lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the saudi—led coalition in yemen says a united nations plane is to fly into the capital, sanaa, on monday to evacuate injured houthi rebels. fifty wounded militants will be flown out to oman for treatment in what the coalition is calling a "confidence building" measure ahead of planned peace talks in sweden this week. world leaders continue to press for an end to the four—year conflict that has pushed yemen to the brink of famine. in regional elections in southern spain, a far—right party has won seats for the first time since military rule under general franco. in a resurgence of nationalism that has marked elections in other parts of europe, the vox party won twelve seats in andalusia, making it a potential kingmaker in any future right—wing coalition. the governing socialist party gained more seats than any other party, but with a reduced majority. shares have opened higher on asian and pacific markets after fears of an all—out trade war between the united states and chin

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. in regional elections in southern spain, a far—right party has won seats for the first time since military rule under general franco. in a resurgence of nationalism that has marked elections in other parts of europe, the vox party won 12 seats in andalusia — making it a potential kingmaker in any future right—wing coalition. the governing socialist party gained more seats than any other party, but with a reduced majority. it may try to form a coalition with the left—wing podemos, to fend off a challenge from the centre—right. the international fashion brand ted baker has promised an independent investigation into allegations of what's described as "forced hugging" by its chief executive. ray kelvin is pictured here. he usually chooses to be photographed not showing his face. staff have begun an online petition accusing the 62—year—old founder of verbal, physical and sexual harrassment — claims they say are entirely at odds with the company's values. our business corres

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to forge a consensus over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions, that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister's plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit is in danger of getting stuck, and while supporting theresa may's deal, advocates assembling a coalition, potentially reaching out to opposition parties, to avoid what she calls the rocks of no deal. amber rudd proposes in her article a s

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's get some of the day's other news at least 20 people, including a dozen children, have reportedly been killed in an air strike in the eastern afghanistan province of kunar. it's the latest in a series of strikes targeting senior taliban members — the regional taliban chief is said to be among the casualties. the hollywood movie mogul harvey weinstein is facing fresh allegations of sexual assault. the latest accuser, an actress who has not been named, claims the film producer attacked and assaulted her during a meeting at his offices in 2013. the lawsuit alleges that when the woman rejected his advances, mr weinstein bragged about sleeping with jennifer lawrence and being responsible for her winning an oscar. ms lawrence issued a statement refuting the claims, mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. officials in brazil say a spiritual healer wanted on charges of sexual abuse against hundreds of women is on the run from authorities. police have launched a maj

lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there were far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. the security forces will be hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. 10 billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not monkeys he can throw nuts at. we are human beings. the violence of previous demonstrations in paris along with the government's concessions and the impact of a terrorist attack in strasbourg this week have all helped to dissuade protesters. but protest sites around the country are settling in for christmas and it is notjust the troublemakers left behind. at this tollgate 45 minut

this is the scene live in paris where protesters are gathering in paris for more anti—government demonstrations — as president macron hopes recent concessions will limit their numbers. campaigners urge the government to stop plans to issue prison officers with pepper spray to help tackle violence injails. and i'll be discussing this week's tumultous political events at home and abroad with correspondents from the british and foreign media in dateline london. that's in half an hour. after one of the most turbulent political weeks in decades, there's a call this morning for all parties to work together to achieve brexit. the work and pensions secretary amber rudd — who's a close ally of the prime minister — says mps need to abandon outrage and find consensus. writing in the daily mail she says... our political correspondent tom barton is with me now. it is all very well to appeal to search for a plan but as things stand it's hard to see what that plan is. this is essentially an acknowledgement by a cabinet minister, one of the closest allies of theresa may, that it is looking almost impossi

this is the scene live in paris. police have made at least 500 arrests and ministers say the "yellow vest" movement opposed to fuel tax rises, has been hijacked by "ultra—violent" protesters. police in new zealand are to charge a 26—year—old man with the murder of british backpacker grace millane, who went missing in auckland last week. sadly the evidence we have gathered to this point of the enquiry has established that this is a homicide. amber rudd becomes the first government minister to publicly discuss an alternative to theresa may's brexit deal. what happens if it is voted down? and anything could happen, there's lots of different things could happen, most of which they won't want to happen. so when they think about this deal, they need to weigh up the alternatives as well. six people — five of them teenagers — have died after a stampede at a nightclub in italy. and with climate change at the top of the un agenda, click asks if policy or technology will save the world. that's in half an hour here on

