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 country's 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 couldn't escape, so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away. many places were hit by landslides. flimsy houses were buried beneath tons of debris. the red cross is helping co—ordinate the relief effort. we have already provided water and food, and we have been distributing non—food items, blankets, mosquito nets and hygiene kits for those who are in the evacuation centres to alleviate the suffering of many of the folks there. the philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons every year. this particular storm is not over yet. it's now heading towards the popular tourist island of palawan. as it passes over warm, tropical waters, its winds are set to grow again in strength. andy moore, bbc news. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman working at an aldi supermarket in north yorkshire. neville hord, who's 44, was remanded in custody by magistrates in york. jodie willsher was stabbed to death in skipton on thursday. 0ur correspondent sarah walton sent this report. arriving at york magistrates‘ court, 44—year—old neville hord appeared in the dock charged with murder. he is accused of attacking 30—year—old jodie willsher at the aldi store in skipton where she was working on thursday afternoon. she suffered serious injuries and died in the store. there were no relatives in court this morning, and mr hord, dressed in a blue t—shirt and grey shorts, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he didn't enter a plea and was remanded in custody. in a statement, mrs willsher‘s husband malcolm said his wife always had an amazing smile on herface and was a doting mother and loving wife. at the store where mrs willsher worked, colleagues have described her as much loved and popular. staff returned to the store tonight, but the store remains closed. people have been arriving to leave flowers and messages for mrs willsher, a popular member of staff. 0ne regular shopper delivered a card for the workers who lost a loved colleague. people who shop here shop regularly, and they know the staff. the staff are so good. the manager is always so helpful. it just hurts people. mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on the 28th of december. sarah walton, bbc news, york. london zoo has been closed today after a fire in the early hours of the morning. a number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock, as the blaze was brought under control by 70 firefighters. adina campbell reports. rising flames and large plumes of smoke were captured on social media just before dawn. the fire started in the animal adventure cafe and then spread to a nearby shop. at its height, more than 70 firefighters dealt with the fire and brought it under control just after 9am. one person was taken to hospital and eight others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. this is quite a complex site, and we've had to put certain cordons in place for people's safety, because the building has been so seriously damaged. vets at the zoo confirmed that a nine—year—old aardvark, called misha, died in the fire. four missing meerkats are also thought to have been killed. we are all really upset by this incident, because this is one of our most loved animals in the zoo, misha, and the meerkats are also held in great affection by all of us who work here and by those who love london zoo. for those who turned up today, it wasn't the christmas visit they had hoped for. we travelled down from nottingham today. that must be disappointing. it is a bit, but as long as the animals are ok. we are very disappointed, we came from a long way, from brazil, to see it. and it's closed. and sad. poor animals. some of the staff who live on site here were called to the scene immediately and started moving the animals to safety. today, the zoo has been closed. it would normally have been a very busy day, being so close to christmas. tonight, staff have confirmed that the zoo will be open tomorrow. three quarters of the cafe and shop has been affected by the fire, as well as half the roof. the cause is still unclear. adina campbell, bbc news. the prime minister has paid tribute to the work of the armed forces in a special christmas message. she thanked them for their work in fighting so—called islamic state, and responding to acts of terrorism here in the uk. i want to send a message of thanks to every member of our armed forces and your families, wherever you are in the world this christmas. earlier this year i joined the centenary commemoration for the battle of passchendaele. gathered in flanders, we remembered the hundreds of thousands of young men who gave their lives on that battlefield in the cause of freedom. through a century of great change since, the high standards and devotion to duty of our armed forces have remained constant. today, as we face new threats, your work continues to make the world a safer place. i saw that first hand this month in iraq, when i met british soldiers training and supporting the iraqi security forces as they fight against daesh. thanks to their efforts and the skill of the royal air