that was brendan hawkes from sotheby�*s. of scotland over the next few days. this morning, a lovely sunrise in nottinghamshire, for many eastern and central areas there's been sunshine this morning but live streaming in from the south west, towards the north—west of scotland, some outbreaks of rain at the moment, quite heavy and some thunderstorms here through the morning. strong winds, gradually easing in the afternoon. some showers for northern ireland, northern england but for most it is dry, some bright and sunny spells especially in the south and east and temperatures this afternoon and 8—10 or ii temperatures this afternoon and 8—10 or 11 degrees. tonight, some rain at times across scotland, more cloud further west but some clear spells in the south—east and not quite as cold as last night, temperature staying mostly above freezing, three or 4 degrees but milder air in the north—west, nine or 10 degrees. high pressure centred in europe and acting as a buffer as weather fronts coming in from the west but those will make

york. at sotheby�*s new york.auction house expects them to sell for as much as $10—million. the auction will take place on february 2 in new york. thank you for watching. i�*m caitiona perry, and i�*ll be back in 30 minutes with more. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we ended the week something cooler and fresher, but with a good deal of sunshine. the weekend will see more sunshine and for many parts of the country, it is going to be dry. the winds will strengthen again through the weekend, but blow in some higher temperatures. now, we�*ve first seen these weather fronts chasing away and following on from that, the winds coming in from the south—west ahead of that weather front there, which is hanging on in the far north of scotland. and this is where we�*ll see most of the cloud and rain heading into saturday. later in the day, the odd spot of rain could return back to northern ireland and western scotland. otherwise it�*s going to be dry, there�*ll be some sunshine around a little bit. breezy sunshine

joining us now to discuss this is the white, ceo of sotheby's international realty. mr.ou with us. are you beginning to see, in part as interest rates back off from those highs hit in november and october, are you beginning to see more listings and more activity among buyers, many of whom still have to take a mortgage to buy a house? >> thank you for having, tyler. it's great to be here. the luxury part of the market, actually did a little bit better than we had anticipated in 2023. i have always believed that luxury leads us out ofecsion. clearly, it did during the pandemic. so i've had experience with that, and i am seeing that today. i think what happens is, you know, as we all know interest rates impact everything, tyler. certainly across the board. with the luxury buyer stock market, the equity markets, they are big factors. those buyers typically have the ability to buy properties with all cash. we've actually seen somewhat of an increase in their, but there are markets historically where all cash buyers are very prevalent. we see that internationally as well. so i

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sotheby's is auctioning the first-ever piece of mail that was posted using a pre-paid stamp.ck to 1840. the the earliest pre-paid mail in existence and whatever was inside has been lost and the original sender is unknown. it was stamped on may 2, 1840, in london. now almost 200 years later, the envelope is expected to sell for $1.5 and $2.5 million. >> that's astound. one last check of the weather. >> we'll keep you updated (vo) with fargo, the new virtual assistant from wells fargo, when dad brings up the importance of... (dad) building credit. (vo) ... you're ready. (daughter cutting him off) dad. fargo, what's my fico score? (dad) wow. it's a work of art. (vo) do you fargo? you can, with wells fargo. what else can fargo do? instantly tell you what you spend on things like food. (dad) fargo, what did i spend on groceries this month? (son) hey dad, can the guys stay for dinner? (dad) no. (vo) want faster, easier banking? you can, with wells fargo. as the world keeps moving, help prevent covid-19 from breaking your momentum. you may have already been vaccinated against the fl

>>> a rare piece of history is about to hit the auction block at sotheby's in new york. >> it is the first known piece of mail using a postage stamp. dates back to 1840. there is a picture of a young queen vic doria with postage of one penny. it is on handmade watermarked paper that was sent to a village 300 miles north of london. it is expected to sell for between $1.5 million and $2.5 million. right now it is $.68 per stamp. >> so in a few years it will be worth how many millions? >>> don't forget, you can catch us on all of your streaming devices. janel and raj? >> coming up, what lawmakers including nancy pelosi are asking for in an effort to protect the city waterfront from rising sea levels. >>> the jury has spoken in a civil trial involving trump. the amount of money he is being asked to play -- pay for defaming jean carroll. >>> and employees of kaiser permanente are being asked to bring their lunch to work. >>> thank you for joining us. i am janelle wang. >> and i am raj mathai. >>> local, state, and federal leaders are asking the public to add comments to a plan to protect

