sir eltonjohn and olivia newton—john... have got a gong. sir eltonjohn and olivia newton-john... sir eltonjohn and olivia newton-john. .. we will come back to that. british-born, living in la, but we remember herfrom the movie greece. she has been battling cancerfor movie greece. she has been battling cancer for many, many years. movie greece. she has been battling cancerfor many, many years. he movie greece. she has been battling cancer for many, many years. he has been made a companion of honour. interesting to see how he will enliven the meetings, i imagine. he raised a lot of money to fight aids and interest think that a lot of the papers are doing the new year honours story from different angles. some of them are looking at the celebrity angle, people who raise the conversation about what kind of people get honours. they have some fantastic names. this archaic tradition, once a year... twice a year. indeed, twice a year and olivia newton—john as well. year. indeed, twice a year and olivia newton-john as well. let me go back to the front page of the guardian. it is made for t

and olivia newtonjohn, including eltonjohn and olivia newton john, and also including eltonjohn andhn, and also politicians, police officers, but the only problem was, somehow the cabinet office managed to release their addresses, and it was only up online temporarily before the problem was spotted but this has had the result that all these addresses are in the public domain. for some people who guard their privacy very carefully thatis guard their privacy very carefully that is a threat, obviously, and very unpleasant, but the odd thing about this, in my paper spoke to the head of the civil service, they have a practice that is used every year for putting these names out and it has been a well established procedure and yet somehow it has gone wrong this time and it seems very strange. he says understandably they may be need an inquiry into how this has gone wrong. an embarrassment and the information commissioner is now involved. more thanjust commissioner is now involved. more than just embarrassing because commissioner is now involved. more thanjust embarrassing because we have g

sir eltonjohn has received the highest accolade — he's been made a companion of honour.ture olivia newtonjohn becomes a dame, and billy ocean is made an mbe. the film directors sam mendes and steve mcqueen are knighted. four members of england's world cup—winning cricket team have also had their achievements recognised. kathryn stanczysyn reports. olivia newton—john says she's grateful beyond words to be made a dame for services to charity. a damehood too for former tv presenter, floella benjamin for her lifelong work with children's charities. volunteering always features heavily in honours list, with many who aren't household names being rewarded. i'm no hero, iwas lucky, i'm here, all the heroes are dead and i'll never forget them as long as i live. thank you, darling! people like d—day veteran harry billinge, who becomes an mbe in recognition of his work fund—raising for veterans. you know when i'm doing this collection i get a wonderful calm comes over me, because i'm doing something for the boys. back in 2012, rhian manning's one—year—old son, george, died. her hus

will be honoured, among them celebrities, sport sports, and politicians, including musician sir eltonjohn, cricketer ben stokes, former tory party leader iain duncan smith, and former director of public prosecutions alison saunders. there are also security, counter—terror, and justice personnel, as well as chief constables. but a list containing their home addresses was accidentally published by the government on friday evening. iain duncan smith, who is due to be knighted, described the data breach as a "complete disaster". he told the sunday times... new data protection laws were brought in last year, giving regulators more power to penalise those who fail to protect personal data. the cabinet office confirmed the list was only visible for an hour. in a statement, it said... the former head of the civil service, lord kersla ke, is leading calls for an independent enquiry. the cabinet office says it has report the matter to the information commissioner's office and is looking into how this happened. but privacy campaigners have expressed concern at what they say is an inexcusable mistake

politicians, military figures and counter terrorism officials, as well as celebrities such as sir eltonjohn them are people who really need to keep their details private, for example former military people, counterterrorist people, the former director of public prosecutions, all people who do not want their details in the public eye and also celebrities who will be unhappy about this, like eltonjohn and ben stokes as well. the cabinet office has apologised and referred itself to the data watchdog. the ico may investigate and could levy a large fine on the government if it so chooses. its powers were upgraded last year in 2018. they can now, as in the case of a british airways data breach, levy a fine of £183 million so it is serious stuff and it goes after public bodies as well as private. it fined the london borough of newham, £145,000, a smaller amount but significant for local government as they accidentally disclosed details of 200 people. this could be a financial headache for the government and there is another problem as well. because there are celebrities on the list, some of them,

in may, dexter fletcher's rocketman channelled the spirit of ken russell as it turned eltonjohn's life your mask? june saw the release of dirty god, sacha polak's film about the survivor of an acid attack which boasted a starmaking performance from feature first—timer vicky knight, an extremely versatile actor who, on this evidence, could have a long and varied successful career ahead of her. she really is astonishing. then in september, we had a trio of home—grown modern classics that showcased the diversity of film—making in the uk. she's not coming to take him away. you promise? there's so much we can do here now that you're home. from writer—director shola amoo came the semiautobiographical second feature the last tree, the story of a young man of nigerian heritage being uprooted from an idyllic rural childhood to face life on the mean streets of london. it's a very powerful film featuring a breakthrough performance by sam adewunmi. i have not got that much room. you've got a foot on that side. and i literally am on the ledge. i've got nowhere to go. also in september, we had the r

