And 2019 saw the hottest month on record. In half an hour on bbc news weather world looks back at some of the most significant meteorological events of the year. At least 16 people have been killed by a typhoon in the philippines which has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. Wind gusts reached 200 kilometres an hour tearing roofs off houses and leaving tens of thousands of people stranded at ports. The storm has been following a similar track to typhoon haiyan in 2013, the most powerful to hit the area in decades. Catherine karelli reports. A far from peaceful christmas in the central philippines. Typhoon phanfone has brought sustained winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour, terrifying local people. Woman screams. And leaving a trail of destruction. Heavy rain has left many homes flooded. More than 16,000 people had to spend the night in improvised shelters and at least 100 families have been left homeless. The typhoon, which has damaged infrastructure, stopp
Of the central philippines. Only today is there a sense of the damage caused. As buildings were reduced to rubble, 16,000 people were moved to shelters. Thousands more were stranded as they tried to get home for christmas. Coastal villages have been devastated. The typhoon was so powerful, large boats were overturned. The philippines is no stranger to tropical storms and typhoons, with around 20 arriving each year. The most powerful one to hit land ever in the world, typhoon haiyan, struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead. Today, as a country rebuilds, the red cross warns it could take weeks to bring back power and running water. Not only that, many filipinos are still missing. James waterhouse, bbc news. Spanish police have named a british holiday maker and his two children who drowned in a Swimming Pool on christmas eve. Gabriel diya had been staying with his family at a resort on the costa del sol. Police say the pool appears to have been working normally at the time. Em
Two teenage drug dealers are jailed for life for the murder of 17 year old Jodie Chesney, who was stabbed to death in a park in east london. It has been one of the hardest investigations ive ever dealt with. It felt like the world was watching, the world was waiting for answers. And i am adam fleming. Join me in half an hour for all the latest from the campaign trailand half an hour for all the latest from the campaign trail and an investigation into a bar chart in hastings. It will make sense when you see it, trust me. Kpmg has confirmed it is not renewing its sponsorship of Prince Andrews mentorship scheme, pitch at palace. Its understood the leading Accountancy Firm took the decision in october, but it emerged as the duke of york is facing renewed calls to speak to the american authorities following his interview with bbcs newsnight, in which he was questioned about his friendship with the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein, who died earlier this year. The prince denies allegati
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Areas, most of the eastern half of the uk staying dry and temperatures well into double figures, including into scotland stop big uncertainty comes on saturday. Some computer models want to take that across the uk, bringing outbreaks of rain to start the weekend. We are favouring the computer models that are taken more towards the mediterranean, which means the start of the weekend, the emphasis is on dry conditions for saturday occasional cloud, some sunny spells, and a bit of rain out of the west of scotland and maybe through the english channel, but as i said, the emphasis is on the dry weather, more likely to be dried and wet, so keep an eye on that forecast. Whatever happens, that low pressure will dominate to the west of us. A bit of a southerly flow, windy weekend store, but milder than the weekjust gone. More in the way of rain at times, a very close i will be kept on that, but as that low pressure system pushes eastwards, it could turn colder yet again. Hello. This is bbc news