from the philippines, the latest? from the philippines, the storm has caused significant damage. as of today, the national disaster management council as reported about 25,000 families have been affected by the typhoon and a lot of houses have been reduced to the ground. how prepared were people for the typhoon? as early as two days before it, of people had been evacuated. provincial have declared a state of imminent danger, that is why there have been mandatory evacuations, so it is good that people have learned a lot, especially during the typhoon in 2013, so we can say that even though the national government has been prepared and has been more proactive in providing alerts to the communities. has the typhoon our past? yes, it is now about to leave the philippine area and a lot of storm warnings and signals have already been downgraded. what next in terms of the recovery? as of now, the department of social welfare and development is giving out relief items to affected communities. eight a few hours from now, our assessment tea m a few hours from now, our assessment team will

it's just before dawn on the philippine island of palawan. even at this hour it's hot, but there's no sign here of the trouble brewing a few hundred miles out to sea. i'm about to take off on a trip the chinese government has tried to stop. just 140 nautical miles from the philippine coast we spot new land. this place is called mischief reef. until a year ago there was nothing here, just a submerged atoll. now look at it. millions of tons of material have been dredged up to build this huge new island. then as we close to 12 nautical miles, this. down below we can see a pair of chinese navy ships. our pilots are nervous. they want to turn away. we're a civilian aircraft flying over international waters and yet we're being repeatedly threatened. so what we're getting is the chinese sending out that message, foreign military aircraft, unidentified military aircraft, leave the area immediately. in chinese and english, our captain replied saying we are a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft, but it didn't make any difference, they repeated t

let's talk about the philippines, and the new president. he is not that new any more, but relatively new. the papers are talking about the un human rights chief saying that they need to look into his past. the other story of 2016 which has dominated what we have been talking about has been the rise of strongman and in politics. —— strongmen and politics. this is perhaps the ultimate example, the most extreme strongman. i don't know if these are allegations any more, he has a p pa re ntly allegations any more, he has apparently said himself that while mayor of a town in the philippines, before he became president, he would ride around, basically rounding up and maybe shooting those who were involved in drug cartels. now, you know, we all want public policymakers to take a strong line... and be hands on. and be hands on, but this takes it to a com pletely hands on, but this takes it to a completely new level. and the un human rights chief is calling for an investigation. of course, the question is whether or not he could be impeached. app

the philippine senator who wants president duterte impeached tells the bbc she fears for her life — but won't stop speaking out. and the original showbiz celebrity — hollywood actress, tabloid star and socialite zsa zsa gabor — has died at the age of 99. medical officials in the syrian city of aleppo say they've resumed the evacuation of people trapped in the rebel—held east. reports from the last few hours say five buses and an ambulance with about three—hundred—and—fifty people on board have been able to leave. evacuations had been on hold, after armed attacks on other buses being used in besieged government—held areas. here's our correspondent quentin somerville, and i should warn you, there are distressing images in his report. if only the ceasefire in aleppo hadn't collapsed, then this might never have needed to happen. they're doing the best they can here, but the al-quds hospital is barely functioning. these are not surgeons. there are none left in eastern aleppo, so nurses perform the operation. it's a caesarean. translation: the child has a birth defect. we immedi

it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider white circles show the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200—300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslide. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly, it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the last one was in 1981 and before that 1947. these were both category two and as i say nock—ten looks likely to be more powerful. you can get more on all our stories on the website. you will find full background analysis plus video and audio content. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: who needs a sleigh? why this father christmas has decided water—skiing may be the best way to deliver presents. security forces in tunisia say they have arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin. the interior ministry

there's new pressure on the philippines' outspoken president rodrigo duterte. the country's independent human rights watchdog is to investigate, after he claimed to have killed several drug suspects personally. mr duterte has responded, calling the un "stupid idiots". tom donkin reports. philippines president rodrigo duterte was swept to power injune on a promise to rid his country of illegal drugs and those who traffic them. his critics argue he has authorised police, vigila ntes, and so—called death squads to shoot suspected users and dealers on site. by his own admission, the president himself says he has personally killed. earlier this week, the un cited that confession, calling for an independent human rights group in the philippines to act and investigate mr duterte for murder. they've agreed and will reopen an earlier investigation into the actions of the president. we are hoping with these new revelations and admissions we can further the investigation and ultimately have charges. mr duterte has been unforgiving when discussing his methods. recently h

