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clive myrie was sent to australia to report on the country's bushfire crisis. is his presence there worth the financial and environmental cost? and remember election night last month? if you saw some of the results online rather than finding them out from the tv, chances are the articles you read were written partly by a computer. first, wednesday's surprise announcement from the duke and duchess of sussex that they would be stepping back from their roles as senior royals clearly caused some consternation among other members of their family and prompted a raft of royal commentators and plenty of airtime on bbc news, including a point raised by royal correspondent nicholas witchell on thursday's news at six in conversation with george. remember that, for the royal family, there is the spectre of another royal duke and duchess. the windsors, the former king edward viii and his american bride, wallis simpson, who turned his back on duty and went off to america and elsewhere, and who, of course, never really found happiness. as ever, with this topic, audience react
clive myrie was sent to australia to report on the country's bushfire crisis. is his presence there worth the financial and environmental cost? and remember election night last month? if you saw some of the results online rather than finding them out from the tv, chances are the articles you read were written partly by a computer. first, wednesday's surprise announcement from the duke and duchess of sussex that they would be stepping back from their roles as senior royals clearly caused some...
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clive myrie has been surveying the damage in southeastern new south wales.ushfires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide. inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds, little birds, birds on the ground, birds up the trees and there's nothing any more. samantha calls this state forest home, living among the wallabies and kangaroos. and unfortunately it almost seems like an extinction event, because there haven't been any dead bodies, any injured animals. anything living was incinerated. some now believe these fires may be a turning point for australia. its people forced to confront mortality on several fronts. this is a game changer. people are seeing the tangible effects of a drier climate. a majority of australians now rank climate change as the top threat to australia's vital interests, above other more conventional threats to nat
clive myrie has been surveying the damage in southeastern new south wales.ushfires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide. inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds, little birds, birds on the ground, birds up the trees and there's nothing any more. samantha calls...
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clive myrie has th report. clive: we reachhe area late at night after a seven-hour drive. there is no electricity. the onlyol elimination, powered christmasights. a few hours later, dawn. on scorched farmland, the sound of gunshots mingled with birdsong, as local farmers had to put down hundreds of injured animals. >> i grew up on that street now i planted that treat. clive: ronnie leads me to theag shattered vill >> it is pretty tough to live next to this and see the things that were in my street. clive: the fear is that tile many stadefend their properties, hers will not want to leave. >> do you want to live amongst the asbestos? wod you like to do that? our community is still fighting to survive. clive: this is what her llage endured. the video was filmed by ronnie's father, brian, a highly decorated former volunteer firefighter. the flames just meters from his house. >> sad day. the heart and soul of a little verbal village just ripped out. clive: t paying tributthe firefighters who tried to save his village, brian invokes winston churchill. >> when our main street had
clive myrie has th report. clive: we reachhe area late at night after a seven-hour drive. there is no electricity. the onlyol elimination, powered christmasights. a few hours later, dawn. on scorched farmland, the sound of gunshots mingled with birdsong, as local farmers had to put down hundreds of injured animals. >> i grew up on that street now i planted that treat. clive: ronnie leads me to theag shattered vill >> it is pretty tough to live next to this and see the things that...
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clive myrie in cobargo, thank you.he labour party to replacejeremy corbyn has been set out by the party's national executive committee. there are five people currently in the running: emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy, jess phillips and keir starmer. new members can register up until the 20th of this month with the ballot running between the 21st of february and the 2nd of april. the leader will be announced on the 4th of april. the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has gone on trial in new york charged with rape and sexual assault, more than two years after allegations emerged against him. jurors will be selected tomorrow in the trial which relates to two women, but some 80 women have accused mr weinstein of sexual misconduct. he denies all the charges against him. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. it's awards season in hollywood. in the world he used to dominate, he'd be wearing a tuxedo and parading down the red carpet. but the swagger is long gone. he walks now with the
clive myrie in cobargo, thank you.he labour party to replacejeremy corbyn has been set out by the party's national executive committee. there are five people currently in the running: emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy, jess phillips and keir starmer. new members can register up until the 20th of this month with the ballot running between the 21st of february and the 2nd of april. the leader will be announced on the 4th of april. the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein,...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia.n hectares of land, the australian government has pledged nearly $35 million to an emergency wildlife recovery programme. the habitat of several native species has either been destroyed or badly damaged and among the worst affected is the koala. 0ne wildlife group helping to care for the animals is adelaide koala rescue, who've had to spread out into the gym of a local primary school, because of the number of koalas in need. their habitat in certain places like the adelaide hills has been decimated. there have been entire koala colonies that have been lost. we have a lot of koalas here who have managed to survive that got through their burns treatment, and they have no home to go to. these are wild animals, though, so how difficult is it for them to adapt to their new life and be surrounded by people? koalas are actually fairly adaptable. a lot of the koala is coming in from the fireground were in a really bad way. so they were on pain relief, they were not feeling very good at all. so
clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia.n hectares of land, the australian government has pledged nearly $35 million to an emergency wildlife recovery programme. the habitat of several native species has either been destroyed or badly damaged and among the worst affected is the koala. 0ne wildlife group helping to care for the animals is adelaide koala rescue, who've had to spread out into the gym of a local primary school, because of the number of koalas in need. their habitat in...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in new south wales. is due to meet with senior members of the british royal family on monday about the future role of prince harry. the prince and his wife meghan want to step back from royal duties, but it's unclear how that will work. finance and security are among the issues to be resolved. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their way here for a summit unprecedented in its nature. her majesty will have her first face—to—face meeting with prince harry, her grandson, since he and his wife announced they intended to step back as senior royals. attending the meeting, prince charles, on his return from 0man, where he travelled to pay his respects following the death of the sultan. prince william will also be at the meeting. meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to join the talks via phone from canada, w
clive myrie, bbc news, in new south wales. is due to meet with senior members of the british royal family on monday about the future role of prince harry. the prince and his wife meghan want to step back from royal duties, but it's unclear how that will work. finance and security are among the issues to be resolved. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar...
