24/12/2017

0:00:06 > 0:00:07Hello, this is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson.

0:00:07 > 0:00:10The rescue effort continues today after a tropical storm kills

0:00:10 > 0:00:12more than 180 people in the Phillipines.

0:00:12 > 0:00:15Dozens more have been injured and around 40,000 people have been

0:00:15 > 0:00:22forced to leave their homes.

0:00:34 > 0:00:37Good morning, it's Christmas Eve on Sunday the 24th of December.

0:00:37 > 0:00:39Also this morning:

0:00:39 > 0:00:41Political leaders pay tribute to those who help others

0:00:41 > 0:00:44in their annual Christmas messages.

0:00:44 > 0:00:47Travel trouble over Christmas as rail lines close for more

0:00:47 > 0:00:50than 250 engineering works.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53After warnings about a "busy-body" approach to anti-social behaviour

0:00:53 > 0:00:58the government issues new guidance for councils in England and Wales.

0:00:58 > 0:00:59A very good morning.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02In sport - a late goal damages Manchester United's slim title

0:01:02 > 0:01:05hopes, they draw 2-2 at Leicester, leaving them 13 points behind

0:01:05 > 0:01:15runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.

0:01:15 > 0:01:19And in half an hour, I will be looking back on a momentous year for

0:01:19 > 0:01:24science. One that sort of fantastic 20-year finale to a mission to

0:01:24 > 0:01:26Saturn.

0:01:26 > 0:01:29And Louise has the weather.

0:01:29 > 0:01:36It is a rather grey, dull, damp story this Christmas Eve. That is

0:01:36 > 0:01:42for England and Wales. Wet and windy further north. More later.

0:01:42 > 0:01:42Good morning.

0:01:42 > 0:01:43First our main story.

0:01:43 > 0:01:46A relief operation is under way in the Philippines -

0:01:46 > 0:01:49where nearly 200 people are known to have died in flash

0:01:49 > 0:01:50flooding and mudslides.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52The President of the Philippines will today visit communities

0:01:52 > 0:01:54devastated by Tropical Storm Tembin.

0:01:54 > 0:01:57Sarah Corker reports.

0:01:57 > 0:02:03In the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous.

0:02:03 > 0:02:08Ropes are all these villagers have the pull each other to safety.

0:02:08 > 0:02:16Storm Tembin tore through Mindanao,

0:02:16 > 0:02:19the Philippines' second largest island of home to 20 million people.

0:02:19 > 0:02:21Flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities

0:02:21 > 0:02:23and washed away homes.

0:02:23 > 0:02:28And with more than 100 people missing, that death toll may rise.

0:02:28 > 0:02:30The remote village of Dalama has been buried.

0:02:30 > 0:02:32Official help has been slow to arrive

0:02:32 > 0:02:37and volunteers use their bare hands to search for bodies.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40TRANSLATION:There used to be 103 houses here,

0:02:40 > 0:02:42but when the flashlight happened everything was washed out.

0:02:42 > 0:02:48All their homes and livelihood is gone.

0:02:48 > 0:02:51Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes.

0:02:51 > 0:02:54Blocked roads and power cuts are hampering the rescue efforts.

0:02:54 > 0:02:59The authorities are too many people ignored warnings to leave.

0:02:59 > 0:03:02The call for people to evacuate in good time, before the storm,

0:03:02 > 0:03:07actually did not have an effect.

0:03:07 > 0:03:09The storm passed over some of the absolute poorest areas

0:03:09 > 0:03:10in the whole Philippines,

0:03:10 > 0:03:21and people live in hard to reach areas,

0:03:21 > 0:03:24This disaster comes just a week after another tropical storm hit

0:03:24 > 0:03:25the central Philippines.

0:03:25 > 0:03:27The resources of this disaster-prone nation are under strain.

0:03:27 > 0:03:30The UN says it is ready to step in and help.

0:03:30 > 0:03:35Sarah Corker, BBC News.

0:03:35 > 0:03:38North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country

0:03:38 > 0:03:39as an "act of war".

0:03:39 > 0:03:42On Friday, the United Nations voted for measures that include limiting

0:03:42 > 0:03:44the country's petrol imports by up to 90%.

0:03:44 > 0:03:48The sanctions were in response to Pyongyang's ballistic missile tests.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51Four people are being treated in hospital after a serious

0:03:51 > 0:03:57collision involving several vehicles on the M40 motorway in Oxfordshire.

0:03:57 > 0:04:00It happened between junctions 10 and 11 of the northbound

0:04:00 > 0:04:01carriageway, which remains closed.

0:04:01 > 0:04:04Two other people were treated at the scene of the crash

0:04:04 > 0:04:11which happened shortly before midnight.

0:04:11 > 0:04:14Britain's political leaders have used their annual Christmas messages

0:04:14 > 0:04:17to pay tribute to those who help others.

0:04:17 > 0:04:20They also urge people to support those in need over

0:04:20 > 0:04:21the festive season.

0:04:21 > 0:04:29Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier, has more.

0:04:29 > 0:04:33Wishing everyone a happy Christmas, the Prime Minister helped those who

0:04:33 > 0:04:38think others during the festive period. Like volunteers at eight

0:04:38 > 0:04:42projects and international aid workers. Theresa May highlighted the

0:04:42 > 0:04:46courage and dedication of the emergency services that went to the

0:04:46 > 0:04:49grand belltower tragedy and terrorist attacks in Manchester and

0:04:49 > 0:04:56London. -- grand belltower. She thanked the armed forces. Jono this

0:04:56 > 0:05:01Christmas, as we celebrate this special time of year with family and

0:05:01 > 0:05:05friends. -- we will do so secure in the knowledge that the valiant

0:05:05 > 0:05:10hearts of our service men and women, many far away from their own loved

0:05:10 > 0:05:15ones at this special time of year, are working to keep us safe.--

0:05:15 > 0:05:22Grenfell Tower.In his second message as Labour leader, he asked

0:05:22 > 0:05:26to think of those he may be lonely at this time of year. -- Jeremy

0:05:26 > 0:05:32Corbyn.Many older citizens, who we owed so much, who should be spending

0:05:32 > 0:05:38time joy, alone. We think of others such as carers and people with

0:05:38 > 0:05:43disabilities or dementia and abroad, we think of people living in nations

0:05:43 > 0:05:52such as Yemen, Syria and Libya in fear of bullets, injury and death.

0:05:52 > 0:05:56Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays and

0:05:56 > 0:06:00visited a community cafe in Glasgow to thank volunteers.This cafe and

0:06:00 > 0:06:14the volunteers are among thousands of individuals who help all

0:06:14 > 0:06:18throughout the year, not just at Christmas.The Lib Dems leader

0:06:18 > 0:06:25highlighted the issue of homelessness.This is a time of year

0:06:25 > 0:06:30to make that commitment. That is why I am asking you to take out sometime

0:06:30 > 0:06:37this Christmas and help with a local charity near you.The party leaders'

0:06:37 > 0:06:42festive messages were shared on social media to wish voters are

0:06:42 > 0:06:45merry Christmas but also remind people to spare a thought for those

0:06:45 > 0:06:48in need.

0:06:48 > 0:06:51Plans to scrap the army's crest and the slogan "Be the Best" have

0:06:51 > 0:06:54been halted by the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson.

0:06:54 > 0:06:57According to the Mail on Sunday, a leaked internal army document

0:06:57 > 0:06:59suggested the slogan was regarded as dated and elitist.

0:06:59 > 0:07:02The MoD says Mr Williamson believes the army to be "the best

0:07:02 > 0:07:10of the best" and had put the proposals on hold.

0:07:10 > 0:07:12Rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption

0:07:12 > 0:07:15as Network Rail carries out its biggest ever

0:07:15 > 0:07:15Christmas engineering programme.

0:07:15 > 0:07:17260 projects across England, Scotland and Wales

0:07:17 > 0:07:20will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period.

0:07:20 > 0:07:23Many of Britain's mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced

0:07:23 > 0:07:32services over the coming days.

0:07:32 > 0:07:34New guidance on how local autorities combat anti-social behaviour has

0:07:34 > 0:07:37been issued by the government, following concerns that some

0:07:37 > 0:07:38councils are misusing the measures.

0:07:38 > 0:07:40Critics say so-called Public Spaces Protection Orders have

0:07:40 > 0:07:43been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough

0:07:43 > 0:07:43sleepers and dog-owners.

0:07:43 > 0:07:53Andy Moore reports.

0:07:53 > 0:07:58Some charities working with the homeless say the new powers can be

0:07:58 > 0:08:02used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. Others say so-called

0:08:02 > 0:08:05Public Spaces Protection Orders, which can cover large areas, are

0:08:05 > 0:08:10being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. Councils

0:08:10 > 0:08:14argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious

0:08:14 > 0:08:19problems. The manifesto Group campaigns on what they call the

0:08:19 > 0:08:22overregulation on ordinary life. It has hundreds of these orders have

0:08:22 > 0:08:26been issued, making a wide range of activities are criminal offence. The

0:08:26 > 0:08:30group claims, for example, that is part of a crackdown on again, like

0:08:30 > 0:08:36Paul wanted and loitering around shop owners -- shop entrances. Latch

0:08:36 > 0:08:43Blackpool. Brighton wanted to stop it anyone and sleeping in a car,

0:08:43 > 0:08:49caravan or tent in the town. Fines of up to £100 can be issued for any

0:08:49 > 0:08:53breaches of these orders. The Local Government Association says it will

0:08:53 > 0:08:56work constructively with the government to introduce the new

0:08:56 > 0:09:01guidelines.Public space protection orders are used for the really

0:09:01 > 0:09:06serious and of antisocial behaviour and councils don't choose to do this

0:09:06 > 0:09:10on their own. Residents will come to us, businesses will come to us and

0:09:10 > 0:09:14to say there might be some bedding, daytime drinking or even street

0:09:14 > 0:09:20racing. That is the sort of things that these orders are used for.The

0:09:20 > 0:09:24revised guidelines say councils must focus on specific problems rather

0:09:24 > 0:09:28than blanket bans of behaviour that are not in themselves antisocial.

0:09:28 > 0:09:33They must make sure they consult the public before the regulations are

0:09:33 > 0:09:35introduced. Andy Moore, BBC News.

0:09:35 > 0:09:38More children from vulnerable backgrounds in England will get

0:09:38 > 0:09:40the chance to attend some of the country's

0:09:40 > 0:09:41top boarding schools.

0:09:41 > 0:09:43As part of a government scheme, local authorities work

0:09:43 > 0:09:45with children's charities to put forward pupils

0:09:45 > 0:09:46for bursaries and scholarships.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49Ministers believe going to boarding school can provide children in care

0:09:49 > 0:09:53with greater stability.

0:09:53 > 0:09:57London Zoo will reopen today, after a fire left a number

0:09:57 > 0:10:01of animals dead and several members of staff needing medical attention.

0:10:01 > 0:10:04A 9-year-old aardvark died in the blaze and four meerkats

0:10:04 > 0:10:06are also believed to have been killed.

