0:00:05 > 0:00:07More than 180 people are killed as a tropical storm
0:00:07 > 0:00:10batters the Philippines.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Flash floods bring devastation to the south of the country.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18Tens of thousands are forced to leave their homes.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22A man appears in court accused of murdering a worker at an Aldi
0:00:22 > 0:00:24supermarket in front of shoppers.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25And California's deadly wildfires, now the biggest
0:00:25 > 0:00:31in the state's history.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Good evening.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51The authorities in the Philippines say more than one hundred and eighty
0:00:51 > 0:00:53people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered
0:00:53 > 0:00:55by a major tropical storm.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Scores of people are missing and tens of thousands have been
0:00:58 > 0:01:00forced to leave their homes.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01The country's second
0:01:01 > 0:01:04largest island - Mindanao - was worst affected.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Local officials say many residents had ignored warnings to leave
0:01:06 > 0:01:08vulnerable coastal areas.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14Our correspondent Andy Moore has the latest.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried
0:01:18 > 0:01:20across the floodwaters.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22There was little sign of official help here,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25just villagers doing their best to rescue each other
0:01:25 > 0:01:28with fragile ropes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32In a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35The authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave
0:01:35 > 0:01:38coastal areas and river banks.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Many of the casualties were on the main southern island, Mindanao.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47This man said houses were getting flooded but people couldn't escape,
0:01:47 > 0:01:52so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Many places were hit by landslides.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Flimsy houses were buried beneath tonnes of debris.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02The Red Cross is helping coordinate the relief effort.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07We have already provided water and food, and we have been
0:02:07 > 0:02:10distributing non-food items, blankets, mosquito nets
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and hygiene kits for those who are in the evacuation centres
0:02:14 > 0:02:22to alleviate the suffering of many of the folks there.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons every year.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29This particular storm is not over yet.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33It's now heading towards the popular tourist island of Palawan.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36As it passes over warm, tropical waters, its winds are set
0:02:36 > 0:02:37to grow again in strength.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Andy Moore, BBC News.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman working
0:02:46 > 0:02:48at an Aldi supermarket in North Yorkshire.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Neville Hord, who's 44, was remanded in custody
0:02:50 > 0:02:52by magistrates in York.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Jodie Willsher was stabbed to death in Skipton on Thursday.
0:02:54 > 0:03:01Our correspondent Sarah Walton sent this report.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Arriving at York Magistrates' Court, 44-year-old Neville Hord appeared
0:03:03 > 0:03:07in the dock charged with murder.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09He is accused of attacking 30-year-old Jodie Willsher
0:03:09 > 0:03:11at the Aldi store in Skipton where she was working
0:03:11 > 0:03:15on Thursday afternoon.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19She suffered serious injuries and died in the store.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22There were no relatives in court this morning, and Mr Hord,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25dressed in a blue T-shirt and grey shorts, spoke only to confirm his
0:03:25 > 0:03:29name, age and address.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33He didn't enter a plea and was remanded in custody.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36In a statement, Mrs Willsher's husband Malcolm said his wife always
0:03:36 > 0:03:39had an amazing smile on her face and was a doting mother
0:03:39 > 0:03:44and loving wife.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46At the store where Mrs Willsher worked, colleagues have
0:03:46 > 0:03:50described her as much loved and popular.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Staff returned to the store tonight, but the store remains closed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57People have been arriving to leave flowers and messages
0:03:57 > 0:04:02for Mrs Willsher, a popular member of staff.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04One regular shopper delivered a card for the workers
0:04:04 > 0:04:08who lost a loved colleague.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13People who shop here shop regularly, and they know the staff.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14The staff are so good.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16The manager is always so helpful.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20It just hurts people.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Mr Hord will next appear at Leeds Crown Court
0:04:22 > 0:04:23on the 28th of December.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Sarah Walton, BBC News, York.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31London Zoo has been closed today after a fire in the early
0:04:31 > 0:04:32hours of the morning.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34A number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke
0:04:34 > 0:04:37inhalation and shock, as the blaze was brought under
0:04:37 > 0:04:38control by 70 firefighters.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Adina Campbell reports.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Rising flames and large plumes of smoke were captured on social
0:04:45 > 0:04:49media just before dawn.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51The fire started in the Animal Adventure cafe and then
0:04:51 > 0:04:55spread to a nearby shop.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57At its height, more than 70 firefighters dealt with the fire
0:04:57 > 0:05:04and brought it under control just after 9am.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07One person was taken to hospital and eight others were treated
0:05:07 > 0:05:12at the scene for smoke inhalation and minor injuries.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15This is quite a complex site, and we've had to put certain cordons
0:05:15 > 0:05:18in place for people's safety, because the building has been
0:05:18 > 0:05:24so seriously damaged.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Vets at the zoo confirmed that a nine-year-old aardvark called
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Misha died in the fire.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Four missing meerkats are also thought to have been killed.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37We are all really upset by this incident, because this is one
0:05:37 > 0:05:40of our most loved animals in the zoo, Misha and the meerkats
0:05:40 > 0:05:42are also held in great affection by all of us who work
