To stand in the way of a 2nd independence referendum the legal power to call a 2nd vote is held by the u.k. Government of Boris Johnson as head he is opposed but speaking to a newly elected M.P.'s in Dun de sturgeon insisted their strong showing in the election in which the s.n.p. Won 48 of Scotland's 59 seats sent a clear message that the future of the Scottish people must be in their own hands from Dun Di and you can reports. There were cheers by the banks of the tin done deal as Nicholas Sturgeon was greeted by her new and large group of s.n.p. M.P.'s she said it was a watershed election in which the people of Scotland had surely wanted to choose their own future the conservatives may rage against that reality she added but they had to accept it's the u.k. Government made it clear yesterday that it would continue to object to a 2nd Scottish independence referendum but Mr Argent said that won't last impasses tend to break in history in Scotland show is this the break in favor of democracy and Johnson and I can take diametrically opposed positions on the question of independence I think it's best for Scotland he disagrees that's perfectly fine to have that disagreement but ultimately the Democratic East is that it's not for him or for to determine it's the people's fault and to determine that there has been speculation that the Scottish Government may pursue this issue in the courts Sturgeon's said she wouldn't rule out options but I did it shouldn't come to that her exuberant celebrations when joyous Winston lost an eastern Baton sure were also much commented on the 1st Minister said she was celebrating the s.n.p. Victory and had sympathy with the Liberal Democrat leader. A British tourist has been killed in an attempted robbery in Argentina his son was also shot but has survived the attack in Buenos Aires the Foreign Office say they are supporting the men's family Leonardo refer to reports little British tourists were outside the 5 star hotel in the exclusive they were destroyed to win a Xyron as they were approached by 2 men on a motorbike who tried to rob them according to Arjun time needed a 2 tourists fought back and wash out they were taken to a local hospital where their father who was 58 died his 28 year old son suffered a thigh wants attacks by robbers a multiplied snow on the roads are not uncommon in Borno Cyrus the city is generally safe but other foreign tourists have been targeted in the past a Foreign Office spokeswoman said they were supporting the family of the 2 British men and more in touch with your Thor it is him when his Iris negotiations or the u.n. Climate talks in Madrid which was settled to end on Friday a continuing through the night because of serious disagreements between countries in the post of the Chilean government minister leading the negotiations Karina Schmidt has appealed to delegates to agree bold measures to tackle global warming I request all the flexibility all you're straining to find these agri 96 consensus that we need to have an ambitious result. We are almost there it's hard it's difficult but he's worth it. The sticking point to the conference known as c a p 25 is the commitments governments are prepared to make while vulnerable countries want war and Bush's action they have been objections from the biggest polluters our environment correspondent Matt McGraw is that ahead of the Madrid gathering the hope among many delegates was that this would be the conference where countries would recognize the urgency of the science on climate change and agreed to put new pledges on the table by the end of next year despite 2 weeks of intense negotiations the chances of achieving a breakthrough on this question are still in the balance delegates continue to try to bridge the gap between the different groups of countries while the European Union and many small island states have been pushing for ambitious language that would demand new plans from every one large emitters including the Us Australia Brazil and India have objected as well as new pledges there are major arguments over carbon markets and compensation for poorer countries if agreement can't be reached there's the possibility that the conference will be suspended but a last minute low aspiration compromise is still the most likely outcome the former president of Sudan. Has been found guilty of corruption and given a 2 year sentence more than 18000000 pounds worth of foreign currency which he said was a gift from the Saudi royal family was found in Bush's home shortly after he was ousted earlier this year but as our Africa regional editor will rust reports many Sudanese hope who will stand trial for far more serious crimes. Was Omar al Bashir stood inside a metal cage waiting to hear the verdict a crowd of his supporters interrupted the judge to denounce the trial they were swiftly ordered out and the former president was found guilty but he's not due to spend the 2 year sentence in a prison the judge took account of his age and sent the 75 year old to what's known as a social reform center some Sudanese will feel he got off lightly but this corruption trial. It's really a bit of a side show Bashir is also under investigation for his role in the 1989 coup that brought him to power and the shooting dead of protesters earlier this year the big question is whether he'll ever face trial in Sudan or at the International Criminal Court for war crimes committed during his 3 decade rule it seems unlikely because also implicated in the atrocities in places like Darfur and some senior military men who still run the country the family of a 15 year old Cheshire schoolboy it was thought to have been murdered who pay tribute to him as a loving kind loyal and trusting boy Alex Rhonda's body was found outside in the village of Ashley on Friday morning an 18 year old man from the not for the area has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in custody for questioning. Rail passengers are being advised to check train times before they travel tomorrow as major timetable changes are introduced rail companies say journey times will be current services baseball frequent and new routes added due to an investment in infrastructure and carriages but concerns