katie prescott, bbc news. that is your business briefing. politicians from seven parties took part in a live, two—hour debate on itv on sunday evening. the leaders of the snp, lib dems, plaid cymru, greens and the brexit party were there to answer questions. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn were replaced by senior members of their parties. the panel began by discussing security issues in the wake of the london bridge attack. we can't avoid asking tough questions in general about the conservative decision to cut more than 20,000 police, about the chaos in our prison system, where there are more and more assaults on prison officers. and by the disastrous privatisation and breakup of the service. in 2012, this person would not be out of prison. it's about powers, not resources. labour opposes our tougher sentencing. no terrorist should be released without it being properly assessed, whether or not they still pose a risk to the public. so somebody like that should not have been on our streets. clearly these questions need to be asked. if you ha

katie prescott, bbc news. divers are continuing to search the waters near white island volcano in new zealand in efforts to retrieve two remaining bodies. 1a deaths have been confirmed from monday's eruption. around 20 people remain in intensive care with severe burns. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer — explained how the search for the final two bodies is progressing. police divers and their colleagues from the navy have been in the contaminated waters off white island and those seas have been contaminated by that volcanic eruption on monday. so ash, chemicals in the water and when the divers have to come out of the water, they must be decontaminated. visibility is not good in the water. what they're looking for is a body. a body was seen in the sea, 2a hours after the eruption. so, the authorities believe that there are two more victims that they need to retrieve. one of them is believed to be in the water. the other is still thought to be on the island. there will be no attempt to go back into land on the is

katie prescott, bbc news. let's now turn to asia, where a major summit is about to take place involving the leaders of china, japan, and south korea. high on the agenda will be how to end some long lasting trade disputes. let's go to our asia business hub where mariko 0i is following the story. what can we expect to emerge from this summit? as you said, trade will definitely be high on the agenda stop i should say, though, to remind oui’ stop i should say, though, to remind our viewers, but christmas is not exactly a public holiday in asia, so we can expect these three leaders to keep us busy this week as they meet in beijing and chengdu this christmas week. and of course they have historical issues which date back all the way to the second world war. this is an ongoing dialogue, but they have been issues in the past. since president tom's trade war against china, that really seems to have changed the dynamics between the three, so china really needs close friends in asia, so just ahead of this summit, china

here's our business correspondent, katie prescott. christmas is coming and for commuters on south western railway that means almost a month of scenes like these as strikes on the line start on monday. so the news that train fares will rise again next year, above the standard rate of inflation, has not gone down well with these passengers in bristol. i think the rail service probably needs to be improved nationwide before they can think about putting up fares. i've just come over from cambridge and it would have been cheaper for me to go to paris. today's announcement means many commuters face an increase of more than £100 in the annual cost of getting to work. for example, a season ticket from eastbourne to london goes up £136, tipping it over the £5,000 mark. a season ticket between glasgow and edinburgh will set you back by £4,200 a year, up £116. but the rail industry defends the increases, saying 98 pence from every pound spent on fares goes into running the railway. at the moment we're going through a record splurge on the r

our business correspondent katie prescott has more. passengers arriving on one of the last slow trains from bristol to london. the new non—stop journey from tomorrow will be just 68 minutes. be here for dinner. having left work, that's not bad. yeah, a lot better than it is at the moment. i spent time on the train working as well, so for me, it doesn't really make a massive difference. but no, it's good. i think any way you can get in and out of london within an hour will be really good. but in the back of everyone‘s mind, the disastrous timetable changes of may last year. chaos, cancellations and overcrowding. the organisation representing the train companies says they're prepared for teething trouble. there could be issues where sometimes the trains are in the wrong place or maybe some staff are in the wrong place for whatever reason. we'll try to keep that to a minimum, but the overall benefit of this in the long term will be thousands of extra services on the tracks, which will make the travelling experience much betterfor ever

