edinburgh, too. absolutely and some of those _ edinburgh, too.y and some of those big _ edinburgh, too. absolutely and some of those big indoor - edinburgh, too. absolutely and | some of those big indoor events are still going ahead. concerts and so on. are still going ahead. concerts and so om— and so on. yeah, absolutely. this festival _ and so on. yeah, absolutely. this festival has _ and so on. yeah, absolutely. this festival has kind - and so on. yeah, absolutely. this festival has kind of - and so on. yeah, absolutely. | this festival has kind of grown over the years was kind of a one—day thing to bring in the new year, but then it's become a four day festival. there also things that happen where people go and have a dip in the sea on new year's day and actually there have been lots of spin off of incident happened since the festival became quite organised. so there was to be plenty of things to do indoors, but actually to be honest most people do come here because they want to take part in the street party and want to take part in the conc

but some will have travelled to edinburgh to stay here. they will get to see in the new year in the place that is probably most famous for it in the world. we have spoken to people this afternoon who are very disappointed that the street party is in going ahead tomorrow night but understanding that safety in these conditions come first. the last time that hogmanay events were cancelled in edinburgh due to adverse weather conditions was back in 2006. it's not something that happens very often and very disappointing for people who have travelled from far and wide to come and see the fireworks and be part of that event tomorrow, which now unfortunately has been cancelled. i tomorrow, which now unfortunately has been cancelled.— has been cancelled. i wonder if you could remind _ has been cancelled. i wonder if you could remind us— has been cancelled. i wonder if you could remind us about _ has been cancelled. i wonder if you could remind us about hogmanay, | has been cancelled. i wonder if you - could remind us about hogmanay, what is it and w

., , , edinburgh? it has been very bad weather end _ edinburgh?bad weather end to _ edinburgh? it has been very bad weather end to the _ edinburgh? it has been very bad weather end to the year. - edinburgh? it has been very bad| weather end to the year. stormy conditions are expected to spread to other parts of the uk. as 2025 gets under way, other parts of the uk. as 2025 gets underway, most other parts of the uk. as 2025 gets under way, most of the country is braced for further wind and rain with yellow weather warnings in place. those travelling over new year are being urged to check the latest forecast. network rail say some lines will need to be slowed, thatis some lines will need to be slowed, that is on top of other strikes. we have seen thick fog disrupting hundreds of flights in major airports in the uk. it has been very disruptive week. in terms of other cancellations we have not heard of any other major events being cancelled so far. london city hall are monitoring the weather ahead of the london sold—out new year's eve display and thos

it's on the cancellations. still very windy in edinburgh it's still very windy in edinburgh which is cancel sites outdoor events, the world famous street party, the live music in princes street gardens and the spectacular fireworks that people look forward to every year. but it is not to be this year. this is the time that bad weather has caused the outdoor events to be cancelled since 2006. 16,000 people were planning on attending the party tonight, some of them coming here from all over the world and i met some of them in the city centre who have been telling mejust city centre who have been telling me just how disappointed they are, some who have come from australia, malaysia but also they are realistic that it is windy and still one of the best places in the world to celebrate here whether you are inside or outside. people putting a bright look onto it all. there are still yellow weather warnings in scotland, which covers the south and central belt for wind but still a more serious amber warning on the north, and that covers aviemore, inverness, fort william and into moray. most

catriona renton, bbc news, edinburgh. correspondent in edinburgh, lisa summers, gave us this update. i mean, this is a huge event for the city. over the years that they've been hosting it, it's really kind of put edinburgh and scotland on the international map as a place to come to to celebrate the new year. now, we were expecting around 16,000 people to gather in prince's street tomorrow night to bring in 2025. you mentioned the concert in the gardens was due to take place as well as a big fireworks display that would be at the castle and was going to last six minutes. organisers have said because of the bad weather that we've had today and the extreme weather they're expecting tomorrow, they've been unable to continue with the plans to get everything set up for these festivals. and for that reason, they've had to make the difficult decision to cancel events. it's quite early on to do that. we have had the street party cancelled in years gone by — twice in fact, in 2003 and 2006 — because of bad weather. but that all hap

