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The man suspected of the Berlin Christmas market attack

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Anis Amri was stopped by police in Milan in the early hours

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TRANSLATION: At that moment the man got hold of a pistol and without

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hesitation fired in the direction of an officer who had asked the

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documents. I pledge allegiance to the command of the faithful.

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So-called Islamic State releases footage showing Amri

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More questions about the police investigation as it emerges Amri

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was able to travel from Germany to France and then

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The round the clock work on the railways that will mean no

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President Putin faces the world's press,

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And says he is not worried about Donald Trump's talk of a new arms

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race. And why a third of the homeless

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say they have been And coming up in Sportsday later

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in the hour on BBC News, we'll look ahead to the start

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of a busy Christmas fixture list, with Chelsea top of the tree.

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But can they stay there? Good evening and welcome

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to the BBC News at Six. The man suspected of

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the Berlin Christmas market attack has been shot dead

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by police in Italy. Anis Amri had been missing

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since the attack on Monday - it appears he left Germany

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for France, before crossing into Italy,

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able to move undetected around the continent despite

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a Europe-wide manhunt. Italian police stopped him

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in the early hours this morning at a train station in Milan,

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shooting him dead after The Italian authorities

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say his fingerprints match those found on the steering wheel

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of the lorry which killed twelve Our Europe correspondent

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Damian Grammaticus has the latest. Anis Amri's brief violent life as a

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terrorist ended here, in an exchange of gunfire on the edge of Milan.

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Alone and hunted, he managed to flee 1000 kilometres south from Berlin

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but at three in the morning, acting suspiciously, he was stopped by two

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officers and tried to shoot them. TRANSLATION: At that moment, the

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man, without hesitating, pulled out a pistol, fired towards the

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policeman who had asked for identity documents. The officers reacted

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immediately. The one who was hit is recovering in hospital. His

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condition is not life-threatening. And this has just been released by

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so-called Islamic State, a recording made in Berlin by Anis Amri sometime

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before the attack, pledging his allegiance. It is now believed that

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the 24-year-old Tunisian may have been radicalised after he arrived in

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Europe, perhaps in the four years he was in jail in

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Italy. German security services knew he was a threat and he talked of

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buying guns, not using a truck. So how did he get all the way to Italy?

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This is what we know about his movements, at 8pm on Monday he

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attacked the Christmas market then vanished, managed to get to Sian

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Berry in France, a train ticket in his pocket showed he went to Turin

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and then onto Milan central station arriving at 1am and finally he took

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the Metro to the last stop, where he was shot. TRANSLATION: Row at the

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end of this week we can be relieved that one acute threat has come to an

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end but the general threat posed by terrorism will continue. We would

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our utmost to make sure our state as a strong state. So Germany is trying

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to root out radical Islamic networks. We visited this place

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today, a short distance from where Anis Amri's new video was recorded.

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This is one of the places that Anis Amri was known to frequent in the

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months he was in Berlin. A residential

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complex but the reason he would come here, in this corner, what used to

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be a mosque. It was closed down and became a meeting point for radical

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Islamist. One of the neighbours said small groups of young Islamic men

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continue to use the building, they beat late at night, apparently

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discussing attacks. TRANSLATION: Of course it was dangerous, when the

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men sit here and fantasise about carrying out attacks, yes, I was

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worried, my children and my family live here. With the immediate danger

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apparently over, Merlin is gathered for a meeting by the Brandenburg

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gate no matter what, we are all one, we come together and think of the

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victims. It is something they have to be. Germany is now confronting

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the reality, it faces new and hidden threats.

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Damian, the main suspect is now dead, but this is unlikely

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to be the end of the road for the investigation

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Fiona, what the authorities are now saying, here, is that what they must

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focus on now are the lessons to be learned. The first thing they are

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looking at, was there a network of people, supporters who helped Anis

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Amri carry out the attack and then flee? Angela Merkel says there are

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many lessons to be learned from this. She talked about the need to

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speed up the deportation process of those whose asylum claims fail. I

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think they will also look at the intelligence and police services's

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handling of this case. Remember he managed to leave through here and he

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got through France to Italy and was stopped this morning, not by a

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police operation but by some young officers. The one who shot him had

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been in the Italian police force for nine months. So there are political

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questions, far right politicians like Marine Le Pen in France already

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raising questions about Europe's border security. What the interior

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Minister says this shows is the need for more cooperation although he

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emphasises that the terrorist threat against Germany remains high.