katie prescott reports. ready? uh-huh. here we go. it was six—year—old schoolgirl florence widdicombe who'd sat down at home to write christmas cards to her friends and family, when she discovered that one of the cards had already been written in. we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, somebody had already written in it. there was a message, which read... the first thought was it must be some kind of prank. but on reflection, we realised it was actually potentially quite a serious thing. and so i felt very shocked but i also felt a responsibility to pass it on to peter humphrey, as the author asked me to do. the family did just that, and got in touch with the human rights journalist peter humphrey, who the message in the card suggested they contact. he himself had spent time in the qingpu prison for his part in an alleged corruption scandal. i spent two years in captivity in shanghai between 2013 and 2015, and my final nine months of that captivity was in this very prison, in this very cell block where this

katie prescott, bbc news. talks at the un climate summit in madrid are still going on more than a day after the meeting was supposed to end. 0ur environment correspondent matt mcgrath gave this update. there are literally hundreds of negotiators huddled in the conference behind me pouring over the latest version of the draft text. they've been here for two weeks now going to put in place a plan that would see every country put in place a new climate pledged by the end of next year, within this conference by the end of next year, within this c0 nfe re nce m oves to by the end of next year, within this conference moves to glasgow. negotiations haven't gone smoothly. the european union, small island states and many others want to see more ambition in the plans. united states, australia, was ill and others think they are fine as they are. there are big rows about carbon markets and the compensation that could be paid to small island states in the event of storms or sea level rise. all of these rows mean that negot

katie prescott, bbc news. 0ur political correspondcent, jessica parker, is here. criticism of the decision on the timing? some will accuse the government of trying to sneak this announcement out on a friday evening as parliament breaks up a christmas andi as parliament breaks up a christmas and i am told the timing of the announcement relates to when the decision was made but there is a list of assurances about protecting jobs and national security and any future plans to sell off critical parts of the business. but critics are suggesting that if you have to mitigate risks, that is a clear suggestion that risks do indeed exist under the politics of this, as we have been hearing, some have said the shows at borisjohnson is ready to sell off the crown jewels of british business to donald trump‘s america, a claim that ministers i am sure will resist and there is an argument that the uk should want to leverage into international investment and advent are keen to stress that they take their custodianship of cobham seriously. speaking to those involved in the industry

katie prescott, bbc news. hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany have occupied several opencast coal mines to demand their closure. the protesters have rejected the government's plan to phase out coal mining by 2038 — and instead want the industry be closed down immediately. gareth barlow has more. activists pour in where the coal pours out. dressed in white overalls and wearing masks, the protesters occupied several mines across the states of saxony and brandenburg. they say the german government's pledged to phase out coal by 2038 is not enough. translation: we're here, activists for the climate, sitting here in front of the inaction of our government. this is for the climate, for a future with renewable energies. saturday's protests aren't the first such demonstrations. injune, hundreds of activists blocked a mine near cologne for several days. seven of the top 10 carbon emitters in the eu the sector provides thousands ofjobs and a small cut small protocol rally sought to highlight the fossil

katie prescott, bbc news. let's look at some other stories in brief: the cuban president has appointed the country's first prime minister in more than forty years — the tourism minister, manuel marrero cruz. the post of prime minister was scrapped by the late leader of the cuban revolution, fidel castro, in 1976. it has now been reinstated and awarded to mr marrero, who has overseen a major boost in tourism to the island over the past 16years. the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, has condemned russia and china for blocking a un resolution that would have kept humanitarian aid flowing to millions of syrians. the resolution would have extended an arrangement that by—passes the government in damascus. the groundbreaking model and activist, mama cax, has died at the age of 30. the haitian—american model died on monday after falling ill on a trip to london, herfamily said. she lost her leg to lung and bone cancer as a teenager, and was a powerful advocate for women of colour and disabled women in fas