catriona renton reports from edinburgh. music.t people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was hogmanay last year, and preparations were taking place today for the famous street party, concert due to be headlined by texas and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon, when organisers announced they have had to cancel on safety grounds after the met office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain. a spokesperson for unique assembly said... of course people are disappointed, but understand. no! we were allowed to go to the castle because of the wind. yeah. oh, my gosh! this is what i came for, this weather, i love it. it was a little bit - blustery for the torches, so i understood that. we kind of came here for the party, so... organisers of other events, like the stonehaven fireballs in aberdeenshire, plan to still go ahead. the fireballs are going ahead as planned. the only issue would be for the spectators to come and stand for a couple of hours beforehand. already today, the north of the coun

we report now from edinburgh. >> this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experienceas hogmanay last year. preparations were taking place today for the famous street party, concert to be headlined by texas, and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon when organizers announced they've had to cancel on safety grounds after the met office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain. a spokesperson said that we have been unable to continue with necessary setups for the hogmanay event due to extreme weather and forecast conditions. therefore for safety reasons, we along with our safety partners, have made the decision to cancel all outdoor events. of course people are disappointed but understand. >> no. we were not allowed to go to the castle because of the wind. >> this is what i came for, this weather. i love it. >> it was blustery for the torches, so we understand. >> we kind of came for the party. >> organizers of other events planned to still go ahead. >> the fireballs are going ahead as planned. the only issue is whether it would be for the spectators to st

the indoor events that were organised for edinburgh's hogmanay are still going ahead. do and plenty to enjoy butjust of course keeping safe and that street party, the thing people do look forward to and do come from all over the world to be involved in, is not going ahead. . ., ., ., ahead. katrina renton that we mentioned _ ahead. katrina renton that we mentioned these _ ahead. katrina renton that we mentioned these weather - ahead. katrina renton that we | mentioned these weather alerts are notjust in scotland, there are notjust in scotland, there are other areas affected? i think we have lost contact, may be the wind and the rain has got into the communications with catriona renton. we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website with the latest on these weather warnings. as i mentioned, edinburgh's fireworks have been cancelled but also elsewhere blackpool have cancelled theirs and london, which of course is the very big one in the uk, the fireworks boss says the big enemy is the wind, but they do still think that it will go ahead. confident was the word

our correspondent reports from edinburgh. this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was holiday last year. preparations were taking place today for the famous street party concert due to be headlined by texas and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon, when organizers announced they have had to cancel on safety grounds after the office issued yellow warnings for winds and rain. a spokesperson said we have unfortunately been unable to continue with preparations, and necessary setups for edinburgh's hogmanay outdoor events due to extreme weather and forecast conditions. for safety reasons, we, along with our event partners, have taken the difficult decision to cancel all outdoor events. of course, people are disappointed, but understand. >> we were not allowed to go to the castle because of the wind. >> this is what i came for. this weather. i love it. >> it was blustery for the torches. >> we kind of came here for the party. reporter: organizers of other events like the sto

catriona renton, bbc news, edinburgh.ight declared a "critical incident" because of significantly increased demand across the service and extensive hospital handover delays. demand has been very high, with more than 340 calls waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared. a state funeral will be held forformer us presdient, jimmy carter, on the 9th ofjanuary — part of a national day of mourning for the longest—lived us president. before that, his body will be flown to washington, where it will lie in state in the rotunda of the us capitol from january the seventh. he died yesterday at the age of 100. he served one term as president from 1977 to 1981, and was later awarded the nobel peace prize. a makeshift memorial has been set up at the carter presidential center in his home state of georgia. and this is the scene in washington dc, where flags are flying at half mast. throughout the day, tributes have been paid by world leaders — among them king charles, who said he felt "great sadness" at preside

