ukip. i will be withdrawing my application to become leader of ukip and i'm actually withdrawing myself from ukip. you are resigning from the party. yes, with immediate effect. the next leadership contest was won by paul nuttall. there are open goals in british politics today. but ukip has to be on the pitch to kick the ball into the back of the empty net and that is no more apparent than when it comes to the labour party. mr farage was making friends in the usa. i've just received a call from secretary clinton. cheering. she congratulated us, it is about us, on our victory and i congratulated her and herfamily. the nigel visited the donald in trump tower shortly after his victory. no, we're just tourists. prompting this tweet. no thanks, said the british government. hang on, we haven't mentioned brexit for about four minutes. brexit means brexit. and we are going to make a success of it. at the tory party conference in october, the prime minister explained a bit more about what that meant,

ukip. i will be withdrawing my application to become leader of ukip and i'm actually withdrawing myself from ukip. you are resigning from the party? yes, with immediate effect. the next leadership contest was won by paul nuttall. there are open goals in british politics today. but ukip has to be on the pitch to kick the ball into the back of the empty net and that is no more apparent than when it comes to the labour party. mr farage was making friends in the usa. i've just received a call from secretary clinton. cheering. from secretary clinton. she congratulated us, it is about us, on our victory and i congratulated her and herfamily. the nigel visited the donald in trump tower shortly after his victory. prompting this tweet: no thanks, said the british government. hang on, we haven't mentioned brexit for about four minutes. brexit means brexit. and we are going to make a success of it. at the tory party conference in october, the prime minister explained a bit more about what that meant,

now, at ukip, where do we start? after basically causing the referendum and winning it, nigel farage resigned as ukip leader. during the referendum campaigni ukip leader. during the referendum campaign i said i want my country back. i say today that i want my life back and it begins right now, thank you. diane james succeeded him, but did not much like the look of it and quit after 18 days. the next frontrunner, steven woolfe, was hospitalised after an alleged punch—up with a fellow mep. after leaving hospital, he left you can.” will be withdrawing my application to become leader of ukip by withdrawing myself from ukip. you are resigning from the party? with immediate effect. the next contest was won by paul nuttall. they are open goals in british politics today. ukip has to be on the pitch today. ukip has to be on the pitch to kick the ball into the back of the empty net. and that open goal is no more apparent than when it comes to the labour party. meanwhile, nigel farage was making friends and influencing peop

ukip. i will be withdrawing my application to become leader of ukip and i'm actually withdrawing myself from ukip. you are resigning from the party? yes, with immediate effect. the next leadership contest was won by paul nuttall. there are open goals in british politics today. but ukip has to be on the pitch to kick the ball into the back of the empty net and that is no more apparent than when it comes to the labour party. meanwhile, mr farage was making friends and influencing people in the usa. i've just received a call from secretary clinton. she congratulated us, it is about us, on our victory and i congratulated her and herfamily. the nigel visited the donald in trump tower shortly after his victory. prompting this tweet. no thanks, said the british government. hang on, we haven't mentioned brexit for about four minutes. brexit means brexit. and we are going to make a success of it. at the tory party conference in october, the prime minister explained a bit more about what that meant.

ukip. i will be withdrawing my application to become leader of ukip and i'm actually withdrawing myself from ukip. you are resigning from the party. yes, with immediate effect. the next leadership contest was won by paul nuttall. there are open goal is in british politics today. but ukip has to be on the pitch to kick the ball into the back of the empty net and that "is no more apparent than when it comes to the labour party. the welcomer farage was making client —— friends and with the beagle in the usa. i've just received a call from secretary clinton. cheering she congratulated us, it is about us, on she congratulated us, it is about us, on our she congratulated us, it is about us, on our victory and i congratulated her and her family. the nigel visited the donald in trump tower shortly after his victory. mr trump renew here today? no, we'rejust victory. mr trump renew here today? no, we're just tourists. victory. mr trump renew here today? no, we'rejust tourists. prompting this twee

it isjust a case that ukip fills in the gap where labour once was. for working class. during the brexit a referendum on the official leave campaigners said that the uk sent £350 million per week to brussels and it would be better spent on the nhs. they painted it on the side of a campaign bus. critics said it was a lie. this is what that boss looks like now. new livery, new colours. the pledge to fund health ca re colours. the pledge to fund health care is gone. just as it has gone from the national discourse. is this the uk version of so—called post—truth politics? we knew exactly who made the claim written on the side of the sparse, they were challenged every day on television, there is still a shared public reality in british politics, a common square where news reality in british politics, a common square where news is generated and consumed. but it has gonein generated and consumed. but it has gone in america, and it could go here too. the dangers to democracy are obvious. if you want to have a vision of the future, look to russia, were actually one of these