we are able to personalise the paris agreement. in your earlier a nswer the paris agreement. in your earlier answer you said monitor, verify, ta ke answer you said monitor, verify, take stock, but how do you police these policies in practical terms? in the past we had a system, with developing countries, only have limited its obligations to communicate what they are doing. now we have an enhanced one that all countries will have similar rules. with flex abilities for those countries who don't have sufficient capacity and the capacity building for them —— flexibility. we have a system that will let us know the effo rts system that will let us know the efforts and the policies of the different parties put into action to the bilby commitments. and also with a globalist uptake we will assess whether added together it places the world in a pathway to limit global warming to levels science as we need to. what we have done to date is to make the paris agreement operational and now be parties happened was is on one side and is put together all the necessary transparency systems t

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions, that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when, the prime minister's plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit is in danger of getting stuck, and while supporting theresa may's deal, advocates assembling a coalition, potentially reaching out to opposition parties, to avoid what she calls the rocks of no deal. amber rudd proposes in her article a

of the paris agreement. matt mcgrath in katowice. a family of swans has been shot and killed in a suspected air gun attack. the bodies of five cygnets and their parents were discovered wrapped in plastic bags, after they were thrown down the bank of a stream in the kent village of benenden. x—ray images revealed one of the birds was peppered with pellets or shot. the rspca has launched an investigation. amy ockelford, from the rspca, says airgun attacks are common. it is really upsetting and it is just does disgusting that people think it is ok to do something like this. i mean this is effectively a senseless attack on vulnerable animals and it isjust senseless attack on vulnerable animals and it is just not ok. senseless attack on vulnerable animals and it isjust not ok. it is very strange, the whole family to be wiped out like this and they have been shot elsewhere and potentially move to this location and wrapped in plastic bags is bizarre. u nfortu nately plastic bags is bizarre. unfortunately airgun a

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the saudi—led coalition in yemen says a united nations plane is to fly into the capital, sanaa, on monday to evacuate injured houthi rebels. 50 wounded militants will be flown out to oman for treatment in what the coalition is calling a "confidence building" measure, ahead of planned peace talks in sweden this week. world leaders continue to press for an end to the four—year conflict, that has pushed yemen to the brink of famine. in regional elections in southern spain, a far—right party has won seats for the first time since military rule under general franco. in a resurgence of nationalism that has marked elections in other parts of europe, the vox party won 12 seats in andalusia — making it a potential kingmaker in any future right—wing coalition. the governing socialist party gained more seats than any other party, but with a reduced majority. fears of an all—out trade war between the united states and china have receded after a meeting between donald trump and the chi

lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there are far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. i think the security forces will be hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. ten billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not monkeys he can throw nuts at. we're human beings. the violence of previous demonstrations in paris along with the government's concessions and the impact of a terrorist attack in strasbourg this week have all helped dissuade protesters. but protest sites around the country are settling in for christmas and it is notjust the troublemakers left behind. at la ciotat tollgate

hugh schofield sent this report from paris. buk missile at the end of the day of violence in paris and still it went on. at the arc de triomphe, covered now in anti— macron graffiti, police fired water cannon to clear the crowd. darkness feel at the end of a day of violence in paris and still, it went on. at the arc de triomphe, covered now in anti—macron graffiti, police fired water cannon to clear the crowds. and here in the gardens by the louvre, one protester is now in a coma after they tore down the metal grille. this evening, the arc de triomphe is back under police control but there are still knots of protesters out there, there's still the tang of tear gas in the air. and in the streets around here, a trail of destruction — cars burned out, shop windows smashed, bank windows smashed. parisians are used to protest, but this has been of a rare violence. all day, there were running battles between riot police and yellow vest protesters. though how many of these were actually agitators of the far right and the far lef

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's get some of the day's other news: former sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe is to return to the post almost two months after his surprise sacking by the president sparked a constitutional crisis in the country. lawmakers say mr wickremesinghe will take the oath in the coming hour. the announcement comes after the man who was installed as his replacement, mahinda rajapa ksa resigned over the turmoil. the hollywood movie mogul, harvey weinstein, is facing fresh allegations of sexual assault. the latest accuser, an actress who has not been named, claims in a lawsuit that the film producer attacked and assaulted her during a meeting at his offices in 2013. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. ukraine's president has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. after decades of negotiations, the historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. the russian orthod

