and the dozens of injured when a lorry ploughed into the crowd. chancellor angela merkel and other senior german officials attended a service of remembrance held at the kaiser wilhelm church, which is located next to the square. she urged germans not to be paralysed by fear. tonight, berlin's brandenberg gate is illuminated with the colours of the german flag in tribute to those who lost their lives and the dozens of people injured. good night.

meanwhile, max's dispatches had another fascinating audience in britain. historian hugh trevor roper spent the war monitoring. he never concealed his contempt for them. one of his milder descriptions, a colony of kooks and bureaucracy. a bunch of dependent bum suckers held together like a cluster of bats in an unswept bar. yet i decide while researching this book that the unloveable, snobbish, rude, arrogant trevor roper was one of the most remarkable british intelligence officers who from 1942 onwards knew much more about hitler's secret services than did anyone in germany because he was privy to the identity of all the double agents being kroecontrol out of london. by courtesy of blechly this officer pored over the early dispatches and then warned the russians they had a security leak the size of the grand canyon. when they took no notice, trevor roper decided that max must be a double installed by stalin. in november 1942, the operation, the russian envelopment of the russian sixth army which changed the course of the war. at the same time as uranus fur

great britain's real heroes could be infor great britain's real heroes could be in for more success at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards with the winner chosen by the public. the result is announced within the hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, the evacuation of the now government—controlled city of eastern aleppo has hit another stumbling block. it had been due to resume after a pause lasting three days, on condition that the rebels allowed civilians to leave two villages which support president assad. then armed men attacked the buses sent to the villages of foah and kefraya. although some buses have now left eastern aleppo there are still thousands of people there, desperate to leave. in the last hour, the un security council has said it will vote tomorrow on a resolution demanding unimpeded un access to eastern aleppo. but russia has said it will veto the plan. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has this report — you may find some of the images distressing. if only the ceasefire in aleppo hadn't collapsed, then this might never h

gold for great britain again! the double double. he described his knighthood as "a dream come true." having come to britain as an eight—year—old from somalia, he added, he could never have imagined it. another athletics star, meanwhile, becomes a dame. london 2012 heptathlon champion, jessica ennis—hill, who retired this year. there's also a damehood for rower katherine grainger. after five medals at five consecutive 0lympics, the perfect ending to her career. it's not something i ever thought i would get, but what a great time to get it. it's the end of a 20—year career for me in competing for my country, and it's a lovely way to bring the curtain down. and there's a knighthood for one of britain's top paralympians. dressage rider lee pearson won his 11th gold medal in rio. he told mejust he told me just what becoming a surly person meant to him. it means loads. i'm unbelievably shocked and honoured. excuse the pun. i hope it doesn't change my life, i don't think it will. it won't change me. but it has taken a lot of gettin

britain and the u.s. like to talk about this special relationship. even when they do disagree on policy, they usual do it very politely. >> yeah, well it's fascinating, especially when you sort of explain it there with the bre brexit. thank you very much, phil black reporting to us from london. happy new year. >>> 2017 being welcomed in the far east and north korea to the list of country ringing in the new year. next up at the top of the hour, hong kong takes over. this holiday, the real gift isn't what's inside the box... it's what's inside the person who opens it. give your loved ones ancestrydna, the simple dna test that can tell them where they came from -by revealing their ethnic mix. it's a gift as original as they are. order now at ancestrydna.com. >>> pictures here from tokyo, a short time ago as japan rang in the new year, thousands of people braving the cold in the famous crossing. this comes a few hours behind the festivities in new zealand. they got the party started with a big fireworks show of the day. >> there is auckland, one of the f

and there's a knighthood for one of britain's top paralympians. dressage rider lee pearson won his 11th gold medal in rio and he told me just put becoming sir lee pearson meant to him. it means loads. i'm unbelievably shocked and honoured, excuse the pun. i hope it doesn't change my life. i don't think it will. it won't change me, but it has taken a lot of getting used to. among the other honours, two sporting couples. cbes for cyclists jason and laura kenney, while hockey gold—medallists kate and helen richardson—walsh become an obe and mbe respectively. and after their impressive run at euro 2016, wales football manager chris coleman becomes an obe, and his northern ireland counterpart michael o'neill, an mbe. just a few of more than 100 sporting figures honoured for a memorable 12 months. andy swiss, bbc news. the new year's honours also feature some prominent names in the world of entertainment and the arts. the veteran comic ken dodd, who's still performing at 89, is knighted for services to entertainment and comedy. also knighted are ray