force, daesh no longer hold significant territory in iraq or syria, and a better future is in prospect for that region. in the caribbean, the royal navy supported by the other services brought disaster relief to those suffering in the wake of hurricane irma. twice this year, after acts of terrorism here at home, we deployed troops on the streets of the uk to help keep us safe. whenever you are called upon, regulars 01’ reserves, you always give of your best, and inspire us all with your service. the enormous debt we owe to our armed forces and veterans is enshrined in the military covenant, and the covenant also recognises that your achievements are made possible by the love and support of your families. partners and children are often called on to make huge sacrifices of their own, from a change of school orjob, to coping with extended periods of separation. that separation is especially difficult at christmas time, and we should all be immensely grateful for that sacrifice. at the passchendaele memorial service at the menin gate thisjuly, those gathered sang the ypres hymn 0 valiant hearts. this special this christmas, as people across the uk celebrate this special time of year with their families and friends, we will do so secure in the knowledge that the valiant hearts of our servicemen and women, many far away from their own loved ones at this special time of year, are working to keep us safe. thank you all for your service, and i wish you a very happy christmas. the government is considering a new system of road charging for heavy goods lorries. drivers would be charged per mile, in a move that replaced some existing taxes. there are no plans for a similar system for private cars. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott explains the thinking behind the move. the government argues it might make things fairer. they get a lot of complaints saying foreign hauliers can come over and not have paid duty on theirfuel. can come over and not have paid duty on their fuel. they are not contributing enough to the upkeep to the road. they are suggesting this could be a fairer way of doing it. potentially charge per mile because they are worried it is just an excuse to charge them more. it is just a consultation at the moment so it would be a way off. the bigger question is, is this the tip of the iceberg? maybe they will bring in toll roads for ordinary people. government is flatly denying that looking at that. ten years ago, tony blair try to do that and 2 million people signed a petition against it. it isa people signed a petition against it. it is a brave government that would do that. california's deadly wildfire has now become the largest in the state's recorded history. the blaze which has been burning for more than two weeks has scorched an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. among those tackling the flames are thousands of prisoners, some of whom have been given a new sense of purpose by the work, as our correspondent james cook reports. it's pretty challenging. sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire. compared to being in prison and being here, it's completely different. here you feel free. you're out in the world. the biggest change for me is mental, because i've never pushed myself as hard, ever in life. california has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women. cutting firebreaks is risky work, two have died this year. but there are rewards too in reduced sentences and a sense of purpose. after being in this programme, ifeel like i've been rehabilitated and ifeel like i can go out there and achieve anything i want to because i've done this. this is so hard. we were allowed inside this prison camp in malibu. there are no walls or fences here. violent or volatile prisoners are not allowed to join the programme. with a job like this, there is only time to think about the work. latoya najar is serving four years for causing the death of her seven—year—old son in a drunken car crash. the attraction for me was because of my crime, i could come out here and do something positive. it's challenging mentally to get over something. i'm never going to get over it, but to try to ease my mind and this has helped. with california facing more frequent and more destructive fires, some critics call this slave labor. but the project is voluntary, it may reduce re—offending and it provides some measure of redemption. everyone is like, "we love you firefighters." we all wave back and we wave to the kids. it's amazing, yes. the work may be exhausting, it may be dangerous, but in the words of one prisoner, "it's better than twiddling yourthumbs injail." james cook, bbc news, in southern california. the headlines: nearly 200 people are known to have died after a tropical storm tea rs known to have died after a tropical storm tears through the southern philippines. a man has appeared at york court charged with the murder of 30—year—old jodie willsher in an aldi supermarket in skipton. london zoo is to reopen tomorrow after a majorfire in which zoo is to reopen tomorrow after a major fire in which an aardvark and fought meerkats are thought to have died. "4. time now for the sport. manchester city have the