that's all from sportsday. thank you forjoining us. there will be more sport throughout the evening. now it is time for click weather programmes look back at the highlights of 2017. thank you for joining us. hello. it is time to look back on the year in tech. as 2017 fades away, we could tell you about all the technology news that has happened, the hacking, the launching, the automatic driving, but that would be just like last year and, come to think of it, the year before that. so we prefer to share with you some unforgettable memories from our year on click as we travelled far and wide to bring you some extraordinary moments.

and we start with a personal highlight for me. back in october we travelled to japan and we got rare access to see how robots are helping with the dangerous task of cleaning up the fukushima nuclear power plant after its meltdown in 2011. scary? no. i have worn plenty of protective suits in my time, but they have always been to protect the environment from my body. this time it is different. we're going inside unit

five, which is identical to the units which were wrecked by the explosions. as you can imagine, it is really hot inside this suit. it is a confusing jumble of walkways and machinery, it is difficult to appreciate that somewhere in here is a seven story high tank of water called the primary containment vessel, the pcv. and now it's time to go right underneath the reactor. oh wow. they think what happens after the meltdowns is that the molten fueljust burned through the bottom of the pcv and came through here to what's known as the pedestal. that's where they think the fuel is now. it's difficult enough getting through this place on foot, now imagine trying to remote control a robot through this after the whole place has been

mangled by an explosion. oh yes, and do it in the dark. this is scorpion, its mission was to hunt for fuel in unit two. time is of the essence for any fukushima robot. the radiation will eventually damage and disable its cameras, rendering it useless. but the entire mission can also be upset by something far more basic. this is service hatch x6, and in unit two they were hoping to send a scorpion robot down this ramp to film the molten fuel at the bottom. but it never made it. they did not get any footage or evidence of where the fuel was. in unit three the water's much higher, so they had to think of another way to get a robot in. that is where the mini sunfish came in. well, actually, that's where the mini sunfish came in. built to fit through this 15

centimetre pipe, mini sunfish is a tiny underwater robot with five propellers, two cameras, and four human operators. 300 kilometres away from fukushima, in yokohama's r&d centre, i came face to face with the star of the investigation. injuly this year, mini sunfish was successful in finding material that could be fuel debris in the pedestal in unit three. decommissioning the site could take a0 years and it may cost 8 trillion yen. those little robots have a lot riding on their tiny backs. ever wondered what cats get up to when no—one‘s there?

meet roxie and zara, who seemed agreeable in taking part in some gadget testing. oh, sorry. if you have ever wanted to watch, talk to, or even play with your cats when you are not with them, then this could help. once the device is connected to your home wi—fi you can log in via the app anywhere you can get your phone online. there's a laser game to play, snacks at the tap of an icon, and a function to proudly make and share videos and cat snaps. this rather unusual looking setup works in quite a similar way. there's a camera so you can see the cats remotely,

also the ability to give them food wherever you are. plus this toy, which is apparently something that cats might like to play with. zara and roxie were possibly slightly intimidated by the jolting of the feathery thing and the app was extremely temperamental, making set up a rather tedious experience. the petpace smart collar has been around for a little while now and is available for cats and dogs. meanwhile, there seems to be a game of cat and mouse going on. the latter played by a remote—controlled rodent. although it actually consists of the mouse chasing the cat, which probably says it all about my day's filming. that was lara with some pretty disinterested interviewees. you can't win them all. you know us, we will report from wherever we find a good story. there have been so many great ones. so many successful ones

in africa this year. back injune, dan simmons went to tanzania to see the first stages of what could be a global revolution in education. we are travelling a long way from any town or city to visit some of the 200 children in tata village in northern tanzania. we are booting up the tablet, the first one. the whole programme is in swahili so the local

children can understand. i think they're going to need more tablets. this is one of about 150 villages in tanzania chosen as the testbed for the global learning xpriz. within a few months 4,000 tablets will be given out, the challenge to teach 7— to 11—year—olds to read, write, and do maths over the next year. the most effective app will win $10 million. the prize here will be much more valuable. older children can walk up to four hours to get to and from school, for younger ones like this seven—year—old amina that is too far. she has been lucky, she is one of those who has been chosen to take part in the challenge. at the start she has not seen a tablet before so she is not used to touching screens. when it comes to reading, she does not know more than one or two words in a sentence. butjohn, who is with the project, thinks the tablet will eventually help her to read fluently.