i think it is a case of ukip filling in the gap where labour once was. for the working class. during the brexit referendum, the official leave campaign said the uk sent £350 million per week to brussels, and this could be better spent on the nhs. they painted it on the side of their campaign bus. critics said that it was a lie. this is what that bus looks like now — new livery and new colours. the pledge to fund health care has gone. just as it has gone from the national discourse. is this the uk's version of so—called post—truth politics? we knew exactly who made the claim written 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 when users generated and consumed. but it is gone in america and could go here too. the dangers to democracy are obvious. i think if you wanted a vision of the future, look to russia, where one of the things under vladimir putin has been about creating a regime where nobody can really know anything, and keeping people in this kind of fog of uncerta

the conservatives were in second place at the general election and ukip, third. the significant here is it was a constituency that voted very much to leave the european union, about 62% voted to leave. so ukip under the new leadership of paul nuttall feel they might have a chance if they could make some inroads into the labour vote. some think they talked about doing particularly in the north of england. this will be a real test for them and tricky by—election, probably february, for labour. interesting. thank you very much. much more to come after two. but now let's get the weather. if you are dreaming of a white christmas, this is the most likely stuff you will see some white stuff over the next few days, but there will be stormy weather coming to scotla nd will be stormy weather coming to scotland over the next few days. strong winds now, 15 mile an hour gusts are driving in plenty of frequent showers and they will continue for the rest of the afternoon. further south, continue for the rest of the afternoon. furthersouth, it is acquired the story, rain into

ukip now have a power base in the welsh assembly. can they build on that in local elections following the vote to leave, or where does that leave them now that we are leaving the european union? elliw gwawr and david porter, thank you both very much. theresa may has been attending a summit of european union leaders in brussels. she wasn't present at an informal dinner to discuss brexit but during official talks, she said she wanted an early deal on the status of eu citizens in the uk and british citizens living in other eu countries. it follows another week of twists and turns in the brexit debate. mrs may has said she intends to trigger article 50 in march leading to a two—year exit procedure. but on monday, the chancellor philip hammond suggested — in a session with the treasury committee — that there might be a drawn—out transition period. there is, i think, an emerging view among businesses, among regulators, and among thoughtful politicians, as well as quite a universal view among civil servants on both sides of the engl

in england, ukip is moving into labour's old ground. the lack ofjobs and lack of opportunities for our young ones is absolutely horrendous. with the mass migration under the labour party, under blair in particular, all the wages were compressed. so the poorer in this town were getting poorer and to be let down by the party i loved as a boy and cherished, is unforegivable. i think immigration as well is a big problem. i think it'sjust a case of that ukip fills in the gap where labour once was for the working—class. 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 an

the conservatives were in second place at the general election and ukip third. i think the significance here is that it was a constituency that voted very much to leave the european union. about 62% voted to leave. ukip under the new leadership of paul nutall will feel they may have a chance, if they can make some inroads into the labour vote, something they talked about doing. particularly in the north of england. this will be a real test for them and a very tricky by—election, probably maybe in february, for labour. the headlines on bbc news: it isa it is a 15 pm. german prosecutors have named their prime suspect in the berlin lorry attack. he's the tunisian national anis amri and is 23. a multi—millionaire property developer has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years, for murdering his escort girlfriend. a royal marine serving a life sentence for the murder of an injured afghan fighter, has been refused bail, while awaiting an appeal. i'll be looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen's 90th bir

nigel farage and the ukip crew ran their own with boats and a tougher tone on immigration. the eu is making a mess of virtually everything. first we had the eurozone, then the eu's common asylum policy compounded by angela merkel, and what we've seen are huge streams 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! forward march! to victory! on the 23rd ofjune. as the battle went on, leavers capitalised on feelings that there was something fishy about the entire political establishment. i think this country has had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms. people have had enough of experts? what do you mean? acronyms saying they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong. old foes became firm allies, but the tories things were getting more and more unfriendly. boris is the life and soul of the party. but he is not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening. blue on blue, as it