0:10:06 > 0:10:09An investigation is under way into the cause of the fire,

0:10:09 > 0:10:12which broke out in the zoo's children's area, before spreading

0:10:12 > 0:10:15to a shop.

0:10:15 > 0:10:18Tributes have been paid to the reality TV star

0:10:18 > 0:10:21Leon Bernicoff who died yesterday at the age of 83,

0:10:21 > 0:10:23following a short illness.

0:10:23 > 0:10:26The retired teacher appeared on the Channel Four show Gogglebox

0:10:26 > 0:10:27alongside his wife.

0:10:27 > 0:10:30The network said he would be remembered for his "unique

0:10:30 > 0:10:39personality and sharp wit".

0:10:39 > 0:10:44Those are the main stories this morning. Good morning if you are up

0:10:44 > 0:10:50and about early for Christmas Eve. No doubt with lots of jobs to do.

0:10:50 > 0:10:57Here is a look at the front pages. The Sunday Telegraph has a story.

0:10:57 > 0:11:02Ministers, tax grab on Brexiteers is bad for democracy. This is Michael

0:11:02 > 0:11:15Gove on Boris Johnson taking a swipe at the people being hit by big tax

0:11:15 > 0:11:22bills. -- taking a swipe at the fact that people being hit by big tax

0:11:22 > 0:11:27bills worth it donated to the Leave campaign. The remain as Word has

0:11:27 > 0:11:33affected. The photograph is Dame Diana Rigg. She stars in Victoria on

0:11:33 > 0:11:38ITV this Christmas. She has given an interview in which she reports her

0:11:38 > 0:11:44heart stopped during cardiac surgery at the months ago. --A few months

0:11:44 > 0:11:52ago. The gap between the rich and poor. The poor friend -- spend more

0:11:52 > 0:12:07time in AME. -- A&E. Theresa May, reportedly, ditching hunting to back

0:12:07 > 0:12:11animal rights. Apparently, they claim, she is abandoning roo will

0:12:11 > 0:12:19tourists to woo the young. No comment on Downing Street that this

0:12:19 > 0:12:27morning. -- from Downing Street. Ringo Starr will get a knighthood.

0:12:27 > 0:12:34The Sunday Mirror story from George Michael's family. His death still

0:12:34 > 0:12:40haunts them. And the Mail on Sunday, Sorrento. This is the story we just

0:12:40 > 0:12:56reported. The army. The Be that Best campaign. -- they will put those

0:12:56 > 0:12:57plans on hold.

0:12:57 > 0:13:01For many of us, tomorrow is the big day that we've been building up

0:13:01 > 0:13:02to for weeks.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04But many people in the UK do not celebrate Christmas

0:13:04 > 0:13:08and our colleagues at BBC Three have been speaking to some of them,

0:13:08 > 0:13:12to find out what not to say to those who choose NOT to embrace

0:13:12 > 0:13:13the festivities.

0:13:13 > 0:13:19Scrooge.You have to have a tree. What about Christmas dinner?

0:13:19 > 0:13:29Seriously?Oh, no, boo. You are missing out, boo.People are saying,

0:13:29 > 0:13:33may god, you don't see family at Christmas? When that people think I

0:13:33 > 0:13:39am joking and then they say, you are Muslim.I am like, yeah, I am Jewish

0:13:39 > 0:13:46and people are like, oh, OK!There are other relation -- that religion

0:13:46 > 0:13:49is out there and there are Christian people that don't celebrate

0:13:49 > 0:13:57Christmas. Jetta why? Why not?There are a lot of things I don't do, I

0:13:57 > 0:14:03don't punch kittens, you don't question that.But everyone loves

0:14:03 > 0:14:08Christmas songs!That is correct. I love Christmas...What about Mariah

0:14:08 > 0:14:17Carey? # Last Christmas I gave you my heart

0:14:17 > 0:14:23that the very next day, you gave it away.

0:14:23 > 0:14:29# There is not a Christmas song.It is hard to avoid because it is

0:14:29 > 0:14:34everywhere, it's on the streets, it is in the supermarket.What about

0:14:34 > 0:14:40Christmas dinner?It is a roast dinner, isn't it? I have it every

0:14:40 > 0:14:43Sunday. Nobody likes sprouts, you have to eat it because it is

0:14:43 > 0:14:50Christmas. It is law.People spend hours with Christmas dinners.

0:14:50 > 0:14:58Especially in an African household! Oh, you know! You know! Banner they

0:14:58 > 0:15:03have their African grilled little... Desserts and spend 20 minutes later,

0:15:03 > 0:15:16people say, you want a biscuit?Cup of tea?No, I want an NMR, to get it

0:15:16 > 0:15:20out. # It is the most wonderful time of

0:15:20 > 0:15:29the year.Oh, please.The whole thing is the end. I like it when it

0:15:29 > 0:15:33is finished. Thank you. It is done. Imagined a world when every day is

0:15:33 > 0:15:45like Christmas?Know! Please, let's not do it.

0:15:45 > 0:15:48And thank you to our colleagues at BBC Three who put that

0:15:48 > 0:15:51together for us.

0:15:51 > 0:15:55You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

0:15:55 > 0:15:57The main stories this morning: Flash-floods and landslides have

0:15:57 > 0:15:59killed nearly 200 people and displaced 70,000 people

0:15:59 > 0:16:05in the Philippines.

0:16:05 > 0:16:08The Prime Minister and other political leaders have

0:16:08 > 0:16:12used their Christmas messages to thank those who help others.

0:16:16 > 0:16:20Let's catch up with the weather forecast for the first time. You may

0:16:20 > 0:16:24be travelling out on the roads. Let's see how it is looking. Good

0:16:24 > 0:16:31morning, Louise. Nice to see you and happy Christmas.And you, happy

0:16:31 > 0:16:35Christmas. Most of us it should be a nice day if you are travelling to

0:16:35 > 0:16:39see friends and family. You can see this conveyor belt of cloud which

0:16:39 > 0:16:43has been spilling into the north and west. That is where we have the

0:16:43 > 0:16:46rain. Heavy and relentless across north-west Scotland, and that will

0:16:46 > 0:16:50bring at least 60 millimetres of rainfall in some gusty winds as

0:16:50 > 0:16:56well. 50 mph gust is with heavy rain as we speak. But it looks as though

0:16:56 > 0:17:00the rain mostly confined to the fire north-west. For the rest of us are

0:17:00 > 0:17:05similar story to the last four days. It is mild, cloudy and pretty dull

0:17:05 > 0:17:09in places. A chilly start of the south-west. Here we are seeing some

0:17:09 > 0:17:13breaks in the cloud but nevertheless a good deal of dry weather in the

0:17:13 > 0:17:19story. Drizzly rain through Wales first thing this morning and rather

0:17:19 > 0:17:22grey and places, but quite mild and that mild feel will continue for the

0:17:22 > 0:17:26rest of Christmas Eve. We see that rain starting to push on the fringes

0:17:26 > 0:17:29of Northern Ireland, the heaviest of which across north-west Scotland,

0:17:29 > 0:17:33that will gradually shift its way steadily eastwards as we go through

0:17:33 > 0:17:37the day. So not much change in the story into the afternoon, the cloud

0:17:37 > 0:17:41and rain slowly slipping into Northern Ireland, mostly down

0:17:41 > 0:17:44through western Scotland. Eastern fringes of Scotland a bit more

0:17:44 > 0:17:48shelter and it will be a reasonable sort of day. Double digits quite

0:17:48 > 0:17:53widely for most. Starting to see the signs of something just a little bit

0:17:53 > 0:17:57colder pushing into the fire north-west. But as we move out of

0:17:57 > 0:18:00Christmas Eve, it looks as though the start to Christmas Day will

0:18:00 > 0:18:04potentially be a light one. Technically into higher ground of

0:18:04 > 0:18:10Scotland, cold air sitting in behind that rain, but the rain really

0:18:10 > 0:18:13sitting through the Scottish Borders and moving out of Northern Ireland

0:18:13 > 0:18:19and eventually in the north of England. Some of showers will be

0:18:19 > 0:18:22wintry in nature in the far north-west but the rain gradually

0:18:22 > 0:18:27pushing into Wales and south-west England. A wet end to your Christmas

0:18:27 > 0:18:32Day. Double digits and windy with it. Gales unexposed coasts but you

0:18:32 > 0:18:37can see behind it that colder areas likely to kick in. The rain moves

0:18:37 > 0:18:41through at quite a pace. Some of it will be quite heavy but thankfully

0:18:41 > 0:18:44it is through Christmas night in the early Boxing Day. Look at the

0:18:44 > 0:18:47noticeable difference on Boxing Day. Once the front moves through the

0:18:47 > 0:18:52wind is swings around to north-westerly. If you are trying to

0:18:52 > 0:18:56walk off some of the excess on Boxing Day you will need some extra

0:18:56 > 0:19:01layers. There will be some rain across Wales and England and it will

0:19:01 > 0:19:05turn wintry on higher ground. It will get colder from Boxing Day

0:19:05 > 0:19:09onwards, only around four or five degrees in the far north of

0:19:09 > 0:19:14Scotland. I will be back later. Louise, thank you very much indeed.

0:19:14 > 0:19:19Warm and damp on Christmas Day, it is always the way, isn't it?

0:19:19 > 0:19:21The clock is ticking for people still hoping to get

0:19:21 > 0:19:22away for Christmas.

0:19:22 > 0:19:23If you are planning on taking the train, it is worth noting that

0:19:23 > 0:19:26If you are planning on taking the train, it is worth noting that

0:19:26 > 0:19:28Network Rail is due to carry out its biggest ever

0:19:28 > 0:19:29festive engineering programme.

0:19:29 > 0:19:32So how can you keep your travel plans on track?

0:19:32 > 0:19:35From London Paddington station, we are joined by the Independent's

0:19:35 > 0:19:40travel editor Simon Calder.

0:19:40 > 0:19:44Good morning to you. Thank you for getting up bright and early to talk

0:19:44 > 0:19:50to us. That place is a bit quiet today, isn't it?It is really eerie,

0:19:50 > 0:19:54actually, Roger. I have just been up to the Concourse and effectively it

0:19:54 > 0:19:59was me, a security guard and a trickle of poor foreign tourists

0:19:59 > 0:20:03hoping to catch the express train to Heathrow Airport. That along with

0:20:03 > 0:20:07everything else will not be running from now until next Thursday. So

0:20:07 > 0:20:11there is a whole lot of taxis doing some really good business. That is

0:20:11 > 0:20:15all to do with the Crossrail project. They have closed this main

0:20:15 > 0:20:19terminal station, which would normally have on Sunday 50,000

0:20:19 > 0:20:23people coming in from the West of England, from south Wales, they just

0:20:23 > 0:20:27say no, no trains running and they will be back on Thursday. A similar

0:20:27 > 0:20:33story on the other side of London. Liverpool Street station, same

0:20:33 > 0:20:36reason, the big Crossrail project going through London. The main line

0:20:36 > 0:20:42continuing onwards to Suffolk and Norfolk will be closed on to the new

0:20:42 > 0:20:45year. Heading south from the capital you have problems at Charing Cross

0:20:45 > 0:20:51Station, Cannon Street and London Bridge station. Effectively they are

0:20:51 > 0:20:55close down again, because the idea is, of course, fewer people

0:20:55 > 0:20:59travelling this time of year. Getting all the heavy lifting done.

