mark savage, bbc news.dlife warrior" after rescuing a cuddly native. this is the moment queensland man will thornton dashed out on to a busy highway barefoot to escort a koala safely across four lanes of traffic. he spotted the animal from his balcony and bolted down to stop the cars. after the heroics, mr thornton says he's just glad the koala made it safely. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello then. week two of january 2023 has been another wet one and in fact we are starting to see the signs of that out to the west. there's been some localised flooding. this was carmarthenshire thursday afternoon and through north—west england and parts of wales, some areas have already exceeded their monthly average rainfall totals and we're not even halfway through the month yet. now thursday's low pressure continues to pull away. this little ridge of high pressure builds and quiet thing down for friday until the end of the day. more wet weather waiting in the wings. so we'll start off with a northerly

here�*s our music correspondent mark savage.the year category. # holdin�* me back # gravity�*s holdin�* me back # i want you to hold out the palm of your hand...# gravity can�*t hold him back. harry styles had the biggest selling single and album of last year, and now he is up forfour brit awards, including song of the year... # as it was...# ..for as it was. # hey, you, over there # on a chaise lounge in your underwear...# —— # on a chaise longue in your underwear...# also picking up four nominations are wet leg, the isle of wight band who burst onto the scene 18 months ago with the hit single chaise longue. we started the band and we just thought we would get to go to a few festivals, so to go to the brits and to be nominated, it'sjust... it's a bit more than we bargained for. # if i was an astronaut, i i'd be floating in midair...# sam ryder makes history. he�*s the only eurovision act ever to be nominated for best newcomer. that�*s bonkers. i truly had no idea about that. sometimes, like, the stats and facts and figures pass

mark savage, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's louise lear.art. in actual fact across parts of wales and north—west we have already seen way above the monthly average rainfall totals and we are only halfway through that month. there is more to come as we head towards the weekend but things will get a little bit quieter through the night to night. the low pressure that brought the rain, that drifts off to the north sea, we see this ridge of high pressure building tomorrow before yet more wet and windy weather heading our direction friday night into saturday. into friday we will see that northerly wind driving in showers along the north—eastern coast, a weak weather front bringing showery rain out of northern ireland into south—west scotland but elsewhere it is fine and dry, little bit cooler but hopefully the sunshine will compensate, six to 11 degrees the high but as we go into

mark savage, bbc news. one more story to bring you.g a cuddly native. this is the moment queensland man will thornton dashed out on to a busy highway barefoot to escort a koala safely across four lanes of traffic. he spotted the animal from his balcony and bolted down to stop the cars. after all that, mr thornton says he's just glad the koala made it safely. there you go. will the wildlife warriors. you are watching bbc news with me, monika plaha. hello there. week two of january 2023 has been another wet one, and in fact we are starting to see the signs of that. out to the west, there's been some localised flooding. this was carmarthenshire thursday afternoon. and through north—west england and parts of wales, some areas have already exceeded their monthly average rainfall totals and we're not even halfway through the month yet. now, thursday's low pressure continues to pull away. this little ridge of high pressure builds and quietens things down for friday until the end of the day — more wet weather waiting in the wings. so we'll sta

mark savage, bbc news.ie presley, has died. she was 5a. it's understood that her mother priscilla presley was at her bedside. she was last seen in public, that was on tuesday, when she attended the golden globes awards with her mother. and that has been confirmed that the singer songwriter lisa marie presley has died. you are watching bbc news. hello there. week two of january 2023 has been another wet one, and in fact we are starting to see the signs of that. out to the west, there's been some localised flooding. this was carmarthenshire thursday afternoon. and through north—west england and parts of wales, some areas have already exceeded their monthly average rainfall totals and we're not even halfway through the month yet. now, thursday's low pressure continues to pull away. this little ridge of high pressure builds and quietens things down for friday until the end of the day — more wet weather waiting in the wings. so we'll start off with a northerly wind, driving in some showers on exposed coasts here

mark savage, bbc news. that's all for now. thanks so much for watching. stay with bbc world news.other wet one, and in fact we are starting to see the signs of that. out to the west, there's been some localised flooding. this was carmarthenshire thursday afternoon. and through north—west england and parts of wales, some areas have already exceeded their monthly average rainfall totals, and we're not even halfway through the month yet. now, thursday's low pressure continues to pull away. this little ridge of high pressure builds and quietens things down for friday until the end of the day — more wet weather waiting in the wings. so we'll start off with a northerly wind, driving in some showers on exposed coasts here. a narrow band of showery rain into northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england. but elsewhere we will still see blustery winds, but some sunny spells coming through and pleasant enough, mostly dry, with temperatures peaking between 6—11 celsius. but as we move out of friday, into the early hours of saturday morning, we'll start to see more wet weather. an

