adam woods, bbc news.being advised to take extra care after a number of crashes on the m74 in dumfries and galloway. it's thought freezing rain may have covered parts of the motorway. meanwhile, storm deirdre has brought flooding and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in parts of ireland. the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions. bad weather and an increasing trend to buy things online are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas. retail experts say footfall across the uk yesterday was down almost 10% compared with the same time last year. it comes after a november which was described by some businesses as "unbelievably bad", as joe miller reports. it's been a year of profit warnings, branch closures and big brands going under. britain's retailers have had a torrid 2018. we've seen consumer confidence drop, we've seen costs increase and in general i

adam woods, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... cabinet, liam fox, dismisses talk of another referendum, saying it would not heal divisions in the country. after two weeks of negotiations, delegates at the un climate conference in poland reach agreement on how to enforce promised cuts to carbon emissions. a five—year—old boy becomes the third victim of the nottinghamshire house fire which killed a mother and her eight—year—old daughter yesterday. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. room ship permission football, liverpool—man united, looking forward to that one? yeah, didn't sir alex ferguson used to call it el clasico of english football? it's one of the biggest rivalries in english football. manchester united travel to anfield to face liverpool later. united go into this match in 6th and 16 points behind their bitter rivals, whilejurgen klopp‘s side are looking to go back to the top of the table. we never thought before a game only because we have a few good results in the past at home or whatever that it wi

adam woods, bbc news.rman who fell overboard near newlyn whilst adjusting his nets has been "amazingly" lucky to survive. nathan rogers managed to cling onto his nets forfive miles, while the boat took him back to shore on autopilot. he was treated for severe hypothermia and is now recovering at home. i spoke by telephone to the coxswain of the penlee lifeboat patch harvey — who played a crucial role in his rescue and who had been called out to deal with a separate incident before asked to help. we were called out about half an hour before that incident to a fishing vessel that was unable to get in. it was on the way back that we were alerted to the fishermen in the water. when you got to his vessel, what sort of state was he in? luckily, there was another fishing vessel that saw him. he alerted us. he got there and held on to the fisherman until we arrived. when we arrived and got him out the water we realised he was hypothermic and we didn't understand why because we didn't realise he had been holding on

adam woods, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... prime minister tony blair of insulting the office he once held, by supporting another eu referendum. after two weeks of negotiations, delegates at the un climate conference in poland reach agreement on how to enforce promised cuts to carbon emissions. chester zoo launches a £50,000 fundraising appeal after fire destroyed much of the vast roof covering one of its enclosures yesterday. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine. good morning. it's one of the biggest rivalries in english football, manchester united travel to anfield to face liverpool later. united go into this match in 6th and 16 points behind their bitter rivals, whilejurgen klopp's side are looking to go back to the top of the table. we never thought before a game only because we have a few good results in the past at home or whatever that it will be easy, the next game. that's not the mode you can win football games. we have to be angry on sunday, and we will be. we fight for our points

adam woods, bbc news.ast guard has suspended its search for a missing british cruise ship entertainer. 20—year—old arron hough from sunderland was working on royal caribbean vessel harmony of the seas. he was last seen on deck during the early hours of christmas day, but the alarm wasn't raised until nearly 10 hours later when he failed to turn up for work. media reports in iceland say that a bridge where three british tourists — including a child — died yesterday does not meet current safety standards. the crash happened in a popular tourist area in the south—east of the island. four other british people in the vehicle were critically injured, as ben ando reports. the two families were in a toyota land cruiser, which crashed through railings and fell around 20 feet onto a dry riverbed below. first on the scene were the police and a local tour guide, who did all he could to help. i tried to talk a little bit to the driver to calm him down. he was trapped inside the car. i was trying to tell him to save his