we are hearing that edinburgh's hogmanay new year's eve celebrations have been cancelled due to concernsr extreme weather. organisers say that the celebrations in scotland are world famous. joining me now to discuss this breaking news we have our reporter megan owens. what more are organising saying at this point?— at this point? following the met office's _ at this point? following the met office's weather - at this point? following the - met office's weather warnings, theyissued met office's weather warnings, they issued where weather warnings for wind and rain today. organisers have said that all events taking place on monday and tuesday are to be scrapped including a concert in princess street gardens by the rock band texas. according to a spokesperson they said that we have been unable to continue with preparations for the event and the necessary setup. of course, this takes a lot of work behind the scenes to organise. they have said that they have had to cancel the events outdoors due to this extreme weather and forecast conditions. they said that for safety reasons they are having

from edinburgh, here's our scotland correspondent catriona renton.the scottish highlands, heavy rain caused the river to rage through carrbridge. flooding followed an amber weather warning for rain in the north of the country which expired late afternoon. network rail had to close the highland mainline as the level of water made it unsafe for trains. severe flood warnings had been issued overnight in the areas around aviemore. lifted as the rain was not as intense as anticipated. around the uk, weather warnings have led to cancellations of outdoor new year's eve parties from bangor to here in newcastle, which would have been the first new year fireworks display at the quayside since 2019, halted by forecast winds of over 50 mph. this morning, we woke up, and the wind direction has changed slightly. and now the debris would go towards the baltic, and despite everything that we've put in place, sadly we just can't fire the show safely. and here in edinburgh, the world—famous street party, live music and fireworks over the castle were cancelled on safet

tourists brave the elements — as stormy weather leads to the cancellation of edinburgh's famous new yeardoor hogmanay events fireworks and 2025 kicks off in auckland, as new zealanders celebrate the new year. hello. i'm nicky schiller. injust over a week, six babies in gaza have died from the cold weather — that's according to hamas—controlled health authorities. with hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians living in tents, and temperatures expected to drop further in the coming days. the news comes as a new report by the un says israels attacks on hospitals in gaza have had a catastrophic effect on palestinians access to healthcare — raising serious concerns about war crimes and crimes against humanity. our correspondent emir nader has more from jerusalem. receive many calls that tents have been flooded. in the humanitarian agencies have called for more aid to be allowed into the strip to keep families warm there. israel, for its part are saying they continue to facilitate the delivery and transfer of aid into the gaza strip now they report you are about to see does contain some

you now we're here in edinburgh.going on in scotland this evening that haven't had to be cancelled. 0utdoor here is cancelled. indoor, of course isn't and edinburgh remains one of the best places in the world in my opinion. to celebrate new year and a happy new year to all of you when it comes. and a happy new year to you as well. i'm joined by bbc weather presenter elizabeth rizzini. it is not good out there, is it? it is very windy night, it is mounted, there is a lot of heavy rain to come in the forecast and there are a lot of met office whether one is coming around as well. the amber warning _ coming around as well. the amber warning for - coming around as well. tie amberwarning for rain coming around as well. tie amber warning for rain across the grampians and islands has now expired but still some showers in the area that could add to the flooding problems. i can show the focus at midnight. here we go. as the clock chimes, this is scotland underneath or the weather. some wintry showers in the north of scotland,

catriona renton reports from edinburgh. music. this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was hogmanay last year, and preparations were taking place today for the famous street party and concert due to be headlined by texas and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon, when organisers announced they had to cancel on safety grounds after the met office if you get for wind and rain. a spokesperson said.... of course people or disappointed, but understand. film! we were about to but understand. oil we were about to go to but understand. <1>ii we were about to go to the castle because of the wind~ _ go to the castle because of the wind. , .,, go to the castle because of the wind-_ this - go to the castle because of the wind._ this is - go to the castle because of the l wind._ this is what go to the castle because of the i wind._ this is what i wind. oh, my gosh! this is what i came forth _ wind. oh, my gosh! this is what i came forth in _ wind. oh, my gosh! this is what i came forth in