largest christmastime lead in top flight history — they're 13 points clear in the premier league after beating bournemouth 3—0 at the etihad stadium. sergio aguero scored twice, raheem sterling and danilo, with his first city goal, were also on the score sheet. city have now won 17 matches in a row but manager pep guardiola still thinks there is room from improvement. second goal was so important for all urged to play, especially when they played for two strikers, we found, we found more spaces do that we have to learn, we have to improve to attack this kind of defence, we have to try it and i think it is to happen. manchester united were held to a 2—2 draw by 10—man leicester city at the kingpower stadium. jamie vardy scored his 50th premier league goal to give claude puel‘s side the early lead, butjuan mata struck back, scoring twice to give united a 2—1 advantage. leicester never gave up, though, with harry maguire scoring this 9ath—minute equaliser to snatch a draw that leaves jose mourinho's side 13 points behind premier league leaders city. harry kane scored a hat—trick as tottenham beat burnley 3—0 at turf moore. the three goals means kane equals alan shearer‘s record of 36 league goals in a calendar year. it also means spurs leapfrog burnley and rivals arsenal into five place in the league. nick parrot reports. turf moor has been telling of a fortress to burnley this season, sean dyche has only seen his side lose twice at home, keeping them in the country champions league place. both of those defeats have been to a solitary goal, so with tottenham also in the hunt for a place in the top four this looks like being a tough encounter. dele alli was in the thick of things from the start, he may well have felt hard done by when michael 0liver booked in for this but the river breeze next big decision went to spurs midfielder ‘s way. the slightest touch as was enough to see harry kane put totte n ha m enough to see harry kane put tottenham ahead with is that it really goal this season. confident in football is a precious commodity. it seems the early goals rick burleigh‘s boosted. kane. the striker had to be patient but it was to be his day. now passed before his next clear—cut chance and he was ready to pounce when it came. and how about this for resilience? kane clattered in the buildup was soon back on his feet, the board on the back on his feet, the board on the back of the net and he is to take home. no arguments over those two, and no argument as to which of these two sides is the more likely to be challenging for a place in the top four come the end of the season. in the other results, brighton beat watford 1—0. southampton drew with huddersfield 1—1. relief for under—pressure manager mark hughes as stoke beat west brom 3—1. manager—less swansea drew 1—1 with crystal palace. newcastle won away at west ham, 3—2, in another bottom—of—the—table clash. middlesbrough have parted company with manager garry monk hours after a 2—1win at sheffield wednesday. the former swansea and leeds united boss has been replaced by academy manager craig liddle on an interim basis. middlesbrough are ninth in the championship. celtic are now eight points clear in the scottish premiership after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0. rangers could have jumped up to second but let a 1—0 lead slip at kilmarnock. former rangers striker kris boyd scored twice in three minutes to give killie the 2—1win. elsewhere, hibs beat bottom club ross county 2—1, motherwell drew with dundee, partick thistle beat hamilton 1—0, and it was goalless between stjohnston and hearts. there were four matches in rugby union's premiership today. champions and league leaders exeter beat northampton 35—14 at franklin's gardens in the saints' first premiership match since the sacking of director of rugbyjim mallinder. exeter‘s will chudley opened the scoring with the best try of the match in the first half. sam simmonds, thomas waldrom and jack yeandle also scored to seal a bonus point win and put exeter 11 points clear at the top. there were also wins for newcastle, sale, and wasps. in the pro 1a, edinburgh beat glasgow 18—17 with this last minute try at murrayfield, despite only have 1a men for the majority of the match. —— try at murrayfield, despite only having 1a men for the majority of the match. elsewhere, connacht beat ulster 44—16. australian fast bowler mitchell starc has been ruled out of fourth ashes test which starts on boxing day. he'll be replaced byjackson bird. starc has been struggling with a heel injury. australia have already regained the ashes winning the first three matches in the five game series. and finally, phil ‘the power‘ taylor has breezed through to the third round of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. the power eased through his second round match againstjustin pipe four sets to nil. this will be the 16—time world champion‘s last appearance on the 0che as he retires after the tournament. that's all the sport for now. from me, have a good night. back to you. we'll have a full paper review at half—past, but let's have a quick look at some of tomorrow's front pages. the observer reports that children from poorfamilies are more likely to