in his speech, kimjong—un pointed to the hope and optimism in both south and north korea that they can forge a path towards peace. his message to the united states is we can have that relationship too but the ball is now in the trump administration's court and, unless they act, 2019 might not be as peaceful as everyone here hopes. laura bicker, bbc news. one of the singers with the american ‘70s band dr hook, ray sawyer, has died at the age of 81. # when you're in love with a beautiful woman it never ends # he was known for his trademark hat and eyepatch, which he wore after losing his right eye in a road accident. the group's hits included sylvia's mother and when you're in love with a beautiful woman. now it's time for a look at the weather. happy new year. good morning. not a

bad start to the new year. if your headis bad start to the new year. if your head is on the sore side this morning too many mince pies over the festive period, a good day to get out. walk, run, cycle also the paramount sunny weather as well. showers in the north and east of scotla nd showers in the north and east of scotland and the north—east of england. mostly dry with sunny spells by day and clear skies at night. away from the eastern counties there are small cloud with the chance of or two showers. clear skies and not widely frosty night to come. temperatures in rural areas dropping down to —5, —6. as the go into wednesday there is a bit of an east — west split. for most it will bea east — west split. for most it will be a cracking day. if you are back

to work across england, wales and northern ireland, the sun is overhead. fine conditions but frosty nights continue for the rest of the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... nasa scientists wait to find out whether their space probe, new horizons, has successfully flown past the most distant object ever explored. a man's arrested after three people — including a police officer — are stabbed at manchester's victoria station. counter terror police are investigating the incident. billions of people around the world have welcomed the start of the new year. 2019 was ushered in with spectacular fireworks displays and concerts across the uk. now on bbc news, it's time for a christmas edition of weather world. we have come to one of the windiest

places in the uk. this is the biggest onshore wind farm. hold on to your hat. we will be getting up close to find out how the wind turbines work and to see how much power they generate. it is the opposite of a fan for the bill plugged into electricity and use the electricity to generate wind. also... the bigger storms of 2018. the floods that rage with almost unimaginable force. cyclone is so powerful they transform a coastal paradise into piles of rubble. and

amid warnings of climate catastrophe to come, wildfires reach new scales of size and devastation. and i am at imperial college london where they make their own wind to research how to keep the public safe. the wind turbine. this power source is expanding across the world. while the site of the turbines is not to everyone's hiking as more of them appear across the countryside and see, the growth goes on. the wind energy industry estimates offshore

capacity is set to double in the next decade. when it comes to onshore wind farms in the uk they do not come any bigger than this. 215 of these turbines in an area ten miles across. we are in scotland and this is near glasgow. everyone of these turbines is going like the clappers today because it is windy and it is only getting windier will stop the winds are strengthening today and that means more and more power is being generated by the wind turbines later on we will look at how much energy is being produced during the visit. you are the area supervisor will sub is a prime day for wind energy production? —— area supervisor — this is a prime day. for wind energy production? —— area supervisor — this is a prime daym produces enough energy to provide the electricity to rant about

300,000 homes. on a day like this what percentage of scotland's energy could be produced by wind power? the amount of wind power we have in scotland there is every chance that 100% of scotland's electricity could be provided by wind power on a day like this. what makes the location prime? geographically it is the highest point between the two coasts. an ideal occasion to put wind farm and maximise wind yield. little bit later peter will take me for a drive around the site to look at management of the wind turbines and look at the scale of the wind farm. with this example of the power of wind we start our weather review of wind we start our weather review of 2018 in the netherlands in january. the wind was so strong it blew people off their feet. some of the strongest winds ever recorded here. the storm that strikes a us

city of boston injanuary is judged a cyclone combining wind with snow and flooding and then this. as temperatures plummet the flood freezes, consuming dozens of cars in ice. the first day of spring look like this. the infamous beast from the east arrived. snow blanketed large swathes of the british isles giving the coldest march day on record. if there is ever an example of keep calm and carry on, it is from this bus driver and her quick reactions in scotland. the big freeze covered much of europe as well, giving rome its biggest no—fault in decades. of course that means a mass sloth all —— snowball fight. the uk went on to experience

