their mandate is to deal with article 50, how britain leaves. how britain has a relationship with the eu after that is a separate article. but you cannot just fall off a cliff with no problem. the tone of your voice does not necessarily mean it is wrong. if i was british i would not think it was a good idea. why would it possibly be a good idea? my point is, framing an option in pantomime terms does not make it better or worse, it just says how you feel about it. this is not the same situation. we are not a member of the wto yet. since 1995, you are right, we gave up an ownership of the wto to participate via the eu but are any of you seriously claiming that the united kingdom would be kept out of the wto as a member? probably not, i agree. all the complexities, think of greenland taking three years to leave the eu. think of canada... when norway decided not to join it took eight months. norway was not a member of the eu. you left the eu. you decided to quit, ok, so you should not expect those people who you turn your back to them, to be nice to

will be great britain? it is great britain a world record time! another day another gold for great britain. a successful defence of the women's team pursuit as laura trott alongside her teammates came the first british woman to win freely big gold medals. not to be outdone by his fiancee, jason kenny retained his olympic crown in the individual sprint defeating his compatriot and into silver. becky james put over two years of injury and illness behind her to take silver. while mark cavendish‘s status as one of the all—time greats on the road is undisputed, and his third olympic games, an olympic medal was still a big hole in his cabinet. and many doubted that would change. howell wrong they were. —— how wrong they were. the sixth and final day predictably provided more gold as laura trott emphatically defended her title. oche james celebrated a second silver in the individual sprint and kitty showed her promise for the future with bronze. jason kenny going for a british record. in the final event he was hoping to secure his third gold meda

would it impacts of britain's mo a cce pta ble would it impacts of britain's mo acceptable sports? there's no guarantees in sport but victories for heather standing and helen glover could be close. they are defending their 0lympic title. they are fearless, defending their 0lympic title. they a re fearless, they defending their 0lympic title. they are fearless, they are out —— without equal, they are history makers. they defend their 0lympic title and they have done it in such style. they would be gold medals for the men's coxless fours and the men's eight. many thought katherine grainger would retire after london that the temptation proved strong. after a long break from the sport, it was unsurprised that the double act failed to impress in the warm up. it's a silver medal! i'm proud of what we have done. it's a medal people wouldn't have put money on. tokyo ? people wouldn't have put money on. tokyo? mum and dad, i promise i will never put you through that again. liam heath lived up to his billing as one of the pre—game favourites in the kayaks. he also partnered john schofi

yeah, and can we add to shift the focus to britain, i think domestically in britain, i see the brexit inquisition worsening. because, i've seen it in britain, brexit has separated families. children and parents and grandparents. it's the first time i've seen this, and i've been in britain for 20 years. also, there is this "whose side are you on? if you don't share my brexit conviction you are therefore against me." that's what i call brexit inquisition, and i think it's going to get worse. it's not going to be very good for the british people. that's what happened in scotland as well. a referendum that was meant to solve and resolve an issue, divided families, friends, and didn't resolve it. at new year's parties you had to be very careful what you said to your friends and relatives! let's move on. donald trump inherits the presidency of the united states, and also a nation in which more voters voted against him than for him. a nation divided geographically, politically, culturally between red and blue states. can he pull america together in 2017? will he surprise us by using his entr

great britain are in the olympic final. the netherlands hadn't lost at the olympic games since 200a. we knew it would be a big challenge. the dutch played out of their skins and were sort of all over us. we had to fend for our lives. inside the circle, maddie hinch is down, the angle... they had four chances and scored three. it ended 3—3. we were in a positive place going into the penalties, and each person went, maddie was making some incredible saves, as she always does. maddie hinch absolutely brilliant. it came to the third one, and helen scored hers. great britain are off the mark in the shoot out. if i scored my last one then that would be it, we would win. so we went up, made sure i went really slowly so the goalie was waiting for me. make sure i looked in the eyes and looked as big and confident as possible. hollie webb on her way, to win gold for great britain. webb... turns, scores! that's the golden goal. great britain have won the olympic gold medal. the best feeling in the world. hi, i'm charlotte dujardin a