remain over whether there could be disruption as a business correspondent Katie Prescott explains when train timetables which changed in May last year chaos ensued passengers faced cancellations delays and overcrowding so it's no surprise that there's now a certain amount of trepidation around the twice yearly transition Robert Nisbet from the rail delivery group which represents train companies says there have been too successful timetable changes since the disruption in 2018 it didn't go well it went very badly we've learned our lessons and we put together like a task force an assurance task force looking at punctuality and reliability if we think that services could could dent that in any way where pulling them out if these changes are a success some parts of the u.k. Will benefit from faster and more frequent services the electrification of the line between London and Bristol will take 12 minutes off the quickest services with nonstop trains between the 2 cities the Maesteg and Conway lines in Wales will get Sunday services for the 1st time and there will be major improvements on the Scot Rail network with additional trains in Northeast Scotland and more carriages between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The u.k. The u.s. And Canada or warning their citizens to exercise caution if they plan to visit northeastern India because of protests there against a controversial new citizenship law 2 people have been killed in the demonstrations this week is us have Asia editor Joe McQuaid ring in issuing its new warning to travelers the Foreign Office cited reports of violent protest in northeast India especially on Tripper tensions that are still high after clashes on Thursday between thousands of demonstrators and the security forces in West Bengal today protesters set fire to buses and railway stations and blocked major roads with burning tires the new law paves the way for migrants from neighboring countries to claim citizenship on the grounds of religious persecution but although it includes Hindus Christians and there was of other major faiths it excludes Muslims tens of thousands of people have been taking part in a rally in Rome to protest against the Italian far right party the league the demonstrators saying anti fascist songs and waved cardboard sardines a reference to the nickname given to their movement and the tactic of crowding into town squares like fish in a tin our own correspondent Mark Lowen was at the gathering. Be calm and I am well they got them name by packing the squares tightly across Italy and today the Saudi movement has done is again tens of thousands have gathered here in Rome singing their anthem the empty fascist song Bella town calling for resistance against the hard right policies of mafiosos Bibi this began just a month ago as a flash mob against Mr Salvini in the northern city of bologna and the spreading credibly fast across the country a popular uprising against populism by those who feel the ghosts of its recent Marxist past are returning we want to demonstrate that we are here and the other half of Middle East is here we don't like being. And what he's representing at the moment. Resents a part of Italians that did not wake up from fascism and we are here to prove that some entirely and how we are leaving the deep and black aids here illegally so I think my work here is to stand up for everyone's right and he's I think it's everyone's here main purpose today. Looking out across this sea of sun Deans there are no political flags just pictures of fish as they sing the national anthem and call for respect for the core values of democracy they aim to stop what they were Salvini winning a key regional election next month which could prompt national elections in which he could triumph they hope the tide is turning against populism here and the South Dean's writing as. One of the Premier League's biggest stars Arsenal's Mesut Ozil has publicly criticized China for its treatment of the weak as the country's Muslim minority the club which has as has extensive business interests in China has distanced itself from the comments he's done McManus at least a 1000000 people have been imprisoned joining China's crackdown on its weak a minority Beijing it says the high security cams are educational facilities but accounts of torture have emerged and it's claimed the camps are really an attempt to impose a secular identity on the way because aside from Turkey most Muslim majority countries have state silence on the issue writing on social media ask those measured Ozil described the way goes as warriors who resist persecution and said that the silence of their Muslim brothers would be remembered for years in response also posted a message on the Chinese platform way bore saying the club was nonpolitical and calling comments his personal opinion but those ills remarks have angered many Chinese football fans some of whom. Colfer a ban on all schools games being the club has other business interests in the country aside from a chain of restaurants and sponsorship deals it's also office training for football coaches and has a Mandarin language website Liverpool have extended their lead to the top of the Premier League One in Rugby Union there were impressive victories for Saracens and then store in the European Champions Cup with the details his Katie Smith manager Yogen club says it was in the prettiest but at this stage in the season it's the points that Massa Liverpool are sitting on a 10 point question atop the Premier League after they beat Wafa to nail the pool Captain Jordan Henderson had particular praise for his goalkeeper Alison Baca Yeah he was brilliant you know when he was called upon to meet some great series as he always does maybe you want to see more as well overall if it was going to be going to be delighted with a 3 point well as for what foot it was their 1st game under new manager Nigel Pearson and despite remaining bottom of the Premier League and says he's already seen qualities in his squad he can walk with a whirl of positives in terms of our level of performance and the players are really bitterly disappointed that we've been unable to convert chances in and really make a more