Drought and huge bushfires which Authorities Say are uncontrollable. Time for a look at the weather. This morning we had a beautiful start to the day. This was over the mountains of snowdonia. That cloud continues to spread across Western Areas bringing heavy rain and a strengthening wind but in the east it is staying dry today with some hazy sunshine. Because the likes of north east england we still have some patches of dense fog which could linger. And temperatures struggling to get much above freezing. But elsewhere temperatures around eight, i freezing. But elsewhere temperatures around eight, 11 degrees. Stone cold in scotland with some frost and temperatures struggling to get above freezing. This evening we have strong wind, as strong as 60 or 70 miles an hour across coasts and hills. It turns increasingly mild overnight and by the end of the night temperatures will have come up to around nine or 10 degrees across aberdeen and stornoway for example. So ill start to thursday but low pressure to the west will bring heavy rain across the uk and these could bring problems with localised flooding. 0n could bring problems with localised flooding. On thursday the heaviest rain is through the afternoon across wales and southern counties of england, the brightest weather across Northern Areas and temperatures on the mild side. With a brisk southerly wind. Through thursday evening another batch of rain extending across parts of england and wales. The first area of rain moving across scotland and Northern Ireland. Theres the risk of some localised flooding over the next few days in wales, midlands and southern counties of england. More rain to come on friday. The wettest weather extending north and then east through the day. A cooler day with temperatures closer to normal for the time of year for many areas, around seven, 9 degrees but i across the south still hanging onto that milder weather. At the weekend some heavy rain otherwise still quite unsettled and a mixture of sunny spells and some isolated showers. Thats all from the bbc news at 0ne, so its goodbye from me , and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello, imjane dougall and heres your latest sports news. The first woman to win a match at the pdc World Championship says female darts players need to be given more opportunities. Fallon sherrock made history at the ally pally, as the first female winner in the competition. She says shes proud to have helped put womens darts on the map. It is all sinking in a little bit more. The realisation is hitting me now. I am still speechless about it. Iamso i am so over the moon by it. That crowd were amazing last night. I thank everyone of them. The crowd gave me a boost in confidence, i relaxed, they made me play better. I really appreciate all of them last night. Am so proud of myself to help put womens darts on the map now. They were always criticism that women could not compete against men, that we were not good enough. And the fact that i just proved that we were not good enough. And the fact that ijust proved that wrong. And i think in any sport we can wrong. And i think in any sport we ca n prove wrong. And i think in any sport we can prove ourselves, we can beat men. There are women who can play to my ability if not better we just need a recognition and experience any opportunity to do a. Congratulations to her. To qatar next where liverpool are preparing for their first game at the club world cup. Its a tournament thats caused them a few headaches as theyjuggle fixture congestion. Olly foster reports from doha. It is the national day in qatar. A really big deal, obviously a big deal as well because i have argued sleep the greatest clubside they have arguably the greatest clubside. That his arsenal. They are getting ready for their second semi finals against monterey. They stayed up late here. The youngsters are an average age of 19. 5 years. Jurgen klopp said he had no option, he had to bring a strong squad here. They are taking it very seriously. Waiting for them in the finals. The saudi asian champions, their fa ns the saudi asian champions, their fans have been absolutely fantastic. About 30,000 of them. 1000 officially travelling from the uk. It is an internationally supported clu b it is an internationally supported club and there will be many thousands more. Liverpool should get through to the final where they will be looking to become as well as european champions, world champions as well. And you can watch that match live on bbc2 and the iplayer from 5 15 this evening. Lets stay with liverpool because the red bull salzburg winger Takumi Minamino is having a medical with them today. Here he is scoring forjapan at the olympics in 2016. Hell join liverpool on january the 1st when the transfer window opens, and theyre paying just over £7 million for him. The former arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said fans will have to give mikel arteta time to adapt, if hes named as the new boss at the emirates. Arsenal are in talks with Manchester City where arteta is currently assistant to pep guardiola. Hes still expected to be in the dugout when city play 0xford in the league cup tonight. Wenger says his former player has the qualities to succeed. There is passion. There is knowledge. I believe that arteta has a great future. He has learned a lot as a assistant coach and after that, he will have to. He will have to deal with the fact that he has no experience at that level and he will have to get in to a good environment. Plenty more on the bbc sport webiste and app including build up to tonights el claisco between barcelona and real madrid in la liga. That it, more from us in afternoon live. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. You are still watching bbc news. To will take a look at a number of the main stories in the next half an hour. Lets get more now on the news that the families of four british soldiers killed more than 35 years ago in the hyde park bombing have won their case in the high court against suspectjohn downey. It paves the way for a damages claim to be made against him. Mark tippers brother was one of the four killed in that ira bomb in 1982. He gave his reaction to the ruling outside court. Its been a difficult past six years since the case was dismissed from the old bailey. Today, the families have finally found what weve always wanted, which isjustice and closure on this terrible day. No one can know how much pain has been suffered over the last 37 years. Why all of the four families plus the other boys who were injured that day. Its been a long time which taken its toll on the families. Your brother was just 19 years old, as you say, your fight, the familys fight has been going on for years. How much has it impacted on all of your lives . It impacts deeply. Not many days go by without you thinking of your loved ones who youve lost. Then issues come to the forefront again. And the nationals, you see that dreadful day by pictures and under those tarpaulins could possibly be the people who you love so very much. And it never goes away. The pain is always there. It never will. Even today, now weve gotjustice. We now know thatjohn downey is the bomber, but it all doesnt bring back the people who we loved. How important was it to you to have this day in court . Weve been denied this day in court before by the british government. Also issued queens pardons. They thought maybe that we would walk away. And that day when there was a stay of the prosecution from this case. That would be it. But believe me, we are stronger than that. We brought the case all this way forward. Today we have found justice and we as victims will not let governments let us down again. Youve obviously been through incredibly difficult times over the years. And i imagine one of the hardest was when the murder case against john downey collapsed, when it emerged he had a guarantee against prosecution that had been issued by the government. Can you tell me how you felt when that happened 7 sick to the stomach to know that the people. You put in a position of trust, i. E. Government to look after us. Could sit down with terrorists and give them get out of jail free cards. It doesnt wash. That is why the public have supported us so greatly through this campaign and also the news channels and the national papers. Everyone has supported us. They know that we were denied justice. That was mark tipper, his brother was just one of four soldiers that we re was just one of four soldiers that were killed in the hyde park bombing. Former Prime Minister tony blair has warned labour will be replaced as a serious Political Force if it tries to in his words whitewash the scale of its election defeat. Speaking this morning, mr blair who led the party to three general election victories says labours problems go far deeper than its brexit stance, or the unpopularity ofJeremy Corbyn in some parts of the country. The former labour leader said the party went in to the general election with what he called a strategy for defeat and is now marooned on a fantasy island. The takeover of the labour party by the far left turned it into a glorified protest movement, with cult trimmings, utterly incapable of being a credible movement. The result has brought shame on us. We let our country down. To go into an election at any time with such a divergence between party and people is unacceptable. To do it at a time of national crisis, when a credible opposition is so essential to the national interest, is unforgivable. Anti semitism is a stain, the failure to do with it, a matter of discussed who left some of us who voted for the labour Party Feeling for the first time in our lives conflicted about doing it. That was the former Prime Minister tony blair. Good afternoon. What is your ta ke blair. Good afternoon. What is your take on that absolutely scathing observation from your former Prime Minister . No stone should be left unturned. I think there needs to be a little bit more honesty from people like tony blair in the sense that some of the mps, labour mps who lost their seats were actively campaigning to leave the european union. Part of the problem was the many were pushing the labour party to bea many were pushing the labour party to be a romaine party. Without respecting what made people so angry in the first place, sovereignty, the fa ct in the first place, sovereignty, the fact that we were not respecting the referendum. I think it was right that we would take the best deal possible back to the people. But we have to remember that it was Tony Blairand his have to remember that it was tony blair and his people who were pushing us to go so far away from the people who just a that election. The other issue we need to be very clear about this, we got more votes in this election then we got in 2010, 2005 and 2015. The problem is where the folks are stacked up. To say our manifesto is not popular is simply wrong. It was massively popular in the seat that i was standing in and in many many seats across the country. A long term trend amongst particular communities is the problem. We have to recognise that trained. It started a long time at them not just with Jeremy Corbyn. We have to think about how we connect with people who are culturally not connected with the labour party. You were talking very much about brexit and tony blair was saying that the failure was notjust about brexit. He was very clear about brexit. He was very clear about that. Are you saying that the problems are wide and systemic, that it is about so many other issues . |j think it is about so many other issues . think it is about a range of issues. For example, there are 28 seats that we lost with a combined share of the vote with greens and liberals. At the same time a lot of those seats, 65 and above, older voters walked away from us in huge numbers. 