:00:11. > :00:16.Russia's ambassador to Turkey is shot dead. More turmoil and
:00:17. > :00:19.confusion for the Middle East. Andrey Karlov was speaking at a
:00:20. > :00:26.public reception when he was shot in the back. At the scene, the gunmen
:00:27. > :00:27.show its support for Syria. Russia calls it a terrorist attack. We
:00:28. > :00:32.bring you the latest on this story. Safe passage from the death
:00:33. > :00:38.and destruction of Aleppo - They were bussed from
:00:39. > :00:41.the last rebel enclave - as the UN calls for its observers
:00:42. > :00:43.to move in. Also tonight: A week
:00:44. > :00:46.of industrial action - postal workers are the latest
:00:47. > :00:48.to walk out, adding to the disruption already
:00:49. > :00:56.facing travellers. This is the deepest political regret
:00:57. > :01:00.of my time in this house. An opposition walk out
:01:01. > :01:02.at Stormont as the first minister explains her role
:01:03. > :01:06.in a ?400m scandal. And moving house -
:01:07. > :01:20.the firm hoping to build 20,000 Could it help the housing crisis?
:01:21. > :01:26.Coming up in sport, England concede 759 the cleared and must bat for the
:01:27. > :01:40.final day to stop India winning the series 4-0.
:01:41. > :01:46.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:47. > :01:55.The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andre Karl of, has been shot dead in
:01:56. > :01:59.the Turkish capital. -- Andrey Karlov. He was speaking at a
:02:00. > :02:03.reception in an art gallery when the gunmen struck. He was heard shouting
:02:04. > :02:07.his support for the people of Syria and comes at a highly sensitive time
:02:08. > :02:12.for the Middle East. Russia is supporting the government and Turkey
:02:13. > :02:18.is backing the rebel forces. Our diplomatic correspondent has the
:02:19. > :02:22.very latest. Moments before the shooting, behind the ambassador, his
:02:23. > :02:32.assassin waits calmly, rising no suspicion. And then this. The
:02:33. > :02:43.audience scream. The gunman is shouting, he says, do not forget
:02:44. > :02:49.about Syria. So long at these places are secure you will not taste
:02:50. > :02:53.security yourself. With the ambassador lying close by his killer
:02:54. > :02:59.shouts at the audience to stay back. Get away, only death will take me
:03:00. > :03:05.from here. Eventually, security forces intervene and the gunman is
:03:06. > :03:09.shot and killed. Amid chaos at the Art Gallery, Moscow is getting
:03:10. > :03:16.reports of what has happened to their ambassador. He was 62 and had
:03:17. > :03:20.been a diplomat for 40 years. The ambassador to Turkey since 2013. The
:03:21. > :03:24.foreign Ministry in Moscow confirmed the ambassador's death. It is a
:03:25. > :03:32.shocking blow to Russia's relations with Turkey, the countries backing
:03:33. > :03:39.opposite sides in Syria's war, with Turkey strongly opposed to President
:03:40. > :03:44.Assad. Our Turkey correspondent is in Istanbul. Reports are coming in
:03:45. > :03:51.even as we speak. I wonder if you can flesh out any more details on
:03:52. > :03:55.this. Events have moved fast. It happened two hours ago and within
:03:56. > :03:59.the last 30 minutes a confirmation that Andrey Karlov has succumbed to
:04:00. > :04:10.his injuries. We are getting reports that the gunman was a policeman in
:04:11. > :04:14.Ankara, having shouted Alluha Akbar and Aleppo and revenge. The
:04:15. > :04:18.government of Russia are calling this an act of terrorism. These
:04:19. > :04:24.governments are key players in the Syrian crisis. What do you think
:04:25. > :04:29.could be the wider impact of this shooting? In recent weeks Turkey has
:04:30. > :04:36.been making much of its political cooperation with Russia after
:04:37. > :04:48.relations came closer together. There was wrap -- there was much
:04:49. > :04:55.play of cooperation with Moscow and other brawls in the ceasefire of
:04:56. > :04:59.Aleppo, evacuating citizens from the besieged areas. In public you will
:05:00. > :05:03.get Turkey saying it will not throw them off course, they will continue
:05:04. > :05:10.with cooperation with Moscow, but in private there will be statements to
:05:11. > :05:15.try to Ali the anger many are feeling towards Moscow -- try to
:05:16. > :05:18.damp down. Public hatred has very much spilled over to mate with
:05:19. > :05:21.tragic consequences. Thank you very much. -- tonight.
