:00:00. > :00:00.The British connection - a former MI6 spy at the heart
:00:00. > :00:10.of the latest allegations against Donald Trump.
:00:11. > :00:12.Christopher Steele produced a dossier claiming Mr Trump had been
:00:13. > :00:23.involved in dubious personal and professional practices.
:00:24. > :00:34.It is the latest controversy to hit Donald Trump. It is clear about what
:00:35. > :00:37.took place, about Russian involvement in efforts to hack
:00:38. > :00:41.information and to have an impact on American democracy.
:00:42. > :00:43.We'll be following the latest developments in this controversy.
:00:44. > :00:47.Blizzards sweep across the UK -
:00:48. > :00:49.driving's treacherous, dozens of flights are cancelled
:00:50. > :00:54.and there's warnings of more disruption on the way.
:00:55. > :00:57.Justice for the Hillsborough disaster victims -
:00:58. > :01:01.investigators send the names of 23 suspects to prosecutors.
:01:02. > :01:03.The football world pays tribute to the former
:01:04. > :01:12.England Manger Graham Taylor who's died suddenly aged 72.
:01:13. > :01:15.And we speak to the writer of La La Land - the man who's
:01:16. > :01:20.brought the art of the musical back to Hollywood.
:01:21. > :01:22.And coming up in the sport on BBC News:
:01:23. > :01:25.West Ham's star player Dimitri Payet wants to leave and is refusing
:01:26. > :01:50.But the manager says he won't be sold.
:01:51. > :01:54.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:55. > :01:57.A former MI6 officer has gone into hiding after being named
:01:58. > :01:59.as the source of the latest allegations against President-elect
:02:00. > :02:04.Christopher Steele produced a dossier last year which included
:02:05. > :02:06.the allegations that Mr Trump had been caught in compromising
:02:07. > :02:14.The allegations are unproven and America's CIA, which has
:02:15. > :02:16.acknowledged the existence of the dossier, says it has made no
:02:17. > :02:19.Here's our security correspondent Gordon Corera
:02:20. > :02:34.The murky world of intelligence-gathering in Moscow A
:02:35. > :02:44.secret dossier of allegations about Trump and Russia. All written by a
:02:45. > :02:48.former member of MI6. This is Christopher Steele, now at the
:02:49. > :02:53.centre of controversy. His house was unoccupied today. He is supposed to
:02:54. > :02:58.have told neighbours to look after his cats and he is said to be lying
:02:59. > :03:03.low, fearing for his safety. What do we know about Christopher Steele? He
:03:04. > :03:13.is 52. In the nineties he worked for Middlesbrough. MI6 in Moscow. He
:03:14. > :03:20.founded a private intelligence company called Orbis. Last year he
:03:21. > :03:25.was commissioned by Trump's opponents to look into Russian
:03:26. > :03:30.connections. He came up with 35 pages of allegation. Orbis are based
:03:31. > :03:35.here. There is no sign of Chris Steele. He is a man with contacts in
:03:36. > :03:39.Moscow. But so far there has been no confirmation that the extraordinary
:03:40. > :03:45.allegations he dug up there are definitely true. Thanks to his past
:03:46. > :03:50.as a spy, Steele is unlikely to have been able to travel to Moscow
:03:51. > :03:54.himself and will have relied on others to gather information.
:03:55. > :03:59.Moscow's a difficult place to work in. The ruckses have a habit --
:04:00. > :04:06.Russians have a habit of secrecy and deception. The other complicating
:04:07. > :04:09.factor is money. If you're going to give somebody money to tell you
:04:10. > :04:14.something, there is a strong possibility they will tell you what
:04:15. > :04:19.you want to hear. Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent
:04:20. > :04:28.who fled to London, investigated powerful figures in Moscow and was
:04:29. > :04:32.killed by radioactive poise son. I believe it is dangerous,
:04:33. > :04:36.particularly after the death of my husband, because when you just
:04:37. > :04:41.approach specific information, particularly when this information
:04:42. > :04:46.very close to powerful people, you might be in this line and you just
:04:47. > :04:51.easily might be killed. The Russian dossier was not written for public
:04:52. > :04:56.consumption. But American spies have briefed the outlines to man it is
:04:57. > :05:00.about. Its author never expected to be in the spotlight. But in the
:05:01. > :05:05.atmosphere of American politics today, seek represents are no longer
:05:06. > :05:08.as -- - secrets are no longer as safe as they were.