catriona renton, bbc news, edinburgh.to be held for former us presdientjimmy carter on the 9th of january. he died yesterday at the age of 100. he served one term as president from 1977 to 1981 — and was later awarded the nobel peace prize. in washington dc, the nation's capital, flags are flying at half mast. while a makeshift memorial has been set up at the carter presidential center in his home state of georgia. world leaders have been paying tribute to him — among them, king charles who said he felt "great sadness" at president carter's passing. tom bateman reports. joining me now is gina kay abercrombie—winstanley, an american diplomat who served as us ambassador to malta from 2012 to 2016. she met former presidentjimmy carter in gaza while both were serving as election observers for the first general elections in the palestinian territories. hello, welcome to the programme. first off, i would like to get your reaction to this announcement on the carter centre timeline, saying that in recognition of president carter'

and of course, we wish everybody a happy new yearfrom all of us here in edinburgh.anjoin my colleague nicky schiller to see in 2025 with full coverage of the world—famous london fireworks, along with the best of the new year celebrations from around world — here on bbc news. the special prgramme starts at eleven thirty gmt tonight. here, it's been announced that the former radio presenterjohnnie walker has died at the age of 79. he stepped down from his bbc radio 2 show sounds of the �*70s in october due to ill health. his wife tiggy says she couldn't be more proud of how he kept broadcasting "almost to the end with dignity and grace". this is how his colleague and friend, bob harris, made the announcement on bbc radio, a little earlier. welcome along, i'm bob harris, i'm with you here on bbc radio two. and, to start the programme, i bring you some very sad news, because we've heard from tiggy walker thatjohnnie walker has passed away. i've knownjohnnie since the 1960s, when i first started listening to him on pirate radio. and we know what an incredible, warm, wond

he is now relocated to edinburgh.ws and talk to us today, and i wonder if i can ask you how you feel. i’m ask you how you feel. i'm extremely _ ask you how you feel. i'm extremely happy, - ask you how you feel. i“n extremely happy, extremely glad that this nightmare has come to an end. ijust can't describe, no words can describe how happy this brutal regime has been ruling for the last five decades from father to son, has ended. . , ended. tell me a little bit about what _ ended. tell me a little bit about what happened - ended. tell me a little bit about what happened to l ended. tell me a little bit. about what happened to you. indeed, the regime always feared the educated brains and for me, i was among, i was studying at university for genetics, and when i went to syria to see my family i had my own opinion, political opinion against the brutality, and they showed no mercy. i have been imprisoned with two months for all tools of torture braided cables, electric, electricity chair, just because i said assad's family

edinburgh fought back and pierre skooman�*s converted score gave them victory on the day. 1872 cup after finishing ahead with the scores from the two matches combined. ulster travel to connacht in the late game, which has just kicked off. darts now and luke littler is back in third round action at the pdc world championship this evening, he takes on compatriot ian white, while the three time world champion michael van gerwen also takes to the stage at alexandra palace. 12th seed nathan aspinall was one of the three players to progress in the afternoon session. earlier our reporter james gregg spoke to sarah mulkerrins with an update. it was a cracking afternoon session, it started off with a bit of an upset. ryanjoyce, knocking out the 16th seed now here with the final set, 11—3 in the end from the furthest he's ever been at the world start championship. ——the furthest he's ever been at the world darts championship. just after the outcome of the german knocking out a semi finalist here in scotland, that was a 4—1 win, really comfortable for the berlin boy, nathan aspinall,

