yes, the first, to marry into the royal family for several centuries, tangled certainly in terms of hisis a reminder of his first wedding and the chequered history of princess margaret, the queen's younger sister who he married in 1960. she, having had to renounce the great love of her life, group captain peter townsend and the querrey to the royalfamily, townsend and the querrey to the royal family, because he townsend and the querrey to the royalfamily, because he was divorced. she then met anthony armstrong jones, who was this slightly bohemian figure in the 19505, slightly bohemian figure in the 1950s, a society photographer, and they were married at westminster abbey in a huge televised event in 1960. and, of course, everybody hoped that this would be a happy marriage. they presented an image of some glamour and a degree of informality for the british royal family in what were then the swinging 60s, they travelled widely to the united states and elsewhere and they were hugely popular. she was a very glamorous figure. we perhaps forget that about princess margaret and he was the con

number of his portraits hang in the national portrait gallery in london and he photographed the royal family on many occasions. a very brief statement from his family saying he died peacefully at his home today. he was 86. lord snowdon who died today at the age of 86. you are watching bbc news. good afternoon, these are today's main stories. there are flood warnings in place

and, again, itjust raises the profile of what a great royal family we have.the royal family is a source of fascination around the world and, almost 20 years after her death, it appears the interest in diana and her life has barely lessened. sarah campbell, bbc news, cambridge. newsnight‘s coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty. as european capitals talk of the danger of a train crash brexit, one of britain's senior eu officials tells us the uk isn't going to be buying access to the single market. join me on bbc two. here, it's time for the news where you are. welcome to sportsday, the headlines, andy murray makes it 27 wins in aero after victory over nicolas almagro in the qatar open quarterfinal. —— sir andy murray. marco silva is the man appointed by bottom of the table hull to try and keep them in the premier league. manchester city manager pep guardiola insists he's not ready to quit management despite saying that he is arriving at the end his career. hello, hope your thursday evening is going well. sir andy murray is through to the semi—finals of the qatar

reporter: the couple brought glamour to the british royal family. they traveled widely.s was them on a visit to san francisco, a list celebrities before the term had really been invented, presenting an image of britain more in keeping with the informality of the time. although he became the earl of snowden, he continued to work as a photographer. this was a portrait he took of his wife wearing a tiara in the draft. he photographed many show business figures. this is a portrait of david bowie. he was also a talented designer. above queen and wanted all else her sister's happiness and her sister seemed to find happiness with this very different young man who was extremely artistic, very talented, and i think people really respected him for that. the late 1960's the couple had two children, but their marriage was in serious difficulty. both were having affairs. in 1976, lord snowdon announced that he and princess margaret were two separate. in every way. sad reporter: as a child he contracted polio. throughout his life he had paid on behalf of disabled people, and in later

he had an enormous affection for the rest of the royal family.the royalfamily. anne de courcy, very good to talk to you, thank you for joining very good to talk to you, thank you forjoining us. anne de courcy wrote a biography of lord snowdon. he has died peacefully at his home, say his family, and the age of 86. labour's tristram hunt is to stand down as mp for stoke—on—trent central. the former shadow education secretary will become the director of the v&a museum. his resignation means the second by—election of the year, following jamie reed's recent resignation as labour mp for copeland. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been talking this afternoon about tristram hunt's resignation. he said it was not a reflection on his leadership. not at all. tristram hunt called me this morning and said he was very honoured to be offered the position of director of director of the victoria and albert museum. we talked about the work. he is sad about resigning from parliament. he has just written me a long letter describing his work on education policy and

other members of the royal family attended the service at sandringham, the queen's norfolk estate. now on bbc news. the syrian national orchestra for arabic music was founded in damascus in 2003. but, after the outbreak of war in 2011, many of its members were forced to flee the country. our world follows four musicians — as they prepare for a ground—breaking series of concerts, reuniting orchestra members in exile, and those in syria, in the hope of changing perceptions of their war—torn nation. over ten years ago, a remarkable orchestra played in damascus. performing arabic music at the highest level. but when war broke now the 2011, some musicians were forced to flee syria. but since 2011, the country has been torn apart by a this is the story of an attempt to bring the orchestra back together, for a once—in—a—lifetime tour, to reunite those living in syria and as refugees. and try to change the way the world sees their war—torn nation. since the beginning of the war in syria, an estimated 9 million people have fled their homes in search of a new life. one of them is essam. he c