adam woods, bbc news.nd an increasing trend to buy things online are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas retail experts say footfall across the uk yesterday was down almost 10% compared with the same time last year. it comes after a november which was described by some businesses as "unbelievably bad", as joe miller reports. it's been a year of profit warnings, branch closures and big brands going under. britain's retailers have had a torrid 2018. we've seen consumer confidence dropped, we've seen costs increase and in general i think people are very nervous about spending. i don't imagine this is going to let up any time soon. amid the gloom, one man is starving himself as the saviour of the high street. mike ashley's sports direct, which rescued house of fraser, says it wants to lend a hand to a wounded competitor, debenhams. we put this offer in to invest another £40 million and it is kind of the electric shock to wake them

adam woods, bbc news.n with special educational needs in england are set to benefit from a funding boost of more than £350 million. the announcement by the department for education comes after more than 30,000 people backed a petition earlier this year calling for more support for those with complex needs. earlier, one head teacher told breakfast more still needs to be done. if the government doesn't actually raise for the treasury more money to support schools per se across the board, we will have more complex issues going forward. and it's a generation that are going to be hugely affected. the funding needs to happen now. we are already seeing the effect of several years of school cuts, and we're talking 2 billion per year for the last few years. in my own school i've seen a lot of 120,000 over the last four years, and that's just in revenue funding. we will speak to damion hines, the secretary of state education in england shortly. bad weather and an increasing trend to buy things online are being blame

adam woods reports. seized at britain's borders, thousands of deadly and illegal weapons.reets. betweenjanuary weapons. knives and swords destined for the streets. between january and the tamba this year, border force staff confiscated more than 7600 lathes, double the number seized the previous year. the figures also show a big rise in other weapons found by officers, including batons and knuckledusters. and this is why police are so concerned. my crime in england and wales is at its highest for eight years. this month, 18—year—oldj for eight years. this month, 18—year—old j became for eight years. this month, 18—year—oldj became the latest victim in london. 17 people stabbed to death in the capital this year alone, many teenagers. in the west midlands, with the huge rise in violent crime, amnesties have been set up to take weapons off the street. at the tally of those killed and injured increases, how best to deal with knife crime remains a challenge? the home office is tackling illegal smuggling of weapons into the country is a key priority. a care home in the english c

firefighter adam wood. i just want to inform you of a couple of department specific developments. the long-term study involving san francisco, chicago and philadelphia that tony described was extended through the renewal of the zogrota act in new york. the organizers of the original study are going back to the cities and trying to update the medical information of the people who originally participated in the study and once that's completed, begin a recruitment of people for an ongoing study. i believe chief nicholson and chief sotto are the department's points of contact for that outreach, so that's happening currently. also, we just learned that, a representative from niosh is going to be in town next month and wanted to coordinate the participation of that study and our participation in the national firefighter cancer registry which was signed into law this year. so we'll be coordinating with the administration to make sure that the representative meets with the appropriate people. >> president cleaveland: thank you very much. any other public comment? welcome back, mr. choi. >

adam woods reports. the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed in flames.rgest zoo enclosure engulfed inflames. 0h, the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed inflames. oh, my god. oh, my god. inside, hundreds of rare and exotic creatures. firefighters were quick to arrive as the zoo was evacuated, staff went back into move animals to safety. what could you see? just loads of smoke over the new part of the zoo and it was really cloudy and there seem to a lot of panic, fire engines, police, even ambulance. 15 fire crews battled strong wind and rain to bring the flames under control. one person had to be treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. no other injuries have been reported. all mammals living inside the enclosure, including endangered orangutans, givens and crocodiles, have been accounted for but many tropical birds remain missing. —— givens. investigation into what caused the fire is now under way with parts of the zoo expected to reopen later today. bad weather and an increasing trend to buy things online are being blamed for shoppers staying away

adams expert. [laughter] brian: this is gordon wood. adam was a realist. he did not believe all men were created equal. he thought all men are created unequal. he did not believe in american exceptionalism. we americans are no different from other nations. we are just as vicious, just as corrupt. these are the things he was saying. this is not the american dream. we could not live by adams' message, according to gordon wood. it would be too much to bear. [laughter] brian: what do you think? prof. medford: are you looking at me? [laughter] prof. medford: i think he is right. both are correct. we tend to gloss over the negative things in american history. ,he difference is we realize those of us who study the history of the nation, realize there are dark aspects of our past. we also know that we have committed ourselves to making things better. starting with the civil war, when the country does commit itself to a different direction. the founding fathers may have had this image of what america could be. the civil war pushed it forward. we have been attemptin