now we're here in edinburgh., of course, other events going on in scotland this evening that haven't had to be cancelled. 0utdoor here is cancelled. indoor, of course isn't and edinburgh remains one of the best places in the world in my opinion. to celebrate new year and a happy new year to all of you when it comes. yes, i agree with katrina. maybe some hot water with the whiskey. we mentioned newcastle is another city that has cancelled their celebrations, we can speak now to the principal adviser for events, culture, arts and heritage at newcastle city council — jim mawdsley. iam i am sorry for you, jim. and a lot of planning goes into this. when did you take the decision? we took it this morning, we looked at it quite close last night, we knew that the forecast for winds were really high and strong. last night, though, were blowing in a favourable direction for us or any of the debris that came from the fireworks were blowing away from where the audience was an unfortunately, overnight, the forecast change so

catriona renton reports from edinburgh. tonight, a subdued atmosphere. edinburgh to experience it. preparations were taking place today for the famous street party, the concert due to be headlined by texas and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon when organisers announced they have had to cancel the outdoor events on safety grounds after the met office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain. we are deeply _ warnings for wind and rain. - are deeply disappointed. it is not something we take lightly, but again, the weather we have experienced over the last 48—hour and are expected to experience in the next 2a hours meant we were not able to build the infrastructure both for the performances and also the safety and construction. £31 safety and construction. of course people are disappointed, but understand. i course people are disappointed, but understand.— but understand. i didn't know the street _ but understand. i didn't know the street party _ but understand. i didn't know the street party was - but understand. i didn't know the street

severe weather warnings across the uk , stormy weather has already led to the cancellation of edinburgh's famous new year outdoor hogmanay events. and 2025 kicks off in auckland, as new zealanders celebrate the new year. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. and i want to take you straight to those live pictures from auckland in new zealand as they welcome in 2025. this is the sky tower in the city. this is 328 metres tall and is the tallest in the southern hemisphere. let's have a listen into the celebrations. cheering so, this display will last around five minutes. we are told there is up of 33 islands and occupies a vast area of the pacific ocean, may be 4000 kilometres. it marking 20 years since they changed the time zone which meant they now celebrate one hour ago. and we can now see new zealand welcoming in the new zealand welcoming in the new year. if you want to continue to watch the fireworks then you can see there is a qr code on the right—hand side of your screen. you can scan that throughout the day and we will be streaming fireworks from around the world live.

stormy weather has already led to the cancellation of edinburgh's famous new year outdoor hogmanay events. and it's arise sir gareth and sir stephen. former england football manager gareth southgate, and actor stephen fry are among those recognised in the new years honours list hello i'm nicky schiller, welcome to the programme. and a happy new year to the 16,000 or so residents of christmas island in kiribas in the indian ocean who have just welcomed in 2025 — one of the first inhabited places in the world to experience the new year. we start in the middle east. injust over a week, six babies in gaza have died from the cold weather — that's according to hamas—controlled health authorities. with hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians living in tents, and temperatures expected to drop further in the coming days, the united nations children s agency unicef has warned that more children s lives are at risk. israel doesn't allow the bbc independent access into gaza but our correspondent emir nadir has worked with two freelance camera operators in gaza who met families who've lost the

let's speak to our correspondent in edinburgh lisa summers.

edinburgh's famous new year's eve celebrations, known as hogmanay, have been cancelled due to bad weatherottish capital. the festivities were due to feature a huge street party, a concert and midnight fireworks display above edinburgh castle.

there's plenty of things to do inside too, and the indoor events that were organised for edinburgh'sogmanay are still going ahead, so you know there's plenty to do, there's plenty to enjoy. but just of course, keeping safe and that street party, the thing that people do look forward to and do come from all over the world to be involved in, is not going ahead. a little later, we should have the london fireworks and i'll be here to bring you those live on bbc news. around the world, and across the uk, this is bbc news. now to the middle east. injust over a week, six babies in gaza have died from the cold weather — that's according to hamas—controlled health authorities. with hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians living in tents, and temperatures expected to drop further in the coming days. the news comes as a new report by the un says israel s attacks on hospitals in gaza have had a catastrophic effect on palestinians access to healthcare — raising serious concerns about war crimes and crimes against humanity. israel doesn't allow the bbc independent access into gaza but our