and more specifically the royal family. and i mean, all rational sort of starting position on neive would have to this could that the bin laden and house of saud close to that event. that all hands on deck for them. so knowing that, i was just wondering what the -- response is. >> okay thank you very much. >> question what we know and what we suspect. and first of all we don't know as citizens we don't know everything. but i think we -- what question do know is that -- wealthy individuals in saudi arabia have for years and decades been using their wealth to promote a radical version of islam. what we don't know some allege some suspect, but we don't know that the decision makers in the royal family are directly complicit in that. in other words, we know that elements within saudi arabia have promoted radicalism but don't know that royal family was in bed with -- osama bin laden now the question is why this fancying that the united states has to employ military power to solve every problem in the world? as a great question a

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also producedg them this one of the queen which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait taken at his home. as for the photographer himself — he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck! i'm always relieved that they come out! lord snowdon, who has died at the age of 86. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight tonight, labour lose an mp once tipped to be a future party leader. tristram hunt will become the new head of the v&a museum. he insists he's not trying to rock the boat. he was no fan ofjeremy corbyn. but it's no time to quit, say those on right of the party.

diplomatic row when president trump comes on his state visit later this year between him and the royal family year between him and the royalfamily. an intriguing story, actually, when you look at the details. the clashes there might be between him and various members of the family... be between him and various members of the family. .. he will probably turn up and be a complete poodle, in fa ct, turn up and be a complete poodle, in fact, because he will be delighted to be in that environment. but you are right, with some of the detail... the top line of that you would think, obviously prince charles being a committed environmentalist, president trump being a climate change denier, that is the sort of top line of the potential clash, but there is more to it than that. prince harry, who apparently had a close relationship or was. . . apparently had a close relationship or was... had close bond the former first lady michelle obama, is weary of president trump, who once bragged he would have had sex with president diana —— princess diana, apparently. and obviously you will not take kindly to the

the royal family have attended a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, a heavy cold. also in the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. organisers hope an extra 1 million people will visit the city during the year—long arts festival. and in half an hour, i will be looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen's 90th birthday, that's review 2016: the royal year with me, daniela relph. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is under way in istanbul to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. the man opened fire at the reina club at around half past one in the morning local time. dozens of injured remain in hospital. 15 foreigners from israel, saudi arabia and morocco were among the dead. our turkey correspondent selin girit has sent this report. we are only seconds away from a new year... one of the most famous nightclubs in istanbul, reina, packed with a jubilant crowd, ready to welcome in the new year. five, four, three, two... they are co

the royal family have attended a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen,as a heavy cold. also in the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. the year—long arts festival gets underway with a huge fireworks display over the humber estuary later. and in half an hour, we will be looking back on a momentous year in sport. which included an incredible 12 months for andy murray. that is the year in sport with me, jessica crichton and adam wild. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. the man opened fire at the reina club at around 1:30am local time. dozens of injured remain in hospital. 15 foreigners, from israel, saudi arabia and morocco, were among the dead. our turkey correspondent selin gerit has just sent this report. one of the most famous nightclubs in istanbul, reina, is packed with a jubilant crowd, ready to welcome in the new year. five, four, three, two... they are counting down to what they hope will be a fresh new start. but

