of patients being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage has risen to its highest level. an annual charity sea swim event in an east yorkshire town has been called off due to sewage overflow. but the firefighters stepped in to help. let's return to our main story. us investigators have said they don't believe the man who carried out the attack in new orleans, which killed 15, was "solely responsible". the fbi say it is treating it as an act of terrorism. shamsud—dinjabbar, from texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd, before exiting the vehicle and firing a weapon. he was shot dead by police at the scene. the fbi says an islamic state group flag was found inside the truck. scott nelson was in a nightclub near bourbon street when the attack took place. he gave us his account of the events. i actually am still in new orleans. the scene is actually directly

behind me, about a block. yes, i was in a nightclub, probably about 30 metres or so from the scene where the truck crashed. so immediately, we saw people fleeing the scene, law enforcement running towards it and the nightclub went into lockdown at that point. also, i just want to send my thoughts and prayers to all the victims, obviously, and send my thanks to those law enforcement officers that were on the scene and stopped the attack — otherwise, i might not be here speaking with you today. as i was making my way back from the fireworks, after ringing in the new year to bourbon street, i did notice that they had hydraulic bollards that are supposed to go up and block any car traffic from entering the area. unfortunately, they weren't engaged, they were down. i actually walked directly through it. so i had noticed that at the time and thought it was strange that they didn't have those protections in place. it sounds like where the truck

entered bourbon street, they were able to drive around a police cruiser that was blocking the street. but i certainly didn't see all streets blocked as i was coming and going from bourbon street — there were definitely areas where a vehicle could enter. there are also, the streets were lined with vehicles in that area, so were somebody to already be in the area, they would be able to drive there. an eyewitness, scott nelson. an ice warning is in force for much of the uk, with temperatures plunging after severe flooding in some areas. hundreds of people have been rescued from their homes in north—west england. greater manchester police declared a major incident — with bolton, wigan and stockport among the places worst affected. some areas had the equivalent of almost a month's rain in 48 hours. our reporter, jessica lane is in stockport. atime of a time of great distress and disruption, the police are

saying. what is the situation now? , . , now? yes, that is right, it really was- _ now? yes, that is right, it really was. here - now? yes, that is right, it really was. here in - now? yes, that is right, it - really was. here in stockport, in greater manchester in the north west of england. they say a months worth of rain fell in about 48 hours. it started on new year's eve late afternoon and then just did not stop. of course, that meant that lots of the waterways became overwhelmed and led to flooding. this is an old converted mill here in stockport. it now has about 200 flats inside and as we understand it, the waterjust came into this ground floor here. you cannot really see through the windows because of the condensation because of all that water but you might be able to work out that the line thatis able to work out that the line that is going across the windows. we think that is where the water came to. i have gone in and had a look through the window and that would have been a lobby area. you can see bits of furniture have just been knocked over by the amount of water here. the flooding here at this building was one of six major incidents that happened yesterday that lead greater manchester police declaring it

a major incident. this morning, you will see the flood water has receded and it is very much about the clean—up now. there is a pick—up van here coming in, they are coming in now to recover some of the vehicles. the vehicles. the cars in this car park were almost totally covered by water yesterday. lots of them have been damaged. people have been coming down today looking at what can be done. we have seen people trying to clear their cars out of all this thick and heavy mud that has been left over. as you said, the next thing really, the next big problem is this ice warning. they're talking about ice hitting scotland, northern ireland, north wales and right down to the midlands. you might be able to see on the car than grass here, very icy. temperatures below zero. so it is all causing more problems for people who are trying to clean up after they have been flooded. ., . , clean up after they have been flooded. ., ., , ., flooded. not what they need on to of flooded. not what they need on tap of everything _ flooded. not what they need on top of everything else. -