sotheby's is auctioning off the first known piece of male sent with a postage stamp that used penny.from may 1840. queen victoria is depicted on the stamp with the words quote postage one penny bordering around her image. the male does not hold the letter that was originally sent, but the postal markings indicate that it was sent from london to a destination 300 miles away. sotheby's expects the stamp to sell anywhere from. 1.5 to $2.5 million. >> new technology is making shopping a little bit quicker, trying on clothes can be time consuming. getting a dress and getting dressed again just to go out and find a different size and then go back in. but now some retailers are using new technology that allows consumers to request different sizes from right inside their dressing room. a tablet knows the stores entire inventory and then alerts an associate if you request a new size, the associate has a handheld that gets a notification that those that to go pick that item, they pick that item and bring it back to you. >> the new technology can also make recommendations based on what you choo

here“s brendan hawkes — sotheby“s specialist in sports and modern collectibles.g to auction. they“re estimated at 7 to 10 million. we believe that this is an incredibly rare opportunity for collectors. we've had single items of michaeljordan come to market from time to time in set records. so this is the first time that six shoes from all of his championship championships are coming to market. we've heard a lot about self—driving cars in the last couple of years — but how about self—driving police cars. these driverless vehicles are being tested on the roads of the chinese capital, beijing. they travel along pre—programmed routes, beaming real—time images back to the station, enabling officers to respond to developing situations. the cars also carry emergency equipment — such as fire extinguishers and first aid kits — and the doors can be opened remotely if those items are needed urgently. the world's biggest cruise ship, icon of the seas, is due to set sail from miami on its inaugural voyage. the ship — which has 20 decks — can carry up to 7,500 passengers with

a set of six pairs of basketball shoes worn by michaeljordan is going under the hammer soon at sothebymes of his six career nba championships. the auction house expects them to sell for as much as $10—million. the auction will take place on february 2 in new york. thank you for watching. i'm caitiona perry, and i'll be back in 30 minutes with more. stay with us here on bbc news. the weekend's weather is looking relatively quiet, certainly quieter than we started the week with all that stormy weather. still quite breezy with a few showers, particularly across parts of scotland. but for most of us, a dry weekend in store and things turning milder, particularly by the time we get to sunday. so to start off saturday, i think temperatures will be around about one or two degrees in the south and south—east of england. quite a chilly start here, a touch of frost, perhaps a few mist and fog patches around. they should clear away pretty quickly. windiest weather will be in the north and north—west. we could see gusts 60, even 70 miles an hour up towards the northern isles through saturday morni

here in new york, so it's a final day of campaigning ahead of the presidential election in taiwan. sotheby's vote could have far reaching consequences for the region of tensions mounts of china, which considers taiwan upon to fix the territory. while we have to correspondence covering the vote between a you is across the taiwan strait in shellman in china. but 1st let's go to tony trying in taiwan is capital type a tony. so on the eve of elections, what's the move them in taiwan and what are the main issues for voters that tony a map? there's a lot of excitement we saw a very large riley and central taipei with, from the democratic progressive party that the ruling party. they've had the presidency for the last 8 years. and we sold the car and prisons, tying one out on the campaign trail, urging people to come out and vote. we were out. and one of the popular shopping districts yesterday with one of the candidates who was hoping to and see that the p . p. a. he was getting a lot of the thousands of young people killing up to take sofas with them. so certainly i, i think the candidates a very

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. in collaboration with sotheby's.ery posh, i must say. the evening was, though, to raise funds for a museum destroyed in the october 7th massacre and i got to meet one of the survivors who actually hid in a safe room. an incredible lady. olly london was there as well. it's part of the work he's doing. be the work he's doing. he'll be joining me later on in the show to course, holocaust to discuss, of course, holocaust memorial alongside memorial memorial day, alongside rabbi jonathan romain. we'll be talking about what that day means to the jewish community in difficult conversation . and as difficult conversation. and as you marks that day, you know, today marks that day, the world holocaust day . and the world holocaust day. and it's a time to remember the millions people died millions of people who died dunng millions of people who died during holocaust nazi during the holocaust under nazi persecution. this is the persecution. and this is the first memorial since the first memorial day since the horrific october th