the edward, and the princess royal, with their families. was edward, and the princess royal, with theirfamilies. the queen was not there. buckingham palace said it was a precautionary measure. that the queen does not feel ready to attend church at the moment, she is still recuperating from this lingering heavy cold. they are emphasising there is no sense of undue concern about her health. she is 90 years old, many illnesses. 0ne like this is bound to be of concern. there was tightened security across the uk and around the world as events took place to celebrate the start of 2017. around 3,000 police officers were on patrol in london, as leanne brown reports. big ben chimes. the sky was lit up as big ben struck midnight. tens of thousands of people lined the thames to watch the new year spectacular in london, but among the crowded streets was a huge police presence. we always seek to learn the lessons from horrific events around the world, whether in berlin, nice or paris, last year. we can't allow the bad guys to spoil our way of life. happy

isa believed he was to the royal family is a pleasure, really.the troubles in her marriage, which were about to be made public, diana thanks cyrilfor thinking of her at this difficult period and writes that the boys are well and enjoying boarding school a lot, although harry is constantly in trouble. the description not unfamiliar to others who worked closely with the family. he was a lwa ys closely with the family. he was always thejoker, the one with problems with the teaching staff, etc, because that and nature. we see it in his adult life now. for that reason he has endeared himself to the public but diana was being very honest. it's almost 20 years since diana died, but she remains an object of fascination to people the world over. although the diana letters have grabbed the headlines there are plenty of other interesting items including a slice of wedding cake from the queen's wedding in 1947, which is probably passed its sell by date! sarah, thank you. the biggest technology show in the world gets underway today in las vegas. ces, as it's

but when the royal family emerged from buckingham palace, it had cleared up.nsive royal walkabout ever seen. almost every senior royal out on the mall. then, at 90 and 95 years old, the most senior of them all. and it was soon clear they were keen to get on with things. a parade offered reminders of the queen's reign, including a model of the royal yacht britannia. as the birthday celebrations drew to a close, the last word went to the queen herself. to everyone here today, and to those holding street parties elsewhere, i would like to say thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you continue to give to me. how i will feel if people are still singing happy birthday in december remains to be seen! laughter. there are, though, always those visitors who make their presence felt. now, this room is full of mirrors. where do you want to sit? 0n theirfinal trip to the uk as president and first lady, the 0bamas popped in to wish the queen a happy 90th. they also had dinner and kensington palace with the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry,

to find out he was as close as we believed he was the royal family isa we believed he was the royal familye, really. another letterfrom1992, alluding perhaps to the troubles in her marriage which were about to become public, diana thanks cyril for his support in this difficult period. she talks about harry being constantly in trouble at school. he was always the one getting in trouble with the teaching staff. that was his character, his nature, and we see it 110w character, his nature, and we see it now in his adult life. for that reason, he has endeared himself to the public. diana was being very honest. it is almost 20 years since diana died, but she remains an object of fascination to people the world over. that was from our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, and i can tell you that those letters are being auctioned at the moment. another personal letter, on blue kensington paper this time, from 1993. there is interest here on the book at £500, but i expect this will be surpassed. 500 it is. at five, at five, five, still thinking, 550, 600. this time, 700, 750, 800. 900, 950, 1000, at

she is at sandringham with other members of the royal family. e contact with those members of the family and lord snowdon. he had been ill for some time. it is a reminder of the rather chequered i suppose love story of the queen's younger sister, the late princess margaret. she and lord snowdon married in 1960 after she announced the man that many people feel she should have worried, and with whom she was and out ugly deeply in love, group captain peter townsend. the marriage to lord snowdon and they had two children, was not a happy one. a stormy marriage after the first few happy stormy marriage after the first few ha p py yea rs stormy marriage after the first few happy years ended in divorce. unthinkable for the queen's sister at the beginning of her reign to have divorced, but it was something that did happen. that presaged other divorces in the royalfamily. lord snowdon will be remembered for that and also as the first central member of the royal family, and also as the first central member of the royalfamily, as he became the queen's broth