its warmest april day since 1919 and the hottest may day holiday weekend on record. by summer a the hottest may day holiday weekend on record. by summer a severe heatwave on record. by summer a severe heatwave was under way. this is japan temperatures rose above 41,000 yea rs japan temperatures rose above 41,000 years for the first time here. by early august parts of iberia are in the grip of extreme heat. this is portugal with temperatures broke the 46 celsius mark for the bank in the uk that drives start to summer on record terms the land and green to brown. —— back in the uk. the wildfires are some of the worst in living memory on the scale of the devastation is hard to believe. some 28 in goes on to become the uk postgraduate hottest on record. —— summer 2018. early snowfall smothers

the hills of southern england at the end of november. when it comes to early snow, morocco takes the prize. these scenes from the end of 0ctober. these scenes from the end of october. the first snow of the season arriving two months ahead of schedule. they make their own wind here at imperial college london and the department of aeronautics will stop they have two wind tunnels that they test regularly. i am joined by a professor here, a professor of experimental aerodynamics. explain what you do. this is a large low speed wind tunnel. we can look at wind energy devices, turbines over how efficient they are and we can look at flow around the buildings, including comfort around buildings, pedestrians, cyclists, with the

effect of the wind. it is a little loud. you mentioned you test on vehicles were also you test in parts of wind on built—up areas and high winds. investigating the wind environments and how it is modified when a new building is planned to be put up will stop it is much better for the architect or the consulting engineerto for the architect or the consulting engineer to know at this stage what changes might need to be made to improve pedestrian comfort. later we will talk more about the impact of wind on built—up areas and high buildings. peter and i are taking a drive around the wind farm. you can get a real sense of the scale, how massive the wind farm is. how long has it been in operation? it has beenin has it been in operation? it has been in operation for about ten yea rs. been in operation for about ten years. it opens in 2009. it is the tenth year service on the turbines

will stop they cover a distance of about ten miles and are widely spaced. why are they not packed close together. as the wind passes through the rotors and it is disrupted by the blaze it causes of vortex. if that hits another turbine it would inhibit the production of the turbine and it may stop for vibration. they have to be widely spaced to let the wind settle down as it passes through one rotor and onto another. we have had a look at the broad scale of the wind farm and nick is about to get better acquainted with the wind turbine the closer details of how they operate. this is the closest i have ever been toa this is the closest i have ever been to a turbine. the obvious thing is the size of its. the other thing i had not realised is the sound of the blades whizzing through the air. another thing, when you see these

from a distance it seems the blades are not going round very fast but when you are next to one they whizz through the air in you get the sense of all the energy that has been harnessed. fiona lewis is a project manager here. bottom line, how do they work? we are generating renewable energy by generating wind up renewable energy by generating wind up the wind is passing through turbine blades and they are catching kinetic energy which allows them to spin. the generator converts it to electrical energy. a bit like the opposite of how a fan operates little plug into relic and use it to generate wind. 0ur turbines do the opposite. they also monitor the weather, so they can work at maximum potential. there is a wind vane that measures wind direction to allow the turbines to face into prevailing winds and an anemometer to allow them to turn and move into the prevailing wind with the best

aerodynamics. can it be too windy for the turbines? can the weather be so for the turbines? can the weather be so bad they will not work properly? the turbines tend to be available almost 100% of the time. you do get weather events swept turbines will switch off automatically but it is not for a long period of time. this is about as good as it gets. today is about as good as it gets. today is perfect. perfect for our needs for generating renewable energy. we will find out how much of that has been generated when we had to control centre later on. and now, in praise of beautiful sunsets, here is a selection of your weather watcher pictures from october. stunning exa m ples pictures from october. stunning examples could be seen across the uk. much of the blue and green eye is scattered but not the red and

this becomes the dominant colour we see. “— this becomes the dominant colour we see. —— green light. you can become a weather watcher by signing up online. still to come freak floods and tropical cyclones. this wind tunnel can generate wind speeds of up tunnel can generate wind speeds of up to 100 miles an hour. i'll be finding out how the research will keep pedestrians safe. we are in scotla nd keep pedestrians safe. we are in scotland at the uk plasma biggest onshore wind farm. we have been outside to see the turbines and find outside to see the turbines and find out how they work. now we have come inside to monitor the energy that is being produced will stop it is the control centre will stop it is a good day, a windy day. you will have known about that for quite a time. the wind is extremely important for

