western areas. brightening up later compared with the morning for scotland and northern ireland but elsewhere, the heavy rain will make its impact this afternoon. any brightness south of that, we could get up to 16 17, brightness south of that, we could get up to 16 17,where we should only be around 7 8 at this time of the year. overnight tonight, outbreaks of rain, lively showers working eastwards and what will be another exceptionally mild night for most. some sunshine in the north of scotland for new year s eve. turning a bit drier later on, a better chance of sunshine in the south, but it will probably one of the warmest new year s eves on record. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell is found guilty on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse by a jury in new york. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. we ll be
astronauts are being put in danger of a collision with satellites launched by elon musk. hello and welcome. the supreme court in russia has banned one of the country s best known and oldest human rights organisations, memorial, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says, as she orders one of russia s oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia s draconian foreign agents law. disgraceful decision, the reaction from the gallery. it s100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision is just one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial has been shining a light on one of the darkest c
now on bbc news it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. 75 years ago the first nuremberg trial of nazi war criminals came to an end. the groundbreaking international tribunal handed down 12 death sentences. in the years that followed, there were hopes that an evolving mechanism of internationaljustice would deter and punish further heinous acts of mass murder and genocide. my guest is international lawyer and author philippe sands. 75 years on from nuremberg, is the world any better at delivering justice for the worst of crimes? philippe sands, welcome to hardtalk. lovely to be with you. this notion of international justice, it seems to have sort of consumed you, both professionally and personally, for many years. is it possible to say which comes first, which driver is more important to you? which came first was professional. i got involved in these things in 98 really, when the statute of the international criminal court was being negotiated in r
this festive season how will the great white way handle the set back? and a magical reunion the cast of harry potter are back together for a 20th anniversary special, on new year s day. thank you forjoining us. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation, memorial, has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation, liquidated it to use their language, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says, as she orders one of russia s oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia s draconian foreig
now on bbc news, it s time for our world. mayeni jones travels across north western nigeria to uncover the country s kidnap crisis. it should be the safest place a child could be. why do you study? from there, to go back towards what? but schools in northern nigeria are being targeted by kidnappers. since december, more than 1,000 students have been abducted in the region. and it s affecting everyone from the youngest to the oldest pupils, rich and poor. save this country from the hands of these evil people! she said: mummy, they came to our school yesterday night and kidnapped us. she now says: mummy, come and see, they are just beating us. so, why are criminal gangs kidnapping schoolchildren? to find out, i ve travelled across northern and central nigeria, speaking to those affected. this banditry is not some mere criminality. and the only way to deal with it is to launch a full scale war against the bandits. under the cover of darkness, criminal gangs are disturbing t