hugh schofield sent this report from paris. the arc de triomphe this afternoon. groups of yellow—vest protesters have pushed past police and rampaged past the tomb of the unknown soldier. all day, there have been scenes of serious violence in the streets around, mainly agitators of the far right and left in the thick of it, taking on police with cobblestones and other projectiles, setting fire to cars and even buildings. it is an extremely tense situation now, mid—afternoon, we have been chased down a side street by riot police with tear gas and anti—riot grenades, a car is on firejust behind me. we're just off the champs—elysees, it is a real scene of street warfare. amid the scenes of destruction, ordinary people who'd come from across france to demonstrate peaceably. they do not want the violence to divert attention from their message that taxes in france have gone too far. translation: abraham lincoln said something important, he said that government should be of the people, by the people, for the people. for the people. our politicians should keep th

from paris, thank you. amber rudd has become the first government minister to publicaly discuss an alternative to theresa may's brexit deal. the work and pensions secretary described the so—called "norway plus" option as plausible, if mps reject mrs may's deal in the vote scheduled for tuesday. if such a plan were adopted, the uk would retain its access to the single market, but would have to permit free movement of eu citizens into the uk. our political correspondent, matt cole, reports. far and wide this week, ministers have travelled the uk, selling the idea of theresa may's brexit plan. the message, a simple one — there is no alternative. until this morning, when the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, opened the door to a plan b and what might happen if mps vote down the deal on tuesday. i don't think that the house will support no deal. and if the house is not going to support no deal, it needs to come forward with an alternative deal. and i have seen that there is a lot of support for norway

lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there were far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. the security forces will be hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. ten billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not monkeys he can throw nuts at. we are human beings. the violence of previous demonstrations in paris along with the government‘s concessions and the impact of a terrorist attack in strasbourg this week have all helped to dissuade protesters. but protest sites around the country are settling in for christmas and it is notjust the troublemakers left behind. at this tollgate 45 mi

hugh scofield, bbc news, paris. with me now is the french journalist, agnes poirier, who's in paris this afternoon. agnes, watching and listening to what some of the french people were saying there, it's civil war. is that a fair description? no, it is not civil war. it is a rather violent traditional french process. we have seen many before but i would agree with you, it has been extremely quick, only two weeks of protests. they a re extremely quick, only two weeks of protests. they are decreasing in number. today they‘ re protests. they are decreasing in number. today they're talking of 36,000 people in france compared to ten times more two weeks ago but it is very concerning in many ways. it is very concerning in many ways. it is very concerning in many ways. it is very worrying in many ways because first of all those people come from very different backgrounds, social, professional. they do not come from city centres, they come from rural areas and also cities where they do need cars to go about their day and

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. earlier i spoke to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris, and asked him how surprised politicians there have been by the scale of the protests. it has been taken by surprise, i think they really underestimated the nature of the movement, or to say they miss understood the nature of they miss understood the nature of the movement. i do not particularly think it is their fault and this is a new kind of movement, it is france's insurrection past meeting facebook which is new and what happened yesterday i think was a sign of the movement becoming more radical. i think many people who support it did turn up in paris and the numbers were not very big but the numbers were not very big but the ones who did wanted to have a go and among them it is quite clear there were many people for organised rioters, people from the far left and right who wait to do this and come in and latch onto whatever protest, there were professional writers out there who were leading at all but with them there we

our paris correspondent, hugh schofield reports. from early morning, once again, the yellow vests began arriving in numbers on the champs—elysees, the luxury shops along the avenue now boarded up because of the threat of more violence. riot police, out in force, had adopted new tactics after last saturday's chaos. today, they were stopping and searching, confiscating anything that could serve as a missile against them. the focus became, once again, the area around the arc de triomphe and here there were the first signs of trouble — a crowd goading riot police, police responding with tear gas and moving out to retake ground, keep the crowd moving. the riot police have moved out from a side street to take up a position along the avenue here. you can see them standing at the ready, and they're being insulted, booed, had the occasional projectile thrown at them by the crowd around. most of the yellow vests kept well back from the trouble spots. all they wanted was to get their message out. translation: emmanuel macron has to step do

hugh in paris. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has become the first government minister to openly back an alternative brexit strategy. ms rudd told the bbc that the prime minister's deal is the best on offer, but she is looking at alternative options, if mps reject the proposal in the commons on tuesday. the best deal we have is the one the prime minister has put forward, the one that most of zarco letting behind in order to try and deliver on outcome of the referendum. i think that is the best cover my. what i have done is look ahead and see that after that if it does not get through, anything could happen. there could be all sorts of alternatives that could be thrown up which is one of the reasons why we have to back the prime minister in the deal on tuesday. those are the main stories this morning. lydgate in sport. the dust has hardly settled on the big fight last weekend, the draw between tyson fury and dion take wilder, but it seems they will get the chance to go again, and the se

