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million of us are expected to hit the supermarkets today for a last minute christmas shop. so what do you need to know and the top tips for survival? i ll have the details. crystal palace are looking for a new manager after sacking alan pardew after just one win in 11 matches. he leaves the club sitting just above the relegation zone. and carol has the christmas forecast in a lovely, festive location. good morning from covent garden, where we have got the tallest live christmas tree in london. the weather isn t very festive, though, storm barbara up on our shores bringing gusts up to 90 mph in the far north of scotland and the northern isles. the rest of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, between 60 and 90 mph, not as bad as that further south but still looking at a windy day, plus some rain. more on all of that in 15 minutes. we will see you then. thank you. good morning, first our main story. the prison service says specialist guards have resolved a dist ....
welcome to bbc news. police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they ve prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany. two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in oberhausen, near the dutch border. that s separate to the berlin lorry attack which killed 12 people and germany remains on high alert as a europe wide manhunt continues for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into the breitscheidplatz christmas market. we ll bring you the latest from australia injust a moment, but first, let s get an update from our correspondent in berlin. bethany, what s the latest? well, we had the news early this morning that two men who were born in kosovo, two brothers had been arre ....
news oscar becomes the seventh most expensive footballer in history after a £60 million move from chelsea to shanghai sipg is agreed. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. anis amri the suspect in the berlin christmas market lorry attack has been shot dead in milan. italian officials say amri opened fire on police who asked him for id during a routine patrol in the city. one italian police officer was shot and injured. the italian authorities say the fingerprints of the dead man match those found on the steering wheel of a lorry which drove at shoppers at a christmas market, killing twelve people and injuring dozens more. our correspondent angus crawford reports. the body of anis amri lies on a milan street. his last act, to pull a gun from his backpack and shoot out police. his last words, god is great. the question for the authorities is how did he evade one of the biggest manhunts in german history and make it italy? look in the doorway. this is t ....
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 ....