difficult a difficult game for Liverpool but I think they'll know they've been in the game today for show meanwhile 2nd place Leicester had to settle for a 11 draw with struggling nor at last I had won their previous 8 league games heading into Saturday's fixed up with the boss Brendan Rodgers admits they one up their best this time lesson that the president absolutely brilliant and when you are on one and run we believe that you're going to win every single game but of course it's very very difficult but which is weren't quite the level that we would need to be today against say that I know they're doing the bottom for you know how of threats and like I say they defended very very well nor is manager Daniel Farkas says the result might have been different had his strike a teammate picky not played the 2nd half with a suspected broken toe. Well but consult a tough time because it seems like he has effect on this and is told what he wants to go for on if someone has some pretty sure if you would be a to stop for this level he would have converted one of us a chance in the 2nd half to score 2nd goal but says a lot about the character of my team that he wants to go for the on and I use a strong Nettie's from Finland and for that I'm not too concerned also for next week's all top 4 contenders Chelsea have now lost 4 of their last 5 league games so his side go down one nil to Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge there's a point in obviously to lose your home I know when I was born I'm here with clients at the fair and they got the numbers behind the boat and then the onus is on us to buy them down we weren't good enough at doing that and if you don't do that you leave yourself open certify that I might go from a set piece or from a break and then I happened so it's a story that we've had everybody say that John flex gold twice as Sheffield United be Aston Villa to nail him move them up to fit in the table he's convinced though that his team mate David McColl has got goals on the way to the strikers play 14 times to Sheffield United in the Premier League this season but he's yet to find the net yes he's been amazing for us I'm sure his goal coming week if you try form and it keeps changing. If you don't do the more games against it the crash will come elsewhere but only be new cos one nil and West Ham came away from Southampton with a win of the same school I'm in the Scottish Premiership new hot spots Daniel stand up again with defeat they lost one mil to send Johnston Meanwhile up to 3rd with a one no win. In the Championship West Bromwich finished the weekend on top that's after they beat 32 and Leeds United 333 at home against Cardiff City came from 3 goals down to take point Meanwhile the German Club Hertha Berlin says they walked off the pitch in an under 16 game at our back because of several of their plays suffering multiple racial insults at the Berlin say there are moments when football is secondary to us racism must have no place in our society in where breezier paean Champions Cup full time when his lengths to have qualified for the cause. Finals with 2 group games to spare they Suresh the Premiership leaders Northampton 5021 with a one trick of tries by Kerry ring rise defending champion Saracens be minutes to 156 it means both sides can still make the last 8 however the game was mauled by a mass Sproule among the players in the 2nd half Saracens director of rugby mama Cole says it started as an exchange of words as far as I know. The team said something to be true. Elsewhere in the Champions Cup Conex run in a late try to beat Gloucester Meanwhile Glasgow Warriors are all but out now it's off to losing against La Rochelle in Steve. Allen in the semifinal of the Scottish Open in a final frame decider Hilmi Mark Selby in the final he David Gill but a marathon runner will pick up the world sports star of the Year award at the b.b.c. Sports Personality of the year on Sunday evening the Kenyan became the 1st person to run a marathon in under 2 hours in October he was voted the win ahead of all the global greats including Tiger Woods Simone Biles and make a repeat Casey Smith. The former Emmerdale actor Kevin Fletcher has won this year's Strictly Come Dancing out of being drafted into the b.b.c. Series as a last minute replacement in his professional partner to abuse a top the public vote after competing in the final against the t.v. Presenter creams are a while and the actress in the bottom line to tame and correspondent Lisa was watching 3 months ago Calvin Fletcher was a last minute addition to the programme celebrity line up replacing an injured contestant and I cannot reveal the Strictly Come Dancing and. He's now the Strictly Come Dancing champion after his and his dance partners performances off a rumba a somber underside dogs the actor who appeared on the i.t.v. Soap opera Emmerdale for 20 years said he was honored to have been done in this year's winner and. Good. Friend such a privilege to be and I think this show represents everything that is a measure of this country I think the people personify what it was great and it's just been an absolute privilege for. The other finalists on the show where I'm about and who plays honey Mitchell in East Enders and Koreans are o.-l. Who appears on the children's channel c.b.c. The result was decided by votes from the public Strictly Come Dancing now more than 15 years old remains one of T.V.'s most popular shows it's still regularly attracts audience he's up more than 10000000 for us a significant achievement at a time when traditional dealing is slowly declining partly because younger people are increasingly turning to streaming services for their television entertainment Well let's take a 1st look at the Sunday papers and a number of front pages carry photographs capturing the moment Boris Johnson along with the rest of the country found out he was heading for a. Landslide election victory 10 pm on Thursday when the findings of the exit poll were revealed the Mail on Sunday describes how the prime minister leapt to his feet shouted with joy and was congratulated by his beaming girlfriend Kerry Simmons it was it says the moment the gamble of Doris's life paid off the