us the wind is extremely important for us it is our business. we have had a system we have developed with the met office and what it does is provide us with a 14 day bespoke weather forecast for all the sites across the uk. that is notjust the wind, it is for rain and snow as well. you can look at how much energy has been generated but you can tie it down to an individual turbine. i was at turbine 55 earlier. how is it doing? it is roughly about 70 metres a second wind, about 35 miles an hour. at the moment is is producing the maximum energy it can produce. from that one turbine. that is incredible. everything is flat—out today's. turbine. that is incredible. everything is flat-out today's. we are providing some balancing

services. it is notjust what is going on whiteley which is being monitored that it is also wind farms across the uk. they monitor and control 40 wind farms from here, from northern scotland, to cornwall, to ireland had even one across the coast of germany with in total 1000 wind turbines. 0ur weather review of 2018 continues with huge waves smashing into seafront apartments in the canary smashing into seafront apartments in the ca nary islands smashing into seafront apartments in the canary islands in november. amazingly no one was injured but the toll was much greater in the worst flash floods ever to hit the spanish island of mid—yorker —— majorca. around 200 people were killed in the worst flooding disaster in 1982.

flash floods come which are mendis forceful that this is tunisia in september after what was said to be the heaviest deluge in almost 25 yea rs. the heaviest deluge in almost 25 years. this is the moment a flash flood pours into the ancient city of petra after weeks of heavy rain in the city. this bus is no match for the city. this bus is no match for the sheer power of a monsoon flooded river in kashmir in september. southern india, kerrela is hit hard. a man clings to the bonnet of a car after it is swept away in ankara. several people were injured. another year of intense tropical cyclones. this typhoon hit hong kong in

september, the most powerful ever recorded here. fiji in april, feeling the force of a second cyclone in as many weeks. the prime minister says the pacific island nation is in a fight. i've is climate change brings almost co nsta nt climate change brings almost constant deadly cyclones. —— as climate change. two storms hit the usa, first florence were storming over the carolinas and dumping massive amounts of rain. it was the wettest article cyclone ever recorded in this part of the usa. worse to come in october as michael became the most powerful hurricane to hit the florida panhandle and the fourth strongest to make landfall in the usa. there were fears this hurricane would cause catastrophic damage but the reality of what the storm left behind was worse than could ever have been imagined. much

of what used to be the city of mexico beach is destroyed. this is a scale model of the city of london. i am back at the department of aeronautics at the imperial college london. why do designers and architects need to be concerned about the strength of the wind when they are looking at new buildings?‘ numberof they are looking at new buildings?‘ number of reasons. is the wind going to destroy the building? have they made a strong enough? the point of these complex models we see here is to look at what effect the building will have on the local wind environment at street level. will it make pedestrians very uncomfortable? will they be blown over estimate what we are doing in this tunnel is simulating the characteristics of wind. the energy and the wind increases with height so the height heating the top of a neutral

building is going to be stronger thanit building is going to be stronger than it is a lower levels. also it can desert some of the winds down to ground level. we have ramped up the wind and it is feeling stronger. we would not normally use smoke. we are producing a lot of our own dusts. this is not recommended. how do you monitor the strength of the gusts around these buildings. we have sensors embedded coming through the floor of the model. they are measuring the wind speed at a height ofa measuring the wind speed at a height of a typical pedestrian. it has been fascinating being here today. monsoon windstorms are a feature in

india. these are the worst in decades as a whip up the dust out of the dry months. 0ver100 people are killed. some storms gather fans ahead of them and roll it out over huge distances. this massive storm was in china. the sound from the nearby gobi desert. disaster in greece injuly nearby gobi desert. disaster in greece in july as strong nearby gobi desert. disaster in greece injuly as strong winds cause the rapid spread of a wildfire through the north—east of athens. the destruction left behind reveals only some of the horror that unfolded here. more than 80 people died, many of them are so sought safety on the beach. and it has been another year of devastating wildfires in california, fanned by strong santana wins. this one sweeps towards the coastal homes of the rich and famous in malibu. it is the worst here in living memory. even

this pales in comparison to this, virtually the entire town of paradise lost to the deadliest but most destructive wildfire the state has ever known. apocalyptic scenes that prompt a heightened debate about the impact of climate change could be having in california. more than 80 people died here. you have to go back 100 years to find a wildfire that has killed more people in the usa. rain to dampen the fires eventually arrived with a number of storms going into december but they caused flooding ample fears of mudslides. turnaround. the flash floods are right there. no one wants a repeat of this, the moment a mudslide hit a californian town at the start of 2018 following major wildfires the previous month. at least 20 people died in the