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. >> this guy is adamant that he found kate waring in the woods off of polly point road. >> off of wheresland off polly point road, the trio of former cops instinctively revert to the long practiced standard procedure. >> we said, okay, let's secure the crime scene, back out, wait for law enforcement to get here. >> so far, so good. but what happened next was quite a surprise. >> the first officer was a charleston county deputy. and i said, "we'll show you where the remains are." took him out there and said, "it's your crime scene now, and we're backing off." and that's what we did. >> but that wasn't the end of it, was it? >> no. >> no. we were detained to put it mildly. >> detained? >> detained, placed in separate police cars. >> what do you mean -- you were arrested or -- >> well, very strictly i guess by the legal definition, we were not free to leave. they made that clear. and, one, we couldn't leave because they seized my car. >> but wait a minute. you found the body. and showed them where it was. >> that's correct. they wanted a statement from us as to everything that we had done

. >> this guy is adamant that he found kate waring in the woods off of polly point road. >> off of where> all right. why is he adamant? >> he says he knows it's her. >> out on the island off polly point road, the trio of former cops instinctively revert to the long practiced standard procedure. >> we said, okay, let's secure the crime scene, back out, wait for law enforcement to get here. >> so far, so good. but what happened next was quite a surprise. >> the first officer was a charleston county deputy. and i said, we'll show you where the remains are. took him out there and said, it's your crime scene now, and we're backing off. and that's what we did. >> but that wasn't the end of it, was it? >> no. >> no. we were detained to put it mildly. >> detained? >> detained, placed in separate police cars. >> what do you mean -- you were arrested or -- >> well, very strictly i guess by the legal definition, we were not free to leave. they made that clear. and, one, we couldn't leave because they seized my car. >> but wait a minute. you found the body. and showed them where it was. >> that's co

. >> hey, sarge, are you ready for this, this guy is adamant he found kate waring in the woods off poly point road. >> off where? >> poly point road in wadmalaw island. >> how is he aware of it? >> he said he knows it was her. >> reporter: the instinctive cops waited. >> we said let's sit back and way for law enforcement to get here. >> reporter: so far, so good. but what happened next was quite a surprise. >> the first officer was a charleston county deputy i said, we'll show you where the remains are, took him out there and said it's your crime scene now and we're backing off. and that's what we did. >> reporter: but that wasn't the end of it, was it? >> no. we were detained, to put it mildly. >> reporter: detained? >> detained. placed in separate police cars. >> reporter: what do you mean, you were arrested? >> very strictly by the legal definition, we were not free to leave, they made that very clear. and we couldn't leave because they seized my car. >> reporter: but wait a minute, you found the body and showed them where it was. >> that's correct. they wanted a statement to us of e

wood. britain's 0lympic swimming gold medallist adam peaty has dared those who run the sport to ban him afterdespite warnings from retailers that it was one of the worst on record. figures from the office for national statistics said sales rose 1.4% from october, despite economists' forecasts ofjust 0.3%, following two months of decline. sales were helped by black friday promotions. more money should be spent on changing the layout of our town centres, an independent report into the state of the high street has recommended. an expert panel, chaired by the owner of timpson's, says local authorities across england don't have enough money and central government needs to contribute more. sirjohn timpson says town centres should be turned into communities and meeting places. this isn't just about shopping. it's about communities, about creating a hub, and that includes lots of other things — whether its medical, social services, whether it's entertainment — all these other things, and housing. because it's pretty obvious if you go around, there are probably about twice as many shops as we need in

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