0:20:59 > 0:21:0532,600 people working on 260 Network Rail projects at a total cost of

0:21:05 > 0:21:11£160 million.It is incredible the numbers, as you say, 32,600 people

0:21:11 > 0:21:16working. But it is going to cause disruption, and not just in London.

0:21:16 > 0:21:21Other parts of the country have work going on as well.Yes, and of

0:21:21 > 0:21:26course, the main railways all close down anyway. Everywhere on Christmas

0:21:26 > 0:21:31Day, and also on Boxing Day, on almost all lines. But these Network

0:21:31 > 0:21:36Rail projects are on top of that. For example the main line coming

0:21:36 > 0:21:40north out of Southampton Central is going to be close right up until New

0:21:40 > 0:21:44Year. You also have the Birmingham to Wolverhampton mainline through

0:21:44 > 0:21:50Dudley, that is closed. And Manchester... Sorry, from the

0:21:50 > 0:21:54north-west there are a few works around Manchester but the line from

0:21:54 > 0:21:58Preston to Lancaster, so the West Coast Main Line heading between

0:21:58 > 0:22:03Scotland and England, that is going to be closed as well. And spare a

0:22:03 > 0:22:07thought for poor old Blackpool. They have been cut off from the West

0:22:07 > 0:22:12Coast Main Line by train and that will continue right until the end of

0:22:12 > 0:22:15January.I never cease to marble at your encyclopaedic knowledge. You

0:22:15 > 0:22:20did that all without a single note. Thank you very much indeed, a very

0:22:20 > 0:22:24happy Christmas to you and thank you for joining us from Paddington

0:22:24 > 0:22:28Station. Also worth noting as we reported in the news a little

0:22:28 > 0:22:32earlier, the M40 with problems in Oxfordshire, closed northbound

0:22:32 > 0:22:36following an accident overnight. We will update you on that during the

0:22:36 > 0:22:40course of the morning as well. That may have a bearing on your travel

0:22:40 > 0:22:40plans.

0:22:40 > 0:22:45Richard is here with the sport.

0:22:45 > 0:22:50Nice to see you, happy Christmas to you as well. And a very happy

0:22:50 > 0:22:53Christmas for Manchester City. Absolutely, the statistics are

0:22:53 > 0:22:59amazing. They beat Bournemouth 4-0, that is their 17th win in a row.

0:22:59 > 0:23:03Mentioning a few of this are the sticks, they are the first team to

0:23:03 > 0:23:08score 100 goals in the calendar year since Liverpool in 1982. They are

0:23:08 > 0:23:12unbeaten in all competitions in 2017. It is incredible and they have

0:23:12 > 0:23:15the second longest sequence of Windsor ever in Europe's top

0:23:15 > 0:23:22divisions, that was by and Munich with 19. -- Bayern and Munich.

0:23:22 > 0:23:25So Manchester City are now 13 points clear at the top

0:23:25 > 0:23:29of the Premier League, on a day when their rivals all faltered.

0:23:29 > 0:23:31There was more movement at the bottom of the table,

0:23:31 > 0:23:33where the battle for survival is much tighter.

0:23:33 > 0:23:37Nick Parrott rounds up yesterday's action, starting at the Etihad.

0:23:37 > 0:23:44And Aguero! 100 goals at the Etihad Stadium for Aguero, the latest

0:23:44 > 0:23:48landmark in the Manchester City season. And it didn't stop there.

0:23:48 > 0:23:54City's record scorer took Bournemouth to pieces. He set up

0:23:54 > 0:23:59sterling and bagged another himself for good measure. City ran out 4-0

0:23:59 > 0:24:03winners. There has been speculation over the Argentine's future but his

0:24:03 > 0:24:08boss told the media afterwards that Aguero's legend would decide his own

0:24:08 > 0:24:13future.We have to do for the team, for the club what is the best. I

0:24:13 > 0:24:17understand completely with football players, it is important they are

0:24:17 > 0:24:22respectful of their team-mates. It is not a problem.City's winning

0:24:22 > 0:24:26streak, which started against Bournemouth in August, is now just

0:24:26 > 0:24:32two short of that set over by and Munich. They grew to -- believed

0:24:32 > 0:24:39grew to a massive 13 points. Two points from Mata saw them leading to

0:24:39 > 0:24:43the Foxes. But Harry Maguire came to Leicester's rescue deep in injury

0:24:43 > 0:24:49time. There were no slipups for Tottenham at Burnley as Kane claimed

0:24:49 > 0:24:56the match ball at Turf Moor. Spurs edged closer to a place in the top

0:24:56 > 0:25:00four. Newcastle came from behind to beat West Ham 3-2 in a thrilling

0:25:00 > 0:25:03encounter at London's stadium. Ending a run of nine league games

0:25:03 > 0:25:07without a win saw them pull themselves out of the relegation

0:25:07 > 0:25:11zone. The pressure is used on Stoke city manager Mark Hughes as he saw

0:25:11 > 0:25:17his side beat West Brom 4-1. It kept his club out of the relegation zone

0:25:17 > 0:25:22at the expense of Alan Pardew's team.There was a lot of outside

0:25:22 > 0:25:26pressure, I must say I have had fantastic support from Peter and

0:25:26 > 0:25:29John. They have been in all this weekend and Norway have been doing

0:25:29 > 0:25:32is reassuring me, reassuring the staff, reassuring the places, but

0:25:32 > 0:25:37they are fully behind what we are doing, and that support is really

0:25:37 > 0:25:42important.Swansea sacked boss Paul Clement last Thursday, they promoted

0:25:42 > 0:25:48Leon Brittan the player manager. He grins inspire them to victory at the

0:25:48 > 0:25:51Liberty Stadium over Crystal Palace which would have lifted them off the

0:25:51 > 0:25:55bottom of the table but they did come from behind to claim a point.

0:25:55 > 0:25:59Next up for the Swans is a trip to Liverpool, for what could be a

0:25:59 > 0:26:10bruising encounter on Boxing Day.

0:26:10 > 0:26:14Southampton's Charlie Austin could face retrospective action from the

0:26:14 > 0:26:17Football Association over an incident which left the keeper with

0:26:17 > 0:26:22a suspected broken nose during a 1-1 draw at St Mary 's and Brighton beat

0:26:22 > 0:26:24Watford 1-0.

0:26:24 > 0:26:27Middlesbrough have parted company with manager Garry Monk,

0:26:27 > 0:26:29hours after a 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.

0:26:29 > 0:26:32The former Swansea and Leeds United boss has been replaced by academy

0:26:32 > 0:26:34manager Craig Liddle on an interim basis.

0:26:34 > 0:26:36Middlesbrough are ninth in the Championship

0:26:36 > 0:26:39following Ryan Shotton's winner at Hillsborough.

0:26:39 > 0:26:41In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic are now eight points clear

0:26:41 > 0:26:44in the Scottish Premiership after beating second-placed Aberdeen

0:26:44 > 0:26:463-0, while Kilmarnock came from behind to beat Rangers

0:26:46 > 0:26:49for the first time since February 2012, Kris Boyd scoring twice

0:26:49 > 0:26:52in three minutes against his former club to secure a 2-1 victory.

0:26:52 > 0:26:55Elsewhere, there were wins for Hibernian and Partick Thistle.

0:26:55 > 0:26:56Motherwell drew 1-1 with Dundee.

0:26:56 > 0:27:04It ended goalless between St Johnstone and Hearts.

0:27:04 > 0:27:08Barcelona have tightened their grip on the La Liga title with a 3-0 win

0:27:08 > 0:27:10over Real Madrid in El Clasico.

0:27:10 > 0:27:12After a goalless first half, Luis Suarez scored the game's

0:27:12 > 0:27:14opening goal, from a typical flowing move.

0:27:14 > 0:27:17Lionel Messi added a second from the penalty spot,

0:27:17 > 0:27:19before Barcelona made it three in injury time.

0:27:19 > 0:27:23They are now nine points clear at the top, with Real Madrid lying

0:27:23 > 0:27:28in fourth place.

0:27:28 > 0:27:31In rugby union's Aviva Premiership, champions Exeter Chiefs went 11

0:27:31 > 0:27:34points clear at the top with a 35-14 victory over Northampton Saints

0:27:34 > 0:27:35at Franklin's Gardens.

0:27:35 > 0:27:38It was the Saints' first Premiership match since the sacking of director

0:27:38 > 0:27:39of rugby Jim Mallinder.

0:27:39 > 0:27:42Exeter's Will Chudley opened the scoring with the best try

0:27:42 > 0:27:44of the match in the first half.

0:27:44 > 0:27:47Exeter scored three more tries to seal a bonus-point win and put

0:27:47 > 0:27:49Exeter 11 points clear at the top.

0:27:49 > 0:27:54Elsewhere, there were wins for Newcastle, Sale, and Wasps.

0:27:54 > 0:27:57In the Pro14, Edinburgh pulled off a shock win,

0:27:57 > 0:27:59beating Glasgow 18-17 with a last-minute try

0:27:59 > 0:28:02at Murrayfield, despite only having 14 men for nearly all of the game.

0:28:02 > 0:28:15It is Glasgow's first defeat in the Pro14 this season.

0:28:15 > 0:28:18There is some injury news out of both the Australian and England

0:28:18 > 0:28:21camps this morning, ahead of the Boxing Day Ashes Test in

0:28:21 > 0:28:21Melbourne.

0:28:21 > 0:28:23Australia's fast bowler Mitchell Starc will miss the match

0:28:23 > 0:28:27with a heel injury, while England bowler Craig Overton also misses out

0:28:27 > 0:28:28due to a broken rib.

0:28:28 > 0:28:30The Ashes, of course, have already been lost,

0:28:30 > 0:28:32with England trailing 3-0 in the series.

0:28:32 > 0:28:35There has been plenty of talk about sledging during the series,

0:28:35 > 0:28:38but Australian batsman David Warner says their success has quietened

0:28:38 > 0:28:41the visitors down.

0:28:41 > 0:28:45It is Test cricket, you know, it is hard fought out there. Sometimes you

0:28:45 > 0:28:49think you are times when you want to go at people and sometimes you go in

0:28:49 > 0:28:53your shell like a turtle. You know, we have probably shut them up a

0:28:53 > 0:28:57little bit at the moment. Hopefully this gets them up and going, and

0:28:57 > 0:29:01firing some barbs, because I love that. I love whenever we are in a

0:29:01 > 0:29:09contest, and I feel like they were quite flat WA, that's for sure. --

0:29:09 > 0:29:12quite flat in WA.

0:29:12 > 0:29:15Phil 'The Power' Taylor is into the third round of the PDC

0:29:15 > 0:29:17World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.

0:29:17 > 0:29:19The Power breezed through his second-round match against

0:29:19 > 0:29:20Justin Pipe 4-0.

0:29:20 > 0:29:22This will be the 16-time world champion's last appearance

0:29:22 > 0:29:25on the oche, as he retires after the tournament.

0:29:25 > 0:29:28And finally, do you ever feel like you are seeing double?