need emergency treatment for conditions like asthma and diabetes compared to their wealthier counterparts. the sunday times says that theresa may will abandon a manifesto pledge to overturn the ban on fox hunting in the new year. the mail on sunday details how the british army is spending millions of pounds of taxpayers' money to scrap its be the best motto because of fears it's elitist. britain's christmas food and drink exports are at all—time high, according to the sunday express, with brexit a main catalyst, the paper says. staying with brexit, the sunday telegraph reports how borisjohnson and michael gove have criticised hmrc for placing large tax bills on individuals who donated to the leave campaign. you might think that millionaire's row only exists in the mayfair and chelsea. but now there are 73 million—pound streets across england and wales, according to lloyds bank, which has today published its annual list of the most expensive places to live. earlier, i spoke to our reporter sebastian chrispin, and asked him where the new expensive streets were appearing. i think one of the stories coming out of this report of most expensive streets in england and wales is that 110w streets in england and wales is that now every region in england and wales has a least one street where the average price is £1 million. the other interesting thing we are seeing is clusters of these very expensive streets developing, so there is one in cheshire, there is one in dorset in the southbank area of all, but more importantly we are seeing what is termed as the golden triangle in yorkshire between harrowgate where the —— weatherby and north leeds, so evidently one of the stories today is this growth of extensive street outside london. and drew much clustered. these real quiet tight clusters developing and yes there is one in london but also, there are clusters developing elsewhere. where is the most expensive street? having spoken about this away from london, the most expensive street in london is grosvenor crescent in mayfair, it is very close to buckingham palace, to knightsbridge, to hyde park corner, so an knightsbridge, to hyde park corner, so an affluent area of the average price is £16.9 million and also the sixth most expensive streets on the list are all in kensington and chelsea and with answers are really in this very affluent areas of london. london is still leading the pack so, is it? well, yes, for now it is, and we are seeing expensive streets clustered in a tight area but we're also some interesting shift is going on so overall, the average price this year with £16.9 million in the most expensive street which is similar to the price last year we aren't seeing much growth at the top end of the market and interestingly, eaton square which was number one last year but has dropped to number three bc and we are seeing average prices there fall by about £3.5 million so these houses are still incredibly expensive but they have dropped quite significantly. and that does point to some potentially interesting trends. the office for national statistics recently published a statistic saying that london prices in london were growing much, much slower than other regions all across the uk so slower growth, but interestingly in the last couple of days the royal institution of chartered surveyors published a report saying that prices are actually going to fall in london next year, not just actually going to fall in london next year, notjust in those expensive central areas but right across the capital to the suburbs as well so while london leads the pack now the outlook is a little bit more bleak. so you could pick up a bargain if you have £60 million? there are definitely places you could be looking for but as the 0ns went about recently you can buy a house in kensington and chelsea to the same price that you can buy 15 or16 in the same price that you can buy 15 or 16 in burnley. the same price that you can buy 15 or16 in burnley. our business reporter there. the us president donald trump has praised the un security council for imposing new sanctions against north korea in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". a former us marine has been charged with planning to carry out a terrorist attack at a busy tourist area in san francisco over christmas. everitt jameson is said to have revealed his plans to an undercover agent, thinking he was a leading member of the islamic state group. he denies the allegations. leon bernicoff, one of the stars of the tv show, gogglebox has died at the age of 83. the retired teacher and his wife june were one of the first couples to join the channel a programme when it launched in 2013. the broadcaster said he died in hospital after a short illness. the charity crisis at christmas opened its centres to 11,500 homeless people today. crisis is warning that the number of what it describes as "hidden rough sleepers" could increase by almost 50% over the next decade. 