rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. and to mark the anniversary a spectacular lighting ceremony was set up by the hollywood sign trust. millions of people visit this tourist attraction every year in search of a photo or selfie of those huge, world famous white letters. to celebrate, the hollywood sign trust lit up the letters with the original 4,000 vintage bulbs that illuminated the real estate sign hollywoodland back in 1923. hello again. yesterday it was a wet and a windy day. we had gusts up to 80 miles an hour around north wales, but that was all because of storm elin, which has cleared away to the east, and today we have this area of cloud moving in all linked into storm fergus, which is mostly going to affect the republic of ireland. there will be little if any impact to the uk, but we will have some rain moving and spreading north and eastwards across many areas. the winds are strengthening later around those irish sea coasts, as we go through this afternoon it will push into scotland, clearing for much of engla

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset.t was swimming close to the shore. the whale can be seen straying into shallow waters in an area near perth — and attracting the attention of people at the beach. the whale later managed to swim back into deeper waters, before heading back out to sea. a marine biologist told the bbc that the whale could have been at risk of stranding, and that this kind of behaviour is "unusual and perilous". finally — here in the uk, members of the royal family have unveiled their official christmas cards. the prince and princess of wales have opted for a black and white family portrait showing william, catherine and the three children looking relaxed injeans and white shirts. that's in contrast to king charles and queen camilla, who have gone for a more formal look in their card — which shows them in full regalia in the buckingham palace throne room on coronation day — may 6. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. for the second evening in a row, we've seen gusts over 70mph hit west wales. o

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.hat brought the very strong winds — whereas on sunday evening, it was storm fergus, with a top of 74mph recorded at aberdaron. now those blustery conditions will tend to ease over the next few hours, with the winds picking up across the midlands, east anglia, and southern counties of england — might be strong enough to wake you from your slumbers. further north, the winds will be that bit lighter, and it's here where we will see the lowest temperatures. in scotland, 2—5 degrees. otherwise the winds keeping those temperatures up for northern ireland, england, and wales, so between 6—9 celsius. so quite a mild start to the day on monday. now monday, any rain left over across eastern england will be clearing pretty quickly, but there will be some patches of light rain coming and going through the day across eastern scotland. some showers work in across merseyside, greater manchester, and north—west midlands — but otherwise, it's a day where the weather will continue to get brighter and br

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. thanks for watching bbc news.fergus with a top gust of 74mph recorded at aberdaron. now, those very blustery conditions will tend to ease over the next few hours but the winds picking up for a time across the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. might be strong enough to wake you from your slumbers. further north, the winds will be that bit lighter and it�*s here where we�*ll see the lowest temperatures. in scotland, 2—5 degrees. otherwise, the winds keeping those temperatures up for northern ireland, england and wales, so between 6 and 9 degrees, so quite a mild start to the day on monday. now, monday, any rain left over across eastern england clearing pretty quickly but there will be some patches of light rain coming and going for the day across eastern scotland. some showers work in across merseyside, greater manchester, and north—west midlands but otherwise, it�*s a day where the weather will continue to get brighter and brighter with sunny spells breaking out widely and those temperatures l

rebecca morelle, bbc news.ing case against the publishers of the daily mirror. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions, the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. in a statement, prince harry said it's a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. let's head to the newsroom. a significant moments. tell us more about the details of this judgment. it isa it is a very significant day i think for print harry who has long campaigned against what he was saying the excesses of tabloid press. today a judge found 15 of the 33 newspaper articles that he was right in his allegations that news had been obtained unlawfully by illegal methods. but we know from that is that prince harry is facing many, many accusations of thinking things and imagining things and now saying that he is actually correct and he can see a judge in the high court has said he really has been hacked. he has

here's our science editor rebecca morelle. breathing in polluted air in the name of science.cientists are trying to learn about the impact of fumes on the brain. here, we've got everything that we need to conduct the experiments, to expose the participants to air pollution. the team is looking at four different kinds of pollution — diesel from an engine, cleaning products, wood smoke and cooking fumes from a pork chop. the pollutants are carefully measured and piped into a giant plastic bag. are you feeling ok? the volunteers are exposed to a different fume on every visit to see which ones have the biggest effect on the brain. you could imagine that we find that wood burning is worse than diesel is worse than cooking, for example. this would then allow people to make lifestyle choices about their exposure to the different pollutants. the world health organization says that almost all of the global population — 99% — are breathing in air that exceeds the who limits on common air pollutants and the combined effects of outdoor and indoor air pollution is contributing to seven mi