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Damian, thank you. Here extensive rail engineering work

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starts across Britain tonight...with two hundred different projects

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being carried out over The biggest re-signalling scheme

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in the network's history will close a line between Cardiff

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Central and the Valleys. And several stations -

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including Paddington in London - will be either partially

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or completely shut for several days. Our transport correspondent

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Richard Westcott is in Paddington now, so no trains coming in or out

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of there from midnight tonight. No, absolutely. Loads of people

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rushing past with suitcases trying to get on the last trains, they are

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shutting Paddington for six days. Network Rail always chooses the

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holidays to do the big disruptive engineering work because it says the

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trains are only half full. That is when they say it affects the fewest

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number of people. But it also means every Christmas thousands of people

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get disrupted. It's going to be the biggest rail

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upgrade ever taken on, and it all starts late tonight,

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hitting services across South Wales, The lack of trains will

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make the roads busier. And it's a popular time to fly

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away for the holidays. So why do they always pick Christmas

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to close the railways? We have a huge programme of works

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that we have to deliver as part And some of that work just can't be

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done on a live railway. So Christmas is the best time to do

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it, because it's one 24,000 engineers will work on 200

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sites across Britain. One of the bigger jobs they're

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doing this Christmas is to open up and test these

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new lines between the Critically, they unblock

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a bottleneck between the trains going from Heathrow into Paddington

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station in London. It'll hit services

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across the country. Paddington Station will actually

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close for six days after the last Services at other big stations,

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including London Bridge, Charing Cross and Liverpool Street,

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will be severely affected. There will be no trains

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late on Christmas Eve between Cardiff Central,

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Bridgend, Newport and the Valleys, because they're

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resignalling the whole area. It's affecting me in that I have

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to take an extra day off work, because of the replacement bus

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service not being good But also, I understand

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the work needs to be done. At this time of the year families

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want to get together, if they haven't seen each other

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for a while. And then they're all

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distracted, aren't they? Totally inconvenient,

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because you have a lot of commuters over the Christmas period,

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shopping as well between As ever, leave plenty of time

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before you head off, and double-check your train

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is even running. Two British men have been found

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guilty of using aid convoys to send thousands of pounds in cash

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to extremists in Syria. The court heard how high profile

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Muslim community-led convoys became unwitting participants in a plan

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to fund terrorism. One of the infiltrated aid missions

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included Alan Henning, the taxi driver from Eccles,

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who was subsequently kidnapped and murdered

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by so-called Islamic State. A la Po... Humanitarian aid for

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people stuck in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Britons

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have donated millions to help civilians caught in the crossfire of

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conflict. Three years ago these convoys were at the heart of those

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efforts. Their two men have been found guilty of infiltrating them,

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Slade, a former probation officer, and another man used the convoys to

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send cash to voters. One said these pictures by his nephew who was in a

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group affiliated to Al-Qaeda, he advised him not to mutilate his

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enemies and sent thousands of pounds through unwitting convoys. The

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convoys were infiltrated and the goodwill of charities abused by

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taking money and goods from the UK to Syria to help terrorists. Today's

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verdict is the first formal finding that the Syrian aid convoys were

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exploited for terrorism. There were also two years in the public gallery

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the two men acquitted, two years that highlight how complicated and

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emotive PSU has been for Muslim communities. When you see what is

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needed getting to where it needs to go... Alan Henning taken hostage by

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Isis in December 2013 and murdered nine months later, he went to Syria

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in one of the convoys abused by the guilty men. One man acquitted today

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of funding terrorism was on that convoy, he publicly appealed for the

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life of Alan Henning. We beg you to tread the path of Justice and show

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them the compassion that Allah has placed in the hearts of believers.

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Under pressure from the government and the police the aid convoys ended

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after the kidnap of Alan Henning. Dominic Casciani, BBC News.

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The hijackers of a Libyan jet have been arrested following a stand-off

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The domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked this

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morning after taking off from Sabha in the south of Libya,

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After spending several hours on the tarmac,

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hostages were gradually released - the hijackers were then

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The United Nations Refugee Agency says over 5,000 migrants

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and refugees have died in the Mediterranean this year,

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the highest annual death toll so far.

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Almost 360,000 migrants entered Europe by sea

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this year, according to the International

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Most of them arrived in Italy and Greece.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he expects US

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-- he has said he does not want to see a new arms race with the United

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States but will develop new arms of necessary. Blood amid Putin also

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denied any hacking or involvement in the US presidential campaign.

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From Moscow, Steve Rosenberg reports.

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On the international stage Vladimir Putin has been centrestage in 2016

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and today shared his view of the world with the world's media.

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Putting a question to the president is not easy when there are 1000 of

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you and just one of him. But he agreed to take my question. Mr

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President, your country has been accused of state sponsored hacking

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with the aim of influencing the result of the US presidential

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election, and president Obama revealed that he told you personally

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to cut it out. What did you tell him in response? The president refused

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to say, dismissing all the talk of hacking as sour grapes from the

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Democratic party. TRANSLATION: The losing side always tries to pass the

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buck. They would do better to look for the problems among themselves.