katy prescott, bbc news. eric grove is a visiting fellow at the international institute for strategic studies, he told us how significant the air—to—air fuelling technology is. it is very significant indeed. 0bviously in—flight refuelling is an important part of any country's innovation capability but on the other hand, we are so dependent on the americans anyway that i don't really see this makes a huge amount of difference. we are very heavily integrated already, probably even more so integrated already, probably even more so after we leave the eu, so i am not too concerned. i can understand why the cobham family are concerned about this because this was very much a british initiative, in—flight refuelling was very much pioneered by cobham, but i don't see this being a great problem. in fact, we are so this being a great problem. in fact, we are so integrated with the united states anyway that this is just an additional, just a slight change in the balance. that was eric grove there. the prime minis

katie prescott, bbc news. rail travellers have suffered delays and cancellations on the first weekday of the new winter timetable. staff shortages, signalling problems and ongoing industrial action were just some of the issues across the network this morning. that's despite assurances from the rail delivery group that there would be more services. the industry's body has been trying to reassure passengers over the new timetable after a botched change in may last year caused travel chaos. last week bbc breakfast brought you the story of terrence — who has spent every christmas day alone for 20 years after the death of his mother but said he was turning things around this year by signing up as a volunteer with age uk. his story prompted a group of college students to pay terrence a visit and sing him his favourite carol — silent night. that moment caused another wave of well—wishers to step forward, including the singerjohn barrowman who invited terrence to his show. hello, sir. hello. terrence. come on in

katie prescott, bbc news. detectives are linking a fatal stabbing in hertfordshire and the discovery of a man's body in a car in london. a 30—year—old man was found with stab wounds in the boot of a car in barnet, in north london on thursday evening. he died a short time later. a 35—year—old man was also discovered with stab wounds in elstree in hertfordshire on friday and was pronounced dead at the scene. police say they believe both victims are eastern european and cannot rule out a potential organised crime element. "saturday has been an awful day" — the words of the new south wales fire chief as a catastrophic fire warning was issued for parts of eastern australia, including sydney, as record—breaking temperatures and sudden strong winds fanned the flames of bushfires across the region. officials are warning that fires will remain out of control until there's rain and there's none forecast. prime minister scott morrison has cut short a holiday in hawaii after being criticised for leaving amid t

katie prescott, bbc news. now on bbc news: talking movies celebrates its 20th anniversary as the programme travels to mumbai to take stock of bollywood. hello and welcome to talking movies, in india. i'm tom brook. in today's programme we will be covering some of the latest developments in indian cinema. indian cinema is really taking a step forward in the right direction. the ongoing hold movies have on indian audiences: what bollywood is offering them appears to be changing. india's official submission to the oscars, gully boy, the country's first hip—hop movie. critically acclaimed, but will make it onto the shortlist? and what is driving the wave of patriotic and nationalist movies which have been showing in indian cinemas? these movies are very much to do with how powerful certain individuals are. and one year after bollywood's me too moment, has anything really changed in the indian film industry? plus, one director of short films gives us an inside look at the world of shorts, an important part of the

katie prescott, bbc news. at the top of the show, we asked you about us e—retailers expecting bumper sales today on cyber monday — are you shopping for a bargain today, or are you over it? let's take a look at how some viewers have responded: paul w says: no best time to shop is after xmas. jmg says: most of the people i know don t want any more stuff. charity donations all round. joanne says: i bought a toaster oven on sale for myself. danny has responded, you think i've got some money, you can discount all you like, i am overdrawn. the sad reality for many. joanne says i bought a toaster oven on sale for myself and i will buy gift cards for the kids. dan condon says: i'm looking mainly for bargain tech items as christmas as christmas gifts to myself. hgppy happy christmas to you! a man after my own heart. thank you for your comments and we will see you soon. monday started on a frosty note across england and wales, temperatures down to minus six celsius first thing this morning. it is going to be quite a