ukip under the leadership of paul nuttall may feel they have a chance here if they could make inroads into the labour vote, something they have talked about doing, particularly in the north of england. this will be a real test for them and a very tricky by—election, probably in february, for labour. just to tell you some news coming through from the courts. sergeant alexander blackman has been refused bail pending a challenge to his conviction. you will remember sergeant alexander blackman is the royal marine and with serving life after being found guilty of murdering an injured afghan fighter. he hasjust been murdering an injured afghan fighter. he has just been refused murdering an injured afghan fighter. he hasjust been refused bail. we can go to our correspondent daniel boettcher at the royal courts of justice. explain what has happened. a hearing has been going on forjust under two hours now. you can probably hear behind me there is a lot of support for alexander blackman here at the court. a lot of drivers hooting their horns as they come round. they have been doing that throu

it will be a busy year —— ukip. if brexit means brexit, carol ‘s —— ukip. if brexit means brexit, carol '5 main carol. —— ukip. if brexit means brexit, carol 's main carol. carol squared. let's go to covent garden. it is boldly at covent garden. this isa it is boldly at covent garden. this is a brass band playing. i will let you listen to them —— cold. that was beautiful. we will be hearing a lot more from the brass band as we go to the course of the morning. it was founded in 1895, but none of these chaps look that old. it is festive in cove nt chaps look that old. it is festive in covent garden. we have the tree and mistletoe chandeliers, but the weather is not festive today. we have a met office amber weather warning for wind. this applies to the north and north—west of scotland, which is where we will have this strong wind, especially across the far north. we are looking at storm—force, with gusts up to 90 mph. it will be a windy day where ever you are. rain moving across scotland. some will be heavy with hill snow, and suite adds low levels

again to offer his brexit services, nigel farage, friend of president—elect donald trump, the former ukip leader told the bbc he wanted to be a bridge between the new trade department and the new us administration. number 10 said there was no job vacancy. six months on after the vote to leave the european union, everyone in government agrees that brexit will happen but if ministers know how, they are not telling us. at the moment, all options seem to be on the table. remember, this is not a question of the uk asking for a deal, in the spring britain will begin discussions with 27 other countries who are determined to get a brexit that works for them. a canadian woman is among ten people killed in a shoot out between police and gunmen at a popular tourist resort in jordan and gunmen at a popular tourist resort injordan today. seven officers also died in the attacks around the mountainous city of karak centred on the ancient castle. armoured personnel carriers racing through the streets of karak. they are responding to a series of shootings in and around the town by several gunmen. the secu

again to offer his brexit services, nigel farage, friend of president—elect donald trump, the former ukip leader told the bbc he wanted to be a bridge between the new trade department and the new us administration. number 10 said there was no job vacancy. six months on after the vote to leave the european union, everyone in government agrees that brexit will happen but if ministers know how, they are not telling us. at the moment, all options seem to be on the table. remember, this is not a question of the uk asking for a deal, in the spring britain will begin discussions with 27 other countries who are determined to get a brexit that works for them. the headlines on bbc news: in syria the evacuation of civilians from eastern aleppo is hit by another setback, as buses due to help people leave two villages north of the city are set alight. gun attacks in jordan kill at least 10 people including a canadian tourist. 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. sport now, a full round u

will vote for marine le pen, and it's also why people like marine le pen, donald trump and others, ukip in this country, have broken the mould of politics. of course, because the left has stopped doing it. so, somebody's taking the flag of keynesian policies. it's a strange combination. when trump was elected, some people said, he's going to be muzzled by wise advisers. dream on. this is not going to happen. let's come to a wise adviser. laughter in 2017, bari, the middle east we touched on, but specifically, we've seen the fall of aleppo in 2016. in 2017, is the war in syria going to be over, do you think? well, i think it wouldn't be over. there will be a new baton of war. definitely assad is there to stay. the talk about removing him from power is eroding completely now. turkey, which is a major player in the middle east, now is actually drifting towards russia. and also towards assad in the later stages. they realised that they were wrong in the last six years, fighting, or concentrating on toppling assad, and it didn't work. so, i can see some sort of formula coming this year, 2017