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset.n trust. millions of people visit this tourist attraction every year — in search of a photo or selfie of those huge, world famous white letters. to celebrate — the hollywood sign trust lit up the letters — with the original four—thousand vintage bulbs that illuminated the real estate sign — hollywoodland — back in 1923. they also bought 400 gallons of white paint to give the letters a makeover. you can see more you can see more of you can see more of that on the website. stay with us, more coming up website. stay with us, more coming up shortly. hello. another wet day for many of us. and further rain and wind to come for a time at least this evening, particularly across western parts of the uk, around the irish sea. but then later tonight and towards the early hours, the skies will clear and the winds will fall light. now, if we look at the satellite picture, this swirl of cloud that is actually storm franklin moving across the island, bringing severe gales there. reports of even the o

rebecca morelle, bbc news.e. a family in the us state of kentucky found an extra visitor hiding in their christmas tree, an owl. the white family says they didn't even notice the bird forfour days. it was only when a carpet cleaner came to their home did he notice the branches of the tree moving. the owl was captured and released safely in the family's backyard. thank you for watching, i'm sumi somaskanda and i'll be back in 30 minutes. hello there. it was a stunning end to the day that we had over northeast england with some amazing sunsets reported pretty widely. caused by a few gaps in the cloud opening up at the right time to allow those setting sun rays through. it was across eastern england and parts of eastern scotland we had today's lowest temperatures, six degrees in fylingdales. here it is set to get milder into the weekend. temperaturesjumping up to around 11 degrees. it is mild because it is cloudy and that cloud sheet is with us for the next few hours. damp weather moving across scotland where it i

our science editor rebecca morelle went to see it. 0k. oh, wow! there you go. it�*s huge!excellent for stabbing and killing its prey. it doesn�*t chew its food, itjust breaks into bits. steve etches lead the effort to unearth this enormous fossil. so what makes this unique is it�*s complete. so the lowerjaws and upper skull are meshed together, as it would be in life. to find that, i think worldwide, there�*s hardly any specimens ever found to that level of detail. it�*s one of the best fossils i�*ve ever worked on. i�*ll never probably work on another one. this is one of the pliosaur�*s teeth. around here, the back is flat, and there are these two sharp edges and an extremely sharp tip. around here, though, there are these fine ridges. and these would have helped it to sink its teeth into its prey and pull them out again. this really was a killing machine. the snout was discovered by a fossil enthusiast near kimmeridge bay in dorset. ijust found something quite extraordinary. it must've just come out of the cliff up there somewhere. the rest was excavated by a team dangli

rebecca morelle, bbc news.hed president macron of france responding to hungary blocking 50 billion euros worth of eu aid for ukraine. that was hours after an agreement was reached on them starting membership talks. so reaction coming in from different leaders across the eu, but we do know from the european council president charles michel that a new summit to discuss financial support for ukraine is planned for early in the new year. stay with us on bbc news. hello. it�*s a reasonably mild, but cloudy, day out there for most of us. most places also looking dry, which is good news after the fairly soggy start to december that many of us have seen as we head into the weekend, a lot of dry weather around, mild and breezy, lots of cloud. but there will be increasing amounts of wind and rain across the north—west of the uk as weather fronts move in here. not moving south too quickly because we�*ve got high pressure that�*s stalling across southern parts of the uk, keeping things largely dry and keeping those weather