katy prescott, bbc news. our political correspondent, matt cole, is here with me. the prime minister has been demonstrating his support for the military today but presumably that could be overshadowed by events back home? indeed. this was meant to be a fairly standard pre—christmas photo shoot. the prime minister among the 850 troops at that estonian base. downing street billed it as a moment to be thankful for our troops and their deployment over christmas particularly but this late—night announcement yesterday that cobham was being bought out by advent has raised political questions, not least over security and information held on cobham's systems but the question of manufacturing and potentially jobs under threat. this isa potentially jobs under threat. this is a high—end tech that britain will be focused on as we head towards our future trade relations with the world. speaking in the last few moments, borisjohnson world. speaking in the last few moments, boris johnson has world. speaking in the last few moments, borisjohnson has had lots of checks have be

katie prescott, bbc news. one woman has been seriously injured and another has suffered minor injuries after a stabbing incident in the hindley area of wigan. greater manchester police responded to reports of a double stabbing at around 10.30 this morning. officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. tens of thousands of people have gathered in rome for what the organisers hope will be the biggest street protest against italy's far—right party, league — led by the former deputy prime minister, matteo salvini. the movement, called the "sardines", started last month and has grown rapidly. 0ur rome correspondent, make lowen, is at the protests in the italian capital. they've just broken out into their anthem of the sardine movement, the antifascist partisan song, bella ciao. crowd sings: # bella ciao, ciao, ciao #. and this is what this movement represents. it is fighting against the values of fascism that they believe are espoused now by italy's far—right here. matteo salvini,

katie prescott, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the australian prime minister cuts short his holiday as devastating bushfires continue to rage across three states. and one of england's world cup winning heroes. martin peters, who scored in the 1966 final, has died at the age of 76. west african leaders have been meeting in the nigerian capital abuja to discuss the deadly upsurge in islamist violence in the sahel region. just over a week ago, more than 70 soldiers were killed in an attack in niger. the french president emmanuel macron, on a visit to the region, has promised to help. the bbc‘s is'haq khalid reports. the west african leaders gathering here at nigeria's presidential palace are under local and international pressure to act decisively, as violence by militants escalates in the sahel. fighters linked to al-qaeda and the so—called islamic state as well as boko haram are stepping up attacks. they have killed at least 200 soldiers in niger, mali and burkina faso in the last three months. thousands of civil

katie prescott, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a former labour mp has been referred to the police over suspected irregularities in his parliamentary expenses involving a female employee. a sunday newspaper has claimed that geoffrey robinson — who was mp for coventry north west for 43 years until stepping down in november — was paying an 89—year—old member of staff a salary of £30,000 a year. this was allegedlyjust two months before she was assessed as needing 24—hour nursing care. the bbc has been unable to get a response from mr robinson, who has recently been unwell. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women were found dead and a man seriously injured in west sussex. police were called after a disturbance outside a house in the village of crawley down this morning. 80 flood warnings are still in place across england following heavy rain. yalding in kent is one of several places under water, forcing this caravan site to be abandoned. drivers are being warned not to drive through standing water or i

katie prescott, bbc news. the fbi says it is treating a deadly attack on a florida naval base as a presumed terrorist attack. the gunman — a saudi soldier who was training at the pensacola site — killed 3 people and wounded 8 on friday. investigators say they believe he was acting alone. but a review has been ordered of the screening process for foreign military in the country. for almost six months, pro—democracy campaigners have held demonstrations in hong kong. tonight, hundreds of thousands of people filled the narrow streets of the territory. it was the first time since august, the police have allowed a rally to take place. the peaceful march followed the route of previous large protests to the financial district. demonstrators sang pro—demoncracy anthems and shone lights in the dark. 0ur correpondent, laura bicker, followed protestors on the march and explained what those taking part want to see happen. it is the eve of the six—month anniversary of these protests. it began injune as protesters

