0:00:19 > 0:00:22Good afternoon.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman working
0:00:26 > 0:00:28at an Aldi supermarket in North Yorkshire.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Neville Hord, who is 44, was remanded in custody
0:00:30 > 0:00:32by magistrates' in York.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Jodie Willsher was stabbed to death in Skipton on Thursday.
0:00:34 > 0:00:41Our correspondent Sarah Walton sent this report.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Arriving at York Magistrates' Court, 44-year-old Neville HOrd appeared
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Arriving at York Magistrates' Court, 44-year-old Neville Hord appeared
0:00:47 > 0:00:49in the dock charged with murder.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51He's accused of attacking 30-year-old Jodie Willsher
0:00:51 > 0:00:53at the Aldi store in Skipton where she was working
0:00:53 > 0:00:55on Thursday afternoon.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00She suffered serious injuries and died in the store.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03There were no relatives in court for the hearing this
0:01:03 > 0:01:05morning and Mr Hord, dressed in a blue T-shirt
0:01:05 > 0:01:07and grey shorts, spoke only to confirm his name,
0:01:07 > 0:01:08age and address.
0:01:08 > 0:01:15He didn't enter a plea and was remanded in custody.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18At the store where Mrs Willsher worked, colleagues have described
0:01:18 > 0:01:21her as much-loved and popular.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24And in a statement her husband Malcolm said she was a doting
0:01:24 > 0:01:25mother and loving wife.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Mr Hord will next appear at Leeds Crown Court on 28th December.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Sarah Walton, BBC News, York.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36More than 100 people are thought to have died after a tropical storm
0:01:36 > 0:01:38struck the southern Philippines.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42The country's second largest island, Mindanao,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44bore the brunt of the storm which caused flash
0:01:44 > 0:01:45floods and landslides.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Dozens of people are still missing after one village
0:01:47 > 0:01:52was completely buried.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57The US President, Donald Trump, has praised the UN Security Council
0:01:57 > 0:01:59for imposing tough new sanctions against North Korea in response
0:01:59 > 0:02:01to its recent missile tests.
0:02:01 > 0:02:09The Security Council voted unanimously to limit North Korea's
0:02:09 > 0:02:12imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Mr Trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death".
0:02:16 > 0:02:18London Zoo has been closed until further notice after a fire
0:02:18 > 0:02:20in the early hours of the morning.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23A number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and shock as it was brought under control by 70 firefighters.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The zoo is one of London's busiest attractions and was expecting tens
0:02:28 > 0:02:30of thousands of visitors over the Christmas holiday.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36Jane-Frances Kelly reports.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Flames could be seen from surrounding areas shortly before
0:02:40 > 0:02:44dawn. A fire had broken out in the animal add haven't ture cafe before
0:02:44 > 0:02:49spreading to a shop. It also affected an animal petting section.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Zookeepers who lived on site led animals to safety, some smoking
0:02:53 > 0:02:57inhalation and shock. Ten fire engines and more than 70
0:02:57 > 0:03:02firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after 6am. The fire was
0:03:02 > 0:03:07brought under control about three hours later. A man walking his dog
0:03:07 > 0:03:12on Primrose Hill said he alettered staff when he saw the flames.I went
0:03:12 > 0:03:16over to the security and basically had a word with them and told them
0:03:16 > 0:03:20there is, well, there is flames, or there is smoke coming from inside,
0:03:20 > 0:03:25do you know anything about it?The zoo had to be closed today
0:03:25 > 0:03:28disappointing hundreds of visitors. We have travelled down from
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Nottingham today.That must be disappointing?Yeah, it is a bit,
0:03:31 > 0:03:38but as long as the animals are OK. In the last hour the zoo said the
0:03:38 > 0:03:45aardvark died in the fire and four meerkats are missing. London Zoo
0:03:45 > 0:03:50thanked the foIrn for reacting so quickly, preventing the fire
0:03:50 > 0:03:54spreading and endangering its staff and many animals.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, says the government
0:03:56 > 0:03:59is consulting on a new system of road charging for
0:03:59 > 0:04:00heavy goods lorries.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02They would pay per mile as a replacement for
0:04:02 > 0:04:04some existing taxes.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08There are no plans for a similar system for private cars.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10California's deadly wildfire has now become the largest
0:04:10 > 0:04:14in the state's recorded history.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The blaze which has been burning for more than two weeks has scorched
0:04:17 > 0:04:20an area greater than New York City, Brussels and Paris combined.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22More than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames -
0:04:22 > 0:04:24among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent
0:04:24 > 0:04:28James Cook explains.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It's pretty challenging.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Compared to being in prison and being here, it's
0:04:37 > 0:04:39completely different.
0:04:39 > 0:04:49Here you feel free. You're out in the world.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54The biggest change for me is mental because I've never pushed myself
0:04:54 > 0:04:55as hard ever in life.
0:04:55 > 0:05:04California has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Cutting fire brakes is risky work, two have died this year.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12But there are rewards too in reduced sentences and a sense of purpose.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14After being in this programme, I feel like I've been rehabilitated
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and I feel like I can go out there and achieve anything
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I want to because I've done this.
0:05:19 > 0:05:27This is so hard.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29We were allowed inside this prison camp in Malibu.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31There are no walls or fences here.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Violent or volatile prisoners are not allowed
0:05:33 > 0:05:34to join the programme.
0:05:34 > 0:05:41With a job like this, there is only time to think about the work.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Latoya Najar is serving four years for causing the death
0:05:44 > 0:05:47of her seven-year-old son in a drunken car crash.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51The attraction for me was because of my crime,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I could come out here and do something positive.