:05:22. > :05:25.who were left stranded in the former rebel enclave in Aleppo were among
:05:26. > :05:27.thousands of civilians who've been given safe passage out
:05:28. > :05:30.Convoys of buses have been leaving East Aleppo,
:05:31. > :05:33.each has been packed with around a hundred people.
:05:34. > :05:36.The evacuation went ahead after government supporters were -
:05:37. > :05:39.in return - allowed to leave nearby areas besieged by the rebels.
:05:40. > :05:41.This report from our Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen
:05:42. > :05:44.on the final stages of a battle that could mark a turning
:05:45. > :06:02.The evacuation of beaten fighters as well as civilians started in the
:06:03. > :06:06.early hours of the morning. It has been going more smoothly but is
:06:07. > :06:16.still tense and a small hitch could escalate swiftly into a big problem.
:06:17. > :06:21.Many residents were stranded outside waiting for evacuation. The
:06:22. > :06:24.displaced and distressed looking for warmth and safety have been a
:06:25. > :06:30.feature of every war but this is a crisis and all sites are using the
:06:31. > :06:37.Internet. 47 orphans appealed for evacuation from East Aleppo in a
:06:38. > :06:44.video posted online. We are afraid, we want to live like everybody else.
:06:45. > :06:51.The good news is they've got out and they are safe. This seven-year-old
:06:52. > :07:01.girl has been tweeting her fears about what has been happening. Her
:07:02. > :07:04.mother, who organised the tweets, spoke of her sadness that they have
:07:05. > :07:08.left their home and their relief that they are safe. The evacuation
:07:09. > :07:13.has been so difficult to arrange because of all the factors that made
:07:14. > :07:18.the war in Syria so hard to solve. It is not just a deal between those
:07:19. > :07:22.who support the regime and don'ts, it is because foreign powers have
:07:23. > :07:28.intervened, have their own rivalries that go above and beyond the war. In
:07:29. > :07:32.New York the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for
:07:33. > :07:36.monitors to watch over what is happening and proper access for
:07:37. > :07:40.humanitarian aid in Aleppo. It may be too little too late. It is not
:07:41. > :07:45.clear how soon it can be implemented, if at all. Right now,
:07:46. > :07:48.it's an important step that I think a couple days ago people would not
:07:49. > :07:53.have thought the Russian Federation would have allowed to go through the
:07:54. > :08:00.council, but until it is implemented it is just a piece of paper. The
:08:01. > :08:04.Syrians, closely allied with Russia, are deeply suspicious of Western
:08:05. > :08:10.motives. We oppose the attempts of some member states to draft and
:08:11. > :08:18.submit under humanitarian cover a crafty and vague terms that tolerate
:08:19. > :08:23.more than one interpretation with the intention of exploiting these
:08:24. > :08:27.resolutions to achieve hidden agendas. The evacuation from Aleppo
:08:28. > :08:33.is happening because another set of buses is being allowed to evacuate
:08:34. > :08:38.another group of civilians from pro-regime villages besieged by
:08:39. > :08:44.rebels. All this is not the endgame for the war. Many crises lie ahead
:08:45. > :08:48.but in the sixth year of bloodshed there is still no coherent response
:08:49. > :08:53.that brings things any closer. A strike by post office workers has
:08:54. > :08:56.shut down about fifty big branches The members of the Communication
:08:57. > :09:05.Workers Union join staff at British Airways and Southern Rail
:09:06. > :09:08.who are either on strike or planning to do so in
:09:09. > :09:11.the days before Christmas. The government said the strikes
:09:12. > :09:22.showed contempt for ordinary people. Postal workers brought a special
:09:23. > :09:27.delivery for the government today. Outside the Department for Business,
:09:28. > :09:31.mail bags containing 70,000 postcards backing a campaign to
:09:32. > :09:36.fight closures of flagship post offices. The dispute has been
:09:37. > :09:41.running for months but the five days of strikes this week represent a
:09:42. > :09:46.major escalation. We are defending postal services across the UK. The
:09:47. > :09:49.very future of high Street post offices are under threat. The
:09:50. > :09:55.government are lining up to make further announcements to close more
:09:56. > :09:59.high street post offices. This dispute has been going on for months
:10:00. > :10:03.but the timing of the industrial action is designed to put maximum
:10:04. > :10:07.pressure on the post office. This is the busiest week for handling
:10:08. > :10:12.parcels and letters. But there doesn't appear to be much Christmas
:10:13. > :10:18.cheer elsewhere, with another number of unions calling Christmas strikes.