Sunday Telegraph reports the Mr Johnson is planning a dramatic overhaul of Whitehall in a drive to demonstrate that his government works for the people it says his chief a dominant Cummings will spearhead radical reforms of the civil service including a review of the processes for hiring and firing officials to ensure the prime minister's agenda has delivered the paper and to the Downing Street has dismissed suggestions from Brussels and conservative remainders that having secured a majority that ends his reliance on hard line breaks it is Mr Johnson will now angle for a closer trading relationship with the e.u. . According to The Sunday Times or to a 3rd of the cabinet face the sack in a February reshuffle after the u.k. Has left the e.u. So that fresh faces can be brought in to create a transformative government focused on the needs of working class voters inside is a quoted as saying new ministers will be chosen based on their ability to drive change rather than because they are good media performers but the Sunday Times in the Sunday Express say the Queen's speech on Thursday will in shrine in law a commitment to boost spending on the n.h.s. By 34000000000 pounds by 2024. Writing in The Observer Jeremy Corbyn says he takes his share of responsibility for Labour's heavy election defeat describing the outcome as desperately disappointing he argues that the party paid a price for a bricks of policy seen by some as an attempt to straddle the divide between remain as and leavers and by others as wanting to rerun the referendum but Mr Coburn who's indicated he will step down in the spring also defends his record he insists that on many issues labor had the right answers and suggested the party would have won had breaks it not dominated. Tributes have been paid to the Emmerdale actress Sheila Messi has died at the age of 100 she played and he sucked in a round whose family the show was build from the 1st episode in 172 until 1904 the British paper was called her the very definition of a matriarch Simon Jones look back at her life. To make him feel in this place Cup here you are. In her role as Annie Sugden Sheila Mercia dispensed tea in advice while dealing with numerous crises on the farm she was in the soap from its launch in 1972 how come Lord all knowing all part of the family and women are found to get work in it born in Hull Sheila Mercia had a prominent career on the stage working with her brother surprise and Rix before joining Emmerdale However Peggy. To tell Joe about him on t.v. Said Sheila Mercia embodied many of the virtues of the character she played she was hardworking determined down to earth and didn't suffer fools gladly she continued to make guess the parents is until 2009 when Annie attended the funeral of her son Jack Ass and here. I need a few minutes until the current stars of the show have pay tribute clacking who plays Kim Tate described Sheila Mercia as the beating heart of Emmerdale. Stuart has become the oldest male solo artist to have a number one album in the u.k. Any with your in my heart orchestral versions of some of his greatest hits for weeks shy of his 75th birthday Sarah beats the previous record holder Paul Simon by 3 months the headlines again. Boris Johnson has celebrated his general election victory with a visit to Tony Blair's old seat in County Durham telling cheering supporters they change the political landscape the Conservative Party and the country for good. Jeremy Corbin's close ally John McDonnell the architect of Labour's radical economic policy has confirmed that he is leaving the shadow cabinet. A British tourist has been killed in an attempted robbery near luxury hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires his son was also shot but survived negotiations at the u.n. Climate talks in Madrid which were shuttled to end on Friday are continuing through the night because of serious disagreements between countries b.b.c. News. The news read this evening by. We have a modern day twist on the Christmas story in a few minutes before that they map Tyler How's the weather forecast for us getting out there Tom very good morning to a bit of a Christmas Eve theme to the weather in some respects and a bit of snow tonight in some areas before we look to that let's look back at Saturday the 24 hours up to 6 o'clock this evening the warmest of all with some areas in hours of city and also going see on the Channel Islands $10.00 Celsius coldest by day was dealt with in $2.00 Celsius wettest was Millport in North Asia $22.00 millimeters of rain and sunniest was thorny island in West Sussex with 5.5 hours of sunshine in total and the best the sunshine was through the afternoon but was at sunset all the showers really did get going have been quite lively this evening some heavy with hail thunder sleet and indeed some snow particular over the hills and some of those are continue through the night at the moment the moment some heavy showers across East Anglia in the far south east of England they will gradually clear away with the gusty winds but it will mean blustery through the night shows will continue to feed in many parts and particular through North Wales northern England Scotland and Northern Ireland on the hills will be a covering of snow for some of you to take you into the start of Sunday morning and between those shows clear skies that means temperatures will drop away but a frost around particular from Mid Wales and the north midlands northwards and with a ground damp icy conditions to start the day 2 so into Sunday we go for details we'll start with England and Wales 1st of all want to the overnight shows will continue so some blustery winds with it as well May the shows it will fade away in for most of you bulk of the day if not all the day will be dry was some good long sunny spells but during the afternoon southern and western areas of England Wales the showers will return again and once more some of those could be heavy with hail thunder sleet and eventually a little bit Hill snow too and it's all going to be a blustery day on Sunday you know the winds not as strong as today and we will finish the day across southwest Wales Devon and cool my. With gales developing once more