01/01/2017 BBC News at Ten

Police in Turkey continued to hunt for a gun man who launched an attack

on a nightclub in Istanbul, killing 39 people.

Moments earlier, partygoers were welcoming in the New Year.

A manhunt is underway for the attacker.

Here, police arrest five men after a car hit two girls

in Oldham last night, killing one and leaving the other

The Royal Family attends a New Year's Day church

service in Sandringham, but without the Queen,

launches Hull's year as UK City of Culture.

Good evening, and welcome to BBC News.

Police in Turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire

at a nightclub packed with New Year revellers, killing

Funerals have been held for some of the victims.

Another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically,

in what the Istanbul Governor described as a "terrorist attack".

The attacker left his gun before escaping.

The shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw Ankara

and Istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so-called

Islamic State group and, separately, Kurdish rebels.

The mood was of celebration, one of Istanbul's top nightclubs,

They expected a night of joy, a fresh start - not this.

Less than two hours into the New Year, a gunman

opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot

Inside, his killing spree continued - Turks and foreigners murdered,

others jumping into the freezing Bosporus to escape.

Dozens more were injured, some critically.

TRANSLATION: I had my back turned, my husband suddenly told me

A man ran inside, two or three people started firing,

I fainted at that moment until special forces

They shot randomly, there were bodies lying on the floor.

Today, the scene was heavily guarded.

Too late for the victims of last night's security breach.

There's still no word of who was behind it.

Well, this is as close as we can get to what was one of Turkey's most

renowned nightclubs, which has become

Turkey is now worryingly accustomed to these attacks,

and as perhaps the most turbulent year in its modern history

ends, another begins, yet again marked by terror.

At the mortuary, they counted up the bodies.

Muhammad from Iraq told us one of his friends was killed

"Now we are taking our friend's body home."

Visiting the wounded, the Prime Minister sounded defiant,

but after more than 20 attacks in the past year, killing

almost 400, many will see his words as empty.

TRANSLATION: Terror cannot intimidate us.

We will continue to fight against it.

Our biggest insurance is to seek our people

standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve.

And so a scene that's becoming almost routine here.

Today they bid farewell to Ayhan Arik - a brother, husband, father.

After driving tourists to the nightclub, he was

They grieved for him, and for a country they once called

safe, as they're left to wonder - what has happened to Turkey?

Earlier, I spoke to James Jeffrey, the former US Ambassador to Turkey

I started by asking how he thought the Turkish authorities had

Well, first our thoughts go out to all of the victims. The Turks have

responded as they have the wall of the other attacks, very, very

quickly and efficiently. The Turks have unfortunately have had much

experience with attacks, both from Daesh, and that's what this was I'm

almost certain, and from the PKK in the last two years. Roughly ten

major terrorist attacks with casualties running in the dozens or

more. What makes you so certain that it is an attack carried out at least

in the name of the Islamic State group? The two other attacks in

Istanbul, the airport and then an attack close to the blue Mosque,

both targeted tourists, foreigners, as well as the tourist industry in

general. Most of the people killed in the attack last night at the

nightclub were in fact foreigners. Why is is tumble, why is dirty,

being targeted in this way, do you believe -- Istanbul -- why is

Turkey? Isis is next door in Syria and Iraq. They have built a cell in

Turkey. Earlier on, when the Turks were not very... Careful about who

they were providing arms and support to in Syria. Thirdly and most

importantly, the Turks are waging a strong offensive in northern Syria

against Isis positions. There is a considerable amount, the Turks have

put their own ground. Isis sees the Turks as one of the key enemies. How

difficult do you think it will be for the Turkish authorities to find

the single gunmen, who was able to escape the chaos of what followed?

Who knows? It's irrelevant, there are plenty of gunmen who are capable

of doing this with a Kalashnikov, which is what he was armed with.

Isis has a lot of people able to do this, they have good intelligence.

