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other end of the uk we ve had some proper wintry christmassy weather with snow over some highland villages. as you are probably aware, it s storm barbara we are most concerned about over the next 24 36 hours. it is looming in the western atlantic. it s intensifying all the while. it s underneath a strong jet strea m while. it s underneath a strong jet stream which will direct storm barbara up towards the north west of the uk come tomorrow evening. i had of that we have the wintry showers across scotland. snow down to quite low levels. a strong wind. it feels cold. further south are bright and breezy afternoon. the fog has cleared. in the more southern parts of the uk into the night, maybe a touch of frost, hopefully the fog won t be as widespread as it was this morning. the reina rides across western northern ireland and the far west of scotland, the wind intensifying the rain arrives. barbara arrives on our doorstep. it will head towards the far north west of the uk ....
to their norfolk estate, as both have been suffering from a heavy cold. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it s a landmark development in treatment of the disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour angela merkel has been meeting the federal prosecutor foran been meeting the federal prosecutor for an update on the hunt for the suspect who attacked the market in berlin. iam standing berlin. i am standing in a market that has been silent for days and now has come back to life. it is busy with people giving a real impression of how vulnerable this public events are at this time of year and how vulnerable the crowds were on monday night. we hope we will hear from the german chancellor and when she comes out of the briefing we will go straight to that, but there is a huge research across europe and beyond. a huge search across. they are looking for possible links to anis amri, including evidence from the lorry which may h ....
condemning israeli settlements on palestinian territory. it happened because the united states changed its usual veto policy and abstained in the vote. well, israel s ambassador to the un said that it was a shameful move, but the us said it had long argued against settle m e nt it had long argued against settlement building. the resolution specifically calls for an end to settle m e nt specifically calls for an end to settlement building in the west bank and eastjerusalem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. the us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. today the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. by publicly, for nearly five decades. by voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have ....
temperature of possibly 14 and 15 celsius for one or two spots in the cloud happens to break. once the front has come through, you will know all about it because that s a gusty front and following on behind it does turn wintry at the end of christmas day. hello. the headlines at 3.30pm: israel has condemned as shameful a un security council vote calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that israel would not abide by friday s vote. the nephew of anis amri and two other men have been arrested by the tunisian authorities for allegedly being part of a terrorist cell linked to the deadly attack on a christmas market in berlin. status qo s rick parfitt has died in hospital. his manager said he been taken to hospital on thursday in marbella. a spokeswoman for the queen s granddaughter, zara tindall, and her husband mike, say the couple have lost their baby. in her christmas message theresa may calls for britain ....
devastated. in half an hour, i will be looking back on a year that will shape the global economy for decades to come. this year saw the uk take that momentous decision and leave the european union. we ll be taking a look at what lies in store in the next 12 months. and defying all the odds, he did it! the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for the white house. he s made some bold announcements, but was it all talk and no action? stay tuned, because that s all to come on business live review 2016. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be different when he takes over. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land that the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are no ....