again to offer his brexit services, nigel farage, friend of president—elect donald trump, the former ukip leader told the bbc he wanted to be a bridge between the new trade department and the new us administration. number 10 said there was no job vacancy. six months on after the vote to leave the european union, everyone in government agrees that brexit will happen but if ministers know how, they are not telling us. at the moment, all options seem to be on the table. remember, this is not a question of the uk asking for a deal, in the spring britain will begin discussions with 27 other countries who are determined to get a brexit that works for them. 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

former ukip leader nigel farage has said he wants to be the bridge between the uk and the incoming trump presidential administration. the president—elect has previously spoken out suggesting mr farage would make a good uk ambassador to the us. bbc sports presenter ore oduba has been crowned champion of this year's strictly come dancing as lead judge len goodman leaves the show after 12 years on the programme. and tonight, personalities across the sporting world will be celebrating this year's sports personality of the year, with a record 16 contenders being shortlisted for the final award. now on bbc news... it's time for dateline. hello and welcome to dateline london. the fall of aleppo — how significant a moment is this — and what comes next? plus, britain's ambassador to the european union reports that brexit and the trade negotiations could take ten years. is brexit delayed, brexit denied? our guests today are: jef mcallister who is an american writer and broadcaster, suzanne lynch of the irish times, abdel bari atwan who writes on arab affairs and alex deane who is a conservat

ukip under the new leadership of poor michael will feel they have a chance here if they can make inroads into the labour vote. something they've talked about doing particularly in the north of england. this will be a real test for them and a tricky by—election, probably in february, for labour.- least 31 people are known to have died ina least 31 people are known to have died in a series of explosions at a fireworks market in mexico. footage shows a single store catching fire, triggering a chain reaction of blasts. the third major blast at the market since 2005. correspondent will grant sent this report. ca ptu red will grant sent this report. captured on mobile phone footage, the moment this fireworks market was engulfed in flames. within minutes, the entire site destroyed in a blaze of smoke, noise and deadly explosions. once the smoke cleared, the scale of the damage became cleared. a fire at the main fireworks market outside mexico city was likely to have devastating consequences, most exacerbations in mexico involve fireworks, so in the run—up to christmas it was full of shopper

when he met post election with nigel farage, who is the head of what some think is the up andcoming ukip party in the british parliament, he mentioned his distaste for windmills. so, here is a president, at least in the eyes of some people, asserting his personal and pecuniary interests in his first discussion with an overseas official. so, i mentioned golf courses. then of course there are hotels around the world. most of donald trump's hotels are now branded. he doesn't own many of them anymore. most are not quite franchises, but trump sells his name and then he insists on certain quality standards. but there is a very, what we think, the few agreements we've looked at, a profound economic stake in these hotels because not only does the trump organization receive up-front fees for use of the name, but often we've been able to look at a couple of the licensing agreements. he also gets a percentage of each sale. in some cases, the trump organization also manages the hotel, and so, there are percentages and income from gift shops and other things. because -- and let's see, the last thing

and so, when he met post election with nigel farrage, who is the head of the up-and-coming ukip party in the british parliament, he mentioned his distaste for windmills. so, here is a president, at least in the eyes of some people, asserting his personal and pecuniary interests in his first discussion with an overseas official. so, i mentioned golf courses. then of course there are hotels around the world. most of donald trump's hotels are now branded. he doesn't own many of them anymore. most are not quite franchises, but trump sells his name and then he insists on certain quality standards. but there is a very, what we think, the few agreements we've looked at, a profound economic stake in these hotels because not only does the trump organization receive up-front fees for use of the name, but often we've been able to look at a couple of the licensing agreements. he also gets a percentage of each sale. in some cases, the trump organization also manages the hotel, and so, there are percentages and income from gift shops and other things. because -- and let's see, the last thing on the

events, brexit which --hed down the stock priced stock price on sky recently, they are not only the ukip's come our version of directv plus ,ontent and sports ownership but also there are units in italy and germany that have been combined this -- with this new newony, plus trump -- this company, plus trump's election. the markets have gone up and fox felt like there was enough market confidence that they can make a big move in a get penalized from investors. david: help me understand the motivations rupert murdoch has what would they look --. what would they like to get out of having this? alex: they own about 40% of the company already and it makes fox more global. now you have international content rights in addition to fox's domestic content rights. sports, soccer, sportscenter is popular in europe. you also have entertainment movie assets and you get a distribution. it is sort of a vertical distribution. i guess i should throw out one more macro event, which was at&t's acquisition of time warner. a distribution company buys content. here you are merging a u.s. distribution company and