All the indications from the Turkish media are that the nightclub and the

escape route and the actual operation were well planned. But how

important is it politically for the Erdogan government to show that they

have carried out a thorough investigation and tried to find the

person responsible? Your point is good. Erdogan is under a tremendous

amount of pressure. One thing he promised the Turkish people, two

things, peace and prosperity, and given the attacks by Daesh or Isis

on the one hand and the PKK and the other, he certainly hasn't given the

Turkish people peace. And in terms of prosperity, this has an impact on

the markets, it has an impact on tourism, which is a major source of

income. So word one will try very hard to catch this guy. But that

isn't going to stop the attacks. The attacks will continue until we

destroy Isis in Raqqa and in Mosul. Mr Erdogan has reiterated today that

he will root out terrorism. But how does he do that? What sort of

back-up Mike Turkey need? Better intelligence, possibly the Turks

will have to look at some of the opposition movement against the

Assad regime in Syria that have taken root in Turkey to see which of

them may have ties to Isis. But most importantly, the international

community has to get serious about Isis. Isis is sitting somewhere

around ten to 12,000 troops, defying the entire international community,

whilst the West refuses to put ground soldiers in the fight against

them. This has to stop. What is the evidence of the International

political will to do that? Of course there is a national political will.

The United States has 10,000 troops fighting in Afghanistan still today.

This is the will of one man, Barack Obama, who will be out of office in

a year. Because Obama would not commit ground troops against Isis,

the French, who have many good reasons to do so, and did it against

Al-Qaeda in Mali two years ago, they have been deterred from doing it, as

have other Western powers, other than the Turks, who are on the

ground fighting ices with great effect. How difficult might it be

when Donald Trump takes over? Even Donald Trump will be careful and

ground troops, because President Obama has put a hex on any use of

ground troops in this conflict by country up the image, you understand

that well in Britain, the image of 2000 going into a rack and thousands

of casualties and a decade of fighting. So people reluctant to do

this. It's unfortunate, because it is a totally different situation.

But we have seen this fragile ceasefire in Syria that was brokered

by Turkey with Russia. Might it be that President Putin steps in to

help Turkey? Putin's capability, other than Mass bombing of Aleppo --

Mass carpet bombing, is highly questionable. He had one minor

victory, Isis took it back one month ago. But in an as I's capability is

against Isis are relatively minimal -- Putin and Assad's capabilities.

Police investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl

who was knocked down by a car yesterday in Oldham,

Greater Manchester, have arrested five men.

Today's family gathering should have been a celebration.

The flowers laid here for 12-year-old Helina Kotlarova,

killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash last night, a crash that also

left her 11-year-old cousin critically ill.

The girls had crossed it to buy some crisps from the local shop.

They were with a bigger group, more cousins and sisters,

but they'd already made the return journey.

The two girls held hands and stepped into the road.

When we ran there, she was on the floor,

and I was touching her, I was trying to see if she's

going to breathe or something, but she couldn't breathe or nothing.

And I've seen her face, this face was all, you know, bleeding and...

This evening, Greater Manchester Police confirmed they had arrested

five men on suspicion of dangerous driving. All remain in custody for

questioning. For the family, no news will suffer the grief. Is just hard

to believe that she's gone. Because she was too young, you know. She

still had, like, life, still. Tonight, Tripoli by tributes

continue to be laid at the scene. A reminder of life cut tragically

short, and prayers for another girl critically.

The Queen missed the annual New Year's Day church service

in Sandringham this morning because of a lingering heavy cold.

She was also absent from the Christmas Day service

at her Norfolk estate because she was unwell.

Buckingham Palace says the Queen has been up and about in recent days,

but is still recuperating as our Royal Correspondent,

For a second time during the holiday season, the Royals headed to church.

For a second time, the Queen was a notable absentee.

Her 95-year-old husband, who's also been ill,

did attend, and was described by one observer as "chipper".

Protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, Anne,

a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother

During these security-conscious times, the Windsors over Christmas

are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather

Once again, the 90-year-old monarch wasn't on display.

A little bit disappointed, because the Queen wasn't there,

but that is understandable at 90 years of age.

She's in the best place, yes, and I wish her

Obviously, if she's not well, then you don't want to see her come

out in this weather, do you, you know?

At Christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby

The Queen, who recorded her Christmas Day message early

in December, will not have taken the decision to miss church lightly

- the Supreme Governor of the Church of England has

But in her tenth decade, and on the advice of her doctor,

the monarch is exercising caution in the face of a heavy cold she's

The Queen has been laid low and left feeling pretty miserable at the end

of yet another significant year in her long reign.

As well as celebrating her landmark birthday, she's started

to acknowledge her advancing age and reduce her workload.

Just last month, the Queen severed her links to 25

organisations she'd been patron of for decades.

Palace officials insist the Queen is up and about and she hasn't been

As Head of State, she continues to deal with the Government

The Queen is clearly doing all she can to get rid

of a lingering cold, rather than make it worse.

Peter Hunt, BBC News, Buckingham Palace.