:10:19. > :10:22.Holiday getaway could be hit with baggage handler is set to strike on
:10:23. > :10:28.Friday and Saturday, which could affect some regional airports.
:10:29. > :10:33.Thousands of cabin crew are also planning industrial action on
:10:34. > :10:40.Christmas Day and Boxing Day. British Airways insists it will run
:10:41. > :10:46.a full service. And the months of misery for Southern rail passengers
:10:47. > :10:50.continues as 400 conductors began a 48-hour walk-out. Should trade union
:10:51. > :10:58.powers be curbed? There is certainly a growing appetite in parliament and
:10:59. > :11:01.public to do something. We fully respect the right to strike but it
:11:02. > :11:04.needs to be proportional and I believe they have been abusing the
:11:05. > :11:10.power as trade unions and some steps are needed. 2016 has seen a jump in
:11:11. > :11:19.the number of working days lost to strike. At 300,000, it is up 50% on
:11:20. > :11:22.the previous year. But compared to the 70s and 80s, strikes are at
:11:23. > :11:28.historically low levels. We are talking about a tiny number of
:11:29. > :11:32.disputes that we hope can be resolved. What do you say to members
:11:33. > :11:37.of the public who see these strikes and think, what are the unions
:11:38. > :11:41.playing at? I feel enormous sympathy for the public and I really regret
:11:42. > :11:48.the disruption, as do the unions, who feel they have no alternative
:11:49. > :11:52.but to take this last resort. Dozens of city centre post offices were
:11:53. > :11:56.closed today including this one in Glasgow, but the vast majority
:11:57. > :11:59.remained open and the action is set to continue until Christmas Eve.
:12:00. > :12:01.The head of the International Monetary Fund has been convicted
:12:02. > :12:04.over a contentious payment made to business tycoon -
:12:05. > :12:10.Christine Lagarde authorised the award in 2008, but the court
:12:11. > :12:13.decided against jail or a fine because the money has
:12:14. > :12:27.The Justice Secretary Liz Truss has ordered an enquiry into a major
:12:28. > :12:32.disturbance which took place on Friday at Birmingham prison. She
:12:33. > :12:35.confirmed that 380 inmates had been moved from the prison and admitted
:12:36. > :12:38.levels of violence in prisons were too high but said many of the
:12:39. > :12:43.problems were long-standing and would take time to solve.
:12:44. > :12:45.There were chaotic scenes at the Northern Ireland Assembly
:12:46. > :12:48.today, as politicians from most of the main political parties
:12:49. > :12:50.walked out of the chamber as the First Minister Arlene Foster
:12:51. > :12:54.She's under huge pressure over her involvement in a botched
:12:55. > :12:56.heating scheme that's expected to go hundreds of millions
:12:57. > :12:59.Our Ireland Correspondent Chris Buckler is at
:13:00. > :13:15.I am taking no points of order at this stage in the proceedings.