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clive myrie. let's head to italy now, where an unusual cultural event is taking place. igloo, made especially for the occasion. even the instruments are a little sub—zero, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. as concerts go, this is pretty cool — literally. more than 10,000 cubic metres of snow were used to build a rather chilly auditorium. violin, drums, double bass — all are made of ice. this isn'tjust about the music, it's about the location — a glacier that has lost a third of its volume in less than three decades. translation: our business is based on the snow, on the cold weather. but if the climate changes, we will not be able to live this kind of experience. so the message we want to send out is for us all to look after our environment and climate. playing instruments made of ice is hard enough. making them is another story. it took careful precision to hit the right notes. b flat. it's difficult to build the different instruments for different reasons. each instrument has its own difficulty. maybe it's so fine and delicate and easy to break or hard to get inside t
clive myrie. let's head to italy now, where an unusual cultural event is taking place. igloo, made especially for the occasion. even the instruments are a little sub—zero, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. as concerts go, this is pretty cool — literally. more than 10,000 cubic metres of snow were used to build a rather chilly auditorium. violin, drums, double bass — all are made of ice. this isn'tjust about the music, it's about the location — a glacier that has lost a third of its...
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clive myrie in use south wales. —— new south wales.s—you—go phones, without any need to identify themselves, is hampering efforts to crack down on organised drug dealing. the phones are being used by so—called county line gangs who operate out of big cities including london, manchester and liverpool and sell drugs to people in smaller towns across britain. they use dedicated mobile phone lines, known as "deal lines", to take orders from drug users and often get children to help move and store the drugs and money. here's our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. a warning his report contains flashing images. siren bedfordshire police move in on a brutal county lines gang involved in drugs, kidnappings, robberies, attacking rivals. police say anonymous "burner" phones were absolutely integral to what they were doing. we're hiding tracy's identity for safety reasons. her son has been caught up with a county lines gang for years. one of the signs — the phones. there is a multitude of phones, multitude of sim cards, that suddenly turn up
clive myrie in use south wales. —— new south wales.s—you—go phones, without any need to identify themselves, is hampering efforts to crack down on organised drug dealing. the phones are being used by so—called county line gangs who operate out of big cities including london, manchester and liverpool and sell drugs to people in smaller towns across britain. they use dedicated mobile phone lines, known as "deal lines", to take orders from drug users and often get children to...
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clive myrie, thank you.low a gambling website to broadcast fa cup games. under a six—year deal, the bookmaker bet 365 can show some matches. but fans need an account or need to have placed a bet with bet365 on any event 2a hours before the games — measures which bet 365 says enabled fans to watch without betting and prevented under—18s from accessing the service. 0ur sports editor, dan roan reports. in life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows... the launch of a recent fa campaign, using football to raise awareness of mental health. narrated by the governing body's president, the duke of cambridge, as part of his work on the issue, the film was shown at grounds around the country last weekend. but the fa's now been accused of an own goal, after indirectly selling rights to the competition to several bookmakers, via a third party. since last season — bet365, one of those able to stream matches on its app and website. fans wanting to watch 16 of this weekend's fa cup games that way had to have an
clive myrie, thank you.low a gambling website to broadcast fa cup games. under a six—year deal, the bookmaker bet 365 can show some matches. but fans need an account or need to have placed a bet with bet365 on any event 2a hours before the games — measures which bet 365 says enabled fans to watch without betting and prevented under—18s from accessing the service. 0ur sports editor, dan roan reports. in life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows... the launch of a recent fa...
