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weekend of travel disruption. and britain braces for storm barbara with scotland expected to bear the brunt of 90 mile an hour winds and difficult travelling conditions. more now on the flight that has been hijacked. malta s prime ministerjoseph muscat said on twitter that security and emergency operations are standing by. reports say the airbus a320 of state owned afriqiyah airways has 118 people aboard. of state owned afriqiyah airways earlier i spoke to magda magri naudi, the deputy mayor for lija in malta. she gave the latest on what authorities there had heard. well, at the minute, oui’ newscasters have just issued an issue and an address from the prime minister. he said it is only a few minutes ago that he officially received a statement that a libyan airliner was landing in malta with hijackers on board. the situation was here all ready, but he is onlyjust receive the official news now. there is a meeting where a special committee are addressing the situation. ....
but a 70 mph in exposed areas right now. as that clears through, don t be lulled into a sense of security across the far north of scotland. here, the wind will strengthen even further. this is not the wildest weather that the north of scotland has ever experienced. let s put it into context. but it is enough to cause significant disruption, possibly some power outages with winds of 80 and possibly 90 mph, hence the amber warning from the met 0ffice. be prepared for storm barbara through this evening. gales blowing as we head into the early hours of christmas eve. it turns colder, sleet and snow down to quite low levels, a lot of snow for highland areas of scotland. quieter further south. but we will start christmas eve on a chilly note, wherever you are. there goes barbara. we are into a run of strong, westerly wind. chilly westerly wind through christmas eve. pledge of sunshine across southern areas. here, a brightand pledge of sunshine across southern areas. here, a b ....
syria aid convoys to funnel money to extremists in wars is. and delays are expected on the roads and railways as the christmas getaway gets under way. on one of the busiest days of the year for the rail and road network, significant disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening fire on a police officer who asked him for id during a routine patrol. one police officer was shot and injured. the other then killed the suspect. th ....
as the christmas getaway combines with the end of the working week. and there are difficult travelling conditions and power cuts across parts of scotland as storm barbara starts to hit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the plane hijacking, the plane which was meant to land in libya but was hijacked and landed in malta. let s get the latest on what is happening. here are the shots we have from valletta airport, the maltese capital. we understand that it has now ended peacefully. our correspondent is with me and has been following developments throughout this afternoon. the most recent news is that the hijackers have surrendered? the prime minister of malta has tweeted that the hijackers have surrendered, have been searched and have been taken into custody. there has been a big question over this what is their motivation, and what requests did they have? was it met? there are different rumours but nothing yet verified. there was a sugg ....
to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. for a lot of care leavers the memory is about one. we are creating memories. matt goss is among the guests on the strictly christmas special tonight. i ve been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. and nick has the weather. good morning. a very mild christmas to you. it doesn t feel much like christmas, but it will turn cold at today from the north. windy, coming from scotland. the full forecast coming up. the queen has chosen ‘inspiration‘ as the theme of her christmas broadcast this year, and will speak of drawing strength from meeting ordinary people, who have done extraordinary things. she will spend today at her sandringham estate in norfolk with other members of the royal family. the duke and duchess of cambridge will spend christmas day with the middleton family at their home in berkshire. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the queen recorded this year s broadcast a few days ....