:05:09. > :05:10.As we've heard this controversy raises serious questions
:05:11. > :05:13.about the extent to which Russia has tried to undermine the political
:05:14. > :05:15.process in America and whether Donald Trump is too close
:05:16. > :05:19.Well, today some of the President-elect's
:05:20. > :05:22.nominees for the top jobs in the new administration have made
:05:23. > :05:24.it clear that they continue to regard Russia with
:05:25. > :05:42.A week before inauguration day this usually an air of expectancy. But
:05:43. > :05:47.the mood is much more feverish and electric. As allegation swirl that
:05:48. > :06:00.Russia has compromising information about the President-elect that could
:06:01. > :06:06.make him susceptible to black mail. Today Trump's choice as CIA head
:06:07. > :06:10.agreed the Kremlin tried to interfere with the election. It is
:06:11. > :06:13.clear about Russian involvement in efforts to hack information and to
:06:14. > :06:18.have an impact on American democracy. I'm clear about what that
:06:19. > :06:23.intelligence report says. And I have every expectation that we continue
:06:24. > :06:28.to develop the facts that I will relay those to the president and the
:06:29. > :06:34.team around you and you, so we can have a robust discussion about this
:06:35. > :06:41.threat. As to the latest allegations in the dossier. I will pursue the
:06:42. > :06:45.facts wherever they take us. And the incoming Defence Secretary took aim
:06:46. > :06:52.at Vladimir Putin, taking a much tougher line than his new boss. I'm
:06:53. > :06:57.all for engagement, but we have to recognise reality in what Russia is
:06:58. > :07:09.up to. There is a decreasing areas where we can engage. Yesterday the
:07:10. > :07:12.President-elect rejected the unverified allegations that Russia
:07:13. > :07:17.has dirt on him. You're fake news. Go ahead. After speaking last night
:07:18. > :07:21.to America's director of national intelligence, James Clapper, he was
:07:22. > :07:32.as vehement on triter. Intelligence chiefs have made no
:07:33. > :07:56.judgments on the claim. Team Trump is defiant, saying the
:07:57. > :08:01.allegations are not true. What struck me most in Mr Clapper's
:08:02. > :08:09.public statement that I'm sure your viewers can access, is Mr Clapper
:08:10. > :08:14.reemphasising that the intelligence community gave no credibility to the
:08:15. > :08:21.fake news documents. Washington is a city used to intrigue and scandal,
:08:22. > :08:27.but not on the eve of an inauguration. Despite what the
:08:28. > :08:30.spokeswoman said, the intelligence community has not made a
:08:31. > :08:34.determination about the credibility of the claims. So we are seeing a
:08:35. > :08:41.continuation of the public rift between the Trump team and the
:08:42. > :08:45.intelligence community and equally extraordinary this rift between
:08:46. > :08:48.incoming members of his administration and the
:08:49. > :08:53.President-elect. You heard his incoming defence chief contradicting
:08:54. > :08:56.the incoming commander in chief over the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.
:08:57. > :09:01.Thank you very much. Right now blizzards are sweeping
:09:02. > :09:03.across the UK driven Scotland was hit first -
:09:04. > :09:07.with some schools shut Further south, dozens of flights out
:09:08. > :09:11.of Heathrow have been cancelled and several villages on the east
:09:12. > :09:13.coast have been evacuated after the environment agency issued
:09:14. > :09:16.severe flood warnings. Our correspondent Duncan
:09:17. > :09:32.Kennedy is at Heathrow. Well Georges there is a combination
:09:33. > :09:36.of sleet and snow here at Heathrow. It is freezing! It has taken until
:09:37. > :09:40.mid-January for the whole of the country to be affected by this
:09:41. > :09:45.weather and what's happening is as the weather front sweeping down
:09:46. > :09:47.through south-east, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Midlands,
:09:48. > :09:53.here around London and heading to the east coast. But it is not just
:09:54. > :10:01.snow coming in. There is a risk that some places can be flooded.
:10:02. > :10:08.Scotland, where where the gorgeous meets the treacherous and the place
:10:09. > :10:18.where the snow laid its deepest blanket. Winds piled up the drifts.
:10:19. > :10:23.Creating scenery beyond post card perfect, but sending temperatures
:10:24. > :10:27.below zero. It was enough to do this to the M74 near Glasgow. Drivers
:10:28. > :10:33.spent hours crawling to their destinations. In Northern Ireland,
:10:34. > :10:37.the traffic moved, but on roads snowed and iced under bitter
:10:38. > :10:43.conditions. The gritters struggled to keep routes covered. It was the
:10:44. > :10:47.same in Cumbria, where councils had to make multiple trips after the
:10:48. > :10:52.grit was blown or washed away. Because we are trying to get salt on
:10:53. > :10:56.the network, every time we are doing that, the rain is washing that off.
:10:57. > :11:01.So the salt levels reduce and we have to top it up. So that is why
:11:02. > :11:08.people will see the gritters going around the routes trying to build up
:11:09. > :11:12.that salt level. Head south and a mixture of snow in the Midlands. In
:11:13. > :11:18.Worcestershire, not everyone felt lucky. It is OK if you're walking.
:11:19. > :11:24.When it comes to driving, we don't do it. Really nice. Pretty. The
:11:25. > :11:28.first time she has seen snow. We brought her up to skr a look. The
:11:29. > :11:33.snow came late in the day to Heathrow. But the authority had
:11:34. > :11:38.decided to take no chances and cancelled around 80 flights. But
:11:39. > :11:45.this wintery surge isn't just about snow. Alan and Elizabeth are among
:11:46. > :11:52.thousands on Britain's east coast preparing for flooding as high seas
:11:53. > :11:56.threaten to pour in. I'm upset and frightened. After the last flood I
:11:57. > :12:02.had a couple of strokes and I don't want that again. Sorry, I'm going to
:12:03. > :12:07.cry... A hundred soldiers in in Lincolnshire warning people about
:12:08. > :12:14.the possibility of flooding there. They will be an alert for 24 hours.
:12:15. > :12:22.All part of mid winter and the multiple weather experiences that it
:12:23. > :12:28.is applying to the British Isles. Our correspondent Danny Savage is in
:12:29. > :12:34.Skegness. What are conditions like where you are? George, it is not
:12:35. > :12:39.often you see army trucks outside politician station. About -- police
:12:40. > :12:45.station. About a hundred soldiers are here, knocking on doors, over
:12:46. > :12:49.2,000 properties are feared to be vulnerable to flooding. The
:12:50. > :12:54.conditions are OK at the moment. But they're expected to deteriorate
:12:55. > :12:58.tonight. And it is because of a storm surge coming down the North
:12:59. > :13:03.Sea with a strong wind, high tides and the key pinch points are around
:13:04. > :13:11.6 in the morning and 6 at night as well. Along a 30 or 40 mile stretch
:13:12. > :13:19.of coast. Now, this is a part of country which is haunted by memories
:13:20. > :13:24.of floods in 1953. There is no suggestion it will be as bad. But
:13:25. > :13:30.people are warned and if they're in two storey properties to, to move
:13:31. > :13:34.their belongings up stairs, in case the worst does happen. But the
:13:35. > :13:39.authorities are trying to do their best to warn people. Thank you.
:13:40. > :13:41.British Airways cabin crew are to stage a fresh strike
:13:42. > :13:45.Members of the Unite union will walk out for three days from January 19th
:13:46. > :13:49.following two days of industrial action this week.
:13:50. > :13:50.Investigators say 23 people and organisations could face
:13:51. > :13:56.prosecution for the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 fans died.
:13:57. > :13:58.The Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether or
:13:59. > :14:03.An inquest last year found the victims were unlawfully killed
:14:04. > :14:06.in 1989 and that the match commander was responsible for manslaughter
:14:07. > :14:16.Our Correspondent Judith Moritz reports.
:14:17. > :14:24.# Walk on! They called it justice day a moment of history. The ruling
:14:25. > :14:27.that 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed at Hillsborough.