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clive myrie with the latest on the bushfires. the labour party to replacejeremy corbyn has been set out by the party's national executive committee. there are five people currently in the running: emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy, jess phillips and keir starmer. new members can register up until the 20th of this month with the ballot running between the 21st of february and the 2nd of april. the leader will be announced on the 4th of april. now, the former hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has gone on trial in new york, charged with rape and sexual assault, more than two years after allegations were made against him. the trial relates to just two women, but 80 women have accused mr weinstein of sexual misconduct. he denies all the charges against him, as our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. it's awards season in hollywood. in the world he used to dominate, he'd be wearing a tuxedo and strutting the red carpet. but the swagger is long gone. he walks now with the help of a frame. harvey weinstein cut
clive myrie with the latest on the bushfires. the labour party to replacejeremy corbyn has been set out by the party's national executive committee. there are five people currently in the running: emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy, jess phillips and keir starmer. new members can register up until the 20th of this month with the ballot running between the 21st of february and the 2nd of april. the leader will be announced on the 4th of april. now, the former hollywood film producer...
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clive myrie joined weeks of the bushfire season still ahead. ned one fire crew in new south wales. the fires eating this land have burnt from the mountains to the sea. in between, eucalyptus, bottlebrush and pine. it's hard, but save the forest and you save australia. man is having a terrible time trying to stop what mother nature is doing to us. but this is definitely the worst fire season that i've seen and most of my colleagues will have ever seen. you see how the wind really influences what the fire's doing. zeb is charged with protecting 2.5 million acres of forest in the state of new south wales. several villages and towns are just a few miles away, right in the path of oncoming flames. it wouldn't be that active if it wasn't so windy. zeb‘s team has already cleared some scrub, taking away fuel for the fire, but wisps of smoke are creeping through like water under a door. how long before the main firefront appears? it's been a long bushfire season for zeb and his crew. it's 4.36 in the afternoon and we can't see anything. days bizarre when
clive myrie joined weeks of the bushfire season still ahead. ned one fire crew in new south wales. the fires eating this land have burnt from the mountains to the sea. in between, eucalyptus, bottlebrush and pine. it's hard, but save the forest and you save australia. man is having a terrible time trying to stop what mother nature is doing to us. but this is definitely the worst fire season that i've seen and most of my colleagues will have ever seen. you see how the wind really influences what...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia. day's other news: a global study has found that sepsis kills about 11 million people around the world every year — more than cancer, and twice as many as previously thought. sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, is caused by the body's immune system over—reacting to an infection. united nations officials say since early december around 350,000 syrians, mostly women and children, have fled a new government offensive backed by the russians in idlib province. on wednesday, at least 18 civilians were reported killed in the opposition—held province when airstrikes hit a market and an industrial zone. at least two people have been killed and several injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in mexico. hundreds of people in the nearby town of san pedro laguna had to leave their homes. the model gigi hadid has been excused from serving as a juror in the rape trial of harvey weinstein. she was in court in new york on the eighth day ofjury selection, but as expected, was dismissed due t
clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia. day's other news: a global study has found that sepsis kills about 11 million people around the world every year — more than cancer, and twice as many as previously thought. sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, is caused by the body's immune system over—reacting to an infection. united nations officials say since early december around 350,000 syrians, mostly women and children, have fled a new government offensive backed by the russians in...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in southeast australia.ditor david shukman is in glasgow where the un's international conference on climate change will be held at the end of the year. so david attenborough and many others are passionately hoping that this year will see some kind of turning of the tide in climate change and that is because at this summit the countries of the world are meant to come up with new tougher targets for cutting emissions of the gases that are heeding the planet. that really matters because at the moment globally emissions are still rising when claimant scientists could not be clearer that they need to fall dramatically. it must be said that there is not a great track record with these summits. the most recent one last month in madrid ended with keyissues one last month in madrid ended with key issues being kicked down the road. the burden will be on the british government in the coming months to try and get things back on track. and there is big news tonight about a move by microsoft? this is extraordinary, from t
clive myrie, bbc news, in southeast australia.ditor david shukman is in glasgow where the un's international conference on climate change will be held at the end of the year. so david attenborough and many others are passionately hoping that this year will see some kind of turning of the tide in climate change and that is because at this summit the countries of the world are meant to come up with new tougher targets for cutting emissions of the gases that are heeding the planet. that really...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia.onald trump has been formally accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. he is accused of secretly putting pressure on ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival, then obstructing the investigation. in new evidence, an aide who acted on mr trump's behalf has said the president "knew exactly what was going on". and an independent government watchdog has ruled that the white house broke the law by withholding aid to ukraine that had been approved by congress. this from our north america editorjon sopel. across the marbled floors of congress, the statues from a bygone age looking down on the team that will lead the prosecution of donald] trump. they carry under their arms the files containing the articles of impeachment. the sergeant at arms will make the proclamation. hearye, hearye, hearye. all persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment. the language may come from a more genteel era, but don't be gulled. this is a 21st—century partisan scrap. house resolu
clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia.onald trump has been formally accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. he is accused of secretly putting pressure on ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival, then obstructing the investigation. in new evidence, an aide who acted on mr trump's behalf has said the president "knew exactly what was going on". and an independent government watchdog has ruled that the white house broke the law by withholding aid to ukraine...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in new south wales. stay with us on bbc news.e tide's out in venice, leaving the city's famous canals almost dry. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9610th performance of the long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have
clive myrie, bbc news, in new south wales. stay with us on bbc news.e tide's out in venice, leaving the city's famous canals almost dry. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe...
