seven! seven! tributes pour in for the former head judge of strictly and king of the catchphrase, len goodman, who s died aged 78. he had no understanding ofjust how big he was, how much people loved him. in my own house we still never use the word seven, we say seven differently. he changed a whole number for so many of us. how a third of government money for extra school tutoring after the covid lockdown still hasn t been spent. and with just under two weeks until the coronation, a bbc poll suggests less than a third of18 21i year olds want the monarchy to continue. and coming up on bbc news: the draw for the sixth round of rugby league s challenge cup will take place shortly on the bbc. 16 teams go into the hat to see who will play whom in the ties in may. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the head of the un has called on the security council to do all it can to pull sudan back from what he called a catastrophic conflagration which could engulf the whole re
world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia the home secretary tells police chiefs that common sense policing must take priority over diversity and inclusion initiatives as she sets out her priorities for her crime cutting agenda. hello and welcome. the government has defended its sweeping range of tax cuts from criticism that they favour the better off. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng s package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny moves the government say will promote growth. the institute for fiscal studies says the richest who pay the most tax will benefit most. our political correspondent helen catt reports. it s an all out attempt to grow the economy with the biggest tax cuts in four decades. at spitalfields market in east london, they are taking stock of a mini budget that s signalled a massive shift in political direction.
Apparently, because within hours of that announcement, 98 of all rooms we re that announcement, 98 of all rooms were fully booked. I gather up prices have soared as high as £620 per night. I know i will be the reporting on it. From the point of view of viewers. Reporting on it. From the point of view of viewers. I will take a dawn train to windsor. They will wa nt dawn train to windsor. They will want this story, between now and the wedding itself, not just want this story, between now and the wedding itself, notjust the day itself, you are going to be overwhelmed with it. Im mostly reporting on brexit, which will not surprise you. But there is no doubt that we will be covering this as well. There is great interest in rural stories. And of course we a global channel. The express have this story, a free glossy calendar they have been upstaged its mid december they have been upstaged its middecember cant wait lets get to the story of the night. The result of the strictly come dancing. W
And the series. Euro 2017 strictly come dancing finalists. A Record Number of people tuned in to watch the strictly final last night well discuss who waltzed away with the glitterball. And all the weekend weather. Quite the next day, some areas called with some fog. Further west, the next day, some areas called with some fog. Furtherwest, rain the next day, some areas called with some fog. Further west, rain moving in. Some areas are cool. Good morning. First, our main story. Every worker aged 18 or over will begin saving into a workplace pension unless they opt out. Thats under government plans being unveiled today. At the moment, employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over into a pension plan if they earn more than £10,000 a year. Ministers say they want to reduce the minimum age to 18 a move that could affect around 900,000 young people. But the changes wont kick in until the mid 2020s, as our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. Olly browning is 21 and, like many young people
After warnings about a busybody approach to anti social behaviour, the government issues new guidance for councils in england and wales. A very good morning. In sport, a late goal damages Manchester Uniteds slim title hopes. They draw 2 2 at leicester, leaving them 13 points behind Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City. And louise has the weather. It isa it is a rather grey, dell, damp story this Christmas Eve for england and wales but wet and windy further north and west. More details later. Good morning. First, our main story. A relief operation is under way in the philippines, where almost 200 people are known to have died in flash flooding and mudslides. The president of the philippines will today visit communities devastated by Tropical Storm tembin. Sarah corker reports. In the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous. Ropes are all these villagers have to pull each other to safety. Storm tembin tore through mindanao, the philippines second largest is