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. let's go live to paris now, and show you the latest scenes which are live from the french capital. you can see a bit of a stand—off there, with protesters, a few wearing those distinctive yellow vests that we have seen. this is the fifth weekend that these protests have been held. numbers are somewhat down, not to why exactly, it could be the weather, it also be the pretty strong reaction by the security forces that you thought last week. there you can see, i presume this is tear gas that has been thrown, there have been reports of tear gas canisters going off in front of lines of police. we have seen reports of ambulances driving past protesters, trying to help out those affected by the tear gas smoke. in terms of numbers, i understand it is around 3000 this weekend, there have also been reports of minor scuffles that have broken out around the city. not just in that have broken out around the city. notjust in paris of course, some of the protests have been taking place in nantes, and as we said earlier, the port of calais. there have been a number

celebrations in poland as negotiators finalise a deal on how to implement the paris climate accord by 2020. chester zoo launches afundraising campaign after being severely damaged by fire yesterday. and the winner of this year's strictly come dancing is announced. documentary maker stacey dooley and dance partner kevin clifton triumph in the 16th series and take the coveted glitterball trophy. and in dateline london, shaun ley and the panel discuss last week's political drama in brussels and westminster. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. theresa may has attacked tony blair, her predecessor as prime minister, after he backed calls for another referendum on brexit. it's being seen as an unusually angry response from the prime minister. in a statement, mrs may said there are too many people who want to subvert the process for their own political interests rather than acting in the national interest. for tony blair to go to brussels and seek to undermine our negotiations by advocating for a second referendum... ...is an insult to the office he once held and the people he once serve

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a short time ago, president emmanuel macron arrived for a crisis meeting with cabinet official, this is the scene, where he will be briefed by security services. we understand emmanuel macron himself is going to address journalists here at the interior ministry building in paris. this is the scene live, where it's just gone 2am in the morning. we are waiting to hear from 2am in the morning. we are waiting to hearfrom him. we know that the french counterterrorism department has said this is now an ongoing investigation. the latest reports we're hearing is that the attacker, the gunman, is still at large with a huge security and police search for him under way. there were reports that the gunmen exchanged gunfire with the police some hours ago and then managed to escape. on confirmed reports that he sustained gunshot wound in that. we haven't had confirmation on that. the mayor of the city confirming to reuters news agency, and afp, that at least four people have lost their lives in str

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. fears of an all—out trade war between the united states and china have receded, after a meeting between donald trump and the chinese president xi jingping at the g20 summit in argentina. the us has suspended plans to increase tariffs on chinese goods, and beijing has agreed to buy more american products. our north america editor jon sopel‘s report contains some flashing images. president trump arrived back into washington early this morning, looking tired but buoyed by what he said was an incredible deal with china. he and president xi met for two and a half hours last night at the g20, president trump sounding optimistic there could be a breakthrough in the escalating trade war between these two economic superpowers. the relationship is very special, the relationship that i have with president xi, and i think that is going to be a very primary reason why we'll probably end up getting something that will be good for china and good for the united states. an increase on tariffs from

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. i've been speaking to sophie pedder, paris bureau chief at the economist and i asked her to describe what took place in paris over the weekend. it was scenes of rioting and the most extreme rioting france has known since the riots of 2005 where the country ended up imposing a state of emergency. you cannot really call it scenes of war but certainly urban devastation in some of the smartest parts of paris and the symbolism was very important and the symbolism was very important and the smart quarters and neighbourhoods of paris at the famous landmarks like the arc de triomphe. it was very dramatic what was happening last night on the aftermath has left a lot of people wondering how the country will pick itself up after this. i think it is the worst crisis macron has faced since becoming president. how serious is it from ins —— for his presidency? he has faced down protest before and it's not new to him to face resistance. he was elected to do things that were not popular and some o

who are the countries that really forging ahead with the goals of the paris accord? there are lots of countries we can lead to his great examples. lots of the scandinavian countries, sweden, denmark, finland, they are making massive transitions in terms of moving towards renewable energy. there are countries we can look to making these transitions, great exa m ples we making these transitions, great examples we can making these transitions, great exa m ples we ca n follow, making these transitions, great examples we can follow, however there are countries you have mentioned, america, brazil, the president thinks climate change is a marxist plot, scott morrison in australia who shows no desire to honour the paris pledges, so big developed nations are letting the side down because it is politically inconvenient to take action. what are your hopes for a deal being reached? i are your hopes for a deal being reached ? i spoke are your hopes for a deal being reached? i spoke about this last week and i was more optimistic, but tensions have arisen. i had hoped that the pari