temperatures across some southern counties of England $9.00 to $10.00 Celsius at best to the north of England only around 4 or 5 degrees f. And over and the chilly day in store I see had slippery start for some of you but actually the winds are strong through Sunday as they have been through Saturday some good long sunny spells and shows few and far between most places would be dry but again it will be rather chilly temperatures only around $2.00 to $5.00 Celsius as for Scotland Well the wintry flurries will continue through the day here in their particular core some central parts of Scotland the eastern areas and to the circulator some good sunny spells will develop probably a dry and brighter day compared to today but around the Hebrides will see the winds pick up later touching gale force if not severe gale force as we head towards the end of the afternoon and into the evening temperatures across Scotland around 2 to 6 degrees Let's take you through Sunday night into Monday again some frost and I surrender showers become more widespread once again to take it to the night and the window becomes strong but Monday itself will miss a few showers around across England and Wales still quite wintry across Scotland in parts of Northern Ireland with strong to kill force winds and then more the way of wetter weather and stronger winds to develop u.k. Wide as we go through the week top Many thanks. And settlements to one will have the Shipping Forecast shipping bonus and indeed if that is of use to you 1st hear on b.b.c. Radio 4 a new short story for Radio manmade miracle written and read by the NASA. Now. A Christmas Alfred lay dead in the shopping center with his lifeless form pitiful amongst the grotto sparkling sleighs and fakes now. Paul McCartney dribbled in the speakers and. Santa sat in the center of the chaos smug and squat as allowed fart the other elves grinned wide cheeks fat arms laden with presents for all the good little boys and girls. A young boy ran up to the dead out unaccompanied and expensively dress his light up train as were a silent disco beneath him he exuded the spiky insolence of a child and acquainted with the brute justice of a rubber slipper but such was the soft roll of the British parent the boy reared his foot back and kicked the elf hard in the ribs breathless with glee. The lights in his shoes blinking on and off with each to. Their. Betty watched from a safe distance coaxing the embers of smugness in her chest. Only in England she thought. A young girl with a name badge rushed over shooing the boy away with frantic flapping arms he sauntered off smacking the worker righted the out statue so it stood up once again the scene of carnage was restored to a sterile festive chair. Betty stuffed her hands into her bookings walked on and out into the high street. Her mission was simple. She would buy ingredients for small raised no crackers No you log no bloody tinsel it was just her and her son as it had been for the past 5 years no need for pomp and circumstance after all it was his father who'd insisted on turkey with all the trimmings the tree and the stockings the Christmas cake with its thick sickly wall of icing but a big turkey for 2 is ridiculous and leftovers always rotted faster than she could eat them by herself a roast chicken she knew would do just fine. The beacon of Tesco glowing sign grew ever closer Familia as an old friend waving from a distant East move things matted gave life its reliable rhythms the shop she trusted the vege io she could navigate with her eyes closed a quiet meal with a son she saw twice a year if that a son a bucktoothed boy who had moved into a stoic man as if by stealth her son he'd asked for his father every day for 3 years until one day he didn't and only when he stopped did her heart go about the slow business of breaking excuse me Miss Betty looked down to where the voice had come from then those dreaded words sparely change nestled in a makeshift nest of blankets was a homeless woman her eyes was startling there was nothing furtive in her gaze it met its target and stayed there almost threatening in its openness she saw Betty and it seemed Betty had no choice but to see her you know right pardon you just look at his plate his 000 just a little tired I think I'm afraid I haven't any change want to see anything all day . Betty was a proud woman the weight of pity was too heavy so she was left with creeping discussed a primal urge to put as much distance between her and poverty as possible Betty tried to escape into the bright lights of Tesco but the woman continued talking we were light then I don't smoke said Betty barely suppressing a sniff of disapproval the woman rolled a cigarette across just soft a knowing smile tugging at her cheeks her ease with the scenario was unnerving she behaved as if they were old school pals gossiping over coffee underneath Betty's irritation some other unnamable feeling lingered it you have further into the moment or get on a gold chain round the woman's neck hung the name Faith she tucked the unlit cigarette behind her ear you look at that sorry sprogs little ins bundles of joy Betty bristled but then she tried to recall the last time someone had asked after her life her mind grasped the voices of friends that hadn't called since the leaves it turned yellow no one had shown this much interest in her in months but even our own son. Of a grown up son his name is Adam a lot that I mind biblical in it I think I'll go for something like that for market you have children this be my 1st almost 7 months now Faith said proudly stroking at her concave stomach but he wasn't sure she'd heard correctly a nice trickle down her spine like melting ice the names from the Bible are the best my mum's Well religious That's why she called me faith you live in any given I reckon for boy would you think Faith looked up patiently waiting to hear Betty's opinion think you're insane but he thought delusional deranged maybe even dangerous Joshua It's a good name. The words left Betty's mouth of their own accord it means God is salvation Oh yeah faith chuckled has meant that mom would prefer spy herself but she felt important that her words had shifted the direction of the