and it is great britain who are men's olympic champions. it is carnival time for great britain. history being written and then rewritten. these were tales of triumph, passion, britain confound its golden touch. all games need their superstars, we had plenty. some catapulted themselves onto the biggest stage. for others, a final flourish before a fond farewell. there were those that arrived as superstars, levi's legend. he is going what he always does, it is called again. the triple trouble. the greatest ever. andy murray. a double olympic gold medallist. some were making history. some were doing what no brit had done before. some award no one had done, for a very long time. justin rose of great britain takes olympic gold. whilst others, well, they werejust britain takes olympic gold. whilst others, well, they were just doing what they have always done. mo farah has gone, he is away, he is going to get gold for great britain again. the double double. arise sir mo farah. but amidst such company even giving everything might not be enough. at times it was... trust. that is the golde

and control over the money britain sends to the eu, although that was hotly disputed. money britain sends to the eu, although that was hotly disputedlj understand although that was hotly disputed.” understand that borisjohnson is standing here tonight still defending this £350 million a week figure. it's a scandal that that's still emblazoned across the campaign bus. and there wasn'tjust one leave campaign. nigel farage and the ukip crew ran their own. they had boats and a tougher tone on immigration. the eu is making a mess of virtually everything. pursed we have the eurozone, then we had the eu common asylu m eurozone, then we had the eu common asylum policy compounded hugely by angela merkel and what we've seen oui’ angela merkel and what we've seen our huge dreams of people coming into europe over the course of the last year, no security checks done on anybody. or you could sign up for grassroots out, an alliance of tory backbenchers and a few other characters. left, right, left, right, forward march to victory on the 23rd ofjune! as the battle went on, levers capitalised on feel

britain? australia? certainly gb in record time! another day, another gold for great britain. this time a successful defence of the women's team pursuit as laura trott, alongside joanna rowsell shand, eleanor barker and katie archibald became the first british women to win three olympic golds. not to be outdone by his fiance, jason kenny retained his second olympic crown in the individual sprint. beating compatriot callum skinner into silver. becky james put more than two years of injury and illness behind her to take silver. now, while mark cavendish‘s status as one of the all time greats on the road is undisputed, at his third olympic games an olympic medal was still a big hole for him. many doubted the omnium would change that. how wrong they were. after all the effort and olympic heartache... mark cavendish has an olympic medal. silver. the sixth and final day brought more gold. trott inked her way further into the record books with an emphatic defence of her omnium title. becky james celebrated a second silver in the individual sprint, and katy marchant showed promise f

not he proposes his proposing britain be a member. he came to that later, not at this stage. he says we have to build a kinder united states and europe, and the first move has to be led by a partnership of franceliation between and germany. this is 1946. the nuremberg trials are going on. every day is fresh revelations of nazi atrocities. andtanding at this podium proposing this reconciliation and partnership between france and germany. apoplectic, winston sent him a letter to exclaim his motives ar what he said, but actually girl says i would tell you what my politics towards germany is. ,e will occupy the rhine consolidate the industrial area of western germany, and we will have the soviet union on the squeeze thend i can germans for everything they have. well, it all changed, and it all change because these two ignited a process, begin a new chain of thinking, opened up a new horizon. two a commitment to defend freedom wherever freedom is threatened. if that leads to the resistance led in partnership i britain and the united states, but also france, to lift the blockade of

people in the united states prior to the battle of britain were very suspicious of britain. they have been felt as if they have been fooled into the first world war with congressional hearings, and so there is this sense that we had somehow been tricked by munition makers into going into war in the first place. when the war drums started beating, there is a lot to overcome for people that started thinking perhaps we should fight hitler. the battle of britain is incredibly important to get americans to stop thinking of britain as an empire and to start thinking of them as worthy of defense and the two things most important are both popular culture rather than political. there is a movie that comes out that shows all of the citizens of pretend getting into their row boats and say the young british men and after a broadcast on the radio from britain and he always begins with saying he is in london and he tells stories like this one terrific story or there is a british shopkeeper who gets bombed and he puts a sign on his door that says "still open." and he gets bombed again and

one said to him, look, britain is broke. germany is destroyed. france is likely to go communist. italy is chaotic. spain is a fascist dictatorship. quite a mountain to climb. remember winston is half american, and he said once, if my father had been an american and not my mother, i would have got here on my own, and he really thought he would. he realized what people are telling him, but he realized that if the americans were not only going to defend europe with the monopoly of the bomb, but actually restore europe, invest in europe and invest in britain and loan britain the money it needed to get itself back on its feet, then the europeans got to something themselves. six months later, the university of zurich, and i was there last month to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the speech. now i'm going to say something -- the speech is as remarkable as the former speech, in a different way. he says i'm going to startle you. now i'm going to say something which will startle you. what he proposes is not proposing britain be a member. he came to that later, not at this stage. he says

that will be the choice of britain, not europe. and he is right. a final thought, on domestic politics, one reason why i thought the 10—year report will be interesting, we have no idea who will be in government in 10 years' time. ifjeremy corbyn does not get his act together... the rebrand. that may or not succeed. my instinct is, the conservative party gets a free ride in the house of commons. jeremy corbyn does not corral his party. beyond that, i think our relationship with the eu will come down to some of these trade deals. barnier seems to think we can get a deal done in less time. we can leave it there because we have 2017 to talk about it! that's it for dateline london for this week. you can comment on the programme on twitter and interact with our guests. we're back next week at the same time. please make a date with dateline london. hello. contrasting weather conditions top and tail this week but either side there will be issues with pre—christmas travel plans. those of you heading out this morning, fog could be a problem but probably

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

britain would be permanently poorer if we left the eu. it was all backed up with assertions from the global great and the good who claimed brexit would be bad for britain's place in the world. our focus is in negotiating with a big block of the european union to get a trade agreement done. and the uk is going to be in the back of the queue. bad for the economy. negotiations on new arrangements with the european union and other trading partners could, in our view, take years. which would be bad for your wallet, even when it came to holidays. it is just not as easy to fly across europe as it is today if you leave the eu. a message spelt out in a government leaflet sent to every single household. politically, the remain campaign was made up of blue, red, yellow, and green. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, tended to stick to his own script. i believe we have to vote to remain in order to defend investment, jobs, workers‘ rights and defend our environment. he left much of his side's campaigning to alan johnson. but vote leave had its own la

britain would be permanently poorer if we left the eu. it was all backed up with assertions from the global great and the good who claimed brexit would be bad for britain's place in the world. our focus is in negotiating with a big block of the european union to get a trade agreement done. and the uk is going to be in the back of the queue. bad for the economy. negotiations on new arrangements with the european union and other trading partners could, in our view, take years. which would be bad for your wallet, even when it came to holidays. it is just not as easy to fly across europe as it is today if you leave the eu. a message spelt out in a government leaflet sent to every single household. politically, the remain campaign was made up of blue, red, yellow, and green. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, tended to stick to his own script. i believe we have to vote to remain in order to defend investment, jobs, workers‘ rights and defend our environment. he left much of his side's campaigning to alan johnson. but vote leave had its own la

in britain, it is a little different. there are personnel. some women and hospitals were getting training as nurses. there are women who are subscribers to charities. they were supporting charities but these were usually a small minority of supporters of charities. and typically, if you subscribe to a charity, you have the right to vote at the annual meeting, and women typically could not vote publicly at the annual meetings, so british charities had rules requiring women to vote by proxy. they could vote in the annual meeting elections, but by proxy. there were the same rules for aristocrats. women and aristocrats were potentially not independent. so it is not until the end of the 18th century that women are founding and leading charitable organizations. in terms of the relationship between these charities and poor relief, from the perspective of a recipient, somebody using these institutions, i think the distinctions would have mattered the least. they saw charitable and the structure landscape as possible support and would tap the differen

around england. 1000 morejobs and a boost for suppliers, including britain's steel industry. if we are going get this country to build the homes we need we need to make maximum use of their —— modern methods of construction, but also homes can be built much more quickly. in britain, we tend to associate factory made homes with cheap and drafted post—war prefab plural fackrell but 20% troop modular homes are very different, designed to be aspirational places to live. these factory made homes being launched in south london are seven to the kind of product the new factories will produce. residents say they love them. i invited my friends to say come and see, they said wow, is this your house? it is very spacious. i did not expect it, properly soundproofed, i live on the high street and you can hardly hear any noise. some might question why britain needs chinese investors to solve its housing crisis, but if actions match the words, today may go down as the day when british homes no longer meant bricks and mortar. football's world governing body, fifa, has fined the football