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clive myrie in australia, thank you.there from japan last month to avoid trial for financial misconduct. the former nissan boss, who dramatically skipped bail, said he was prepared to face justice in lebanon if neccessary but that he would not return to japan. he has been talking to to our world affairs editor, john simpson. hello. very nice to see you. thank you. even though the lebanese courts have said he can't leave the country, carlos ghosn has lost none of his bounce. i'm free to receive my family, i'm free to see my wife, to live with my wife. these are all things which were forbidden when i was injapan. he's consistently refused to talk about his escape from japan by private jet, hiding in a box for musical equipment. even so, i gave it my best shot. it must have been a pretty unpleasant experience, mustn't it? i don't know, you should ask somebody else. have you ever been in a box? well, you have, tell me about it. that's what you think. come on, come on, if you had been caught, head down in the box... this is y
clive myrie in australia, thank you.there from japan last month to avoid trial for financial misconduct. the former nissan boss, who dramatically skipped bail, said he was prepared to face justice in lebanon if neccessary but that he would not return to japan. he has been talking to to our world affairs editor, john simpson. hello. very nice to see you. thank you. even though the lebanese courts have said he can't leave the country, carlos ghosn has lost none of his bounce. i'm free to receive...
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clive myrie, bbc news, cobargo, new south wales.ties in the north have been cancelled this month because of the late delivery of new rail carriages. the provider, transpennine express, which runs trains between liverpool, manchester victoria, leeds and edinburgh — already has one of the worst track records for delays. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports. the train arriving at platform four at manchester victoria this lunch time was running on time, but many of these services operated by transpennine express are not as punctual. this is a transpennine express service to scarborough. already today, more than a quarter of transpennine express services have been late, very late, or canceled. and this has been ongoing for months. so the company has agreed to compensate season—ticket holders. they will get a 3% rebate, but it's not what passengers really want. you're getting to work late, so your boss is angry with you. you're getting home late, so your partner's angry with you. it's not a great time to be traveling wi
clive myrie, bbc news, cobargo, new south wales.ties in the north have been cancelled this month because of the late delivery of new rail carriages. the provider, transpennine express, which runs trains between liverpool, manchester victoria, leeds and edinburgh — already has one of the worst track records for delays. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports. the train arriving at platform four at manchester victoria this lunch time was running on time, but many of these...
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clive myrie joined one fire crew in new south wales.is land have burnt from the mountains to the sea. in between, eucalyptus, bottlebrush and pine. it's hard, but save the forest and you save australia. man is having a terrible time trying to stop what mother nature is doing to us. but this is definitely the worst fire season that i've seen and most of my colleagues will have ever seen. you see how the wind really influences what the fire's doing. zeb is charged with protecting 2.5 million acres of forest in the state of new south wales. several villages and towns are just a few miles away, right in the path of oncoming flames. it wouldn't be that active if it wasn't so windy. zeb‘s team has already cleared some scrub, taking away fuel for the fire, but wisps of smoke are creeping through like water under a door. how long before the main firefront appears? it's been a long bushfire season for zeb and his crew. it's 4.36 in the afternoon and we can't see anything. days bizarre when smoke has blocked out the light of the sun. and frighten
clive myrie joined one fire crew in new south wales.is land have burnt from the mountains to the sea. in between, eucalyptus, bottlebrush and pine. it's hard, but save the forest and you save australia. man is having a terrible time trying to stop what mother nature is doing to us. but this is definitely the worst fire season that i've seen and most of my colleagues will have ever seen. you see how the wind really influences what the fire's doing. zeb is charged with protecting 2.5 million...
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clive myrie was sent to australia to report on the country's bushfire crisis.ial and environmental cost? and remember election night last month? if you saw some of the results online rather than finding them out from the tv, chances are the articles you read were written partly by a computer. first, wednesday's surprise announcement from the duke and duchess of sussex that they would be stepping back from their roles as senior royals clearly caused some consternation among other members of their family and prompted a raft of royal commentators and plenty of airtime on bbc news, including a point raised by royal correspondent nicholas witchell on thursday's news at six in conversation with george.
clive myrie was sent to australia to report on the country's bushfire crisis.ial and environmental cost? and remember election night last month? if you saw some of the results online rather than finding them out from the tv, chances are the articles you read were written partly by a computer. first, wednesday's surprise announcement from the duke and duchess of sussex that they would be stepping back from their roles as senior royals clearly caused some consternation among other members of...