0:29:28 > 0:29:31Here is the moment Roy Hodgson's lookalike met Crystal Palace manager

0:29:31 > 0:29:33Roy Hodgson.

0:29:33 > 0:29:35The real Roy was introduced to the Swansea steward,

0:29:35 > 0:29:37who looks incredibly like the former England boss,

0:29:37 > 0:29:47before yesterday's 1-1 draw at the Liberty stadium.

0:29:47 > 0:29:52Probably a slightly different accent, I would imagine.I have

0:29:52 > 0:29:59never seen you and Phil Mitchell in the same room.Or you and George

0:29:59 > 0:29:59Clooney!

0:29:59 > 0:30:00Stay with us.

0:30:00 > 0:30:05Headlines coming up.

0:30:20 > 0:30:20Hello.

0:30:20 > 0:30:23This is Breakfast with Roger Johnson.

0:30:23 > 0:30:26Good Morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC

0:30:26 > 0:30:29News.

0:30:29 > 0:30:32The president of the Philippines is to visit victims of a tropical

0:30:32 > 0:30:34storm that's claimed almost 200 lives.

0:30:34 > 0:30:36A relief operation is under way following flash

0:30:36 > 0:30:37flooding and mudslides.

0:30:37 > 0:30:40A state of emergency has been declared in several locations

0:30:40 > 0:30:43across the region, where tens of thousands of people have been

0:30:43 > 0:30:44forced to flee their homes.

0:30:44 > 0:30:51The storm is now heading west towards Vietnam.

0:30:51 > 0:30:54North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country

0:30:54 > 0:30:56as an "act of war".

0:30:56 > 0:30:59On Friday, the United Nations voted for measures that include limiting

0:30:59 > 0:31:01the country's petrol imports by up to 90%.

0:31:01 > 0:31:09The sanctions were in response to Pyongyang's ballistic missile tests.

0:31:09 > 0:31:12Four people are being treated in hospital after a serious

0:31:12 > 0:31:15collision involving several vehicles on the M40 motorway in Oxfordshire.

0:31:15 > 0:31:17It happened between junctions 10 and 11

0:31:17 > 0:31:19of the northbound carriageway, which remains closed.

0:31:19 > 0:31:22Two other people were treated at the scene of the crash,

0:31:22 > 0:31:29which happened shortly before midnight.

0:31:29 > 0:31:31Britain's Political leaders have been delivering their annual

0:31:31 > 0:31:32Christmas messages.

0:31:32 > 0:31:33The Prime Minister highlighted the courage

0:31:33 > 0:31:35and dedication of the emergency services who responded

0:31:35 > 0:31:38to the Grenfell Tower fire and terrorist attacks

0:31:38 > 0:31:39in Manchester and London.

0:31:39 > 0:31:42The messages also call on people to look out for vulnerable people -

0:31:42 > 0:31:47including the homeless - over the festive period.

0:31:47 > 0:31:53Plans to scrap the army's crest and the slogan "Be the Best" have

0:31:53 > 0:31:57been halted by the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson.

0:31:57 > 0:32:00According to the Mail on Sunday, a leaked internal army

0:32:00 > 0:32:03document suggested the slogan was regarded as dated and elitist.

0:32:03 > 0:32:06The MoD says Mr Williamson believes the army to be "the best

0:32:06 > 0:32:11of the best" and had put the proposals on hold.

0:32:11 > 0:32:13New guidance on how local authorities combat anti-social

0:32:13 > 0:32:15behaviour has been issued by the government,

0:32:15 > 0:32:18following concerns that some regions are misusing the measures.

0:32:18 > 0:32:20Critics say so-called Public Space Protection Orders have

0:32:20 > 0:32:23been used to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog-owners.

0:32:23 > 0:32:26The revised guidelines stress the need for councils to develop

0:32:26 > 0:32:36proportionate responses to unwanted behaviour.

0:32:36 > 0:32:37London Zoo will reopen today, after a fire left a number

0:32:46 > 0:32:49More vulnerable children will get the chance to attend board --

0:32:49 > 0:32:59boarding schools. Scholarships are being offered. Ministers believe it

0:32:59 > 0:33:02can provide children in care with greater stability.

0:33:02 > 0:33:05London Zoo will reopen today, after a fire left a number

0:33:05 > 0:33:08of animals dead and several members of staff needing medical attention.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11A nine year old aardvark died in the blaze and four meerkats

0:33:11 > 0:33:13are also believed to have been killed.

0:33:13 > 0:33:16An investigation is under way into the cause of the fire,

0:33:16 > 0:33:19which broke out in the zoo's children's area, before spreading

0:33:19 > 0:33:22to a shop.

0:33:22 > 0:33:24From a spectacular eclipse that wowed millions of people,

0:33:24 > 0:33:27to the finale of a 20 year mission to Saturn.

0:33:27 > 0:33:292017 was a busy year for science.

0:33:29 > 0:33:32Rebecca Morelle's been taking a look back at the last 12 months.

0:33:32 > 0:33:38I'll be back with the headlines at seven.

0:33:55 > 0:34:04From a spectacular eruption at Mount Etna, this was the year

0:34:04 > 0:34:09we experienced a volcano's devastating power first-hand.

0:34:09 > 0:34:11To one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights,

0:34:11 > 0:34:16a total eclipse that wowed America.

0:34:16 > 0:34:20In 2017 we also met this rhino, she could be the key to saving

0:34:20 > 0:34:27a species from extinction.

0:34:27 > 0:34:31And we saw a car that is pushing the boundaries by attempting to hit

0:34:31 > 0:34:36record-breaking speeds.

0:34:36 > 0:34:40This was also a year that put global warming in the spotlight again,

0:34:40 > 0:34:43when America pulled out of the worldwide climate deal.

0:34:43 > 0:34:46And after 20 years in space, a mission to Saturn ended

0:34:46 > 0:34:51in a blaze of glory.

0:34:51 > 0:34:57A grand finale to a momentous year in science.

0:34:57 > 0:35:01I'm at the Science Museum in London and here the public can come

0:35:01 > 0:35:04to learn about our planet's place in the solar system.

0:35:04 > 0:35:07And with this incredible close-up view you get a sense of the dynamic

0:35:07 > 0:35:13world that we live in.

0:35:13 > 0:35:16The earth is governed by immense geological forces and some of these

0:35:16 > 0:35:17are of course volcanoes.

0:35:17 > 0:35:21Earlier this year I went to see one of these wonders of nature

0:35:21 > 0:35:24for myself but I wasn't expecting such a close up encounter.

0:35:27 > 0:35:34An explosive reawakening.

0:35:34 > 0:35:36After years of quiet, Mount Etna in Italy started to put

0:35:36 > 0:35:39on a dramatic display.

0:35:39 > 0:35:48I was there to report on a cutting edge new project.

0:35:48 > 0:35:51Etna and every volcano around the world are being monitored

0:35:51 > 0:35:56by satellites and they can track minute movements on the ground

0:35:56 > 0:36:00which show when an eruption is likely, but the technology

0:36:00 > 0:36:06could not foresee what was about to happen to us.

0:36:06 > 0:36:09We had gone to film a lava flow that had formed overnight,

0:36:09 > 0:36:12tourists had come to see this, too.

0:36:12 > 0:36:15The molten rocks so slow-moving it is usually considered safe

0:36:15 > 0:36:24but then this happened.

0:36:24 > 0:36:32A huge explosion.

0:36:32 > 0:36:35Our camerawoman filmed as steam, boiling hot rocks and lava

0:36:35 > 0:36:42was blown into the air, and we ran for our lives.

0:36:42 > 0:36:45Many were hit.

0:36:45 > 0:36:50There were cuts and burns and bruises but amazingly nothing worse.

0:36:50 > 0:36:54Are you OK?

0:36:54 > 0:36:55You OK?

0:36:55 > 0:36:57Stay down.

0:36:57 > 0:37:00Eruptions at Etna are frequent but incidents like this are very

0:37:00 > 0:37:03rare, a volcano expert said this was the most dangerous

0:37:03 > 0:37:08experience he had experienced in his 30 year career.

0:37:08 > 0:37:11We have made it back down the mountain and what happened

0:37:11 > 0:37:13is only starting to sink in.

0:37:13 > 0:37:18This hole was made by one of the incredibly hot pieces

0:37:18 > 0:37:21of volcanic rock that rained down upon us, we really thought

0:37:21 > 0:37:28we were going to die, we had a very very narrow escape.

0:37:28 > 0:37:34We later found out the blast was called a type of explosion

0:37:34 > 0:37:40caused when the incredibly hot lava mixes with ice and snow.

0:37:40 > 0:37:42Our footage will now help scientists, who want to better

0:37:42 > 0:37:45understand these rare events, but for us, our close call

0:37:45 > 0:37:51was a real insight into the danger that volcanoes can pose.

0:37:57 > 0:38:04This year also brought a dazzling spectacle in the skies above.

0:38:04 > 0:38:11The moon casting a shadow above the sun, eating away

0:38:11 > 0:38:14at the shining disc, it was the start of the great

0:38:14 > 0:38:23American eclipse.

0:38:23 > 0:38:26Millions flocked to see it, the first total eclipse

0:38:26 > 0:38:29to sweep from coast-to-coast in the United States for 100 years.

0:38:29 > 0:38:32The lights dipped as day became night and then a bright final flash

0:38:32 > 0:38:33before the sun disappeared.

0:38:33 > 0:38:36Blocked by the moon the atmosphere shimmered like a halo.

0:38:36 > 0:38:38It was like a religious experience.

0:38:38 > 0:38:42I photographed it, I got some successful pictures, I cried.

0:38:42 > 0:38:46This was definitely something you have to see in person.

0:38:46 > 0:38:49You can't describe it unless you have been

0:38:49 > 0:38:53here and actually seen it.

0:38:53 > 0:38:55The eclipse could be seen across ten states,

0:38:55 > 0:39:03turning all lights skywards across its path.

0:39:03 > 0:39:06For astronomers it was a chance to collect vital data.

0:39:06 > 0:39:09We would like to learn more about how these eclipses affect

0:39:09 > 0:39:12the planet and the atmosphere, if there is any wind changes

0:39:12 > 0:39:18or temporary climate changes in the area.

0:39:18 > 0:39:21The much anticipated event passed by in a matter of minutes,

0:39:21 > 0:39:32a brief but breathtaking moment to revel in a true

0:39:32 > 0:39:35astronomical wonder.

0:39:35 > 0:39:39In 2017 we also met this rhino, seven years of age,

0:39:39 > 0:39:44at Longleat Safari Park in the South West.

0:39:44 > 0:39:47The hope is she can save the species from extinction.

0:39:47 > 0:39:51She was sedated, a little agitated at first, but soon sound asleep.

0:39:51 > 0:39:54Ready to take part in an experiment of fertility treatment.

0:39:54 > 0:40:02Scientists were harvesting her eggs to be fertilised

0:40:02 > 0:40:09in a lab, it's rhino IVF.

0:40:09 > 0:40:11She has been given hormone treatment over the last week,

0:40:11 > 0:40:14but what is being done today requires millimetre precision.