politicians, military figures and counter terrorism officials, as well as celebrities such as sir eltonjohnhe government, is this now going to be a huge headache for them? i think it will be and it could be a huge financial headache as well because of the seriousness and sensitivity of the information. more than 1000 addresses were published of recipients of the owners list. some need to keep their details private, for example former military people, counterterrorist people, the former director of public prosecutions, all people who do not wa nt prosecutions, all people who do not want their details in the public eye and also celebrities who will be unhappy about this, sir eltonjohn and ben stokes as well. the cabinet office has apologised and referred itself to the data watchdog. they may investigate and could levy a large fine on the government if it chooses. its powers were upgraded last year in 2018. they can now, as in the case of a british airways data breach, level of fine of £183 million so it is serious stuff and it goes after public bodies as well as private. it fined the london b

tom, we've had so many biopics in recent years of queen, of eltonjohn.ebody like brad pitt has the humour but he's not the right... but he's not much of a singer! yeah, he's not much of a singer but he has the same sort of like kind of roguish charm, and i think that is the key to rod stewart, is that you have to have somebody that looks like he knows he is doing something bad and having a good time doing it. fantastic to chat to you, tom erlewine. ewa n ewan mcgregor is another one can think of. particularly 1970s rod stewart. who among the current generation of artists might rival his longevity? you can tell me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello there. by the time the sun rises, we'll have ticked just about every weather box through the night — rain, hail, sleet, snow, a bit of thunder, and some gusty winds. all kept going overnight by this area of low pressure to the north of us. strong and gusty winds on the south feeding those showers across the country. but adding to all that, with some clearer skies between them, temperatures have dropped low en

politicians, military figures and counter terrorism officials, as well as celebrities such as sir eltonjohnd be very serious consequences because of the seriousness and sensitivity of this data, the addresses of more than 1000 people released online, some of whom who really do need to keep their privacy and addresses secret, such as the four director of public prosecutions, and many others as well. the cabinet office has apologised and says it is contacting all of those affected. i imagine those will be pretty difficult conversations, and it's also reported itself to the information commissioners office, the data watchdog. the ico could potentially find the government millions of pounds for this data breach but there could be another financial headache for the government as well, because if any of those affected choose to take the government to court and sue them, there could be several more hefty bills for the government, and ultimately to the taxpayer. 0ne government, and ultimately to the taxpayer. one of those affected, former cabinet minister iain duncan smith, has called this a comple

england's world cup winning cricket team, including ben stokes, have been recognised, as has sir eltonjohnzimba reports. # you're the one i want! olivia newton—john says she's honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment. a damehood, too, for floella benjamin for her life—long work with children's charities. absolutely amazing to be recognised this way, for doing charity work. i realised that a childhood lasts a lifetime, and i had to give back to children. because when i did play school, 43 years ago, i realised children didn't have a voice. there are knighthoods for two british film—makers — steve mcqueen, who directed the oscar—winning 12 years a slave, and sam mendes, who directed bond films skyfall and spectre. in the world of sport, eoin morgan, who captained england to victory in the cricket world cup, becomes a cbe, ben stokes an obe, jos buttler and joe root become mbes. an mbe, too, for england star jill scott, for services to women's football. yeah, just feels really surreal. i think obviously it's been a great journey for wo

england's world cup winning cricket team — including ben stokes — have been recognised, as has sir eltonjohna reports. # you're the one i want! olivia newton—john says she's honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment. a damehood, too, for floella benjamin for her life—long work with children's charities. absolutely amazing to be recognised this way, for doing charity work. i realised that a childhood lasts a lifetime, and i had to give back to children. because when i did play school, 43 years ago, i realised children didn't have a voice. there are knighthoods for two british film—makers — steve mcqueen, who directed the oscar—winning 12 years a slave, and sam mendes, who directed bond films skyfall and spectre. in the world of sport, eoin morgan, who captained england to victory in the cricket world cup, becomes a cbe, ben stokes an 0be, jos buttler and joe root become mbes. an mbe, too, for england star jill scott, for services to women's football. yeah, just feels really surreal. i think obviously it's been a great journey for women'

will be honoured, among them celebrities, sport sports, and politicians, including musician sir eltonjohnr ben stokes, former tory party leader iain duncan smith, and former director of public prosecutions alison saunders. there are also security, counter—terror, and justice personnel, as well as chief constables. but a list containing their home addresses was accidentally published by the government on friday evening. iain duncan smith, who is due to be knighted, described the data breach as a "complete disaster". he told the sunday times... new data protection laws were brought in last year, giving regulators more power to penalise those who fail to protect personal data. the cabinet office confirmed the list was only visible for an hour. in a statement, it said... the former head of the civil service, lord kersla ke, is leading calls for an independent enquiry. the cabinet office says it has report the matter to the information commissioner's office and is looking into how this happened. but privacy campaigners have expressed concern at what they say is an inexcusable mistake. data exp