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clive myrie's been to the town of cooma., scott morrison, the prime minister, has admitted that he believes the government has made m ista kes believes the government has made mistakes in his handling of all this. the fact is, his approval rating has plummeted as a result of that, with more australians now saying they believe this bushfire crisis is the result of climate change and the government is doing too little about it. is this australia's future? the new normal? bush fires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide. inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds, little birds, birds on the ground, birds up the trees and there's nothing any more. samantha calls this state forest home, living among the wallabies and kangaroos. and unfortunately it almost seems like an extinction event, because there h
clive myrie's been to the town of cooma., scott morrison, the prime minister, has admitted that he believes the government has made m ista kes believes the government has made mistakes in his handling of all this. the fact is, his approval rating has plummeted as a result of that, with more australians now saying they believe this bushfire crisis is the result of climate change and the government is doing too little about it. is this australia's future? the new normal? bush fires have come and...
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some of the worst fires are in australia's most populous state, new south wales, where clive myrie is good evening. so much of the landscape here has been transformed by these devastating fires. this area of nowra, where we are at the moment, resembles a first world war battlefield with so many of the trees blackened and charred and the earth scorched and that heavy, acrid smell of smoke hanging in the air. temperatures have come down a little, providing a bit of respite for the emergency services but they are expected to spike well over a0 degrees towards the end of the week. that leaves the fear that scores of fires could merge into one huge disaster which could claim more lives. look at that road. this bushfire season is like no other in modern australian history. i mean, this is unprecedented, what we're having here. i mean, the whole country is alight. within half an hour it was, "get out, it's too late to leave." you know, "you should seek shelter." this is a thousand times worse. this is catastrophic. all the fires up the coast are catastrophic. worry etches the faces of those
some of the worst fires are in australia's most populous state, new south wales, where clive myrie is good evening. so much of the landscape here has been transformed by these devastating fires. this area of nowra, where we are at the moment, resembles a first world war battlefield with so many of the trees blackened and charred and the earth scorched and that heavy, acrid smell of smoke hanging in the air. temperatures have come down a little, providing a bit of respite for the emergency...
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clive myrie sent this update. across south—eastern australia, hit hard by the bushfires, that need government help and they needed quick. places like this, population little more than 600. the fire swept through on new year's eve, yet there is no power, little food, little water. people feel ignored. they've been left to fend for themselves, basically. while the government has been attacked for its response, the firefighters, particularly the volunteer force that tried to tackle the blazes, have received universal praise and i've spoken to one of the men willing to put their life on the line. it's... you are fighting a losing battle against some of these fires and, sadly, that's just the way it is. some of these fires arejust too big now. all we can do is just keep protecting homes as best we can, keep protecting life as best we can, without losing our own lives at the same time. yeah, it's gut—wrenching when you see it. but, you know, you are doing everything you can, there's not much more you can put into it. i'
clive myrie sent this update. across south—eastern australia, hit hard by the bushfires, that need government help and they needed quick. places like this, population little more than 600. the fire swept through on new year's eve, yet there is no power, little food, little water. people feel ignored. they've been left to fend for themselves, basically. while the government has been attacked for its response, the firefighters, particularly the volunteer force that tried to tackle the blazes,...
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clive myrie is there had caught up with one ofhe firemen trying to bring the fires under control. >> some of these fires are too big now. al we can do is protect homes as best we can and protect life best we can without losing our own lives at the same time. clive: he b hasn a volunteer firefighter for more than two decades. >> jacket pants. clive: this has seen a lot of service. self-sacrifice runs in the family. his late father as well as moer and brother also served. they are in crisis, the sternest test. >>i' terrible. 've never seen it this bad. it is phenomenal for don't know wh else to call it, to be quite honest. clive: and there is a guilt for not always being able to help when needed. he has a day job that pays the bills. >> 40 going to do, go home, loser family because you cannot pay your bills? or go to work and sit at work feeling guilty because you're not out u helpito your firefighters? it carries you apart because you want to be in two places and you can't. ah, yes. i do renumber seeing that one. --remember seeing that one. clive: the w videowatched captures the horro
clive myrie is there had caught up with one ofhe firemen trying to bring the fires under control. >> some of these fires are too big now. al we can do is protect homes as best we can and protect life best we can without losing our own lives at the same time. clive: he b hasn a volunteer firefighter for more than two decades. >> jacket pants. clive: this has seen a lot of service. self-sacrifice runs in the family. his late father as well as moer and brother also served. they are in...
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clive myrie is there had caught up with one of firemen tryi to bring the fires under control. >> some of these fires are too big now. lale can do is protect homes as beswe can aas protect life est we can without losing our own lives at the same ti. clive: he has been a volunteer firefighter for more than two decades. >> jacket pants. clive:f this has seen a lot o service. self-sacrifice runs in the family. his late fher as well as ther and brother also served. they are in crisis, the sternest test. >> terrible. i've never seen it this bad. it is phenomenal forwhon't know else to call it, to be quite honest. clive: and there is a guilt for pot always being able to h when neede he has a day job that pays the bills. >> 40 going to do, go home, loser family because you cannot or go to work and sit at work feeling guilty because you're not out helping us to your firefighters? it carries you apant because you to be in two places and yo can't. ah, yes. i do renumber seeing that one. remember seeing that one. clive: the video we watched captures the horror of trying to ta a wildfe. the men ar
clive myrie is there had caught up with one of firemen tryi to bring the fires under control. >> some of these fires are too big now. lale can do is protect homes as beswe can aas protect life est we can without losing our own lives at the same ti. clive: he has been a volunteer firefighter for more than two decades. >> jacket pants. clive:f this has seen a lot o service. self-sacrifice runs in the family. his late fher as well as ther and brother also served. they are in crisis,...
