0:00:05 > 0:00:07Heavy snow, rain and strong winds cause disruption
0:00:07 > 0:00:11in many parts of the UK, with a warning of more to come.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Roads were closed in a number of areas hit by snow,
0:00:14 > 0:00:19and there's a storm bringing heavy rain over the weekend.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23A huge blaze during a birthday party at a popular restaurant in Mumbai
0:00:23 > 0:00:26in India kills at least 14 people.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28The dog who's had pioneering
0:00:28 > 0:00:31treatment to save a leg from amputation -
0:00:31 > 0:00:34experts hope to use the same technique soon on people.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38And rain stops England's push for victory on the fourth day
0:00:38 > 0:00:42of the fourth Ashes Test.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Good evening.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Snow and ice have led to another day of travel disruption
0:01:03 > 0:01:05in parts of the UK.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Passengers at Glasgow Airport faced delays after heavy snow caused
0:01:08 > 0:01:13flights to be suspended for a while.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16There was snow too across northern England and the southern Pennines.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20The RAC has warned that driving conditions will be very
0:01:20 > 0:01:22difficult, if not impossible, in the worst-affected areas.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Our correspondent Judith Moritz reports.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Grounded at Glasgow - flights at the city's airport
0:01:27 > 0:01:31were suspended after snow settled quickly overnight.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35The airport reopened by mid-morning, but managers have apologised
0:01:35 > 0:01:40for the knock-on disruption which was caused.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46Temperatures plummeted to as low as minus 12 Celsius in Scotland.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49The ploughs were out, shovelling industrial quantities
0:01:49 > 0:01:53of snow on the M90 motorway near Dunfermline,
0:01:53 > 0:01:58though it wasn't enough to keep all drivers on the road.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03In towns and villages nearby, the spades were out to clear the way.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06She's just come in for a packet of cigarettes, and she's decided
0:02:06 > 0:02:09to clear my front path away, and that's community spirit for you.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15People have been helping pushing cars up the street.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Heavy snow also fell in the north of England,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21where a hundred gritters were sent out onto the road network
0:02:21 > 0:02:22to keep traffic moving.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Motorways remained free-flowing, but other Trans-Pennine
0:02:24 > 0:02:28routes were closed.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The flow has been falling steadily all morning
0:02:31 > 0:02:33across swathes of northern England - as predicted.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It's been settling most in areas like this,
0:02:35 > 0:02:41just outside Huddersfield, up here on the higher ground.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43In Cumbria, hazardous conditions left some vehicles
0:02:43 > 0:02:46stranded on the A590, and there were also delays
0:02:46 > 0:02:50on other main roads.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Staff at the Highways England control room in Wakefield
0:02:52 > 0:02:56have been monitoring the motorways and A-roads.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00The next thing we're looking towards is the threat of ice
0:03:00 > 0:03:03for this evening and overnight, we've got teams of gritters working
0:03:03 > 0:03:0724/7, traffic officers patrolling the network as well,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09and obviously a team here in Yorkshire and the North East
0:03:09 > 0:03:12working from the control room to make sure that that
0:03:12 > 0:03:13impact's not too severe.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Drivers are advised only to travel if necessary,
0:03:16 > 0:03:17but traffic is lighter than usual,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21with schools closed and many off work for the holidays.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Enjoying extra opportunity for snow-themed entertainment.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Judith Moritz, BBC News, Wakefield.