james cook, bbc news, edinburgh.arly a0 years. and she's the driving force behind a new immersive exhibition celebrating the changing history of the catwalk. "inventing the runway" uses vogue's archive, dating right back to its first publication in 1892. it's on at the lightroom in kings cross in london and our media editor katie razzall went to meet her. this is spectacle beyond spectacle. you were there. i was there. it was extraordinary. anna wintour, flanked by british vogue's boss and the company's creative chief, relives the moment back in 2017, when fashion designer karl lagerfeld created a space station—inspired catwalk set for chanel. it was just a pleasure and amazing to be there, and you couldn't wait to see what he was going to come up with next. now we have a front—row seat on the history of the catwalk, with an immersive exhibition at london's lightroom, dreamt up by vogue's reigning queen. i think for someone who goes to so many shows, you get a little, notjaded, but you get used to the experience, but

in edinburgh and belfast, it'll be a shade cooler than that. be in central areas of england. gusty winds for a time, too, before it clears away and the skies turn clear, as well. now, let's have a look at the forecast for the weekend, because it will be very blustery. a nasty area of low pressure is expected to sweep just to the north of us — it'll introduce really strong winds to northern and western scotland, and really blustery elsewhere. 60—70mph gusts there in the north of scotland, 50mph across many central parts of the uk. the temperatures may reach 12—13 in some spots — but, because it'll be windy and there'll be showers, some of them wintry over the hills, it won't feel particularly warm. and it's notjust saturday that'll be windy, another very blustery day on sunday to come — look at that, gusts approaching 50mph further south, too. but it will be colder on sunday, you really will feel that wind chill. those temperatures will dip to six celsius — add on those 40—50mph gusts, and you'll need your thick coats. now, here's christmas week

james cook, bbc news, edinburgh.ivate health care company was shot dead by a masked gunmen outside the hilton hotel near times square. any idea about a motive yet? i am standin: idea about a motive yet? i am standing just _ idea about a motive yet? i am standing just by _ idea about a motive yet? i am standing just by the _ idea about a motive yet? i am standing just by the court. - idea about a motive yet? i —n standing just by the court. we can see the police investigation going on behind us, we can see some of the numbered evidence markers where the she“ numbered evidence markers where the shell casings were found, and as you say, they suggested all indications show that this was pre—planned and premeditated. it was caught on video camera, they show the gunmen standing outside the hotel here with a hoodie, wearing a backpack. 0ther a hoodie, wearing a backpack. other members of the public passing by, and then him apparently targeting mr thompson deliberately, shouldn't any number of times on the back, before escap

in what was the first club rugby match played at hampden park, glasgow had too much for edinburgh runningve the scoreline some respectability. 33—14 it finished. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. england'sjohn parry shot a superb final—round 64 to win the mauritius open and clinch his first dp world tour title in ia years. he made seven birdies and an eagle to finish two strokes clear of the field. pakistan's cricketers are looking to complete a 3—nil sweep in their one day series against south africa opener saim ayub made a century as they set south africa 309 as they set south africa 309 for victory injohannesburg a short time ago south africa were 166—5 in the 27th over. and there was a huge win for india's women over the west indies in the first of three one day internationals in vadodara. india racked up 314 for 9 from their 50 overs and dismissed the tourists for just 103. england have recalled joe root to their one—day squad for the tour of india and next years champions trophy, but ben stokes misses out after picking up a hamstring injury in the re