rebecca morelle, bbc news.n, of course, as dame edna everage. among those sending tributes were sir eltonjohn, who remembered humphries as "a great friend," and king charles, who said "life really won�*t be the same." our correspondent phil mercer reports. hello, possums, yes, it�*s me, dame edna, and aren�*t i looking gorgeous?! barry humphries introduced the world to many brilliant and unforgettable characters. including the irrepressible suburban housewife dame edna, and the lecture drunk, les patterson. the entertainer has been remembered at a state memorial as a comic genius. ah, well, it�*s in honour of edna, of course, and the extraordinary talent of barry humphries. we idolised him. well, he captured who we were, and he took us to the world and everyone got to laugh and get our humour. it's not easy, yeah, but he did it. very nice to be here. 0h, he's an icon. it's a bit like the queen. he should not have died. king charles said in a message that barry humphries was a cultured and erudite man who, throu

rebecca morelle, bbc news. dame edna everage. among those sending tributes were sir eltonjohn, who remembered humphries as "a great friend", and king charles, who said "life really won't be the same." our correspondent phil mercer reports. one of australia's brightest stars has been remembered as a comic genius. hello, possums. yes, it's me, dame edna, and aren't i looking gorgeous?! barry humphries introduced the world to many brilliant. and unforgettable characters. the state memorial at the sydney opera house brought together family, friends and hundreds of fans. well, it's in honour of edna, of course, and the extraordinary talent of barry humphries. yeah, we idolised him. there were tributes from royalty to music and comedy. king charles said in a message that barry humphries was a cultured and erudite man who, through his creations, punctured pomposity. dame edna everage! hello, possums! his most irrepressible creation was dame edna, an outrageous suburban housewife who would define his career. barry hump

rebecca morelle, bbc news. we will take a short break.. reaction from kyiv. hello. it's a reasonably mild, but cloudy, day out there for most of us. most places also looking dry, which is good news after the fairly soggy start to december that many of us have seen. as we head into the weekend, a lot of dry weather around, mild and breezy, lots of cloud. but there will be increasing amounts of wind and rain across the north—west of the uk as weatherfronts move in here. not moving south too quickly because we've got high pressure that's stalling across southern parts of the uk, keeping things largely dry and keeping those weather fronts at bay, at least across much of england and wales. for the rest of the day, a bit of brightness just breaking through that cloud at times, particularly for parts of east anglia, north—east england, eastern scotland as well. the breeze coming in from a south—westerly direction. so it is fairly windy, particularly across the north—west of scotland. we could see gusts of about 50 miles per hour or more in the f

rebecca morelle, bbc news.h was an accident caused by the "acute effects of ketamine." the report summary said he had been receiving "ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety". perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his la home in october. drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of an opioid were also listed as contributing factors. perry was best known for playing chanlder bing in the hit sitcom friends. he was very open about his longterm battle with addition and substance abuse in the final years of his life. remember you can find always find more on that story, and the latest news on the israel—gaza war , on our website. news on the israel—gaza war, on our website. thank you for waching, i'm caitriona perry. i'll be back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a stunning end to the day that we had across northeast england with some amazing sunsets, reported pretty widely. caused byjust a few gaps in the cloud opening up at th

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. stay with us here on bbc news. the very strong winds — whereas sunday evening, it was storm fergus, with a top of 74mph recorded at aberdaron. now those blustery conditions will tend to ease over the next few hours, with the winds picking up across the midlands, east anglia, and southern counties of england — might be strong enough to wake you from your slumbers. further north, the winds are that bit lighter, and it's here where we'll see the lowest temperatures. in scotland, 2—5 celsius, otherwise the winds keeping those temperatures up for northern ireland, england, and wales, so between 6—9 celsius. so quite a mild start to the day on monday. now monday, any rain left over across eastern england will be clearing pretty quickly, but there will be some patches of light rain coming and going through the day across eastern scotland. some showers work in across merseyside, greater manchester, and northwest midlands — but otherwise, it's a day where the weather will continue to get brighter and brighter with sunny spe