0:03:30 > 0:03:37Our correspondent Lisa Summers is in Edinburgh for us now.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Describe how conditions have been where you are.Well, the worst of
0:03:41 > 0:03:47the snow has now passed, but the worry overnight is going to be icy
0:03:47 > 0:03:50conditions, with temperatures dropping rapidly, even here in the
0:03:50 > 0:03:54city. Looking further head, obviously we've got someone in is of
0:03:54 > 0:03:58heavy rain in the south of England, but here in Scotland the concern
0:03:58 > 0:04:02will be about high winds. We have a warning in place for Hogmanay, and
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Edinburgh is a pretty busy place at this time of year, 150,000 people
0:04:07 > 0:04:10aren't you to participate in a three-day Hogmanay festival that
0:04:10 > 0:04:15starts tomorrow, things like a torchlight procession, a street
0:04:15 > 0:04:17party, a nine minute firework display, everything that depends on
0:04:17 > 0:04:22it not being too windy. So organisers will have a keen eye on
0:04:22 > 0:04:27the weather forecast over the next couple of days. I have been told
0:04:27 > 0:04:29they are expecting the wins to die down during the course of Hogmanay,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32so hopefully we can enjoy New Year without too much trouble from the
0:04:32 > 0:04:37weather.Indeed, Lisa, many thanks, Lisa Summers there.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Anti-government protests have spread to more cities in Iran,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41despite a crackdown by the authorities.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Thousands of people have taken to the streets
0:04:43 > 0:04:45to protest over rising prices, corruption, and the cost
0:04:45 > 0:04:48of Iran's military involvement in regional conflicts.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Wyre Davies reports.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57These are extremely rare sights.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Cities across Iran hit by large and sometimes violent
0:04:59 > 0:05:03anti-government protests.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08This is the western city of Kermanshah,
0:05:08 > 0:05:14and despite the repressive action taken against demonstrators
0:05:14 > 0:05:17by police, the protests have quickly grown,
0:05:17 > 0:05:22and spread across the country.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Iranians have suffered tremendous hardship,
0:05:24 > 0:05:29with a huge fall in living standards.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33But what started as a protest against rising prices has grown into
0:05:33 > 0:05:36much wider anger against strict clerical rule and Iran's Supreme
0:05:36 > 0:05:42Leader Snoke, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Demonstrators demand in
0:05:42 > 0:05:45that political prisoners should be freed and the government should stop
0:05:45 > 0:05:50spending millions on foreign wars. There is seething discontent with
0:05:50 > 0:05:58Iranian spending money on wars abroad, on supporting Hezbollah
0:05:58 > 0:06:03abroad, and that has changed the character of the demonstration into
0:06:03 > 0:06:15a political one, undermining the whole clerical regime.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Iran's relatively moderate president has, the benefits of economic
0:06:20 > 0:06:24growth, after an international deal to limit its nuclear activities, but
0:06:24 > 0:06:29those promises have so far failed to materialise. Britain will be
0:06:29 > 0:06:32watching developments closely. On a recent visit, the Foreign Secretary,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Boris Johnson, raised the detention of the British woman Nazanin
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held in an Iranian jail for more than 600 days.
0:06:40 > 0:06:47It's become a serious issue between London and Tehran. It's too early to
0:06:47 > 0:06:52say if the regime is under serious threat. These are the biggest
0:06:52 > 0:06:55protests in Iran for almost a decade and the Government will use greater
0:06:55 > 0:07:00force if it feels it's losing control. Wyre Davies, BBC News.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03A huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in the Indian
0:07:03 > 0:07:06city of Mumbai has killed at least 14 people, including young women
0:07:06 > 0:07:07attending a birthday party.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09The blaze erupted just after midnight in the popular
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Kamala Mills compound and engulfed the building in just half an hour.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Sanjoy Majumder reports.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19The fire broke out on a rooftop restaurant in a popular commercial
0:07:19 > 0:07:24district in the heart of Mumbai.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Within minutes, it spread - first to a bar next door,
0:07:27 > 0:07:33and then through the entire building.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Most of the victims were women attending a party at the bar.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40The BBC's Gujarati Service editor, Ankur Jain, was at the restaurant
0:07:40 > 0:07:44when the fire broke out.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47There was a stampede, and everybody was trying to just rush out.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52In less than three minutes after the fire started,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55the whole of the area was engulfed in fire, and before anyone,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57including us, could reach the staircase, the first place
0:07:57 > 0:08:07to catch complete fire completely was the fire exit.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09The blaze was eventually put out early in the morning -
0:08:09 > 0:08:10the structure completely gutted.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13The families and friends of the victims are distraught
0:08:13 > 0:08:14and raising questions about safety measures.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16The building was located in a congested neighbourhood that
0:08:16 > 0:08:18once housed the city's colonial-era textile mills and is
0:08:18 > 0:08:20now filled with bars, restaurants and offices,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22some still located in the old factories,
0:08:22 > 0:08:29others in high-rise glass and steel towers.
0:08:29 > 0:08:38But many of them lack proper safety standards and emergency exits.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43An investigation has now been ordered to determine the cause.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Action has been taken against the restaurant owners,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50and five city officials have been suspended for negligence.
