hands on the award. i didn't imagine i was ever going to win this. come so close in 2012, but i guess anything can happen. also in sport: rain delays australia's hopes of regaining the ashes, but bairstow has gone this morning, and the aussies now need just five more england wickets to reclaim the urn. good morning from this cream cracker factory in liverpool. uk shoppers are predicted to spend over £4 billion on groceries this week, so it is the start of the busiest week of the year for food retailers and manufacturers. i'm live at this cracker factory in liverpool to find out how they cope. and matt has the weather. good morning. well, it is a frosty start to the new working week but mostly dry and sunny day to day. on the move, for that could be a big problem. i will tell you why in 15 minutes. detectives in lebanon are examining the possibility that a british embassy worker whose body was found bya embassy worker whose body was found by a motorway was sexually assaulted. it is understood that rebecca dykes, who worked for the department of development, had been strangled. our correspondent reports from beirut. well, we understand that rebecca dykes on friday evening was at a going away party for a colleague in a popular restaurant area of the city. and she left that bar around midnight, and some time after that, it was believed she was abducted. her body was found dumped on the side of a motorway on saturday morning, and police sources have told us that they believe rebecca was strangled. now, she'd been in the country for almost a year. she was working as a programme officer for the department of international development, and we've been hearing from the embassy, the british ambassador, here in beirut. he said that the whole embassy was deeply shocked by the news, and he added that they were working closely with the lebanese authorities, who are conducting this police investigation. and we will be live in beirutjust after seven a.m.. theresa may is due to meet her brexit cabinet today to discuss, for the first time, what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. the prime minister will also address the commons this afternoon to outline when she wants the uk to be able to sign trade deals with non—eu countries. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. good morning to you. how important a day is this, in terms of the sets of meetings that she has got ahead? good morning, a big dayi meetings that she has got ahead? good morning, a big day i think because 18 months after the eu referendum, the cabinet is now finally getting around to talking about the sort of future relationship that britain wants with the eu after we have left in march 2019. we know as part of the agreement that theresa may got with the eu last week that they will be a two year so—called implementation phase during which everything stays as they are now, we won't have voting rights or meps but we effectively remain within the single market in the customs union and remain completely aligned economically. now we will get onto the big issue of the future trade relationship they want. cabinet is split on this. you have remained —— remain supporting mps like amber rudd and damian green who will believe the uk and the eu should be as closely as possible aligned. on the other hand you have prominent leave supporters like borisjohnson and michael gove, and i think you will see big disagreements within the cabinet, as the government tries to figure out exactly what sort of relationship to ask for with the european union. on the other side of the table, the eu must decide what they will enable the uk to have. the first of six victims killed in a multiple pile—up in birmingham has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed. the father—of—six had just told his wife he was on his last job, and was on his way home. police are investigating how the crash happened, as jane frances kelly reports. debris can be seen strewn across four lanes in these pictures taken in the immediate aftermath of the crash. one of those who died in what is described as a harrowing scene has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed, who was a father of six. he had called his wife to say it was his lastjob of the night, and that he would be on his way home shortly. two passengers in imtiaz mohammed's taxi also died, but the man and the woman ina taxi also died, but the man and the woman in a small car crushed between the taxi and the wall walked away with minor injuries. the crash happened on a section of the belgrave middle way, a busy road in the heart of birmingham. the vehicles collided at an entrance to an underpass at thejunction of bristol road. the road had to be close to allow the emergency services to safely examine the scene. it will take some time to unpick the scene and just understand exactly what has happened, and it would be unfair of me to speculate at this time. what i can say is that we are looking into all sorts of conditions, the road conditions. we are aware the road was greeted at 5pm last night, but obviously that is just 5pm last night, but obviously that isjust one factor 5pm last night, but obviously that is just one factor among many that we need to consider —— gritted. is just one factor among many that we need to consider -- gritted. the police are trying to piece together the cause of the multicar crash. there has been major disruption at the world's busiest airport, in atlanta in the united states, as a result of a power cut. some passengers were left in darkened terminals at atlanta's hartsfield—jackson airport. more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled, and many are being diverted elsewhere. the airport typically handles more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. i had no idea it was the busiest airport in the world. me neither. tens of thousands of people may be putting themselves at increased risk of dying early from heart attacks and strokes because they are misusing anabolic steroids. the british cardiovascular society has issued the stark warning amid concern steroids are now being used by more people than ever before, especially by young men, who feel under pressure to have the perfect body. as well as heart attacks and strokes, people who take anabolic steroids also risk health problems like infertility and mood swings. but those risks aren't putting users off. everything that we do in life now carries a risk of heart attack, cancer, whatever it is. so, whatever it is, i'm going to get those risks anyway, so i choose not to do certain things, and i choose this as my lifestyle instead. so, as i don't go out drinking and smoking, i take steroids. when it comes to the law, anabolic steroids are legal to use and legal to possess right across the uk. what is illegal, though, is supplying them, unless you are a doctor, and if you are caught, you could face a prison sentence of up to 1a years. anabolic steroids cause an imbalance of hormones which can damage many different organs, but in particular the heart. but that doesn't stop this man, who spoke on condition of anonymity, from dealing them. there's a very broad spectrum of people who use steroids. you're ranging from young 18—year—olds, 19—20, just starting out, and they're training and looking to bulk up for maybe a summer holiday, orjust to look good for... for a summer holiday? for a summer holiday. or they just want to attract the girls. so these are the guys that you be more informative when you talk to them. make them more aware of the risks and dangers. according to public health experts, hundreds of thousands of people are now using steroids. the group which advises government on drug misuse is in the middle of a big review of anabolic steroids and due to report its findings next year. a new plan to deal with plastic waste has been announced by michael gove. he says he has been spurred to action by david attenborough‘s planet earth two series. historic england has published a list of the most unusual structures and sites given protected—listed status in 2017. the organisation says the places gaining the status are increasingly quirky. our correspondentjon donnison has been looking at the latest additions. from whipsnade tree cathedral in dunstable to a working men's club in eastbourne, from the old milestone markers on the before 407 three in gloucestershire to the warhorse on merseyside. it is an eclectic list of the listed, historic england selection of the most intriguing sites registered in 2017. we just put up 20 that demonstrate the enormous range. i mean, put up 20 that demonstrate the enormous range. i mean, we're not really talking about big places any more, because most of those, most of those on the list already. it has been going for 70 years. we are talking about individual places which perhaps were not very well—known, which we think deserve protection. and this includes this victorian guest tower off the old can road in london. on a drab december day it may not be much to look at, but when it was completed in 1881, gas holder number 13, as it is known, was the biggest ever built, and its design went on to be replicated around the world. it is an imposing structure, and like all those listed in 2017, not one that will be going anywhere any time soon. it was a night of surprises at the sports personality of the year ceremony in liverpool last night. did you watch? yes. and? it was all right. were there any surprises? if you work in tv, you don't laugh at that sort of thing, because you know it can happen to anybody. sally was there for us. a few technical problems, but the most important thing to tell you... the four—time olympic champion sir mo farah has won this year's bbc sports personality of the year. motorcyclist jonathan rea was second, and paralympic sprinter jonnie peacock was third. the pre—award favourite, heavyweight world champ anthonyjoshua, finished in fourth place. but the result wasn't the only unexpected event. when sir mo's shock victory was announced, the link to his location in london went down. eventually the line was established, this is what he had to say. as an athlete, what i have achieved has been incredible over the years. and, for all the youngsters out there, you can work hard and achieve your dreams. anything is possible in life. if you believe at it, work at it, keep grafting, grafting, anything is possible. what an amazing night it is, and i wish i was there, but unfortunately i'm sorry i can't be there, guys. i'm here with my family, and my kids are here as well. but it's all exciting for us, and ijust can't believe i won! just shocked, wasn't he? and in the auditorium there was a huge gasp. i don't know if you could hear it on the television. england's rip on the ashes is slipping away. rain in perth held up the aussies, but they have taken the wickets ofjonny ba i rstow have taken the wickets ofjonny bairstow and moeen ali and need four more to claim the own. —— urn. 16—year—old harry cochrane scored for hearts as they thrash celtic 4—0 to end their 69—game unbeaten domestic run. manchester united have closed the gap on premier league leaders manchester city to 11 points, thanks to a 2—1win at west brom. romelu lukaku's second goal in two games helped them on their way. a late penalty condemned european champions cup holders saracens to a 24—21 pool defeat by clemont auvergne. sarries look like having to try to qualify for the quarter—finals as one of the three best pool runners—up. much more on mo farah and sports personality of the year in the papers. the shock of the win and the technical problems, which hampered the end of the programme. it had been such a slick programme, and then at the end... and they had to finish quick because of the apprentice final. we might have the end of the ashes by the time we finished this morning. end of the ashes by the time we finished this morninglj end of the ashes by the time we finished this morning. i am going to hope against hope that that is not true. as we saw last night, anything can happen. and he has more power in his little finger than you could ever imagine. it is cold outside. temperatures around the freezing mark. frost. temperatures in rural spots down to -4. a temperatures in rural spots down to —4. a chilly start the monday morning. the most mild in the south—west of the uk and the far north with thick cloud. temperatures in double figures. clear skies elsewhere. mist and fog falling in a few areas. glasgow is the most prone spot. nothing much. a lovely start to monday. more cloud in orkney and shetland. drizzled in the hebrides. cloud in northern ireland in north—west england. for most, a fine start to the working week. dry and sunny. temperatures in single figures for many. a bit more breeze in scotland. light wind elsewhere. frost forms under the white colour. dense fog. we will start to see some in the hills in the north and west later. temperatures will be kept up in northern scotland and northern ireland. a frosty start south and east. if you are on the move, do not travel tomorrow in the midlands and south—east england and east anglia. dense fog for tuesday morning rush—hour. if you go to the airport, that could cause issues. some fog will linger through the day. the north—west of the uk, scotland, north—west of the uk, scotland, north—west england, northern ireland, a great start. cloud. fog in the hills. patchy rain in western scotla nd in the hills. patchy rain in western scotland tomorrow. perhaps in western wales and the far south—west of england. a dry day on tuesday. fog lingers, four degrees. the best of the sunshine, north—east scotland. a big range in temperatures tomorrow. you will be somewhere in between, depending on if you have the fog or it the cloud in the north and west. tuesday night and wednesday, rain in the forecast pushing into northern ireland in scotla nd pushing into northern ireland in scotland after a wet night. brightening up on wednesday. patchy rain in northern england and wales. be south and east, foggy. a mild day uk wide with most places in single figures and double—digit temperatures. the week ahead, plenty of cloud. not a huge amount of rain, admitted three. light winds and cloud breaks by night. —— admittedly. not great for the pre—christmas travel plans. admittedly. not great for the pre-christmas travel plans. thank you. i pay a lot of attention to the forecast. that range of temperatures, four degrees nearer norwich and four, sorry, 14, in scotland? norwich and four, sorry, 14, in scotland ? is that norwich and four, sorry, 14, in scotland? is that an anomaly? fog can do it. north—east scotland, a south—west wind, and something more cold, but something that warms over mountains. that is why it is possible to get 14. what isn't it? it is cold the fern effect. it is fog if you can see further than a kilometre, and mist otherwise. that is interesting. mo farah on the times. sally was talking about the look on his face when he found out. it was 50—1 to win. tories urged theresa may tuesday until 2021. facebook admits social media is bad for your health. daily telegraph. a picture of rebekkah, the british embassy worker found strangled to death in beirut. the suspicion is she was kidnapped, abducted, before being murdered. the lead story is saudi arabia has no excuses for blocking food shipments to yemen. it could be in breach of international humanitarian law if it continues. that is what the international development secretary has said. the mirror. d e b b i e... debbie! are you ok? you would understand if you watched. debbie and mcfadden, the only man in the final, won. the main story, british embassy girl murdered. she is also on the front page of the daily mail. the story is the middle—class pension crisis. it is official. 