top of everything else. jessica, thank you very much. the proportion of patients in england being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage has risen to its highest ever level, according to new nhs figures. the latest data on 13 of the most common cancers, such as breast, prostate and lung cancer, shows that nearly three in five patients are now being diagnosed at the earliest stages of the disease, when it is far easier to treat. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. in a bradford city centre car park, this van represents the latest front in the battle against cancer. this is trevor. the use of mobile scanners, like this, is just one way the nhs is trying to catch more cases of liver and lung cancers earlier, when they're much more treatable. this liver scanner is open to anyone who's passing — no appointment needed, just walk in. the vans that house the scanners are sent to places where they can catch the attention of the most people — shopping centres, football grounds, supermarkets. you've got a nice healthy liver there, 0k? and for oliver, it's been a positive experience. it's convenient for me because it'sjust right

here in a car park. and also, it's always good to have a medical check if you have the opportunity. sometimes we are... we're always busy with whatever we are doing or our day—to—day lives and we forget about health. it's very, very important to have a medical check. so it's an opportunity, which i grab with my two hands. the latest data on early cancer diagnosis suggests that over the past year, nearly 60% of the most common cancers were diagnosed at an early stage. that's an increase in detection rates that corresponds to an estimated 7,000 more patients. and in total, more than three million people were seen for urgent cancer checks over the last year — a big increase when compared to before the pandemic. liver scanning vans are especially important, as cancer can develop long before symptoms become obvious. the problem with liver disease is that it is asymptomatic for a really long time.

so people, even with quite advanced disease, may have no idea that they have liver disease. the purpose of this scan is to allow us to detect that before it becomes symptomatic. liver disease becomes symptomatic at a really advanced stage, by which time it's really too late to offer many treatments. we don't want to meet people at that stage — we want to meet people at a much earlier stage, where we can offer them as many treatments as possible. spotting cancers early is a big step towards successful treatment. but in october, just 68% of cancer patients were seen within 62 days of an urgent referral — well below the target of 85%. so the challenge facing the nhs this coming year is to improve treatment times for those who are diagnosed. dominic hughes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

a new year's day dip is a tradition for many

but the annual swim in the east yorkshire town of hornsea was called off yesterday due to sewage levels. yorkshire water has apologised for what it calls �*sewage overflow events' — used to relieve pressure during heavy rainfall. while the swim was cancelled, dozens still turned out in their swimming gear to raise money for the town's rescue boat. paul murphy has this report. hornsey�*s sea swim is one of the highlights of the local calendar. it raises valuable funds for the town's inshore rescue. but after sewage discharge alerts overnight, organisers said there would be no swimming in the sea, in the interests of public safety. we'd been watching the weather very closely because there's been storms, there's been big seas, it's not been very good. and finally, we thought this can go ahead, we're absolutely fine. and we get up this morning to the news that yorkshire water have had to release — well, have released some sewage into the sea, so it was so, so disappointing. the fire service stepped in to offer an alternative experience to the freezing

north sea. but there's been disappointment in the town that the first day of the year has been marred by a pollution incident. yeah, it is a real disappointment and a big disappointment with yorkshire water as well, because it's something that the whole community looks forward to every year. we've got 40—odd haunted orphans turning up, so hopefully we'll all in for good fun. do you think yorkshire water owes the town an apology? i think the yorkshire water, the woman that gets this, is it the ceo that gets all this money for her bonus? i think she needs to pass some of that over, over here to hornsea. yorkshire water has apologised for the discharge from its overflow pipe, and said this was done to prevent sewage backing up and flooding homes and gardens. in 2024, there were 31 similar sea sewage alerts in hornsea alone. this wonderful seaside town, you know, everyone's so sad. it's not good, it's not good enough, really, but what will happen after this? i don't know. i really don't know. i think it's a regular occurrence, so obviously

it needs addressing. so, hopefully, the right people, the right professionals will address it and sort it out. yorkshire water has said it's investing heavily to prevent incidents like this, but it is an embarrassing start to the year for a company that claims its cleaning up its act. paul murphy, bbc news, hornsea. fossilised bones aren't the only way of studying dinosaurs. preserved footprints also offer clues to their prehistoric lives. now, some of the biggest trackways ever found in the uk have been discovered in oxfordshire. scientists hope it'll help them understand even more about how dinosaurs moved around. our science editor, rebecca morelle, reports. following in the footsteps of a jurassic giant. this is where a dinosaur walked 166 million years ago, its footprints revealing the comings and goings of a prehistoric world.

but it wasn't alone. different trackways crisscross this entire site. they were discovered on the floor of a limestone quarry in oxfordshire by one of the workers. so i was basically clearing the clay and i was hitting a hump. so, like this here? yeah, yeah. as it turned out, it was this front bit i was hitting and i thought it was just an abnormality in the ground. but then it got to another about three metres long, it was hump again. and then another three metres, hump again. and when i got out and examined it, it looked like footprints. and the weird thing about it was, when you sit there, it was like, i'm the first person to see them. yeah, it was a bit... yeah, a bit of a tingling moment, really. over the summer, scientists, students and volunteers joined the dig. they discovered about 200 footprints, some stretching for 150 metres, making it the largest tracksite ever

found in the uk and one of the biggest in the world. this is the first trackway that was discovered here. it was made by a sauropod, a huge long—necked dinosaur, but the team quickly realised it wasn't the only one, and they found footprints from two more sauropods, as well as from a smaller, meat—eating two—legged dinosaur called a megalosaur, and they think that there are plenty more of these waiting to be discovered here. the area was once a tropical lagoon, and the tracks were made as the dinosaurs walked across the mud. but something happened that stopped the footprints from being washed away, possibly a storm that covered them up with sediment, perfectly preserving them. so the really lovely thing about a dinosaur footprint, particularly if you have a trackway, is that it is a snapshot in the life of the animal. you can learn things about how that animal moved. you can learn how fast it was moving. you can learn exactly

what the environment that it was living in was like. so, tracks give us a whole different set of information that you can't get from the bone fossil record. we're coming up to a dinosaur crossroads. what you have here are footprints from a sauropod, and you can actually see as it pressed down into the mud how it created this ridge here. there is also a footprint from a smaller, two—legged, meat—eating dinosaur called a megalosaur. and it was moving in this direction. the question is, which one walked through here first? and scientists think it was the sauropod, because you can see how the smaller megalosaur footprints slightly crushed down this ridge as it was walking through. at the oxford university museum of natural history, a megalosaurus specimen is one of the world's most important fossils. megalosaurus was the first dinosaur ever named anywhere in the world. so this exact fossil, this is the real one in my hands, this fossil started all of the last 200

years of dinosaur science. the whole animal would have been between six and nine metres in length. and in life, this animal would have had these impressive serrated teeth all the way along its jaw bone. these were agile, carnivorous predators. they were the largest predatory dinosaurs in thejurassic period in britain. the future fate of the trackways hasn't yet been decided. the quarrying will go on here for several years. but palaeontologists think there are more footprints. echoes of our prehistoric past just waiting to be discovered. rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire. let's speak to richard butler, who is a research co—lead and professor of palaeobiology at the university of birmingham. thank you very much forjoining us. what was your reaction when you learned about this discovery?— you learned about this discovery? you learned about this discove ? ~ ., ., , discovery? well, i got to see them a number— discovery? well, i got to see them a number of _ discovery? well, i got to see them a number of months i discovery? well, i got to see - them a number of months before they were, before we did the

excavation, so when they were first discovered by one of the quarry workers. i thought it was one of the most remarkable track sites i had ever seen in the world. as we uncovered more and more of it last summer, it became more and more remarkable and the sheer scale of it really became apparent. truth? really became apparent. why does it matter? _ really became apparent. why does it matter? so _ really became apparent. why does it matter? so it - really became apparent. whyj does it matter? so it matters because this _ does it matter? so it matters because this is _ does it matter? so it matters because this is part _ does it matter? so it matters because this is part of- does it matter? so it matters because this is part of our. because this is part of our shared history, really. this is part of the history of the united kingdom, and so they formed i66 united kingdom, and so they formed 166 million years ago. they tell us about what life here, where we are today at on this item is like. we can reconstruct the environment, the animals that lived there, we can understand more about how the world we are in today came to be and what life was like deep in the past. find came to be and what life was like deep in the past. and why do ou like deep in the past. and why do you want — like deep in the past. and why do you want to _ like deep in the past. and why do you want to know- like deep in the past. and why do you want to know more - like deep in the past. and why i do you want to know more about how these giant creatures moved around? ., ., , .,