Theresa May has called for 2017 to be a year of "unity

and opportunity" following the EU referendum, which she says exposed

In her New Year Message, the Prime Minister said

she would work to secure a Brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd

We are no longer the 52% who voted Leave and the 48% who voted Remain,

but one great union of people and nations, with a proud history

The bodies of three people have been found

at the foot of cliffs in Kent. Police say the body of a man

was discovered near Dover after they were alerted by a member

During a search by coastguards, the bodies of another man

Officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man.

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man died

in a house fire in Milngavie, north of Glasgow.

A joint investigation by detectives and fire officers has established

that the fire was set deliberately, and is said to have been targeted.

The emergency services were called to Achray Place just after 7am.

The body of a man was found inside the property.

He has yet to be formally identified.

A 24-year-old woman was injured and remains in a serious

There have been delays in attending to emergency ambulance

calls across London, after the service's computer

system crashed on one of the busiest nights of the year.

Staff in the London Ambulance control room had to log calls

using pen and paper for nearly five hours overnight.

New Year's Eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour

onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest

night of the year for the London Ambulance Service.

Its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles

and 7 million people using a sophisticated

But just after midnight, that system failed.

The computer crash meant that all call details

Call handlers couldn't see where the ambulances were.

They had to use radios to contact paramedics.

We do deal with the most critically ill and seriously ill patients

first, and we continued to do that last night.

Obviously, I'd like to apologise to any patients who did

have a slightly extended waiting time while we were dealing

The London Ambulance Service says because it has no computer record,

it doesn't know exactly how many calls it dealt with last night.

These were some of the incidents they attended, but there

If the system fails at a time when there is huge pressure

on the system, when, for example, there was a major

disaster or a terrorist attack, we're going to be in really serious

trouble, so we've really got to make sure, the London Ambulance Service

has got to make sure, that this system

Emergency call handlers here are trained to dispatch

Extra staff had already been drafted in for the New Year celebrations.

But the failure of their multi-million pound computer system

on the busiest night of the year is now the subject of

The system was restored by 5:30am this morning,

but it may be a while before we know how many patients didn't get

care when they needed it because ambulances couldn't get

We will have a quick look at tomorrow's papers in a moment.

Police in Turkey continued to hunt for a gunman who launched an attack

on a nightclub in Istanbul, killing 39 people.

Here, police arrest five men after a car hit two girls

in Oldham last night, killing one and leaving the other

The Royal Family attends a New Year's Day church

service in Sandringham, but without the Queen,

Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

With me are Caroline Frost, Entertainment Editor

And Robert Fox, Defence Editor at the London Evening Standard.

Welcome to you both, and happy New Year. We haven't got long, so we

have to press on. We have the time to take a bit longer at 11:30pm. The

Telegraph headlines the government's plan to build new garden towns in

England to try to alleviate the housing crisis. It also reports on

the hunt for the gunman who attacked an Istanbul nightclub. The Daily

Mail chooses to focus on the Queen missing church due to illness,

saying she has not been seen in public for 24 days. Thousands of

patients are waiting for hip and knee operations, according to the

Daily Express. It also quotes Princess Anne - who insists the

Queen's cold is improving. Thousands of patients are waiting

for hip and knee operations, according to the Daily Express. It

also quotes Princess Anne - who insists the Queen's cold is

improving. Let's and the Independent has a picture of

a funeral of one of victims of the Istanbul attacks, along with the

story that fundamentalist schools have been downgraded by Ofsted.

Let's start with the hunt for the gunman in Turkey. The Daily

Telegraph headline is, hunt for Turkey gunman in this Gomis

massacre. -- in disco massacre. The reports that there were two gunman

dressed as Santa Claus turned out to be incorrect. They said that the

gunman took advantage of the mayhem that then institute and disappeared

into the fray. Turkish authorities are still looking for him. Not a

great way to start the New Year certainly for the Turkish state.

Absolutely terrible. On top of the fact that 2016 saw multiple attacks

across Turkey, didn't it? This is very unusual. Usually the Erdogan

government leaks through security services who they think it is.

Generally in this list of attacks in 2016, there have been two main

groups of culprits. One is radical Kurdish forces, the other is Isil,

Islamic State. It is interesting that they haven't said, a Photofit

picture has been issued, for somebody that they want, another

shooting incident in a mosque in Istanbul, where there were not so

many casualties and nobody was killed, they think that the man

indicated was from, wait for it, was from Isis, but from the Caucasus.

Very interesting. We are not saying that he came out of Raqqa or Syria

or across the border or the south-east part of Turkey, the other

thing is that he didn't blow himself up, which is the usual pathological

action of an Isil bomber. Suicide is very much part of the whole ethos.

And I think to take on what you have been saying, Turkey is in for a very

bad time. As you say, Caroline, starting in this way must make

people feel incredibly anxious. Let's look at how the Daily Express

is looking at it. Jihadi gunman kills 39 in massacre. There is a

warning for British tourists. Turkey has been an immensely popular

destination for years. I was the two years ago, the plane was deserted on

the way home because of the atrocity in Tunisia. We now have this list,

if we didn't need reminding, of all of the things that have gone on in

the past two years. They said to take normal standards of care, but

of course people will listen to that and think about may involve staying

at home. At this time of year, people are booking holidays and they

may think twice. Turkey needs Russian tourists in the summer on

the turquoise Coast resorts. Because Western Europe is just deserting it.

They need rush for two things - they need it for gas, they are dependent

on that, and because of this very valuable tourist industry, which is

suffering so badly. Let's look at the Independent. Fundamentalist

schools downgraded by Ofsted. The Independent said they carried out

this investigation and now some kind of redress is being made. There is a

particular reference to Christian fundamentalist schools here.

Belonged into a programme called accelerated Christian education,

ACE. I must say, this is quite a new one. I know they have had problems

in this area. This apparently is a movement with ten schools being

downgraded because the Independent raised the flag by saying, the

teaching is appalling. In the eyes of the Independent, and gender

issues. Particularly saying that it almost, you know, it is from a

different culture. That girls are subordinate to boys. And the

Independent quite rightly seems to be patting itself on the back for

raising this with Ofsted and the authorities. And these schools are

being downgraded. These are historic allegations. And they are to do with

things like the use of corporal punishment, exorcism is on children.

It does go on. Shall we go back to the Telegraph? Just momentarily, and

look at the lead story on here. New towns to ease the housing shortage.

Garden towns, which have been use on the past for this reason, it means

building on green belt, quite honestly. That is one of the massive

problems, people think they are going to be up against great

resistance from local communities. We talked about this previously, it

looks like a classic Theresa May jam for jams. They had to talk about

something, they want to get away from the Brexit talks, they need

something, they need some good news for 2017. And it feels to me like a

quite sort of distracting idea, that in the middle of all the Brexit

fears, the problems with who is going to be the next leader of the

Western world come January the 20th, we have had terrorism atrocity is

already on this sense of loss and fear, and we're being told that it

is OK because we're going to get some garden communities. Also,

people are not going to feel the benefits of this for many years to

come. If they can get the planning applications through. Let's look at

the Daily Express. Thousands face hip operation agony. Is this just a

function of us getting older, an ageing population? Apparently it is

where evolution went wrong, left us with rotten hips. I talk to a friend

who was a hit surgeon. He said his poor wife who was a Royal Ballet

dancer is having her fourth hip operation. They are very prevalent,

and we are getting older. With me, it's my knees, which is also related

to it. We are terrible old crocs! And laughing, it's not funny at all,

sorry! You will laugh at me eventually when it comes to me. The

waiting lists are probably quite long. This is the problem with the

ageing population. It ties in with what the Daily Telegraph is hinting

at, the fact that they are importing Spanish expats to come over and do

these dollies for looking after elderly members of society for up to

seven per fortnight to pay for people who are not that well

trained, ?1700 per fortnight. These are problems with people surviving

and hopefully thriving beyond what we have ever experienced before.