:13:16. > :13:18.Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster went to Stormont today
:13:19. > :13:25.to try to grasp control of a financial mess. But instead, there
:13:26. > :13:31.were chaotic scenes with opposition parties walking out and the DUP's
:13:32. > :13:36.partner in government, Sinn Fein, notable by their absence.
:13:37. > :13:40.Technically, an official statement does need the support of the Deputy
:13:41. > :13:46.First Minister, Martin McGuinness. But Sinn Fein's politicians were
:13:47. > :13:50.outside the chamber, deliberately distancing themselves from a botched
:13:51. > :13:55.energy scheme that is likely to cost Stormont hundreds of millions of
:13:56. > :14:00.pounds. We need to establish all the facts and know who benefited from
:14:01. > :14:08.this field scheme. The First Minister should stand aside to allow
:14:09. > :14:10.the investigation to take place. The controversial renewable heat
:14:11. > :14:16.incentive scheme worked like this. For every ?1 of fuel the company
:14:17. > :14:21.uses they are paid ?1 60. That was to encourage them to buy
:14:22. > :14:27.environmentally friendly boilers. Because initially there were limits
:14:28. > :14:33.it is expected to be ?400 million over budget over the next 20 years.
:14:34. > :14:39.The BBC has seen a confidential report which says the mistakes in
:14:40. > :14:42.its design have allowed companies to abuse the scheme. There is evidence
:14:43. > :14:47.of some firms heating buildings just to make a profit. It was launched
:14:48. > :14:52.under the watch of the current First Minister who was then enterprise
:14:53. > :14:56.minister. I'm sorry the scheme did not contain cost control measures
:14:57. > :14:59.and there were fundamental flaws in its design. This is the deepest
:15:00. > :15:07.political regret of my time in this house. After their brief walk-out,
:15:08. > :15:13.Stormont's other parties returned to the Assembly to debate a motion of
:15:14. > :15:18.no-confidence the First Minister. We are, collectively, a laughing stock.
:15:19. > :15:23.Apologies were replaced by anger. The tone of this debate is not
:15:24. > :15:27.fitting of what the public mood is, and the debate so far is a disgrace
:15:28. > :15:32.to this house. The motion of no confidence was always going to feel
:15:33. > :15:35.because it needed the support of unionists but the fiery exchanges
:15:36. > :15:44.show that the scandal of this scheme could cause problems for Stormont.
:15:45. > :15:51.Russia's ambassador to Turkey has been shot dead in Ankara -
:15:52. > :15:53.Moscow is calling it a terror attack.
:15:54. > :16:03.And a treble for Murray as he wins Sports Personality of the Year.
:16:04. > :16:07.Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News, Merseyside Monday as Ronald Koeman
:16:08. > :16:08.and Jurgen Klopp go head-to-head as Everton host local rivals,
:16:09. > :16:14.Liverpool. Six months since the referendum,
:16:15. > :16:17.Theresa May has been updating MPs on her discussions with EU leaders
:16:18. > :16:19.about Britain's departure She says she wants a "smooth
:16:20. > :16:26.and orderly exit" from the EU. And her comments come as people
:16:27. > :16:29.in communities up and down the country reflect on what Brexit
:16:30. > :16:31.will bring for them and the divisions
:16:32. > :16:33.that the vote exposed. In the first of three
:16:34. > :16:35.reports this week, our Special Correspondent Ed Thomas has
:16:36. > :16:56.been gauging the mood, For some, it's all a bit too slow.
:16:57. > :17:05.Especially in the West Midlands, the most Eurosceptic area in the UK.
:17:06. > :17:11.Here, even the cities wanted out of Europe. In Coventry, many who voted
:17:12. > :17:19.for change six months ago now feel a sense of frustration and mistrust.
:17:20. > :17:25.All I feel is that our vote is a waste of time. And you voted to
:17:26. > :17:30.leave? Yeah. Have you got any faith in the politicians to get it right?