katie prescott, bbc news. divers are continuing to search the waters near white island volcano in new zealand in efforts to retrieve two remaining bodies. fourteen deaths have been confirmed from monday's eruption. around 20 people remain in intensive care with severe burns. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer — explained how the search for the final two bodies is progressing. police divers and their colleagues from the navy have been in the contaminated waters off white island and those seas have been contaminated by that volcanic eruption on monday. so ash, chemicals in the water and when the divers have to come out of the water, they must be decontaminated. visibility is not good in the water. what they're looking for is a body. a body was seen in the sea, 2a hours after the eruption. so, the authorities believe that there are two more victims that they need to retrieve. one of them is believed to be in the water. the other is still thought to be on the island. there will be no attempt to go back into land on

katie prescott, bbc news. around 60,000 people took part in a charity sleep—out last night to highlight the issue of homelessness. 0rganisers of the world's big sleep 0ut, which began on a small scale in edinburgh three years ago, said 52 cities participated in this year's event. 0ur reporter chi chi izundu has more. the idea is simple — sleep rough and raise money for the homeless. that's what hundreds did last night in london's trafalgar square. an estimated 1,800 people had signed up, but in 50 cities around the world more than 60,000 people were expected to sleep rough. at this time of year, as the temperature dropped and the entertainment came to an end, there was a gentle coaxing into bed by dame helen mirren. i'm your bedtime story. they don't have a home. there's no roof. sleeping out in this cold weather, and i have like a million thermals on, is actually quite upsetting. i don't have the change to give them something every day. it's doing something like this that almost makes you feel like you ca

katie prescott, bbc news. andrew white from rail magazine is in doncaster. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. with the same staff, same management, people might wonder if this is just a rebranding exercise? different owners, which is a big thing. it will also have responsibility for hs2. that will be the big thing that happens later on. the trends that will be brought in, they will be the ones that are going to be used on the east coast and the gwr franchise. it will be a familiar new lot of rolling stock brought out, too. that will improve important to passengers because the ones they are replacing have been quite unlike for quite some time. so will the painterly new gradually disappear? they are being capped. there will be refurbished. there will be a lot of changes with them. they are a very successful fleet of trains. it is the most unpopular voyager trains that will be replaced with these new ones that will be built in britain. in terms of the attraction for this joint venture between first group and tree in italia, is it then really the hs

katie prescott, bbc news. a woman has been seriously injured and another has suffered minor injuries after a stabbing incident in the hindley area of wigan. greater manchester police responded to reports of a double stabbing at around 10:30am this morning. officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. negotiations at the united nations climate summit in madrid continue this weekend without an agreement in sight. known as cop25, the summit was meant to decide on rules for the implementation of the 2015 paris climate agreement. many key issues were left open after last year's summit in poland and remain unresolved. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath has the latest developments. almost every country in the world signed the paris climate agreement in the french capital about four years ago. one of the terms of that particular pact was that every country should update their national plans on cutting carbon by the end of 2020, the end of next year. all those countries have come to

katie prescott, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. 21—year—old australian krystal eve browitt has been named as the first victim of the white island volcano eruption in new zealand. her father and sister are both in hospital with serious injuries. 15 people have died after monday's eruption while 20 people are being treated for severe burns. meanwhile police divers have resumed their search around the island for more victims. north korea says it has carried out a second test within a week linked to its nuclear programme, a satellite launch site. state media did not reveal precise details but experts believe both tests were of improved rocket motors, similar to tests carried out two years ago. negotiations at the un climate summit in madrid have been extended after officials failed to decide how to implement the 2015 paris agreement. the talks — which were due to end late last night — are deadlocked on a number of issues. with all the sport now, here's holly hamilton at the bbc s

katie prescott, bbc news. one woman has been seriously injured and another has suffered minor injuries after a stabbing incident in the hindley area of wigan. great manchester police responded to reports of a double stabbing at around 10:30 this morning. officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. police have officially named the first victim of the white island volcano eruption in new zealand, as recovery efforts continue. krystal eve browitt was a 21—year—old australian who was visiting the island with her family. her father and sister are both in hospital with serious injuries. 15 deaths have been now been confirmed from monday's eruption, while about 20 people are in intensive care with severe burns. the bbc‘s phil mercer explained earlier how the search for remaining bodies is progressing. police divers and their colleagues from the navy have been in the contaminated waters off white island and those seas have been contaminated by that volcanic eruption on monday. so as

