a fisherman who fell overboard off the cornish coast clung onto his nets forfive miles before being rescued. the alarm was raised when the fishing boat crashed into the south pier in newlyn yesterday afternoon. the solo skipper was rescued by lifeboat and taken to hospital with severe hypothermia. coastguards say he had fallen overboard whilst repositioning nets some five miles offshore but was able to hang on to netting over the side as his boat steamed along on automatic pilot. the man is now recovering at home. police in new york have sought to reassure residents after a bright blue light illuminated the night sky over the city. officials have explained the glow was not an otherworldly phenomenon but was caused by a transformer explosion, as rhodri davies reports. alien, the almighty, or apocalyptic? new yorkers were asking the question when the night sky turned blue on friday. it was freaky. it was like independence day, the movie, where you just look up and a weird blue colour that you haven't seen, lighting up the clouds in the sky. it looked like something was above the clouds. it st

a lucky escape for the cornish fisherman who fell overboard and survived after clinging to his boat'sforfive miles. now on bbc news, it's time for a christmas edition of weather world. nick miller and sarah keith—lucas report on the awesome power of wind, from the destruction caused by hurricanes, to its huge potential to power the planet. on one of the windiest days of the year, we have come to one of the windiest places in the uk. which is just as well, because this is the uk's biggest onshore wind farm. hold onto your hats. this is weather world. we will be getting up close to find out how these wind turbines work, and revealing how much power they can generate on a stormy day like this. it's opposite to how a fan operates. a fan will plug into electricity and use it to generate wind. the turbines do the opposite. also on weather world — 2018's biggest storms. the floods that rage with almost unimaginable force. cyclones so powerful they transform a coastal paradise into piles of rubble. and amid warnings of climate catastrophe to come, wildfires reach new scales of size and devast

charlie cornish, thank you very much. operations, dhl‘s operation at stansted airport continues to expand and ups are building a new facility at the airport. freight is very much at the heart of the story too. your‘re watching business live — our top story... the chief financial officer of huawei, the chinese technology giant, has been arrested in canada. it is alleged they have violated sanctions with regards to iran, this isa sanctions with regards to iran, this is a move that has come from the us and there is a view to extradite her to the us on friday. on the market started they do not like it at all! we have seen a big row in the asian markets in the last few hours. that is extending into the european session too. the ftse 100 is extending into the european session too. the ftse100 is down, more than 1%. the same in germany and also france as well. a bit of a crisis story as well. opec members are meeting in vienna which is having an effect on the oil price. let's talk getting out the house with a new baby! it is a h

to watch spain's annual christmas rocketry handout billions of euros in prizes we'll see why they cornish the fact want to. move her. body. i'm christine would be welcome to the program. a standoff in washington today is seeing u.s. senate as fighting for a christmas compromise that's because a dispute over president donald trump's five billion don the border wall has seen the u.s. government go into shutdown tramp's days the war is essential for national security and has warned the government shutdown could be lengthy best democrats say there are more effective solutions to protecting the u.s. border. it was one of donald trump's most divisive election promises a wall running the three thousand kilometer border between the u.s. and mexico to keep illegal migrants out of america. trump still insists the wall is needed to counter drug smuggling human trafficking and gang violence. our great country must have border security we don't want people coming in that are supposed to be here the only thing that's going to stop that is great border security where the wall or a slot fence or whatever

a lucky escape for the cornish fisherman who fell overboard and survived after clinging to his boat'ss forfive miles. and coming up — thousands more prisoners are to get phones in their cells under plans to tackle violence and re—offending. ministers say the measure will help inmates to maintain family ties and reduce tension on wings. and manhattan mystery — we find out why the sky over new york turned neon blue last night. good afternoon. three men have been convicted of murdering five people in a shop explosion in leicester. aram kurd, arkan ali and hawkar hassan were also found guilty of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. the arson attack happened in february this year and was caused by petrol, demolishing a supermarket and two—story flat above. mary ragoobar died together with her teenage sons shane and sean along with shane's girlfriend leah reek and arkan ali's partner, vi ktorija ijevleva. 0ur correspondentjeremy ball is outside leicester crown court for us now, jeremy what's the latest? emotional scenes here as these verdicts were returned. people were hugging, crying in t