:17:31. > :17:34.I think they are clap, the government is a joke to be perfectly
:17:35. > :17:39.honest with you. I don't think Brexit will go the way we wanted to,
:17:40. > :17:45.either. And what about Coventry's new minority, those who wanted to
:17:46. > :17:49.stay in the EU? Has time he'll divides. I am deeply disturbed by
:17:50. > :17:54.it, I really am. It is not the country I thought I lived in. Sunday
:17:55. > :17:59.was a great opportunity in Brexit, do you not see that? Now, I see
:18:00. > :18:04.nothing, it is a black, nasty future. This part of Coventry is one
:18:05. > :18:09.of the most deprived in England and desperately needs more jobs. Many
:18:10. > :18:14.look to small businesses like this for work, but already the Brexit
:18:15. > :18:22.vote is having an effect. That machine over there is ?1 million. It
:18:23. > :18:28.has just had ?200,000 added to it. If we buy a new machine, it has got
:18:29. > :18:38.20% on it, and it is made in Vergeer -- in Germany. How serious is that?
:18:39. > :18:45.A lot. And consider this is a boss who voted to leave. It was that
:18:46. > :18:50.meant more to him than pounds. And you still think it was the right
:18:51. > :18:54.decision to leave? Yes. Even if it costs you your business you think it
:18:55. > :19:00.is the right thing to do? Yes. And what next for this lady, a Polish
:19:01. > :19:05.work in the UK, a single parent now trying to answer her daughter's
:19:06. > :19:09.questions. I just said to her if we have to leave, then we leave. What's
:19:10. > :19:16.that like for a mother, having to say that to a child? I know it's not
:19:17. > :19:20.easy for me, and it will not be easy for her, especially for her. Move
:19:21. > :19:25.away from Coventry and had to Warwick. A historic town, and the
:19:26. > :19:34.only place in the West Midlands to boat remain. -- to vote remain. Six
:19:35. > :19:38.months on, is Brexit any sweeter? A lot of people have been listening to
:19:39. > :19:41.a lot of anti-European and racist rhetoric, and some people who look
:19:42. > :19:44.back afterwards and saw what they had done may have actually thought
:19:45. > :19:49.twice if they had known what was going to happen. Is that not a bit
:19:50. > :19:52.unfair? I do think so. If it happened again I think the result
:19:53. > :19:56.might be quite different. Here, though, there was also optimism even
:19:57. > :20:01.when patient is being tested. All the while we are tidy -- tardy and
:20:02. > :20:10.we hang back we're losing great opportunities. The government never
:20:11. > :20:11.promised a rush and today said Brexit is on course and will be a
:20:12. > :20:18.success. A brief look at some of the day's
:20:19. > :20:20.other other news stories... A man, aged 101, has
:20:21. > :20:23.been jailed for 15 years at Birmingham Crown Court
:20:24. > :20:25.for historical sex Ralph Clark is believed to be
:20:26. > :20:28.the oldest person in British legal He'd admitted nine charges
:20:29. > :20:35.and was found guilty of 21 others. The Welsh government
:20:36. > :20:36.has been granted powers to change its own income
:20:37. > :20:38.rates, after a deal The change, that'll come into effect
:20:39. > :20:58.in April 2019, will also And American broadcaster has used a
:20:59. > :21:01.photo of a seizing Ed Miliband to illustrate a new story about flu. Mr
:21:02. > :21:08.Miliband has yet to comment. The shortage of affordable housing
:21:09. > :21:10.is one of the biggest issues facing Britain,
:21:11. > :21:12.and modular housing - where homes are pre-fabricated,
:21:13. > :21:14.then quickly installed on site - Today, plans were announced to build
:21:15. > :21:18.six factories in England that Behind the venture is an investment
:21:19. > :21:34.of ?2.5 billion, from China, as our It's a house on the back of a lorry,
:21:35. > :21:38.turning heads in Derbyshire today, but in what is hailed as a game