0:40:14 > 0:40:16Egg collection is only a technique that has been

0:40:16 > 0:40:19perfected over the last year, and this is conservation science

0:40:19 > 0:40:23at its most extreme.

0:40:28 > 0:40:37This is the animal that the rhino could bring back from the brink,

0:40:37 > 0:40:38her closest living relative,

0:40:38 > 0:40:40the northern white rhino, once widespread across Africa,

0:40:40 > 0:40:43today there are just three left on the planet,

0:40:43 > 0:40:45but they are not able to breed.

0:40:45 > 0:40:47Back at the safari park in a makeshift lab

0:40:47 > 0:40:49the researchers checked for eggs - success.

0:40:49 > 0:40:52The plan is to take this southern white rhino egg and mix it

0:40:52 > 0:40:55with sperm from one of the last northern white rhinos,

0:40:55 > 0:41:02creating a hybrid.

0:41:02 > 0:41:05Designed so it is better than losing the species altogether.

0:41:05 > 0:41:08Anything can happen to them, and then the genetics would be lost.

0:41:08 > 0:41:12If we had at least 50% of this species preserved in a hybrid embryo

0:41:12 > 0:41:19we would preserve at least half of it for future generations.

0:41:19 > 0:41:22With her job done, she was back on her feet.

0:41:22 > 0:41:30At a later stage it could be implanted with a fertilised egg,

0:41:30 > 0:41:33but with her northern cousins so close to extinction it will be

0:41:33 > 0:41:34a race against time.

0:41:34 > 0:41:37In this gallery we can find out about the science

0:41:37 > 0:41:41of who we are and ask what are the factors that give each

0:41:41 > 0:41:45of us a unique identity.

0:41:45 > 0:41:47These are questions that researchers are examining,

0:41:47 > 0:41:49especially when it comes to the brain.

0:41:49 > 0:41:52This year they made a major breakthrough, that sheds light

0:41:52 > 0:41:56on the inner workings of our brain matter.

0:41:58 > 0:42:02The human brain revealed in unprecedented detail,

0:42:02 > 0:42:05this is one of the most comprehensive scans that scientists

0:42:05 > 0:42:11have produced showing nerve fibres, the brain's internal wiring that

0:42:11 > 0:42:14carries billions of electrical workings, this could show a range

0:42:14 > 0:42:19of neurological disorders.

0:42:19 > 0:42:22It is similar to being handed a Hubble telescope when you have

0:42:22 > 0:42:29only had binoculars.

0:42:29 > 0:42:33We can look in far more detail than ever before.

0:42:33 > 0:42:36And for the first time we can address what I have

0:42:36 > 0:42:38called the missing link between structure and function.

0:42:38 > 0:42:41In Canada they were carrying out the world's biggest study

0:42:41 > 0:42:47into sleep, what happens if you don't get enough of it.

0:42:47 > 0:42:49If you don't get four hours I will personally

0:42:49 > 0:42:58come and wake you up.

0:42:58 > 0:43:02You are going to sleep for four hours and then I will come and

0:43:02 > 0:43:03personally wake you all up.

0:43:03 > 0:43:07Volunteers were asked to carry out tests designed to work at how well

0:43:07 > 0:43:08we function if we are tired.

0:43:08 > 0:43:13The hope is we will find out how much sleep we need for our brains

0:43:13 > 0:43:14to be at their best.

0:43:14 > 0:43:17And at this lab in London researchers have been manipulating

0:43:17 > 0:43:20the DNA of very early embryos, to see how one fertilised

0:43:20 > 0:43:21cell can create a human.

0:43:21 > 0:43:23This is basic research that is providing a foundation

0:43:23 > 0:43:26of knowledge about early human development within this first

0:43:26 > 0:43:29seven-day window and our hope is that this information can be used

0:43:29 > 0:43:32as a basis to build further understanding about underlying

0:43:32 > 0:43:32causes of infertility.

0:43:32 > 0:43:35The technique is called gene editing, and inside the nucleus

0:43:35 > 0:43:38of each cell in our body is our genome -

0:43:38 > 0:43:40the blueprint for life.

0:43:40 > 0:43:43A single error can affect development, trigger

0:43:43 > 0:43:46disease or disorders, but now scientists can scan

0:43:46 > 0:43:57the genome and replace the gene they want to target.

0:43:57 > 0:44:00A goal is to see if gene editing can eradicate inherited disease.

0:44:00 > 0:44:03Already this year scientists have shown it is possible to remove

0:44:03 > 0:44:06a gene in embryos that causes heart disease.

0:44:06 > 0:44:09It's early days but some believe the technology has the potential

0:44:09 > 0:44:13to transform medicine.

0:44:13 > 0:44:17But with ethical and safety concerns others warn that any research needs

0:44:17 > 0:44:29to advance with caution.

0:44:29 > 0:44:31In 2017 mysterious Mercury was also in scientists' sights.

0:44:31 > 0:44:34It's the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest

0:44:34 > 0:44:38to the Sun, covered in craters, towering cliffs and ageing

0:44:38 > 0:44:44volcanoes, until now it has been little explored but this year

0:44:44 > 0:44:46preparations were underway for a major new mission.

0:44:46 > 0:44:49This is the spacecraft called Colombo after a famous Italian

0:44:49 > 0:44:59scientist and the launch will take place in 2018.

0:44:59 > 0:45:03It is only when you get up close that you get a sense of the size

0:45:03 > 0:45:05of this huge piece of kit.

0:45:05 > 0:45:09This is a spacecraft built to withstand extremes,

0:45:09 > 0:45:13and to get to Mercury has to travel towards the Sun which means dealing

0:45:13 > 0:45:14with intense radiation and heat.

0:45:14 > 0:45:26On the surface of Mercury temperatures can reach 450 Celsius

0:45:26 > 0:45:28and that is hot enough to melt.

0:45:28 > 0:45:31The journey will take seven years, arriving at Mercury in 2025,

0:45:31 > 0:45:34once it is there the engine will be jettisoned and two spacecraft

0:45:34 > 0:45:37will separate, and they will work together to give us our

0:45:37 > 0:45:40best ever view.

0:45:40 > 0:45:43We will see its features in incredible detail,

0:45:43 > 0:45:47and look inside to solve the mystery of what lies at the core of Mercury.

0:45:47 > 0:45:50This is the instrument we have built at the University of Leicester.

0:45:50 > 0:45:52British scientists have developed x-ray cameras for this mission.

0:45:52 > 0:45:56We will be the first people on the planet to see this data

0:45:56 > 0:45:59coming back from Mercury, the first people to see x-ray images

0:45:59 > 0:46:02of the Mercury surface which will tell us about what the surface

0:46:02 > 0:46:09is made of and it will revolutionise our understanding.

0:46:09 > 0:46:12The spacecraft is now almost ready for its long journey,

0:46:12 > 0:46:17and while it might take some time before we get the first results

0:46:17 > 0:46:25back, scientists say the wait will be worth it.

0:46:25 > 0:46:28The Science Museum's Mathematics Gallery was designed by the late

0:46:28 > 0:46:30Zaha Hadid and this beautiful curved overhead structure represents

0:46:30 > 0:46:36the mathematical modelling behind airflow.

0:46:36 > 0:46:39In 2017 studying the atmosphere was a priority for scientists,

0:46:39 > 0:46:42as well, and with the surprise rise in greenhouse gas emissions

0:46:42 > 0:46:45and levels of carbon dioxide reaching a record high,

0:46:45 > 0:46:56climate change was in the spotlight again.

0:46:56 > 0:46:58The effects can be seen in the stunning landscape

0:46:58 > 0:47:03of the Arctic.

0:47:03 > 0:47:06This year British scientists went to Greenland to understand why

0:47:06 > 0:47:09the ice sheet is melting and they found that white ice

0:47:09 > 0:47:11is turning dark.

0:47:11 > 0:47:14And the blacker the surface the more sunlight it absorbs

0:47:14 > 0:47:17and the faster it warms.

0:47:17 > 0:47:23Scientists believe it is linked to microscopic algae.

0:47:23 > 0:47:26What we want to know is, how far the algae can spread under

0:47:26 > 0:47:30the Greenland ice as the climate warms, and it might well be

0:47:30 > 0:47:32that they will cause more melting and an acceleration

0:47:32 > 0:47:41of sea-level rise.

0:47:41 > 0:47:45Over the last 20 years Greenland has been losing more ice than it gains,

0:47:45 > 0:47:50scientists want to work out how much the meltwater will raise sea levels

0:47:50 > 0:47:59and impact on communities around the globe.

0:47:59 > 0:48:02Extreme weather also hit the headlines.

0:48:02 > 0:48:08From a deadly hurricane season causing widespread devastation

0:48:08 > 0:48:10across the Caribbean, to catastrophic flooding in south

0:48:10 > 0:48:13Asia.

0:48:13 > 0:48:16And wildfires burning across southern Europe,

0:48:16 > 0:48:212017 was forecasted to be one of the top three warmest years

0:48:21 > 0:48:30on record, making tackling climate change a priority.

0:48:30 > 0:48:34Two years earlier in Paris the world came to a landmark agreement

0:48:34 > 0:48:38to limit temperature rise but the US president Donald Trump dealt

0:48:38 > 0:48:39the deal a devastating blow this summer.

0:48:39 > 0:48:43In order to fulfil my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens,

0:48:43 > 0:48:56the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

0:48:56 > 0:48:59He claimed the deal did not put America first and penalised

0:48:59 > 0:49:01the country's workers.

0:49:01 > 0:49:03This agreement is less about the climate, and more

0:49:03 > 0:49:05about other countries gaining a financial advantage over

0:49:05 > 0:49:15the United States.

0:49:15 > 0:49:21It provoked an angry response.

0:49:21 > 0:49:24For the second-largest pollutant in the world and the largest

0:49:24 > 0:49:28economy, to say they don't care any more is a real blow to the rest

0:49:28 > 0:49:34of the world.

0:49:34 > 0:49:37Donald Trump says coal can be a clean technology but the number

0:49:37 > 0:49:40of Americans working in coal is dwarfed by those employed

0:49:40 > 0:49:43by the solar and wind industries and falling prices are leading

0:49:43 > 0:49:45to growing investments in renewable energy.

0:49:45 > 0:49:52The impact that Donald Trump's position will have is still under

0:49:52 > 0:50:02debate.

0:50:02 > 0:50:04Many, though, remain determined that, even without America,

0:50:04 > 0:50:05the climate deal can survive.

0:50:05 > 0:50:06Three, two, one.

0:50:06 > 0:50:09This year in the world of tech it was all about

0:50:09 > 0:50:10finding innovative solutions.

0:50:10 > 0:50:13This drone is being developed to deliver medical goods in remote

0:50:13 > 0:50:23parts of Rwanda.

0:50:23 > 0:50:26It uses sat-nav to fly to its destination, and then drops

0:50:26 > 0:50:30off vital supplies.

0:50:30 > 0:50:33While in the UK, scientists have found a new use

0:50:33 > 0:50:35for the wonder material graphene.

0:50:35 > 0:50:39They are using it as a sieve to filter out salt from seawater,

0:50:39 > 0:50:48making it drinkable.