our business correspondent katie prescott explains what the changes will mean for passengers. stripped of its colours, one of the last virgin trains pulling out of euston station. after a row over pensions liabilities, britain's longest running rail franchises being replaced by avanti west coast. it's a joint venture between scotland based firstgroup and the uk arm of italy's main train operator. the main change that passengers at euston station will notice will be the change of branding, as virgin's red and white livery is stripped away and the staff wear new uniforms. but the people in those uniforms will stay the same, as most of the crew, drivers, and even senior management are being kept on. all pre—booked tickets will still be valid. passengers will travel on 20 new british—built trains, which willjoin refurbished ones on the avanti service. what we're trying to do is we are going to offer greater value for money, we're going to increase the number of trains that people are going to see, the number of seats will be far greater in a couple of years. and we want to enc

katie prescott, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people have filled the narrow streets of hong kong to take part in a peaceful march, demanding greater political rights. singing pro—democracy anthems and shining lights in the dark, the crowd followed the route of previous large protests to the financial district. this is the first time since april police have allowed a rally to take place. two churches in kent have been broken into overnight. stained glass windows were smashed and thousands of pounds worth of damage caused. st margaret's church, which is 900 years old, and the st thomas of canterbury are within a two—minute drive of each other in rainham. police have launched an investigation. claudia sermbezis has the details. a stained—glass window broken, a door. 0pen, a stained—glass window broken, a door. open, the church office ransacked. it will cost thousands of pounds to repair all of this. ransacked. it will cost thousands of pounds to repair all of thism ransacked. it will cost thousands o

katie prescott, bbc news. this is bbc news. our main headline: marathon climate talks in madrid have been extended into the night because of disagreements between delegates. some are concerned that commitments on cutting carbon emissions are not ambitious enough. well, the effects of climate change are mostly starkly seen in extreme weather events. parts of australia are bracing for a heatwave which could break records dating back to the 1960s. the weather is causing headaches for firefighters. , who are now dealing with a bushfire emergency in western australia. freya cole has more. western australia is known for its pristine beaches, butjust two weeks into summer, parts have been inundated by fire and thick smoke. strong winds are fuelling the flames, which are proving difficult for firefighters to get under control. just a short distance separates the frontline of the blaze and dozens of homes. in scorching heat, residents are forced to do what they can while firefighters use heavy machinery to build a natural barrier. one o

katie prescott, bbc news. let's bring you up to date with other business news making headlines, because in the past hour china has announced it will cut ta riffs china has announced it will cut tariffs on some imports from the first of january. the country's finance ministry said levies on over 850 products, including frozen pork and frozen avocado, will also lower ta riffs and frozen avocado, will also lower tariffs on some tech equipment from the first ofjuly as well. it comes as trade tensions are easing with the us. as trade tensions will be on the agenda as a major summit takes place in asia between china, japan and south korea. they are, of course, as isaid, south korea. they are, of course, as i said, having to battle with bitter disputes over trade as well as north korea. these three men, from the left, chinese premier li keqiang, japanese prime minister shinzo abe and south korean president moon jae—in, they will be meeting in beijing and chengdu this christmas week but historical tensions over issu

our business correspondent katie prescott reports. a christmas nightmare. this is what the consumer group everyone found could happen when very light sold online don't meet standards. they caused electric shocks. when we are decorating the christmas tree, most of us are probably thinking about what looks prettiest. but all these lights that were found to be faulty came from third—party sellers on online marketplaces, which makes it extremely difficult to know exactly what you are getting, because it is the vendor in these cases, rather than the website, that is responsible for the product. the charity electrical safety first has been campaigning on this for years. we were taught something in school, which is stranger equals danger. and this is exactly the same situation with buying electrical goods from online marketplaces, from strangers. you don't know who these people are, and they could send you anything in the post. ebay and amazon say the product in question have been removed from their sites. customers are being advised to look out for warning sign