french anger on the streets of paris. "yellow vest" protesters take on police in the heart of the city. president macron is furious. translation: the authors of this violence do not want change, they don't want any improvement, they just want to wreak chaos. tributes are paid to former us president george h w bush, a key player in the end of the cold war. will there be a new heavyweight boxing champion? tyson fury of the uk takes on the american, deontay wilder, shortly. hello and welcome. the united states has announced that, following talks at the 620 summit in argentina between president trump and his chinese counterpart, xijinping, america will not go ahead with its threat to raise tariffs against china to a rate of 25%. a white house statement said the rate for $200 billion worth of goods will remain at the current 10%. the statement said, in order to reduce the trade imbalance, china has agreed to buy a substantial amount of agricultural, energy and industrial products from the us. china's foreign minister, wang yei

this is the scene live in paris. police have made at least 500 arrests and ministers say the "yellow vest" movement opposed to fuel tax rises has been hijacked by "ultra—violent" protesters. police in new zealand are to charge a 26—year—old man with the murder of british backpacker, grace millane, who went missing in auckland last week. sadly the evidence we have gathered to this point of the enquiry has established that this is a homicide. amber rudd becomes the first government minister to publicly discuss an alternative to theresa may's brexit deal. what happens if it is voted down? and anything could happen, there's lots of different things could happen, most of which they don't want to happen. so when they think about this deal, they need to weigh up the alternatives as well. six people — five of them teenagers — have died after a stampede at a nightclub in italy. and in half an hour here on bbc news, 100 women takes a look at women who volunteer to give birth to a stranger's child and receive only exp

our paris correspondent hugh schofield is there for us now. he was out amongst the protesters yesterday. i am pleased to see he is now safely in the studio in paris. it was an extraordinary day and night. howth road do you think the government has been by the scale of these protests? it has been taken by surprise. they have really underestimated the nature of the movement. i should say they have misunderstood the nature of the movement. i don't think it is their fault, this is a new kind of movement. this is france's in surgeries past meeting facebook, it is something that is new. what happened yesterday was that it was a sign of the movement becoming more radical. i think many people who support the yellow vest did not turn up support the yellow vest did not turn up in paris, the numbers were not big, but those who did were the ones who wanted to have a go. and then it is quite clear that there were many people from organised rioters, the far left and right who make the business out of doing this and wait for the opportunity to comment and la

these are the live images from the centre of paris this morning. the yellow vested protesters already gathering. many tens of thousands of police on the streets of paris. we will be there and live a little later. the hand of rod earns west brom a controversial draw, in the west midlands derby in the championship, with aston villa up in arms over jay rodriguez's late goal. good morning. another windy day to come today. even windier tonight gci’oss come today. even windier tonight across parts of southern england. tomorrow it turns colder. all the details right here on breakfast. it's saturday 8 december. our top story... in the last few hours, police in new zealand have said the disappearance of 22—year—old british backpacker, grace millane, is being treated as a suspected murder. a 26—year—old man is being questioned. auckland police say they have not located grace millane‘s body. more from our correspondent hywel griffith. fun—loving and family orientated, grace millane‘s parents say her disappearance one week ago was entirely out

from paris, lucy williamson reports. they called it a protest. at times it looked more like a game of urban war. groups of protesters fanned through the capital's streets today. from the arc de triomphe to republic, boulevards once built to open the veins of the city filled with tear gas, firecrackers and riot police. on the champs—elysees this morning, the mood was largely peaceful — protesters arriving here from across france caught up in a familiar dance of conflict with police. police are just pushing the protesters back down out of this side street onto the champs—elysees, they have been pushing them up and down the street all morning and the tensions is starting to rise. the police were well prepared for this confrontation, with armoured vehicles, new tactics and bag searches, seizing gas masks and helmets and anything that could be used against police. the tear gas, far stronger than usual, took many protesters by surprise. and rapid reaction squads marked out by orange arm bands were stationed among the protesters to spot trouble an