0:50:48 > 0:50:52And in America, at last, a solution to the age-old problem -

0:50:52 > 0:50:55how to get the last drop of ketchup out of a bottle.

0:50:55 > 0:51:00Researchers have developed a new, slippery coating

0:51:00 > 0:51:02for the containers, that allows sticky liquids

0:51:02 > 0:51:07to glide out effortlessly.

0:51:07 > 0:51:11So, in the future, not even a drop of sauce will go to waste.

0:51:11 > 0:51:14From the first steam train to early forays into the air,

0:51:14 > 0:51:16and the automobile revolution, when it comes to getting around

0:51:16 > 0:51:19we have been constantly pushing the engineering boundaries

0:51:19 > 0:51:22but in 2017 one British team revealed how they wanted to take

0:51:22 > 0:51:26things further and much much faster.

0:51:26 > 0:51:28Getting ready for a test drive, the Bloodhound supersonic car,

0:51:28 > 0:51:32put through its paces in public for the very first time.

0:51:32 > 0:51:35Hurtling down the runway, it reached from 0-200 mph

0:51:35 > 0:51:45in just eight seconds.

0:51:45 > 0:51:49But the aim is to speed things up.

0:51:49 > 0:51:52In 2019, the car is heading to South Africa, with the help

0:51:52 > 0:51:55of a jet engine and a rocket that would normally launch

0:51:55 > 0:52:03vehicles into space,

0:52:03 > 0:52:06the team will try to break the world land-speed record,

0:52:06 > 0:52:07and hit 1,000 mph.

0:52:07 > 0:52:11Built in Britain, the project has cost £30 million so far and has

0:52:11 > 0:52:13taken ten years to get to this stage.

0:52:13 > 0:52:15Engineer Ron Ayres has already worked on two successful speed

0:52:15 > 0:52:26record attempts, and he is ready to do it again.

0:52:26 > 0:52:29I'm glad that we've got this far, but of course, I'll really start

0:52:29 > 0:52:33getting proud when it starts breaking records.

0:52:33 > 0:52:36What I really want to do is to make nice loud supersonic bangs,

0:52:36 > 0:52:40that will reverberate around the world.

0:52:40 > 0:52:42In its first public trials, the car performed beyond expectations,

0:52:42 > 0:52:46and is now on track to go full throttle in the ultimate high-speed

0:52:46 > 0:52:47test.

0:52:47 > 0:52:50This year, the shocking trade in baby chimps was exposed

0:52:50 > 0:52:53by an undercover investigation in Africa.

0:52:53 > 0:52:56A BBC team was sent these videos by dealers,

0:52:56 > 0:53:05offering the animals for sale.

0:53:05 > 0:53:11This one is about a year old, an orphan.

0:53:11 > 0:53:14He was captured in the wild when poachers killed his family.

0:53:14 > 0:53:17A reporter used a hidden camera to film him being held

0:53:17 > 0:53:19in Ivory Coast.

0:53:19 > 0:53:21But the police were ready, and moved in.

0:53:21 > 0:53:23Police!

0:53:23 > 0:53:26The dealer was arrested, and later found to be part

0:53:26 > 0:53:29of a global trade network.

0:53:29 > 0:53:31For the police, stopping this is a priority.

0:53:51 > 0:53:56The chimp was given a name, and was taken

0:53:56 > 0:53:59to a nearby zoo to be looked after.

0:53:59 > 0:54:04But he never recovered from his ordeal, and just

0:54:04 > 0:54:06a few months after his rescue, he died.

0:54:06 > 0:54:09Conservationists say his death highlights the plight of animals

0:54:09 > 0:54:12caught up in this brutal trade.

0:54:12 > 0:54:15This was also a year that a new field of astronomy came

0:54:15 > 0:54:26into its own, deepening our view of the universe.

0:54:26 > 0:54:29Inside this tunnel in the US is an experiment

0:54:29 > 0:54:34that can detect some of the faintest signals in the cosmos,

0:54:34 > 0:54:37gravitational waves, invisible ripples in space and time.

0:54:37 > 0:54:39And in 2017, they revealed a celestial smash-up,

0:54:39 > 0:54:45two small but incredibly dense objects called neutron stars,

0:54:45 > 0:54:48130 million light years away, they spiralled ever closer to each

0:54:48 > 0:54:53other before eventually they collide.

0:54:53 > 0:54:54The huge explosion stretched and distorted space,

0:54:54 > 0:55:02hurling out gravitational waves.

0:55:02 > 0:55:06And they were picked up here, the first time astronomers have been

0:55:06 > 0:55:08able to watch a collision like this unfold.

0:55:08 > 0:55:17We don't know if we were lucky, and this happened to be an event

0:55:17 > 0:55:19that happened close - relatively close to earth,

0:55:19 > 0:55:20but it's very rare,

0:55:20 > 0:55:27or perhaps there are many more neutron stars than we thought.

0:55:27 > 0:55:30Gravitational waves were only seen for the very first time in 2016.

0:55:30 > 0:55:32This latest finding confirms their potential.

0:55:32 > 0:55:36A new observational window on the universe typically leads

0:55:36 > 0:55:42to surprises that cannot yet be foreseen.

0:55:42 > 0:55:45We are still rubbing our eyes, or rather ears, as we have just

0:55:45 > 0:55:47woken up to the sound of

0:55:47 > 0:55:49gravitational waves.

0:55:49 > 0:55:53Researchers say this is just the start, and they are expecting

0:55:53 > 0:55:55many discoveries.

0:55:55 > 0:56:04A new era in astronomy is finally here.

0:56:04 > 0:56:07I'm in the Science Museum's Space Gallery, and from the Apollo lander

0:56:07 > 0:56:10to the Scout rocket, objects from decades of exploration

0:56:10 > 0:56:16of our solar system are on display.

0:56:16 > 0:56:22But one mission really stands out.

0:56:22 > 0:56:25The Cassini orbiter spent 20 years in space,

0:56:25 > 0:56:30and transformed our understanding of Saturn.

0:56:30 > 0:56:35This year, though, it was time for scientists

0:56:35 > 0:56:39to say goodbye, but they wanted their mission to go out with a bang.

0:56:39 > 0:56:44Instantly recognisable, Saturn and its stunning rings.

0:56:44 > 0:56:47The Cassini spacecraft revealed this giant planet in incredible detail,

0:56:47 > 0:56:51taking countless amazing images.

0:56:51 > 0:56:54But, in 2017, it was time for one last look.

0:56:54 > 0:57:00After spending an epic 20 years in space, and completing hundreds

0:57:00 > 0:57:02of orbits around Saturn, Cassini was running

0:57:02 > 0:57:03out of fuel.

0:57:03 > 0:57:10So scientists planned a very grand finale,

0:57:10 > 0:57:12sending Cassini on a death-dive into Saturn's thick atmosphere.

0:57:12 > 0:57:22This is the control room where the very final moments

0:57:22 > 0:57:25of Cassini will be tracked, and every last drop of science

0:57:25 > 0:57:35is being squeezed out of this mission.

0:57:35 > 0:57:38As the spacecraft enters Saturn's atmosphere,

0:57:38 > 0:57:41the data will be streamed back here, right up until the very

0:57:41 > 0:57:42instant it is destroyed.

0:57:42 > 0:57:45This will actually be the grand truth, as it were,

0:57:45 > 0:57:48being able to sample the atmosphere as the spacecraft goes in,

0:57:48 > 0:57:52it doesn't have much time, but it will be one of the most

0:57:52 > 0:57:53exciting points of the mission.

0:57:53 > 0:57:55Right at the end of the mission.

0:57:55 > 0:57:57The day itself was bittersweet for the team.

0:57:57 > 0:58:00Congratulations to everyone, this has been an incredible mission

0:58:00 > 0:58:02and a incredible spacecraft and you are an incredible team.

0:58:02 > 0:58:08I will call this the end of mission.

0:58:08 > 0:58:12Some had spent entire careers working on this mission.

0:58:12 > 0:58:20Well, it's been a part of my life for 20 years.

0:58:20 > 0:58:23We've spent day in and day out thinking about Cassini,

0:58:23 > 0:58:30planning the observations, focusing on the science.

0:58:30 > 0:58:32My career has been based on Cassini, so

0:58:32 > 0:58:35it's really hard to see that go.

0:58:35 > 0:58:38But Cassini has left a remarkable legacy.

0:58:38 > 0:58:40It has spotted colossal storms, and found structures

0:58:40 > 0:58:42as high as mountains hidden

0:58:42 > 0:58:45within its rings.

0:58:45 > 0:58:49Cassini has also revealed the planet's many moons,

0:58:49 > 0:58:53from Titan, with its methane lakes, to a liquid ocean beneath the icy

0:58:53 > 0:58:54crust, shooting plumes into space,

0:58:54 > 0:58:57a discovery that has shaken up the idea of where we could

0:58:57 > 0:59:05look for life.

0:59:05 > 0:59:09We want to know, is there life in Enceladus's ocean?

0:59:09 > 0:59:11Could there be oceans inside of other moons?

0:59:11 > 0:59:14That will take future missions to go back and answer those questions.

0:59:14 > 0:59:16As the spacecraft hurtled toward Saturn it vaporised,

0:59:16 > 0:59:19finally becoming part of the planet it had studied for so long.

0:59:19 > 0:59:21But, for scientists, the work isn't over.

0:59:21 > 0:59:24So much data has been collected, Saturn will keep surprising

0:59:24 > 0:59:29for decades to come.

0:59:58 > 1:00:01Hello, this is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson.

1:00:01 > 1:00:04The rescue effort continues today after a tropical storm kills

1:00:04 > 1:00:06more than 180 people in the Phillipines.

1:00:06 > 1:00:09Dozens more have been injured and around 40,000 people have been

1:00:09 > 1:00:34forced to leave their homes.

1:00:34 > 1:00:37Good morning, it's Christmas Eve on Sunday the 24th of December.

1:00:37 > 1:00:38Also this morning:

1:00:38 > 1:00:40Political leaders pay tribute to those who help others

1:00:40 > 1:00:41in their annual Christmas messages.

1:00:41 > 1:00:44Travel trouble over Christmas as rail lines close for more

1:00:44 > 1:00:47than 250 engineering works.

1:00:47 > 1:00:50After warnings about a "busy-body" approach to anti-social behaviour

1:00:50 > 1:00:53the government issues new guidance for councils in England and Wales.

1:00:53 > 1:00:58A very good morning.

1:00:58 > 1:01:01In sport - a late goal damages Manchester United's slim title

1:01:01 > 1:01:03hopes, they draw 2-2 at Leicester, leaving them 13 points behind

1:01:03 > 1:01:11runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.

1:01:11 > 1:01:16And Louise has the weather.

1:01:16 > 1:01:21A grey, damp and dull start for England and Wales.

1:01:21 > 1:01:22Leigh

1:01:22 > 1:01:22Leigh

1:01:22 > 1:01:22Good morning.

1:01:22 > 1:01:24First our main story.

1:01:24 > 1:01:26A relief operation is under way in the Philippines -

1:01:26 > 1:01:29where nearly 200 people are known to have died in flash

1:01:29 > 1:01:30flooding and mudslides.