6 million are not seeking enough for retirement. and 70 miles per hour storm chaos on the way. wild winds disrupting christmas. we have to ask matt about that, and the fog and mist thing. christmas. we have to ask matt about that, and the fog and mist thinglj am probably wrong. you might be correct, but you are on international television!|j correct, but you are on internationaltelevision! i like correct, but you are on international television! i like to stick my neck out. and this is an interesting piece about mo farah. this piece says it is a shame they had technical problems. it is not as bad as the oscars. do you remember when that happened ? bad as the oscars. do you remember when that happened? yeah. yeah. he is saying it was not ideal, but fantastic news for mo farah. and a little piece about bradley lowery, he was honoured last night. i don't know if you saw. the moment with his pa rents. know if you saw. the moment with his parents. he bravely went up on stage. his mother made the most wonderful speech. you know, iwas privileged enough to be there at the time. you could hear a pin drop. you we re time. you could hear a pin drop. you were saying earlier it was a shock when the whole thing went down with mo farah. apparently a backup generator failed. this is what happens to us. we were talking to the winner at the end of the programme as they come to talk to us on breakfast. ten minutes before the end of sports personality they went from one generator to another. they already knew there was a problem. so they went to the backup. not much happened. another thing to show you. the daily mail. have a look. the team from bake off had their christmas lunch. prue leath was the one to cook. a bit of pressure. if you look carefully, there is some of that red cabbage stuff. stuff! you put raisins in it. and i am not sure if that is turkey. it could be duck. it could be a goose. the question is who made the mince pies? yeah. and all of us are getting ready for christmas. let yeah... yeah? i have not made any mince pies. mr hollywood surely made the pies... we will have to look it up. more details have emerged about the six people killed in the car crash in birmingham. father of six and taxi driver, imtiaz mohammed, was on his lastjob of the night and had told his wife he was almost on his way home. west midlands police are still trying to piece together how it happened. our reporter, emma thomas, is at the scene now. good morning. so, where is the investigation at currently? good morning. it was around 1am when emergency services were called to this dual carriageway close to the bars and this dual carriageway close to the bars a nd restau ra nts this dual carriageway close to the bars and restaurants were so many people would have been celebrating christmas parties. as paramedics and police arrived at the scene they realised the devastation. there were 13 patients to treat. six vehicles involved in the collision. the force left a taxi cab lying on its side. people were woken up by the sound of two loud bangs. despite the specially trained paramedics, five we re specially trained paramedics, five were tragically announced dead and a sixth died in hospital and a seventh remains in critical condition, we are told. remains in critical condition, we a re told. west remains in critical condition, we are told. west midlands police told us are told. west midlands police told us the investigation into the cause of the crash could take a significant amount of time to establish. as you can see, the road has reopened today after being closed for investigation. on the railings behind me, flowers adorned the line the road. what do we know about the people involved? only imtiaz mohammed has been named. three were in the taxi, three in another car that collided with the taxi. we know that imtiaz mohammed has children. his youngest daughter is having her fourth has children. his youngest daughter is having herfourth birthday today. it should have been a family celebration, but it will now be marked by a family in mourning with the loss of their father. we have been told locally by his brother that he had made a phone call to his wife moments before the collision saying he was due to collect his last passengers of the evening, deliver them, and then be on his way home, a journey he sadly never completed. for the moment, thank you very much. more on that a little later this morning for you. and now for the next story. it's the busiest week of the year for food retailers and manufacturers, so steph is at a factory in liverpool to see if it's cracking under the strain. she is wearing one of the greatest outfits of the year so far. ever! you look fantastic. good morning, everyone! i love this. let me explain where i am. i am at the cream cracker factory. you can see the team. this is jacob. they have 500 people working here. at this time of year, they take on an extra 500 staff in order to be able to get all of the crackers out for christmas. it is a big operation. they produce half a million crackers. they need someone going up and down because this place is so big they have so many crackers on the go. we are talking about food and how much we spend at this time of year on festive food. it is something like £4 billion expected to be spent on the festivities just on food. so, that is an increase of 3.6% compared to last year. so, we are still spending more money on food. we are not put off by the fact that prices have been going up. prices of food have gone up 4.4%. we will find out at this place what it is like for them at this time of year. getting the crackers out of. but first, the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. the number of sexual assault victims recorded by the metropolitan police has gone up by 7000. rape rose 8%, almost by 5500 last year. they said processes had improved to handle them, they won support group said more needs to be done to get cases to court. —— though one. a murder investigation has been launched after a man was fatally stabbed in edmonton. the 21—year—old was found near strimon close on saturday evening. he was taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later. transport for london will fine you more if you don't pay the congestion charge on time. as of the new year, the fine, if you don't pay, goes up from £65 to £85. and if you don't realise your mistake and pay quickly enough, that rises from £130 to £160. tfl say the congestion charge is important for reducing the number of vehicles in central london. but in the last five years the number of people paying the fine has increased, by 12%, and it's a sign the penalties no longer put people off. but the federation of small businesses say london's transport systems is already too tough on those who simply can't afford it. it is not just it is notjust the hike in the fines, it is everything else being put on small businesses. it has gone from £130 to £160. when you consider employment costs, t charges, ultra—low—emissions, it is just another cost of doing business in the capital. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's been a signal failure on the district line. it's not running between earl's court and wimbledon. there's been an accident on shoreditch high street. it's partly blocked at great eastern street. in dulwich, a water main has burst. etherow street is closed. and this is how the a13 looks. usual rush—hour delays there coming in to town through dagenham. let's take a look at the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it is quite chilly start out there this morning. one or two patches of mist and fog and some frost. a bright start. through the day, reasonably bright. quite pleasant. temperatures getting to 5-7 pleasant. temperatures getting to 5—7 in central london. cooler despite the sunshine in the suburbs and rural spots. overnight, despite the sunshine in the suburbs and ruralspots. overnight, once the sun sets, quite quickly we will see widespread mist and fog. dense patches of fog. with the temperature dropping in some spots down below zero, that fog or potentially freeze as well. dangerous conditions. the minimum temperature, down two —1. these are the conditions. fog will ta ke these are the conditions. fog will take a these are the conditions. fog will takea time these are the conditions. fog will take a time to clear. if it does settle. if it does not, it will be chilly. if we get clearance, it could be seven degrees. elsewhere, 4-5. could be seven degrees. elsewhere, 4—5. tomorrow, a big problem with fog first thing tomorrow morning. gradually lifting. slightly milder air living gradually lifting. slightly milder airliving infor gradually lifting. slightly milder air living in for wednesday. temperatures back up in double figures. but not much in the way of sunshine. that is all for now. you can check out the website at the usual address. and now it is back to the brea kfast sofa. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: we will be looking at why a growing number of young men are turning to steroids to help them achieve the perfect body, and the devastating health consequences they can have. england's world cup—winning cricketers anya shrubsole and danni wyatt will be here, after adding the bbc sport's personality team of the year award to their growing list of honours. we will also bejoined by dr who's newest companion, bradley walsh, and spandau ballet's martin kemp, who are about to star together in the world's biggest ever panto. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. detectives in lebanon are examining the possibility that a british embassy worker whose body was found by the side of a motorway had been sexually assaulted. it is understood rebecca dykes, who worked for the department for international development, was abducted after leaving a bar on the outskirts of the city. her family say they are devastated by her loss. theresa may is due to meet her brexit cabinet today to discuss, for the first time, what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. the prime minister will later address the commons, telling mps the uk wants to sign trade deals during what she calls an implementation period. meanwhile, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said there was no way the uk will secure a bespoke deal with the eu, saying there won't be any cherry—picking to accommodate their wishes. the first of six victims killed in a multiple pile—up in birmingham has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed. the father—of—six had just told his wife he was on his last job, and was on his way home. police are investigating how the crash happened. there has been major disruption at the world's busiest airport, in atlanta in the united states, as a result of a power cut. some passengers were left in darkened terminals at atlanta's hartsfield—jackson airport. more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled, and many are being diverted elsewhere. the airport typically handles more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. tens of thousands of people may be putting themselves at increased risk of dying early from heart attacks and strokes because they are misusing anabolic steroids. the british cardiovascular society has issued the stark warning amid concern steroids are now being used by more people than ever before, especially by young men, who feel under pressure to have the perfect body. prince harry has interviewed barack obama for his guest edit of a bbc programme, with interesting techniques. do i have to speak faster? no, not at all. will i need a british accent? but if you start doing long pauses between answers, you will probably get this phase. —— face. loads of stuff backstage in a moment. but first, the ashes. we are into the final day of the third test in perth and the australians need just four more wickets to complete a humiliating defeat in perth. and it looked like the weather might have saved things, but what happened?- you say, it was a dramatic and slightly unusual start to the day. we had torrential rain overnight in perth and some of that rain had lea ked perth and some of that rain had leaked through the covers on the pitch and had left some damp patches on the pitch, which meant it was unplayable at the start of play. we had the slightly surreal sight of ground staff with leaf blower is trying to dry the damp patches on the pitch. it took them three hours but eventually they did it. and when play started, england did not play particularly well, unfortunately, jonny bairstow out to his first ball of the day, a ball which seemed to keep suspiciously low. it has been doing all sorts of strange things, bouncing off cracks in the pitch at right angles. it has not been easy for batting. they have also lost the second wicket in the last 45 minutes orso, second wicket in the last 45 minutes or so, moeen ali lbw for 11. so england are going to have to do something very special if they are to save this match and keep the ashes hopes alive. i was going to ask that very question. is there any hope they can save it now? well, they're big hope is dawid malan, who got a big century in the first innings. hopes rest with him. not much left in the batting. england's lower order tends to get blown away, which doesn't give you much cause for optimism. there are perhaps a few showers lurking around which could cause a little bit of disruption, but frankly australia are now in prime position to reclaim the ashes by the end of the day. celtic manager brendan rodgers says their 69—game unbeaten domestic run may never be surpassed by another team, after his side were thrashed 4—0 at hearts. 