:21:39. > :21:41.changer for Britain's housing sector, massive new investment in
:21:42. > :21:47.factory built homes may mean this will soon be as unremarkable as a
:21:48. > :21:52.cement mixer on a building site. ?2.5 billion of Chinese investment
:21:53. > :21:56.in six British factories producing 25,000 modular houses like these
:21:57. > :22:00.every year. That is the deal announced today. In their factory
:22:01. > :22:03.built offices in Warrington, one of the UK partners in the joint venture
:22:04. > :22:08.says the factory built homes will cost less than half of what it takes
:22:09. > :22:12.to build a traditional brick house. Currently in this country to build
:22:13. > :22:18.property it is usually about ?1000 a square metre. Once our plans are up
:22:19. > :22:21.and running it will come down to about ?400 per square metre, a
:22:22. > :22:25.massive quantum shift in our ability to provide affordable housing. The
:22:26. > :22:31.running cost of these houses because they are highly energy efficient
:22:32. > :22:34.will be reduced by 75%. Cost and availability of land will still be a
:22:35. > :22:37.factor but if the consortium can deliver on their promise, something
:22:38. > :22:42.like one new British house in every six or seven won't be built on a
:22:43. > :22:48.building site but in a factory. In the jargon, today's announcement is
:22:49. > :22:52.said to be "Sector disruptive", changing the UK housing market
:22:53. > :22:56.forever. The billions in new investment come from the China
:22:57. > :23:00.National building company based in Beijing. Their factory made homes
:23:01. > :23:05.are a familiar feature in the Far East may have seen an opportunity to
:23:06. > :23:09.expand the business to the UK. Six factories are planned across
:23:10. > :23:13.Britain, one in Scotland, another in South Wales and Cornwall dotted
:23:14. > :23:17.around England. 1000 more jobs and a boost for suppliers, including
:23:18. > :23:21.Britain's steel industry. If we are going get this country to build the
:23:22. > :23:25.homes we need we need to make maximum use of their -- modern
:23:26. > :23:31.methods of construction, but also homes can be built much more
:23:32. > :23:35.quickly. In Britain, we tend to associate factory made homes with
:23:36. > :23:40.cheap and drafted post-war prefab plural Fackrell but 20% troop
:23:41. > :23:44.modular homes are very different, designed to be aspirational places
:23:45. > :23:48.to live. These factory made homes being launched in South London are
:23:49. > :23:52.seven to the kind of product the new factories will produce. Residents
:23:53. > :23:57.say they love them. I invited my friends to say come and see, they
:23:58. > :24:03.said wow, is this your house? It is very spacious. I did not expect it,
:24:04. > :24:07.properly soundproofed, I live on the high street and you can hardly hear
:24:08. > :24:11.any noise. Some might question why Britain needs Chinese investors to
:24:12. > :24:14.solve its housing crisis, but if actions match the words, today may
:24:15. > :24:16.go down as the day when British homes no longer meant bricks and
:24:17. > :24:25.mortar. Football's world governing
:24:26. > :24:27.body, Fifa, has fined the Football Associations
:24:28. > :24:28.of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
:24:29. > :24:30.for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifying
:24:31. > :24:32.games last month. England was given
:24:33. > :24:33.the biggest penalty - more than thirty-five thousand
:24:34. > :24:40.pounds. The world governing body the foot
:24:41. > :24:44.regards the poppy as a political symbol, something that is banned.
:24:45. > :24:48.The FA has said it intends to appeal.
:24:49. > :24:51.It's been a year in which he won Wimbledon, claimed Olympic Gold,
:24:52. > :24:55.And now Andy Murray's become the first person to win
:24:56. > :24:58.Sports Personality of the Year for the third time.