1:01:30 > 1:01:33The President of the Philippines will today visit communities

1:01:33 > 1:01:34devastated by Tropical Storm Tembin.

1:01:34 > 1:01:45Sarah Corker reports.

1:01:45 > 1:01:48In the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous.

1:01:48 > 1:01:51Ropes are all these villagers have the pull each other to safety.

1:01:51 > 1:01:53Storm Tembin tore through Mindanao,

1:01:53 > 1:01:58the Philippines' second largest island of home to 20 million people.

1:01:58 > 1:02:01Flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities

1:02:01 > 1:02:03and washed away homes.

1:02:03 > 1:02:08And with more than 100 people missing, that death toll may rise.

1:02:08 > 1:02:11The remote village of Dalama has been buried.

1:02:11 > 1:02:13Official help has been slow to arrive

1:02:13 > 1:02:19and volunteers use their bare hands to search for bodies.

1:02:19 > 1:02:21TRANSLATION:There used to be 103 houses here,

1:02:21 > 1:02:24but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out.

1:02:24 > 1:02:31All their homes and livelihood is gone.

1:02:31 > 1:02:34Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes.

1:02:34 > 1:02:37Blocked roads and power cuts are hampering the rescue effort.

1:02:37 > 1:02:43The authorities are too many people ignored warnings to leave.

1:02:43 > 1:02:47The call for people to evacuate in good time, before the storm,

1:02:47 > 1:02:48actually did not have an effect.

1:02:48 > 1:02:51The storm passed over some of the absolute poorest areas

1:02:51 > 1:02:52in the whole Philippines,

1:02:52 > 1:02:57and people live in hard to reach areas.

1:02:57 > 1:03:00This disaster comes just a week after another tropical storm hit

1:03:00 > 1:03:01the central Philippines.

1:03:01 > 1:03:03The resources of this disaster-prone nation are under strain.

1:03:03 > 1:03:06The UN says it is ready to step in and help.

1:03:06 > 1:03:14Sarah Corker, BBC News.

1:03:14 > 1:03:17North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country

1:03:17 > 1:03:18as an "act of war".

1:03:18 > 1:03:21On Friday, the United Nations voted for measures that include limiting

1:03:21 > 1:03:23the country's petrol imports by up to 90%.

1:03:23 > 1:03:27The sanctions were in response to Pyongyang's ballistic missile tests.

1:03:29 > 1:03:31Four people are being treated in hospital after a serious

1:03:31 > 1:03:35collision involving several vehicles on the M40 motorway in Oxfordshire.

1:03:35 > 1:03:38It happened between junctions 10 and 11 of the northbound

1:03:38 > 1:03:39carriageway, which remains closed.

1:03:39 > 1:03:42Two other people were treated at the scene of the crash

1:03:42 > 1:03:47which happened shortly before midnight.

1:03:47 > 1:03:50Britain's political leaders have used their annual Christmas messages

1:03:50 > 1:03:52to pay tribute to those who help others.

1:03:52 > 1:03:55They also urge people to support those in need over

1:03:55 > 1:03:56the festive season.

1:03:56 > 1:04:04Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier, has more.

1:04:04 > 1:04:10Wishing everyone a happy Christmas, the Prime Minister thanked those

1:04:10 > 1:04:13who help others during the festive period.

1:04:13 > 1:04:15Like volunteers at faith projects and international aid workers.

1:04:15 > 1:04:19Theresa May highlighted the courage and dedication of the emergency

1:04:19 > 1:04:21services who went to the Grenfell Tower tragedy

1:04:21 > 1:04:27and terrorist attacks in Manchester and London.

1:04:27 > 1:04:37And she thanked the country's armed forces.

1:04:37 > 1:04:39This Christmas, as people across the UK celebrate this special

1:04:39 > 1:04:41time of year with family and friends,

1:04:41 > 1:04:44we will do so secure in the knowledge that the valiant

1:04:44 > 1:04:48hearts of our service men and women, many far away from their own loved

1:04:48 > 1:04:52ones at this special time of year, are working to keep us safe.

1:04:52 > 1:05:01In his second Christmas message as Labour leader,

1:05:01 > 1:05:07Jeremy Corbyn called Britain a compassionate nation,

1:05:07 > 1:05:09urging people to think of those who may be lonely

1:05:09 > 1:05:11at this time of year.

1:05:11 > 1:05:13Many older citizens, to whom we owe so much,

1:05:13 > 1:05:16who should be spending this time with joy, are alone.

1:05:16 > 1:05:18We think of others such as carers and people

1:05:18 > 1:05:19with disabilities or dementia.

1:05:19 > 1:05:22And abroad, we think of people living in nations

1:05:22 > 1:05:25such as Yemen, Syria and Libya in fear of bullets,

1:05:25 > 1:05:28bombs, injury and death.

1:05:28 > 1:05:31Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute to those working over the holidays

1:05:31 > 1:05:36and visited a community cafe in Glasgow to thank volunteers.

1:05:36 > 1:05:52This cafe and the volunteers here are among thousands

1:05:52 > 1:05:55of organisations and individuals throughout Scotland who do so much

1:05:55 > 1:05:56for local communities all throughout the year,

1:05:56 > 1:05:58not just at Christmas.

1:05:58 > 1:06:00The Lib Dems leader highlighted the issue of homelessness.

1:06:00 > 1:06:05community has always been at the heart of liberalism.

1:06:05 > 1:06:08Community has always been at the heart of liberalism.

1:06:08 > 1:06:10This is a time of year to make that commitment.

1:06:10 > 1:06:14That is why I am asking you to take out some time

1:06:14 > 1:06:16this Christmas and help with a local charity near you.

1:06:16 > 1:06:20The party leaders' festive messages were shared on social media to wish

1:06:20 > 1:06:23voters a merry Christmas but also remind people to spare a thought

1:06:23 > 1:06:25for those in need.

1:06:25 > 1:06:29Plans to scrap the army's crest and the slogan "Be the Best" have

1:06:29 > 1:06:31been halted by the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson.

1:06:31 > 1:06:34According to the Mail on Sunday, a leaked internal army document

1:06:34 > 1:06:37suggested the slogan was regarded as dated and elitist.

1:06:37 > 1:06:40The MoD says Mr Williamson believes the army to be "the best

1:06:40 > 1:06:50of the best" and had put the proposals on hold.

1:06:50 > 1:06:52Rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption

1:06:52 > 1:06:54as Network Rail carries out its biggest ever

1:06:54 > 1:06:55Christmas engineering programme.

1:06:55 > 1:06:57Works are taking place across England, Wales and Scotland

1:06:57 > 1:06:58during the festive period.

1:06:58 > 1:07:01The Travel Editor of the Independent, Simon Calder,

1:07:01 > 1:07:07is at London Paddington station this morning.

1:07:07 > 1:07:12That place is very deserted for reasons you are about to explain but

1:07:12 > 1:07:17these works really cover the whole country. Lamb they certainly do.

1:07:17 > 1:07:23Here we are at one of return's busiest rail Way stations. -- they

1:07:23 > 1:07:30certainly do.Today, there is just a trickle of foreign tourists who are

1:07:30 > 1:07:34finding the Heathrow Express service isn't running and the next train of

1:07:34 > 1:07:39any sort of all isn't going to be and to Thursday. We have also got

1:07:39 > 1:07:42disruption on the other side of London. Liverpool Street station and

1:07:42 > 1:07:55the main lineout to ethics, Suffolk -- -- Essex. Southampton Central

1:07:55 > 1:07:59going up towards London, the main line is closed to much for the new

1:07:59 > 1:08:07year. As is the link on the West Coast Main Line from Preston up to

1:08:07 > 1:08:12Lancaster. Also problems between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. If the

1:08:12 > 1:08:16engineering works don't get you, these strikes might. We have strikes

1:08:16 > 1:08:23today and Wednesday. Country trains. Other strikes coming up later in the

1:08:23 > 1:08:31week.You'd better tell them behind you. -- those people behind you.

1:08:31 > 1:08:33New guidance on how local autorities combat anti-social behaviour has

1:08:33 > 1:08:36been issued by the government, following concerns that some

1:08:36 > 1:08:37councils are misusing the measures.

1:08:37 > 1:08:39Critics say so-called Public Spaces Protection Orders have

1:08:39 > 1:08:42been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough

1:08:42 > 1:08:43sleepers and dog-owners.

1:08:43 > 1:08:52Andy Moore reports.

1:08:52 > 1:08:55Some charities working with the homeless say the new powers

1:08:55 > 1:08:57can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers.

1:08:57 > 1:09:00Others say so-called Public Spaces Protection Orders,

1:09:00 > 1:09:03which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups

1:09:03 > 1:09:09like buskers or dog walkers.

1:09:09 > 1:09:13But councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down

1:09:13 > 1:09:18on serious problems.

1:09:18 > 1:09:20The Manifesto Group campaigns against what they call

1:09:20 > 1:09:22the overregulation on ordinary life.

1:09:22 > 1:09:24It says hundreds of these orders have been issued,

1:09:24 > 1:09:35making a wide range of activities a criminal offence.

1:09:35 > 1:09:39on begging, Blackpool wanted to ban loitering around shop entrances.

1:09:39 > 1:09:43Doncaster wanted to target people being a nuisance.

1:09:43 > 1:09:46Brighton wanted to stop anyone and sleeping in a car,

1:09:46 > 1:09:47caravan or tent in the town.

1:09:47 > 1:09:50Fines of up to £100 can be issued for any

1:09:50 > 1:09:51breaches of these orders.

1:09:51 > 1:09:53The Local Government Association says it will work constructively

1:09:53 > 1:09:56with the government to introduce the new guidelines.

1:09:56 > 1:09:59Public Spaces Protection Orders are used for the really

1:09:59 > 1:10:02serious end of antisocial behaviour and councils don't choose to do this

1:10:02 > 1:10:03on their own.

1:10:03 > 1:10:14Residents will come to us, businesses will come to us,

1:10:14 > 1:10:16and say there might be some aggressive begging,

1:10:16 > 1:10:18daytime drinking or even street racing.

1:10:18 > 1:10:21That is the sort of things that these orders are used for.

1:10:21 > 1:10:24The revised guidelines say councils must focus on specific problems

1:10:24 > 1:10:26rather than blanket bans on behaviour that are not

1:10:26 > 1:10:28in themselves antisocial.

1:10:28 > 1:10:30And they must make sure they consult the public before

1:10:30 > 1:10:31the regulations are introduced.

1:10:31 > 1:10:35Andy Moore, BBC News.

1:10:35 > 1:10:38London Zoo will reopen today, after a fire left a number

1:10:38 > 1:10:41of animals dead and several members of staff needing medical attention.

1:10:41 > 1:10:44A 9-year-old aardvark died in the blaze and four meerkats

1:10:44 > 1:10:46are also believed to have been killed.

1:10:46 > 1:10:49An investigation is under way into the cause of the fire,

1:10:49 > 1:10:51which broke out in the zoo's children's area, before spreading

1:10:51 > 1:10:55to a shop.