joy maluyo from the world vision charity in the philippines. the headlines on bbc news: tributes continue to the singer george michael, one of the biggest names in british music, who has died at the age of 53. russia recovers fragments of a military plane which crashed into the black sea with 92 people on board. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it's thought many have stayed home after already splurging on pre—christmas discounts. a british man is in a critical condition in hospital in antigua after being shot in the head. 37—year—old christopher tester from torquay was injured during an attempted robbery at his parent's restaurant on christmas day. he is being kept in an induced coma and friends have launched an appeal to fly him back to the uk for treatment. the colombian authorities investigating the plane crash last month in which 71 people died have concluded the aircraft ran out of fuel. the plane, which was carrying brazil's chapecoense football club, crashed near the city of medellin. six people survived. on a leak

the senator from the philippines who wants president duterte impeached tells the bbc she fears for her life but won't stop speaking out. and the original showbiz celebrity, hollywood actress, tabloid star and socialite zsa zsa gabor has died at the age of 99. medical officials in the syrian city

at least four people are killed in the manila area as a powerful typhoon crosses the philippines‘ capital. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it's thought many have stayed home after already splurging on pre—christmas discounts. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from heart failure, at the age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. he rose to fame with the pop duo, wham, enjoying global success in the 80s,

the philippine star headline reads "duterte wants six executions daily". it's looking at the president's so—called war on drugs, reporting that he wants capital punishment restored. an emergency meeting between asean countries is being held to discuss the rohingya population. the independent shows protestors criticising nobel peace prize winner and myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi for not doing enough over allegations of violent crimes against rohingyas. the financial times has a survey of economists who believe the us federal reserve will wait half a year before raising interests rates again. some say they're watching to see what president—elect donald trump will present in his economic package. the paper also reports on the 10,000 robots sold by japanese company softbank. the robots can perform roles in sales, marketing and customer service. buyers include companies nestle and eli lilly. the la times pays tribute to actress and socialite zsa zsa gabor, who has died at the age of 99. she made more than 60 films and none of us can name she

it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider white circles show the uncertainty of the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200—300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslides. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly, it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the last one was in 1981 and before that 19117. these were both category two and as i say nock—ten looks likely to be more powerful. rick parfitt, guitarist with the band status quo, has died in spain at the age of 68. he was being treated in hospital for a severe infection. the musician was still recovering from a heart attack he'd had earlier this summer. david sillito looks back at his life and career. i have gotten to where i wanted to go, you know, to become a pop star or a rock star. to quo fans, he was easy to spot. he was the man with blond hair and was responsible for some of

good to see the philippines represented! we never get a list of who is coming but there were concerns the queen and the duke might not make it feeling the weather. i suppose we shouldn't be surprised because she does like the traditional sandringham. this is a special time of year, to be with the rest of their family, like many of us around the country, a time to be together and have those traditions. yesterday, the royal family had their formal evening traditions. yesterday, the royal family had theirformal evening meal where they exchanged presents. they compete fiercely to see who can give the cheapest and most humorous gift. we are expecting them to be here, the queen is usually driven from the house to the church. the duke of edinburgh normally walks up leading the rest of the family, depending on his health he may be driven. we will find out in a few hours. 95 this year, the duke. when the family arrived, are the crowds allowed closer to the church? the crowd will line the path leading up the crowd will line the path l

typhoons have hit the philippines many times. were people able to be warned in time and get out as far as you know? the number of casualties show we were able to warn them in time. right now we have three confirmed dead, two who refused to leave, and they left too late, so they drowned. already at a difficult time. 0ne got hit by a fallen tree. so far they are the deaths we have recorded. we have 800,000 in evacuation centres, so that should give you a good idea. in the area on the coastal side, we have standing room only in the evacuation centres. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the tributes from fans and fellow artists alike for george michael following his death at the age of 53. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then france and again the same money, it's got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabb

at least four people are killed in the manila area, as a powerful typhoon crosses the philippines‘ capital. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it's thought many have stayed home after already splurging on pre—christmas discounts. we look back at the incredible british successes at the rio 2016 olympic and paralympic games. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. he rose to fame with the pop duo, wham, enjoying global success in the 80s, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. but he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. his band—mate andrew ridgeley said he was "heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend". 0ur arts editor will gompertz looks back at his life. # wham bam, i am a man #. wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, george michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of wham. back then, he had big hair and a p

typhoons have hit the philippines many times. were people able to be warned in time and get out as far as you know? the number of casualties show we were able to warn them in time. right now we have three confirmed dead, two who refused to leave, and they left too late, so they drowned. already at a difficult time. 0ne got hit by a fallen tree. so far they are the deaths we have recorded. we have 800,000 in evacuation centres, so that should give you a good idea. in the area on the coastal side, we have standing room only in the evacuation centres. transportation and getting aid to people is going to be difficult? definitely. a lot of the posts are littered all over the highways. there were some floods last night, and power is yet to be restored. some are predicting one week before we can restore power, but we should be able to provide support to clear the debris, the trees, the electrical posts, and we should be able to retain cellular phone service. as we go on every day, we will get better. i know we have been hit many times,

it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider why the circles show the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200— 300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslide. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the last one was in 1981 and before that 1947. these we re 1981 and before that 1947. these were both category two and as i say nock—ten looks likely to be more powerful. security forces in tunisia say they've arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed twelve people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri's nephew. 24—year—old amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of friday morning. bethany bell reports. this is anis amri, the man who is suspected of being behind th

it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider white circles show the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200—300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslide. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the last one was in 1981 and before that 19117. these were both category two and as i say nock—ten looks likely to be more powerful. more than 100 skiers have been rescued after being trapped in cable cars above the mountains in italy. high winds caused one of the ski lifts to fail, leaving those heading back to the valley after a day on the slopes stuck swinging 30 metres in the air. caroline davies reports. lowered back to firm ground, after hours stuck hanging above it. these skiers in italy were rescued and winched to safety after strong winds stopped their cable cars. the breakdown happened in norther

in other news: a powerful typhoon, nock—ten, is continuing to batter the philippines with strong winds and heavy rain. the storm has struck two central provinces, causing power cuts and travel disruption. it's moving slowly westward and is expected to reach the country's most densely populated areas, including the capital manila, later on monday. the israeli prime minister has held talks with the us ambassador to the country after summoning him to explain why the united states cleared the way for a un security council resolution criticising israel. neither side made public what was discussed at the meeting. kick his thousands of protesters in the taiwanese capital, taipei, are taking part in a rally outside parliament in support of proposals to legalise same—sex marriage. if the plans are approved next year, taiwan would become the first part of asia to legalise same—sex marriage. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: christmas away from home — some of the people who didn't get to see their loved ones at this festive time. we saw this enormous tidal wave approaching the beach,

a typhoon has hit the philippines, forcing tens of thousands to seek refuge in emergency shelters. typhoon nock—ten, with gusts of more than 160kph, at least 100mph, has killed several people and damaged homes. it's also caused flooding in coastal communities and disrupted air and sea travel. richard gordon is in manila. what are you up against? we have managed to free up a lot of people, we have given hot meals, we managed to help people evacuated into the evacuation centres. we have about 87,000 people in evacuation centres. now it's going down as the typhoon moves further and further away. we are now getting the data, the data is beginning to come in. how many houses in one town right on the pacific ocean, we don't know. nine out of ten homes have been destroyed we suspect. we are verifying all of that. we have people on the ground doing rapid assessment. by this afternoon we should have a good figure on how many more people we need to help in this area. it has affected 30 provinces. it has an area of 400 miles, or 400 kilometres, so we have our hands full. we have volunteers

it's just before dawn on the philippine island of palawan. even at this hour it's hot, but there's no sign here of the trouble brewing a few hundred miles out to sea. i'm about to take off on a trip the chinese government has tried to stop. just 140 nautical miles from the philippine coast we spot new land. this place is called mischief reef. until a year ago there was nothing here, just a submerged atoll. now look at it. millions of tons of material have been dredged up to build this huge new island. then as we close to 12 nautical miles, this. down below we can see a pair of chinese navy ships. our pilots are nervous. they want to turn away. we're a civilian aircraft flying over international waters and yet we're being repeatedly threatened. so what we're getting is the chinese sending out that message, foreign military aircraft, unidentified military aircraft, leave the area immediately. in chinese and english, our captain replied saying we are a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft, but it didn't make any difference, they repeated t

a typhoon has hit the philippines, forcing tens of thousands to seek refuge in emergency shelters. it has led to coastal flooding and disrupted eireann sea travel. japan's prime minister will visit pearl harbour today, 75 years after the japanese attack on us battleships there, which drew america into the second world war. shinzo abe, will meet president obama at the naval base in hawaii, and will reaffirm ties between the two countries as laura bicker reports. december the 7th 19111. a date which will live in infamy. the japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the pacific fleet and killing over 2000 americans. survivors recalled that the once bustling port burned for hours. i had a fire hose in one hand trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their sons. after 75 years, there is now a solemn promise between the two countries never to repeat the horrors of that war. and the us and japan have developed a clo

a powerful typhoon, nock—ten, known locally as typhoon nina, has made landfall in the philippines as thousands of people are being forced to evacuate their homes. the typhoon has hit the remote eastern province of katan—dwa—nays catanduanes with winds speeds of up to two—hundred—and—forty kilometres per hour. there's no immediate official reports of damage or casualties. the military and extra emergency staff are struggling to evacuate people and prepare for any damage. people who were unwilling to evacuate their homes have been ordered to leave. many more who have been heading home for the christmas holiday are stranded as flights are cancelled. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this afternoon. a 19—year—old man has died after being stabbed at a working men's club northumberland. the victim was taken to hospital but died from his injuries. a 35—year—old man and a 36—year—old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder. tens of thousands of residents of the southern german city of augsburg have been forced to leave their homes on

transport and can indications services in the philippines are slowly resuming after a powerful storm hit on christmas day. the typhoon killed at least four people and injured many others. authorities have warned that flash floods and mudslides for the next 36 hours. the polish driver of a truck used in last week's attack in berlin was killed hours before the incident, according to german police. lukasz the incident, according to german police. lu kasz urban the incident, according to german police. lukasz urban was shot back in the head by anis amri, who went on to use the lorry to killed 12 people and injure nearly 50 at a christmas market. japan's prime minister is on the second day of his historic visit to hawaii to commemorate pearl harbor. 0n historic visit to hawaii to commemorate pearl harbor. on monday he visited the national memorial centre of the pacific and japanese war graves. in the few hours, he will become the first japanese prime minister to pay his respects at the memorial. archive: we interrupt this programme to bring you a special news bulletin. the japanese have a

a powerful typhoon, nock—ten, known locally as typhoon nina, has made landfall in the philippines as thousands of people are being forced to evacuate their homes. the typhoon has hit the remote eastern province of katan—dwa—nays with winds speeds of up to 240 kph. there's no immediate official reports of damage or casualties. the military and extra emergency staff are struggling to evacuate people and prepare for any damage. people who were unwilling to evacuate their homes have been ordered to leave. many more who have been heading home for the christmas holiday are stranded as flights are cancelled. now time for the weather close to home, i was hoping to throw you in the direction of thomas, butjust as i was about to do that, i am reliably informed that he's not there any longer, not his full, i should stress, but our link has disappeared, however, when he reappears, we can give you a little bit of weather information the day. what i can tell you is that early stats can tell you that this year has not broken any records for the mildest christmas day, 15.1 celsius,

the philippines' independent human rights watchdog has said it will investigate claims by president rodrigo duterte that he personally killed drug suspects while mayor of davao. the commission on human rights will also examine reports that so—called death squads killed several 100 people in the southern city. mr duterte has responded to the charge by calling members of the commission stupid idiots. and aaron is here with all the business news. i thought you are going to do the stupid idiot segue! it says a lot that if was. because i would have done it. i would have sent from one stupid idiot to another. he is our blisteringly intelligent business presenter. we have been looking at the italian banking sectorfor a presenter. we have been looking at the italian banking sector for a few weeks now. we start in italy, with that deepening banking crisis, because in the last few hours one of the country's biggest banks says it will request a government bailout. we are talking about monte dei paschi di siena. its boss has been flying around the world, desperately trying to raise money from investo