0:08:50 > 0:08:56Sanjoy Majumder, BBC News, Delhi.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58The New York Fire Department says the blaze that killed 12 people,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01including four children, in the Bronx area of the city
0:09:01 > 0:09:04appears to have been caused by a child playing with a stove.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Investigators believe an unattended three-year-old boy
0:09:05 > 0:09:07accidentally started the blaze, described as the deadliest
0:09:07 > 0:09:16in the city for at least 25 years.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Researchers in Scotland who saved the leg of a dog
0:09:18 > 0:09:22using a new technique to grow bones in a laboratory say they now hope
0:09:22 > 0:09:26to try it on human beings.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29The dog, Eva, would have had her leg amputated, had it not been for this
0:09:29 > 0:09:31pioneering treatment.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34The team at Glasgow University say the first human trials are due
0:09:34 > 0:09:36to take place in three years' time.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh has this exclusive report.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Eva!
0:09:42 > 0:09:43There's no holding her back,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47but last year Eva's front right leg was broken in a road accident.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Her vet tried everything, but nothing worked.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Her entire leg was going to be amputated.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Well, nine, ten months, she'd been unable to get out and have walks,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01anything other than go out to the toilet.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04But to Fiona Kirkland's delight,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08her dog was saved by an experimental bone-growing technique.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's absolutely fantastic.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13We're just so pleased to have our dog back,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16fit, active, healthy.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Eva's vet showed me the problem.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22The blood supply to the edges of the bones has failed,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26so it wasn't able to heal the break.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29The scientists coated the dead areas with their artificial bone,
0:10:29 > 0:10:34and after just six weeks, it was completely mended.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39The artificial bone mix was made at Glasgow University.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42It consists of sterilised chips that are coated with bone cells
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and a chemical that make them grow, rather like a fertiliser.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Well, clearly, we want to look at treating more dogs and possibly
0:10:50 > 0:10:55even cats who have had broken bones, but also other areas we can help
0:10:55 > 0:10:58these veterinary patients, so things like joint fusion,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01where they've had a tendon injury and they need their joint held
0:11:01 > 0:11:03together so they can walk properly.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07The researchers are so amazed at the success they've had
0:11:07 > 0:11:11in treating Eva they want to try out the technique on people.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15They plan to be the first researchers in the world
0:11:15 > 0:11:21to grow bone in their lab and put it into a patient in three years' time.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25And these are the people that could be most helped.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28It's 20 years since Princess Diana brought the issue of landmine
0:11:28 > 0:11:29victims to the world's attention.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Their limbs usually have to be amputated.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Landmine campaigners are funding the new research so it can be used
0:11:35 > 0:11:40to grow some of their bone back and attach an artificial leg.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Well, if they are able to have a prosthetic limb,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47it would make all the difference to their life,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49being able to provide for their family,
0:11:49 > 0:11:55instead of having to be a burden on their family.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59It's been a happy outcome for Eva and her owners.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Thousands of people could soon benefit from a technology that
0:12:02 > 0:12:04has put a spring back in her step.
0:12:04 > 0:12:13Pallab Ghosh, BBC News, Glasgow.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16The Labour peer Lord Adonis has stepped down from his role
0:12:16 > 0:12:19advising the Government on major infrastructure projects.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22In a resignation letter seen by two newspapers,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25the former Transport Secretary criticised Theresa May's approach
0:12:25 > 0:12:28to Brexit and claimed that she has become the "voice of Ukip"
0:12:28 > 0:12:30within the Conservative Party.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32In the City, the 100-share index has finished trading for the year
0:12:32 > 0:12:35on a record closing high.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37It ended the day up 7.6% on last year.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Joe Lynam is with me.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46Why has this happened, and what does it signify?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Well, I think what this shows, Reeta, is the disconnect between the
0:12:50 > 0:12:55real UK economy and these giant UK, needs that may be listed on the
0:12:55 > 0:12:58London Stock Exchange but the vast majority of their profits are earned
0:12:58 > 0:13:02overseas, and overseas is undergoing a boom. The United States, the Far
0:13:02 > 0:13:06East, even the eurozone is having pretty robust growth, so it means
0:13:06 > 0:13:17that companies that are here can sell more goods overseas, and a
0:13:17 > 0:13:21knitting a stronger currency because the pound is that little bit weaker,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25so they repatriate the property and stronger currencies and that boost
0:13:25 > 0:13:29their profits. The Ftse 100 is not a great benchmark for the health of
0:13:29 > 0:13:33the UK economy, but a pretty good yardstick for the health of the
0:13:33 > 0:13:35global economy.Joe, thank you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38The NHS in England is considering the routine use
0:13:38 > 0:13:42of so-called drunk tanks - dedicated units for people
0:13:42 > 0:13:45to recover from excess alcohol - in order to reduce
0:13:45 > 0:13:47hospital admissions.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Up to 70% of visits to A&E departments on Friday and Saturday
0:13:50 > 0:13:52nights are by people who've drunk too much.