politicians, military figures and counter—terrorism officials, as well as celebrities such as sir eltonjohnrrespondent, katy austin. huge embarrassing —— hugely embarrassing for the government, what has been a response to this? well, the reaction to it has reflected the seriousness of the incident. for example, the addresses of senior policing figures in the wrong hands does pose a security risk. now, the former tory party leader ian duncan smith, who was knighted, has called this a complete disaster and said very serious questions needed asking. and among those calling for an independent police inquiry is the former civil service chief lord kerslake who express shock, particularly because the onus is such a well established process. the cabinet office has apologised for the error, it says the list was taken down as soon as possible and everyone is being contacted. although former taekwondo starjadejones told the bbc last night she had not been contacted yet. there are new stronger data protection laws in place at the moment and we know the information regulator is going to be making inquir

the british government apologises to sir eltonjohn and other people given new year's honours for inadvertentlyosting their addresses online. meet nasa's new mars rover — the latest vehicle built to sniff around the red planet. hello and welcome to world news today. a massive vehicle bomb has exploded in the somali capital, killing more than 70 people and injuring at least 90 more. the explosion took place at a security checkpoint at the busy ex—control afgoye intersection in the south—west of the city. it's believed a tax collection centre was targeted, but many of the victims were passing by in the street. it's being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students and turkey says two of its nationals died. no one has yet claimed responsibility. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. the attack was timed to catch the morning rush—hour in mogadishu. many students

england's world cup winning cricket team, including captain ben stokes, have been recognised, as has sir eltonjohn's honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment. a damehood too for floella benjamin, for her lifelong work with children's charities. absolutely amazing to be recognised this way, for doing charity work. i realised that a childhood lasts a lifetime, and i had to give back to children. because when i did play school, 43 years ago, i realised children didn't have a voice. there are knighthoods for two british film—makers, steve mcqueen, who directed the oscar—winning 12 years a slave, and sam mendes, who directed bond films skyfall and spectre. in the world of sport, eoin morgan, who captained england to victory in the cricket world cup, becomes a cbe, ben stokes an obe, jos buttler and joe root become mbes. an mbe too for england star jill scott, for services to women's football. yeah, jjust feels really surreal. i think obviously it's been a great journey for women's football, from the time that i started playing to now. and to see

we have had so many bio picks in recent yea rs of had so many bio picks in recent years of queen, eltonjohnrod stewart bio pick, briefly, you might play him? oh, that is... maybe someone like brad pitt has the humour but he is not the right... he is not much of a singer! he is not much of a singer but he has the same kind of roguish charm and i think thatis kind of roguish charm and i think that is the key to rod stewart, you have to have somebody that looks like they are doing something bad and having a good job doing it. thank you so much for talking to us, tom, keeping us up to date about rod stewart. if you want to tell me he will have a hit in 2026, please contact me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. by the time the sun rises, we'll have ticked just about every weather box through the night — rain, hail, sleet, snow, a bit of thunder, and some gusty winds. all kept going overnight by this area of low pressure to the north of us. strong and gusty winds on the south feeding those showers across the country. but adding to all that, with some clearer ski

this new year honours will go to more than a thousand people, musicians like sir eltonjohn, sportspeopletokes, politicians such as iain duncan smith, and former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders. there are also security, counter—terror, and justice personnel, and chief constables. a list including their addresses was spotted online last night. names, addresses, home addresses, in fact, and all of the awards. i mean, shocked and stunned, tried to get in touch. left messages on the gov.uk website and tried to get in touch with them via twitter but there was no—one around and no response. it's thought list was available online for about an hour. a cabinet office spokesperson told the bbc... according to the cabinet office, everybody affected is being contacted and it's looking into how this has happened. according to the cabinet office, everybody affected is being contacted and it's looking into how this has happened. it's reported the matter to the information commissioner's office and the ico is likely to assess whether there's been any breach of data protection legislation

people will be honoured, among them celebrities, sports does, and politicians, including musician sir eltonjohnter ben stokes, former tory party leader iain duncan smith, and former director of public prosecutions alison saunders. there are also security, counter—terror, and justice personnel, as well as chief constables. but a list containing their home addresses was of —— accidentally published on friday evening. iain duncan smith, who is due to be noted, described the data breach as a complete disaster. he told the sunday times tennis does need to be asking some is very serious questions of those involved about how this was allowed to happen in wide no final checks we re to happen in wide no final checks were carried out before the document was published at two questions. regulators have more power to penalise those who fail to protect personal data. the cabinet office confirmed the list was only visible foran confirmed the list was only visible for an hour. confirmed the list was only visible foran hour. in confirmed the list was only visible for an hour. in a statement it said... the forme

such different performers, the supreme two such different performers, the supreme performance as eltonjohnfinitely got a sense of the main people to look out for, really grateful for your time. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina. hello. still some strong winds initially the suffering along north sea coast fading and a few showers. elsewhere a dry, clear cold evening ahead. gradually turning cloudier and milderfrom the north gradually turning cloudier and milder from the north and west as the night wears on. further east we will see an early frost under clear skies and further west things will gradually turn milder as the night wears on. also wetter and windier. rain piling into north and north of scotland, england, northern ireland, wales, south—west england. further south and east it stays dry and across east anglia and the south—east temperatures just below freezing come done tomorrow. another turbulent day tomorrow. wet and windy for any and the risk of gales particularly across scotland, northern ireland and northern england coupled with some heavy rain, the heaviest ac