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our music correspondent, mark savage, has the details. # you know it's not the same as it wasl # as itan's bad habits. already the biggest seller of 2021, it clung on as the second—biggest tune of 2022. # i'll sing it loud in case you don't already know # pack up your stuff and go, go, go... # newcomer cat burns was the highest charting female artist, with her break—out hit, go, becoming the year's fourth most popular song. and kate bush came sixth with this, from 1985. # be runnin' up that road # be runnin' up that hill # be runnin' up that buildin'... # running up that hill, which went viral last summer after featuring in the netflix show stranger things. and 2022 was the first year that all of the top ten uk singles were by british artists. the bpi, which represents the recorded music industry, said music consumption rose by 4% in 2022, making it the eighth year in a row that listening has increased. # it's me... # customers spent more money on vinyl than cds for the first time since 1987, with taylor swift's midnight the year's biggest seller. but new music is increasingly being cr

here�*s our music correspondent, mark savage.rtist in yorkshire. thank you forjoining us. first off, have you got your tickets? hat thank you forjoining us. first off, have you got your tickets? not yet. i have been — have you got your tickets? not yet. i have been so _ have you got your tickets? not yet. i have been so busy _ have you got your tickets? not yet. i have been so busy today - have you got your tickets? not yet. i have been so busy today with - i have been so busy today with everything going on, the phone has not stopped ringing. so i have been too busy. but i had a friend try to get tickets, but she hasn�*t succeeded. so i am still trying. haw succeeded. so i am still trying. how excited are — succeeded. so i am still trying. how excited are you _ succeeded. so i am still trying. how excited are you about this? clearly you are, because you will try to get some tickets, but what does it mean to you? 1&5 some tickets, but what does it mean to ou? �* , ., some tickets, but what does it mean to ou? .,, some tickets, but

mark savage, bbc news.for resale of tickets for this series of concerts.- this series of concerts. yes. as soon as the _ this series of concerts. yes. as soon as the tickets _ this series of concerts. yes. as soon as the tickets went - this series of concerts. yes. as soon as the tickets went on - this series of concerts. yes. as - soon as the tickets went on presale on wednesday, there is the general sale today, — on wednesday, there is the general sale today, pre—celtic fan clubs on wednesday, soon as that starts you see tickets — wednesday, soon as that starts you see tickets appearing on resale sites _ see tickets appearing on resale sites. ~ . . see tickets appearing on resale sites. . ., ., ., , see tickets appearing on resale sites. ~ ., ., ., , ., sites. what are the dangers of bu in: a sites. what are the dangers of buying a ticket _ sites. what are the dangers of buying a ticket from _ sites. what are the dangers of buying a ticket from someone | sites. what are the dangers of- buying a ticket fro

mark savage, bbc news. # in a rich man's world. # time for a look at the weather. hhere�*s louise lear. you can see how widespread average temperatures have been. temperatures way above where they should be and not just way above where they should be and notjust by day but also through the night. take a look at the uk first thing this morning, the second column is the average overnight low so you can just see how incredibly mild it was first thing this morning and that mild air is going to stay with us for the remainder of the day. not as wet as yesterday, still some rain around across southern scotland. western fringes seeing some showers. cloud the channel coasts producing some drizzle. sheltered eastern areas having the best of any brightness. a blustery afternoon with gusts of wind up to 40 afternoon with gusts of wind up to a0 miles an hour on land. temperatures will peak at around 15 degrees. not surprising when you saw those temperatures first thing this morning. 0vernight tonight the cloud and rain tends to fizzle away and we will see clearer skies so that

our music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys!g auditions, they spent three years in writing camps and dance lessons before releasing their debut single last march. # i'ma put your stuff in a cardboard box # changing my numberand i'm changing the locks. # with its call—backs to classic girl bands like destiny's child and swv, cardboard box quickly went viral on tiktok. # changing my number and changing my locks. # it was a risk to release cardboard box, you know. a couple of people were, like, maybe we should build towards it, but we definitely saw that as being the first and then constantly topping it. # you may be crying, but boy, i'm not. # their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes gave flo the seal of approval and now they've been named bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going off, flo. it's stormz here. firstly, congratulations on everything, on the success, on the amazing music, on the way that you lot have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just

noticeable absence of women in the prestigious artist of the year category. 0ur music correspondent mark savagewant you to hold up the palm of your hand...# gravity can't hold him back. harry styles had the biggest selling single and album of last year, and now he is up forfour brit awards, including song of the year... ..for as it was. # hey, you, over there # on a chaise long in your underwear...# also picking up four nominations are wet leg, the isle of wight band who burst onto the scene 18 months ago with the hit single chaise longue. we started the band and we just thought we would get to go to a few festivals, so to go to the brits and to be nominated, it's just... it's a bit more than we bargained for. # if i was an astronaut, i'd be floating in midair...# sam ryder makes history. he's the only eurovision act ever to be nominated for best newcomer. that's bonkers. i truly had no idea about that. sometimes, like, the stats and facts and figures pass me by but i didn't know that one. that's bonkers. that's amazing! # ijust can't explain...# but a year after the brits got rid of gendered p