0r they stayed at home. This is another issue that needs to be teased out, the intergenerational divide. The Labour Party Got the biggest proportion of young voters and any election in any history. On the other hand, we lost very badly amongst older voters 65 and above. It is very easy for tony blair to come out with the simplistic problems. Under his regime that we really began to break down the trust with the electorate. In my seat, people were very proud to vote for an mpforthe people were very proud to vote for an mp for the first time who actually said i would never vote for that kind of iraq war invasions that tony blair had carried out. He was someone tony blair had carried out. He was someone who destroys trust in the electorate for the labour party. So he and his legacy lost the election, notjeremy he and his legacy lost the election, not Jeremy Corbyn . That is absolutely not what i am saying. I am saying there are some long term tribes. Long term trends. Trust is missing from the elections at the moment. If wejust is missing from the elections at the moment. If we just put the blame on Jeremy Corbyn, we cannot say there are not problems they are. I was campaigning in places, a leave voting seat which used to be labour which is definitely now not so. If you have i saw a poster that said do not knock on my door if you are a romaine candidate. Last week there was a study done saying that the majority of online Tory Campaign information was fake news. I think if we say it is just about one or two issues we are not going to find a way forward that allows us to win the next election. We must be honest in every part of the party and on every side of this debate about what really has gone wrong. That is your analysis of some of the problem areas. Lets look to the future because the next thing facing your party is a leadership election. We have had Emily Thornberry formally announced, and we have other ideas about who might be in the writing. Who would be right, in your opinion, and how important is that in that role . I think we need someone who is going to be able to reconnect right across with people across the country. I want someone who has a strong Northern Voice who can reconnect in the midlands where we lost. Lets not forget about scotland, we need a strategy for there. They are often left out of this debate. I think we need someone who is not going to abandon the key principles that are in that ma nifesto. Principles that are in that manifesto. We can argue about the presentation whether or not it was effective, but the fundamental underlying fact is we need a radical and transforming agenda if we are going to get anywhere near to getting people out of poverty, regulating cities for tackling the crisis of Climate Change. Ive tell you what, there will be no candidate who wins this campaign to be the leader who rolls back on those principles. Economic transformation of britain because look, people like tony blair, he didnt fix the roof when the sun was shining. I could rattle off any hospitals that we built and millions that we lifted out of poverty, i am proud of doing those things, but we did not do one fundamental thing and that was to fundamentally change the basis of how our economy is built and designed so it is in the interest of the vast majority of people in this country. And an economy that is focused on tackling Climate Change so we do not have a situation, and generation of people being born are going to be the first to die of Climate Change and not old age. Who isa Climate Change and not old age. Who is a Northern Voice that you favour . I would like to see someone that combines all the different talents that we have our parties. I will be talking to all of the candidates that are thinking about running or that are thinking about running or that are thinking about running or that are prepared to run at the moment. And i will ask them if they are prepared to stay steady on delivering a tra nsformative are prepared to stay steady on delivering a transformative agenda for the economy of this country. Not just one election cycle, but the next 50 plus years in this country. The people who voted lent their votes in many of the scenes to conservatives had been left behind for so long. We need an economic and industrial strategy. With a decent well paid jobs into those communities. Any candidate that says they are serious about those sorts of things is one that i am prepared to listen to. All right, thank you much. Today, the uks most seniorjudge is being honoured by members of the judiciary and the legal profession, ahead of her retirement. Supreme Court President , Lady Brenda Hale will officially retire from her post when she reaches her 75th birthday in january. Lady hale, who will go by her title baroness hale of richmond following her retirement, was the first woman to become a justice of the Uk Supreme Court in 2009. In her valedictory speech, she spoke of some of the highlights of her role, and also responded to some of the insults she has received over her career. Brenda will be a source of some anxiety. Laughter. But you do have to feel a bit sorry for all those male institutions which have had to adjust. But adjust the law lords did. Of course some stereotyping lived on. Why else was i put in charge of art and interiors when we moved into this building while others were in charge of the more Serious Business of funding, staffing and security . Ifjudge brenda has inspired a Younger Generation to believe in the ideals ofjustice, fairness and equality, and to think that they might put them into practice, judge brenda will retire content. So can i end by wishing you all a very happy and a peaceful christmas . Thank you. Applause. The remarkable lady hail. Learning to play a Musical Instrument is a great thing for a child to do growing up especially if they are keen to learn. But it can