location because from the if you if you conquer vision you can enter both cornish contents are both areas that are still held by the force of forces in the east very close to the shores of the euphrates river and therefore it's a strategic place and it's very important to keep this and it's also very important for the turkish forces of course to take it if they want to defeat the wipe e.g. the kurdish militias but if the syrian regime says no officially in control of it then this is at least a political victory because a military offensive in this area would be very costly for them because i don't think the corps are going to give this away. easy as an add on you mentioned him he's been sending his own forces to the border what do you think i mean you mentioned this before about how likely is a turkish attack it's been announced several times not specifically a month a month we have french troops in the area we also have russian troops in the area we have the syrian regime so there's itself has not been announced by the by the by the turkish president specifically but an intervention in t

they took over the cornish oprah in two thousand and twelve. as artistic director in turn diamond is of course it's a very special. where they were very special history and a very special tradition so why is that is it the perfect place for your idea of staging music. but didn't exist before i came to berlin i couldn't invent a better. place for me to work in. the theater with a turbulent history. after world war two one man made it the nerve center of a whole generation its founder and first artistic director valter felson stein. instead of a traditional opera house he set out to make it a music theater and for nearly thirty years he put real people expressing their lives and actions through song center stage not singing stars but an ensemble including the set technicians. i'm a person firstly that needs teams and a family of people grammy i need to know that everyone not just the singers or the designers but you know the props and the technical people and the stage management that there was a sort of. familiar you get that here because of the

penzance, a quintessential cornish tourist destination. its beauty attracts thousands every year.t like many other coastal towns, some of its residents have complex needs. having a good day? check-in at penzance's new night shelter. daniel is desperate to get through the doors. even though he has to give up his can of beer. we tolerate them being under the influence when they present. if they are particularly difficult than we say, write, not tonight. come back tomorrow and we will see how you are. there is a strict last entry time and daniel and david have onlyjust made it. being filmed as well! wendyjig eyes realise it was getting close to 9:30 p.m.? the realise it was getting close to 9:30 p.m. ? the whole idea of this is to cut down on the amount of chaos in people's lives, so we are introducing boundaries as gently as we can. and this, the type of incident night shelter staff hope to address. the nine beds are fully booked. daniel says he has been homeless on and off since his mom died when he was five. what is this place mean? well... better than being out on the streets and

a gentle walk on the cornish coast.had no idea what would happen next. i saw this smoky stuff come up. as she was filming, she realised part of the cliff was collapsing. there were little bits falling down, and a bit more falling down. and then, i saw this big chunk moving away from the side of the cliff. 0h! can't get that up here! bleep 0h! after the excitement of filming it, i suddenly thought, hang on a minute, actually, this could happen here. maybe i should move away little bit. i was just lucky i had the camera. lucky? i would have been straight out of there! i wouldn't have hung around to take a picture. geologists say recent heavy rainfall is to blame. walkers are being told to report any cracks. debbie is now keeping a safe distance. people who manage the footpaths on the coast say this is a good example of why we have to take more care, and we shouldn't get so close. will you do that again? no, i'm not going to get that close again. with dogs and children, don't even let them run anywhere near the edge. becau

penzance, a quintessential cornish tourist destination, its beauty attracts thousands every year, butave you had a good day? we're here! you're here, that's epic. check—in at penzance's new night shelter. dan's desperate to get through the doors... give me your can, pal, i'll put a sticker on it. ..even though he has to give up his can of beer. we tolerate them being under the influence when they present, if they are particularly difficult, then we say, not tonight, come back tomorrow, we'll see how you are. there is a strict last entry time, and dan and dave have onlyjust made it. cor, you're out of breath, have you been running? being filmed, as well. when did you guys realise that it was getting close to 9.30pm? just as we walked around the corner. the whole idea of this is to cut down the amount of chaos in peoples lives, so we are introducing boundaries as gently as we can. and this, the type of incident night shelter staff hope to address. the nine beds are fully booked. dan says he has been homeless on—and—off since his mum died when he was five. what does this place mean? bett

a fisherman who fell overboard off the cornish coast clung onto his nets forfive miles before being rescued newlyn yesterday afternoon. the solo skipper was rescued by lifeboat and taken to hospital with severe hypothermia. coastguards say he had fallen overboard whilst repositioning nets some five miles offshore but was able to hang on to netting over the side as his boat steamed along on automatic pilot. the man is now recovering at home. police in new york have sought to reassure residents after a bright blue light illuminated the night sky over the city. officials have explained the glow was not an otherworldly phenomenon but was caused by a transformer explosion,