16—year—old harry cochrane opened the scoring with his first senior goalfor hearts. then kyle lafferty beat celtic goalkeeper craig gordon, to make it 2—0 before half time. two second—half goals completed the stunning victory. manchester united have closed the gap to premier league leaders manchester city to 11 points, thanks to the 2—1win at west brom. romelu lukaku scored his 15th manchester united goal to put the visitors in front. it is now back—to—back strikes for the belgian, who had recently had a barren spell. jose mourinho says he and his players aren't giving up hope of catching city. liverpool moved into the top four by beating bournemouth 4—0. the pick of the goals was the opener from philippe coutinho. the victory extended liverpool's unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 matches. britain's most successful ever track athlete, sir mo farah, has been named bbc sports personality of the year. world superbike champion jonathan rea was second, and double paralympic 100m gold—medallist jonnie peacock was third. heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua was just 18 votes out of making the top three. but it is safe to say sir mo's interview didn't quite go according to plan on the night. the 2017 bbc sports personality of the year is mo farah. mo, i hope you can hear us, rihanna's there with the trophy that she can present. ithink... i think that just about sums up mo's evening, doesn't it really? well done to herfor well done to her for holding well done to herfor holding it together. it went really wrong and one of the generators failed, but we did eventually hear from one of the generators failed, but we did eventually hearfrom mo farah. to win this, i didn't honestly come out tonight thinking, yeah, maybe top three, see how it goes, because we've got amazing superstars in sports. we've got anthonyjoshua, lewis, johnnie peacock, we've got all of the boys. it's been amazing. when you look at it, comparing yourself with other athletes, you think i could finish in the top three. i didn't imagine i was ever going to win this. come so close in 2012, and, you know — but i guess anything can happen. you just have to dig deep and keep working. i just want to thank everybody who has supported me. it has been an incredible journey, and it's very exciting. i know in the past when he has been nominated and not one, he has been devastated. there have been times when he did enough to win it, but it didn't happen. let's have a look at how the public voted on the night. you can see that sir mo, who wasn't the favourite to win, clearly comes out on top, with more than 83,000 votes. jonathan rea was second, with more than 80,000 votes. jonnie peacock was third, with 73,429. but anthonyjoshua missed out on being in the top three by just 18 votes. when andy murray one, how many did he get? 250,000. so it was quite low, quite spread out. also andy murray was streets ahead of anyone else, these are lower and there is not much to separate them, not much at all. the headlines from the night may have included a surprise winner and technical difficulties, but there was much more to sports personality of the year 2017, as i found out. this report contains some flash photography. it is the most glamorous night of the sporting year, when the trophy winners, the award winners, all swap the training track for the red carpet. and this. as a sportsman, you want to win everything. you are angry when you lose, but when you go home and you have your daughter smiling and giggling away, it is ha rd to smiling and giggling away, it is hard to stay mad. what are you most looking forward to tonight? will be just having a little bit of champagne for once. i don't really get to drink. i want to share something with you now that has never happened before. we are allowed inside the make—up room with the presenters as they get ready for sports personality. claire, who is the brave soul who has agreed to do this, thank you so much. how are you feeling? i feel ok. it is this, thank you so much. how are you feeling? ifeel ok. it is a this, thank you so much. how are you feeling? i feel ok. it is a really weird thing with sports personality of the year, because i always think iam fine of the year, because i always think i am fine and then my tummy goes really odd, and all last night i was gurgling and all through the rehearsals today. i think i don't get nervous, but maybe i do. usually when i play at awards ceremonies that means i have won something, so lam that means i have won something, so i am intrigued as to what i am going to get tonight. the world watched the manchester derby last week. we hear there was a little bit of a scuffle afterwards, and they may have been some oasis songs being played. to read that the thing which annoyed mourinho so much was the player celebrating while playing don't look back in anger, it kind of made my life. the atmosphere of excitement is building inside the arena. it is one minute until we are live on television. time for me to sit back, relax and enjoy the show. in third place isjonnie peacock. when he said that name, it was unreal. and i am a massive liverpool fan, my mum is going to be ecstatic just that it is him. i want you to do something for me, down at camera there and give your mum away.|j don't think my mum is going to be up. if she is up, big wave. i got a text from my sisterjust said mum is in tears. when jonnie peacock was called out in third i thought oh well, at least i will get a drink out of the night, and to be second was... ididn't out of the night, and to be second was... i didn't know if i should get up, and then my wife said it is me, so yes, extremely proud. so congratulations. thank you. you were so composed on the stage.|j congratulations. thank you. you were so composed on the stage. i was so nervous. just all the emotions came flooding back. you actually can't say too late tonight, can you, because... i have my little baby in a hotel with my mum, so i have to go and make sure she is ok. what next, though? of is that i want to stay involved in sport, i want people to be active, and do different things, so it is exciting. watch this space. yes. no wonder my hair looks a bit crazy today. she gave an amazing speech, jess. i hope at home everyone got a sense of what a lovely moment that was for her. she had that really long walk, didn't she, to the stage. itjust seems long walk, didn't she, to the stage. it just seems like long walk, didn't she, to the stage. itjust seems like a long walk, didn't she, to the stage. it just seems like a really lovely atmosphere, that evening. had a bit of everything last night, drama, unpredictability, surprises. a few tea rs. unpredictability, surprises. a few tears. several tears. i met unpredictability, surprises. a few tears. severaltears. i met lots of lovely people last night, who were all saying great things about the award and the sporting year. confirming the fact of the morning. the difference between fog and mist. apparently, the difference between fog and mist is that fog is when you nautically cannot see beyond one kilometre. spot on. gold star. anything below 1000 metres as far as visibility is concerned, it puts us in the fog. and it will be a player in the fog. and it will be a player in the forecast for the next 48 hours. otherwise, it is the other word, f, frost. we could see frost form on the grass. the warmest of the moment if you can call it that is north—west england and scotland. the cloud in northern scotland will produce cloud and rain and drizzle. the morning commute will be frosty. mist and fog in manchester. not a widespread problem. the fog should lift and shift. then, sunny spells to ta ke lift and shift. then, sunny spells to take us through the day. the greatest of all in fun of scotland. patchy rain and drizzle. the same in scotla nd patchy rain and drizzle. the same in scotland and northern ireland. —— far north scotland. ten in the far north—west of the country. tonight, frost forming. the white colours is fog on the map. fog in the hills in the north—west of the uk as well. that is because of the cloud producing rain and drizzle. keeping temperatures up compared to the frosty and foggy start we will have tomorrow further south and east. dense fog patches tomorrow in the midlands, east anglia, in southern england. it is an important week for pre—christmas travel. some airports affected in these areas. fog will be slow to shift. a few could linger. if it does, it would be cold as well. a lot more cloud for parts of western scotland and northern england and western wales and northern ireland. most will have a dry day. bright breaks in the east of the high ground of scotland and northern ireland. that brings temperatures tomorrow. 3—4 in rural areas. sunshine in the north—east of the country. 14—15. somewhere in between. fog could be back again on tuesday night in the south—east of the country thanks to high pressure. light rain in scotland and northern ireland. that will push into parts of northern england, north and west wales as well. light and patchy rain. the country is split into. mild towards the south and east. rather grey. rain in the forecast, but not much. light winds will cause a problem in england and wales. overnight, dense fog patches forming. you will not be able to see more than a kilometre? there you go. the latest series of david attenborough‘s blue planet shocked the nation by showing the amount of plastic in our oceans and the harm it is doing to marine life. we have talked about it a lot. now, the environment secretary, michael gove, says it has inspired him to speed up plans to tackle plastic waste. let's discuss them with chris tuckett from the marine conservation society. good boarding. thank you forjoining us good boarding. thank you forjoining us from bristol. —— morning. what do you make of the plant? many people will be learning the details this morning as they turn on the television. what about what michael gove is putting forward? we welcome the plan. a whole group of environmental and charities have written to michael gove and the government asking them to take action following blue planet ii. many of us saw the programme and the issues around for the marine environment. we want the uk government to take action. we are glad he has said something and something will happen, but we want action to become reality, we want to reduce plastic in the ocean. how bad is the situation? we can see pictures from blue planet ii which many people saw and many have reacted to as well. it is bad. there is an awful lot of plastic out there. there estimates around, things like a truckload of plastic waste goes into the ocean every minute of every day. that is huge. for the minute of every day. that is huge. forthe uk, our minute of every day. that is huge. for the uk, our recycling rates are not great. things like plastic bottles in our households, we use around 13 billion plastic bottles every year, but only 5.5 billion get recycled and i made into bottles of whatever again. there is a big problem with what happens to waste and where it goes. is it a big issue the amount of plastic we use, or the fa ct we the amount of plastic we use, or the fact we don't recycle enough? the amount of plastic we use, or the fact we don't recycle enough7m the amount of plastic we use, or the fact we don't recycle enough? it is both. we think there may be something in michael gove's plan about the types of plastic that are used. a really important thing is from the design stage. we have to make sure the right plastic is used so it can be recycled. things like black plastic trays, they cannot be recycled because they cannot be picked up in the recycling process. why ru picked up in the recycling process. why i'll re— even reducing those in the first place? —— why are we. so, the first place? —— why are we. so, the production chain has to be addressed, but also recycling. how that happens, where it happened, making sure the recycling rate goes up, at the moment it is only around 44% , up, at the moment it is only around 44%, we want more to be recycled, and it has to be done well so the plastic is clean and can be reused. that makes no sense. why do we use black plastic trays if they cannot be recycled? black plastic trays if they cannot be recycled ? is black plastic trays if they cannot be recycled? is it aesthetic? food looks better with a black background? looks better with a black background ? it looks better with a black background? it is pretty disappointing. yass, it is on those exclusive products. apparently it looks better, but do we need it when we think about the damage it can cause? why do we need things like that? is it able to be reversed? many viewers are concerned about that plastic in the ocean. is it something that if we all made a change we could actually get back to it better situation? i think there are many reasons to make a change. there is a lot of plastic out there in the ocean. it will be there for a very, very long time, breaking down very, very long time, breaking down very gradually. but we have got to stop this now. the amount that is happening every day, it keeps going and going, it is wasteful. we know it is. things we only used once, straws, stirrers in coffee cups, do we need those? there are many alternatives. either don't use them in the first place or recycle them, reduce the amount you need, that is the main message. very good to talk to you. thank you for that. my new year's resolution is not to use plastic bottles. i will try my best. iagree, plastic bottles. i will try my best. i agree, but it is hard. you are out and about and perhaps forget to take your bottle, forget to take it up if your bottle, forget to take it up if you are buying a cup of coffee. but as long as we try, that is the first thing. uk shoppers are predicted to spend over £4bn on groceries this week. incredible. so it's the start of the busiest week of the year for food retailers and manufacturers. steph is at a cracker factory in liverpool to find out how they cope. where else would we send her? how are you? you look remarkable, might i say? you know! are you? you look remarkable, might i say? you know i love are you? you look remarkable, might i say? you know! love my are you? you look remarkable, might i say? you know i love my safety gear. i know. i have been sent here because we are at the cream cracker factory, a famous brand. it is mesmerising to watch it come out, ready to go along this very, very long production line. they make something like a quarter of a million crackers here every day. this is a busy time of year for them. i have managed to convince john to talk to me. good morning. good morning. tell us about this line, it is big. yes. it goes through a special process. we are producing four times of do per hour. then they go through this machine which changes the texture. and then it takes. we makeover 8 million crackers today. —— bakes. —— we make over a million. we have more than 800 staff in the factory. we produce christmas selections all year round. you have said you take on extra staff at this time. how much changes at this time of year? normally i would have around 400 between january and june would have around 400 between januaryandjune and would have around 400 between january and june and then we ramp it up january and june and then we ramp it up to 800 for the production for christmas. it is important to meet consumer demands. you get your steps in as well because this is a long line. yes. i have not counted it but i would break my watch with how many steps i take. 90 metres, and there isa bike steps i take. 90 metres, and there is a bike the operator uses. that was trevor on the bike. he has to go up was trevor on the bike. he has to go up and down. we will let you keep going. thank you. what about the bigger picture? tell us about your work at this time of year. we spend 52 weeks of the year thinking and planning and eating everything to get ready for christmas and then we gearup the get ready for christmas and then we gear up the stores, bring in colleagues, and stay as late as possible on christmas eve so everyone can shop and have some at this time of year. what about the big picture? you are a retail expert. you are spending just as much if not more per year. it is an emotional by. you spend more christmas. but food is ramping up in terms of sales this week. prices are going up next year, which will be tough. some people, 40% of consumers, they say let's make hay while the sun shines before a tough january. i feel a bit like a cracker myself this morning. you can see them going along. john told us they will go through the other and to be quality check and then they will be on to be put into packets. more from me later. thank you very much. we will have to get a cracker challenge in at some point. three in a minute, can you do that? no water. maybe she could do it. it is a little drying, put it that way. let's find some crackers, shall we? bring it on. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. the number of sexual assault victims recorded by the met police has gone up by more than 7,000 in the last four years, according to new figures. the number of women reporting rape rose by 80% almost 5,000 last year. the met said its processes for handling victims had improved— although one support group said more needs to be done to get cases to court. a police officer is still critically ill in hospital after he and a colleague were seriously injured after they were hit by a car on the north circular neasden. the driver's been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to give a breath test. the met commissioner cressida dick says it's a "stark reminder" of the dangers officers' face. drivers who fail to pay the congestion charge on time will face biggerfines from the new year. the penalty is going up from £65 to £85. transport for london says the congestion charge is an important tool to reduce the number of polluting vehicles in the city centre. however, critics say they're worried about the impact on businesses, with some already struggling. consider the costs. it is notjust the hike in the fines, it is everything else being put on small businesses. it has gone from £130 to £160. when you consider employment costs, t charges, ultra—low—emissions, it is just another cost of doing business in the capital. there's been a signal failure on the district line. it's now running again between earl's court and wimbledon. there's been an accident on shoreditch high street. it's partly blocked at great eastern street. in dulwich, a water main has burst. etherow street is closed. let's take a look at the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it is quite a chilly start out there this morning. one or two patches of mist and fog and perhaps some frost. overall, a bright start. through the day, it is reasonably bright. quite pleasant. maximum temperatures getting to 5—7 in central london. cooler despite the sunshine out towards the suburbs and rural spots. overnight, once the sun sets, quite quickly we will see widespread mist and fog. really dense patches of fog. and with the temperature dropping in some spots down below zero, that fog could potentially freeze as well. so, some very dangerous conditions. the minimum temperature, down to —1. these are the conditions. fog will take a time to clear. if it does settle. if it does not, it will be chilly. if we get clearance, it could be seven degrees. elsewhere, 4—5. tomorrow, a big problem with fog first thing tomorrow morning. gradually lifting and then some slightly milder air moving in for wednesday. so, some slightly higher temperatures back up in double figures. but not much in the way of sunshine. now it's back to dan and naga. hello this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. police in beirut investigate whether a british embassy worker found strangled at the side of a road had been sexually assaulted. it is believed rebecca dykes was abducted after leaving a bar on the outskirts of the city. her family say they are devastated by her death. theresa may meets her brexit cabinet to discuss the uk's future relationship with the eu. a father—of—six is the first of the victims to be named after a devastating car crash in birmingham. huge drama on a night to remember at the 2017 sports personality of the year awards in liverpool. a shock win for britain's most successful track athlete was hampered by a few technical problems, but sir mo was delighted at finally getting his hands on the award. i didn't imagine i was ever going to win this. come so close in 2012, and, you know... but i guess anything can happen. and also in sport: the australians are edging closer to regaining the ashes. morning rain did hold up their efforts, but three wickets have fallen. the aussies need just three more for victory. good morning from this cream cracker factory in liverpool. uk shoppers are predicted to spend over £4 billion on groceries this week, so it is the start of the busiest week of the year for food retailers and manufacturers. i'm live at this cracker factory in liverpool to find out how they cope. and matt has the weather. a frosty start to the new working week, but tomorrow a different story. fog could be an issue. i have more details coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: detectives in lebanon are examining the possibility that a british embassy worker whose body was found by the side of a motorway had been sexually assaulted. rebecca dykes was working in the capital city of beirut for the department for international development. it is thought she had been abducted and strangled after leaving a party. our middle east correspondent martin patiencejoins us from beirut. thank you so much for coming on the programme. what more can you tell us, what more detailed and we have? well, just in the last few minutes we have been hearing from a police source from the lebanese police, and he says that a suspect was detained, arrested, in the early hours of this morning in relation to this killing. he gave no more details on this man, but it is believed he was a taxi driver, and that has been widely reported in the local lebanese media. we understand that rebecca was celebrating with a colleague on friday night. it was a going away party. she then left the bar and it appears she got into some kind of taxi, and that is related to the killing. her body was found on saturday morning. it was dumped on a motorway a few miles from where i am standing, and the police say... have told us that they believed she was strangled and sexually assaulted. we have been hearing there has been an outpouring of tributes to rebecca. i had one person describe her as a bright star who worked on the humanitarian front line. the embassy not far from where i am standing is said to be in deep shock. while there is chaos elsewhere in the middle east, lebanon generally speaking is regarded as pretty safe. that is what makes this case all the more shocking. you mentioned the fa ct more shocking. you mentioned the fact that there was shock from the embassy. i suppose right across the diplomatic and expat community, it is probably matched that, as well. it is, i spoke to another friend who described her as a lovely woman. generally speaking, lebanon is a safe country. we don't see these types of incidents, we haven't seen these types of incidents in the past, not for a long, these types of incidents in the past, not fora long, long these types of incidents in the past, not for a long, long time. the police have ruled out that there was any political motive, so they are treating this as a terrible crime, but not one with political overtones. i think in the hours after it broke that was the suspicion but police have categorically ruled that out. theresa may is due to meet her brexit cabinet today to discuss, for the first time, what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. the prime minister will also address the commons this afternoon to outline when she wants the uk to be able to sign trade deals with non—eu countries. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. ben, another crucial step in brexit talks. well, good morning. 18 months on from the eu referendum, this week cabinet ministers will have their first formal discussion, really, about the sort of trade relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. so it is a big moment. we know that for two years after we left, so from march 2019, we will pretty much remain in the single market. free movement of the uk will continue. the question is what happens after that. that is what the cabinet will start to talk about. and because it is brexit there are disagreements. within the cabinet you will have ministers like amber rudd, the home secretary, damian green, who voted remain during the campaign, will be wanting as close an alignment as possible with the eu, keeping that relationship as tight as it can possibly be. on the other hand you will have prominent leavers like michael gove and boris johnson who will want britain to diverged much more and go its own way. theresa may has to find its way through this and she will be speaking in the commons later this afternoon. the first of six victims killed in a multiple pile—up in birmingham has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed. the father—of—six had told his wife he was on his lastjob and was on his way home. police are investigating how the crash happened, as jane frances kelly reports. debris can be seen strewn across four lanes in these pictures taken in the immediate aftermath of the crash. one of those who died in what was described as a harrowing scene has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed, who was a father—of—six. he had called his wife to say it was his lastjob of the night, and that he would be on his way home shortly. two passengers in mr mohammed's taxi also died, but the man and the woman in the small car crushed between the taxi and the wall walked away with minor injuries. the crash happened on a section of the belgrave middle way, a busy road in the heart of birmingham. the vehicles collided at an entrance to an underpass at the junction of bristol road. the road had to be closed to allow the emergency services to safely examine the scene. it will take some time to unpick the scene, and just understand exactly what's happened, and it would be unfair of me to speculate at this time. what i can say is that we're looking into all sorts of conditions, the road conditions. we're aware the road was gritted at 5:00pm last night, but obviously that's just one factor of many that we need to consider. the police are appealing for witnesses, and any footage they may have, to try to piece together the cause of the multi—car crash. our reporter emma thomas is at the scene for us this morning. what are the next steps in the police investigation? well, the carriageway has been reopened for this morning's rush—hour after being closed for much of yesterday to allow west midlands police to gather evidence at the scene. officers tell us it could be sometime before they establish the exact cause the collision, the impact of which left a black taxicab lying on its side. this is a40 mph stretch of dual carriageway, less than one mile from birmingham city centre in a residential area, so the speed of the vehicles is something which will bea the vehicles is something which will be a factor in the investigation. also the weather. in the west midlands last week we experienced subzero temperatures, snow and ice, but birmingham city council has already announced that this stretch of road was gritted just a few hours before the collision. west midlands police have asked anybody with footage of the scene not to show it on social media due to the sensitivity of the tragedy, but instead to share those images with west midlands police, in order to aid their investigation. the world's busiest airport, which is in atlanta, says electricity has been restored after a power cut caused major flight delays. some passengers were left in darkened terminals at atlanta's hartsfield—jackson airport. more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled, and many are being diverted elsewhere. the airport typically handles more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. i never knew that that was the world's busiest airport. and if we ask that in a pub quiz, we will be able to pass ourselves off as fonts of knowledge. i was going to say something, and then it is gone. was it about pop quizzes? no, it was about something else we are doing, but i did want to talk to you about sports personality as well. it will come back to me, i might holler at you if i think of it. do that. did you if i think of it. do that. did you watch it? that moment at the end, awkward! the four—time olympic champion sir mo farah has won this year's bbc sports personality of the year. motorcyclist jonathan rea was second, and paralympic sprinter jonnie peacock was third. the pre—award favourite, heavyweight world champ anthonyjoshua, finished in fourth place. but the result wasn't the only unexpected event. when sir mo's shock victory was announced, the link to his location in london went down. eventually the line was established. this is what he had to say. as a athlete, what i have achieved has been incredible over the years. and, for all the youngsters out there, people out there, you can work hard and you can achieve your dreams. anything is possible in life. if you believe at it, work at it, keep grafting, grafting, anything is possible. what an amazing night it is, and i wish i was there, but unfortunately i'm sorry i can't be there, guys. i'm here with my family, and my kids are here as well. but it's all exciting for us, and ijust can't believe i won! who do you think was more shocked? mo, people at home? and chris broome, they didn't make the top three, the favourite. —— chris froome. that wasn't his house, by the way. a very posh location they use for the london live event. probably a little bit disappointed for him not to be there on the night and celebrate afterwards. and we will get some reactions, because anya shrubsole will be here to tell us, i suppose, anya shrubsole will be here to tell us, isuppose, what anya shrubsole will be here to tell us, i suppose, what it is like. you said the shock and the hall when it was announced —— in the hall. said the shock and the hall when it was announced -- in the hall. is that what you are trying to remember to tell me? no, but if! haven't remembered it by now it is probably of no interest to anyone. the increasing pressure on teenage boys and men in their 20s to look perfect has led to more of them taking anabolic steroids, to achieve what they see as the ideal body type. today, the british cardiovascular society is warning tens of thousands of people who take the drug are putting themselves at risk of dying early, as radio one newsbeat‘s dan whitworth reports. as well as heart attacks and strokes, people who take anabolic steroids also risk health problems like infertility and mood swings. but those risks aren't putting users off. everything that we do in life now carries a risk of heart attack, cancer, whatever it is. so, whatever it is, i'm going to get those risks anyway, so i choose not to do certain things, and i choose this as my lifestyle instead. so, as i don't go out drinking and smoking, i take steroids. when it comes to the law, anabolic steroids are legal to use and legal to possess right across the uk. what is illegal, though, is supplying them unless you are a doctor, and if you are caught, you could face a prison sentence of up to 14 years. anabolic steroids cause an imbalance of hormones which can damage many different organs, but in particular the heart. but that doesn't stop this man, who spoke on condition of anonymity, from dealing them. there's a very broad spectrum of people that use steroids. you're ranging from young guys at 18 year olds, 19, 20, just starting out, and they're training and looking to bulk up for maybe a summer