Finally, the Daily Telegraph, Duke soldiers and without the green. It

-- without the Queen. The Duke of Edinburgh is on his own again. So

many people have full the perch. A time of great sadness. I for 1am

very cheered by seeing Prince Philip's smiling face today. -- I

for 1am very cheered. We are reassured by Princess and saying

that she is on the mend. This was a shortened version, but we will back

for a longer go at it at 11:30pm. A slightly more than surely look at

the front pages. -- more leisurely. Hundreds of people were forced

to leave a West London pub last night before

it was destroyed by fire. The Aeronaut pub in Acton

was engulfed by flames in the early hours of this morning

as a New Year's Eve More than 300 customers were led

to safety, with over 70 firefighters needed to bring

the fire under control. We started to see smoke

from the edges of the wall. And then we realised that

downstairs was on fire. Last night, during a packed

New Year's Eve party, Hundreds of people had enjoyed

a circus show just hours before. Jacqui, who arranged

and performed in it, She was saved by her

friends, Billy and Earl. Too much smoke came up,

and we couldn't see anything. Billy and Earl managed to get us

out onto the balcony. Her friend Angelica,

also a performer, was There was a lady that started

shouting, move away, It wasn't just the bravery

of ordinary members of the public. Officers from the next-door

police station also help One officer went into

the building to save a woman Today, fire teams inspected

the damage from the blaze. The blaze raged through

the building from the bottom The ground floor windows are smashed

in, and the roof has collapsed. There is still a smell

of charcoal in the air. Six people, including some officers,

were taken to hospital. Suffering from smoke

inhalation or minor injuries. Although several people we spoke

to at the pub say they saw The London Fire Brigade

are investigating. To find out what started this

New Year's Eve inferno. Almost 300 people, twice

as many as last year, took part in the annual dip

at an outdoor pool James Roberson went to meet some

of those brave enough to take part. You need to plunge

in if you're intending For some people, the ten

degree water temperature despite it being three times warmer

than the air. This is the fourth year

the parish council has opened the pool on January the 1st,

and it is clearly a hit. I cannot believe how many people

have been through the doors already. Last year we had 150, now we have

had 80 in the first 20 minutes. If you think that your intrepid

reporter is crazy enough to get in there, I am sorry,

I am not as intrepid as they are. It seems ridiculous,

my sister wanted to do it. I guess it is a new

Year, new you idea. You're only cold for

a small amount of time. I thought it would be a great

start to the New Year With warming beverages on hand, this

year's swim attracted 284 people, twice the total last year,

and they hope to beat Viewers on BBC One will join us

shortly for a full round-up Before that, Sarah Keith-Lucas

has the weather. Good evening. We are starting 2017

and a different note to how we ended 2016. Things are turning colder,

clearer in the north, here is the sunset captured in Chester earlier

on in the day. Clear skies there, clear skies by date certainly mean

we are in for a cold night. Through New Year's Day, the front has sun

its way south, still holding on across Southern counties at the

moment. Cloud and outbreaks of drizzly rain across the far south of

England. Elsewhere, clear skies and colder conditions shifting further

south. Still some wintry showers across the north-east of England and

Northern and eastern Scotland where there could be some slippery and icy

conditions on Monday morning. Wherever you are, it will be a cold

start the day. We are likely to see fairly widespread frost across

Northern Ireland, northern England and Wales. Not quite as could

further south but decent start to the day. Plenty of wintry sunshine

on offer. We shouldn't see many problems with mist and fog. Clearer

conditions, better visibility, a few wintry showers in the far south-east

thing when. Mostly dry through much of northern England, up towards the

northern half of Scotland we will continue to seek sleet and snow over

the Highlands and perhaps the odd wintry showers down the east coast

of England, falling as rain around the coast and down at low levels as

well. Elsewhere, away from the north and east, we are looking at a lot of

dry weather. A pleasant day if you have plans to be outdoors on bank

holiday Monday in the light winds. Temperatures 3-6d, colder than it

has been. At least we have a return to the sunshine to compensate.

Monday night is get by a cold one. Under those clear skies, a sharp

frost. Temperatures as low as -5 in the countryside through central

England first thing. Through the day, things turning wild through the

north-west. Increasing amounts of cloud bringing light rain and

drizzle in northern and western areas. Southern and eastern parts of

the country pending the state right. -- tending to stay dry with a bit of

drizzle. Relatively settled on into the middle part of the week.

Wednesday into Thursday, temperatures colder than they have

been, but it is day in reasonably dry with some winter sunshine.

Police in Turkey widen their search for a gunman who opened fire

at an Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people.

Caught on camera - CCTV footage of the moment

the gunman launched his attack on partygoers celebrating

Moments earlier revellers were welcoming in 2017,

before the celebrations turned to mayhem.

15 foreign nationals are among the dead.

The Queen misses the New Year's Day church service at Sandringham

because of a lingering heavy cold she caught before Christmas.

A 12-year-old girl is killed and her 11-year-old cousin seriously

Tonight, five men have been arrested.

And a spectacular launch for Hull as it begins its year

Good evening, and welcome to BBC News.

Police in Turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire

at a nightclub packed with New Year revellers, killing

Another 69 people were wounded - four of them critically -

in what Istanbul's governor described as a terrorist attack.