a fisherman who fell overboard off the cornish coast clung onto his nets forfive miles before being rescueduth pier in newlyn yesterday afternoon. the solo skipper was rescued by lifeboat and taken to hospital with severe hypothermia. coastguards say he had fallen overboard whilst repositioning nets some five miles offshore but was able to hang on to netting over the side as his boat steamed along on automatic pilot. the man is now recovering at home. downing street has released a series of files relating to events and issues in 1994. among the new insights is a look at uk government fury at the decision of then us president bill clinton to allow gerry adams into america. katie fox is a records specialist at the national archive and shejoins me now. thank you very much indeed for coming in. you have been looking through all of this. lots of fascinating stories that appear to have emerged and we are seeing some of them in the papers today. let's talk about the issue of gerry adams. backin talk about the issue of gerry adams. back in 1994, of course, the situation was very different here at h

a fisherman who fell overboard off the cornish coast clung onto his nets forfive miles before being rescuedin newlyn yesterday afternoon. the solo skipper was rescued by lifeboat and taken to hospital with severe hypothermia. coastguards say he had fallen overboard whilst repositioning nets some five miles offshore but was able to hang on to netting over the side as his boat steamed along on automatic pilot. the man is now recovering at home. the federal government shutdown in the united states, now in its sixth day, looks set to continue into the new year after congress failed to resolve the impasse over president trump's demand for funds for a wall on the mexican border. the closure affects about 25% of government programmes. president trump blames the democrats for blocking his amendment that would add $5 billion of spending onto the budget bill to build the wall. the democrats say a wall would be ineffective

a lucky escape for the cornish fisherman who fell overboard and survived after clinging to his boat'sets forfive miles. and coming up — thousands more prisoners are to get phones in their cells under plans to tackle violence and re—offending. ministers say the measure will help inmates to maintain family ties and reduce tension on wings. and agony for ascoli as one of the ‘goals of the season‘ is scored by the italian side's goalie — into their own net. and in half an hour, we look at how the social media giants came under fire and the printed press got smaller — that's in review 2018: the media year. three men have been found guilty of murdering five people in an explosion which destroyed a shop and a flat in leicester. the three planned the blast in february, so they could make an insurance claim. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is in leicesterfor us now. a massive explosion shatters a quiet sunday evening. shortly after 7pm on the 25th of february, this building on one of leicester's main roads was completely destroyed, leaving five dead. mary ragoobar, two of her teenage son

and a dramatic operation refloats a russian ship, run aground off the cornish coast. good evening.anchester united has sacked its managerjose mourinho after the club's worst ever start to a premier league season. mourinho has been at old trafford for just over two years. he's been criticised over his signings and the team's style of play. united say they will appoint a caretaker manager for the rest of the season. our sports editor dan roan reports. driven out. jose mourinho here leaving town this afternoon, hours after learning he had been sacked as manchester united manager, the end of a turbulent reign. his fate had been sealed 48 hours earlier. their woeful defeat to liverpool marked a new low, this is their worst start to a league season for 28 years. and with the club's hierarchy watching on, patience had run out. you cannot just pin the blame on one person. yes, the manager takes the rap and he has lost his job for that because ultimately he is the one that has to get the best out of the players. quite clearly, that has not been the case. but when you go back to the summer,

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a dramatic operation refloats a russian ship run aground off the cornish coast.nd becoming the christmas number one. how michelle obama's memoir beat all comers to reach the top the bestseller list this festive season. it's five o'clock. good evening. our top story is that the cabinet has agreed to intensify preparations for a no—deal brexit. with little more than 100 days to go until britain leaves the eu, £2 billion has been earmarked for government departments to help them cope. the military will play a part too, with 3,500 troops on stand—by. the brexit secretary stephen barclay has warned businesses they should take the possibility of a sudden exit from the european union much more seriously. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. months of disruption at the uk's busiest port. uncertainty about travel and driving or using your mobile abroad, and concerns that medical supplies could run low. warnings about a no—deal brexit have covered almost every aspect of life. now, some ministers are clear. it's time to ramp up preparations. we're going to be

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great name, charlie cornish!them needing to take part in mediation to try and resolve their issues. the met has launched a video campaign featuring scenarios which showed typical behaviours of both victims and abusers in relation to physical abuse and coercive control. they hope it will encourage victims to seek help and support. have you ever wondered what gets left behind when a family leaves their home? one ex—council flat inspector has turned his hand to photography to document some of the more surprising and emotional things he came across. there's this lurid pink embossed wallpaper with a small rip in the wallpaper. someone had just written "i love you." who's that person? who loved who? you never knew what you were going to get when you went through the front door. my photographer's brain, thinking, "what's in there? what am i about to see?" let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a decent service on the tubes this morning. looking at the roads now then. in dagenham, the a13 is down to two l

a dramatic operation refloats a russian ship run aground off the cornish coast.