1:10:55 > 1:10:58Tributes have been paid to the reality TV star

1:10:58 > 1:11:00Leon Bernicoff who died yesterday at the age of 83,

1:11:00 > 1:11:01following a short illness.

1:11:01 > 1:11:04The retired teacher appeared on the Channel Four show Gogglebox

1:11:04 > 1:11:05alongside his wife.

1:11:05 > 1:11:08The network said he would be remembered for his "unique

1:11:08 > 1:11:18personality and sharp wit".

1:11:18 > 1:11:24You are up-to-date with the main stories. As we have been hearing, a

1:11:24 > 1:11:27state of emergency has been declared in the Philippines after a tropical

1:11:27 > 1:11:34is to cause widespread devastation and light flights. The Red Cross is

1:11:34 > 1:11:39co-ordinating the relief effort and we can talk to the charity's

1:11:39 > 1:11:41International programmes manager. Alice, good morning, Merry

1:11:41 > 1:11:48Christmas. Bring us up-to-date on the situation in the Philippines as

1:11:48 > 1:11:54you understand it. It sounds like a grave situation.The floods in the

1:11:54 > 1:11:57Philippines are really devastating. The Philippines Red Cross had been

1:11:57 > 1:12:01prepared in a Vance and they have stocks. Now they are working on

1:12:01 > 1:12:06search and rescue and also is some shelters to provide hot food, water

1:12:06 > 1:12:10and shelter for those who have lost their homes.In terms of the

1:12:10 > 1:12:15problems it you will face there now, obviously once people have lost

1:12:15 > 1:12:19their homes, as the storm passes, disease and illness become a

1:12:19 > 1:12:24problem.That is exactly right. That is why they will be of providing

1:12:24 > 1:12:29clean water and making sure there is medical services around to support

1:12:29 > 1:12:34getting people back into adequate homes as quickly as possible.On a

1:12:34 > 1:12:39broader note, I notice, reading this morning, that 2017 has been the

1:12:39 > 1:12:44British Red Cross's busiest year since World War Two. Astonishing,

1:12:44 > 1:12:48really. Give us a flavour of some of the things you have been involved

1:12:48 > 1:12:54with.This year, ten really big events. On top of the normal, sort

1:12:54 > 1:12:58of, smaller events we don't hear so much about in the news. Obviously,

1:12:58 > 1:13:02the UK has been hit really badly this year with the London Bridge at

1:13:02 > 1:13:09tax, the Manchester bombings, and the Grenfell Tower disaster where

1:13:09 > 1:13:13the British Red Cross had been very involved. Thinking about people who

1:13:13 > 1:13:20had lost someone this year in both disasters. Overseas, the migration

1:13:20 > 1:13:24crisis. Although asylum numbers to beat UK have decreased compared to

1:13:24 > 1:13:28the beginning of the year, there are still 65 million people around the

1:13:28 > 1:13:32world who are unable to live in their own homes at the moment. The

1:13:32 > 1:13:35floods we have just seen in the Philippines remind us of earlier in

1:13:35 > 1:13:41the year when you had the floods in Nepal, through India and down to

1:13:41 > 1:13:47Bangladesh which left huge swathes of the countries under water and

1:13:47 > 1:13:53hundreds of people lost their lives, homes and livelihoods. We remember

1:13:53 > 1:13:59Hurricane Burma that hit the Caribbean. One of the worst storms

1:13:59 > 1:14:02that hit the Caribbean and completely devastated many of the

1:14:02 > 1:14:08islands in that region including the British territories. -- Hurricane

1:14:08 > 1:14:13Irma. The British Red Cross had a huge drop their especially to help

1:14:13 > 1:14:19the British Virgin Islands. We still have millions of people displaced, 6

1:14:19 > 1:14:24million people not able to return to Syria and 5 million people displaced

1:14:24 > 1:14:30within Syria. And then Yemen, the Colorado, a million people, the

1:14:30 > 1:14:37largest cholera outbreak they have ever had. -- -- cholera. The famine

1:14:37 > 1:14:44continues in the country.Do you look on 2017 as being unique or do

1:14:44 > 1:14:51you fear that we will see more and more of these events as the years go

1:14:51 > 1:14:55forward?

1:14:55 > 1:15:00I think we hope that 2017 was unique for the United Kingdom in the scale

1:15:00 > 1:15:05of disasters we have seen. Looking more globally, the predictions for

1:15:05 > 1:15:092018 and onwards are definitely not lightening up. We expect the

1:15:09 > 1:15:15conflicts to continue around the world. Food insecurity continues in

1:15:15 > 1:15:21many pockets of the world. So yes, we still have a lot of work to do.

1:15:21 > 1:15:27Thank you very much for your time this morning, and a happy Christmas.

1:15:27 > 1:15:30Alex is the international programmes manager for the British Red Cross.

1:15:30 > 1:15:34Here is Louise with a look at this morning's weather.

1:15:34 > 1:15:34Here is Louise with a look at this morning's weather.

1:15:34 > 1:15:38You may be travelling today, heading off to see family, but I think you

1:15:38 > 1:15:42are looking a little further afield to start with.I thought we were

1:15:42 > 1:15:46just take a look at the latest satellite picture from Tembin. It

1:15:46 > 1:15:51moved away from the Philippines and strengthening as the tracks through

1:15:51 > 1:15:54the South China Sea, expected to make landfall perhaps Christmas Day

1:15:54 > 1:15:58towards Vietnam. We will need to keep a close eye on this storm. It

1:15:58 > 1:16:03not over yet. It puts our weather into context, because if you are

1:16:03 > 1:16:09travelling today it will be a cry quiet Christmas Eve for most of us.

1:16:09 > 1:16:12Some of us accompanied by gale force winds in the far north west of

1:16:12 > 1:16:17Scotland, as we speak. Winds so far this morning have been gusting close

1:16:17 > 1:16:22to 50 mph. Some of the rain really quite heavy. For most of us are

1:16:22 > 1:16:26pretty bland weather story for the remainder of Christmas Eve. Great

1:16:26 > 1:16:30news if you will be travelling to see friends and family, that is what

1:16:30 > 1:16:34we really want. Quite a bit of cloud and a grey but chilly start across

1:16:34 > 1:16:38the south-west. Temperatures a couple of degrees above freezing,

1:16:38 > 1:16:43but they will recover and generally speaking it will be a cloudy, grade,

1:16:43 > 1:16:47mild scenario. Bits and pieces of cloud breaking up for some

1:16:47 > 1:16:51brightness, may be thick enough out west for the odd spot or two of

1:16:51 > 1:16:55drizzle. The real rain just fringing Northern Ireland, but shouldn't be

1:16:55 > 1:17:01too bad in sheltered eastern areas of Scotland. Lighter and mild with

1:17:01 > 1:17:06it. As we go through the day, not that much in the way of change other

1:17:06 > 1:17:09than the fact the rain will gradually nudge its way steadily

1:17:09 > 1:17:13south and east, and perhaps push towards the Lake District by the end

1:17:13 > 1:17:17of the day. Looking at these temperatures, ten to 12 degrees,

1:17:17 > 1:17:21unusually for the time of year. The sign of something turning a little

1:17:21 > 1:17:25bit fresher into the north, and that will be the story as we move towards

1:17:25 > 1:17:28Christmas Day. This weather front will continue to bring some rain

1:17:28 > 1:17:31slowly but surely in the Northern Ireland and in the southern

1:17:31 > 1:17:35Scotland. For most of us on Christmas Day across England and

1:17:35 > 1:17:40Wales, a dry affair. The rain gradually nudging into the west of

1:17:40 > 1:17:44Wales by the end of the morning. So that will be the story, but the kind

1:17:44 > 1:17:49that front, colder air digging in so we could start to see a few flakes

1:17:49 > 1:17:53of the light stuff on Christmas Day across Scott on. So technically it

1:17:53 > 1:17:57will be a light Christmas, but it is not really going to settle at lower

1:17:57 > 1:18:01levels. The rain quite heavy by the end of the afternoon into Wales, and

1:18:01 > 1:18:04that will gradually sweep its way steadily eastwards as we go into

1:18:04 > 1:18:08Boxing Day. The rain really quite heavy behind it but a noticeable

1:18:08 > 1:18:12difference in the story, because once that frontal system sweeps

1:18:12 > 1:18:16through, the wind sweeps around were north-westerly direction and it

1:18:16 > 1:18:20turns colder on Boxing Day. Noticeably colder. Worse for England

1:18:20 > 1:18:26and Wales, but look at these temperatures, 428 degrees.Just to

1:18:26 > 1:18:31be clear, you are not claiming it will be a light Christmas -- four to

1:18:31 > 1:18:33eight degrees.

1:18:33 > 1:18:35It is Christmas Eve, which means festive traditions

1:18:35 > 1:18:36are well under way in homes across the UK.

1:18:36 > 1:18:37are well under way in homes across the UK.

1:18:37 > 1:18:40So we have been out and about with our giant BBC

1:18:40 > 1:18:44Breakfast Bauble, to find out what people do to make the holidays

1:18:44 > 1:18:45special for them.

1:18:53 > 1:18:58I like to sit with all the kids, and the Mrs, and my mum, to watch

1:18:58 > 1:19:03Christmas movies and drink lots of hot chocolate with marshmallows.Mum

1:19:03 > 1:19:07and I every year on the first of December whack on Miracle on 34th

1:19:07 > 1:19:14Street. We have done it since she was pregnant with me.I usually end

1:19:14 > 1:19:19up having a really fun night out on Christmas Eve, and that is how I get

1:19:19 > 1:19:23through all the stress.Going along to the grandparents to enjoy

1:19:23 > 1:19:28ourselves.Our tradition was always the kids got into bed with us every

1:19:28 > 1:19:33morning, and even our 26-year-old still jumps in the bad, but he is

1:19:33 > 1:19:38not getting a stocking this year.Do you like Brussel sprouts?No, I like

1:19:38 > 1:19:40peas. The

1:19:51 > 1:19:56No cauliflower, no broccoli.Tend to have a Christmas dinner and Boxing

1:19:56 > 1:19:59Day we have the same thing again. Just like a double whammy Christmas

1:19:59 > 1:20:05dinner.It is nice to have something different the next day.But then you

1:20:05 > 1:20:12have cheese and crackers. It is nice to have that the day after, as well.

1:20:12 > 1:20:19I personally can remember my dad pretending to throw the letter up

1:20:19 > 1:20:24the chimney, and the awe and wonderment of it.On Christmas Eve

1:20:24 > 1:20:30we always get new pyjamas, we do Christmas pyjamas every year.We

1:20:30 > 1:20:37also on Christmas Eve do something with my my mum, my dad, and my

1:20:37 > 1:20:49brother. And we have a cheeky drink and a nice meal together.

1:20:49 > 1:20:53The BBC Breakfast Bauble out on the road. That is it if you are watching

1:20:53 > 1:20:58on BBC One. A very Merry Christmas from all of us, enjoy your Christmas

1:20:58 > 1:21:04Eve. We continue on the BBC News Channel. Stay with us if you can.

1:21:08 > 1:21:11Excuse me, are you playing Scrooge? No, Chris is playing Scrooge.