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Russia, says President Putin, was modernising its nuclear missile

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potential but he claimed he was not worried by Donald Trump's tweet

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yesterday pledging to boost America's nuclear capability. Are

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you not concerned that there is a danger of a new arms race if America

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is talking of boosting its nuclear arsenal? TRANSLATION: The basis for

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a new arms race was there already. After the US pulled out of the

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antiballistic Missile Treaty and started to create a missile shield,

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so either we had to build our only shield or as we are doing develop

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weapons to penetrate theirs. But this was not our choice. Vladimir

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Putin made it clear today that if there is to be a new arms race it

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will not be Russia's fault and he delivered a defiant message that

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Russia is stronger than any potential aggressor. Yet tough talk

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does not solve domestic problems, the Russian economy is struggling,

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not just because of sanctions, low oil prices have hit hard and the

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economy is reliant on exporting energy. This year Russia has been

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flexing its muscles. It wants to be seen as a global power but if

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President Putin does not mention the cracks in the economy he will be

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building a superpower on thin ice. Steve Rosenberg, BBC News, Moscow.

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The main suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack has been

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And still to come, could Big Sam be on his way back to the big time?

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He agrees deal to become Crystal Palace's new manager. In Sportsday,

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Petra Kvitova says she is determined to return to tennis. She has left

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hospital following a knife attack. A survey of rough sleepers suggests

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they are 17 times more likely to be a victim of crime

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than the general public. The charity, Crisis,

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says homeless people are regularly There are thought to be about 4,000

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people sleeping rough The report found 30% of rough

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sleepers questioned said they had Nearly a third said they'd had

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things thrown at them, and 7% said they'd been urinated

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on. The charity says it

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demonstrates again the need Our Social Affairs Correspondent,

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Michael Buchanan, reports. For some people, rough

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sleepers have no value. I used to come in here and sleep

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on the trains, essentially. He took to sleeping on commuter

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trains after an unprovoked attack. Got into a discussion with a young

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man around the fact I was homeless. He became quite aggravated,

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I would guess, by the fact I was homeless, and was saying that

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people are homeless And from there he ended up

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punching me in the face, basically. Today's report lays bare the abuse

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rough sleepers can suffer. They're subjected to beatings,

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assaulted, even urinated on. One man told researchers

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who was actually dropped from a height while still

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in his tent. It's not just the incident itself,

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but it's the impact it has on that individual,

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and their mental health, and their We found that most homeless people

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who are rough sleeping, And surely if you are then urinated

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on, you are going to feel even more Sergeant David Deal is part

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of a police outreach team that works While he encourages them to report

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crimes, he understands why today's report says many don't

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trust the police. There are other aspects

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of their life, maybe drug use, maybe begging, maybe other forms

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of anti-social behaviour. When they come into contact

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with police regarding those types of behaviour, that's

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when they might not trust the police For these homeless people,

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this centre will provide shelter Susan Walker is currently bedding

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down in a stairwell. Sleep is uneasy due

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to the constant fear of attack. You can get some of these

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people now who do see a woman and they'll think,

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I'll go for her. And if that happened,

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well, as a woman, we Rough sleepers are

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permanently vulnerable. Any stranger could

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attack at any time. President Putin has called

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for a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, now that government forces have

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fully taken control The final evacuations of opposition

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fighters and civilians from the east of the city took place last night,

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in the biggest victory for President Bashar al-Assad

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since the uprising against him began Our Middle East Editor,

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Jeremy Bowen, looks at the significance

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of that victory, and how it may now affect

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the course of the war. In western Aleppo, a Christmas party

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became a victory celebration. It was watched over by banners of Syria's

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three wise men. President Assad and the leaders of Hezbollah. There was

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relief that the killing in the city might finally be over. The last

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buses out of eastern Aleppo delivered thousands of fighters and

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civilians into an uncertain future. The fall of Eastern Aleppo is the

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greatest defeat the rebels. It shows how the war is now being decided by

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the foreign powers that have intervened. So what is next in

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Syria? President Assad and his allies have

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won themselves some options. Their victory in Aleppo

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does not end the war. Thousands of rebel fighters

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have been bussed out to The regime and its allies

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want to win it back. They might decide to make Eastern

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Ghouta their military priority. It's part of the

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suburbs of Damascus. It's vulnerable because rebel groups

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that control it have weakened Foreign powers are shaping the

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battlefield. Turkey has troops fighting in Syria and back some of

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the rebel groups in Aleppo. But it watched while Russia and its allies

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destroyed them. That's because Turkey needs Russia to stand aside

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while it hits the Kurds, now its main target. And while eastern

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Aleppo fell, the West was also a by standard. That is because the Syrian

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policy of the Americans, the British and their friends, never coherent,

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has now failed completely. Last week the British and American defence

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secretaries fell back on old slogans. Not credible. As the Syrian

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regime scored its biggest victory of the war so far. We don't see a

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future for President Assad in Syria, even if he defeats the opposition in

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Aleppo. Aleppo though looks to be a turning point. Tonight, Britain's

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Foreign Secretary said again that President Assad must go. But the

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downfall of the President looks like a hollow dream. Diplomacy hasn't

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done it. Earlier in the war there was a chance to make it happen. But

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that chance has gone well President Assad remains Russia's man. It will

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not be easy for his coalition to move from Aleppo to victory in

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Syria. But now they have the momentum. Jeremy Bowen, BBC News.