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. while the tear gas was being deployed in paris, president macron was in buenos aires at the 620 summit. he gave this reaction to the violence on the streets of his capital city. translator: what happened in paris today has absolutely nothing to do with the peaceful demonstration of a legitimate unhappiness or discontent, but this does not justify the public buildings being set afire. thatjournalists be threatened or the arc de triomphe be tagged. the authors of these violence do not want change. they don't want any improvement, they don't. they just want to wreak chaos. and they betray the causes that they're pretending to serve. they will be identified and they will be held responsible for their actions and they will be taken to court. as soon as tomorrow morning, when i get back to paris, i called a meeting with the prime minister, the minister of the interior and all of the services involved. let's turn to the 620 in argentina now, where the leaders are leaving buenos aires as the

three years ago in paris the negotiators in this forum signed the paris climate agreement and there was a great sense of delight and triumph around the world that something at least, at last was being done about climate change. but in the three years since the negotiators here have been trying to work out the rules of how do you put that plan into action. which only comes into effect in 2020. and they have become bogged down. they have got hundreds of pages of rules, lots of things in dispute. so they are tied up with that and they are trying to make progress here in poland as well as trying to make progress on ambition, which is cutting emissions, which the scientists say there is very little time left to do. and is it in some ways quite unwieldy having so many countries there, so many representatives, all this, frankly, different shades of opinion on the environment and on climate change? it has it has been a very frustrating process for the people in it and for the people reporting on it to be honest. it has been going on for 25 to 30 years and it has made very slow progress. the ide

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. tolls on the two main bridges crossing the river severn into south wales will be scrapped from next week. drivers have been charged for more than 50 years. the welsh government says removing tolls will boost the economy by around £100 million a year, but critics say there'll be more traffic congestion. sian lloyd's report contains some flashing images. crossing the river severn into south wales has until now always come at a price. some 25 millionjourneys a year are made. lorry driver craig evans makes more than most. for 17 years, he's been delivering goods from wales across the border. this could be halfway over the bridge, and you're losing time, your driving time, you're late getting the goods delivered. it's just horrific. his firm makes 31,000 crossings every year. until recently, lorries were charged £20 a time. it's good for my company. they've got more money in to invest, which will create more jobs, but the side that i'm not looking forward to is the traffic which is going

paris in lockdown as security services brace for a fourth weekend of protests. amber rudd has become the first cabinet minister to openly propose plan b if theresa may's brexit deal is rejected by mps. the hand of rod earns west brom a controversial draw in the west midlands derby in the championship. aston villa up in arms over jay rodriguez's goal. even though he didn't really mean it! and it's supposed to be a display of athleticism and accuracy, but i'm left chasing my own tail when i gave dog agility a go. good morning. another windy day to come today, even windier tonight gci’oss come today, even windier tonight across parts of southern england. them tomorrow, it turns colder. all the details right here on breakfast. —— then. it's saturday the eighth of december. our top story: in the last few hours, police in new zealand have said the disappearance of 22—year—old british backpacker grace millane is being treated as a suspected murder. a 26—year—old man is being questioned. auckland police say they have not located grace millane‘s body. she

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. an investigation is under way after a 33—year—old woman and her 8 year old daughter died in a fire at their home in nottinghamshire. a five—year—old boy and 34—year—old man remain in hospital with serious injuries. police say the emergency services were called to the property near newark, at around 7am this morning. five people, thought to be from the same family, were in the house at the time. staff at chester zoo say it may take some time to account for all of the creatures being housed in a building partially destroyed by fire. the blaze broke out this morning in the monsoon forest habitat, the largest indoor zoological building in britain. emergency teams were unable to stop most of the building's roof from being destroyed. one person was treated for breathing difficulties. tolls on the two main bridges crossing the river severn into south wales, will be scrapped from next week. drivers have been charged for more than fifty years. the welsh government says removing tol

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a little earlier i spoke to sophie pedder, the paris bureau chief for the economist magazine. i asked her what president macron can do to counter the protests. it was scenes of rioting and the most extreme rioting france has it's interesting because they are almost too mainstream and he has carved out an image as a president who has not given into the street and faced down protests organised by unions against specific reformers but he's always said he does not give into the street. this time it is difficult. he said the green taxes are necessary and he has made his slogan let's make the planning great again and he has made that part of his presidential objective, but it's very difficult to see how you can stick to that without making a gesture that will make people feel that he is indifferent to their concerns and thatis indifferent to their concerns and that is the difficulty, finding the right balance because his concern is that if he starts backing down now it will make further ref