mark savage, bbc news. just to tell you quickly, you might want to look away if you are eating your lunch this point. park rangers and australia have discovered what is believed to be the world's biggest toad. it is a cane toad, it was found in queensland and weighed £6 back. the poisonous amphibians were reduced to australia in 1935 and are linked to the decline of native species. the toad we are told was put down and will be donated to a museum. i didn't look at that at all. hello, ben, it is where the time. she was looking away, i can assure you of that. you may not want to look away from this, we have got some beautiful scenes and this is from a weather watcher in wales. there is snow on the ground in parts of scotland, northern england, northern ireland and into wales. there are areas of cloud around as well and they are on the north sea coast, most falling as rain, but some sleet and snow on high ground. this cloud brings a bit of patchy rain into the far west of cornwall, but elsewhere sunny skies overhead. it is a chilly day, three to 8 degrees, but in the sunshine it will not fee

our music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys! # ooh—ooh.ns, they spent three years in writing camps and dance lessons before releasing their debut single last march. # imma put your stuff in a cardboard box # changing my number and i'm changing the locks. it was a risk to release cardboard box, you know. a couple of people were, like, maybe we should build towards it, but we definitely saw that as being the first and then constantly topping it. # you may be crying, but boy, i'm not their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes gave flo the seal of approval, and now they've been named the bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going off, flo? it's stormz here. firstly, congratulations on everything, on the success, on the amazing music, on the way that you lot have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just killed it. i think it's time i congratulate you guys because you lot are the very worthy winners of the bbc sound of 2023. # we could have had it all over the last 21 yea

mark savage, bbc news. # in a rich man�*s world...# this is outside source live from the bbc newsroomrus infections. ca5e5 5urged after beijing abruptly reversed its zero—covid policy in december. the who also says it�*s concerned about the risk to life in china. here�*s the director—general: we continue to ask china for more reliable data for ho5pitalisation5 and deaths a5 reliable data for ho5pitalisation5 and deaths as well as more real—time sequences. they�*re concerned the risk to life in china and has reiterated the importance of vaccination, including posting against hospitalisations and businesses and deaths. with the easing of restrictions, infections have soared. these are images from a hospital in shanghai, which appears to be overwhelmed, with patients on trolleys in corridors. international health experts are predicting at least a million covid deaths in china this year. so far beijing has reported five or fewer deaths a day since the policy u—turn. here�*sjonathan cheng — china bureau chief with the wall streetjournal — on the current number of cases and deaths: i think

that was our music correspondent mark savage reporting.ck and heathrow airport. meanwhile there's also a second day of disruption on the buses. workers employed by abellio are walking out over pay. it's likely to mean changes to almost 60 routes in south and west london. and there's a full list of all of today's strikes on the bbc news app or the bbc london website. or you can get updates at @bbctravelalert on twitter. a man from buckinghamshire who faced an enormous vet bill after his dog nearly died is thanking his local community for stepping in to help. bruce became the star of a facebook group during lockdown when his owner mike posted poems about him. when the dalmation needed emergency surgery after swallowing a fish hook, his followers managed to raise thousands of pounds in just a few days. i don't feel comfortable asking for anything, and the reaction and response from the people in the community has overwhelmed me, absolutely overwhelmed me. i am emotionally stuck at a place in the moment and it has just gone through the roof. i

our music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys. # ooh, ah, ah.oy, i�*m not stressed. their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes give flo the seal of approval and now they�*ve been named the bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going on, flo? it's stormz here. ijust wanted to send you guys a message to say, firstly, - congratulations on everything, | on the success, on the amazing music, on the way that you have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just killed it. killed it in every. single department. on that note, i think it's time that i congratulate you guys _ because you lot are the very worthy winners of the bbc sound of 2023. i so congratulations. go out and enjoy yourselves. you lot deserve it, man. # we could have had it all. over the last 21 years, the bbc sound of list has predicted success for everyone from adele and dua lipa to sam smith and lady gaga. this year�*s top five also included the us soul band gabriels. # lost it in the fire. singer songwriter kat bur