be expensive, putting it beyond the reach of some families. When 11 year old andrew garridos mother said they simply couldnt afford a piano, he was determined to find a way to follow his dream. Hes been speaking to my colleague joanna gosling. It was at the height of the financial crisis and i came home one day and asked for piano lessons and that was simply not possible. I googled how to play the piano or Music Lessons and i began to pick up bits of theory. And it was just as the instructor was playing little sort of bits and bobs of music that i was copying them back on the paper keyboard. And it was just by the association that i. Through repetition i began to hear what i was hearing through my headphones just in my head. By the action of playing. That is incredible determination for an 11 year old. What made you so determined . As i started, i began to find this wealth of incredible music. And i think it is something that is really particular to Classical Music where it is just this breadth on the motion of power of strength, feeling. I had not experienced that in any of the other music i was learning. As i was discovering more and more of that, it grips you. It really does. And i had to get into it, really. How long was it before you got to play on an actual piano . I played in piano lessons, eventually. But i was still practising on paper. It was only two years later after i had done the three exams that we finally raised money to pay for a keyboard. It was not until another 11. 5 years that i was able to finally raise money for a piano. You have gone on and made it your career. That is right. Tell us a bit about that, where have you played . In italy, scotland, france. It has been a brilliant experience. There is nothing like the feeling of a live performance, really, and being able to share something that you work on for months and months. You finally get to that point of sharing it with an audience and it is brilliant. Youve showed how determination can lead to actually delivering a dream that you have when it might not seem feasible. What would you say to any other kids out there . Anybody, watching who might have a goal, a dream in mind and think they dont know how to make it happen. I would say two things. If you are a young person and you want to get into music, or anybody, never underestimate yourself. I think the strength of the human mind is an incredible thing. If you think you have given it all, there is just that extra margin. I also think that if you or anybody around anybody who wants to get into music, support them. Never underestimate them. Even if it is just listening to and playing from time to time. That is fine. Andrew garrido talking a little earlier today. What a remarkable story. Much more coming up from two oclock. We will have coverage from washington because later on today is the vote about impeachment. We will have that coming up from two oclock with simon mccoy. Good luck. Lets leave you with a look at the whether. It was a beautiful sunrise captured this morning. A cloud here illuminated by the low rising sign giving this pink colour to the skies. The cloud has been coming in over recent hours. It is turning cloudy across Western Areas. Eastern areas, some sunshine. We have found patches across eastern england, that are slow to left. It will be cold here. After a cold start in scotland, temperatures will struggle. Across north and island england and will, temperatures typically around eight or 11 degrees celsius. They will be places that will struggle to get much above freezing towards the north. This evening we will see strong winds coming in. The dust could reach around 60 or 70 mph around some of the exposed coasts. Later in the night there will be strong winds into the Western Isles for a time. The temperatures will be rising tonight as the southerly winds push mild air towards the north. The max will be nine or 10 degrees. 0ver mild air towards the north. The max will be nine or 10 degrees. Over the next few days, low pressure will be in charge to the west of the uk. It will bring pulses of heavy rain across the country. On thursday the focus of the heaviest falls of rain will be across wales, parts of the midlands and southern england, particularly into the afternoon. For a time, across Northern Ireland across northern parts of scotland temperatures will be nine to 10 degrees. Thursday night the rain wont go towards the north followed by heavier rain. It will be in the southern areas of england midlands and wales. Given that the rain will be falling on saturated ground, increasingly there is a risk of localised surface water flooding. 0n friday, the wet weather will push towards the north. For most of the uk it will be a cooler day. Temperatures pushing back closer to normal. There some milder air still hanging on. It will stay and settle into the weekend and a risk of seeing more rain across the further south of england. That is the weather. Good afternoon, im simon mccoy. Its coming up to two oclock, and we are going to take you over to washington and a special programme as donald trump is set to become the third us president in history to be impeached. This is the scene live in capitol hill, where democratic lawmakers are expected to approve two charges against the republican president. He could then face trial in the senate. We nowjoin katty kay in washington. Welcome to this bbc news special coverage from washington, i am katty kay. It is december 18th 2019 one of those days that will go down in history. Unless something extraordinary happens, this is the day donald trump becomes only the third ever american president to be impeached. He is being charged on two counts abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Under the american constitution, a president can only be impeached if he commits what are called high crimes and misdemeanours. Today the house will vote to say mr trumps behaviour