Down ina down to the channel islands. Mother of a child and her husband down in a spanish resort pool says brighter conditions further north. She may pursue an independent investigation. Drowned. Cooler in recent days. Mostly temperatures in a single figures. Hello there and welcome to our look fine and settle if you have ahead to what the papers will be plans to celebrate new years eve. Bringing us. Ourfront pages are in, no sign of any rain but they could be mist and fog. So bringing us. Ourfront pages are in, so lets just take you through some of those. We will start off with the financial times. Its an emotional reunion for a mother and son on the front page which seems a prisoner swa p front page which seems a prisoner swap raises hopes for ages. The leak of the us honours list could cost tens of millions of pounds the daily mail investigates what they call a £10 billion rogue pension scandal, saying thousands have lost their nest egg in a scheme sanctioned by the government. And
Another defeat leaves them on the brink of the relegation zone. Northampton hang on to return to the top of rugby unions premiership. And no jackpot for adrian lewis at the world darts championship, knocked out in the last 16. Welcome along to the programme. Its not been much fun for england for most of the first test against south africa. Half the squad have been hit by illness, a batting collapse in the first innings and not much for the bowlers to write home about this morning. But a fightback in the evening session has created a fascinating final couple of days in centurion, led by opener rory burns. Adam wild reports. Wherever england travel, their barmy army follows. On this centurion morning, what they found was frustration, the england squad ravaged by sickness, south africa unsympathetic, extending their lead further and further. Archer eventually found a way through but it felt more like a blip. Quintin de kock getting to grips with the best to grips with the best bowling eng
Middle of week, this time next weekend the High Pressure will still be doing its stuff. So a show change, mostly mild conditions and little sign of wintry weather. Just one or two fronts with that wetter and windier spell. Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. The Cabinet Office apologises, after the home addresses of more than a thousand recipients of new years honours were accidentally published online. A woman whose husband and two children drowned, on Christmas Eve, in a Swimming Pool in spain, says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. More than 70 people are believed to have been killed in a car bomb attack in somalia many of the dead were students. Campaigners call for a radical overhaul of britains railways including majorfare reforms and an end to nightmare journeys. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the broadcaster Lynn Faulds W
Hello. This is bbc news with martine croxall. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. The government says its seriously concerned about the fairness of a trial in which a british teenager was found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. Police investigating the deaths of a british father and his two children, who drowned in a pool in spain on christmas eve, say it was an accident and that the case can now be closed. A volunteer firefighter has died battling wildfires in australia as temperatures exceeded a0 celsius in every single state in the country. The search continues for father of four and firefighter anthony knott, whos now been missing for ten days. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me arejoe twyman, whos the director of the polling organisation, deltapoll, and claire cohen, the womens editor at the telegraph. Welcome to you both. Many of tomorrows front pa
Stages of the Champions League. That is despite losing to Bayern Munich in theirfinal group game. Good morning. Weve got cloud and rain spilling in from the south west. Its moving north and eastward through the course of the day, possibly leaving some snow on the hills. Its going to be a blustery day, but the wind will strengthen from the south west later. I will have more in 15. Silent night. Christmas comes early for terrence, the age uk volunteer who wont be home alone for the first time in 20 years. It is thursday 12 december. Our top story after six weeks of campaigning, polls are about to open across the country for voting in the general election. It is the third ballot in less than five years, and the first to be held in december in nearly a century. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake is in westminster for us this morning. Jonathan, talk us through the day ahead. Good morning, yes, decision day has arrived. The time for politicians to do the talking is over and it is tim