being questioned over certain events. once this interrogation process is completed over the next few hours, arrangements will be made to send the passengers and crew members back to libya with another aircraft. i would like to thank all those involved in the successful resolution of this crisis, namely the commander of the armed forces of malta, who was our chief negotiator. i will take a number of questions. we were clear that we were not willing to negotiate unless there was surrender. until now, they have made no demands. obviously, they are not ina made no demands. obviously, they are not in a position now to make demands, but we were clear that we we re demands, but we were clear that we were not negotiating. so far, no, there have been no requests for political asylum. the commander confirmed to me that during his negotiations, the maltese government s position was crystal clear, so no demands were made. in the last few minutes, noda no demand has been made. there ar
languages. that is reviewed in 2013 with me mark kermode. it s 5 o clock. our main story. italian police have shot dead the man believed to have carried out the attack on a christmas market in berlin. 0fficials officials said there was no doubt that he was dead as fingerprints matched those found. german chancellor angela merkel said she was relieved that he posed no longer any threat. average near the central berlin, anis amri swears a pledge of allegiance, to al baghdadi, the leader of so called islamic state. it has just released the video online. and this is where he died, a backstreet in milan. killed after pulling a gun from his backpack and shooting at police. the question for the authorities is how did he evade one of the biggest manhunts in german history? look in the doorway, this is thought to be him just hours after the attack in berlin, caught on cctv, leaving a mosque in the city. after that, the authorities lost track of him. but we now know that he travelled t
condemning israeli settlements on palestinian territory. it happened because the united states changed its usual veto policy and abstained in the vote. well, israel s ambassador to the un said that it was a shameful move, but the us said it had long argued against settle m e nt it had long argued against settlement building. the resolution specifically calls for an end to settle m e nt specifically calls for an end to settlement building in the west bank and eastjerusalem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. the us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. today the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. by publicly, for nearly five decades. by voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have in fac
thomas here at the bbc headquarters in london. in this special edition of the programme, we re looking at some of the best reports of this year from some of the best reports of this yearfrom our some of the best reports of this year from our network of correspondents from around the world. coming up: stand off in the skies above the south china sea is. rupert wingfield hayes flies over one of the most contested areas in the world, incurring the wrath of the chinese. our captain is saying that we re a civilian aircraft, not a military aircraft, it didn t make any difference whatsoever, theyjust repeated the threat to leave the area over and over again. tiny victims of yemen s forgotten war. we find starving children in desperate need of aid. he just had fever and diarrhoea and because there was no medicine he passed away. we ve just arrived in what is called the prong zone. under fire on ukraine s frontline. tom burridge and his team meet one of the conflict s most volatile ho
a two and a half year deal replacing alan pa rdew. and the science of santa. if you ve always wondered how father christmas can travel so far injust one night, we ll hear from a science professor who can explain all. and nick has the festive forecast for us. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk but it remains windy today, tomorrow and into boxing day. the latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the works, which may cause delays, diversions and cancellations. our reporter jane frances kelly is at ealing broadway station for us. there s a very good reason that you are there. explain why. good morning. yes. a lot of gw are passengers are going to have to come here because paddington is