here's our music correspondent, mark savage.ng to get? just for london at the moment but a few of the situation is the same worldwide. the problem that we've got is not only of scalpers were not already putting their tickets online, but there are some tickets left at ticketmaster that they are usually dynamic pricing, tickets over £250 may be £300 are now £900 and that is an official price of ticketmaster.— and that is an official price of ticketmaster. ~ :, :, ,, and that is an official price of ticketmaster. ~ :, :, , , ., , ., ~ ticketmaster. what happened was make the 'udaes ticketmaster. what happened was make the judges sitting _ ticketmaster. what happened was make the judges sitting in _ ticketmaster. what happened was make the judges sitting in queue _ ticketmaster. what happened was make the judges sitting in queue for _ the judges sitting in queue for hours and hours and then what? fin hours and hours and then what? orr 47,000 people were in front of me and i kind of knew that i wasn't going to get any whereabouts it's

our music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys! # ooh—ooh... maybe we should build towards it, but we definitely saw that as being the first and then constantly topping it. # you may be crying, but boy, i'm not... their plan worked. everyone from missy elliott to the sugababes gave flo the seal of approval, and now they've been named bbc�*s sound of 2023. they got the news from a former nominee. what's going off, flo? it's stormz here. firstly, congratulations on everything, on the success, on the amazing music, on the way that you lot have just come in the game and been a breath of fresh air and just killed it. i think it's time i congratulate you guys because you lot are the very worthy winners of the bbc sound of 2023. # we could have had it... # over the last 21 years the bbc sound of list has predicted success for everyone from adele and dua lipa to sam smith and lady gaga. flo said they'd celebrate their victory with a trip to the tattoo parlour. oh, yeah, we need to get another tattoo. soon our bodies are just going to be covered with, l

our music correspondent mark savage has the details. hi, guys!from adele and dua lipa to sam smith and lady gaga. flo said they�*d celebrate their victory with a trip to the tattoo parlour. oh, yeah, we need to get another tattoo. soon our bodies are just going to be covered with, like, reallyjust going to look like the same person, you're not even going to be able to identify our dead body by the tattoos was because we are going to have the same tattoos! # you may be crying, but boy, i�*m not #. royal mail has created a series of special stamps in tribute to the rock band iron maiden. it�*s the fifth group to get dedicated editions, following the beatles, pink floyd, queen and the rolling stones. the stamps will feature the band�*s six members and some of their performances. six members and some they go on sale next thursday. six members and some then six members and some brown is with you and five, first then brown is with you and five, but first the weather with ben breach. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. a lot of cloud

mark savage, bbc news. # in a rich man's world...# ben brown is getting ready for the next hour.weather front sinks a little bit further south through the night. the showers will ease and we should have some clearer skies. so that's going to allow those temperatures perhaps to fall away a touch. still a very mild night, but nevertheless not quite as warm and sultry as the one just past. but there's more wet weather to come in the forecast, i'm afraid. the next low waiting in the wings on thursday. so, first thing on thursday could be a dry, settled and possibly sunny start in eastern areas, clouding over quite quickly from the west, however, and there will be outbreaks of rain as we go into the afternoon, in particular through northern ireland, western scotland and perhaps some drizzle along west facing coasts. top temperatures still into the teens, around 13c, the high. now as we move through thursday into friday, that low pressure drifts its way eastwards. and on the southern flank of the low, we are going to see some gale force gusts of wind 60, 70 miles an hour. not out of th

in a funeral, savage that's expected to draw thousands an historic occasion that will mark the end of an extraordinary iraq, which saw to pope's living in the vatican. for more on the late pope martin, god joins me in the city. is our religious affairs correspondent martin. we just heard it there, and this is the end of the 2 pope's era. how much influence did benedict have after stepping down the he had a lot of influence. you had a lot of formal influence and informal influence. formerly influence had a lot to do with the fact that he said, if not a trend, most certainly a precedent. so a lot of the conversations were hearing now coming out of the vatican about the potential resignation of pope frances would be simply unthinkable had been to the not resign. so i mean, he quite clearly changed the shape of the discussion as to what is the role of a pope. whereas we used to think of the pope or somebody that essentially was had certain spiritual attributes and those were actually sort of exercise for lifetime . i think that the shift that came with the resignation showed that the pope

savage, bbc news. let's bring you some live pictures now from myanmar where the country is marking 75 years of independenceby conflict since the army seized power almost two years ago. days before the anniversary, the deposed civilian leader aung san suu kyi was given another long prison sentence. herfather, aung san, was the leader of the independence struggle in the 1940s, but was assassinated months before his dream was realised. early at the leader of the ruling junto was greeted with a 21 gun salute as the army of armed might. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ anjanagadgil. this is bbc news. hope to see you shortly. hello there. wednesday morning will be getting off to an exceptionally mild start given we are in earlyjanuary. mild is a feature of the weather through the rest of this week. it will also be windy, and there will be spells of rain because on the satellite picture we can see various weather systems heading in our direction, various areas of cloud moving our way to bring further rain at times. a very mild start to the morning. double—digit temperatures first thing in many places, even in