0:13:52 > 0:14:00Adina Campbell reports.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06At this time of year, Britain's binge thinking culture is exposed
0:14:06 > 0:14:10with its burden on emergency services.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12But having more of these mobile vehicles, or drunk tanks,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15on a permanent basis could be a solution - an idea now
0:14:15 > 0:14:18being considered by NHS England.
0:14:18 > 0:14:26Alcohol result -- our coal recovery services are potentially successful
0:14:26 > 0:14:32in reducing pressure on A&E services, which is potentially
0:14:32 > 0:14:34important in winter.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37And so if there are ways that we can safely look after people
0:14:37 > 0:14:39in alternative settings, then it's really worth looking
0:14:39 > 0:14:41at these alternatives, and that's what we're doing
0:14:41 > 0:14:42at the moment.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44The reality is people who've overindulged with alcohol
0:14:44 > 0:14:46can be a big problem for the NHS.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Up to 70% of attendances to A&E departments in the UK at this time
0:14:49 > 0:14:52of year are alcohol-related.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55These friends are enjoying their annual festive
0:14:55 > 0:14:57get-together are divided.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I think it's a good idea.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I mean, if it helps the NHS and all that.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05But the thing that annoys me a bit is it seems to be our generation
0:15:05 > 0:15:06is being targeted.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11It also costs money.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I don't think sitting down in the van with a bottle of water
0:15:14 > 0:15:16is going to sober you up that quickly.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20If you are in that sort of a state, you want to either go
0:15:20 > 0:15:22home or go to hospital.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24The UK's first drunk tank was introduced in Bristol three years
0:15:24 > 0:15:27ago, and since then more have been operating in Cardiff,
0:15:27 > 0:15:35Newcastle, Manchester and Belfast.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Rather than dumping those who have gone way over their limit
0:15:39 > 0:15:41in a police cell or hospital bed, here they're given
0:15:41 > 0:15:42a chance to recover.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45But some doctors say this kind of safety net shouldn't have
0:15:45 > 0:15:47to be offered in the first place.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I think the solution is people understanding that they should not
0:15:49 > 0:15:52be getting themselves into the state that they need to have
0:15:52 > 0:15:53a facility to sober up in.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58People need to take responsibility for getting themselves home safely,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02making sure that their friends get home safely, that they have a plan
0:16:02 > 0:16:04and that they know when to stop drinking before it
0:16:04 > 0:16:05becomes a problem.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08NHS England will make a decision early next year,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10which could ease the pressure on police,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13ambulances and hospital services.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Adina Campbell, BBC News.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Cricket, and England's attempt to win the fourth Ashes Test
0:16:21 > 0:16:26in Melbourne have been frustrated by the rain.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28At stumps on day four, Australia were 103-2
0:16:28 > 0:16:29in their second innings, trailing England's first
0:16:29 > 0:16:31innings total by 61 runs.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34With more from Melbourne, here's Patrick Gearey.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37At last for England, some hope, a chance to cheer
0:16:37 > 0:16:39without lurking fear, to read and not weep.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Why isn't Alastair Cook on the front cover?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47That score remained correct.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Cook's third day of batting lasted one ball.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51He watched it, Jimmy Anderson hit it, Cameron Bancroft caught it.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Cook carried his bat unbeaten - a lesson in focus and patience.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56England needed to bowl in a similar fashion.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Waiting worked initially.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00They removed Cameron Bancroft,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04then produced enough movement to tempt Usman Khawaja.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05England were still nearly 100 ahead and making
0:17:05 > 0:17:07the best of a wearing ball.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11They, like Australia, were warned about scuffing
0:17:11 > 0:17:13the ball on the pitch, but some on Australian television
0:17:13 > 0:17:16made more serious accusations - to England's obvious irritation.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19As soon as I saw the headlines, I raced into the umpires,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22and that was their words, actually -
0:17:22 > 0:17:26"Nothing to worry about, absolutely fine."
0:17:26 > 0:17:28England's next obstacle was Australia's rock.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Steve Smith reached the boundary only occasionally.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34England shut off the taps but couldn't dry everything up.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Showers turned to storms, play finished at three.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Well, England denied by very English conditions at the MCG.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44They are the only side with a realistic chance
0:17:44 > 0:17:46of winning this test, and the weather on the final
0:17:46 > 0:17:48day looks far clearer.