edinburgh's famous new year's eve celebrations, hogmanay, have been cancelled due to bad weather as strongities were due to feature a huge street party, a concert and fireworks at midnight over edinburgh castle. authorities say they understand the disappointment from those who travelled from around the world. an 18—year—old british man has begun a year—long jail sentence in dubai after he was convicted of having sex with a 17—year—old british girl who he met on holiday. both from london, marcus fakana and the girl, who is now 18, began their romance while on holiday with their families. the girl's mother reported the relationship to dubai police who arrested the teenager at his hotel. three afghan members of a human smuggling gang will be extradited to belgium following their arrests in the uk. the gang was responsible for trafficking thousands of migrants from afghanistan into europe. gang members also sexually abused young boys making the journey, filming the abuse to blackmail their victims. members of the gang are facing up to 23 years in prison. you're live with bbc news. president ze

national park, just in the west of the state of victoria, it's 143,000 acres or twice the size of edinburghes of fire edge currently active and burning across it. over 1,000 burning across it. 0ver1,000 firefighters are on the ground trying to battle that blaze while those winds are pushing it to the east. many communities around that fire are under emergency warning. they've been directed to leave immediately. to neighbouring cities and relief centres nearby. it's certainly a challenging day for firefighters but it's not all about the grampians fire, there's other fires as you quite rightfully pointed out across the state of victoria which, are currently still contained, but we're really fearful when the wind comes through the rest of the state it may escape containment lines and again cause further concern. many, many hours for firefighters, you know, being on edge, working within their communities to try and suppress this fire for many — for more time to come. so it's going to be a very challenging day. scientists, policymakers are unanimous these types of events are only going to keep i

now, we're here in edinburgh.re are, of course, other events going on in scotland this evening that haven't had to be cancelled. outdoor here is cancelled. indoor, of course, isn't, and edinburgh remains one of the best places in the world, in my opinion, to celebrate new year, and a happy new year to all of you when it comes. it's been announced that the former radio presenter johnnie walker has died at the age of 79. he stepped down from his bbc radio 2 show sounds of the 70s in october due to ill health. his wife tiggy says she couldn't be moe proud she couldn't be more proud of how he kept broadcasting �*almost to the end with dignity and grace'. david sillito looks back at his life. bell rings you're tuned to radio caroline on 199, england's first commercial radio station, and your all day music station. the voice ofjohnnie walker broadcasting from the boat that changed his life — radio caroline. at the age of 21, suddenly from selling cars and being a car mechanic in birmingham, out on the high seas, you kno

last friday's picture full celsius in edinburgh. 7 celsius, the full london push for the south ridge of attains a full right lot of cold weather across northern, this central pos in particular as it goes for the next couple of days. just look how it does to should we say less cold for now. but in by somebody let themselves us in london and also in edinburgh matching the temperature that we do have in row . i'm all the way aggression pushing across gemini and also into a pilot. and at the moment that was decided as quite as cold as grey. we're all going to see it, the lot the thing drive i for the time being with what the weather will coming to the northwest them. whether should we say full friday? plenty. yes. i was across central parts of the mediterranean, southern areas are friends with some snow that pushes a little further east with as we go one through sas day. is that model way coming into the northwest. it also it has what to, to the se. the unique perspective, what could my community be gaining if we weren't spending money on all of those bonds killing innocence. and as i sa

when i was 13—14 and i first rode on the track at meadowbank, in edinburgh, never could've thought thatyou know, it'd become a careerfor me and i would go on to win lots of medals. it's that passion and determination that's helped take sir chris hoy to the top of the podium many times, at both the olympics and world championships. in his career spanning many years, he's seen technology shift in his sport. obviously, the bikes evolve and the science behind performance and the analysis and... aerodynamics is the biggest one that's evolved cycling over the last ten years. but at the heart of it, its human beings and it's personalities and it's passion for sport. and i love the science, don't get me wrong. i mean, i did my degree in sports science and i love the science, the underpinning theory behind performance. but aside from all that, it's the human element that is the most fascinating, i think — the psychology. and, yeah, as i said, the passion for sport. sir chris has described this year as his toughest. he's spoken openly about his health and terminal cancer diagnosis. but through it

