Putting your regime in grave danger. Two of the Big Six Energy companies are looking to merge. Im taking a look at what that will mean for their millions of customers. In sport andy murray targets a return to competitive tennis next year. The former world number one has been out of action with a hip injury, but faced Roger Federer in a Charity Match in glasgow last night. Carol has the weather. Good morning. It is a cold start to the day, there is quite a bit of frost around, some patchy mist and fog but for most it will be dry and sunny. However, in the south east there is more cloud, some rain and drizzle, and we have got some wet and windy weather coming in from the north west. I will have more details on that 15 minutes. In 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story downing street is examining new information about the International Development secretarys unauthorised contacts with senior Israeli Government officials. Priti patel apologised for meeting israeli Prime Minister B
They point it fijis team as evidence of their talent. The problem at the moment is there simply isnt the money. Thank you. The uk Anti Doping Agency fear they could be bankrupted by an ongoing case against former heavyweight champion tyson fury. There are concerns that if fury wins his legal battle, earlier i asked our sports news correspondenet, Richard Conway, tyson fury was crowned in november 2015 as world heavyweight champion. Uk anti doping charged him with a violation of their doping policy in june of 2016. That was for the use of nandrolone. Tyson fury has a unique defence. Having consumed uncastrated wild boar, that is the reason for the adverse reaction. Adverse reading. The legal dispute between the two sides has rumbled on for quite some time, nearly a year and a half. There are concerns, i understand, within uk anti doping ata i understand, within uk anti doping at a senior level this case could effectively bankrupt them or render them insol vent. Thats due to the fa ct if
They are absolutely rugby mad and they are absolutely rugby mad and they have long punched above their weight in terms of the quality of players they have produced. In the short term they are due to play scotla nd short term they are due to play scotland and england this month. We understand there is no threat to those games. The costs have already been covered. World rugby will take ca re of been covered. World rugby will take care of the insurance but this is certainly a serious situation. In terms of how we got here, it is complicated. World rugby say they fund samoa to the tune of nearly 2 million a year but samoa do not often million a year but samoa do not ofte n get million a year but samoa do not often get the chance to play top by often get the chance to play top rugby nations at home and that is where you make a lot of your money. In the future that is supposed to change. A lot of the former samoan players have spoken to in the last few weeks have said that their own union ne
Will be more sunshine than yesterday. For scotland and Northern Ireland, more of a breeze and cloud. Later, the rain will turn more persistent in the north west and by the time we get to the end of the night, this is where it will be, with blustery winds around it. We will see some mist and fog forming and some frost. Some of that will lift. Parts of the south east and east anglia could hang onto it, not just overnight but into tomorrow as well. Tomorrow for england and wales, a lot of cloud and brighter breaks. For scotland, the rain since south. Some brighter breaks across Northern Ireland. Unseasonably mild across the fog. We are back on air live onjanuary three. Over the festive period you can watch a programme featuring some of the stories we have brought you this year. This is bbc news with gavin esler. Singin in the rain star Debbie Reynolds has died aged 84 after suffering a stroke, just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. The head of the Royal College of gps h
As a result. And the first pictures of a Rare Giraffe Born at chester zoo discovered by staff when they arrived on boxing day morning. And in half an hour, well look back at the rio olympics and the Refugee Athletes who competed as a team for the first time. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The russian president , vladimir putin, says the syrian army and opposition have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire which will come into effect at midnight. Therell also be fresh peace talks. The deal was brokered by russia and turkey, who are on opposing sides in the conflict in syria. Mr putin said they had signed a number of documents outlining the details of the deal. Daniel boettcher reports. Russia and turkey have been pushing for a nationwide ceasefire, particularly since the collapse of the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. Ina the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. In a statement the syrian army said the comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement was a result of recent military successes. The Syrian