holiday, orjust to look good for... for a summer holiday? for a summer holiday, or theyjust want to attract the girls. so these are the guys that you have to be more informative when you talk to them, make them more aware of the risks and dangers. the group which advises government on drug misuse is in the middle of a big review of anabolic steroids. and due to report its findings next year. joining us now isjim mcveigh, who is public health england's advisor on anabolic steroids. thank you forjoining us. we are talking about younger man under this pressure. where are they getting steroids? egms? —— the gym? pressure. where are they getting steroids? egms? -- the gym? many access it within the gym. but we have the internet now which has made a massive change in the last 20 yea rs. a massive change in the last 20 years. many people are accessing it directly without having to have any interaction with people who can pass health related information on to them. how easily is it misused? you could say anyone taking them when not prescribed is misusing anabolic steroids. many people will say they are not misusing them. they get the benefits they want. but they do not know what the long—term effects are they don't even know what drugs they are taking. i went to university with someone he used to go to the gym all the time and took them. he did not care about the effects, he just wanted to look great. for someone in their early 20s who really wa nts someone in their early 20s who really wants to look what they perceive as good and fulfil their potential, tell them that they may have problems with their heart in 20-30 have problems with their heart in 20—30 years' have problems with their heart in 20—30 yea rs' time. have problems with their heart in 20-30 years' time. is that new? i remember arnold schwarzenegger and sylvester stallone when i was growing up, they were the icons of men that looks great, that was happening then. why now? men that looks great, that was happening then. why now7m men that looks great, that was happening then. why now? it is not new. all the indications are that in the last ten years there have been a substantial increase in people using anabolic steroids. we can see that from programmes. . . anabolic steroids. we can see that from programmes... who is the role model? who are they trying to look like? it is notjust that, you have people who just want to put on a bit of muscle, definition, through to people who want to be bodybuilders, ita people who want to be bodybuilders, it a whole range of icons and role models we have. how do we counter that? education? making people aware of the long—term health problems you can get from taking anabolic steroids over a period of time? can get from taking anabolic steroids over a period of time7l combination of things. we need to get health messages out, but we also need for younger people to stop the obsession about appearance. this is something women have had to counter the generations. but this is relatively new form an. —— —— for men. we need to figure this out. are women taking it? gyms havejust as many women as men. the majority are males. women might even have different drugs as well. quite fascinating. if you explain to someone that taking the drugs will give them heart issues, that might drive the point home. thank you. if you want more on that story, you can watch the steroid nation on bbc one on the iplayer right now. the weather. if you are looking at the front pages of the papers, high winds in the uk. tell us what is happening across the uk this morning. good morning. yes, a chance of something more windy coming our way as we go towards christmas day itself. seven days is a long time away in terms of weather. at the moment, christmas day looks wet and windy in england and wales. the further north and west, sunshine and showers. the chance of snow on the hills. it isa the chance of snow on the hills. it is a bit far away. so we will focus on the here and now. what i can tell you is that it is on the chilly side in most parts of the uk. temperatures at seven o'clock hovering around the freezing mark in many areas. a frost around. clear skies through the night. cloud to the south—west. double—figure temperatures in the past few hours. thick cloud to the far north of scotland. the odd spot of rain and drizzle in shetland, orkney, and the hebrides, through the day. mist and fog patches, especially in birmingham, manchester, and other areas. they will gradually shift. a fine start. sunny spells. patchy cloud in north—west england and northern ireland, breaking at times to let sunshine through. after that, temperatures not rising in a hurry. eastern areas, 46 —— 4— six degrees. through the evening, fog patches in the midlands and southern england. more widespread through the night. fog in the hills. more cloud spilling in. patchy rain and drizzle keeping temperatures up. in the south and east, dense fog. a big week for pre—christmas travel. if you have travel plans tomorrow, even on the way to work, fog could be widespread across this part of england. some gaps. not everyone will have fog. some sunshine in southern areas and in north—east england and scotland and north—eastern northern ireland. for much of northern ireland and england and wales, cloud and misty over the hills. patchy rain and drizzle. most will be dry tomorrow. a bit range and temperatures. —— big. fog could be around on wednesday morning across the south—east of the country. the weather front going south and east. clearing away cloud from scotland and northern ireland. dry and bright. patchy rain on wednesday in northern england and across wales to be the further south and east, staying dry. some lingering fog patches. that is how it is looking. i will have an update in halfan it is looking. i will have an update in half an hour. back to you. thank you. see you then. the papers. a quick update on the ashes. it could be over soon. australia need one more week to regain the ashes. there was so much hope. i remember talking about the first test. you were so positive. i love that about you. do you know, there is alwaysjust a little bit of doubt. did you not feel it? the doubt about it. they have a quick hauling attack and we go ten miles per hour slower. —— bowling. it makes a difference. they have had a difficult day today. james anderson is batting at the moment. chris woakes, you know... james anderson has more zeroes than anyone else. don't mention that. they are reining. you would not expect that in perth. —— raining. how on earth did it happen? it is unheard of. the front pages at the moment. the guardian and many other papers have pictures of the british embassy worker found murdered papers have pictures of the british embassy workerfound murdered in beirut. the belief is she was murdered. a picture of her again on the mirror. debbie did not win on saturday. mcfadden won strictly. hopefully he will be on later this week. we looked at the weather earlier. that is on the front page of the daily express. 70 miles per hour storms. in the middle-class pension crisis. and a picture of the british embassy worker. and could this be the dress meghan markle will wear? and so it begins. we are already two weeks in. it will go on. a happy mo farah. why would he not wa nt to a happy mo farah. why would he not want to smile? we will talk a lot about what happened last night through the morning. but look at this. joe root. you have to feel for him, the england captain. that face says it all. it is all going horribly wrong for him in australia. who will return to in times of cricketing crisis7 jeff boycott. cook, a failure, root, failing, the barmy army is only succeeding at doing the conga on the hill. he says that they are not up to it and they looked lost. you love christmas. you have a dog. how much do you spend on your dog at christmas? in terms of presence? i have already spent it. £2 99. there is a lady who spends over £1000 on the daily mirror. a pampered pooch. it is called lola. it has a named blanket, a coat that matches hers. there she is. that is excessive. pets in clothes? what do you think? i think it is a bad idea. but that is what christmas is all about. crackers! cheese and crackers! also the crack a challenge which i think many people will be doing. how many can you eat without water? i think it will be three. good morning. good morning! good morning. iam good morning. good morning! good morning. i am in the cream cracker factory. they make a merely an every day. it is absolutely boiling. this is the production line. they will be shaped and made into crackers. it is a busy time of year for them. they make and sell more than double what they did for the rest of the year. everyone is buying them. can i talk to you? i know you are in the middle of yourjob. what have we got? what is going on? it is a long production line. they are going to be cutters and straight to the oven. you have worked here 50 years. a happy 50 yea rs! worked here 50 years. a happy 50 years! this is the busiest time of years! this is the busiest time of yearfor you? years! this is the busiest time of year for you? yes. tell us about it. it is christmas. people love crackers. they get shipped all over the world. it is a busy time. crackers. they get shipped all over the world. it is a busy timelj crackers. they get shipped all over the world. it is a busy time. i will leave you to it because i am getting in the way. you may have seen a bike go past. the cameraman cannot see it. there it is. that is because the production line is so long. actually, i will take you down the other end now so you can look at it. they use that to check the process. it takes 3.5 minutes to make one of these crackers. this is a machine which makes a million of them every single day. they will spend 4 billion pounds a year on christmas around the uk. but first, we will look at the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up across the uk. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. the number of sexual assault victims recorded by the met police has gone up by more than 7,000 in the last four years, according to new figures. the number of women reporting rape rose by 80% almost 5,000 last year. the met said its processes for handling victims had improved— although one support group said more needs to be done to get cases to court. a police officer is still critically ill in hospital after he and a colleague were seriously injured after they were hit by a car on the north circular in neasden. the driver's been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to give a breath test. the met commissioner cressida dick says it's a "stark reminder" of the dangers officers' face. drivers who fail to pay the congestion charge on time will face biggerfines from the new year. the penalty is going up from £65 to £85. transport for london says the congestion charge is an important tool to reduce the number of polluting vehicles in the city centre. however, critics say they're worried about the impact on businesses, with some already struggling. consider the costs. the turnover. it is notjust the hike in the fines, it is everything else being put on small businesses. it has gone from £130 to £160. when you consider employment costs, t charges, ultra—low—emissions, it is just another cost of doing business in the capital. the district line is now running again but with severe delays between earl's court and wimbledon, and minor delays between earl's court and edgware road after a signalfailure. south—eastern trains also have a signalling problem just outside of cannon street. some trains are diverting. and the a1 is closed at highbury corner. this is how it looks a the moment. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. now, it is quite a chilly start out there this morning. one or two patches of mist and fog and perhaps some frost. overall, a bright start. through the day, it is reasonably bright. quite pleasant if a little chilly. the maximum temperature, getting to 5—7 in central london. cooler despite the sunshine out towards the suburbs and rural spots. so, overnight, tonight, once the sun sets, quite quickly we will see widespread mist and fog. really dense patches of fog. and with the temperature dropping in some spots down below zero, that fog could potentially freeze as well. so, some very dangerous conditions. minimum temperature, down to —1. and those conditions with us first thing tomorrow morning. the fog will be stubborn and will take a time to clear if it does at all. if it does not, it will be chilly. if we get clearance, it could be seven degrees. elsewhere, 4—5. tomorrow, a big problem with fog first thing tomorrow morning. gradually lifting and then some slightly milder air moving in for wednesday. so, some slightly higher temperatures back up figures, but not much in the way of sunshine. now it's back to dan and naga. bye bye. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: police in the lebanese capital of beirut say they have arrested a suspect as part of the investigation into the murder of a british embassy worker, whose body was found by the side of a motorway. it is understood rebecca dykes, who worked for the department for international development, was abducted after leaving a bar on the outskirts of the city. her family say they are devastated by her loss. theresa may is due to meet her brexit cabinet today to discuss, for the first time, what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. the prime minister will later address the commons, telling mps the uk wants to sign trade deals during what she calls an implementation period. meanwhile, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said there was no way the uk will secure a bespoke deal with the eu, saying there won't be any cherry—picking to accommodate their wishes. the family of a taxi driver who was among six people killed in a road accident in birmingham yesterday have described him as happy and loving. imtiaz mohammed and his two passengers all died, alongside three men in another car. crash investigators are trying to piece together what caused the pile—up. myanmar‘s leaders could face genocide charges for their treatment of the rohingya ethnic group, according to the un's human rights chief. he has told the bbc that the scale and nature of the violence means that decisions must have been taken at a high level, as our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old. he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. "they are coming to kill us," says the man, "they are coming to kill us." he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators, and in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he does not rule out the possibility that aung san suu kyi or military leaders could end up in the dock. given the scale of the operation, clearly these would have to be decisions taken at a high enough level. and then there's the crime of omission, that if it came to your knowledge that this was being committed, and you did nothing to stop it, then you could be culpable as well for that. he says only a court can judge that, but he is determined thatjustice should be done. in the meantime, though, monzur ali and hundreds of thousands like him remain in limbo. we asked aung san suu kyi for a response, but she has not replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the world's busiest airport, which is in atlanta, says electricity has been restored after a power cut caused major flight delays. some passengers were left in darkened terminals at atlanta's hartsfield—jackson airport. more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled, and many are being diverted elsewhere. the airport typically handles more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. prince harry has interviewed barack obama for his guest edit of bbc radio 4's today programme, with some innovative questioning techniques. that was the warm—up to the encounter. do i have to speak faster? no, not at all. ok, will i need a british accent? but if you start doing long pauses between answers, you will probably get this face. the interview, recorded at this year's invictus games in canada, will be broadcast for prince harry's guest edition of the programme on 27 december. he was always one of the great orators. there is a difference between giving a speech in giving an interview, i suppose. between giving a speech in giving an interview, isuppose. giving between giving a speech in giving an interview, i suppose. giving a speech you are allowed to do more pauses, dramatic gaps.