24th December - Today's News: 6 Dead in US Tornado Outbreak

In the US, six dead in Christmas tornadoes: Terrifying video shows truck being wiped out by twister

Meanwhile, scores of eastern U.S. cities to shatter Christmas Eve warm weather records

In Eire, almost 2,000 homes still without power after Storm Eva's brutal gales

Here, we are still expecting more wind and rain over Christmas - most places can expect half a month's rainfall before the year is out - and there's a new storm to follow on the heels of Eva and bring fresh flooding next week.

A Christmas Cyclone watch declared for Northern Territory communities between Port Roper and Queensland border

Air pollution and fog forces school shutdown in Bosnian capital whilst in Italy, Milan limits daytime traffic to battle smog

And French plants blossom in mild December