the royal family has attended a church service in sandringham this morning, but the queen wasn't withof a heavy cold. and theresa may has called for unity in her new year message to the country and said last year's eu referendum was divisive. now on bbc news, click. this is it, the very first click live. we are filmimg in front of a studio audience of 250 people. we have eight amazing tech demos that haven't been demonstrated in this way before. it's going to be fun, it's going to be terrifying, what could possibly go wrong? everything! why is there a laptop on your knee? because we haven't finished writing the show yet! is that a bad thing to be doing this close?! hello? we have a saying in television, never work with children, animals or computers, because they are the most unpredictable things you can get in a tv recording environment. is there anybody there? well, that was interesting. hello? can you see me? i'm not sure the system is quite stable yet. anyway, are you ready? yes! i said, are you ready? let's go! thank you so much, thank you for coming. i'm so excited about this. o

the royal family are attending church at sandringham. buckingham palace says the queen will not attend a new year's day church service at sandringham because of a heavy cold. heightened security and thousands of extra police as revellers welcome in the new year across the uk. in her new year's message theresa may calls for 2017 to be a year of unity following the vote to leave the eu. as we face the opportunities ahead of us, our shared interests and ambitions can bring us together. also in the next hour, technical problems hit the london ambulance service on one of its busiest nights of the year. it's understood that the computer system crashed, meaning calls had to be recorded by pen and paper for several hours. and, in half an hour, dateline london looks ahead to 2017. let's go to pictures from sandringham. there they are. as you can see, the church and sandringham, people beginning to arrive. the queen will not be attending this new year's day church service because of this lingering heavy cold. she miss the christmas day service for

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also producedne of the queen, which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait taken at his home. as for the photographer himself, he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck. i'm always relieved that they come out! the daughters of former president george w bush have written an open letter to sasha and malia obama, as they prepare to leave the white house next week. in the letter, jenna bush hager and barbara bush offered advice to obama sisters in their next chapter. they wrote... you can read the full letter on our website. that is at bbc.com/news. hello there. it looks as if the cold weather will continue into the weekend. some have had snow, quite significant snow, as you can see from oui’ weather watcher here in lanarkshire. of course, there have been other concerns through the day on friday and through the night, this sent in from whitley bay earlier. and that is the combination of high tides and strong winds pushing down the east coast, and

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also produced of the queen, which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait taken at his home. as for the photographer himself, he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck. i'm always relieved that they come out! the daughters of former president george w bush have written an open letter to sasha and malia 0bama, as they prepare to leave the white house next week. in the letter, jenna bush hager and barbara bush offered advice to obama sisters in their next chapter. they wrote... they went on to say... you can read the full letter on our website. that is at bbc.com/news. if you wanted an indication of how cold things are in europe, look no further than this. a hunter in germany has found a fox frozen into a block of ice. it is thought the fox had fallen into the danube river and drowned, before quickly freezing. the hunter put the animal on display outside his family's hotel in fridingen, as a warning of the dangers of the icy river. hello there.

and, again, itjust raises the profile of what a great royal family we have.r death, it appears the interest in diana and her life has barely lessened. sarah campbell, bbc news, cambridge. his days in office are numbered, and this week barack obama has been working hard to try to save his political legacy. but for the outgoing president's half—sister, the end of his administration is as much about family as policy. she grew up with him in hawaii, and has been talking to the bbc about their younger days, and what he'll do when he leaves the oval office. growing up, mum certainly gave us a wide range of tools to become the people who we are. that being said, my brother was kind of a regular guy who loved his friends, who bodysurfed and who played basketball. i think that hawaii has given my brother a sort of laid—back attitude and an ease within himself. he wasn't a candidate for school president or anything like that, he didn't have at least vocalised aspirations for that level of civic engagement, and it wasn't until later that he became a little more serious,

the royal family has attended a church service in sandringham this morning, but the queen wasn't with a heavy cold. now on bbc news, weather world — this time, nick miller is finding out how the snowdon railway keeps running despite extreme weather. this time on weather world we are going up in the world, literally into the mountains of north wales, and our method of transport may surprise you. it's going to be quite a ride. also on weather world: extreme storms and the battle to survive them, as global temperatures set new records. winterfights back in the usa, but not in the arctic. it is still not cold enough on top of the world. plus, wild winds — how not to get caught out in extreme weather. i will be here at the 0are marshes nature reserve in kent, taking a look at how the weather impacts migratory birds, from a quiet blue sky day here in kent to the hazards of a hurricane in the atlantic. and why everything in this welsh field is not as it seems. the new type of sheep and what it can tell us about the weather. welcome to weather world. this time we are in the north wales, in sn