|j speech you are allowed to do more pauses, dramatic gaps. ithink speech you are allowed to do more pauses, dramatic gaps. i think there is room for pauses on radio. pauses, dramatic gaps. i think there is room for pauses on radiolj believe you are correct. thank... you. and you have your ashes face. are you ready for a dramatic pause? england arejust you ready for a dramatic pause? england are just one wicket away from losing the ashes. all the other mornings of the series they have steadily lost wickets. rain had threatened to hold the australians up threatened to hold the australians up and give them hope they could save the match. the morning's play was washed out, as groundsmen struggled to make a playable. dawid malan went after making a half century. stuart broad was the ninth wicket to fall, going for a duck to leave england on the brink of a humiliating series defeat. celtic manager brendan rodgers says their 69—game unbeaten domestic run may never be surpassed by another team, after his side were thrashed 4—0 at hearts. 16—year—old harry cochrane opened the scoring with his first senior goalfor hearts. then kyle lafferty beat celtic goalkeeper craig gordon, to make it 2—0 before half time. two second—half goals completed the stunning victory. manchester united have closed the gap to premier league leaders manchester city to 11 points, thanks to the 2—1win at west brom. romelu lukaku scored his 15th manchester united goal to put the visitors in front. it is now back—to—back strikes for the belgian, who had recently had a barren spell. jose mourinho says he and his players aren't giving up hope of catching city. liverpool moved into the top four by beating bournemouth 4—0. the pick of the goals was the opener from philippe coutinho. the victory extended liverpool's unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 matches. britain's most successful ever track athlete, sir mo farah, has been named bbc sports personality of the year. world superbike champion jonathan rea was second, and double paralympic 100m gold—medallist jonnie peacock was third. heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua was just 18 votes out of making the top three. but it is safe to say sir mo's interview didn't quite go according to plan on the night. the 2017 bbc sports personality of the year is mo farah. mo, i hope you can hear us, rihanna's there with the trophy that she can present. ithink... i think that just about sums up mo's evening, doesn't it really? this is what sir mo had to say when the line was finally reconnected. to win this, i didn't honestly come out tonight thinking, yeah, maybe top three, see how it goes, because we've got amazing superstars in sports. we've got anthonyjoshua, lewis, johnnie peacock, we've got all of the boys. it's been amazing. when you look at it, comparing yourself with other athletes, you think i could finish in the top three. i didn't imagine i was ever going to win this. come so close in 2012, and, you know — but i guess anything can happen. you just have to dig deep and keep working. i just want to thank everybody who has supported me. it has been an incredible journey, and it's very exciting. let's have a look at how the public voted on the night. you can see that sir mo, who wasn't the favourite to win, clearly comes out on top, with more than 83,000 votes. jonathan rea was second, with more than 80,000 votes. jonnie peacock was third, with 73,429. but anthonyjoshua missed out on being in the top three by just 18 votes. the headlines from the night may have included a surprise winner and technical difficulties, but there was much more to sports personality of the year 2017, as i found out. this report contains some flash photography. it is the most glamorous night of the sporting year, when the trophy winners, the award winners, all swap the training track for the red carpet. and this. as a sportsman, you want to win everything. you're angry when you lose, but when you go home and you have your daughter smiling and giggling away, it's hard to stay mad. what are you most looking forward to tonight? probablyjust having a little bit of champagne for once. i don't really get to drink. i want to share something with you now that has never happened before. we are allowed inside the make—up room with the presenters, as they get ready for sports personality. clare, who is the brave soul who has agreed to do this, thank you so much. how are you feeling? ifeel ok. it's a really weird thing with sports personality of the year, because i always think i'm fine, and then my tummy goes really odd, and all last night i was gurgling, and all through the rehearsals today. i think i don't get nervous, but maybe i do. usually when i play at awards ceremonies, that means i've won something, so i'm intrigued as to what i'm going to get tonight. the world watched the manchester derby last week. we hear there was a little bit of a scuffle afterwards, and there may have been some oasis songs being played. to read that the thing which annoyed mourinho so much was the players celebrating while playing don't look back in anger, it kind of made my life. the atmosphere of excitement is building inside the arena. it is one minute until we are live on television. time for me to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. in third place isjonnie peacock. when he said that name, it was unreal. and i'm a massive liverpool fan, my mum is going to be ecstaticjust that it's him. i want you to do something for me. look down at camera there and give your mum a wave. i don't think my mum is going to be up. if she is up, big wave. i got a text from my sister, just said mum is in tears. whenjonnie peacock was called out in third, i thought oh, well, at least i will get a drink out of the night. and to be second was... i didn't know if i should get up, and then my wife said it's me. so yes, extremely proud. so congratulations. thank you. you were so composed on the stage. i was so nervous. just all the emotions came flooding back. you actually can't say too late tonight, can you, because... i have my little baby in the hotel, with my mum, so i have to go and make sure she's ok. what next, though? obviously i want to stay involved in sport. i want people to be active, and do different things, so it's exciting. watch this space. yes. well done, thank you. another special winner of the night is denise larrad, who scooped the bbc get inspired unsung hero award. despite working night shifts in a warehouse, she finds time to volunteer, and helps lead fitness classes for children, family, and the elderly, with her sole aim being to get people fit. denisejoins us now. welcome. good morning. thank you so much for bringing that award end. we saw europe on telly last night, onstage. just share with everyone at home what was happening while you we re home what was happening while you were on stage, because clare balding was particularly kind to you.|j were on stage, because clare balding was particularly kind to you. i was so nervous, i was thinking my god, i have nothing really prepared in my head. i didn't know what i was going to say when i got there, and when i got up on stage she was whispering in my ear saying you have a standing ovation. she says just relax and enjoy it. so that is what i try to do. you people are. that was the mission. —— you get people moving. i wa nted mission. —— you get people moving. i wanted to get people moving more. i began walking and running groups. that's one of my runners. a range of people. how did you get them involved? i can be very persuasive. ifi involved? i can be very persuasive. if i decided you were going tojoin, it is futile not to, to be honest. many people have that as a job, but you are already working.” many people have that as a job, but you are already working. i work late shifts, i have half an hour sleep, and then i take a group running. when do you sleep? a few hours in the afternoon. but i don't work the next night. no one is ever allowed to come in early in the morning and say they did not sleep. what differences do people feel after joining a group? many of my walkers, there are over 50s, many are elderly and live alone. they go out and socialise and do all of the things with them. it enables them to meet people and let them get out of the house to find someone to talk to so they are not by themselves. and you get exercise stop at what was the highlight last night for you? meeting paula radcliffe. incredible. congratulations. you have other rewards as well. you will have to remodel the lounge to fit them in. it can go next to my olympic torch. not a bad mantelpiece. one side of the couch, olympic torch, the other side, sports personality award. that is an impressive lounge. you are one of those people that keeps people going. that is why we love sport. thank you for coming in. before i 90. thank you for coming in. before i go, iwant thank you for coming in. before i go, i want to share this moment. i am sorry. australia just regained the ashes. it is over. that went really quickly. yes. australia just regained the ashes. 3—0. they got victory in brisbane and adelaide. there are still matches to play in melbourne and sydney. big questions about captaincy and the england set up. last week, at one point england we re up. last week, at one point england were 368 — five in their first innings. it is hard to lose a test from that point. they collapsed. australia bat for over 600. then it is done. it went so quickly. we thought we had more time. but they rattled through it. what a shame. thank you. and you as well. at least you got an award. and now for the sunshine and really high temperatures for us in the next week. thank you. it is usually my job to put a downer on things. perhaps not this morning. this was a short while ago in southampton. a nice day for the majority. still cold. a selection of temperatures. frost on the grass and on the cards. clear skies. the cloud is the biggest towards the south—west in far north of scotland. —— answer. most of you will have a dry day. patchy mist and fog. it will shift. cloud at times in scotland and northern ireland. most of you, try and sunny on monday and on the way to work and back as well. temperatures, not especially high. close to double figures for some in the west. the cloud to the north of scotland. patchy rain through the night. cloud thickens up in the night. cloud thickens up in the night in scotland and northern ireland in northern england. mist in fog in the hills. temperatures dropping with widespread frost for england and wales. dense and widespread frost patches. the rush—hour tomorrow morning will be a much more difficult affair for those across the midlands, east anglia, in southern england. long—lasting fog. freezing in places as well. it will affect some of the major airports in the lead—up to christmas. one of the areas will have fog struggling to lift. some sunshine to the north of scotla nd lift. some sunshine to the north of scotland and northern ireland. cloud tomorrow producing fog over the hills. patchy drizzle towards the coast. tomorrow, another dry day. big variations in temperature. with the fog lingering, 14—15. most other areas in between. tuesday night and wednesday, high pressure to the south—east. fog becoming an issue. this weather front, clear skies south—east. fog becoming an issue. this weatherfront, clear skies in scotla nd this weatherfront, clear skies in scotland and northern ireland after rain. patchy rain in england and wales. the south and east, dry. temperatures on the up. the rain we have will not amount to much. through the week, not a lot of rain in the forecast. light winds around. fog will be a problem. we will keep you updated. back to you. thank you. you are welcome. uk shoppers are predicted to spend more than £4 billion on groceries this week. making it the busiest of the year for food retailers and manufacturers. steph is at a cracker factory in liverpool to find out how they cope. good morning. good morning. this is the start of a process to make crackers. i have been mesmerised by this. it is fascinating. it goes through here and it will go up and down the production line. a really busy time of year for them. this is when they are making and selling the most crackers. . as you said, food is obviously big business at this time of yearfor is obviously big business at this time of year for many different people in the industry. this is one of the people that makes sure this place is going like clockwork. tell us what we have. this is the man crack a line —— main cracker line. this makes the crackers. you have just walked past the dough, goes through, gets bubbles in crackers, goes through the shaper, then the oven and packing lines. and wejust saw someone go past in a bike. oven and packing lines. and wejust saw someone go past in a bikem oven and packing lines. and wejust saw someone go past in a bike. it is 90 metres long so we gave them bicycles to allow them to go up and down to check the line. this is the busiest time of year. what does that mean? it means we have 70... sorry, 700 employees added on to a further 500 full production. most of the products are in store. we are slowing down for 2018.” products are in store. we are slowing down for 2018. i will get you to crack on. i can't help that joke. we have others here to talk to. obviously, they are getting you the food and you distribute it. what is it like this time of year? extremely busy. we think about christmas, we eat christmas, we plan all year. christmas eve will will be the busiest. we have more colleagues in store. it is the most important time for us at the moment. it is interesting. at this time of year we spend a lot on food. prices have been going up noticeably. but we are spending a lot. consumers are aware of that price increase and they know it is going to get worse next year because they know that supermarkets have been holding on to the price increases. we have cut back, but mainly on christmas cards and decorations. we will still have a decent christmas meal for christmas. what about prices? we have managed them extremely carefully to keep them extremely carefully to keep them