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frequent wintry showers with some ice around. a fresh start to christmas eve wherever you are. bright and breezy on christmas eve across many southern parts of the uk. further north, shari, windy and cold with snow in the far north of scotland. showery. it s all happening through christmas storm, on its way. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. berlin officials say terror threat remains high despite the killing of the tunisian born failed asylum seeker, the main suspect in the christmas lorry attack. angela merkel spoke about tougher measures to protect germany. anis amri, who d pledged allegiance to an islamist extremist was shot dead in milan in the early hours of the morning. amri s fingerprints were found inside the truck that drove into the busy christmas market on monday. it s reported that most of the passengers are being released from a libyan passenger plane that was hijacked and forced to land in malta. now on bbc news, muhammed ali, sir terry woga ....
biggest resignalling scheme on the network s history will close the line between cardiff central and the valleys, and several stations including paddington and london will either be partially or completely shut for several days. our transport correspondent has more. it is going to be the biggest rail upgrade ever taken on, and it all starts late tonight, hitting services across south wales, london and manchester. the lack of trains will make the roads busier. this was the m6 today. and it is a popular time to fly away for the holidays. here is sta nsted. so why do they always pick christmas to close the railways? we have a huge programme of works that we have to deliver, as part of our railway upgrade programme, and some of that work just can t be done on a live railway. we have to shut the railway. and so christmas is the best time to do it, because it s one of the quietest times of year. 2a,000 engineers will work on 200 sites across britain. well, one of the biggerjo ....
welcome to bbc news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be different when he takes over. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land that the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are now some 600,000 israelis living in the occupied west bank in eastjerusalem, and numbers are growing. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed its judgment on thejewish settlements. translation: 14 votes in favour. describing them as a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to any peace deal with the palestinians. crucially, the united states did not use its veto power in israel s favour as it usually does. it is because this resolution reflects the facts on the ground and it is consistent with us policy ....
devastated. in half an hour, i will be looking back on a year that will shape the global economy for decades to come. this year saw the uk take that momentous decision and leave the european union. we ll be taking a look at what lies in store in the next 12 months. and defying all the odds, he did it! the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for the white house. he s made some bold announcements, but was it all talk and no action? stay tuned, because that s all to come on business live review 2016. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be different when he takes over. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land that the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are no ....
his family released a statement saying they re devastated . ann arbor looking back at a diverse yearin ann arbor looking back at a diverse year in film from home grown heroes to hollywood hits, that s 2016, the yearin to hollywood hits, that s 2016, the year infilm, to hollywood hits, that s 2016, the year in film, with mark kermode. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be different when he takes over. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land that the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are now some 600,000 israelis living in the occupied west bank in eastjerusalem, and numbers are growing. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed its judgment on thejewish ....