around? so, we have lots of information _ around? so, we have lots of information from _ around? so, we have lots of information from bones - around? so, we have lots of information from bones of l information from bones of dinosaurs, lots of dinosaur skeletons but they only tell us so much. they are kind of a snapshot, the death of an animal. what tracks give us is animal. what tracks give us is a snapshot in the life of an animal, so they are an actual moment, one of the reasons they are so remarkable, when an animal moved over the surface. it has been preserved i66 it has been preserved 166 million years. we can take that and learn things we couldn't learn otherwise about how these animals walked, how they interacted, their behaviour and so on. . , interacted, their behaviour and so on. ., , ., , so on. the imaging used on this site, which _ so on. the imaging used on this site, which helps _ so on. the imaging used on this site, which helps bring - so on. the imaging used on this site, which helps bring all- so on. the imaging used on this site, which helps bring all of. site, which helps bring all of this to life, how typical is its use? i this to life, how typical is its use?— this to life, how typical is its use? ., ., , its use? i would say now it is becoming — its use? i would say now it is becoming standard. - its use? i would say now it is becoming standard. so - its use? i would say now it is becoming standard. so we i its use? i would say now it is i becoming standard. so we use drones to image the site. we took something like 20,000 photographs, we will be or have made already very detailed 3d photo models of the site. this is becoming the standard way that we would record these kind

of sites. but tracks were discovered very close to this area back in the 19905 and we didn't have that technology. so a lot of the data from those original discoveries has been lost. so what we are able to do lo5t. so what we are able to do now, using technology like drone5, i5 now, using technology like drone5, is make a permanent record of the site which will be used by scientists for, we hope, generations to come. haifa hope, generations to come. how do ou hope, generations to come. how do you preserve _ hope, generations to come. how do you preserve it, _ hope, generations to come. how do you preserve it, can _ hope, generations to come. how do you preserve it, can you? it i do you preserve it, can you? it is still an active working quarry and it will be an active working quarry for some time. so there is ongoing discussions between our5elve5 so there is ongoing discussions between ourselves and the quarry operators who had been very, very supportive over the work we are doing in nature england about the future of the site. it may not be possible to preserve it in its form, in its current form, but we will have that permanent digital record and that allows us to study it in the future and allows us to share it with the public. so whatever happens to the physical side, we will have a digital side.— physical side, we will have a digital side. professor butler, thank you _ digital side. professor butler, thank you for _ digital side. professor butler, thank you forjoining - digital side. professor butler, thank you forjoining us. - and if you are here in

the uk, you can see more on the dinosaur trackways on digging for britain which is on bbc two and the iplayer from wednesday 8th january. now, let's take you back to new orleans, where of course the authorities are working to try to discover whether there were any other people involved in this attack in which multiple people died. 15 people were killed, dozens wounded, of course, on new year's day. the driver of that pick—up truck drove into those large crowds who had gathered to celebrate the new year in the french quarter. the suspect has been identified as a 42—year—old us army veteran from texas. his name is shamsud—dinjabbar, but president biden has been saying that he was inspired by the islamic state group. the fbi say there was an islamic state flag found in the truck and

their suspicions are that it was unlikely, they are saying, that he was acting alone. law enforcement agencies are also looking into whether this attack in new orleans is linked to the explosion of a tesla cyber truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas just a few hours later. no link yet but they are looking into any similarities. you are watching bbc news. from art, to magic and music too, bradford will take centre stage in 2025 as the uk's city of culture. a year—long programme of events will feature the likes of david hockney and dynamo, who are both from the city, and will also aim to try to challenge perceptions, as david sillito has been finding out.

thanks for that — making a show of me. well, it's your own fault. we don't want no negative talk. and he rode up, who else was it going to be? - southampton? uk city of culture is southampton? | don't make me laugh! what's up with southampton? i don't know, i've never been. but i'll tell you somethingl for nowt, it's not bradford. yes, bradford. and this, the recording of a bbc sounds radio play, extolling its virtues — a topic on which this cast has opinions. i was saying to somebody the other day, it's mad when you walk through the city of bradford and you get so used to seeing everything. and if you look up, the buildings are stunning. everywhere you look in the city, if you look up and you go into little germany... yeah. ..which is amazing. little germany is being used by oprah winfrey's latest film. it's been used for peaky blinders because itjust looks so stunning and beautiful.