and, again, itjust raises the profile of what a great royal family we have.her death, it appears the interest in diana and her life has barely lessoned. time for the weather. it was very cold this morning, it was the coldest night in england so far this winter. it was —8 in parts of rural oxon. all change tomorrow, it will be a cloudy start, rather dull and for many of us come a wet as well. but it was beautiful today. marry early frost under the clear skies, but cloud will gather from the west. the winds pick up, the rain arrives into northern ireland and western scotland, and it will be pretty mild here. down into the london area, we keep those temperatures close to freezing, and potentially, freezing fog could be an issue in your early morning rush hour. further south, the cloud gathers. and the rain will be arriving, some of it heavy in northern ireland and west facing coasts of scotland. it will gradually drift eastwards. in the far north of scotland you might escape the worst of the weather. it will move in from the west. not too much in the way of heav

and, again, itjust raises the profile of what a great royal family we have. interest in diana and her life has barely lessened. sarah campbell, bbc news, cambridge. newsnight‘s coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty. as european capitals talk of the danger of a train crash brexit, one of britain's senior eu officials tells us the uk isn't

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also producedis one of the queen, which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait taken at his home. as for the photographer himself, he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck. i'm always relieved that they come out! the daughters of former president george w bush have written an open letter to sasha and malia obama as they prepare to leave the white house next week. in the letter, jenna bush—haager and barbara bush offered advice to obama sisters in their next chapter. the wrote: you can read the full letter on our website that's at bbc.com. finally, two astronauts from the international space station have been on a spacewalk. commander shane kimbrough and thomas pesquet from the european space agency have been upgrading the space station's power system with new batteries. it took several hours and during that time there was no food and no comfort break. every 90 minutes the space station orbits earth, so shane and thomas worked continuously fo

the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who stilleavy cold. also in the next hour. hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. thousands of people watched the opening installation ahead of a giant fireworks display later this evening. and a goal of the season contender helps arsenal to victory at the emirates. we will have that and the rest of the action in cat—macro sports day. —— sportsday. good evening and welcome to bbc news. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers — killing at least 39 people. another 69 people were wounded — four of them critically — in what istanbul's governor described as a "terrorist attack". a police manhunt is underway after the attacker left his gun before "taking advantage of the chaos" and escaping the scene. the shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by several attacks carried out by the so—called islamic state group, and separately, kurdish rebels. mark low

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also producedthem this one of the queen, which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait, taken at his home. as for the photographer himself, he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck! i'm always relieved that they come out! lord snowdon, who has died at the age of 86. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. turkey has ruled out withdrawing all of its troops from cyprus as part of any reunification deal, unless all greek troops also leave the island. the two sides have been holding talks aimed at resolving cyprus' future. the island was divided between turkey and greece in 197a. the ftse 100 index of leading shares has closed at yet another new high. it's finished the day up 45 points, at 7338. it's the 12th record high in as many days. the record—breaking run has been driven by the weakening pound, due to the ongoing uncertainty over brexit. french authorities have launched an investigation into renault, over allegations the

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family but which had also producede images, among them this one of the queen which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait, taken at his home. as for the photographer himself, he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck! i'm always relieved that they come out! lord snowdon, who has died at the age of 86. at the end of a week in which theresa may promised to transform the way mental illness is treated in the uk, we've a special report tonight on mental health among children. one in ten children in britain has a a diagnosable mental health condition. for some, it will prove intolerable. the latest figures show 231 young people aged 10 to 19 killed themselves in 2015. the charity childline says calls from young people contemplating suicide has doubled in the last five years to nearly 20,000. 0ur uk affairs correspondent, jeremy cooke, follows the stories of two families. two young lives. two families with difficult stories to tell. i'm sarah, i'm mum to ben and sam, my