edinburgh�*s world—renowned hogmanay new year�*s eve celebrations are cancelled — due to extreme weather the state funeral for jimmy carter will take place on the ninth ofjanuary — as tributes continue for the former president, after his death at the age of 100. and five people are charged in argentina — over the death of the former 0ne direction star liam payne in october. hello i�*m... hello. high winds and extreme weather has forced the cancellation of edinburgh�*s world famous hogmanay celebrations on new year�*s eve. tens of thousands of tickets had already been sold. but organisers say high winds and extreme weather mean they�*ve been unable to continue with preparations for the outdoor events both today and tomorrow. among the events called off — a concert by the rock band �*texas�* — and the traditional midnight fireworks display to see in 2025. rain, snow and strong winds will hit large parts

in the edinburgh derby. and, standing his ground...oung opener sam konstas hits an impressive half century, against india in melbourne.. hello there and welcome along to the programme on a bumper boxing day feast of football for fans today. the famine — when it comes to victories — goes on for the premier league champions manchester city. they couldn't find a way past everton, in the lunchtime kick off, at the etihad... a crucial moment, erling haaland's spot kick saved byjordan pickford... nesta mcgregor reports. a stadium steeped in folk belonging to manchester city team — belonging to manchester city team struggling to find their way out _ team struggling to find their way out of miserable run of form — way out of miserable run of form. , ., ., ,_, ., form. they have not scored a coal form. they have not scored a goal since — form. they have not scored a goal since october, - form. they have not scored a i goal since october, everton, . .. goal since october, everton,... the spaniard's side did take the lead. and the manchester city

we will i head now from westminster, up to edinburgh, the scottish budget is coming up in a few minute can speak to our scotland correspondent, set the scene for us lorna. yes, this is a big moment in the scottish political calendar, rememberthe the scottish political calendar, remember the scottish government has a budget, last year of round £60 billion, that goesin year of round £60 billion, that goes in areas that are devolved to scotland like health, like education, rememberthere to scotland like health, like education, remember there are also, they also have tax raising powers, the income tax bands here in scotland are different from elsewhere, anyone earning over round £29,000 for instance pays more tax here in scotland, than elsewhere, anyone earning under that pays a little less, but what, the best way to describe todayisit what, the best way to describe today is it is the start of a negotiation, she is laying out her stall if you like, for the other parties to look at, to decide what they like, what they would like to negotiation over what they would like to see change, becaus

in edinburgh and belfast, it'll be a shade cooler than that.her front crosses the country — middle of the day, it'll be in central areas of england. gusty winds for a time, too, before it clears away and the skies turn clear, as well. now, let's have a look at the forecast for the weekend, because it will be very blustery. a nasty area of low pressure is expected to sweep just to the north of us — it'll introduce really strong winds to northern and western scotland, and really blustery elsewhere. 60—70mph gusts there in the north of scotland, 50mph across many central parts of the uk. the temperatures may reach 12—13 in some spots — but, because it'll be windy and there'll be showers, some of them wintry over the hills, it won't feel particularly warm. and it's notjust saturday that'll be windy, another very blustery day on sunday to come — look at that, gusts approaching 50mph further south, too. but it will be colder on sunday, you really will feel that wind chill. those temperatures will dip to six celsius — add on those 40—50mph gusts, and

we'll be live in edinburgh and london. also tonight. usually in the spotlight. and, it's already 2025 in some parts of the world. spectacular fireworks lit up sydney harbour bridge in australia. welcome to bbc news, new year's celebrations have been getting under way around the world. this was the display in hong kong. tie pay also putten quite the show. and the celebration taking place

the temperature of —12 but even in glasgow and edinburgh it was —4 and —6 but for most of england anderature hired to start the day because of a lot of cloud over night and for most of the day pretty cloudy skies. acts like a blanket meaning beneath the cloud the temperature doesn't change that temperature doesn't change tha