wind you know I've been a mom yes though I don't know if I still am why he doesn't live with you anymore a pause hung between them quivering Betty's hands unclenched inside her pockets Well I used to know what he ate for every meal because it was me that cooked it for him I picked out his clothes his shoes I wiped him when he wet the bed I sensed he was about to cry before is a little new to start quivering but now I don't know where he is or who is with and he tells me so am I still a mother I don't know if it's a thing you are perhaps it's a thing you do and when there's nothing left to do what then Fay flicked up at Betty with something kind of them pity still Betty felt colder alone on the street pouring ourself into the cup of Faith's confidence teetering at its brim about you son a dog. Betty had once felt sure that he did though she wasn't the perfect mother and he was far from the perfect son this Christmas he would stay for just 2 nights then spend Boxing Day with his girlfriend him she hadn't been introduced to next time he was a shorter Auburn around this time in his thin promises he took right after his father . He had abandoned them exactly he still called every now and then from back home sent cards made vague promises of returning it was a kindness of sorts she thought he still dangled the string on which she gladly hung her fantasies every united family she kept the house clean. His arm chair angled towards the window so you could watch the world go by in the fridge a bottle of his favorite beer thing is with me face blurted and I know it sounds mad but I'm special I want to tell people that and believe me but I promise you I ain't never done anything with a man I always knew I didn't do that to me and now wander off of must so well I'm good as dead they got inside you and they put everything out of you in a Betty nodded she bent down to her and faith were I to I despite her aching back and the indignity of squatting so close to the ground. So few months ago things got really really bad the place I usually stay out fell through and well I was going to go with this guy and do what I told you I don't pay people judge but you've been in it you don't know you never know what you do in this cold just to get 2 hours sleep is not on a bench or in a doorway so I went with this guy decent guy he told me 50 quid one time I said fine but right as he was taken off my clothes I knew or can go through with it and he lost it so I crying and telling me he loved me they just wanted me to touch him not know what that's like when you've been talked out and pushed around and look for the bait Nobody touched you nicely in days weeks months so wild him and cry for must been an hour other than he was going to be all right but they had to let me go so he let me go and thank God because for most girls that story goes very different. But after I was alone at the bus stop freaking out I didn't have the money I needed and this is where it gets mad but I'm telling you exactly how it happened it was this voice right just by my calm and it said Faith you are chosen you have a precious life inside you a perfect beautiful life they'll undo all the wrong you've ever done and all the pain you've ever caused they'll take all the hate from this world in Castaway Betty remembered holding Adam in her arms in the hospital bed the flood of love the dizzying terror of responsibility she had a voice speak to her then to the voice of God she'd once been a woman of tremendous faith you can feel it too right I'm special you know I'm not crazy don't you Betty nodded her cheeks inexplicably wet she so desperately wanted to believe here feel Him Faith reached out to Betty the feel of her paper a hand over hers tilted everything off its axis for him Betty into sudden panic let go but he said trying to loosen her hand from face grip Excuse me madam is this woman bothering me a birdie security guard emerged from inside Tesco people were starting to stop and stare please just feel she placed Betty's hands firmly on her stomach Betty gasped where they'd been nothing but baggy fabric was now a proud globe of skin ripe with life she looked at Faith who filthy hands and gentle face she was a miracle a terror too good perhaps to be true. Under Betty's palm she felt the unmistakable kick of a baby's foot she ripped her hand away as if she'd been scolded Madam I'm going to need you to step back plays the security guard was moving between them placing his large hand firmly on faith shoulders get your hands off me look we've told you about rushing customs all arresting anyone having a private conversation please just step away I told you to get your filthy hands off Faith went to push the man but he grabbed her delicate wrists and held them. A small crowd gathered around some recording the scene on their phones if you don't calm down you don't know what the police guy had told about the place other than you assaulted a pregnant woman pregnant not this again tell them faith twisted her body to catch Betty's I tell them why a liar was faith a lie over she mad if she was mad that Shorty met Betty was to faith break free of the gods grip and reach out for Betty who reached back. Miracles a man made things found wherever they are sought. Some believe in saints or Santa Claus some worship the brute rewards of violence others the quiet constant hope for salvation even the Virgin Mary had to lie in squalor as she bore a miracle for the while the kind the cruel the fat the found oh a house under the same sky. Betty would always remember the grip of Faith's hand how firm it felt even as it was pulled away by life's forceful current. But they both come on as long as they could as the night the silent. Then her. And finally. Still. Their old. Man made miracle was written and performed by Vanessa It was directed in Bristol by Becky Ripley. I. And now the shipping forecast issued by the Met Office on behalf of the maritime and Coastguard Agency a double 015 on Sunday the 15th of December there are warnings of gales in forty's forth dog German bites Humber Thames Dover White's Portland Plymouth Biscay Fitzroy So Monday Fastnet Irish say Shannon Hebrides Bailey feral Pharaoh's and southeast