let's look at le figaro and paris, it talks about france in shock. i must admit i was in paris recently with my three young boys and we were whizzing around the arc de triomphe, up and jumbo champs—elysees, doing tourist stuff and it is shocking what is going on. the level of protest. it is different this time as well, it is different this time as well, it is an sort of led by unions and it is an sort of led by unions and it is regular protesters, a different feel. it does, and that is why macron flew back and hold an emergency meeting because what started as very peaceful protest and what started as a protest against the rise in the duty against diesel, it has clearly taken a darker turn. it is unfortunate because you have marked people running through the streets that have been prepared for violence —— masked. ai carrying little vials of eyedrops to cou ntera ct little vials of eyedrops to counteract against teargas and are prepared to vandalise and destroy the city. it has been happening. we have seen photographs of various really important

i was asleep, and i woke up and found out we were in paris. and then, we were just pretty much left sitting there for five hours. i mean, it's not the pilot's fault. the staff didn't know what was going on either. but, i mean, we had no food, no water, they turned the ac off for a while. very upset that anyone would want to do this just to disrupt everyone trying to go away for christmas. i'm just trying to get home for christmas. paige managed to get on a bus, and then the eurostar to get home. others, though, weren't so lucky. after a 16—hour flight from buenos aires, these passengers had a long wait in paris, but finally got a coach. it's been a pretty long day, very chaotic, no—one there to help us. yeah, and in the airport itself, we were there for nine hours. we were supposed to be taking a ferry now. we don't know our final destination, whether it's 6atwick or anywhere else in london, but hopefully we'll get home before tomorrow. stephanie marinette's christmas plans also went pear—shaped, but she was trying to see the bright side

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. visitors had to be evacuated from chester zoo today, after a fire. the blaze broke out in the monsoon forest habitat, the largest indoor zoological building in britain. one person was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation, and the zoo says all the animals are safe. tolls on the two main bridges crossing the river severn into south wales, will be scrapped from next week. drivers have been charged for more than 50 years, but the welsh government says removing the tolls will boost the economy by about £100m a year. sian lloyd's report contains some flashing images. crossing the river severn into south wales has until now always come at a price. some 25 millionjourneys a year are made. lorry driver craig evans makes more than most. for 17 years, he's been delivering goods from wales across the border. this could be halfway over the bridge, and you're losing time, your driving time, you're late getting the goods delivered. it's just horrific. his firm makes 31,000 crossings every ye

let‘s talk to our correspondent in paris. the number seed are small. there are only a few thousand people here on the champs—elysees and they are the ha rd core of the champs—elysees and they are the hard core of the yellow vest movement. what might happen over time is that hard—core mates separate from the mass of people who support in a more specific way, the demands. it is certainly the hope of the government that whatever happens today, it is isolated in paris and is visible in the work of a minority who are no longer representative of the movement as a whole. people around here would not agree with that, they say they are very much pa rt that, they say they are very much part of the movement as a whole. this is the scene live in france. protesters are covering their mouths, ism to get away from tear gas ——i mouths, ism to get away from tear gas —— i assume to get away from tear gas. it is about keeping people moving and not allowing them to congregate or create unrest. 0ne moving and not allowing them to congregate or create unrest.

hugh schofield in paris, thank you very much. of course we will have more from paris as we get it in the course of this morning. it is 10:18am. let's take a look at the headlines. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah resigns calling the prime minister's plan "naive". police in paris fire tear gas as protesters take to the streets against president macron's policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. tyson fury thinks this could be the greatest comeback ever. he has lost ten stone to get to this point, having spent two years out of the sport. our reporterfrom los angeles. 12 rounds... tyson fury attempting to do what he does best, to get under the skin of opponents. unlike their last face—off, which endedin unlike their last face—off, which ended in a melee, this time you could not penetrate the facade of the master champio

we will bring you more from paris as developments happen today. those explosions are the tear gas canisters going off. although there are some missiles being thrown by protesters as well. the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman has been meeting world leaders on the sidelines of the g20 summit in argentina. theresa may urged the crown prince to hold the murderers ofjamal khashoggi to account, while russia's vladmir putin gave the saudi leader a much warmer welcome. french president emmanuel macron warned him he was ‘worried' and called for international investigators to get involved. today the focus will be on the meeting between donald trump and chinese president xijinping. the headlines on bbc news: the former us president george bush senior has died aged 94. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. a tenth member of the government resigns over brexit. the former science minister sam gyimah says the prime minister's plan is naive and calls for a second referendum. police in paris fire tear gas as protesters tak