:24:59. > :25:00.He described 2016 as "an amazing year" for both
:25:01. > :25:21.Andy Murray! One final victory for perhaps 2016 Fozz Schmid winner, so
:25:22. > :25:26.what has become the secret to Andy Murray's sensational year? Tactic
:25:27. > :25:31.'s, technique? The answer lies closer to home. Back in February, he
:25:32. > :25:37.and his wife Kim became parents to baby Sofia, a moment, which changed
:25:38. > :25:41.his mind said. Family is the most important thing. When I win
:25:42. > :25:44.tournaments, it's really nice, it is a great feeling, but I'm still there
:25:45. > :25:50.and looking forward to getting back to see my wife. When I lose, I'm
:25:51. > :25:56.down, obviously, but it's just not as drastic as it was before. And I
:25:57. > :26:00.feel like that has helped my tennis a lot. The last six months on the
:26:01. > :26:06.court has been the best of my career. Omid Reading he's there! His
:26:07. > :26:12.Wimbledon triumph back in July proved the start of a remarkable
:26:13. > :26:16.success story. Andy Murray is a double Olympic gold medallist! A
:26:17. > :26:19.string of trophies took him all the way to the world number one spot.
:26:20. > :26:24.Murray now says he is looking forward to spending Christmas with
:26:25. > :26:29.his mum, even if the presence may not be particularly exciting. She
:26:30. > :26:33.always struggles a bit with presents, but we are always get in
:26:34. > :26:38.our stocking, we get what is now I think a ?2 coin, it used to be 50p.
:26:39. > :26:43.A couple of Tangerines, and then the usual stuff, socks, pants. But that
:26:44. > :26:50.is about the only ordinary thing about his extraordinary year.
:26:51. > :26:52.Undoubtedly the Christmas 11. Andy Swiss, BBC News. Nice one.
:26:53. > :27:03.In the run-up to Christmas the weather will change its children. We
:27:04. > :27:07.had a spell of settled weather and now things will be developing across
:27:08. > :27:11.the Atlantic at a rate of knots. I will show you first the jet stream,
:27:12. > :27:16.which will be roaring out of the United States across the north
:27:17. > :27:20.Atlantic, making a beeline in the direction of the UK. All of these
:27:21. > :27:24.ripples of a jet screamed tend to spin up areas of low pressure below.
:27:25. > :27:28.There is one nasty low here around about Christmas Eve, and then during
:27:29. > :27:32.Christmas there will be another one from behind me developing heading
:27:33. > :27:36.our way. So now is the time just to have in the back of your mind that
:27:37. > :27:40.during the Christmas period, things will turn quite unpleasant as far as
:27:41. > :27:45.the weather goes across the UK. But in the short term it is a lot
:27:46. > :27:48.quieter. So across England and Wales, this evening and tomorrow,
:27:49. > :27:52.not talking about any bad weather yet. There will be some mist and fog
:27:53. > :27:56.around and some drizzle but that is it. Across Scotland and Northern
:27:57. > :28:00.Ireland it is a different story, a touch of frost. It has been a clear
:28:01. > :28:05.end to the day. Clear night, frosty morning. These are the gales in the
:28:06. > :28:08.north, they will be pushing this weather front through in that
:28:09. > :28:11.election of Scotland and Northern Ireland, so we are in for some rain
:28:12. > :28:15.here, a bit of sunshine developing across England and Wales. That last
:28:16. > :28:19.calm day, if you like. And then from Tuesday night and certainly through
:28:20. > :28:23.Wednesday, Gale force winds that are really ramping up in the Atlantic,
:28:24. > :28:28.they will push this first weather front through. This is a cold front.
:28:29. > :28:31.Hide it comes a shot of cold air. We get some snow showers across the
:28:32. > :28:35.hills of Scotland and then some sunshine as well stop gale force
:28:36. > :28:39.winds midweek. Still for a time relatively mild across the south,
:28:40. > :28:43.and then from Thursday, Friday, Saturday into Sunday, the weather is
:28:44. > :28:45.just going to go up and down, up and down. Remember it could be even
:28:46. > :28:50.disruptive. We did not want to hear that. That
:28:51. > :28:51.is all from