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 ourfuture 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 ca

britain fought its french and spanish foes repeatedly over the centuries. this strategic situation influenced charitable agendas and made benevolence a cause to tie them together. britons and americans alike looked to charities to strengthen the british empire. this was done differently on both sides of the atlantic. 18th-century britain saw a wave of hospital foundations, which were typically charities in this era. this is a 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 prime founder of 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 ends. the hospitals were established in part because charities would preserve lives and help strengthen britain militarily. the strength of the country was in its population. that was a commonplace thing of the day. saving lives preserves them to be expended, i guess, by the ar

is this britain's version of post—truth politics? we knew exactly who made the claim made on the side of this bus. they were challenged every day on television. there is still a shared public reality in british politics, a common square where news is generated and consumed. but it's gone in america and it could go here, too. the dangers to democracy are obvious. i think if you want to have a vision of the future, look to russia, where one of the things under vladimir putin has been about creating a regime where no one can really know anything, and keeping people in this fog of uncertainty. someone trying to create an atmosphere in which there are no experts, nobody can know anything, so you probably better let a strongman kind of take charge and govern. and that's not great for democracy, is it? terrible. terrible for democracy. and actually, terrible for journalism. but democracies also value freedom of speech, the right to say things others find offensive. who in the new media landscape is to police what's valid and what's fake, wh

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

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. 0bviously britain voted to leave the european union

obviously britain voted to leave the european union in june, obviously britain voted to leave the european union injune, and actually the practicalities of that will start next year. so the british government wants to spark what is called article 50, that starts the process of exit, by the end of march. that is a two you process, so that process should be completed, we think, by 2019. | that process should be completed, we think, by 2019. i think their attentions on both sides. in britain there are tensions between those who wa nt there are tensions between those who want what is called a hired brexit, fully out of the single market, out of the customs union, able to sign trade deals around the world itself, with no reference to the european union, and those that want a softer brexit. still having preferential access to the single market, possibly still in the customs union. that is attention on one side. on the european side, the 27 other member states, there are tensions between those who want to ensure that britain doesn't get a better deal by coming out of the european union, political

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

with every corner shop across britain, there is a story. and that story reflects the changing face and fortunes of the country. that will be 97p, love. thank you. and don't bother about the 3p, you can owe it to me. britain has often been called a nation of shopkeepers, a nation built on entrepreneurial drive which dates back to the 1940s. the corner shop was the social centre of two or three streets. people talked about things. they talked about interesting things. it was the social gathering of the area. it was better than the local bbc, it picked up all the news. the rise of supermarkets threatened the future of the corner shop market. but with a new wave of migration in britain in the 19605 came a new lifeline for the local shop. it's in our dna. we were born to do this. the principle for most indians were, now we are free of the colonials, we are going to be our own masters. we're not going to work for anyone else. it's a small emotional and political revolution for an indian mentality, to kind of push that through line all the way to

. >> there is no more justice left in britain than there is in hell. >> under our plan, we remain part of england. >> one part of the empire makes slaves of the other. >> cruelly massacred. >> all found not guilty. >> they aim to have a war, let it begin here. ♪ >> i doubt these old legs will carry me all the way home. thank you, my good boy. >> hey, it's franklin. he's back. >> dr. franklin -- >> go back to england, you traitor. traitor. >> get out of my way. >> traitor. >> after ten years in london, this is how i'm received? >> i apologize for reception, dr. franklin. ever since lexington and concord, all of america has been on edge. >> lexington and concord. >> of course, you're been at sea. america is at war, dr. franklin. welcome home. ♪ ♪ sweat la ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ >> pushed to their limits by an oppressive empire, a determined group of rebels unite. under the cause of liberty. their quest for freedom will unify a people, ignite a revolution and forge a new system of government. in time, these brave men and women will come to be known, the american patriots. ♪