destruction that followed. down under now under multi—year drought they are calling the big dry continues in the australian state of new south wales. these scenes in august show farmers struggling to feed and water capital. since then there has been some rain, in fact flooding from the heaviest november rain in decades in sydney. long—term, rainfall deficits remain. how many of you? lost for nine days and now found, thailand injuly 4—12 boysin and now found, thailand injuly 4—12 boys in the football coach located deep within flooded case was obsessing off a race against time and whether as monsoon rains could leave them stranded for months. it ca ptu res leave them stranded for months. it captures the attention of the world and it was complete with all the boys brought to safety. in a year that our use of plastic has risen in

prominence, astonishing scenes from beirut in september when a flood of rubbish and plastic occurred after torrential storm. from new warnings of the rate of earth's warning and a global rise in co2 emissions, 2018 cill report after report highlighting the issues of living in rising temperatures. at the climate conference in poland, sir david attenborough warned of a man—made disaster on a global scale. if we do not take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. we are back in the control centre at whiteley, the biggest onshore wind farm. we have been itching to know since the beginning of our visit, how much energy has

been produced here? we have produced six gigawatt hours, we expect to produce 30 gigawatt hours and that isa produce 30 gigawatt hours and that is a record breaking day. a very productive day across the uk am particularly here at whiteley. already 30% of the power in the uk is produced by wind energy. do you think that will grow in the future? we wa nt think that will grow in the future? we want to produce small onshore wind, it is the cheapest form of energy. it is other storage elements as well. we want to capture that to provide the best energy mix. thank you for showing a surrender operations at whiteley. you are welcome. thank you. on the day we found strong winds across the uk helped to set a new renewable energy record with wind farms supplying third of the uk's needs. down to one of the most unusual sites,

rectangular iceberg more than kilometre across floating in antarctica in october. the clean edges proving its recent separation from an ice shelf. and finally... and the weather outside is frightful. not for these children it is not because this is the first time they have ever seen snow. snow is hardly headline news in toronto but for these children from eritrea it is reason to celebrate. but do not get too carried away, there is a lot of winter still to go. and that is it for this time. i know it is a good thing we have come to it wind farm on such a windy day but can we go back inside now? for highlights from our previous programmes ahead to the website. look out for more in

2019. until then keep checking the forecast. good morning. happy new year to you. ido good morning. happy new year to you. i do not think the wind farms will be working too hard this week. you'll be at pleasant rest of week and start to 2019. high—pressure family moving in keeping things largely dry. funny by dave but widespread frost developing. —— sally by the day. low pressure in the east with the wind following anticlockwise. we are dragging the airdown anticlockwise. we are dragging the air down from the north. snow in scandinavia but not much by way of rainfall or snowfall. a few wintry showers in the far north—east of scotland. remnants of the weather front pushing across southern counties during the rest of the afternoon. across much of scotland

and into northern ireland lots of sunshine. still breezy but nowhere near as windy as we finished yesterday. the best of the sunshine will be in the south—west. lots of sunshine to come in the north of england. afair sunshine to come in the north of england. a fair bit of cloud across southern areas at times. we cannot rule out the odd isolated shower. temperatures around ten, 11. it will turn cooler. away from the eastern coast we will see some cloud in one or two showers. central western areas widespread frosts will develop, not just areas widespread frosts will develop, notjust in rul areas. moby as cold as —5, —6 in parts of central scotland. —— made the as cold. a lovely day to enjoy the great out of doors. house were some cloud and affecting eastern counties of england. chances of a coastal shower. for the vast majority,

wednesday will be dry with long spells of sunshine but feeling colder with temperatures in mid single figures forjust colder with temperatures in mid single figures for just about all. for the rest of the week the high—pressure is slap bang over the top of this as we go through the rest of the week. further south, the cold est of rest of the week. further south, the coldest of the night—time frost will be in england and wales. we will see a bit of patchy fog. it would be dry on thursday, friday and saturday with temperatures staying in single figures, turning less cool as we head into sunday. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 10am: three, two, one, go, new horizons! nasa scientists wait to find out whether their space probe, new horizons, has successfully flown past the most distant object ever explored. the robotic craft was due to fly past the icy mass of ultima thule four billion miles from earth a few hours ago. we set a record.

never before has a spacecraft explored anything so far away. counter—terror police are continuing to question a man suspected of stabbing three people at manchster‘s victoria station.