Welcome to bbc news. The authorities in the philippines say more than 180 people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by a major Tropical Storm. Scores of people are missing and tens of thousands have been forced to leave their homes. The countrys second largest island, mindanao, was worst affected. Local Officials Say many residents had ignored warnings to leave vulnerable coastal areas. 0ur correspondent andy moore has the latest. Clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. There was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. In a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise. The authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and river banks. Many of the casualties were on the main southern island, mindanao. This man said houses were getting flooded but people couldnt escape, so they got caught in the strong currents a
Christmas messages. The Prime Minister highlighted the courage and dedication of the Emergency Services who responded to the Grenfell Tower fire and terrorist attacks in manchester and london. The messages also call on people to look out for Vulnerable People including the homeless over the festive period. Plans to scrap the armys crest and the slogan be the best have been halted by the defence secretary, gavin williamson. According to the mail on sunday, a leaked internal Army Document suggested the slogan was regarded as dated and elitist. The mod says mr williamson believes the army to be the best of the best and had put the proposals on hold. Rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering programme. 260 projects across england, scotland and wales will lead to numerous station closures over the festive period. Many of britains mainline routes will also be shut or running reduced services over the coming
And in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back on a momentous year for science. 0ne looking back on a momentous year for science. One that sort of fantastic 20 year finale to a mission to saturn. And louise has the weather. It isa it is a rather grey, dull, damp story this christmas eve. That is for england and wales. Wet and windy further north. More later. Good morning. First our main story. A relief operation is under way in the philippines where nearly 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 the pull each other to safety. Storm tembin tore through mindanao, the philippines second largest island of home to 20 million people. Flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities and washed away homes. And with m
He hits his eighth hat trick of 2017 and breaks the record for the most premier League Goals Scored in a calendar year as tottenham thrash southampton. Englands misery continues down under. They have it all to do after david warner hits a century on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. And might bite wins the days feature race, the king george the sixth, to give trainer Nicky Henderson a big race double at kempton. Hello and welcome to sportsday. What a year its been for harry kane, his hattrick helping Tottenham Hotspur thrash southampton 5 2 at wembley today. And it sees the spurs striker breaking records both at home and across europe. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks was watching. Boxing day is a time when most struggle to move from our sofas, but there was no such christmas slump for harry kane. When danny rose was fouled just outside the box, Christian Eriksens ensuing free kick landed plumb on harrys head. Here goes eriksen. Its in alan shearers premier league goals r
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