what is a key part of the public diary of the royalfamily key part of the public diary of the royal familyover the year, so she clearly has not been well. she has been inside the sandringham estate, but this morning, the first time we have properly seen her out and about and actually the queen has not done a public endangerment, a direct engagement, since the beginning of december —— public engagement. she looked well, and everyone was pleased to see her, accompanied by the members of the royalfamily pleased to see her, accompanied by the members of the royal family and we will see her emerging from church after the service in about 45 minutes. half the country has had a heavy cold over the past month. i wonder if this is, for the royal advisers, somewhat irksome, that there is so much interest in the health of the queen, but that is kind of natural. but it must be slightly annoying. somewhat irksome and annoying are the good words to describe how the officials probably have felt. but she is 90 and clearly when she becomes unwell there is a sense of caution with those around her and with h

it would be anglophile and a supporter of the royal family. a supporter of the royalfamily. it would be a big deal to him? a huge amount, there has been a sense in whitehall, the foreign office and amongst diplomats, as soon as they knew it would be donald trump as president, a terrific card britain could play was to tap into his anglophile history, the fact his mother was born on the isle of lewis, he was in scotla nd born on the isle of lewis, he was in scotland the day before the referendum, and his mum was a real royalist. he has talked in the past about how she would regularly reflect on her love for the queen, even though she spent a good number of decades of her life living in the united states. to give him the chance to meet the queen, be looked after and hosted by the queen, stay in buckingham palace or windsor castle, it is a tremendous thing for the uk to be able to offer the president. we expect that was going to come, but we got confirmation that the invitation has been sent, theresa may carried it over the atlantic, the president

and, again, itjust raises the profile of what a great royal family we have.0 years after her death, it appears the interest in diana and her life has barely lessened. sarah campbell, bbc news, cambridge. teddy bears and teargas canisters, just some of the objects from the refugee camp in northern france known as thejungle and now on display at an exhibition in london. the closure of the camp attracted huge international attention. south african photographer gideon mendel tells the story of the refugees through the items abandoned there. i was working on a project called the spaces project where we learned cameras to some of the refugees in the camp and the idea was that they would represent themselves. instead of having external professional photographers photograph their lives they would represent themselves and, for a variety of reasons, the project was on the success i had hoped for. in theory it felt like it was a much more appropriate way to work, but i think many of the people we are working with had much more urgent things on their mind, getting flight

the globe also on american television which maintains a fascination for the british royal family. d with praise for her portrayal of the young elizabeth. what a role to take on. i know, what an idiot! do you know what the royals think of it? no, i wish i did. i wish they would reach out, but we don't know anything, really. in tv, the bbc coproduction the night manager has four nominations. i enjoyed manchester by the sea, moonlight. all part of the richness of modern—day film—making. moonlight. all part of the richness of modern-day film-making. this year in hollywood there is plenty of talk of politics. but there is relief from the subjects with a simple story harking back to the golden age of film. which will prevail, we will find out soon. that is all from me. time for the news wherever you are. you are watching bbc news. let's return to the news that the former president of iran a has died at the age of 82. —— akbar hashemi rafsanjani. he was a central figure in iranian politics for at least a decade and a half, certainly in the 19805. decade and a half, certainly in the 1980s.

the royal family have attended a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. the year—long arts festival gets underway with a huge fireworks

the royal family attended church today.ttended. >>> and throwing in the towel on 2016, why mariah carey may be happy to put new year's eve behind her. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ liz: people around the country are enjoying the first day of the new year after a night of celebration. and while for many 2017 means a clean slate, there's one performer who may want a do-over. brian ennis has all the details for us. hi, brian. >> reporter: happy new year to you and everyone at home recovering today. you know, an estimated one billion people tune in all over the world to watch the ball drop in times square every year, and the 12-foot crystal ball did not disappoint, ushering in 2017. a ton of confetti falling on more than a million people from all over the world who braved the cold, some for more than 12 hours to see it in person. kisses, hugs and tears all around, but speaking of dropping the ball, oh, man. all the talk today is about singer mariah carey who had a disastrous, painful, cringe-worthy singing performance last night just before the ball