Officials say some 15 foreign nationals were killed

in the shooting, at one of the city's most

The attack marks a bloody end to a year which saw Ankara

and Istanbul targeted by several attacks carried out by the so-called

Islamic State group and, separately, Kurdish rebels.

one of Istanbul's top nightclubs, Reina, counting down to 2017.

They expected a night of joy, a fresh start - not this.

Less than two hours into the New Year,

bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian.

Another camera showed people cowering as the attacker struck,

Inside, his killing spree continued - Turks and foreigners murdered,

others jumping into the freezing Bosporus to escape.

Dozens more were injured, some critically.

my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor.

A man ran inside, two or three people started firing,

until special forces took us out of there.

They shot randomly, there were bodies lying on the floor.

Today, the scene was heavily guarded -

too late for the victims of last night's security breach.

There's still no word of who was behind it.

to what was one of Turkey's most renowned nightclubs,

which has become a scene of mass murder.

Turkey is now worryingly accustomed to these attacks,

and, as perhaps the most turbulent year in its modern history ends,

another begins, yet again marked by terror.

At the mortuary, they counted up the bodies.

Muhammad Razzaq from Iraq told us one of his friends was killed

"We'd come here on holiday," he said.

"Now we are taking our friend's body home."

Visiting the wounded, the Prime Minister sounded defiant,

but after more than 20 attacks in the past year,

killing almost 400, many will see his words as empty.

TRANSLATION: Terror cannot intimidate us.

We will continue to fight against it.

Our biggest insurance is to see our people standing in

solidarity and supporting our resolve.

Turkey now faces huge security threats.

Kurdish militants have bombed soldiers and police

in a worsening insurgency, recently targeting a football

And, as Turkish forces became more embroiled

in Syria, so-called Islamic State have hit back, attacking Istanbul

Since Turkey launched a ground offensive against

IS and Kurdish militias in Syria, it's more vulnerable than ever.

And so, a scene that's becoming almost routine here.

Today they bid farewell to Ayhan Arik - a brother, husband, father.

After driving tourists to the nightclub,

They grieved for him and for a country they once called safe,

as they're left to wonder - what has happened to Turkey?

The Queen missed the annual New Year's Day church service

in Sandringham this morning, because of a lingering heavy cold.

She was also absent from the Christmas Day service

at her Norfolk estate because she was unwell.

Buckingham Palace says the Queen has been up and about in recent days,

but is still recuperating, as our royal correspondent,

For a second time during the holiday season, the Royals headed to church.

For a second time, the Queen was a notable absentee.

Her 95-year-old husband, who's also been ill,

did attend and was described by one observer as "chipper".

Protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, Anne,

a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother

During these security-conscious times, the Windsors over Christmas

are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather

Once again, the 90-year-old monarch wasn't on display.

A little bit disappointed, because the Queen wasn't there,

but that is understandable at 90 years of age.

She's in the best place, yes, and I wish her

Obviously, if she's not well, then you don't want to see her come

out in this weather, do you, you know?

At Christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby

The Queen, who recorded her Christmas Day message early

in December, will not have taken the decision to miss church lightly

- the Supreme Governor of the Church of England has

But in her tenth decade, and on the advice of her doctor,

the monarch is exercising caution in the face of a heavy cold she's

The Queen has been laid low and left feeling pretty miserable at the end

of yet another significant year in her long reign.

As well as celebrating her landmark birthday, she's started

to acknowledge her advancing age and reduce her workload.

Just last month, the Queen severed her links to 25

organisations she'd been patron of for decades.

Palace officials insist the Queen is up and about and she hasn't been

As head of state, she continues to deal with the government

The Queen is clearly doing all she can to get rid

of a lingering cold, rather than make it worse.

Peter Hunt, BBC News, Buckingham Palace.

Five men have been arrested in Oldham after two girls

from the same family were killed in an apparent hit-and-run,

leaving one dead and the other fighting for her life in hospital.

12-year-old Helina Kotlarova was killed when crossing the road

Eye-witnesses said the girls were holding hands at the time.

Today's family gathering should have been a celebration.

The flowers laid here are for 12-year-old Helina Kotlarova,

killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash last night, a crash that also

left her 11-year-old cousin critically ill.

The girls had crossed it to buy some crisps from the local shop.

They were with a bigger group, more cousins and sisters,

but they'd already made the return journey.

The two girls held hands and stepped into the road.

She was on the floor, she had blood all over her face,

and I was touching her, I was trying to see if she's

going to breathe or something, but she couldn't breathe or nothing.

And I've seen her face, this face was all, you know, bleeding and...