the problem is that there are about 60 to 100 million kids who have no access to school because it is too far. then you have 250 million more who go to school and to leave without ever having learnt to read or write a word. they are in botswana, boston, brighton, it does not matter. kids go to school all over the world and they go and do not learn. why is that? that's the question we're trying to address. in our greatest desire, every single child on planet earth has access to a world class education in the palm of her hand. we are hoping to be back next you to see how the teams get along. for now it is time to say goodbye. we have brought some biscuits to say thank you. and suddenly the difficulties the team will face when they arrive became clear. we just 20 or so tablets per village, there simply won't be enough for everyone to take part. to reduce potentialjealousy, the tablets will be locked to only

run the educational software, but everyone wants one. a village mamma has been chosen to settle any dispute. and the scheme‘s partners, unesco, will be asking some other important questions about tablets too. we are doing assessments of the social and emotional impact of such learning, because we expect some criticism from that side. we are engaging with the psychologists, anthropologists, educationalists, to try to understand what does it do to the child? is it an option that is ethical because children go to school, they are socialised also, it is not only the cognitive learning, it is learning to be part of the group. it's just like back at home. now they've all got tablets. they‘ re not really talking to anybody. and after all that globetrotting, i have to say there

is no place like home. there's no place like home... there's no place like... guards! yes, banks, voting systems and the nhs were not the only ones to have been under attack in 2017. even in my own castle i had my hands full with this lot. we even lost our first guest on the show. sorry, ken. and in 2018 we will be going back into battle again, reporting from wherever we find the best tech from around the globe, and at home. we will see you next year. good evening. you have probably heard that storm dylan is on the way. i want to show it to you. 12 hours ago it did not exist but this cloud is developing quickly at the moment and you can see how it is wrapping around the developing area of low pressure and this area is deepening rapidly. because it is close to us already, that adds to uncertainty about how deep the area will get and also the exact track it will get and also the exact track it will take and that is key to where the strongest winds will be. 0vernight we get rain pushing north

and east, cold air is still in scotland, more snow in the hills. that will be heavy snow. further south, miles, blustery night, temperatures 10 degrees for a low in london and plymouth, but it is all about storm dylan. the met office haveissued about storm dylan. the met office have issued amber warnings with gusts getting up to 80 mph. the strongest winds start in early morning in northern ireland before moving into scotland and we could have peak gusts of up to 80 mph. the worst—case scenario have peak gusts of up to 80 mph. the worst—case scenario would be if these winds started to come in from a westerly direction and if that happened ever go through the central belt and we could end up with stronger gusts of wind. the gusts are strong enough to bring down trees, power lines could be brought down and we are likely to see transport disruption. it does not matter if they are between 70 or 80 mph, there will be disruptive weather. rain will clear in south—east england followed by sunshine but look at the blustery

showers. they will be nationwide, they come along in thundery clumps and temperatures, we are looking at highs between 11 and 12 degrees, further north it is cooler. as the countdown towards midnight, the midnight celebrations heading into new year, it will continue with blustery conditions, temperatures at midnight between four and 7 degrees. that is your latest weather. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: beatles drummer ringo starr and bee gees singer barry gibb are among hundreds of people recognised in the new year honours. authorjilly cooper says she's ‘thrilled' to be listed. i was thrilled. i couldn't believe it. i mean, suddenly, to get a letter, one thinks, "oh, god, it's a bill, a gas bill or something, and there's this heavenly thing saying, "you are a cbe." it's wonderful. manchester firefighters have tackled a blaze in a 12—storey block of flats in the city's northern quarter. one person has been taken to hospital suffering

from smoke inhalation. there are reports that anti—government demonstrations in iran have turned violent on a number of towns and cities after three days of towns and cities after three days of protests. millennials will benefit from the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation, according to a new report.