the american singer—songwriter james taylor has cancelled a concert in the philippines. he says he feels called upon to make a political stand against the extra—judicial killings that have taken place since rodrigo duterte became president. mr taylor says the summary executions of suspected offenders are unacceptable. the turkish army says 1a of its soldiers have been killed in fighting with islamic state militants near the northern syrian town of al—bab. it's thought to be the heaviest loss turkey has sustained in a single day since intervening directly in syria in august. here's our arab affairs editor, sebastian usher. these are by far the worst losses turkey has suffered in a single day since it launched its dramatic military intervention into the syrian conflict in august. turkish forces and the rebels they back achieved quick and resounding victories over both islamic state fighters and kurdish militants. their sights have since been set on the town of al—bab, the next big is stronghold in the region. the battle has been going on for weeks as is has used its

american singerjames taylor has cancelled an concert in the philippines. he says he wants to "make a political stand" against the extra judicial killings that have taken place since president rodrigo duterte came to power. mr taylor says the summary executions of suspected offenders are unacceptable. president putin has ordered the russian government to restrict the sale of alcohol not intended for human consumption, after more than 60 people died and 40 more were hospitalised in siberia. the victims drank bath lotion containing toxic methylated spirit. andy beatt reports. the mass poisoning in these knowing siberian city of irkutsk is the worst in modern russian history. dozens of april seeking a cheap i bought this by the oil with an advertised ethanol content of 19%— advertised ethanol content of19%— they did not know it also contained highly toxic methanol. translation: i went to the shop and bought, i am ashamed to say what it was and i drink it with my husband and mother. she unfortunately died. i called an ambulance for my husband and i ended up

thousands of people are being urged to leave their homes in the philippines as a super—typhoon roars towards the country's east coast. typhoon nock—ten is expected to hit today, bringing winds of nearly 160 miles an hour. dozens of ports have been closed, as officials warn of potentially deadly two—metre waves. tributes have been paid to status quo's rick parfitt who's died in hospital in spain at the age of 68. the guitarist had suffered a series of health problems, and picked up a serious infection. the queen guitarist brian may said he had "truly joyfully rocked our world". while midge ure said the news was "dreadfully sad". the american president—elect donald trump says he intends to close his charitable foundation, to avoid any conflict of interest with his presidency. the trump foundation is currently being investigated by new york's attorney general to establish whether it supported a republican political campaign in florida in 2013. the us journalist lynn sweet is a political commentator with the chicago sun—times. at the bottom line here is that donald trump does not

a typhoon has hit the philippines, forcing tens of thousands to seek refuge in emergency shelters. typhoon nock—ten, with gusts of more than 100mph, has killed several people and damaged homes. it also led to flooding in coastal communities and disrupted air and sea travel. it is also known locally as nina. millions of bargain hunters heading to the boxing day sales today — although retail analysts say extended discounting earlier this month may mean the shops won't be as full as last year. meanwhile, the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, has suggested britain would be better placed to make trade deals with countries outside the eu if it left the single market completely. 0ur economics correspondent, andrew verity, reports. after one day's respite, 1a million of us are expected to hit the shops today, drawn in by the theory that goods are significantly cheaper than they were two days ago. there are just so many bargains. from birmingham to belfast, £3 billion is expected to be spent in shopping centres in the high street, up to another billion online. i always

families devastated and more lives lost. 0ne country which really got tough on drugs this year was the philippines. its hard line new president campaigned for his election by promising to kill 100,000 drug dealers and criminals in his first six months in office.

a powerful typhoon, nock—ten, known locally as typhoon nina, has made landfall in the philippines as thousands of people are being forced to evacuate their homes. the typhoon has hit the remote eastern province of catanduanes with winds speeds of up to 240 kilometres per hour. there's no immediate official reports of damage or casualties. the military and extra emergency staff are struggling to evacuate people and prepare for any damage. people who were unwilling to evacuate their homes have been ordered to leave. many more who have been heading home for the christmas holiday are stranded as flights are cancelled. more than 6,000 people died and 200,000 homes were destroyed when typhoon haiyan hit the country in 2013. the headlines on bbc news: the queen misses the christmas day service at sandringham as she has a heavy cold. more than 60 members of a celebrated russian military band are among those killed when their plane crashes in the black sea on its way to syria. president putin has declared a day of mourning tomorrow. pope francis urges world leaders to negotiate a peace deal i