katie prescott, bbc news. that was a fairly stern warning, wasn't it? let's take a look at downing street, they have their christmas tree up and i want to take you there in order to mention very briefly some of the things coming up this morning. we discussed them with norman at the top of the hour but a reminder that we have 109 new conservative mps converging from sometimes unexpected corners of the country. and really changing the complexion of the parliamentary conservative party. they are calling themselves a bluenarmy. there is a lot of tweeting and excitement from them on various trains around the country. they will meet the prime minister this morning and there will bea minister this morning and there will be a photo opportunity. he will welcome them and it is the first week in their new school. the prime minister's in tray a mini reshuffle because he has to find a new welsh secretary, new culture secretary and a new environment minister. we will have lots more on that. coming up, the victoria derbyshire programme, and through the day we'll be br

katie prescott, bbc news. the one o'clock news is coming up. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. we will see some changes in the weather, with temperatures rising towards the end of the week as it turns more unsettled with low pressure taking over and some spit of —— spells a wet and windy weather. today we have a top and tail of the country. this area of low pressure bringing showers to the north—west. this weather front bringing cloud and rain tonight. these showers will be heavy across the north—west with further sleet and snow over the mountains of scotland. a window fine and dry whether, with thicker cloud in the south—east. lows of ten celsius. it could be colder in some parts of scotland, struggling to get above 30 degrees. tonight we hold the showers which will fall as snow on the heels of the north—west. in the south—east, rain pushing further northwards andy swiss. a wet night to come but less code. between the showers it's going to be cold and we could see some mist and fog developing and the wind is quit

katie prescott, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people have filled the narrow streets of hong kong to take part in a peaceful march, demanding greater political rights. singing pro—democracy anthems and shining lights in the dark, the crowd followed the route of previous large protests to the financial district. this is the first time since april police have allowed a rally to take place. 0ur correpondent, laura bicker, has been there watching the march and explained what those taking part what to see happen. it is the eve of the six—month anniversary of these protests. it began injune as protesters took to the streets to contest the extradition bill and what they believe is encroaching pro—beijing on their civil liberties. when it comes to what they want now, they say they have five demands, not one less. that includes a public inquiry into what they believe has been police brutality within the last six months. they also want an amnesty for the near 6,000 people that have been arrested in that time.

katie prescott, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. liverpool continue to impress in the premier league. they are 10 points clear at the top of the premier league after a 2—0 win over watford. the liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, admitted that it wasn't the "prettiest" game of football but mohamed salah scored two fantastic goals. liverpool remain unbeaten in the league this season, as patrick gearey reports. having just signed a new contract, jurgen klopp will hardly be able to unpack your suitcase in the next few weeks. next up, qatarforthe unpack your suitcase in the next few weeks. next up, qatarfor the club world cup but first, watford, bottom of the league and under new management, they fought hard for most of the first half only to be undone and if few sublime seconds. mo salah is the master of such moments. not everyone makes it look so moments. not everyone makes it look so easy but watford seem to have time stand still here, if only i

our business correspondent, katy prescott reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, critical to the uk military. providing high—tech engineering jobs at their headquarters. for the last six months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firm advent. which aims to buy companies, improve them and sell them on. borisjohnson, having christmas lunch with uk troops, defended last night's decision. a lot of checks have been gone through to make sure that in that particular case, that all the security issues that might be raised can be satisfied. and the uk will continue to be a very creative and dynamic contributor to that section of industry and all others. cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. shareholders voted for the sale. the daughter—in—law of the founder has been critical. she says... in a heavily redacted document in the run up to the sale, the ministry of defence said this raises national security concerns because of access to information and ongoi