down for customers. we have made sure they can afford what they can christmas. we have done it in different ways. we make sure we have the best products we can. we try to make sure we pass on as little as possible to customers. thank you. i just want to show you the production line. it is very long. it is hard to show you all of it. i love watching this. look at this. they have just been cut up and are about to go off to be baked. you can see some quality control. fascinating. more from me later. thank you. it wasn't quite mo farah issues, but it wasn't the strongest. apologies about the camera. we have a lot to talk about. many guests coming on. it will be a musical christmas theme today. there isa musical christmas theme today. there is a seven foot animatronic crocodile involved in a pantomime that we will be talking about. sorry, seven metres. time to get the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. the number of sexual assault victims recorded by the met police has gone up by more than 7,000 in the last four years, according to new figures. the number of women reporting rape rose by 80% almost 5,000 last year. the met said its processes for handling victims had improved— although one support group said more needs to be done to get cases to court. a police officer is still critically ill in hospital after he and a colleague were seriously injured after they were hit by a car on the north circular in neasden. the driver's been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to give a breath test. the met commissioner cressida dick says it's a "stark reminder" of the dangers officers' face. drivers who fail to pay the congestion charge on time will face biggerfines from the new year. the penalty is going up from £65 to £85. transport for london says the congestion charge is an important tool to reduce the number of polluting vehicles in the city centre. however, critics say they're worried about the impact on businesses, with some already struggling. consider the costs. the turnover. it is notjust the hike in the fines, it is everything else being put on small businesses. it has gone from £130 to £160. when you consider employment costs, t charges, ultra—low—emissions, it is just another cost of doing business in the capital. the district line is now with severe delays between earl's court and wimbledon, and minor delays between earl's court and edgware road after a signalfailure. and the a1 is closed at highbury corner. this is how it looks at the moment. let's take a look at the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. now, it is quite a chilly start out there this morning. one or two patches of mist and fog and perhaps some frost. but on the whole, it is a bright start. through the day, it is reasonably bright. quite pleasant, if a little chilly. the maximum temperature, getting to 5—7 in central london. cooler despite the sunshine out towards the suburbs and rural spots. so, overnight, tonight, once the sun sets, quite quickly we will see widespread mist and fog. really dense patches of fog. and with the temperature dropping in some spots down below zero, that fog could potentially freeze as well. so, some very dangerous conditions. minimum temperature, down to —1. and those conditions with us first thing tomorrow morning. the fog will be stubborn and will take a time to clear if it does at all. if it does not, it will be chilly. if we get clearance, it could be seven degrees. elsewhere, 4—5. tomorrow, a big problem with fog first thing tomorrow morning. gradually lifting and then some slightly milder air moving in for wednesday. so, some slightly higher temperatures back up in double figures, but not much in the way of sunshine. so that's all for now. there's more from us in half an hour. and of course you can check out our website too. bye bye. hello — this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. a man is arrested by police investigating the murder of a british embassy worker strangled to death in beirut. it's believed rebecca dykes was abducted after leaving a bar on the outskirts of the city. her family say they're devastated by her death. good morning, it's monday 18th december. also this morning: theresa may meets her brexit cabinet to discuss, for the first time, the uk's future relationship with the eu. a father of six is the first of the victims to be named after a devastating car crash in birmingham. in sport, australia have won the ashes, beating england by an innings and 41 runs to win the third test in perth. the win gives them an unassailable lead in the five match series. huge drama on a night to remember at the 2017 sports personality of the year awards in liverpool... mo farah! a shock win for britain's most successful track athlete was hampered by a few technical problems, but sir mo was delighted at finally getting his hands on the award. i didn't imagine i was going to — ever going to win this. come so close in 2012, and, you know... but i guess anything can happen. good morning from the jacob's cream cracker factory in liverpool, good morning from the jacob's cream crackerfactory in liverpool, we good morning from the jacob's cream cracker factory in liverpool, we are here talking about christmas food. we are expected to spend £4 billion on it over the festive season, and i am talking about how companies prepare... that looks so wrong but so right! matt is always right and he has the weather! would like to say so but probably not! a frosty start to the working week. a dry and sunny day through tonight and into tomorrow, the fog is going to be a problem for some people on the move. the details in 15 minutes... good morning. first, our main story. police in beirut investigating the murder of a british woman whose body was found by the side of a motorway say they have arrested a man who had been working as a taxi driver. that news has come into us in the last hour. rebecca dykes was working at the uk embassy in the lebanese capital city for the department for international development. it's thought she had been abducted and strangled after leaving a party. our middle east correspondent martin patience joins us from beirut. martin, good morning. the state of the investigation, we have heard in the investigation, we have heard in the last hour, you told us about this arrest? that's right, it does appear that there has been a big breakthrough in this case. lebanese police have told us that they arrested a suspect in the early hours of this morning. it is believed that man had been working asa believed that man had been working as a taxi driver. rebecca had been out on friday night at a going away party for a colleague. it was in a popular bar area of the city. sometime after midnight, she left the bar to go home. it appears that perhaps she got into a taxi. then on saturday, her body was found dumped close to a motorway on the outskirts of the city. as you were saying, police have told us that they believe she had been strangled. there must be so much shock and pain from the expat community there in reaction to this? there is shock and devastation. despite chaos elsewhere in the region, beirut is regarded as a relatively safe city. we heard from hugo short, and he has said... we heard from another ambassador who was working with rebecca. with extensive experience in the middle east, he described her as a huge star who worked on the humanitarian front line. martin patience there from beirut, thank you. theresa may is due to meet her brexit cabinet today to discuss for the first time what the uk's future relationship with the eu should be. the prime minister will also address the commons this afternoon, to outline when she wants the uk to be able to sign trade deals with non—eu countries. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. ben — another crucial step in brexit talks? they will talk about what happens afterwards for the first time, it is strange it hasn't been talked about before! i agree, 18 months after the eu referendum these are the first formal discussions that theresa may's cabinet has had about the future relationship, the trading relationship that britain will seek with the eu once we have left in march 2019. we know that for two yea rs march 2019. we know that for two years after, there will be an implementation transition phase with things staying as they are now, in terms of being in the single market and accepting free movement of people and in return for that, what they will discuss is what happens beyond that. it is an issue of profound importance to the uk, for decades to come, there will be disagreement about it, no doubt. some cabinet ministers like amber rudd, the home secretary, and damian green, the effective deputy prime minister, big remain supporters during the referendum. they will be wanting as close an alignment as possible with the eu, after brexit, economically, in exchange for market access. the supporters like michael gove and boris johnson access. the supporters like michael gove and borisjohnson will say that britain should diverged more from economic rules and regulations and have more economic freedom, to strike trade deals and all the rest of it. there will be arguments going right away into next year about this relationship, there will be trade—offs and reason they will have to find a way through. she will be speaking to mps in the house of commons later. this is though a negotiation and the eu has made it clear throughout that the uk cannot expect the same economic advantages it has now as an eu member outside of the european union, that there will be a trade—off involved and thatis will be a trade—off involved and that is something the cabinet will have to grapple with. ben, thank you. the first of six victims killed in a multiple pile—up in birmingham has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed. the father of six had told his wife he was on his lastjob and was on his way home. police are investigating how the crash happened, as jane frances kelly reports. debris can be seen strewn across four lanes in these pictures taken in the immediate aftermath of the crash. one of those who died in what was described as a harrowing scene has been named as taxi driver imtiaz mohammed, who was a father—of—six. he had called his wife to say it was his lastjob of the night, and that he would be on his way home shortly. two passengers in mr mohammed's taxi also died, but the man and the woman in the small car crushed between the taxi and the wall walked away with minor injuries. the crash happened on a section of the belgrave middle way, a busy road in the heart of birmingham. the vehicles collided at an entrance to an underpass at the junction of bristol road. the road had to be closed to allow the emergency services to safely examine the scene. it will take some time to unpick the scene, and just understand exactly what's happened, and it would be unfair of me to speculate at this time. what i can say is that we're looking into all sorts of conditions, the road conditions. we're aware the road was gritted at 5:00pm last night, but obviously that's just one factor of many that we need to consider. the police are appealing for witnesses, and any footage they may have, to try to piece together the cause of the multi—car crash. jane francis kelly, bbc news. myanmar‘s leaders could face genocide charges, according to the un's human rights chief. he's told the bbc that the organised and planned nature of the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group in myanmar means genocide could not be ruled out. the plight of hundreds of thousands of rohingya people is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. the world's busiest airport, which is in atlanta, says electricity has been restored, after a power cut caused major flight delays. some passengers were left in darkened terminals at atlanta's hartsfield—jackson airport. more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled, and many are being diverted elsewhere. the airport typically handles more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. some news in the last 20 minutes? not great news. no, the ashes. shall i say the painful bit? england have lost the ashes to australia. they we re lost the ashes to australia. they were the second best at everything, won't they? they have been all along. i'vejust been won't they? they have been all along. i've just been trying to read what england captain joe along. i've just been trying to read what england captainjoe root has said in the last couple of minutes, he has spoken to the press, you have to come straight out as england captain and say what went wrong. he has been a little positive, which is strange to start with. he has also said that it is difficult to take, fair play to australia, they outplayed us in all of the games. i think it's fair enough. it has been disastrous. they haven't played as well. he is facing a lot of criticism. and a lot of pressure. the england captaincy, should you give it to your best player? it is the pressure of the captaincy, is it too much for a ashes series like this? geoffrey boycott is interesting on this, who should step up interesting on this, who should step up and be leader? it isn't necessarily always your best and most talented player. we spoke about sports personality of the year last night. that was dramatic, where you shocked at the end? even mo farah was surprised? he looked more surprised than anyone! the four time olympic champion, sir mo farah, has won this year's bbc sports personality of the year. motorcyclist jonathan rea was second, and paralympic sprinter, jonnie peacock, was third. the pre—award favourite, heavyweight world champ anthonyjoshua finished in fourth place. but the result wasn't the only unexpected event. when sir mo's shock victory was announced, the link to his location in london went down. eventually the line was established, this is what he had to say. as a athlete, what i have achieved has been incredible over the years. and, for all the youngsters out there, people out there, you can work hard and you can achieve your dreams. anything is possible in life. if you believe in it, work at it, keep grafting, grafting, anything is possible. what an amazing night it is, and i wish i was there, but unfortunately i'm sorry i can't be there, guys. i'm here with my family, and my kids are here as well. but it's all exciting for us, and ijust can't believe i won! if there is anything that mo farah... if it sums him up, the word "persistence". he is good at keeping ongoing and never giving up. there you go. that award means an awful lot to him. he has been hugely disappointed by missing out on it in the past. persistence pays, eventually, in the end. he got there. he had his lad crawling all over him in the interview? yes, brokers microphone! it was all right in the end. matt is going to bring us up to date with the weather in a couple of minutes. now let's bring you back to one hour —— one of our main stories this morning. the plight of hundreds of thousands of rohingya people is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. since august more than half a million have fled the destruction of their homes and persecution in myanmar for neighbouring bangladesh. the un human rights chief, zeid ra'ad al hussein, has told the bbc‘s panorama programme that senior figures in myanmar including aung san