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clive: clive myrie, bbc news, southeast ausalia. laura: in other news, iran is facing new pressure to give a ll account as to how it mistakenly shot down the ukrainian passenger plane laswe , killing all 176 people on board. after a meeting in london, foreig ministersrom five cotries where citizens died called for iran to hold a thorough, independent, and transparent international investigation. they demanded those responsible be brought to justicand that tehran pay compensation to the victims families. new north american trade deal, umsending it to president to be signed into law. the motion passed with support from republicans and democrats. mexico ratify e deal in june, though it is yet to be approved by canada's parliament. the agreement gives much of the previous nafta deal, which mr. trump criticized, and includes more protection for workers. microsoft willemove all of the carbon from the environment that it has emitted since a communing ant was founded in 1975. the chief executive of th' world'largest software company wants t
clive: clive myrie, bbc news, southeast ausalia. laura: in other news, iran is facing new pressure to give a ll account as to how it mistakenly shot down the ukrainian passenger plane laswe , killing all 176 people on board. after a meeting in london, foreig ministersrom five cotries where citizens died called for iran to hold a thorough, independent, and transparent international investigation. they demanded those responsible be brought to justicand that tehran pay compensation to the victims...
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clive myrie reports from the village of cobargo in new south wales. only illumination, solar powered christmas lights. a few hours later, dawn. 0n scorched farmland, the sound of gunshots and mingled with birdsong as local farmers had to put down hundreds of injured animals. i grew up on that street. i planted that tree. ronnie leads me through the shattered village. it's pretty tough to live next to this and see all of the things on my street. her fear, while many stayed to defend their properties, others will now want to leave. do you want to live among the asbestos? would you, would you like to do that? no. our community is still fighting, to survive. this is what her village endured. the video was filmed by ronnie's father, brian. a highly decorated former volunteer firefighter. the flames just metres from his house. sad day. the heart and soul of a little rural village just ripped out. paying tribute to the firefighters who tried to save his village, brian invokes winston churchill. when our main street had finished and the buildings were smolder
clive myrie reports from the village of cobargo in new south wales. only illumination, solar powered christmas lights. a few hours later, dawn. 0n scorched farmland, the sound of gunshots and mingled with birdsong as local farmers had to put down hundreds of injured animals. i grew up on that street. i planted that tree. ronnie leads me through the shattered village. it's pretty tough to live next to this and see all of the things on my street. her fear, while many stayed to defend their...
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cobargo is a rural village in new south wales that has been very badly hit by the flames and clive myriethis community is hardy, it is resilient and resourceful. local people themselves have set up this disaster relief centre, and there is food, clothing, water, and even toiletries over there, truckloads of donations arriving every single day from all over australia and around 2000 people are being helped here. it is aid and support that is vitally needed as we found out the very first minute we arrived in the village. we reach cobargo late at night after a seven—hour drive. there's no electricity — the only illumination, solar powered christmas lights. crickets chirp a few hours later, dawn. birdsong on scorched farmland, the sound of gunshots mingled with birdsong, as local farmers had to put down hundreds of injured animals. i grew up on this street, i planted that tree. see that tree? ronnie ayliffe leads me through the shattered village. it's pretty tough to live next to this and see all of the things that were my street. herfear is, while many stayed to defend their properties, oth
cobargo is a rural village in new south wales that has been very badly hit by the flames and clive myriethis community is hardy, it is resilient and resourceful. local people themselves have set up this disaster relief centre, and there is food, clothing, water, and even toiletries over there, truckloads of donations arriving every single day from all over australia and around 2000 people are being helped here. it is aid and support that is vitally needed as we found out the very first minute...
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clive myrie reports from new south wales. land, burn from the mountains to the sea. in between eucalyptus and pine. it is ha rd to between eucalyptus and pine. it is hard to save the forest and to save australia. man is having a terrible time trying to stop what mother nature is doing to us. but this would deftly be the worst fire season would deftly be the worst fire season i've ever seen, and most of my colleagues would have ever seen. you see how the wind really influences what the fire is doing. this man is charged with protecting 2.5 million acres of forest in new south wales. several villages and towns just a few miles away, right in the path of oncoming flames secular it wouldn't be that active if it wasn't so windy. z‘s team has already cleared some scrub, taking away fuel for the fire. but fuel is creeping through, like water under a door. how long before the main fire front appears? it has been a long bushfire season for zeb and his crew. we can't see anything. smoke blocked out the light from the sun. and frighteni
clive myrie reports from new south wales. land, burn from the mountains to the sea. in between eucalyptus and pine. it is ha rd to between eucalyptus and pine. it is hard to save the forest and to save australia. man is having a terrible time trying to stop what mother nature is doing to us. but this would deftly be the worst fire season would deftly be the worst fire season i've ever seen, and most of my colleagues would have ever seen. you see how the wind really influences what the fire is...
