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to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. for a lot of care leavers the memory is about one. we are creating memories. matt goss is among the guests on the strictly christmas special tonight. i ve been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. and nick has the weather. good morning. a very mild christmas to you. it doesn t feel much like christmas, but it will turn cold at today from the north. windy, coming from scotland. the full forecast coming up. the queen has chosen ‘inspiration‘ as the theme of her christmas broadcast this year, and will speak of drawing strength from meeting ordinary people, who have done extraordinary things. she will spend today at her sandringham estate in norfolk with other members of the royal family. the duke and duchess of cambridge will spend christmas day with the middleton family at their home in berkshire. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the queen recorded this year s broadcast a few days ....
interest rates, the prices in our shops and the strength of the pound will all be closely watched next year. i ll be taking a look at the big stories for our finances in 2017. and carol has our weather forecast. very similar to what we had yesterday. starting on a frosty note, with patchy fog, some of which is dense and will be slow to clear. but there is sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in the north west. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just one day after the death of her daughter, the film star carrie fisher. she was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. her career spanned seven decades, but she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, singin‘ in the rain, opposite gene kelly. our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. good morning, good morning, it s great to stay up late. good morning, good morning to you. debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing an ....
ivanka brought internet fame to an unsuspecting woman in brighton. and the rambling reptile what happens when a giant alligator crosses your path. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the uk will leave the eu single market when it quits the european union. in her long awaited speech on the impact of britain leaving the eu, theresa may said she would seek a new free trade agreement with europe for a global britain . mrs may also confirmed that both houses of parliament will get to vote on it. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn said mrs may seemed to want to have her cake and eat it . we ll be getting political and business reaction shortly, but first this report from our political correspondent iain watson. good morning, what is the plan. you have heard her slogan, brexit means brexit. today we saw some of the substance. theresa may voted to remain in the european union, but she consulted leading league campaigners, boris johnson and she cons ....
firms must not and can not tell workers what to wear. johanna konta has been knocked out the australian open. she lost her quarter final to serena williams 6 2 6 3 in just over an hour in melbourne. she was the last brit left in the competition. also this morning: we ll be hearing a toy story with a difference. which one s yours? i would say this is lego, this is not. ok, this is lego? this is lego. we ll find out how one of the world s best known brands is counting the cost of counterfeits in china. and carol has the weather. good morning. once again today with starting off with some patchy freezing fog and it is particularly dense across parts of the south. it s also slippery underfoot so take extra ca re. it s also slippery underfoot so take extra care. there will be some sunshine around today, also some drizzle and strong winds in the north west. i ll put all that together in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. mps have stepped up demands for the govern ....
a bbc investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain s biggest prisons. an undercover reporter from the panorama programme spent two months working as a prison officer at a privately run jail in northumberland. he found inmates threatening staff, and even a hole in a prison security fence. the ministry ofjustice says it is looking into the allegations. here is our special correspondent ed thomas. undercover in one of our biggest jails, bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and the staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo, home to more than 1,300 inmates, and for two months, bbc panorama s joe fenton. on his first day, 2.5 kg of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, staff told the reporter there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs ....