live with bbc news. protest at the new president's radical economic reforms. the industrial action is being led by the country's biggest union, which has vowed a mass mobilization againstjavier milei's campaign of deregulation and public spending cuts. mr milei took office in december after a campaign in which he vowed to introduce sweeping reforms aimed at tackling soaring inflation and a struggling economy. my colleague sofia betizza explains the background to today's action. this strike is a significant test for the president of argentina. it only comes 45 days after he took over as the president. now, that's over as the president. now, that's over here is just outside the national congress in the capital, buenos aires, but it's notjust plain srs, it is thousands of people that are merging all over the country today. so what do they want to? while, they are very worried about the president, they say that he has put forward drastic measures to fix the economy and their concern is that they will make it

almost five years ago, the bbc launched a new channel, bbc scotland, which had two dedicated news programmes as we covered on newswatch at the time, the nine running for an hour at 9:00 monday to thursday and the seven on four quarter of an hour earlier in the evening from friday to sunday. but now those programmes are themselves in the news. not in a good way. welcome to the nine. the times newspaper revealed that an addition of the nine last week attracted just 1700 viewers, which it said was 0.1% of those watching television at the time in scotland. and there were even worse figures for the seven. one edition of the program was seen by only 200 viewers. given those audience numbers and given that bbc one in scotland already provides a dedicated daily news programme reporting scotland, some people wondered whether those two bulletins on the bbc scotland channel provided value for money. john ewing was clear in his view... our request for an interview on this was declined, but bbc scotland have said that taking viewing figures for one show at a certain time slot a certain period of the year

we asked bbc news for a response to that and they told us... year, there's traditionally a lull in the news agenda, and the bbc runs some special programmes, including a number. programmes, including a number looking back on the year in news. as one might expect, audiences were given a number of chances to see these programmes. but what did surprise some of you was the frequency with which the news channel repeated them. of the four of them, we remember on those who had died in 2023 were shown ten times over the holiday period. a review of the sporting year appeared 14 times. the biggest stories had no fewer than 21 outings, but that was topped by the royal year broadcast 2a times within that ten day period. within that ten—day period. they were also shown at the same times on the bbc parliament channel, and karen smith had this reaction. why was it necessary to show the same annual review programmes so many times on your news channels in favour of other news that was going on at home and around the world? and to make matters worse, to show the

goad bbc news. what do you make of this latest development?— bbc news. news for — latest development? good morning. it is bad news for boeing _ latest development? good morning. it is bad news for boeing because - latest development? good morning. it is bad news for boeing because the - is bad news for boeing because the alaska event, obviously very spectacular although fortunately with no one killed or injured. the perspective would have been to hope this was a one—off, one unique event which had occurred somewhere on the production line or on the aircraft's operation which led to the door coming loose, and what this tells us as there is something systemic present on more than one aircraft, i gather alaska also reporting loose fastenings found. security is already a hot topic within the industry around boeing and the max production line in particular. the . uestion production line in particular. the question many— production line in particular. the question many people will want to know is how this happened, do they not check and check again aircraft be

you can find plenty more on the bbc news website. do stay with bbc news.re reservoir outside oxford should have far more water at this time of year. but locals who enjoy walking, fishing and boating here have seen levels drop significantly in the past two weeks, just as nearby roads, some homes and vast areas of agricultural land have been inundated. after the recent heavy rainfall, and with so much of the south still dealing with the aftereffects of flooding, it may seem surprising that major reservoirs like this one aren't full to the brim. but as you can see, we're still way below capacity. thames water was unable to give us an interview, but confirmed it paused, pumping water into the but confirmed it paused pumping water into the reservoir when recent storms raised the volume of dirt and debris being carried by the rivers that feed farmoor. campaigners argue the company has, at least in part, made the situation worse for itself. voiceover: for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website vmcsovsk: bbc news, - bringing you different st

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you are live with bbc news.dmitted to hospital this morning for scheduled treatment. he is being treated at the london clinic by the princess of wales is recovering from abdominal surgery. with more on this, let's go live to our correspondent charlotte gallagher in the newsroom. this morning king charles left his london residence, clarence house, just say few steps away really from buckingham palace, and was driven to the london clinic which, as you said, is where the princess of wales is also being treated. we thought he would go to another hospital where he has been treated before but perhaps the palace decided to have two royals under the same roof because the police and security was already in place, it makes more sense. queen camilla was by his side and we also know the king visited the princess of wales who is recovering from abdominal surgery, he visited her on her ward before he went for his own treatment. he has an enlarged prostate, it is benign, noncancerous, he has gone on for what the palaces descri

this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. o learn new skills before they're found new homes. they've finished their racing career. they've been an athlete at the top of the game, they're racing fit. so when when they're no longer a racehorse, they're just a horse that used to race, then they need to learn to slow down a little bit and to use the body differently and to learn new skills. we do specialise in quirky, difficult horses. if a horse is, when it finishes racing, straight forward, there's plenty of places that can take that horse and retrain it. but if it's quirky and it's difficult, then you need the expertise to be able to turn that horse around and give it the time and space that it needs to adapt to a new life. in 14 years, new beginnings have helped hundreds of former racehorses find new homes. first, they go back to basics, then slowly build from there. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. archaeologists in wales have unearthed a medieval cemetery that has

peter saull, bbc news. the occupied west bank were palestinian civilians who posed no threat to israeli forces, witnesses have told the bbc. violence in the territory has been rising. the un says more than 300 palestinians have been killed by the israeli army in the west bank since the hamas attacks in october. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has been to investigate the killing of the four brothers, which happened hours after a 19—year—old israeli officer was killed during clashes with palestinian groups in jenin. gunshots, sirens the war is in gaza, but it's hard to miss the warnings coming from west bank cities likejenin. since the hamas attacks, the israeli army has come intojenin again and again and again, determined to root out hamas and its sympathisers. jenin armed groups here, determined to resist. those armed groups proudly claim any members killed in israeli operations as martyrs for their cause. none have claimed the four darweesh brothers, killed in an israeli air strike ten days ag

navteonhal, bbc news.as discovered in newham yesterday evening in sub—zero temperatures by a member of the public who kept her warm until paramedics arrived. the baby is unharmed and is safe and well in hospital. police are trying to trace her mother. measles is likely to spread rapidly in some parts of the uk unless more children have the vaccine. that's the warning from the head of the health security agency, who says vaccination rates are well below what's recommended by the world health organization. measles is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications including meningitis, blindness, and seizures. more than 200 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the west midlands recently, most of them in birmingham. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. measles is back. the highly contagious viral disease is spread through coughs and sneezes. it can cause serious complications like pneumonia and brain swelling, and in rare cases, be fatal. those most at risk are infants and the immunocompromi

this is bbc news. the headlines: a bill to deport some asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda passes a vote in the house of commons — the pm calls it a �*major step' to stop migrants boats crossing the english channel. we're expecting a news conference from the prime minister injust over an hour — at downing street — and we'll head there live when that starts. the us military carries out a fourth round of airstrikes against yemen's houthis — just hours after the group struck an american ship. as violence rises in the occupied west bank, evidence suggests four brothers killed by an israeli air strike were palestinian civilians — posing no threat. qatar says a consignment of medicines for israeli hostages held by hamas and humanitarian aid for palestinians has entered gaza. it's the first to arrive as part of an agreement between israel and hamas which was mediated by qatar and france. dozens of israeli hostages are expected to receive the medication. a senior member of hamas tweeted on wednesday, that for

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new hampshire.ampshire will be bringing you full coverage of that road. dissent in russia is normally silenced without delay. especially if it involves criticism of the war in ukraine. but the kremlin appears unsure how to deal with one group of dissenters: the wives of mobilised russian servicemen. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has been speaking to some of them. they were the extra boots on the ground the kremlin badly needed. the 300,000 reservists, mobilised more than a year ago for russia's war against ukraine. antolina's partner was drafted at the age of 1m. she says that despite being diagnosed with stomach ulcers, he was deployed to an assault unit. now he's wounded. translation: there are some people who want to fight, who volunteer - for it and sign contracts. let them fight. but send us back our husbands who don't want to be there. they've done their duty to the motherland. send them home. antonina hasjoined other women campaigning to bring their husbands home. here, they're seeking su

this is bbc news. gary flint a lot of planning. but he's not had nearly as much work to do before coming to castleton. normally i would have to do a bit of research online or quite extensive research online to actually make the day pleasurable for myself and any family member that i'll be with. it's because a new map has been produced. on it is clearly marked where facilities are for disabled people, like accessible toilets, special parking and where wheelchair hire is. the park authority has teamed up with accessible uk to produce this map. it isn't rocket science, and that's the big thing that we need to get across. this is quite basic information. it's hope that castleton can become an example to other places. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. drones have become an important weapon for both sides in russia's war with ukraine. ukrainians are being encouraged to assemble them at home, as well as take part in free pilot lessons. with military

head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news.e minister, narendra modi, has consecrated a hindu temple on a disputed site with a complex history. the temple is in a part of northern india where three decades ago a mosque was destroyed — in a city called ayodhya — sparking deadly religious riots and resulting in the death of 2000 people. the inauguration of the temple is seen by many as the unofficial start of prime minister modi's election campaign. top film stars and cricketers were among guests at the event in ayodhya. but critics accuse mr modi of violating india's secular constitution by opening the temple. from ayodhya, our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. a grand opening for one of hinduism most revered deities. india's prime minister performing rituals for the consecration of an idol of lord ram. hundreds of people, holy men, actors, politicians attended the ceremony. but it wasn't just them streaming into ayodhya. we've met ordinary people who are thronging in from hundreds of miles away. hindus who've told

mark ashdown, bbc news.right. the rallies were sparked by activists allegedly discussing the mass deportation of immigrants — even if they hold citizenship. chancellor olaf scholz has warned against the rise of neo—nazi networks in germany — and of right—wing populism across europe. our correspondent, jessica parker, reports now from the city of chemnitz in saxony. in her 80s but undaunted by a crowd, renata speaks at one of the many protests sweeping germany. she survived the holocaust. many of herjewish family did not. translation: it's very important that we jews raise our voice. - the situation in germany has become threatening because of alternative for deutschland and other far—right groups. notjust for usjews. translation: it's very important that we jews raise our voice. - these demos were sparked by revelations that senior figures from the alternative for deutschland party met with right wing extremists where the mass deportation of asylum seekers and so—called non germans was allegedly discussed. t

to stay with bbc news. voice-over: bbc news - i bringing you different stories from across the uk.n the forest of dean, but take a closer look at this deer�*s head. the crossbow bow is entered from the side of the back of the head, sheared off, and gone between the skull and the ear behind the ear. so then it's hanging out. we know the deer survived for at least three weeks because dave walker first spotted it around christmas time. he didn't get a clear photo of it back then, so he came back recently, and within five minutes, found the deer and took this video. deeply moved by what he'd seen, dave handed the video to police. i felt sorry for it, really did. you know, that bow could have totally missed it. could have gone into the dense part of the forest and hit somebody. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. voice-over: bbc news - bringing you different stories from across the uk. east of eastbourne, the remains of fort fun. once a big attraction but since the summer of �*21, it's been shut. it's a site defiant sports wanted to revive. their place is

this is bbc news, the headlines. hamas says it's deputy political leader salah al—arouri has been killed in an explosion in beirut. japan's prime minister confirms a five coastguard crew were killed in a collision between two planes at tokyo's airport. all 379 passengers and crew did manage to escape the aircraft before it was engulfed in flames. injapan officials say at least 48 people and died in many others trapped beneath rubble after monday's powerful earthquake. will stay with that story in japan because 48 people are now known to have died in monday's earthquake. the countries prime minister says rescue teams are facing a race against time to find survivors still trapped beneath the rubble. the quake that measured a magnitude of 7.6 hit the province of noto. my correspondent reports from the epicentre. sirens this is a race for survival. rescue workers stream through japan's isolated noto peninsula, the roads blocking their way. they're trying to reach these worst—affected areas in the north — where people are

this is bbc news.he uk. oh, dear! kezia is 17 months old. she's thriving. when she was born, times were tough for her mother, alice. so when her midwife delivered a special basket full of items, it meant the world. it was such a relief to not have to worry how i was going to afford everything, that she had somewhere safe to sleep, but also that so much care and thought had gone into putting this basket together. the moses project began life in 2016 on a kitchen table. run by a local church, it's grown and grown. this year it's provided 200 moses baskets packed full of essentials from baby grows to toiletries and some little luxuries, too. we support families that are facing hardship, maybe from a workless household, refugees that have come into the country and don't have any other family support. for more stories from across the uk headed to the bbc news website. we are live on bbc news. archaeologists have unearthed a rare medieval cemetery not far from the end of the runway at cardiff airport. at lea

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ian haslam, bbc news. thank you for watching bbc news.for the last month. the vice president holding a 4.5% lead. all the latest news out of the top of the latest news out of the top of the hour, stay with us on bbc news. hello, there. most of us have seen plenty of this today, a lot of cloud around, but it is predominantly dry. the weather story, though, is on the change from tomorrow and into next week. it's going to turn noticeably colder with a risk of snow, even at lower levels in the north. and, yes, we will see some severe night—time frost. for the here and now, though, for the start of this weekend, we've got this cold front sinking its way steadily southwards. the real cold air not quite arriving yet, but it means some brighter skies behind that cold front, a scattering of showers to the north west of the great glen and some sunshine to the east of the pennines. our weather front moving out of northern ireland into central and southern england. here we will continue to see a fair amount of cloud through the day, but it will stay

ben king, bbc news.don eye, liverpool's albert dock and cardiff castle — will be lit up in purple later today, to mark holocaust memorial day. people are being encouraged to light a candle in a window this evening to signal their opposition to hatred and prejudice. to discuss the significance of the international holocaust remembrance day, i am joined now by holocaust survivor ivan shaw, who was rescued on the journey to auschwitz. he's been awarded an mbe for speaking about his experience to young people in schools, through the holocaust educational trust's 0utreach programme. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. i wasjust reading about your story. you were just five years old when you had to be rescued before being taken to auschwitz. could you just tell us a bit more about your experience and what you remember of it? it about your experience and what you remember of it?— remember of it? it happened a very lona time remember of it? it happened a very long time ago. _ remember of it? it hap

this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news.t's 8am in singapore, and 9am injapan — where we start the programme today. all of the 379 passengers and crew on board a japan airlines plane had a miraculous escape when it became engulfed in flames. thejet was coming in to land, when there was a collision with a coastguard plane. five people on board the smaller aircraft died. it was heading to deliver supplies to people affected by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake, in the province of noto. our correspondent, suranjana tewari, is at haneda airport, with more on the reaction on the ground. haneda airport, behind me, is slowly resuming service — about 100 flights were cancelled as a result of that collision on the runway. now, mostly domestic flights, international flights have been taking off and landing, as well, but really extraordinary images coming in. and people here arejust digesting what happened when those two planes collided, leading to that massive fireball on the runway — and this, just 2a hours after a 7.6 magnitude earthquak

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. orm isha. the met office has warned of life—threatening conditions with wind gusts of more than 100mph recorded in coastal areas. flights, railand bus services have faced delays and cancellations. thousands are without power and there are flood warnings in place. a woman and man found dead in a house near norwich, in england, died from stab wounds to the neck. postmortem examinations on two children, also found dead there, will be carried out on wednesday. norfolk police have referred themselves to the independent watchdog after officers didn't quickly respond to an emergency call. dozens of people are reported to have been killed by ukrainian shelling in the russian—controlled city of donetsk in the eastern part of the country according to officials there. meanwhile, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, said in a video posted online that russia shelled 100 cities, towns and villages across ukraine. you're live with bbc news. let's turn our attention now to the war in gaza. the hea

this is bbc news. ture and forced abortions by the founder of one of the world's biggest christian evangelical churches. a senior hezbollah commander is killed by an israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. america's top diplomat antony blinken is due in tel aviv as part of his attempts to stop the gaza conflict from spreading. he hasjust he has just arrived he hasjust arrived in saudi arabia and will be in israel later. and blast off! as the first american spacecraft in more than 50 years is on its way to the moon after a successful launch. hello, welcome to bbc news now. evidence of rape, torture and forced abortions by the founder of one of the world's biggest christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the bbc. tbjoshua was the late founder of the synagogue church of all nations in nigeria and built an evangelical empire that counted

stay with us here on bbc news. take care, bye—bye. hello. lso going to be drier. now, not completely dry — still a few showers around, a few bits and pieces of rain, particularly as we start saturday across northern and eastern areas where we have had a fair amount of cloud. but this slice of clear sky spilling in from the west — that's been allowing temperatures to drop, with some frost and fog, and ice to start saturday morning, with so much water around. where temperatures have dropped to freezing or below, we're likely to see some ice. some of the fog could be slow to clear across parts of northwest england and southwest scotland. some rain persisting across the northern isles into the afternoon, this band of cloud quite persistent, as well, across eastern counties of england with a few bits and pieces of showery rain. the odd shower out west, but some sunshine to you — highs of 5—9 celsius. during saturday night, this band of cloud in eastern england will roll, i think, a little bit further westwards back into the midlands, again, could

ione wells, bbc news.i spoke to ecuadorian freelance journalist carolina loza, who's following the developments. she told me about the mood in the country. it's utter chaos. basically, there are two main cities. people are having even trouble getting back home, trying to get their kids back home from school. government offices shut down. also, universities did the same. so, people are just desperately trying to get home. in smaller cities in the country, the uncertainty reigns as well. so many people are trying to get home as fast as possible, lock themselves up and see what happens next. nobody expected this level of coordinated violence. we had seen outbursts of violence after something that happened, whether it was prison riots or a transfer of an important gang inmate from one prison to another, but nothing at the level that we have seen today in the country. do we know who might be behind all this? this is one of the most worrying components of it — we do not know. there's a link between those tornado

rebecca morelle, bbc news. teamed up with pakistani band "aur" to record his first urdu language single. our music correspondent mark savage has the details. it's a story of unrequited love. tu hai kahan has already been a massive hit in pakistan and india, where it's been number one on spotify and gained more than 96 million views on youtube. # tu hai kahan... and now zayn malik has jumped on board, singing in urdu, to the delight of his fans. in the star's hometown of bradford, a whole new audience is being introduced to the song. it's quite catchy. i'm really happy for him, because it is nice for somebody so mainstream to hear a different side. of course, zayn is better known for pop songs like what makes you beautiful and pillow talk, but this isn't the first time he's sung in urdu. i would say it's the mostl fluent he's ever sounded. also, zayn collaborating _ with a relatively unknown pop band like aur gives the band huge - exposure internationally as well, so it felt like a really pleasant surprise for za

some other stories making the news_ this is bbc news. ere _ this is bbc news. some other stories making the news here in _ this is bbc news. some other stories making the news here in the - this is bbc news. some other stories making the news here in the uk. - two men have beenjailed for life for the murder of a 14—year—old girl in west dunbartonshire in 1996. robert o'brien and andrew kelly arranged to meet caroline glachan and then repeatedly punched, kicked and threw bricks at her. a woman has also been found guilty of the murder, but has yet to be sentenced. junior doctors in wales have begun three days of industrial action over their pay. thousands of appointments and operations have been cancelled. the welsh government says urgent care will continue, but it has urged people to avoid going to hospital unless necessary. there are around 4,000 junior doctors in wales, making up 40% of the medical workforce. the british library says its records are returning online after a cyber attack last year. the library has warned full recovery of

this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news.the tube network from the evening of sunday the seventh january until the morning of friday the 12th of january. workers are walking out over pay, grading structures and travel facilities. two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after a 16—year—old boy was killed on new year's eve. harry pitman was fatally stabbed as people gathered near a viewing platform in primrose hill in north london to watch the fireworks. earlier this week, three teenagers were released on bail pending further inquiries. a man has been given a suspended sentence for a homophobic attack on a drag star in a fast food restaurant in liverpool in june last year. alan whitfield, who's 51 and from everton, punched james lee williams who performs under the name the vivienne, and was the winner of the first series of rupaul�*s drag race uk. you're live with bbc news. just a reminder, justa reminder, if just a reminder, if you're just joining us, that we are awaiting the first campaign speech, effectivel

this is bbc news. the headlines... erican troops injordan, but cautions against a wider war in the middle east. at bbc verify, we've been looking at new analysis that shows that more than half of gaza's buildings have been destroyed or damaged since israel launched its offensive in gaza. elon�*s brain claim — could a new microchip help people control electronic devices with the power of their mind? and mps are warning that misogyny and discrimination is "endemic" within the music industry. let's return to the middle east now, and for weeks, aid agencies have been warning of the huge scale of destruction in the gaza strip, but no journalists have been allowed in independently. now bbc verify — working with academics who've used satellite radar mapping analysis — can show the extent of israel's military strikes. they've found that more than half of gaza's buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war with israel. bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has more. more than half of gaza's buildings have been damaged or destro

jessica lane, bbc news.died, after their car became submerged in water. it happened on saturday in tetney lock, in the early afternoon, near grimsby and the mouth of the river humber. police say there was a collision, and a blue mercedes 300 left the road. a 16—year—old boy and a ao—year—old man were pronounced dead at the scene — their next of kin have been informed. in the last hour of the us aviation agency has said 171 boeing 737 max 9 aeroplanes will remain grounded until it is satisfied they are safe following the incident with an air alaska plane that had to make an emergency landing after losing part of its fuselage. some air alaska planes had returned to service after safety checks but the faa decision means that they can't now fly again for now. leigh milner reports. this video footage was taken by a passenger on board flight 1282 shortly after take—off. look closely and you can see a hole in the side of the plane — a panel has been blown out. just 20 minutes after take—off, flight 1282 made an eme

you're watching the context on bbc news. a death row prisoner in alabama is due to become the first person in the us to be executed using the controversial nitrogen gas method. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin ra mjaun. we start with breaking news this evening. french rugby union side racing 92 have confirmed owen farrell willjoin the club from saracens. it means while he plays in france, farrell won't be able to play for england due to the rfu's rules about fielding overseas players. the saracens club captain has been with them for 15 years — there'd been widespread speculation about his future in the premiership, since the former england captain announced in november he was taking a breakfrom the international game, to prioritise his mental wellbeing. the french club announced the news on social media. farrelljoins on a two—year deal starting this summer having made more than 200 appearances for saracens in all competitions, winning six premiership titles and three european champions c

jim reed, bbc news. entists track the movements of the species. the known penguin colonies in antarctica are the ones you can see marked with blue dots on the coast and the new ones are the red dots. asjonathan amos reports, penguins do move around in response to ice conditions and that means vulnerability to climate change. emperors are among the hardiest animals on earth. they live life in the freezer, breeding and nurturing their young in temperatures as low as —60. but knowing where they all are on the continent that's so vast and remote isn't easy. it's why scientists have been using satellites. when the birds huddle together it's possible to see them. these are the four new colonies as seen from space. their locations have been found as they stain the ice with excrement. zoom in closer, the ice has turned a mucky brown. the discoveries bring the total number of colonies to 66 — there's perhaps 500,000 individual emperors on earth. but scientists are concerned for their future. the sea ice on which t

nomir iqbal, bbc news, new hampshire.te house press secretary under trump, reacted to his victory in new hampshire. this is what he had to say to sarah smith on the latest americast podcast. people that were dropping out of the race, vivek ramaswamy, senator tim scott, who had previously run, ron desantis, were all backing trump. he had the support going into today. and i think that matters. look, this is the first time, by the way, that a candidate has won both iowa and new hampshire since 1976. so there's ways that you can feel good about yourself if you're the candidate and the team. but i think there is an element of "you were supposed to win," but they haven't let it down yet. there's nothing where someone is saying, "wow, that was really close." they've continued to meet the expectations bar that was set. you can hear more of that interview with sean spicer on the latest episode of americast, available on bbc sounds. earlier, natasha lindstaedt, a professor at the department of government at the university of essex,

this is bbc news.the uk. - every morning i walk down here to record rainfall about nine o'clock. since he was ten years old, tom bown from llwydiarth—esgob on anglesey has made the same journey to the bottom of his garden every day without fail. take the funnel out, which collects the rainfall. you have a bottle underneath which collects the water. it's then put into a calibrated gauge and that's more or less one millimetre. the rainfall measurements tom takes are passed on to natural resources wales. it helps us with forecasting, with modelling, and with water resources. the weather station he uses was built by his grandfather at the end of the 19th century. tom took over the responsibility of measuring the rainfall in 19118. how long do you think you'll keep going? as long as i can, as long as i can walk! hopefully, yeah. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. - you're live with bbc news. head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. mps have warned that misogyn

coming up on bbc news... fresh from winning his first darts tournament, teenager luke littler will play luke humphries on the opening night of the premier league in a rematch of the pdc world championship final. good evening. "these children were just walking home from a great night out" — the words of a father whose daughter was one of three people stabbed to death in a stranger attack in nottingham lastjune. today the killer, valdo calocane, had his manslaughter plea accepted on grounds of diminished responsibility due to a serious mental illness. two 19—year—old students, grace o'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, and a 65—year—old school caretaker ian coates died in the attack. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. first came the shock. then the sadness. and then the support. on the 13th ofjune, the city of nottingham was scarred by a killer who left three people dead. they were 19—year—old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar and school caretaker ian coates, who was 65. and this is the

this is bbc news, the headlines... ta nks tanks like the new assault in khan yunis after street fights. the united states has strongly criticised the israeli prime minister's rejection of any need for a palestinian state, once the conflict in gaza is over. fujitsu's europe boss admits it was "shameful" that lawyers allowed witness statements to be altered and admits bugs in the horizon computer system were known for decades. and prince harry withdraws his libel claim against the publisher of the mail on sunday. it's nearly two years since the case was filed and tricky times for madonna as two fans sue the us singer for being late for a show last month in new york. more on those in a moment. first story making headlines in australia. now to a story which is making headlines in australia — and around the world — after broadcaster antoinette lattouf was sacked by the abc network for reposting a human rights watch report about gaza. the company has denied it succumbed to external pressure from an israeli lobby group — citi

daniel de simone, bbc news, johannesburg. more of all of the stories we've covered this hour on the bbc news website including a live page on the ongoing conflict in gaza. to stay with us here on the context. hello there, good evening. it's all change weather—wise as we head through this weekend. it's been cold and wintry through the week, with snow showers in the north. sharp overnight frosts and lots of dry weather, some weak winter sunshine, too, on friday for many. but much milder—feeling conditions over the weekend, it's also going to be wet and very windy, with a named storm — stormy isha — on sunday night into monday morning, storm isha — on sunday night into monday morning, could cause some disruption from strong winds. why is it happening? well, the high pressure is pulling away towards the east, allowing atlantic fronts to roll in from the west, along with some much milder—feeling airjust streaming in from the southwest — marked in yellow here — displacing that cold, arctic air further northwards and eastwards. and t

daniel de simone, bbc news, pretoria. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.om across the uk. are you just about to do this? struggle out of your house with a christmas tree, dropping needles everywhere, thinking, "how on earth am i going to get rid of it?" well, if you live near ita, a tractor covered in tinsel might just be able to help you as long as you donate a few quid to charity. so we're out collecting christmas trees for charity. so this is our fourth year doing it. previously we've done it with the tonbridge young farmers, as me and my brother matt are members. but this year, we decided to do it as a family through our farm. we asked for a minimum donation of £10 a tree, and all the money goes straight to the charity. and then we'll come along this coming weekend and collect the tree with our tractor and trailer. the charity they're collecting for is the country trust. it takes children on farm visits highlighting the importance of sustainability, like recycling your christmas tree. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. y

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, edinburgh. tact with their landing craft. after a bumpy touchdown earlier this month, the craft�*s power supply shut off as its solar panels were unable to generate power from the sun. scientists believe the glitch has now been resolved. the mission of the lander is to analyse the composition of rocks — in its search for clues about the origin of the moon. a monkey is on the loose in the scottish highlands after escaping from a wildlife park. the japanese macaque found a way out of its enclosure at the highland wildlife park in kingussie on sunday. it's since been spotted in people's gardens and eating from bird feeders. members of the public have been urged not to approach it but to contact the park with information so it can be recaptured. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it is mild out there once again today but the mildest weather is in the south of the uk and it is not as mild as yesterday in the north of the uk where temperatures in the highlands got to 19.6 celsius, a new p

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi. e 91. according to her daughter, ms rivera died in new york after a brief illness. she paved the way for many latin artists on broadway. our reporter rachel mcadam looks back on her life. # all the time there is... known as the triple threat, cheater rivera was a comic, dancer and actress, reportedly hailed by critics for the roles on broadway. trained in music and ballet from a young age, she was dancing on the new york stage before she was 20 and kept at it all the way into her early 805. the first two appear in the role of an eat in the 1957 original production of west side story, it made m5 rivera a star and earned her the first of many tony award nominations. after the enormous 5ucce55 nominations. after the enormous success of the leonard bernstein musical 5he success of the leonard bernstein musical she would go on to work with other legend5 like choreographer bob fo55e e, again being the role in the 1975 smash, chicago. she was awarded the presidential measure of freedom, the h

you're watching the context on bbc news. the effects of uk's storm henk — as well as areas under water, there are power cuts and disruption to travel. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott. hello, from the bbc sport centre let's start with what was an extraordinary opening day in the second cricket test between south africa and india, with the hosts bowled out forjust 55 in cape town. mohammed siraj took six wickets as india skittled the hosts out in a little over 23 overs. the tourists were then dismissed for 153 themselves before south africa closed on 62—3 in their second innings, captain dean elgar dismissed twice on the opening day of his farewell test. staying with test cricket, australia are looking to complete a 3—0 series whitewash as they take on pakistan in the final test in sydney. pakistan got off to the worst possible start on day one, losing two wickets inside the first two overs — josh hazlewood and mitchell starc doing the damage. but the visitors did recover, muhammad ri

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jo black, bbc news, in hertfordshire. st year. many were found in unlikely places. this new plant from mozambique has sticky hairs, possibly for trapping insects. very little is known about this lichen surviving on the icy barren landscape of antarctica — and it is devoid of flowering plants. only small parts of these trees are visible, such as flowers. that's because they live almost entirely underground, beneath the kalahari sands in central africa. and this orchid was found on the summit of an extinct volcano on an indonesian island. you can have a look at some of the plants that have been discovered via bbc news online. now, your latest weather forecast is coming up injust a moment, but first let me tell you it's actually 70 years since the very first weather forecast was broadcast on bbc television. it all started with hand—drawn maps — a far cry from today's satellite technology and computer graphics. well, our very own weather presenter matt taylor looks back now on how it all began. george cowling was the first met

this is bbc news. the headlines... closer to the fishing town than a similar eruption last month. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area around a0 kilometres from iceland's capital, reykjavik. 100 days after hamas attacked israel, triggering war in gaza, relatives of the hostages taken on that dayjoin a rally in tel aviv. the head of the un's agency for palestinians has described the death and destruction since october the seventh as a stain on our shared humanity. in the last half an hour queen margrethe of denmark has abdicated after more than half a century on the throne. the crown passes to her son, frederik. now on bbc news...click.

this is bbc news. ball drop in manhattan's times square as the city celebrates the new year in spectacular style. the israeli military has begun to withdraw some troops — especially reserve units — from the gaza strip. despite this withdrawal, israel defense forces stress they will continue with their campaign to try and eradicate hamas in 2024. the queen of denmark stuns by announcing her abdication during her new year address. queen margrethe is europe's longest reigning monarch serving 52 years on the throne. her son, crown prince frederik, will take over later this month. disney's copyright of the earliest versions of mickey and minnie mouse expires today, along with the rights for a range of other films, books and music. copyright protection lapses after 95 years. now on bbc news, lives well lived: episode two. the national portrait gallery in london, where there are thousands upon thousands of faces from the past and present. for centuries, we've immortalised them in pencil, paint, and through th

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. w. the number of migrants crossing the channel fell for the first time last year since record—keeping began. new uk government figures show that total arrivals were down by more than a third in 2023, compared with the year before. mark easton has more. the number known to have crossed the channel in 2023 was down around a third from 2022. still almost 30,000 individuals arrived on the kent coast — second highest figure ever — but officials point to three key deals which they claim are helping turn the tide: a deal with france, improving security on the coast around calais, a deal with turkey to disrupt smuggler supply chains, and a deal with albania to return failed asylum seekers. of course, the deal the government regards as the game—changer is with rwanda, but that plan was ruled unlawful. migration is likely to be a vital issue for prime minister rishi sunak in the uk general election, which is expected later this year. he has promised to clear a backlog of asylum seekers. you're l

you're live with bbc news. its handling of the journalist martin bashir, who became famous after his interview with princess diana in 1995. an independent inquiry in 2021 found that he had been deceitful and had faked documents to secure the interview. the corporation has now been compelled to release thousands of pages of correspondence revealing how it dealt with it all. with the details, here's our media correspondent david sillito. they include an e—mail from earl spencer to the director—general, calling for an independent enquiry. it also has a discussion about a crucial missing note from princess diana, and also communications with martin bashir, conversations about his health, and also we hear from him, his view that this was essentially all about professional jealousy. essentially all about professionaljealousy. at the heart of this is this is a freedom of information request, with the suspicion that the bbc was withholding vital documents in the run—up to this. the journalist behind it, and webber, who