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Former England manager Sam Allardyce has agreed a deal to become the new

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manager of Crystal Palace. A formal announcement is due this evening. He

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has been out of the game since leaving the England job in September

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after one match. Here is Richard Conway.

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Three months on from losing his dream job as England manager, Sam

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Allardyce is on the brink of a return to the Premier League.

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He was forced out of Wembley after just one

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match in charge, following a newspaper sting in which he

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discussed getting around FA transfer regulations.

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A period on the sidelines looked inevitable.

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But Alan Pardew has manoeuvred himself out of the

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Crystal Palace hot seat after winning just 26 points in his 36

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Well, he's seen as an expert in keeping teams in the top

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division, in a career that spans periods in charge of Bolton,

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With Crystal Palace flirting with relegation, the club's

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new American owners have been forced to take action.

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An attempt this season to play a more expansive

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style of football looks likely to be abandoned.

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The focus now will be doing whatever it takes to stay in

:23:44.:23:46.

We look at Sunderland last season, he did a

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And that was based really on being strong defensively.

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So if it is Sam, then that would be one of his strengths that he would

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For Sam Allardyce, there is unfinished

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business to attend to after his briefest of stints with England.

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Crystal Palace will settle for survival for now.

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But this ambitious club hope in time he'll do much more

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Richard Conway, BBC News, Selhurst Park.

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Storm Barbara has paid the UK a visit, with the north west

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of Scotland bearing the brunt of the heavy rain and winds -

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but it's also blown through parts of Northern England,

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Our Scotland Correspondent, Lorna Gordon, has more.

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Storm Barbara barrelled in from the west.

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With conditions difficult out at sea, ferries to many

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For those who couldn't get home early, Christmas travel plans

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However, the northern area is definitely off.

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We're reviewing those services ongoing, and we will make

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announcements regarding tomorrow evening.

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In some areas, the worst of the winds are yet to come.

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But gusts of up to 70 mph have already been recorded

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in the Western Isles, where, for a time, many homes in

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The stormy conditions were forecast well ahead.

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Extra generators shipped out and others, including farmers

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I slept quite well until five o'clock in the morning

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I spent all day yesterday preparing for it, moving

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livestock to sheltered areas, making sure that everything was tied

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With disruption to some train routes, plane routes and on ferries,

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Storm Barbara has been an unwanted early gift.

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This Christmas tree in Dunoon survived the high winds

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But there is more stormy weather expected in the coming days.

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I don't know how long that Christmas tree is going to be standing. Darren

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Bent is here. This weather is not unusual for

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winter. But it has come at the wrong time. We have got two storms. This

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area of Cloud is going to develop into storm Connor. That is probably

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going to arrive on Boxing Day. But ahead of that, if we run the

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sequence, you can see that we have had some very strong winds from

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Storm Barbara. The winds will peak in the North of Scotland during this

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evening. AT, maybe 90 mph. At midnight, the amber warning is gone.

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-- at midnight. A lot of snow showers in Scotland. Icy conditions

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as well. The rain clears from England and Wales. A little bit

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chilly. Some sunshine on the way. Showers are more frequent and heavy

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in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Gusty winds and more snow over the

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hills of Northern Ireland and Scotland. It will feel cold further

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south. As we head towards Christmas day, Connor is a little bit closer.

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It is bringing with it some very mild air. Temperatures between 14

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and 15 degrees. Very windy. Gusty winds. A lot of Cloud. Outbreaks of

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rain. This weather fronts slips south during Christmas Day. Behind

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it, colder air. By the end of Christmas Day, we may have a white

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Christmas in the North of Scotland. And then storm Connor is closest to

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the UK on Boxing Day. It is really again the far north of Scotland. A

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bit like Storm Barbara. 80 to 90 mph, especially in the Northern

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Isles. Windy and lots of showers on Boxing Day across Scotland. Further

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south, the winds will not be as strong. More sunshine. It will not

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feel as cold. After Boxing Day, things get quieter.

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A reminder of the main story. The main suspect in the Berlin Christmas

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market attack has been shot dead by police in Italy.

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And on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

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