0:05:42 > 0:05:49here and by those who love London Zoo.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52For those who turned up today, it wasn't the Christmas
0:05:52 > 0:05:55visit they had hoped for.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57We travelled down from Nottingham today.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59That must be disappointing.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It is a bit, but as long as the animals are OK.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05We are very disappointed, we came from a long way,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07from Brazil, to see it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08And it's closed.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09And sad.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Poor animals.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Some of the staff who live on site here were called to the scene
0:06:15 > 0:06:18immediately and started moving the animals to safety.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Today, the zoo has been closed.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22It would normally have been a very busy day,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24being so close to Christmas.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Tonight, staff have confirmed that the zoo will be open tomorrow.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Three quarters of the cafe and shop has been affected by the fire,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35as well as half the roof.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36The cause is still unclear.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Adina Campbell, BBC News.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44The government is considering a new system of road charging
0:06:44 > 0:06:46for heavy goods lorries.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Drivers would be charged per mile,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49in a move that replaced some existing taxes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55There are no plans for a similar system for private cars.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57California's deadly wildfire has now become the largest
0:06:57 > 0:07:00in the state's recorded history.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03The blaze which has been burning for more than two weeks has scorched
0:07:03 > 0:07:08an area greater than New York City, Brussels and Paris combined.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Among those tackling the flames are thousands of prisoners,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13some of whom have been given a new sense of purpose by the work,
0:07:13 > 0:07:19as our correspondent James Cook reports.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20It's pretty challenging.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Compared to being in prison and being here, it's
0:07:28 > 0:07:29completely different.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Here you feel free.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34You're out in the world.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The biggest change for me is mental, because I've never pushed myself
0:07:37 > 0:07:45as hard, ever in life.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48California has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Cutting firebreaks is risky work, two have died this year.
0:07:51 > 0:08:01But there are rewards too in reduced sentences and a sense of purpose.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05After being in this programme, I feel like I've been rehabilitated
0:08:05 > 0:08:08and I feel like I can go out there and achieve anything
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I want to because I've done this.
0:08:10 > 0:08:17This is so hard.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19We were allowed inside this prison camp in Malibu.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21There are no walls or fences here.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Violent or volatile prisoners are not allowed
0:08:23 > 0:08:26to join the programme.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30With a job like this, there is only time to think about the work.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Latoya Najar is serving four years for causing the death
0:08:32 > 0:08:37of her seven-year-old son in a drunken car crash.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39The attraction for me was because of my crime,
0:08:39 > 0:08:44I could come out here and do something positive.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46It's challenging mentally to get over something.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I'm never going to get over it, but to try to ease my mind
0:08:50 > 0:08:54and this has helped.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56With California facing more frequent and more destructive fires,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00some critics call this slave labour.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03But the project is voluntary, it may reduce re-offending and it
0:09:03 > 0:09:07provides some measure of redemption.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Everyone is like, "We love you firefighters."
0:09:10 > 0:09:14We all wave back and we wave to the kids.
0:09:14 > 0:09:20It's amazing, yes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22The work may be exhausting, it may be dangerous,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25but in the words of one prisoner, "It's better than twiddling
0:09:25 > 0:09:26your thumbs in jail."
0:09:26 > 0:09:30James Cook, BBC News, in Southern California.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35The charity Crisis at Christmas opened its centres to four
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and a half thousand homeless people today.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Crisis is warning that that the number of what it describes
0:09:41 > 0:09:44as 'hidden rough sleepers' could increase by almost 50 per cent
0:09:44 > 0:09:45over the next decade.
0:09:45 > 0:09:55Our correspondent Anisa Kadri went to meet some of those seeking help.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I would like to get my hat fixed if possible.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03It may look like like a trip to the tailors, but this is a free
0:10:03 > 0:10:06service for homeless people who need to get clothing and
0:10:06 > 0:10:07accessories fixed.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And it is part of Crisis at Christmas, offering
0:10:09 > 0:10:11people without a home, warmth, company and support
0:10:11 > 0:10:12over the festive period.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16I have been sleeping rough and then a Crisis guy got me into a night
0:10:16 > 0:10:18shelter and the shelters are very good, but it is more
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Christmassy here.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27It is a bigger wide open space, there is more movement,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29there are more people and you have a bigger choice
0:10:29 > 0:10:30of people to associate with.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33All day, volunteers have been here providing hot food and hot
0:10:33 > 0:10:35drinks to the people who have been coming to this centre
0:10:35 > 0:10:37for Crisis at Christmas.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And over the next few days, the charity expects more than 4000
0:10:40 > 0:10:42people to walk through its doors at centres like this
0:10:42 > 0:10:44around the country.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48It is a chance for staff to meet people who have been sleeping rough
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and give them support over Christmas.
0:10:52 > 0:10:5411,000 volunteers are taking part over the next few
0:10:54 > 0:10:59days as Crisis warns of a growing homelessness problem.
