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temperature of possibly 14 and 15 celsius for one or two spots in the cloud happens to break. once the front has come through, you will know all about it because that s a gusty front and following on behind it does turn wintry at the end of christmas day. hello. the headlines at 3.30pm: israel has condemned as shameful a un security council vote calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that israel would not abide by friday s vote. the nephew of anis amri and two other men have been arrested by the tunisian authorities for allegedly being part of a terrorist cell linked to the deadly attack on a christmas market in berlin. status qo s rick parfitt has died in hospital. his manager said he been taken to hospital on thursday in marbella. a spokeswoman for the queen s granddaughter, zara tindall, and her husband mike, say the couple have lost their baby. in her christmas message theresa may calls for britain ....
the middle aged has doubled. the daily telegraph claims that the armed forces face another round of cuts, partly due to the fall in the pound. it also notes transport disruption due to cold weather across the uk. the times reports that the government will reform charges for electric car charging, to combat the steep costs that are currently imposed. the paper also carries an image of carrie fisher as princess leia. and finally, the sun also pays tribute to carrie fisher, and reports that george michael will be buried in his family s private plot. now on bbc news, weather world. this time nick miller is finding out how the snowden railway keeps running despite extreme weather. this time on the weather world we are going up in the world, literally into the mountains of north wales, and our method of transport may surprise you, it is good to be quite a ride. also: extreme storms and the battle to survive them, as global temperatures set new records. winterfights back in th ....
have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on pearl harbour, where the deaths of nearly 2,400 americans, in 1941, brought the united states into the second world war. it s the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. mr abe said the horrors of war must never be repeated but he stopped short of any apology. here s our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes. it has taken 75 years but today the prime minister of japan and the president of the united states stood side by side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. they threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the battleship arizona still lies. more than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a rain ofjapanese bombs. in all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. today, prime minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. translation: we must never repeat the ....
i m happy with that. it s a nice way to finish or start the new year. and why you ll have to wait a second longer to welcome in the new year. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this was the scene in sydney earlier, where officials say it was the city s biggest ever fireworks display. about 1.5 million people have been celebrating by the opera house. and in hong kong a few hours ago, a similarly elaborate display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of fireworks. earlier, the city had seen pro democracy rallies against the government, but revellers came together to celebrate. aside from the celebrations, security has been stepped up in major cities as the world marks the start of the new year. concrete barriers are blocking off central squares in paris, madrid and new york in a bid to prevent terror attacks. i think we have some pictures to show you from berlin, which show the heightened se ....
the us ryder cup team turn to furyk to lead them against europe next year. it s advantage manchester united and southampton after the first legs of the league cup semi finals. jurgen klopp admitted that southampton deserved their victory tonight. liverpool were poor at st mary s. klopp will be thankful that they only lost 1 0 and of course that they have that second leg at anfield in a fortnight. drew savage reports. if you want to know how important a matches, they get the team sheets. 15 players who started tonight it didn t in the fa cup. neither side are taking a chance when 130 minutes from wembley. 0ne are taking a chance when 130 minutes from wembley. one of the kid then brought in byjurgen klopp criticised then filling a wee decide. foster was tested early on. after a slow start it southampton and the fresh legs of nathan redmond onside to beat an unconvincing liverpool defence. redmond had a second chance to beat the young german keen to hang onto his place in ....