the people that designed and built these buildings looked to places like, you know, florence. i don't think people realise that you can compare bradford with florence, but that vista. oh, it's fantastic, yeah. and to show me around, i met tim smith, a local photographer. and this is little germany — victorian splendour, built by german wool barons who settled here. many are now converted into flats and if you're used to london prices, these aren't. the views across the city. that staircase! 25 grand. you'll be in a place and it just look like a bookshop or you'll walk down the street and it'll look like any other street. but the trick is, is to look up and then you see the splendour of the victorian architecture that bradford is all about. and the city as a whole, i don't know, over the last 20 or 30 years, the kind of public

perception of those who have never been to bradford is not always a positive one. can we have it up a bit louder? but the hope is city of culture might help change that. this is actor and writer natalie davies, here in rehearsals for her new play about local nightlife, and she's thrilled by this chance to talk about the positive side of the city. i'm very lucky. i've worked in television, i've worked in film, i've worked in theatre, radio, the lot. but every time i go on to a set orany time i'm in a room, i always champion bradford. i always talk about my roots and where i'm from because it's important. you seem to be quite excited by this. right now, we're on the right platform and, you know, outsiders are seeing this and seeing, actually, this is actually a great place. and the thing about bradford is anybody from anywhere can come to bradford and feel like they belong. and you can see that here in the kitchen of akbars. it's like the united nations here. and of course, if you're going to be talking

about bradford culture, something that's gone around the world, we've got to talk about this. the naan tree. the giant hanging naan — a very yorkshire approach to mopping up a curry. the idea behind it was to save space and as you know, in the restaurant industry, especially in akbars, space is money. we're like, it's like the real estate. you rather build upward than outwards. some people call it elephant ears, some people call it a christmas tree. but this is family now. and now its worldwide. you seem proud of bradford. i am very proud of bradford. i was born and bred here. it's a fantastic place to live in. fantastic place to eat in. and, you know, you get to meet fantastic people. it's places like this which show the true spirit of bradford, you know, and shows us in a good light. why do you say that? you know, with all the negativity, publicity that, you know, you see throughout. what do you mean, negativity? you know, negativity. you know, you hear

all all sorts of stuff in the news about how, what bradford is like. but bradford's the best place to come — notjust as visiting bradford but for the food. and remember, it's a part of the world that's given us david hockney, jb priestley, the brontes and this music.... it's delius, also from bradford. but some hope this will be more than just a year of shows and events. i mean, you went to school across there, didn't you? idid! so this is your neck of the woods. this is, yeah, this is buttershaw, wibsey down there. this is kat rose martin, an actor and tv screenwriter. city of culture, what would you say is the main ambition they should have? i think it's about growing what is here. growing the talent that is here. using local talent? the local artists, exactly. using them, developing them, nurturing them, growing them, building their confidence. you've got ambitions for bradford, haven't you? huge ambitions. this is my home. i want to make my

career here, too. i want to build shondaland in bradford, a tv studio, theatre plays, and i would love if bradford 2025 can support those artists so that i've got people to employ so that we make emmy winning television in 10 or 20 years time. and of course, many have doubts about the whole idea, but it is happening. events are about to begin and maybe the beginning of a new chapter. david sillito, bbc news, bradford. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. some proper winter weather is now with us over the next few days, but it could cause us a few issues here and there. certainly much colder for all, but a bit more sunshine through today and tomorrow. frost and ice will be the main risk through the night and into the morning rush hour, but potentialfor some disruptive snowfall this weekend, as i'll show you shortly. now, the reason for the change is that we've now got air flooding down from the north all the way from the arctic. the blue colours indicating that colder air in place for all of us this afternoon. many, dry and sunny. a few sleet and snow flurries in northern ireland, a covering of snow, maybe, in the north york moors

and further snow showers in the north of scotland. but as i said, for most, dry but much colder than we've been used to. 1—5 celsius on the thermometers, it's going 15