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clive myrie, bbc news, in southeast australia.nment is revealing proposed new laws under which farmers will be rewarded for protecting the environment, tackling climate change and boosting wildlife. the new agriculture bill will replace eu rules which mean farmers are paid according to how much land they own. soil protection is a core issue at the heart of the bill — as there is three times more carbon held in soil than in the atmosphere, but losses of carbon are due to farming are fuelling climate change. more now from our science editor, david shukman, about the opportunities there might be for world leaders to take the action on climate change environmentalists say is massively overdue. verbal phrase the moment the crisis has come is really aimed at an event that do to take place here in glasgow later this year. at the climate centre across the river clyde behind me. that's were there could be what will be the largest gathering of foreign leaders on british soil ever. they will be here for a united nations summit on climate cha
clive myrie, bbc news, in southeast australia.nment is revealing proposed new laws under which farmers will be rewarded for protecting the environment, tackling climate change and boosting wildlife. the new agriculture bill will replace eu rules which mean farmers are paid according to how much land they own. soil protection is a core issue at the heart of the bill — as there is three times more carbon held in soil than in the atmosphere, but losses of carbon are due to farming are fuelling...
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clive myrie sent this from the town of mogo in new south wales preparations well under way, sadly, againikely to rise across the south—east of australia to a0 degrees tomorrow. people in towns not far from here have been told they've got to evacuate because of the possibility of high winds, bringing together three raging fires into one giant monster and, when i say giant, i mean a wall of flames, 20, 30 maybe a0 kilometres wide and scores of feet high. but this wooded area here, that is completely destroyed, the fire was visited on this place about new year's eve and, look at this, just over here, days later, you can still see the smoke from burning embers. and if our cameraman, johnny, just pans down to the ground here, you can that see everything is black — the earth, the trees — everything. colour has changed and up to the sky, you'd normally see a canopy there, and — i'm going to shut up for a second... silence ..nothing. a cacophony of trees, birdsong in those trees is what you would hear. and johnny, if we just bring the camera down here, just look down here — a corridor of burnt t
clive myrie sent this from the town of mogo in new south wales preparations well under way, sadly, againikely to rise across the south—east of australia to a0 degrees tomorrow. people in towns not far from here have been told they've got to evacuate because of the possibility of high winds, bringing together three raging fires into one giant monster and, when i say giant, i mean a wall of flames, 20, 30 maybe a0 kilometres wide and scores of feet high. but this wooded area here, that is...
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months with hotter, windier conditions set to return in the next couple of days. 0ur correspondent clive myriest of new south wales, one of the worst hit regions, and has been talking to victims. look at that road. this bushfire season is like no other in modern australian history. i mean, this is unprecedented, what we're having here. i mean, the whole country is alight. within half an hour, it was, "get out, it's too late to leave." you know, "you should seek shelter." this is a thousand times worse. this is catastrophic. like, all the fires up the coast are catastrophic. worry etches the faces of those who fled to this hotel from the small town of bundanoon. their homes encircled by two monster fires. the smell of smoke is present even here. by 9:30, i thought i was ok. judy coverdale is one of those who escaped with her life. it was just like a volcanic plume, just growing and growing, red. so, it's getting closer and closer, and at this stage, you're thinking, i've got to get out. yes. so then i could hear it. i thought i could hear this large fire. it's a disaster, a national disaster. j
months with hotter, windier conditions set to return in the next couple of days. 0ur correspondent clive myriest of new south wales, one of the worst hit regions, and has been talking to victims. look at that road. this bushfire season is like no other in modern australian history. i mean, this is unprecedented, what we're having here. i mean, the whole country is alight. within half an hour, it was, "get out, it's too late to leave." you know, "you should seek shelter."...
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clive myrie reports from eden, a seaside town that was first evacuated just days ago and is once againa bracing themselves for imminent evacuation orders. i will show you pa rt evacuation orders. i will show you part of the reason why behind me. the fire front that has already destroyed much in its path is sending out hot embers way ahead of the main wall of flames and some of those who have ignited a woodchip mill. that is the blaze you are seeing there. there is another heading here from the opposite direction, so double jeopardy potentially for this area. eden was evacuated seven days ago because of the fear of flames. people ended up on the beach sheltering down there and asa on the beach sheltering down there and as a result the authorities have said naval ship adelaide is ready to ta ke said naval ship adelaide is ready to take evacuees away. that fire front heading here from that direction is a colossal 40—60 kilometres long. it really is unbelievable to get the sense of the scale of the tragedy here, and as a result, with the hot winds predicted today and the hot temperatures o
clive myrie reports from eden, a seaside town that was first evacuated just days ago and is once againa bracing themselves for imminent evacuation orders. i will show you pa rt evacuation orders. i will show you part of the reason why behind me. the fire front that has already destroyed much in its path is sending out hot embers way ahead of the main wall of flames and some of those who have ignited a woodchip mill. that is the blaze you are seeing there. there is another heading here from the...