0ur correspondent anisa kadri went to meet some of those seeking help. i would like to get my hat fixed, if possible. it may look like like a trip to the tailors, but this is a free service for homeless people who need to get clothing and accessories fixed. and it is part of crisis at christmas, offering people without a home warmth, company and support over the festive period. i was sleeping rough and then a crisis guy got me into a night shelter and the night shelters are very good, but it is more christmassy here. it is a bigger, wider, open space, there is more movement, there are more people, and you have a bigger choice of people to associate with. all day, volunteers have been here providing hot food and hot drinks to the people who have been coming to this centre for crisis at christmas. and over the next few days, the charity expects more than 4,000 people to walk through its doors at centres like this around the country. it is a chance for staff to meet people who have been sleeping rough and give them support over christmas. 11,000 volunteers are taking part over the next few days as crisis warns of a growing homelessness problem. i volunteer because i don't celebrate christmas myself, so it's nice to do something on a day when i wouldn't be that busy anyway and volunteering with crisis. it is a lot of fun and it feels like i'm helping a lot of people. i think they are doing a greatjob, beautifuljob, brilliantjob, thanks to them, there are nice people around me, i'm very happy. but as long as i am not on the street, i've got a roof, i've got nice food, i have got a nice dinner, but it is not all about food and sleep, you know. it is all about the chance to be myself and i hope that this is going to be my last year and that next year will be better. so, shall i show you what they did? but for now it is just about making life a little bit easier for homeless people over the christmas period. anisa kadri, bbc news. now it's time for the weather with helen willetts. it has been a really mild run—up to christmas and that will continue through the day ahead. however, it now looks as if it will get much colder by the end of christmas day and some of us may yet have a white christmas. because as it gets cold of course was no risk will increase with weather fronts around, could be potentially windy as well some let me fill you in. we won't be as much brightness for a start to the day ahead because we have more cloud streaming in on this weather front as we go to christmas eve we still have the tightly packed isobars which means it is quite windy and that coming from the south—west but it is mild but hidden behind the weather front to the north is the colder air and that's the difference is that the weather front, it will bea is that the weather front, it will be a severe day across scotland and northern ireland, and further south we will have drizzly rain, low cloud, some mist and fog initially but it should lift because of the breeze picking up. it will be another mild, grey day with less sometime we had today but the northern ireland scotland, there is no chance, really, of any bright weather until late in the north because the brain is going to be persisted. rainy and quite windy is basically the summer of christmas eve for scotland, northern ireland and infact eve for scotland, northern ireland and in fact the rain will travel southward heavy in the afternoon, comes into the north—west of england, you can see the wet weather. pretty wet 24—hour period here, it may get brighter towards the far north of scotland later but for most it is mild and again quite cloudy. there are a christmas eve evening, have a weather front approaching, itjoins evening, have a weather front approaching, it joins forces evening, have a weather front approaching, itjoins forces with the first one which is why i said it will be a sodhi 2a hours, argyll northwards 80— 100 millimetres of rain on the hills and the wind is strengthening ahead of the weather front as well. through christmas day at the weather front slowly starts to make its way into the north—west of england into wales as well, it is accompanied by squally winds, so great and cloudy and strife of the most out of the date until the rain comes in. and then behind the rain will feature the north on snow, the colder air. as it digs in through the afternoon and evening we could have snow across southern and eastern scotland, possibly northern england at low levels, and it could well turn to snow on the weather system across the hills as across as england and wales to a much colder day on boxing day, wintry showers eventually fading away but this poses some interesting problems lleyton poses some interesting problems lleyto n o n poses some interesting problems lleyton on boxing day and into wednesday, we have some snow with this as well possibly so the cold airwill this as well possibly so the cold air will return, some of us have a white christmas. i will have more to you later. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: nearly 200 people have died in a tropical storm in the southern philippines. thousands have been forced from their homes by flash floods and landslides. a man has appeared at york magistrates court charged with the murder ofjodie willsher, at an aldi supermarket in skipton. he's been remanded in custody and will appear at leeds crown court next thursday. london zoo will reopen tomorrow after

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