one like her. she was brilliant for the british public and morale and everything else like that. she was the most beautiful woman. while the marriage between charles and diana is remembered for its discord and divorce, this car is a sign of happier times, a gift from a prince for a future princess in the early days of their romance. lakshmi gopal, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here s nick miller there is a chance of seeing some showers moving through wembley, and wimbledon. we have to wait before we get something drier, brighter, and warmer arriving here. south east of the uk, still an area of low pressure seeing some rain, high pressure seeing some rain, high pressure for northern ireland and scotland where most of the sunshine is so far today. across western scotland and parts of north west england, temperatures rising towards the mid 20s. western counties of northern ireland, the far north and east of scotland with cloud, and may be around 15 degrees. a shower
currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
good evening. since september, eight storms have buffeted the uk, bringing at times strong winds and torrential rain, and today parts of the country have once again experienced disruptive weather with hundreds of flood alerts and warnings in place. there s a met office yellow warning stretching from cornwall to east anglia, with heavy rain falling in some places on ground that is already saturated, meaning there s a chance of localised flooding. and a major incident has been declared in nottinghamshire. our correspondent dan johnson has the latest. storm henk may be gone, but it s certainly not forgotten. this is what it left behind in nottinghamshire, where a major incident s been declared for the flooded villages of the trent valley. river levels are still rising here and could pass records set more than 20 years ago. it is similar levels to that of 2000. so it s that serious and we must ask people to be aware and stay safe. flooded roads are causing problems and making it
reaches the third round of the world darts championship. good morning from the cotswolds. this is a reindeer herd, we are surrounded by christmas trees. today is less windy than yesterday, some rain in the forecast and some snow largely in the hills of the north east of scotland but at lower levels in the northern isles. all of the details throughout the programme. it s friday the 22nd of december. our main story. the czech republic has declared a national day of mourning tomorrow after a gunman killed 14 people and injured 25 at a university in prague. police say the gunman was a 24 year old student at charles university and was later found dead. police were already looking for the gunman, after they discovered his father s body hours earlier. our eastern european correspondent sarah rainsford reports. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there. at this poin