:14:28. > :14:35.It was the verdict their families wanted so badly. Among them
:14:36. > :14:41.Charlotte Hennessey, who was just six when her father died. Now the
:14:42. > :14:44.families have learned 23 people and organisations could face
:14:45. > :14:47.prosecution. There are people that I believe that have committed criminal
:14:48. > :14:51.offences and I think that they should be brought to justice for
:14:52. > :14:56.that. Because if 96 South Yorkshire police officers had died that day
:14:57. > :15:01.and Liverpool fans were responsible, they would still be paying the
:15:02. > :15:06.price. The operation investigated the disaster and identified 15
:15:07. > :15:11.criminal suspects. Offences being considered include gross negligence
:15:12. > :15:17.manslaughter. We don't know who the suspects are. At the inquest the
:15:18. > :15:24.jury found the fans were unlawfully killed. The IPCC investigated
:15:25. > :15:28.allegations of a cover up and has identified eight criminal suspects.
:15:29. > :15:33.Offences considered include misconduct in a public office. The
:15:34. > :15:39.former Chief Constable has revealed that he has been treated as a
:15:40. > :15:45.suspect. At the inquest he said he was not part of a black propaganda
:15:46. > :15:52.unit set up to blame Liverpool fans. Long since the noise of celebration
:15:53. > :15:57.has died down here, there is still a clamour for justice for those who
:15:58. > :16:02.campaigned for so long will have to remain patient. It will be months
:16:03. > :16:06.before they find out who if anyone will face prosecution. The legal
:16:07. > :16:12.process sometimes does not work as quickly as we would like. I
:16:13. > :16:15.understand families and others frustration at the time that might
:16:16. > :16:24.be take on the get something to court. Particularly given that these
:16:25. > :16:27.are events of 28 years ago. Some campaigner say the number of
:16:28. > :16:31.suspects of the alleged cover up is too low and the Crown Prosecution
:16:32. > :16:39.Service says it will be up to six months before it decides on charges.
:16:40. > :16:44.The former British spy at the heart of the latest
:16:45. > :16:46.allegations against Donald Trump is named as Christopher Steele.
:16:47. > :16:50.How we filled up with festive food and drink -
:16:51. > :16:58.bringing Christmas cheer to retailers.
:16:59. > :17:05.Coming up in Sports day in the next 15 minutes, we will hear more
:17:06. > :17:13.tributes to Graham Taylor and reflect on the former -- on the
:17:14. > :17:14.career of the former Watford, Aston Villa and England manager, who has
:17:15. > :17:19.died at the age of 72. The world's first tidal
:17:20. > :17:21.lagoon to capture green energy from the sea
:17:22. > :17:23.has come a step closer The proposal has been backed
:17:24. > :17:26.by a government-commissioned review and there are hopes of developing
:17:27. > :17:29.a network of larger lagoons According to independent analysts,
:17:30. > :17:34.a network of tidal lagoons could generate more than 10%
:17:35. > :17:39.of the UK's electricity by 2030. That's enough energy
:17:40. > :17:42.to power 9 million homes. That would result in a 36% cut
:17:43. > :17:45.in the UK's CO2 emissions by 2035, allowing the government's current
:17:46. > :18:03.carbon targets to be met. The plan is to generate power from
:18:04. > :18:06.the ebb and flow of the tide. Today, supporters of a lagoon in Swansea
:18:07. > :18:11.Bay believe a bright future for this type of renewable energy is on the
:18:12. > :18:14.horizon. We want the lagoon to become more than just a power
:18:15. > :18:20.station. A sea wall more than six miles long with loop across the bay.
:18:21. > :18:29.Energy harnessed by 16 hydroelectric turbines. Today's report says tidal
:18:30. > :18:35.lagoons can deliver a clean supply of energy, allowing the UK the
:18:36. > :18:40.chance to become the global leader in this type of technology. It's
:18:41. > :18:45.great when a government review spends six months crawling over
:18:46. > :18:50.every aspect and then says we agree, there's jobs to be had, cheap power
:18:51. > :18:55.to be had, there is a global industry to be had in the UK. But
:18:56. > :19:00.his plans for three further lagoons in Wales and two more in England
:19:01. > :19:04.would be delayed until the impact of the smaller spawns the scheme is
:19:05. > :19:10.assessed. On cost, the report suggests that lagoons could compare
:19:11. > :19:13.favourably with nuclear. A view shared by this independent expert.