britain is a is a very major destination. british airlines are important as art others of course so we have a fair degree of interest to maintain this. so were very keen on that. it's not just at the national level. if if you are the mayor of a town in one of the mediterranean states that benefits from easy jets are one of the other low-cost airlines you have an interest too. so there's all sorts of leverage but will work on that. >> last week there was a decision about the european what would be a benefit to the british business. have you given thought to such importance institutions given that the u.k. has a very large -- they'll be vital to our economy? >> the answer would be s on both counts. two points. let me separate out. one of the things that falls my department is a continuing relationship with european union. and we have taken the very firm view that we continue to be good european citizens and support these measures for the last couple of years as well as taking to maintain relationships. on the european agency we

britain is after all a guarantor of sirry ot defendants from the 1960 treaty? there is a lot to do this 2017 with a lot of important decisions to be made. i make a plea to the prime minister, to represent all sides, whether they voted to leave or remain and to make the right decisions that benefit notjust her party, but everyone in this country. thank you mrrks speaker. on the issue of cyprus, yes, the president has updated us on the talks. these are important talks. i think we all accept that we have perhaps the best opportunity for a settlement in cyprus that we have seen for many, many years and the president made clear, the talks have been taking place under un auspices between the two leaders, they have been encouraged and generated by the two leaders of the it is important that we recognise the leadership that they have shown in relation to this issue. the right honourable gentleman is right, there are three garn to, greece, turkey and the united kingdom. we stand ready to play our part as required and when it is appropriate for us to do so. there is a po

one of britain's brightest sporting careers is now at an end. but it was one that was coloured throughout by gold and yellow. a woman has died after up to 20 vehicles were involved in a series of collisions on the a40 near witney in oxfordshire. the crashes stretched for more than half a mile and took place in fog this morning. sangita myska sent this report from the scene. photographs taken minutes after this mornings crash show in chilling detail the mangled wreckage of at least 20 vehicles. eyewitnesses described seeing cars skidding across the road through thick fog, smashing into one another, spilling debris into two lanes of the a40. i was justjoining the a40 when i saw the brake lights and the hazard lights, so i came to a stop and then i got out of the vehicle and saw the carnage ahead and the carnage behind. the emotions were very high, people were obviously scared. it was a bit like a movie scene, really. a lot of havoc, people injured, a lot of destruction. this afternoon, recovery vehicles continue to clear the wreckage in an attempt

the prime minister has called for britain to come together, as it prepares to leave the eu. in herfirst christmas message, theresa may says the country must prepare to forge a bold new role in the world. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has highlighted the plight of homeless people during the festive season. and in a few minutes we will discuss the content of those messages in more detail, and how the political landscape has changed in the last 12 months. that is at 7:10am. the british—born astronaut piers sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, at the age of 61. originally from east sussex, he then became an american citizen, which allowed him to join nasa's space programme. he took part in three missions between 2002 and 2010, spending a total of 35 days orbiting earth. temperatures at the north pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average today, in what scientists say is a record—breaking heatwave. they say an air temperature of just below freezing, instead of the usual minus 30, is preventing ice from forming. the researchers claim it is directly linked to manâ

they are big supporters of britain. big, big supporters of britain. again, they are not in the eurozone. i was speaking to a swedish colleague yesterday who was saying it's a shame because a lot of mutual support came from the uk and sweden especially when it came to improving environmental standards. and trade issues. trade, holding vw to account, the emissions scandal et cetera. we are working closely with our swedish colleagues who definitely want to remain. we'll have to leave it there and we'll see. we'll keep an eye out. keep an eye out. that is it for now. thanks forjoining us. bye— bye. eyes once again i have had a quick look through the front door. always im proves look through the front door. always improves the #qu5u89 of the forecast. it is still fairly laden skies here. hints of brightness, not much more, one or two have had. i have shown this picture a fair few times, it is rather glorious. whether it stayed that way throughout in keswick is a mute point. the cloud is slowly but surely wandering around he under the influence of high pr

there are thought to be about 4,000 people sleeping rough in britain at any one time. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. 3am in worcester city centre, and two men approach a rough sleeper. one stamps the head, the other kicks the legs. casual, unprovoked violence is a daily fear for rough sleepers. they have no shelter, anyone, at any time, could attack. this man was homeless for five years and took to sleeping on london commuter trains after being assaulted. i was in leicester square, got into a discussion with a young man around the fact i was homeless. he became quite aggravated, i would guess, by the fact i was homeless and i was saying, being homeless, everybody‘s an individual and people are homeless for different reasons. and from there he ended up punching me in the face, basically. and it was quite a nasty punch. his experience is fairly common, says today's survey. 30% of rough sleepers say they've been deliberately hit or kicked. 31% say they've had things thrown at them. 7% were actually urinated on. it's notjust the incident itse