Iceland's the general synopsis at one i.w. Love pharaohs 965 expected Hebrides 973518 w. Sunday low Malin 972 expected Viking 987 by same time low Shannon 979 expected something in Sweden 982 By that time new live expected China 981 by one w. Sunday. The area forecast for the next 24 hours Viking in north of Syria cyclonic $4.00 to $6.00 rain all showers moderate south and Syrah cyclonic becoming southwesterly $4.00 to $6.00 rain showers good occasionally pull forty's Southwest 6 to Gale 8 decreasing 4 or 5 showers good chroma City West backing south 4 to 6 showers good 4th Southwest 6 to Gale 8 decreasing 4 or 5 showers good time in west or southwest 5 to 7 showers good. Dog or west or southwest 6 to Gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 of Versed rain all showers good occasionally moderate Fisher cyclonic 6 to Gale 8 becoming West 5 all 6 rain or showers good occasionally poor German bite west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 6 later rain all showers good occasionally pull Humber Thames Dover white Portland Plymouth West to Southwest 6 to Gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 of 1st school he showers good occasionally poor Biscay Southwest 6 to Gale 8 decreasing 4 or 5 occasional rain moderate occasionally poor Trafalgar southeast Fitzroy westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 occasionally 7 at 1st occasional rain good occasionally pull Northwest Fitzroy south westerly 6 to Gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 of 1st showers pull. So Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea west or southwest 6 to Gail 8 occasionally 9 of 1st showers good occasionally pull Shannon so iconic 7 to severe gale 9 showers pour Rockall Mallon cyclonic 5 to 7 perhaps Gale 8 later rain or showers moderate Opal Hebrides Bailey north or northwest becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 wintry showers good occasionally poor Fair Isle Pharaoh's site Onyx 6 to Gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 a 1st in Pharaoh's showers occasional rain good occasionally pro se Iceland northerly 70 s of a gale 9 occasional sleet good occasionally pull. Now for the weather reports from coastal stations for 23 double lie Tyree automatic west northwest 319 miles 976 rising slowly Stornoway southwest by West 3 recent rain 32 miles 973 rising more slowly Loic south southwest 3 intermittent slight rain 9 miles 903 rising more slowly wake automatic west by south to 27 miles 97 to rising slowly Lukas west southwest 6 recent rain 24 miles 975 rising slowly boomer south by east 114 miles 980 rising slowly Bridlington south southwest 5983 falling quickly. Greenwich light vessel automatic south southwest and 85 miles 990 falling quickly St Catharines point automatic south west by West 6988 falling quickly Jersey Southwest 6 recent rain 7 miles 993 falling more slowly channel light vessel automatic west southwest 85 miles 991 now rising silly automatic west by south 7 recent rain 19 miles 991 rising Milford Haven west by south 619 miles 985 now rising hour Porth west southwest 7 recent rain 22 miles 984 now rising Valley southwest by West 5 moderate showers 2 miles 980 falling more slowly Liverpool Crosby Southsoutheast 3 recent precipitation 15 miles 981 to fall in quickly Valentia west by south 7 moderate drizzle 7 miles 985 Rising Runnels way north by East 3 recent showers 13 miles 909 falling more slowly Malin Head south west by West 5 recent drizzle 14 miles 978 Falling Slowly. My gran issue automatic southwest by West 66 miles 978 rising slowly. Now to the weather forecast for the Ensure waters of Great Britain and Northern Ireland valid for the following 24 hours the general situation areas of low pressure will be embedded within a southwesterly airflow across the United Kingdom bringing gales and severe gales to some areas Cape Raftery Raftery had including Orkney cyclonic becoming South $4.00 to $6.00 occasionally 7 of 1st showers good Raftery head to bear upon Tweed south westerly $5.00 to $7.00 occasionally Gale 8 at 1st in South varying westerly $4.00 to $6.00 then backing southerly for 5 later showers good Beric upon tweeds to Whitby west or southwest 5 or 6 occasionally 7 at 1st like in South later showers good will be 2 dribbles a point south or southwest 4 to 6 theory west 6 to Gail 8 backing Southwest 5 to 7 later showers rain at 1st good occasionally moderate at 1st to both the points north fall and westerly or southwesterly 6 to Gale 8 banking southerly 5 to 7 later showers rain at 1st good occasionally moderates 1st. Not followed to sell see Bill southwesterly very westerly for a time Ok late or severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7 later schoolie showers sundry rain at 1st good occasionally poor of 1st Selsey bill to Lyme Regis West backing Southwest Gale late or severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7 later schoolie showers rain at 1st and east good occasionally poor of 1st in East Lyme Regis to Land's End including the Isles of Scilly West backing Southwest Gale 8 or severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7 later schoolie showers good. Plans entity's in David's head including the Bristol Channel West backing Southwest Gale 8 or severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7 later schoolie showers good so David's head to great on heading clearing St George's Channel west 6 to Gale 8 occasionally severe gale 9 a 1st missed in David's head backing Southwest 6 to go lights school the showers good grades will head to the mouth of Galloway westerly force a 6 pack you southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 perhaps going away to later rain or shows good occasionally people. Isle of Man West 5 or 6 biking Southwest 4 or 5 occasionally 6 later showers good luck to calling for a lot westerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic later 4 to 6 rain or showers good occasionally pull Mala Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde a North Channel westerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic later 4 to 6 rain or showers good occasionally pull Moloch entire to our number one point west or northwest for increasing 5 or 6 backing Southwest forces 6 rain or showers good occasionally poor. Merkin points to Cape Wrath West backing Southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 to Gale 8 backing South 5 to 7 later showers good Shetland Isles southeast varying Southwest 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less for a time showers occasional rain later good occasionally moderate later and that completes the shipping bulletin and it brings us to the end of our days broke us in here on b.b.c. Radio 4 it's now Saturday the 15th of December on the stage in 1837 Dijon in France the engineer Alexandra Gustave fell was born so say the date of the death of Walt Disney He died in 1966 aged 65. I so much hope such a positive message the song really represents our family's recovery the new series of soul music the 1st time ever heard Coventry Caro was without a doubt the most powerful piece of theatre either the song. 