:19:14. > :19:21.We don't have an enormous amount of options in terms of decarbonisation.
:19:22. > :19:26.This project adds about 25p per annum to consumer bills. If it
:19:27. > :19:30.works, we may have unlocked substantial potential. But other
:19:31. > :19:34.questions remain, including the impact on marine life. These charter
:19:35. > :19:39.boat owners who take anglers out in Swansea Marina, are worried fish
:19:40. > :19:49.stocks could be significantly depleted. It could impact on the
:19:50. > :19:52.card. -- on the cod. The cod could be looking for their food elsewhere
:19:53. > :19:57.and that would be the end of that, there would be no more fish. The
:19:58. > :20:00.prospect of jobs and the boost for the local economy makes the tidal
:20:01. > :20:11.lagoon attractive to people who live here. It will now consider the
:20:12. > :20:14.report's recommendations, while the body responsible for protecting the
:20:15. > :20:18.environment in Wales has yet to grant the marine license needed
:20:19. > :20:23.before any work can begin. Sian Lloyd, BBC News, Swansea.
:20:24. > :20:25.There was plenty of festive cheer for some of Britain's biggest
:20:26. > :20:30.M, Tesco and John Lewis and Debenhams all announced positive
:20:31. > :20:36.Here's our Business Correspondent Emma Simpson.
:20:37. > :20:46.Tesco's sales were up today and other supermarkets have
:20:47. > :21:00.With the help of Mrs Claus, clothing sales grew for the first
:21:01. > :21:02.time in two years, up by more than 2%.
:21:03. > :21:19.It has also focused on getting the price right the first time,
:21:20. > :21:23.so when you buy something, there's less risk of the price being reduced
:21:24. > :21:25.On the whole, Christmas turned out OK.
:21:26. > :21:28.But retailers are much more worried about what lies ahead.
:21:29. > :21:33.40% of its sales were via the Internet.
:21:34. > :21:36.With shopping habits changing fast, it says it needs to invest more
:21:37. > :21:40.online and prepare for the impact of a weaker pound.
:21:41. > :21:49.And those things are happening and you've got the consumer.
:21:50. > :21:53.Who knows what happens next year, but the predictions are we're
:21:54. > :21:55.going to see a slowdown in the growth of consumer income.
:21:56. > :21:59.For retail, 2016 ended on a positive note.
:22:00. > :22:00.The question is, can spending be maintained?
:22:01. > :22:10.The former England football manager Graham Taylor has died
:22:11. > :22:18.Taylor rose to prominence by taking Watford from the old Fourth
:22:19. > :22:20.to First Division and the FA Cup Final.
:22:21. > :22:24.His club chairman then, Sir Elton John, said today that he'd
:22:25. > :22:27.lost a "brother", with whom he shared an unbreakable bond.
:22:28. > :22:29.Natalie Pirks looks back at his career.
:22:30. > :22:38.The sound of hitting a football thrills me. Football was in Graham
:22:39. > :22:43.Taylor's soul. From managing Lincoln city... I think I've got qualities
:22:44. > :22:47.as regards coaching. To the highs and lows of the England job, he
:22:48. > :22:52.remained passionate about his first love. In 1977, he joined Elton
:22:53. > :22:58.John's Watford. Fans their call him God, three promotions in five years
:22:59. > :23:02.tell you why. He turned them into the family club during the age of
:23:03. > :23:06.hooliganism. There was also an FA Cup final to cherish. He had that
:23:07. > :23:10.smile that would make you feel comfortable and you could talk to
:23:11. > :23:17.him. You also felt that, whatever he said to you, it was true. Aston
:23:18. > :23:21.Villa first came calling in 1987. He led the club to promotion a year
:23:22. > :23:23.later and that turned their heads of the FA
:23:24. > :23:32.-- in 1990. Do I not like that. Those five simple words would come
:23:33. > :23:35.to define his England career. He was dipped
:23:36. > :23:44.hit -- he was depicted as a tabloid turnip and criticised for failing to
:23:45. > :23:50.make the World Cup. One of the reasons I admired him and liked him
:23:51. > :23:54.so much was coming you never got any bull from him, he was just read down
:23:55. > :24:01.the middle and told it as it was. Some people didn't like that but I
:24:02. > :24:08.loved it, I certainly admire that. He was surprised and honoured to
:24:09. > :24:12.receive an MBE for services to football but his friends were
:24:13. > :24:22.tonight the game mourns the loss of one of football's true gents.
