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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 ....
that s expected over the christmas period. good morning and welcome to bbc news. in the last half hour, we have had unconfirmed reports that anis amri, the man believed to be the suspect in the berlin christmas market truck attack, has been killed in a shoot out in the northern italian city of milan. lacko we have been told the german federal prosecutor is in touch with his counterparts. italy s interior minister is to hold a press conference within the hour. meanwhile, 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 0berhausen near the dutch border. the italian interior minister is holding a press ....
all passengers on board a libyan plane that was hijacked and diverted to malta, have been released. the flight was flying to the capital tripoli when it was taken over by gunmen carrying replica weapons. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7.05pm, shashankjoshi, security analyst from the royal united services institute will be giving us his insights into the shooting by italian police of the main suspect in the berlin truck attack. david bowie, ronnie corbett and victoria wood, just a few of those who left us this year, and whose lives are celebrated in the second of our, review 2016: we remember special programmes, at 8.30pm. and our guests this evening, taking a look at all of tomorrow s front page stories on the papers, are james millar, political commentator and the author and journalist, matthew green. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. is hello, i m o ....
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