This evening, Greater Manchester Police confirmed they'd arrested

five men on suspicion of dangerous driving.

All remain in custody for questioning.

For the family, no news will soften the grief.

It's just hard to believe that she's gone, because she was too

young and she still have, like, life still.

Tonight, tributes continue to be laid at the scene -

a reminder of one life cut tragically short and prayers

Syrian activists say government forces have again bombarded

a rebel-held area north-west of the capital, Damascus.

Opposition groups warned yesterday that they would abandon

the ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey three days ago

There have been delays in attending to emergency ambulance calls

across London after the service's computer system crashed on one

Staff in the London Ambulance control room had to log calls

using pen and paper for nearly five hours overnight.

New Year's Eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour

onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest

night of the year for the London Ambulance Service.

Its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles

and 7 million people, using a sophisticated

But just after midnight, that system failed.

The computer crash meant that all call details

Call handlers couldn't see where the ambulances were.

They had to use radios to contact paramedics.

We do deal with the most critically ill and seriously ill patients

first, and we continued to do that last night.

Obviously, I'd like to apologise to any patients who did

have a slightly extended waiting time while we were dealing

The London Ambulance Service says because it has no computer record,

it doesn't know exactly how many calls it dealt with last night.

These were some of the incidents they attended, but there

If the system fails at a time when there is huge pressure

on the system, when, for example, there was a major

disaster or a terrorist attack, we're going to be in really serious

trouble, so we've really got to make sure, the London Ambulance Service

has got to make sure, that this system

Emergency call handlers here are trained to dispatch

Extra staff had already been drafted in for the New Year celebrations.

But the failure of their multi-million pound computer system

on the busiest night of the year is now the subject of

The system was restored by 5:30 this morning and is now working normally,

but it may be a while before we know how many patients didn't get

care when they needed it because ambulances couldn't get

The Government's announced that the new 12-sided ?1 coin

It replaces the current round coin which will cease to be

It's being changed to protect it from counterfeiters.

New designs have also been unveiled for the ?2 coin

A yellow weather warning - meaning be aware -

has been issued for Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north

The Met Office are warning of a cold snap that will bring ice

to roads and pavements, with difficult driving conditions.

Large parts of the UK are expected to wake up

With all the sport, here's Ollie Foster

There were two matches in the Premier League,

highlights of all the weekend's games are on Match of the Day 2

straight after the news but, if you want to know today's results

Olivier Giroud scored a wonder goal to help Arsenal beat Crystal Palace

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger called it a work of art.

The French striker's flying backheel was the first in a 2-0 win that sees

Tottenham are a point behind Arsenal in fourth after beating Watford

Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals each.

They face leaders Chelsea in their next match on Wednesday.

In Rugby Union's Aviva Premiership, Champions Saracens are point behind

the leaders Wasps after they beat Leicester 16-12 at Welford Road.

Sarrie's Owen Farrell scored all their points.

The Tigers defeat was compounded by another injury for Manu Tuilagi.

He has been ruled out of England's Six Nations training camp.

Here's our sports correspondent Katie Gornall.