:24:23. > :24:24.The former England manager Graham Taylor, who's
:24:25. > :24:28.Lala Land will open in the UK tomorrow.
:24:29. > :24:30.The romantic musical comedy has already won seven golden globe
:24:31. > :24:33.But is it likely to woo British audiences?
:24:34. > :24:36.Our Arts editor Will Gompertz has spoken to the film's writer
:24:37. > :24:49.# City of stars # Ayush dining just for me? Welcome
:24:50. > :24:53.to Lala Land, the Hollywood musical starring Anna Stone and Ryan Gosling
:24:54. > :24:59.which looks like it's going to sing and dance itself to Oscars glory. It
:25:00. > :25:06.is a genre of film-making which its director thinks is unfairly derided
:25:07. > :25:09.as being a bit naff. I don't think musicals are this outdated thing
:25:10. > :25:13.that they sometimes get labelled as. They're also not just a purely
:25:14. > :25:19.fantastical thing that people sometimes labelled them as. I think
:25:20. > :25:23.musicals can they aim real lot about real life and human emotions and
:25:24. > :25:29.humanity and where we are right now. And the need for dreams.
:25:30. > :25:39.# Here's to the ones who dream # Foolish as they may seem.
:25:40. > :25:45.From a writer and a director's point of view, what can you do any song
:25:46. > :25:51.that you can't do in a script? I think of a song in a musical as a
:25:52. > :25:57.reflection of a person's innermost feelings. It is feeling is that
:25:58. > :25:59.can't be or in kind of action. It is feelings that need the outlet of a
:26:00. > :26:11.song. We had about a 3-4 month rehearsal
:26:12. > :26:16.period of Prep where everyday Ryan and Emma were in dance lessons,
:26:17. > :26:21.singing lessons, piano lessons. I think it's also kind of fun, if
:26:22. > :26:28.you're going to work with music stars, put them outside their
:26:29. > :26:34.comfort zone, see the vulnerability. He is not yet 32 but already being
:26:35. > :26:43.lauded and applauded for his talents, he is a young director
:26:44. > :26:45.living Lala Land's dream. Will Gompertz, ABC News.
:26:46. > :26:54.challenging weather earlier. Millions of people are trying to get
:26:55. > :27:00.home through this stuff. It started off as heavy rain but in the last
:27:01. > :27:04.three or four hours it has turned to snow initially in the west of London
:27:05. > :27:12.but now that is spreading across the capital and it is snowing in London
:27:13. > :27:16.as we speak. Over the hills, a view centimetres of snow as well. The
:27:17. > :27:20.snow doesn't last for ever mind you, it does clear through later this
:27:21. > :27:24.evening. As the skies clear, temperatures will plummet and
:27:25. > :27:28.everything will freeze, be it water or slush or snow. It will be a very
:27:29. > :27:34.nasty night out there if you are on the move. Snow showers to the West
:27:35. > :27:38.of England and Wales as well and a blizzard racing across the north of
:27:39. > :27:42.Scotland up over the mountains, with Dale force wind around the
:27:43. > :27:46.north-eastern coast. Temperature is widely close to or below freezing
:27:47. > :27:50.where you have got snow cover and some pretty violent winds across
:27:51. > :27:55.coastal areas. There is still a band of snow and through the early hours
:27:56. > :28:02.that will move its way southwards, could give a view centimetres
:28:03. > :28:09.inland, more like rain or sleet, but eventually it might head down to
:28:10. > :28:14.London for tomorrow's rush-hour, what to watch out for. But for many
:28:15. > :28:22.of us we will wake up tomorrow to seems like this, roads full of
:28:23. > :28:25.slush. Further wintry showers around exposed northern western areas and
:28:26. > :28:28.further accumulations, as we have heard on the news the possibility of
:28:29. > :28:33.a storm surge down the North Sea. That is because the winds will be
:28:34. > :28:34.that strong. One or two or three degrees or even lower than that when
:28:35. > :28:37.the snow remains all day long.