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clive myrie sent this from the town of mogo in new south wales.ures are likely to rise across the south—east of australia to a0 degrees tomorrow. some evacuations because of the possibility of high winds ringing together three raging fires into one giant monster and when i say giant, a wall of flames, maybe a0 kilometres wide and squalls of feet high. this wooded area here, which is completely destroyed, the fire was visited on this place about you —— new year's eve and you can still see the smoke from burning embers. if you plan to the ground, you can see everything is black, the earth, the trees, everything. colour has changed and up to the sky, you would normally see a canopy there, and nothing. a cacophony of trees, birdsong is what you would hear. if you look down here, a corridor of burnt trees, wallabies, koalas, everything that was living in this place was incinerated. the world war i artist never saw anything on this scale. —— artists. this is a tiny fraction of the millions of acres destroyed into this appalling bushfire season. the gove
clive myrie sent this from the town of mogo in new south wales.ures are likely to rise across the south—east of australia to a0 degrees tomorrow. some evacuations because of the possibility of high winds ringing together three raging fires into one giant monster and when i say giant, a wall of flames, maybe a0 kilometres wide and squalls of feet high. this wooded area here, which is completely destroyed, the fire was visited on this place about you —— new year's eve and you can still see...
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my colleague clive myrie is there. town back on new year's eve, there has been very little outside help that has come to the people here. there are local food shortages, people have to get stuff m, shortages, people have to get stuff in, water problems is one and there is no power. look at the south behind me. completely destroyed by that fireball. an irony of ironies. right over there it is extra to the local fire station. but it is the random nature of the damage that is frankly bizarre. look at this house here, completely untouched. you wouldn't think anything had happened, and yet right next door the neighbour parliament house, two houses in fact completely destroyed. well, while the government has received a lot of witticisms for its handling of the crisis, the firefighters, the men and women who have been tackling these blazes, they have received universal praise. we have been to talk to one of them, a volunteer firefighter who put his life on the line. some of these fires arejust too big now. all we can do is ju
my colleague clive myrie is there. town back on new year's eve, there has been very little outside help that has come to the people here. there are local food shortages, people have to get stuff m, shortages, people have to get stuff in, water problems is one and there is no power. look at the south behind me. completely destroyed by that fireball. an irony of ironies. right over there it is extra to the local fire station. but it is the random nature of the damage that is frankly bizarre. look...
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my colleague, clive myrie, is here with me on the south coast of new south wales.s been speaking to victims who were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge. look at that road. this bushfire season is like no other in modern australian history. i mean, this is unprecedented, what we're having here. i mean, the whole country is alight. within half an hour it was, "get out, it's too late to leave." you know, "you should seek shelter." this is a thousand times worse. this is catastrophic. all the fires up the coast are catastrophic. worry etches the faces of those who fled to this hotel from the small town of bundanoon. their homes encircled by two monster fires. the smell of smoke is present even here. by 9:30, i thought i was ok. judy coverdale is one of those who escaped with her life. it was just like a volcanic plume, just growing and growing, red. so, it's getting closer and closer and at this stage you're thinking, i've got to get out. yes. so then i could hear it. i thought i could hear this large fire. it is a disaster, a national disaster. judy sets out t
my colleague, clive myrie, is here with me on the south coast of new south wales.s been speaking to victims who were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge. look at that road. this bushfire season is like no other in modern australian history. i mean, this is unprecedented, what we're having here. i mean, the whole country is alight. within half an hour it was, "get out, it's too late to leave." you know, "you should seek shelter." this is a thousand times worse. this is...
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now back to clive myrie in the bbc newsroom, with the rest of the day's news.nd the world for the retired basketball star kobe bryant, who died yesterday in a helicopter crash. the five—time nba champion was with his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others when the accident happened. all those on board died. investigators are still trying to establish the cause of the accident, but conditions at the time over southern california were foggy. from los angeles, here's sophie long. reverse! he was one of the greatest players of all time. the two decades, the fierce soul of the la lakers, his remarkable talent and absolute devotion to winning earned him devotion and inspired a generation of young players round the world. he burned so competitively hot and desire to win, he brought it each and every night on both ends of the floor. not too many guys can say that throughout nba history. he won one of the first ones to leave high school and come to the nba, and do so school and come to the nba, and do so well. becoming one of the best scorers the la lakers has e
now back to clive myrie in the bbc newsroom, with the rest of the day's news.nd the world for the retired basketball star kobe bryant, who died yesterday in a helicopter crash. the five—time nba champion was with his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others when the accident happened. all those on board died. investigators are still trying to establish the cause of the accident, but conditions at the time over southern california were foggy. from los angeles, here's sophie long....