How many Premierships prix teams would like it listen in to

Welford Road is Leicester's fortress. Watching was England boss,

Eddie Jones. With the Six Nations' looming, much attention was focussed

on Manu Tuilagi but the injury-prone centre made little more than a

cameo. Another comeback cut frustratingly short. In a first-half

dominated by the boot. The two sides trade pep tis, with Owen Williams

putting Leicester level, 6-6 at the break. Neither side really looked

like scoring a dry but maybe that was all part of Owen Farrell's plan,

to spring a surprise and with one turn of his foot, the stage was

clear. It was a dominant performance from the fly-half who would go on

and score all of Sarries' points. Better news for the boss. The Tigers

would try to claw back but Saracens' defence held firm for a rare win at

Welford Road. It was derby day in Wales

with the four regions playing Ospreys are back up to second

after beating Newport Gwent Dragons 10-0 at Rodney Parade Scarlets

are fourth after a hard fought victory at home

against Cardiff Blues. They scored two brilliant tries

at a very chilly Parc y Scarlets. Stef Evans and Scott Williams both

went over as they won 15-10 to complete the double

over Blues this season. The reigning Champion,

Gary Anderson, is through to World Darts Championship

at Alexandra Palace. The Flying Scotsman, who is still

on for a hatrick of titles, He'll play the World Number

One Michael Van Gerwen A huge fireworks display has

launched Hull's year Thousands gathered on the city's

waterfront for the display - which organisers claim was bigger

than London's New Year's Eve show. Hull hopes to attract more

than 1 million extra visitors Our arts correspondent

Colin Paterson was watching Hull, celebrating its year

as City of Culture with fireworks bigger

than To a soundtrack of the city's most

famous musical exports. This is Made In Hull,

an audiovisual spectacular across the city centre showing

Hull's most famous buildings It was the first event

in a year-long ?32 million It was brilliant, outstanding,

amazing, wonderful. Honestly, you put some money

into that, makes London look Come on, this is Hull, this is Hull,

turn a little city like Hull, And it's been a special night

for one Hull landlady. Every weekend Linda plays singalong

classics to a pub packed One of the 2012

organisers spotted her... Tonight, she DJed

to a crowd of 25,000. Everybody's freezing so it

takes a while to warm up, but they're from Hull

and they'll be bouncing. Amazing fun, just watching

the crowd, they are amazing. The party has well

and truly started. The trick for Hull is going to be

to keep it going all year. Hull's aim is for a million extra

people to visit in 2017. A city at the end of the road could

become a destination of choice. Colin Paterson, BBC News,

Hull, City of Culture. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel. That's all from me, stay

with us on BBC One - it's time for the news

where you are. The Archbishop of Canterbury,

Justin Welby, has urged people to use 2017 to heal divisions caused

by the EU referendum. In his New Year Message,

recorded in Coventry, the leader of the Church of England

praised the efforts of refugees Our Religious Affairs Correspondent,

Martin Bashir, reports. Surrendering to the demands

of television lighting, the Archbishop of Canterbury

prepares to deliver his New Year's Justin Welby returned to Coventry,

the city where he started A city whose wartime suffering

and forgiveness, he says, The story of this city says

so much that is true about Britain at its best -

about our courage, standing up to tyranny, how we stand alongside

the suffering and defeated, how we stand for human

dignity and hope. The Archbishop visited a drop-in

centre for refugees, people he called a blessing

to our way of life. And he drew his message to a close

by focusing on an issue that has divided so many parts

of the country. The EU referendum was a tough

campaign, and it has left division. But I know that if we look

at our roots, our history and our culture in the Christian

tradition, if we reach back into what is best in this country,

we will find a path towards reconciling the differences

that have divided us. From Coventry to Canterbury,

the Archbishop believes that looking back can only help us

prepare for the future. Time for a look at the weather,

with Sarah Keith-Lucas. We're starting 2017 on a different

note to how we ended 2016. Things are turning colder,

clearer in the north as well. Here is the sunset captured

in Chester earlier on in the day. But clear skies by day

certainly mean that we are Through the course of

New Year's Day, we've had this front that has been sinking its way south,

still just about holding on across southern counties

of England at the moment. Quite a bit of cloud,

outbreaks of drizzly rain Elsewhere, clear skies, colder

conditions are shifting their way Still some wintry showers

across the north-east of England and northern and eastern Scotland,

where there could be some slippery, icy conditions come first

thing Monday morning. And wherever you are,

it will be a cold start the day. We are likely to see

a fairly widespread frost, particularly across parts

of Northern Ireland, But it is looking like

a decent start of the day. Plenty of that wintry

sunshine on offer. But we shouldn't see any

problems with mist and fog, certainly compared to what we had

during the last part of 2016. Clearer conditions,

better visibility. A few wintry showers

still across the far east of England, falling

as sleet and snow Mostly dry through much

of northern England, southern Scotland and Northern

Ireland. Up towards the northern half

of Scotland we will continue to see some sleet and snow showers over

the Highlands for instance, and perhaps the odd wintry

showers down the east coast Falling as rain though on the coast,

down at low levels as well. Elsewhere, away from the North

and the East, looking A really pleasant day if you have

got plans to be outdoors In the light winds,

temperatures only 3-6d, certainly colder than it has been,

at least you've got a return Then on into Monday night,

it's going to be a cold one. Under those clear skies, the blue

colours indicating a sharp frost. Temperatures as low as around -5

in the countryside through central But through the day,

things will turn milder You can see the increasing amounts

of cloud building here. Bringing some light rain

and drizzle over the hills Southern and eastern parts

of the country though tending to stay dry with a bit

of sunshine around, too. Fairly breezy in the north,

and temperatures between around So relatively settled

on into the middle part of the week. Wednesday into Thursday,

temperatures colder But at least it's staying reasonably

dry, with some wintry sunshine.