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
An hour, one that saw a spectacular finale to a 20 year mission to saturn. That is in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The un secretary general, antonio guterres, says he is saddened by the loss of life in the southern philippines, after 200 died in flash floods and landslides. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the conditions, which were triggered by Tropical Storm tembin. President Rodrigo Duterte will visit some of the communities affected later today. The island of mindanao is the worst hit area so far and the storm is now battering the island of palawan. Sarah corker has the latest. 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 island and home to 20 million people. Flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities and washed away homes. And with more than 100 people missing, the dea
Keep them in your thoughts and prayers this Holiday Season as we continue to fight against this, the most tragic example of evil in the modern world. The new sanctions include a ban on the import of nearly 90 of all oil supplies to north korea, vital to its missile and nuclear programmes. They also require the repatriations of north koreans working abroad. It is believed pyongyang uses their earnings to help fund weapons development. The sanctions come in response to this, the firing of pyongyangs most powerful missile yet. It said it could reach the us soil. They are intended to push pyongyang to the negotiating table and towards a diplomatic solution. But had as response indicates kim yong and has little desire to give up yong and has little desire to give up his weekly admissions kim jong un has little desire to give up his nuclear ambitions. Two men have died after a crash on mao involving a number of vehicles. Four people were injured, one seriously. Police and paramedics were cal
The people who can make snow, but not as you know. None of this is real. Plus we will look back at the yea rs real. Plus we will look back at the years biggest weather stories and storms. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. North korea has described the latest United Nations sanctions as an act of war, and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. The Un Security Council imposed the us drafted measures on friday in response to pyongyangs Ballistic Missile tests. North korea has vowed to strengthen its Nuclear Deterrent to frustrate america. Sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul. An act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. That was north koreas reaction to the latest and toughest round of sanctions to be imposed on pyongyang. The us drafted resolution was agreed by all members of the Un Security Council, including china, north koreas main ally and trading partner, who called again for all parties to show restraint. Im gratefu