0:05:53 > 0:06:00It's challenging mentally to get over something.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I'm never going to get over it, but to try to ease my mind
0:06:03 > 0:06:05and this has helped.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07With California facing more frequent and more destructive fires,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11some critics call this slave labour.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14But the project is voluntary, it may reduce re-offending and it
0:06:14 > 0:06:16provides some measure of redemption.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Everyone is like, "We love you firefighters."
0:06:18 > 0:06:20We all wave back and we wave to the kids.
0:06:20 > 0:06:29It's amazing, yes.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31The work maybe exhausting, it maybe dangerous,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33but in the words of one prisoner, "It's better than twiddling
0:06:33 > 0:06:34your thumbs in jail."
0:06:34 > 0:06:43James Cook, BBC News, in Southern California.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Dramatic pictures have been taken over Arizona. The pictures were
0:06:54 > 0:06:58recorded by a film crew in a helicopter. They turn out not to be
0:06:58 > 0:07:09something from out of space, but a space test of the Falcon rocket.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The chimes of Big Ben have rung out for the first time since November.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14BIG BEN CHIMES.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16The bell will go on sounding until one o'clock in
0:07:16 > 0:07:18the afternoon on New Year's Day.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20The extensive building work, which began in August,
0:07:20 > 0:07:28will then continue, and is expected to last four years.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30With all the sport, here's Mike Bushell
0:07:30 > 0:07:33at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Good afternoon.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Three of their players, including Wayne Rooney,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41have the flu, and so it's a weakened Everton team playing
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Chelsea at home.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44The visitors are hoping to move level on points
0:07:44 > 0:07:47with Manchester United in second, and they've enjoyed the lion's
0:07:47 > 0:07:49share of possession, but Phil Jagielka is proving solid
0:07:49 > 0:07:51in the Everton defence.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Rangers can go second in the Scottish Premiership
0:07:54 > 0:07:57with a win at Kilmarnock, but it's also goalless there,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59the home side looking the more comfortable of the two,
0:07:59 > 0:08:07no real chances for either side.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10The British sprinter Nigel Levine has failed a drugs test.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13He's alleged to have tested positive for the banned asthma drug
0:08:13 > 0:08:16clenbuterol and is reported to be waiting for the result
0:08:16 > 0:08:18of his B sample.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Levine won gold at the European Championships three years ago
0:08:20 > 0:08:23as part of the 400m relay team.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26He broke his pelvis in a motorbike crash in January, and although he's
0:08:26 > 0:08:32returned to training, he hasn't competed since.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has defended captain Joe Root
0:08:35 > 0:08:39after comments made by the former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43He said Root looked like a "little boy" and had been a "bit soft"
0:08:43 > 0:08:45during the Ashes defeat.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Look, everyone is going to have an opinion and that's all well and
0:08:49 > 0:08:56good. I think he is doing a good job as captain. The tactics he has shown
0:08:56 > 0:08:59with the ball has been really good and I think that he will only grow
0:08:59 > 0:09:03and only learn by doing it.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06England all-rounder Ben Stokes is returning home to the UK
0:09:06 > 0:09:08for what he called family reasons, after a month-long spell with
0:09:08 > 0:09:11the New Zealand side Canterbury.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16He joined them just after England had lost the first Ashes Test,
0:09:16 > 0:09:18sparking speculation that he could be set
0:09:18 > 0:09:20for a recall, but he's still suspended following his
0:09:20 > 0:09:21arrest in September.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Now, Christmas morning can mean an early start in many households,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28but what about rising at 5am to start work in the dark,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32in freezing weather for a wage which might not reach £8 an hour?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35That's what thousands of people will be doing on Monday,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and Britain's horse-racing industry depends on them.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Respect for the stable groom has become a major issue
0:09:40 > 0:09:49in British racing in 2017, as Joe Wilson reports.
0:09:49 > 0:09:516am - creeping daylight reveals the unsung human
0:09:51 > 0:09:54heroes of Christmas sport.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57For thousands of grooms like Jacob and Lily,
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Christmas Day will always be another working day.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07It starts off anywhere between 5am and 6:30am.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13I muck out five horses.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14They don't know it's Christmas time.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16They still expect their food.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19We ride them out and put Christmas hats and stuff on.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I don't know whether they know, but they might enjoy it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Obviously, we love animals, and myself and Lily obviously
0:10:23 > 0:10:25have a goal of one day riding.
0:10:25 > 0:10:35My dream is to be a professional jockey.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41Boxing Day is important for British horseracing because there are eight
0:10:41 > 0:10:42meetings around the country on 26th December.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44In total in Britain, there are about 14,000
0:10:44 > 0:10:46racehorses in training, and all of them need that
0:10:46 > 0:10:48day-to-day care and attention from a professional.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50It's what Ken Dooley did.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55He died in October looking after a horse.
0:10:55 > 0:11:04The fund raiding page in his honour reflects the shock.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Racing simply relies on the grooms.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07The boss of this yard knows it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09It's hard work, cold weather, coming in in the dark
0:11:09 > 0:11:11to go home in the dark.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I did it myself for years, I know what it's like.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14I started as a lad.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17It is hard work for not a lot of money.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20It's a way of life, and that's all you can describe it as.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22They do it for the love of the job.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24This is the reward.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28On icy hillsides, grooms riding out, exercising the horses and imagining
0:11:28 > 0:11:34winners that may come their way on this and future Boxing Days.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Joe Wilsonks BBC News, Gloucestershire.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40That's all the sport for now.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The next news on BBC One is at 6pm.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Bye for now.