katie prescott, bbc news. after 13 weeks of salsas, sambas and sequins strictly come dancing's new champions will finally be crowned tonight. three celebrities and their professional dance partners will be competing to lift that famous glitterball trophy. each couple will perform one dance picked by thejudges, a 5howdance and their own personal favourite. sir rod stewart has become the oldest male solo artist to have a number one album in the uk. his latest release, you're in my heart has climbed to the top spot after being released three weeks ago. at the age of 7a years and 11 months, he has taken the accolade from paul simon. the orchestral version of his greatest hits, with the royal philharmonic orchestra, is the veteran star's tenth chart topping album. i feel like listening to more. you cannot go wrong with rod stewart and the philemon egg orchestra. cannot go wrong with rod stewart and the philemon egg orchestral cannot go wrong with rod stewart and the philemon egg orchestra. i was thinking i would ge

it is thought to have come from a prison in shanghai, as katie prescott reports. ready? uh-huh. here we go. it was 6—year—old school girl florence widdicombe who'd sat down at home to write christmas cards to her friends and family when she discovered that one of the cards had already been written in. we were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card there was... somebody had already written in it. there was a message which read: the first thought was it must be some kind of prank, but on reflection we realised it was actually potentially 00:02:05,512 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 quite a serious thing. journalist peter humphrey, i spent two years in captivity in shanghai between 2013 and 2015, i'mjustin rowlatt, in the northern ethiopian city of mek‘ele. just take a look at it. because it is absolutely stunning. it is up on the high plains of the country. as you can see, it is hot and it is dry, and according to the un this whole region is among the most vulnerable to climate change in the world. but the people here have been building defences against the risks of a

our business correspondent katy prescott reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. for the last few months, the government has been grappling

katie prescott, bbc news. coming up at 6:00, breakfast with rogerjohnson and tina daheeley. but first on bbc news, witness history comes from the royal academy in london, with razia iqbal. hello and welcome to witness history. as we present five extraordinary moments from history, as told to us by people who were there. coming up, the peaceful demonstrations which started the fall at the berlin wall. the fight online against the islamic state group in mosul and the dancers who broke down barriers to become the first black classical ballet com pa ny. but first, as part of the bbc‘s crossing divide season, we bring you two perspectives on a historic moment in the relationship between the us and iran. in 1979, a group of iranian students overran the us embassy in tehran and took the americans inside hostage. we had an opportunity to convey the message of the iranian people to the world. we had to make the best of this opportunity. in iran, hundreds of students have broken into the american embassy in tehran, holding a number of staff hostage. revolutionary guards and police d

our business correspondent katy prescott reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies, a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, critical to the uk military, providing high—tech engineering jobs at their headquarters. for the last six months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firm advent, which aims to buy companies, improve them and sell them on. borisjohnson, having christmas lunch with uk troops, defended last night's decision. a lot of checks have been gone through to make sure that in that particular case, that all the security issues that might be raised can be satisfied. and the uk will continue to be a very creative and dynamic contributor to that section of industry and all others. cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. shareholders voted for the sale. the daughter—in—law of the founder has been critical. she says... in a heavily redacted document in the run—up to the sale, the ministry of defence said this raised national security concern

here's our business correspondent katie prescott. christmas is coming and for commuters on south western railway that means almost a month of scenes like these as strikes on the line start on monday. so the news that train fares will rise again next year, above the standard rate of inflation, has not gone down well with these passengers in bristol. i think the rail service probably needs to be improved nationwide before they can think about putting up fares. i've just come over from cambridge and it would have been cheaper for me to go to paris. today's announcement means many commuters face an increase of more than £100 in the annual cost of getting to work. for example, a season ticket from eastbourne to london goes up £136, tipping it over the £5,000 mark. a season ticket between glasgow and edinburgh will set you back by £4,200 a year, up £116. but the rail industry defends the increases, saying 98 pence from every pound spent on fares goes into running the railway. at the moment we're going through a record splurge on the r