so artists like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet. little something to dance about. thieves have outwitted security at the doge's palace, in venice, to stealjewellery on loan from a member of the qatari royal family. police say at least two thieves took a brooch and earrings with a minimum value of $1 million. it happened on the last day of an exhibition called treasures of the mughals and the maharajahs. the police chief has suggested the exhibition's security system failed. he claimed the alarm on the glass case holding the jewels went off late, if at all. in the uk, a polar bear has given birth in the first time in 25 years. you can see victoria with her companion. staff at the highland wildlife park in scotland say they are absolutely thrilled and they will keep the enclosure close to the public until march to give her offspring every chance of survival. more on that and all the news any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. storm eleanor brought some damage,

so artists like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet.stry a little something to dance about. nina warhurst, bbc news, in manchester. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight we're live in america, as we talk to steve bannon's right—hand man about his spat with donald trump.

so artists like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet.s give the industry a little something to dance about. nina warhurst, bbc news, in manchester. the head of the revolutionly guards in iran has claimed the week of u nrest in iran has claimed the week of unrest in the country is at an end. thousands have been taking part in pro—government demonstrations today. 22 people have died in six days of anti—government demonstrations, which were initially in response to price rises and accusations of corruption. the problem of plastics and the impact they're having on our planet — it's a subject we've been exploring this week. according to a recent study — 95% of plastic pollution in the world's oceans comes from just ten rivers. one of them is the ganges in india. 0ur correspondent, sanjoy majumder, reports from the banks of the holy city of varanasi. this looks like a drain carrying sewage. but it is actually a tributary of the ganges. the waste along its banks choking and contaminating one of the world's greatest rivers. every day wrappers, b

not just digital downloads, there has been a revival in vinyl as well. 2018 is set to be big for francis lungg music scene. because of the internet, he doesn't need the backing of a big label to be heard. i've got the power to put it on line immediately and everybody that is waiting for it can hear it. whereas before, i would have to wait for someone to give me permission, wait for somebody to tell me that it's good enough for other people to hear. last year we streamed more music than ever, 68 billion songs, the equivalent of more than 1,00 each. father christmas brought it, and that's elbow... perhaps more surprising is how the tables have turned with vinyl records, as some who'd flirted with digital returned to their first love. just the beauty of having the record in your hand, vinyl sales were up an astonishing 26% on the year before with four million records sold. today's news is encouraging for studios like this one in manchester, which is home to a small record label, but there's still what is termed a value gap. that is a disparity between the amount of music that's being listened to

so artists like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet.ut our willingness to spend more on music as times get tighter does give the industry a little something to dance about. nina warhurst, bbc news, in manchester. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight we're live in america, as we talk to steve bannon‘s right—hand man about his spat with donald trump. and we ask the health secretary why he's continually missed his own nhs targets. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. good night. hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me, will perry. coming up for you tonight, honours even in the london derby at the emirates, as arsenal leave it late against chelsea. the final ashes test of the series gets under way in just under an hour, we'll be live in sydney. and we're with the british surfer who's recovering from a broken back, after being wiped out by this 60 ft wave. only one place to start, a brilliant london derby at the emirates, which saw arsenal draw 2—2 with chelsea, and means manches

so artists like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet.ester. a taxi driver has picked up his last fare after winning £2li.5 million on the national lottery. amo riselli, from gloucester, scooped the jackpot after matching five numbers and the bonus ball last wednesday. the 50—year—old says he wants to look after his friends and family, but also fancies a new house, car and a holiday to vegas. steve knibbs takes up the story. from picking up a modest cab fare to being a multimillionaire from he is on cloud nine, even more so than at first when he thought he had won a quarter of £1 million. i rang up my brother, marco, he said no, amo, you have won 24.5 million because nobody has won the first one and it rolls over. we will all excited. just amazed. i always thought the lottery was a fix, people said you don't win nowadays because of the too much money. i said somebody is bound to win, and it was that week. sadly, amo's partner died four years ago, but as a father of five and a grandfather of nine, he says true to his italian roots, his fam

so artist is like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet.the industry a little something to dance about. thieves have outwitted sophisticated security systems at the doge's palace in venice to steal jewellery on loan from a member of the qatari royal family. police say at least two thieves took a brooch and earrings that had a minimum value of $1 million. the theft was on the last day of an exhibition called treasures of the mughals and the maharajahs. the police chief claimed the alarm went off late, if at all. that may news again, there has been an angry reaction from president trump to remarks from his former aide steve bannon about meetings during the election campaign, which he called treasonous. much more on that and all the news any time on the bbc website. thank you for watching. storm eleanor brought some damage and disruption to ireland and the uk. it has continued to move away in towards the baltic states, as you can see here, beginning to weaken now. but, to the west, this next area of low pressure is showing signs of deepening,

. # i have no time... 2018 is set to be big for francis lung. # give it back...the backing of a big label to be heard. i've got the power to put it online immediately and everybody that is waiting for it can hear it. whereas before, i would have to wait for someone to give me permission, wait for somebody to tell me that it is good enough for other people to hear. last year we streamed more music than ever, 68 billion songs. the equivalent of more than a thousand each. father christmas brought it, and that is elbow... perhaps more surprising is how the tables have turned with vinyl records. as some who had flirted with digital returned to their first love. just the beauty of having the record in your hand, i think. and looking after it, making sure it doesn't get scratched. so you like physically holding it? physically holding it, looking at the artwork on the covers, maybe reading the song lyrics as you are listening. vinyl sales were up an astonishing 26% on the year before with 4 million records sold. and the shape of the british music industry was helped by o

so artists like francis lung wont be singing from the rooftops just yet.oining me now is tshepo mokoena, the uk editor of the online music magazine vice noisey. good to see you. thanks for coming in. we are seeing this massive upsurge in people downloading music. are enough of those revenues getting to the artist? it is a tricky one, with streams versus downloads, in the general world of digital music. many people that don't listen to music online may not realise that every strea m music online may not realise that every stream pays an artist a tiny fraction of a pound every time. u nless fraction of a pound every time. unless you are somebody that is drake, ed sheeran, a huge international star, you are unlikely to be able to make a very co mforta ble to be able to make a very comfortable living, even more than a couple of thousand a month from streams alone. i think streaming is important for the industry, for it to show that it still has an impact and is important to people. but when it comes to being able to make money asa it comes to being able to mak

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