is britain's vote to leave the eu the beginning of a wider european unravelling? in the pale winter dawn of western pennsylvania, the deer hunting season has begun. here we go... chuck eriksson has been shooting deer for a0 years. they start hunting here as early as eight years old. over the years, it's changed. we've gone from being meat—seekers to being trophy hunters. it would be a bad day if we see 100 deer in a day, a good day if we see ten or 12. stay still... that's a buck. oh yeah. damn. they spooked when they saw us. this is donald trump country now — blue—collar, plain speaking, patriotic. it is a world that the other america — prosperous, big city, liberal — scarcely recognises. how widespread is this? is everybody in this part of the state involved in deer hunting? i think there is a 25%, 30% part of the population who are doing deer hunting. chuck used to work in the coal industry. but coal and steel were swept away in the age of globalised trade and open borders. when donald trump promised to bring those industries back, chuck began to enco

the 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, the rmt leader, mick cash, denies accusations his union is using the dispute to take on the government. will there be more success for great britain's rio heroes at tonight's bbc sports personality of the year awards? the winner is chosen by the public. and sportsday will bring you the day's premier league action in half an hour, including southampton‘s victory over rivals bournemouth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. buses are reported to have set off from eastern aleppo, taking civilians out of the former rebel stronghold that's now controlled by syrian government forces. the evacuation stopped on friday because of disagreements between the two sides. efforts to revive the deal have been taking place since. but there are also reports that rebel forces have attacked and destroyed buses sent to rescue civilians in a similar evacuation, from the mainly government—supporting villages of foah and kefraya. our middle

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

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

she is britain's most decorated female rower. elsewhere, the entire british women's 0lympic hockey team are awarded mbe‘s after their dramatic gold medal—winning penalty shoot—out in rio, apart from their captain, kate richardson—walsh, who is given an 0be. and max whitlock receives an mbe after becoming the first briton to win olympic gymnastics gold. it's a crazy feeling. i mean, as an athlete and gymnast you never expect it. you do the sport because you love it. i do it because i want to be the best that i can. by being recognised in this way, one of the highest ways possible, for your achievements, it's a very proud feeling. i mean, i've worked so long for these medals and these results. like i said, you never expect to —— a reward like this and on like this to come around. it really does motivate me and pushed me to go off for the next four years and eight yea rs. for the next four years and eight years. so this can hopefully help me inspire more people to get involved in gymnastics as well. because that's what i

these are basic question, 6 months after britain voted to leave the european union. there are also reports that the uk will be asked to pay a 50 billion bill to honor commitments to the eu budget until 2020. can the prime minister tell this house that this is the case? can she update us at all on the government's contingency plans for those projects and programs in the uk that are reliant on eu funding after 2020. there is much concern in other parts of the country about those programs. mister speaker, i welcome the prime minister bringing forward and giving greater clarity to the issue of the rights of european union citizens in the united kingdom. however, if the department is serious about that. and as this house demanded in july, given unequivocal commitment to guarantee people's rights before -- the british chamber of commerce called for this weekend. not only the right thing to do, send a clear signal to our colleagues and the european friends that britain is committed to doing the right thing and committing to a friendly future relationship. with that in mind

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

in britain it is mis‘s job. increasingly these days, jihadists looking for a low—tech ways of inflicting maximum casualties with the minimum chances of their plans leaking out. today the government's efforts to monitor people's communications were dealt a blow. the european court ofjustice ruled against data. the ruling, which the government is appealing against, was hailed by labour's tom watson and others, who said it proved the government had overstepped the mark. some disagree. i think it will make it more difficult, not only the fight against terror, but the fight against terror, but the fight against organised crime, sexual exploitation service even things like looking for missing persons. criminals are often very careful in the days before their crime about who they talk to on the phone. that is why it can be very useful to go back into the records for a few weeks or months and see who they we re weeks or months and see who they were speaking to them. efforts to keep the public safe from a terrorist att

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. i hear only red carpet we are in the next few hours, we will find out who has been cloned the sports personality of the year. and in half an hour here on bbc news, discover how the latest robotic technology could improve healthcare in this week's edition of click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are reports that buses sent to rescue people from two besieged towns in the north of syria have been set alight and attacked. the buses were on their way to the towns of foah and kefraya which are surrounded by rebel forces. in a deal between the government and rebels, in exchange for the evacuation of people from those villages, thousands are due to be escorted out of