0:10:59 > 0:11:06I volunteer because I don't celebrate Christmas myself,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09so it's nice to do something on a day when I wouldn't
0:11:09 > 0:11:10be that busy anyway
0:11:10 > 0:11:11and volunteering with Crisis.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15It is a lot of fun and it feels like I'm helping a lot of people.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16I think the best of the volunteers.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I think they are doing a great job, beautiful job, brilliant job,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22thanks to them, there are nice people around me, I'm very happy.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26As long as I am not on the street, I've got a roof, I've got nice food,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29have got a nice dinner, but it is not all about food
0:11:29 > 0:11:33and sleep, you know.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It is all about the chance to be myself and I hope that this
0:11:36 > 0:11:40is going to be my last year and that next year will be better.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43But for now it is just about making life a little bit easier
0:11:43 > 0:11:45for homeless people over the Christmas period.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Anisa Kadri, BBC News.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Leon Bernicoff, one of the stars of the TV show Gogglebox has
0:11:53 > 0:11:54died at the age of 83.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57The retired teacher and his wife June were one of the first couples
0:11:57 > 0:12:00to join the Channel 4 programme, when it launched in 2013.
0:12:00 > 0:12:08The broadcaster said he died in hospital after a short illness.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10With all the sport - here's Olly Foster at
0:12:10 > 0:12:13the BBC Sport Centre.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Good evening, it's been a really busy day in the Premier League,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19nine games and 25 goals are coming up on Match of the Day
0:12:19 > 0:12:20after the news...
0:12:20 > 0:12:22But I've got the results for you now...
0:12:22 > 0:12:23if you want them ...
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Manchester City have stretched their lead at the top
0:12:26 > 0:12:29of the table to 13 points , their 4-nil win against
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Bournemouth was their 17th in a row in the League.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Sergio Aguero scored twice.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Second placed Manchester United slipped up at Leicester.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38It finished 2-all with The Foxes Harry Maguire
0:12:38 > 0:12:43equalising in the 94th minute.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44In the other results, Brighton beat Watford 1-0.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Spurs won 3-0 at Burnley thanks to a Harry Kane hat-trick.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Everton-Chelsea was goalless.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Southampton drew 1-1 against Huddersfield.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53There was a much needed win for Stoke against West Brom.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Swansea are still bottom after a 1-1 draw against Palace and Newcastle
0:12:56 > 0:13:03are out of the bottom three after winning 3-2 at West Ham.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Celtic are eight points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership
0:13:06 > 0:13:08after beating second placed Aberdeen 3-0.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10That gave Rangers the opportunity to jump up to second
0:13:10 > 0:13:13but they lost 2-1 to Kilmarnock.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15One of their former players, Kris Boyd, scored
0:13:15 > 0:13:17both the Killie goals.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20There were also wins for Hibs and Partick.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24The games at Motherwell and St Johnstone were drawn.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26The reigning Champions Exeter Chiefs have opened up a big lead
0:13:26 > 0:13:28in the Rugby Union Premiership.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31They ran in four tries against Northampton Saints.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Will Chudley with the first of them at Franklin's Gardens.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The 35-14 bonus point win see them move 11 clear
0:13:37 > 0:13:43of Wasps who also won today, as did Sale and Newcastle.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Glasgow have lost for the first time in the Pro14 this season.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Fourteen man Edinburgh came from behind to win
0:13:48 > 0:13:5018-17 with a Chris Dean try
0:13:50 > 0:13:52in the final minute at Murrayfield.
0:13:52 > 0:13:58Elsewhere, Connacht had a big win against Ulster.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Horse racing now has a mini-break, but will return with eight meetings
0:14:01 > 0:14:02up and down the country on Boxing Day.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Not that the work stops, especially for the grooms.
0:14:05 > 0:14:14Here's our Sports Correspondent Joe Wilson.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The unsung human heroes of Christmas board.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20For thousands of grooms like Jacob and Lily,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Christmas Day will always be another working day.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Start off anywhere between 5:00 and 6:30.
0:14:24 > 0:14:33I muck out five horses.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38We love the animals and myself and Lily we have a goal of eventually
0:14:38 > 0:14:44one day riding.My dream would be to be a professional jockey.Boxing Day
0:14:44 > 0:14:47is very important for British horse racing because there are eight
0:14:47 > 0:14:53meetings around the country. In total in Britain there are 14,000
0:14:53 > 0:14:59racehorses in training and all of them need that day care and
0:14:59 > 0:15:03attention from a professional. It is what Ken Dooley did. He died in
0:15:03 > 0:15:07October looking after a horse at Kempton race course. The fundraising
0:15:07 > 0:15:12paid in his honour reflected the shock at his death and respect for
0:15:12 > 0:15:17his life. Racing relies on the greens, the greens, the boss at this
0:15:17 > 0:15:23yard knows it.It is cold weather. I did it myself for years and I know
0:15:23 > 0:15:28what it is like. It is where I started as a lad and it is hard work
0:15:28 > 0:15:34for not a lot of money.This is the reward, on an icy hillsides, grooms
0:15:34 > 0:15:38riding out, exercising the horses and imagining winners that may come
0:15:38 > 0:15:43their way on this and future Boxing days. Joe Wilson, BBC News,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Gloucestershire.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Don't forget the BBC Sport website with much more on all those stories
0:15:48 > 0:15:50but that's all your sport for now.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55That's all from me.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Goodnight.