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. and partially sighted gamers have often been left out of the fun, but new technology and some gaming companies are working to change that. andrew rogers reports. video games have never looked better. with lifelike visuals and stylish cinematics, many are a feast for the eyes. but some players have to rely on other senses. players like ben, also known as sightless kombat. he is testing out a new kind of game codenamed project black kat, based entirely on sound. there are basic visuals there that can be used to play the game with sight, but also, as well, there is menu narration, so it will speak the menus as you go through. automation: audio glossary, j button two of five, a to select. and it will speak the tutorials. there is audio description, as well. a long, cold corridor extends before you. | slightly ahead to the right is a wooden crate. - it is kind of handholding, but it's a way of doing it that feels relatively dynamic as you play through. he is also an ambassador for the roya

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. absolutely amazing.d rain in the forecast, but there is an indication that towards the end of the week, high pressure should build from the south and the weather will settle down. it will turn drier and brighter. here's the satellite picture. one low pressure clears away, here's the next one. this is actually storm fergus, named by the irish met service, met eireann. it's affecting ireland today with severe gales there in the west. we'll also have some strong winds out towards the west later today. here are the temperatures at the end of the afternoon. around 10 degrees in the south, 5 degrees expected in glasgow and edinburgh. here's the low, with wind and rain moving through parts of north—western england, into wales, ending up around lincolnshire and east anglia. towards the end of the night, the winds fall light again. temperatures between around 2 degrees in the lowlands and about 9 degrees in the south, so a relatively mild night on the way. on monday, we're in between weather systems, so totally s

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset.mming close to shore. the whale can be seen straying into shallow waters in an area near perth and attracting the attention of people at the beach. the whale latest one back into deep waters before heading back out to sea. that is all the time we have for here on bbc news. do keep watching. hello. for the second evening in a row, we have seen gusts over 70mph in west wales. of course, on saturday evening, it was storm elin that brought the very strong winds — whereas on thursday evening, it was storm fergus, with a top of 74mph recorded at aberdaron. now those blustery conditions will tend to ease over the next few hours, with the winds picking up across the midlands, east anglia, and southern counties of england — might be strong enough to wake you from your slumbers. further north, the winds will be that bit lighter, and it's here where we will see the lowest temperatures. in scotland, 2—5 celsius, otherwise the winds keeping those temperatures up for northern ireland, england, and w

rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. so glad it wasn't so long ago.every year — in search of a photo or selfie of those huge, world famous white letters. to celebrate, the hollywood sign trust lit up the letters with the original four—thousand vintage bulbs that illuminated the real estate sign — hollywoodland — back in 1923. they also bought 400 gallons of white paint to give the letters a makeover. and she is definitely ready for her close—up. you know, after the last several years, this is really a coming out moment for la because the hollywood sign really is our global icon. it is the reason people choose to come to la, notjust because of getting that bucket list photo with the hollywood sign in the background, but also because it represents the fact that la is the city of endless possibility. here in the uk, members of the royal family have unveiled their official christmas cards. the prince and princess of wales have opted for a black and white family portrait showing william, catherine and the three children looking relaxed in jeans and white s

rebecca morelle, bbc news. i called it a pliosaur, rebecca pronounced it differently. upset _ call the whole thing off. it is not around to get upset about i call the whole thing off. it is not around to get upset about your. around to get upset about your pronunciation. rebecca was talking about the bite force, it's twice as forceful, its bite power, as a crocodile which has the strongest living, strongest living creature with a bite power, about six times, if not more, seven times as powerful as a lion's. , . if not more, seven times as powerful as a lion's-— if not more, seven times as powerful as a lion's-— as a lion's. there is a great chart if ou no as a lion's. there is a great chart if you go to _ as a lion's. there is a great chart if you go to the _ as a lion's. there is a great chart if you go to the bbc _ as a lion's. there is a great chart if you go to the bbc website, i as a lion's. there is a great chart if you go to the bbc website, a l if you go to the bbc website, a chart showing the different bite forces of different creatures, including the pliosaur