there are thought to be about 4,000 people sleeping rough in britain at any one time. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. 3am in worcester city centre, and two men approach a rough sleeper. one stamps the head, the other kicks the legs. casual, unprovoked violence is a daily fear for rough sleepers. they have no shelter, anyone, at any time, could attack. this man was homeless for five years and took to sleeping on london commuter trains after being assaulted. i was in leicester square, got into a discussion with a young man around the fact i was homeless. he became quite aggravated, i would guess, by the fact i was homeless and i was saying, being homeless, everybody‘s an individual and people are homeless for different reasons. and from there he ended up punching me in the face, basically. and it was quite a nasty punch. his experience is fairly common, says today's survey. 30% of rough sleepers say they've been deliberately hit or kicked. 31% say they've had things thrown at them. 7% were actually urinated on. it's notjust the incident itse

i would to see what will be best for britain. iwould not to see what will be best for britain. i would not expected to have a plan yet. when she gets in the room with the other eu leaders, they will expect clarity on where britain wants to end up and on the back of that start negotiating. the first negotiating is about living, not trade deals. it is about loose ends. what are the top three things we need to be concerned about, anyone watching at home? the thing eve ryo ne anyone watching at home? the thing everyone will care about most is what it means for the economy. we have already seen the pound falling. there is absolutely no way of knowing yet what brexit means for our economy and we know what brexit means. the first thing to do is see what happens to the economy going forward with foreign investment, ability to sign traders. the second thing is the future of the united kingdom. will scotland go back to its people and say let's have a vote on independence again. the third interesting thing is the speed at which politics is changing. at the moment you have a conservative p

we know of two planes in britain that have been diverted to sicily. 0ne know of two planes in britain that have been diverted to sicily. one is a british airways flight from gatwick to malta originally, and one is an easyjet flight that was going from gatwick to malta and is now in sicily. we will keep you up—to—date to how those travel plans change. smitha mundasad, thank you very much. those are the live pictures from valletta in malta. those look like security operatives at the top of the plane. it was an internal flight of the plane. it was an internal flight due to land in tripoli. but crucially, the two hijackers have surrendered and are under arrest. we do not know what their demands were. mercifully, as far as we are aware, nobody was hurt in this hijack. but there are still many questions to be answered. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has promised to take measures to make her country a stronger state in the face of the terrorist threat. speaking after the death of the tunisian anis amri, the suspect in the berlin lorry attack, ms merkel said her government wanted

britain does. united states, definitely the russian do it as well. the scandal, remember, was the data dumping. the dumping of the information acquired through that hacking in an alleged attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential election. that's what the scandal was all about. in terms of, you know, whether united states has a gauge or not, well, clearly, it's got intelligence operatives working here. assessments they're making and digitalest that have led them to the conclusion that it's russia behind the hacking attacks. and, you know, it's pretty incomprehensible that donald trump didn't taking those findings which he would be aware of. >> is there some sense that president putin may be holding back on these retaliations that had been recommended yesterday morning because he thinks that donald trump may be easier to manage, so to speak, easier to manipulate, because he is not a regular politician? >> i think that's one interpretation of putin's motivation for not responding in kind for the expulsion of 35 russian diplomats. another inte

theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu, in her christmas message. also: big sam is back in a job. this time at crystal palace. the former england manager, sam allardyce, signs a two and a half year deal at selhurst park following the sacking of alan pardew. and in half an hour i will be looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim mcpeak returned to earth after a six—month visit to space. that is review 2016, the year in the science. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be "different" when he takes over. here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. theseis these is really homes on land that the palestinians want for the promised future state. there are now some 600,000 israelis live the occupied west bank in eastjerusalem and numbers are growing. in a rare show of unity, the un security co

britain's civil aviation authority says that 25 blue ice falls are reported in britain every year from falls are reported in britain every yearfrom 2.5 million falls are reported in britain every year from 2.5 million flights. whether the measures introduced today will do anything to reduce the risk of being dumped on in this way remains an open question. for sure, forsure, i for sure, i would for sure, iwould not for sure, i would not want to live below this flight path. the next story is quite interesting. i have been to displace many times to eat my sashimi and sushi. i have been there too. biju go very early, about 4:30am ? yes, i love it when people are trading and buying and selling fish and seafood. it is wonderful. eating everything, the sashimi and the sushi is very fresh. yes, it is wonderfully fresh. japan is home to the world's biggest fish market, called tsukiji. it's legendary for tuna auctions, the source of all that great sushi. so much so that a plan to move the market has proved controversial. now a film has reignited a debate over its historic value. the movie's dire

nick skelton, a big star, takes the gold for great britain. one wonders whether dreams come true but they have today. a super ride from sarah storey! yes, 12 gold medals now in paralympic sport. jamie vardy, nobody has done more than him. leicester city are the premier league champions! max whitlock has done everything he can. double olympic champion! and a huge smile across the face of danny willett. at five under par, what a performance. who will it be? you can have your say later. and join us on the red carpet for the bbc sports personality of the year tonight on the bbc news channel from 5 pm. now, the weather. the quiet spell continues but there are still problems the herds —— to be had because of the fog. there will be the odd bit of brightness coming and going, a lot of cloud around, a lot of the fog lingering through the afternoon. the best temperatures will be across northern britain, 11—13dc. through the night, that fog will return notjust across central part of england and wales, with the breeze dropping out, the conditions mi

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places like this in britain and america were left behind. places like this voted donald trump and brexit. in britain as in the u.s., the irony is the two companies that pursuit the globalizing agenda most vigorously have been the first to have angry backlash against a consequence. this is one of the architects of that agenda, the head of mrs. thatcher's number 10 policy unit. >> transatlantic narrowing from ronald reagan, who said the rising tide would lift all boats. that was over optimistic. it failed to provide fresh jobs in michigan, west virginia, ohio, just as it failed to provide jobs in parts that have suffered from the decline of heavy industry. crisis for a huge the left. the democrats and new labour classicsee grievance as a loser in modern progressive politics. the lack of jobs and nsportunities for youngu is horrendous. with the mass migration, the labour party, under blair in particular, the poor were getting poorer. it is unforgivable. >> i think that immigration is a big problem. i think it is a case that the wheres filling t

he's been one of britain's favourite entertainers for more than half a century. now ken dodd has received a knighthood. i said to the fellow, "excuse me, can you help me out?" he said, certainly, which way did you come in? you don't get bigger than this. i've played a lot of big theatres. but this is it, this is "the" day. i'm very, very proud. the bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking. actress patricia routledge — she's been made a dame. kinks frontman ray davies said he felt humility and joy to become sir ray. a knighthood, too, for award—winning actor mark rylance. bond actress naomie harris becomes an 0be. figures from fashion and design have also been recognised. american vogue editor anna wintour said she was touched to be made a dame. victoria beckham becomes an 0be for services to the fashion industry. the hillsborough independent panel was chaired by the former bishop of liverpool, jamesjones. he's now been knighted. 0bviously great pride, but mixed with sadness because of that enduring sadness of the families, who have continued to feel t

and there's a knighthood for one of britain's top paralympians. dressage rider lee pearson won his 11th gold medal in rio. among the other honours, two sporting couples. cbes for cyclists jason and laura kenney, while hockey gold—medallists kate and helen richardson—walsh become an 0be and mbe respectively. and after their impressive run at euro 2016, wales football manager chris coleman becomes an 0be, and his northern ireland counterpart michael 0'neill, an mbe. just a few of more than 100 sporting figures honoured for a memorable 12 months. andy swiss, bbc news. stars of the stage and screen, have also been included in the new year's honours list. ken dodd said he was ‘tickled' to have been knighted at the age of 89, and joked that he would wear his medal in bed. patricia routledge, the star of keeping up appearances has been made a dame, an announcement that would make hyacinth bucket proud. ray davies, frontman of the kinks, said he felt humility and joy at hearing of his knighthood. he's been recognised for services to the arts. and he

which is no reason to leave europe. >> so, they call it great britain. what's great about britain? >> i can refer to a certain literacy and rye sense of humor and political position of democracy which ironically the referendum that has caused someone of so much pain is a problem of and environment is the history of immigration that has defined a far more open culture. until this point i was very, very proud. but my great, great grand parents arrived here and i'm still here, that's important thing, very tolerant country. will it all work utah in the end i have no idea. nothing is certain. >> you know what i like. a good pub. like at princess victoria in west london. and stuff like this. >> this is insanely good. >> she's the definition of kindness,el grans and grace, the woman who taught england to cook. >> what you got here. >> scott jack. >> nice. >> white bait and chip. >> this is the greatest thing ever. >> i know white bait it's are so good. >> white bait, tiny bait battered and fried lightly salted, the perfect bar food. >> you're starting to see them but almost never. >> huge