important for the royal family. this illness has been going on for a while.round the 21st, 22nd of december. an illness which has lasted for more than ten days. she is 90 years old. although the palace has said there is no reason for undue concern, obviously there is some worry that this illness has lingered for so long. the 12—year—old girl who was killed in a hit and run incident in greater manchester has been named as helina kotlarova. she was holding hands with her friend when they were hit by a car last night in 0ldham. the second girl, zaneta krokova, is in a critical condition in hospital. police want to trace the driver of a black volkswagen golf. there was tightened security across the uk and around the world as events took place to celebrate the start of 2017. around 3,000 police officers were on patrol in london, as leanne brown reports. big ben chimes. the sky was lit up as big ben struck midnight. tens of thousands of people lined the thames to watch the new year spectacular in london, but among the crowded streets was a huge police presence. we

. >>> britain's royal family has a birthday to celebrate today.atherine duchess of cambridge will turn 35 years old. she will mark the occasion with her husband and children prince george and princess charlotte. >>> a volkswagen executive is under arrest and facing federal charges. >>> a man stole a ring from a center city jewelry store. the sure -- surveillance video coming up. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. is under arrest on federal charges. fbi in florida arrested oliver smith, who was making sure the vehicles comply with emissings regulations. -- emissions. he is the second vw employee to be arrested in connection with the emissions cheating scandal. >>> the chevy volt is the top car in the no

he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also producedofessional achievements. memorable images, among them this one of the queen which ended up on britain's postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait taken at his home. as for the photographer himself — he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it's all luck! i'm always relieved that they come out! the worst of the wind will moderate and it will be a breezy night out there. went two showers in the north and north west and ice will be widespread. temperatures close to or below freezing. minus ten in the highlands of scotland. tomorrow there will be plenty of sunshine. more showers on the breeze across the eastern coastal areas. more rain pushing into western areas as it gets more mild. on sunday it will be different. there will be clothed and bursts of brain but could be quite heavy and stormy in the east. no more than 4—5 degrees, but warmer in the west. this is bbc news. the headline ‘s: and emergency services in essex, suffolk and norfolk are preparing to deal with the

. >> then it's the royal family like you've never seen them before. >> all right.ion. >> why triple nominated "the crown" is award-worthy. >> plus, "black-ish" star anthony anderson. jaime wear with the globe nominee and his mom for one hilarious sit-down. >> everybody say i'm >>> merry christmas. >> you made it too. >> yes. >> now, that is a beautiful tree. what is that? is that a douglas fir? >> while the golden globes certainly love abc's breakout hit "this is us." >> as do i. >> many people do. the show stars mandy moore and kristen metts. sterling k. brown also up for his role in "the people versus o.j." >> you may be asking what's the key to this cast success? as e.t. online's brian aguilera found out, doesn't hurt when they can't keep the clothes on. >> you almost broke the internet when we say your bum in the pilot. >> i've got briefs under here for the next thing. >> milo shows his skin on this show. >> justin and sterling. >> we have the most handsome gentlemen. all of them have their shirts off. and it's just like -- >> it's not just the hot shirtless ac

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the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who stillvy cold. also in the next hour, hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. thousands of people watched the opening installation and head of the giant fireworks display later this evening. —— ahead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul —— to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. in the last hour the leader of the kurdish militant group the pkk has denied any kurdish involvement in the attack. the gunman opened fire at the reina club at about half past one in the morning, and among the dead are fifteen foreigners —— from israel, saudi arabia and morocco. our turkey correspondent selin girit has sent this report. we are only seconds away from a new year... one of the most famous nightclubs in istanbul, reina, packed with a jubilant crowd, ready to welcome in the new year. five, four, three, two... they are counting down to what they hope will be a fresh new start. but then this happens. a man armed with a long—barrell

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