suu kyi could face charges of genocide for what has happened. we'rejoined by our south asia correspondentjustin rowlatt. it's good to see you this morning. we have been involved in this and following it closely lately. what did you witness when you first arrived in southern bangladesh? i turned up in early september, there were terror attacks on the 25th of august, then this huge military operation against the rohingya people. they started to pour over the border. we were alerted to this. i arrived in early september and it was an extraordinary sight. the monsoon rains were on, hundreds of thousands of people were arriving and crossing the river. they were arriving in bangladesh and with nothing. they left with nothing. their homes were being burned by the authorities and local people. they were coming over and trying to setup their homes in the hills of bangladesh. it was extraordinary. the horrific thing is, you talk these people and hear of these kinds of things that had been happening. i would not want to convey these things to you, the depth of the horror that some people had experienced. we met a young kid, this is the second time, when i went back last month, we met an 11—year—old kid, and he talked to us about the kinds of stuff he had seen. he draws pictures of what he has seen. translation: older women we re has seen. translation: older women were stamped on and grab them by their hairand were stamped on and grab them by their hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. studio: do they want to go back to myanmar, would they ever be able to do that? the hope is, the world community would like for them to go back to their homes in myanmar but the problem is more than 300 villages have been completely burned to the ground so they haven't really got homes to go back to. the programme we did today on panorama shows a long history of persecutions, this isn't a one—off incident. they've been persecuted for years. there are discussions between the myanmar government and bangladesh about repatriation and bringing the people back but the un say, until we can be certain that they will be saved when they go home, they cannot, in conscience, let them go back. there are huge questions about how long they will be there. let's be clear, 650,000 people in the latest wave, there are more than 250,000 people there. nearly 1 more than 250,000 people there. nearly1 million refugees packed into what is one of the poorest almost densely populated countries in the world. what will happen to those people and how will that pan out? in the dynamic of that country, it will be a lots to call. you have spoken to the un high commissioner for human rights about this as well. what have they said? we have, this is where the issue of genocide comes up, he said the widespread organised and systematic nature of the military campaign, that genocide could not be ruled out. it isn't his job tojudge genocide, he is could not be ruled out. it isn't his job to judge genocide, he is the human rights chief, a court would have to do that. he has called for a criminal investigation. he said, we wa nt to criminal investigation. he said, we want to get to the perpetrators, and he would like to see the un run a criminal investigation with a view to charges in future. you can be convicted of genocide if you knew it was happening and you stood by and did not do anything to intervene. i said, listen, it is inconceivable that aung san suu kyi, the de facto leader of myanmar and the senior chief said the army did not know that this was happening because it went on for weeks and it was all over the world media. here's what he said to me. international news media was awash with imagery of burning villages, and it was clear that atrocities were being committed. certainly one can make the argument that there was time sufficient for a halt to the operations and for enquiries to the launched. that did not seem to happen. i'm quite sure that there's a future jurisdiction in the court which would these questions. we approached aung san suu kyi and the chief of the army and they have not replied he had. for a long-time aung san suu kyi has been slated a nobel peace prize winner, and yet here she is potentially facing genocide? absolutely. what an extraordinary journey. genocide? absolutely. what an extraordinaryjourney. she was an icon of human rights. she was held under house arrest in myanmar for 15 yea rs. under house arrest in myanmar for 15 years. she won the nobel prize. now her reputation has been completely changed. she has got limited power over the army. but what the un human rights chief thinks is she should have at least spoken out, she could have at least spoken out, she could have spoken out, she didn't. she won't even use the term rohingya. the human —— the un say that is dehumanising to the extent you believe anything is possible. extraordinary language for a senior un diplomat. you must be so angry when you see this? it does make you very angry. when you hear what has happened to people... as a reporter you have to remain objective, but it's hard not to feel angry and incredibly moved by what you see. i've got to say the other thing is, in bangladesh you a ride of the middle of the monsoon season, they have got absolutely nothing, and yet they had the resilience and strength to build homes for themselves. the world community wasn't ready for them to arrive. the un, the aid organisations, want there to provide food and shelter. they had to do everything for themselves. it was quite inspiring to see how strong these people were and their ability to look after themselves. at the same time there is a denial that what is happening is actually happening. incredibly frustrating. you can see more of whatjustin has been covering on panorama tonight. that is at 7:30pm. thank you. we will show you what's happening outside the studio this morning. that is missed mark. —— —— misty—eyed murky. if you can see further than a kilometre it is missed. —— mist. matt, save us. good morning. it is definitely filed in salford. some spots have got fog this morning. it will become more of a widespread issue tomorrow, including in london, where it has been a lovely morning. a lovely sunrise. wherever you are across the uk, it is a cold start, with temperatures around freezing. frost on the cards, frost on the grass. a few exceptions. thicker cloud in the south—west. temperatures dropping. cloud thickening in the far north of scotland. patchy rain and drizzle for orkney, shetland and the hebrides. shetland are seeing some of the wettest of the conditions. the bulk of the uk will have a dry monday. the mist and fog will appear in the coming hours. good sunny spells for the majority. sunny spells for the majority. sunny spells in scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. on the chilly side into the afternoon. four to6 chilly side into the afternoon. four to 6 degrees. my list conditions in the hebrides, ten, 11 degrees. —— my old est the hebrides, ten, 11 degrees. —— my oldest conditions. the worst of the fog tonight. mainly on the hills. lots of cloud piling in. that. the temperatures from dropping. the risk of frost across many parts into tuesday. then that issue with fog. if you are heading across the roads of the midlands, east anglia and the south, and travelling from any of the airports, there could be some delays tomorrow because that file will be fairly widespread across the area. it will be dancing places. coupled with that you have got the frost. not everybody will to the frost. not everybody will to the frost in the south and east. still some sunny spells. sunny spells in the north—east of england, northern ireland, north—west scotland. patchy light rain and drizzle across some coasts in the west tomorrow. mostly dry. three to 4 degrees in the south. 14 to 15 across the moray firth. the mildest conditions will be in scotland and northern ireland. through tomorrow night into wednesday there will be some rain. that moves south into northern england, parts of wales for wednesday. patchy light rain and drizzle. to the north, temperatures drop. in the south, a milder day. some fog issues into the middle of next week. throughout this week a lot of dry weather. england and wales especially. some breaks in the cloud at night. some dense fog patches. we will keep you updated. thank you. we're going to talk a bit more about cricket. i mention quicker because england have lost the ashes. that just happened in england have lost the ashes. thatjust happened in the last hour. england have lost the ashes by an innings and 41 runs. it did not go well at any point, really. but we do have some successful cricketers in the studio. let's return to last night's sports personality award and speak to two of england's women cricketers, named team of the year after winning the world cup in the summer. anya shrubsole was also one of the 12 nominees for the main sports personality award. she is the first female cricketer ever to be nominated. anya joins us now, along with her world cup winning team—mate, danielle wyatt. you are at the awards last night. what sort of night was it? it was an amazing night. iwas what sort of night was it? it was an amazing night. i was more bothered about winning the team of the year. really pleased to have done that. a good reward for what has been an amazing year. what was it like? i was ecstatic. i think i gave sophie baxter a big hug. was ecstatic. i think i gave sophie baxtera big hug. then was ecstatic. i think i gave sophie baxter a big hug. then tried to get over the baxter a big hug. then tried to get overthe ramp baxter a big hug. then tried to get over the ramp without tripping on my heels. we spoke to another award winner earlier and she said the most nerve—racking thing was getting on the stage. i spoke to you before the awards last night and you seemed calm and relaxed? it is easy to be calm and relaxed? it is easy to be calm and relaxed when you don't think you are going to win. i could just sit there and enjoy the evening. slightly easier than a world cup final, i guess? are you say that but we were training for that! it was great to be part of it. i spoke to some of your team—mates last night. i asked them for their highlights of the year. what was the very moment you think that a team of the year award was won? probably anya at the final in—laws. was won? probably anya at the final in-laws. just amazing. the whole day, to be part of a world cup final, sold out at lord's, it was just amazing. it was like a huge tea m just amazing. it was like a huge team effort. people put their hands up, performed and got us to the final and over the line. must be very pleasing to know that women's sport is being recognised much more? to be nominated as one of the 12, the first female cricketer to be nominated, for the team to win, it -- it nominated, for the team to win, it —— it shows the public has taken hold of women's sport and embraced it and is supporting it? without a doubt. having a female cricketer on the short list shows where women's cricket is at and how amazing that tournament was and how much it ca ptu red tournament was and how much it captured the imagination of the british public and people in this country. we knew it was big at the time. but this really cements that. have you seen a change since that victory, and not take an interest? for sure. we have been getting some fan mail, haven't we, and you? ! just things like that people tweeting us everyday wanting some autographs. yeah, hopefully good things come in the future. it is the next generation making sure that coming intoa next generation making sure that coming into a sport is different for them. the team that won women's hockey gold in rio, the difference in uptake of young women playing hockey now and influencing young boys as well, it has got to be a positive thing, hasn't it? yeah, it is huge. there were some many young people at the final at lord's, is huge. there were some many young people at the final at lords, and all the way through the tournament. we hope they have gone away and really wa nt we hope they have gone away and really want to play cricket and enjoy playing cricket. who knows, there could have been watching —— someone watching that final who is going to play in a world cup final in ten years. that is what we want to do. the injured men have lost the ashes in the last hour. sorry. it has happened. things have not gone well for them in australia. there is already talk of big changes before the next two test matches. changing everything halfway through the ashes series, home shopping would that be? how big a deal? -- how shocking. it is disappointing to lose any series. they will be obviously disappointed with having lost there. it is a notoriously hard place to talk, australia. they have found this out. it is all speculation. you have to wait and see what happens in the last couple of tests. they will want to go out and restore some pride and get some victories in those last couple of tests. thank you both. congratulations. you can get some sleep now! get a good morning's. —— chip. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. the week starts on a dry note, fairly settled for many of us. through this morning. high pressure is in charge of the weather, not only today but for the next few days. with that, some lighter winds, and a lot of dry weather this morning. a bit frosty first thing. some fog patches in north—west england and in the midlands, they cleared away, but for most of us, clear spells and sunshine, more cloud developing in north and western parts of the uk, especially this afternoon. some spots in the western isles of scotland. temperatures of 4—6d in northern areas, 7—9 further south. in the evening and overnight, fog forming quickly over central, southern and eastern areas of england. over east wales, some fog further north and west, a little patchy. temperatures close to freezing in many areas, some frosty start tuesday with. fog in central, southern and eastern parts of england, in particular, they will be dense and widespread and could lead to travel problems for your morning commute. that fog may take quite a while to clear away. in fact, it may not clear until the afternoon. all of that fog sticking around in the morning, well into the afternoon. it could cause some problems for travel commuting and your christmas plans this week. now, for tuesday, any fog that does clear up, lifting up into low cloud, some fog sticking around, where it is, temperatures of two or three celsius, pretty warm in north—east scotland, temperatures up to 14 degrees. for many of us, temperatures of 6—7d. not much in the way of rain, high pressure keeps things settled, light winds but some fog. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news, with ben thompson and sally bundock. south africa's ruling party scrabbles to find a new leader — a marathon vote to elect a successor to president jacob zuma as leader of the anc. but does this herald a new era for the distressed economy? live from london, that's our top story on business live, on monday 18th december. we're live injohannesburg to assess whether a new political future can revive investor confidence and kick—start the troubled economy. also in the programme... donald trump's much—hyped tax cuts move a step closer, but will they really create jobs and lure back big