'd 'd the box or sums up my story my life and the lives of so many people soul music on b.b.c. Radio full chills every time Wednesday mornings at 9. Thank you for your company this evening this is Tom Saunders in Broadcasting House in London regime you a safe and peaceful nice good night. Hello I'm sure layered Welcome to the world this week the program the tells you how the world has changed in the past 7 days this was the week when the u.k. Voted in the BRICs it election the result a huge majority for the conservatives led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson this election being is that getting Brits it done is now the irrefutable irresistible all arguable decision of the British people for the main opposition Labor party's worst result in decades its leader generally called and said he'll be stepping down a but not quite yet I will discuss with our party to ensure there is a process now of reflection on this result and on the policies that the party will take going forward as political shock waves roll through Scotland in Northern Ireland will assess the prospects of the breakup of the u.k. What this election means for Europe and the rest of the world all that after this Hello I'm Julie Candler with the b.b.c. News the Chilean government minister leading un climate talks in Madrid has appealed to delegates to show flexibility as they struggle to reach agreement on crucial measures needed to tackle global warming as negotiations continue through the night Carolina Schmidt said the outcome needed to be ambitious we are almost there it's hard it's difficult but he's worth it. I specially need you but people you know what countries need us. I hope that all. Their hard work that we have been doing really in these 2 whole weeks is worth that only if we have an ambitious result the European Union and small island states vulnerable to climate change are pushing for stronger emissions cuts commitments some of the biggest polluters say they see no need to change their current plans. Dozens of demonstrators have been wounded in Beirut as clashes between riot police and protesters continued into the night Aryan skippers reports the trouble started when masked men attacked anti-government protesters staging a sit in at Martyr Square security forces intervened forcing out the anti-government protesters who then tried to breach steel barriers near parliament in the ensuing clashes police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and chased and beat protesters who were hurling stones hospital sources say dozens of demonstrators were treated more than 20 police are said to have been her to Lebanon has seen a wave of demonstrations against economic mismanagement by the ruling elite forcing the resignation of the prime minister sad really police in Albania have arrested 9 people on suspicion of murder and abuse of power over the collapse of buildings in last month's deadly earthquake investigators say breaches in building standards were to blame for many of the deaths party McQUIRE reports 51 people died in late November 6 point 4 magnitude quake the strongest to hit Albania in decades it caused dozens of structures to collapse prosecutors have a sheet 17 arrest warrants for builders engineers and officials suspected of breaching safety standards to those arrested on murder charges and hotels that fell in the port city of duress one of the places hardest hit by the earthquake police said both hotels had been built illegally since the fall of communism in 1990 illegal construction has been rife in Albania forensic experts in Colombia say they're looking for the bodies of at least 50 people buried in our marked graves at a cemetery in the northwest of the country the authorities say they were civilians murdered by soldiers during the conflict with rebels in 2008 it emerged that members of the Colombian security forces regularly killed poor sick civilians and claimed they were rebels Well the news from the b.b.c. . The leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party which suffered a crushing defeat in Thursday's general election as his sister that he won the arguments on climate change will stare at the end corporate power writing in The Observer newspaper Jeremy Corbin expressed regret for the Labor defeat but stopped short of apologizing insisted he'd been successful in rewriting the terms of the political debate hundreds of supporters of Sudan's former leader Omar al Bashir of hell protests in Khartoum against his conviction on corruption charges the demonstrators say the trial was politically motivated Mr al Bashir His lawyer says he will appeal $100.00 has she has more this is not the only case that is going to be brought against him there are many other cases at the moment he's going investigation for the crew that was carried in 1900 that brought him to power there is another case looking into the killing of protesters from December 28th in to the 11th of April 29000 when the army actually deposed him there is no mention yet of the process against humanity that were perpetrated therefore Argentina's new left wing government has issued a decree raising export taxes on many a good cultural products including soybeans wheat and corn farmers will now have to pay 9 percent on the value of their eggs.