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 bright
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 suggestion
being questioned over certain events. once this interrogation process is completed over the next few hours, arrangements will be made to send the passengers and crew members back to libya with another aircraft. i would like to thank all those involved in the successful resolution of this crisis, namely the commander of the armed forces of malta, who was our chief negotiator. i will take a number of questions. we were clear that we were not willing to negotiate unless there was surrender. until now, they have made no demands. obviously, they are not ina made no demands. obviously, they are not in a position now to make demands, but we were clear that we we re demands, but we were clear that we were not negotiating. so far, no, there have been no requests for political asylum. the commander confirmed to me that during his negotiations, the maltese government s position was crystal clear, so no demands were made. in the last few minutes, noda no demand has been made. there ar
interfere. a couple who met while building lancaster bombers in the second world war celebrate the 73rd wedding anniversary. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. russia has dismissed media reports that it s holding compromising information about donald trump. it comes after claims in america that russian intelligence agencies have obtained personally compromising material about his business interests and his private life. mr trump who has denied the allegations is due to hold a news confererence this afternoon his first since his election last november. he tweeted that the intelligence agencies shouldn t have allowed the information to leak. he will hold a news conference this afternoon, his first since november. our correspondent jonny dymond reports. in nine days‘ time he will be president but never has a president elect been so ensnared in controversy. the allegations that swirl around him and his aides are unverified. explosive allegations, all denied by the ma
tennessee, north carolina to south carolina, you have got a lot of states at play, a lot of competition. it is not like they are not a lot of places to move to. i do not a lot of places to move to. i do not care as long as it is within the the borders of the united states. there will be a major border attacks on these companies that are leaving and getting away with murder and if oui’ and getting away with murder and if our politicians have what it takes they would have done it years ago and you would have millions more workers right now in the united states that are really wanting a job and cannot get it. 96 million, that is the real number. that is the way it is. i have a question about the supreme court and border security. but also on twitter this morning you askedif but also on twitter this morning you asked if we were living in nazi germany. do you have a problem with the intelligence community? and as to the supreme court, what is your timeline for nominating. and on