cities, notjust paris, yet the protests continue. protesting is a routine in france. it is out of the ordinary because you just asked for an authorisation and then the police know where the matches taking place and then as an organisation behind it like a trade union, social partners, the police. it's very safe political expression in france, but this is outside everything we've known and they refuse to play the democratic game, which is, in effect, an insurrection in spirit. the tax rise was planned before emmanuel macron became president. nonetheless, he is the one leading it. the prime minister was wheeled out to make announcements this week. prime ministers are famously disposable in the french political system but ultimately he is the man asa system but ultimately he is the man as a present of fans who has to show leadership. in what direction you think his presidency has to go now? it is his personal style of politics. in a way, he hasn't used the institution the way french presidents normally use it. there is a government, the

has much changed within paris and at other protests around the country? in paris, not really. they are talking now about 4000 protesters in the centre of paris. nothing, really. don't forget, last week they we re really. don't forget, last week they were not that many more. about 8000 last week. that proved to be an occasion at which there was potential for havoc, and there was havoc. even though the numbers are clearly down this saturday, one shouldn't write it off as a success for the police until a bit later in the day. around the country, there are the day. around the country, there a re protests in the day. around the country, there are protests in marseille. no trouble i am aware of. in calais, they have blocked the access road to they have blocked the access road to the port but i suspect that has been moved on by riot police. in general i would say that the government is looking on with cautious satisfaction that there is a downward trend in the movement, particularly for saturday because the saturday protest is continuing. around the country all the time in the week,

boos as president macron visits the scene of riots in paris. he warns a state of emergency could be re—imposed in france. teachers shouldn't be expected to act as substitute parents, according to the chief inspector of schools. and later this hour, click takes a special look at technology for people with disabilities, including bionic arms and talking internet. that's coming up just after half—past three. good afternoon. the environment secretary michael gove has said the government can win the crucial commons vote on theresa may's brexit deal in nine days' time. dozens of conservative mps have said they won't support the agreement. mr gove, one of the original leaders of the leave campign, said the deal was not perfect, but warned that the alternative would be no deal or no brexit. labour has confirmed that it will call for a vote of no confidence in the government if the prime minister fails to win the backing of mps. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. one final photo for theresa may at the g20 summit in argentina, before

president macron is booed as he visits the scene of the worst riots in paris in years. representatives from almost 200 countries gather in poland for talks on climate change — and how to breathe new life into the paris agreement. teachers shouldn't be expected to act as substitute parents, according to the chief inspector of schools. and victory for arsenal against tottenham in a fiery north london derby after lucas torreira scores his first goal for the club. and later this hour, tomorrow's world investigates miracle material starlite, which never made it out of the lab despite appearing to have incredible properties. good afternoon. the environment secretary michael gove has said the government can win the crucial commons vote on theresa may's brexit deal in nine days' time. dozens of conservative mps have said they won't support the agreement. good afternoon. mr gove, one of the original leaders of the leave campign, said the deal was not perfect, but warned that the alternative would be no deal or no brexit. labour has confirmed that it will call for a vote of no

look at what has been going on in paris. you have been doing it for two and a half years. have been doing it for two and a half yea rs. we have been doing it for two and a half years. we hope that somehow you will become british again. i put my hope and faith in the british parliament, because britain is a great democracy, after all. if they decided, british mps, to revoke article 50. i know it is wild optimism on my part. you think anybody in brussels who thinks that theresa may could win this vote on tuesday, that is for the birds, we should look for another option, whichjeremy corbyn has said to allow for more negotiations, where he prime minister, that is an option he prime minister, that is an option he would consider. it would not be in the interests of britain. we haven't talked about the interest of britain for two and a half years. at least everybody would find closure. in two generations's time, you would join again because it would take it that much time to realise it was a bad idea. britain could go back to just

paris, where am i looking, france cou nts paris, where am i looking, france counts the cost of the disastrous protest. we have seen so many people out on the streets, violence, deaths, injuries, rs, and shops... —— arrests. deaths, injuries, rs, and shops... -- arrests. incredible footage of flames, riot police... cars on fire. yes, exactly, terrifying. and, of course, i yes, exactly, terrifying. and, of course, lam yes, exactly, terrifying. and, of course, i am sure there are a number of people who have been hijacking the protests because there have been pleased from the people organising the original yellow vests saying, "can we not have this violence?"m is very sad. the violence yesterday seems to have been worse than the eve of the saturday before. the french finance minister says it has been a catastrophe for the french economy, causing damage to retailers and tourism. and i was thinking i would quite like to go to paris for a long weekend over the next few months and you think, do you want to go if the main museums are closed? and of course i won't be alone in thinking that. it is a