of a seaplane crash in australia are identified as an 11—year—old british girl and her mother, emma bowdenso among the dead, her fiance and boss of british company compass, richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward, both in their 20s. these are people who have come on holidays to visit australia, in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. for this to happen to them in a place like that is tragic. a car park fire in liverpool destroys up to 1,400 vehicles — forcing many people to spend new year's eve in temporary shelters. iranian state media says the death toll in anti—government protests has risen to ten. the country's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated. china bans the importation of waste plastic in a bid to cut pollution, but campaigners say it will have a major impact on global recycling. the archbishop of canterbury praises the response of emergency services to terror attacks and the grenfell disaster in his new year message. also this hour — over 100,000 people ring in the new year in london. and in edinburgh, the traditional hogmanay ce

two of the british victims of a seaplane crash in australia are named as emma bowden and her 11—year—oldghter heather. also among the dead, her fiancee and boss of a british company richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward, both in their 20s. this is people that have come over on holidays to visit australia, they were in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for this to happen to them at a place like that is nothing more than just tragic. hundreds of people are stranded in liverpool city centre overnight, after a car park fire damaged or destroyed m00 vehicles. iran's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated amid large demonstrations. reports suggest the death toll has risen to six. china bans the importation of waste plastic in a bid to cut pollution, but campaigners say it will have a major impact on global recycling. the archbishop of canterbury praises the response of emergency services to terror attacks and the grenfell tower disaster in his new year message. also this hour, revellers around the world ring in the new year... london hos

mr cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11—year—old daughter, heatherso on board the seaplane that crashed intojerusalem bay, william cousins, 25, who worked for open britain — a pro—eu group set up in the aftermath of the brexit vote. colleagues said that they were shocked by news of his death. his brother, edward, who was 23, had recently graduated from the university of st andrews. the pilot, gareth morgan, had done more than 10,000 flying hours, 9,000 of which were on seaplanes. the pilot had collected mr cousins and members of his family from an exclusive waterfront restaurant and was heading back to rose bay on sydney harbour shortly after take—off, the plane plummeted into the water. investigators say it quickly sank and there were no survivors. these are people who have come out on holiday to visit australia in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. and for this to happen to them in a place like that is nothing more than just tragic. it could take months to work out how and why a routine sightseeing trip could end in utter disaster. air c

of a seaplane crash in australia are identified as an 11—year—old british girl and her mother, emma bowdenng the dead, her fiance and the head of a british company, richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward, both in their 20s. hundreds of people are stranded in liverpool city centre overnight, after a car park fire damaged or destroyed 14000 vehicles. "1400 vehicles. state media in iran says the death toll in anti—government protests has risen to ten, the country's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated. now on bbc news, anne marie tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017, and find out what impact this year—long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. hello and welcome to hull, britain's city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. that's right, it's been an absolutely phenomenal year. we have so much to look back on. across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. the year has gone by

two of the british victims of a seaplane crash in australia are named as emma bowden and her 11—year—old also among the dead, her fiancee and boss of a british company richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward, both in their 20s. this is people that have come over on holidays to visit australia, they were in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for this to happen to them at a place like that is nothing more than just tragic. hundreds of people are stranded in liverpool city centre overnight, after a car park fire damaged or destroyed m00 vehicles. state media in iran says the death toll in anti—government protest has risen to ten. the country's president warned that violence and disorder will not be tolerated. the archbishop of canterbury praises the response of emergency services to terror attacks and the grenfell tower disaster in his new year message. and london hosts its traditional new year fireworks display in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 — and big ben welcomed in 2018, despite its restoration work. now on bbc news, weather world — the team looks ba

mr cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancee emma bowden and her 11—year—old daughter, heather.at crashed intojerusalem bay — william cousins, who was 25, worked for open britain, a pro—eu group set up in the aftermath of the brexit vote. colleagues said they were shocked by news of his death. his brother, edward, who was 23, had recently graduated from the university of st andrews. losing both my godson and his sibling, and my brother—in—law as well, has left a huge hole. they had a lot of friends. they had... they were very, very popular lads. and that's because they've had a fantastic upbringing, from both my sister and richard. the pilot, gareth morgan, had done more than 10,000 flying hours, 9,000 of which were on seaplanes. the pilot had collected mr cousins and members of his family from an exclusive waterfront restaurant, and was heading back to rose bay on sydney harbour. shortly after take—off, the plane plummeted into the water. investigators say it quickly sank, and there were no survivors. this is people that have come over on holidays to visit australia. they were

mr cousin‘s fiancee, emma bowden and her eleven year old daughter also died as did the australian pilotthe bodies of the victims have been recovered scores of people were left stranded in liverpool and forced to spend the night in emergency accommodation after a fire destroyed more than 1,000 cars parked close to the city's arena. no—one was hurt but residents in nearby apartments were evacuated as the fire service tackled the blaze which it describes as one of the worst it had ever dealt with. britain's trains are the oldest since current records began, according to figures from a transport watchdog. passengers are travelling in carriages which were typically built in the mid 1990s. the office of rail and road says older rolling stock can lead to problems with reliability and poorer performance. the department for transport says 11,500 new carriages will be introduced across britain by 202a. the president of iran has appealed for calm, saying people would have the right to protest but not to commit acts of violence, amid continuing anti—government protests. in his first public comments

two of the british victims of a seaplane crash in australia are identified as emma bowden and her 11—hter, heather. also among the dead, her fiancee and the head of a british company compass, richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward — both in their 20s. a fire in a liverpool car park destroys around 1,400 vehicles, stranding hundreds of people in the city centre overnight. state media in iran says the death toll in anti—government protests has risen to ten. the country's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated. now on bbc news, one of our highlights from 2017. this autumn russia marked the centenary of the revolution that came to be known as red october. for this special programme steve rosenberg travelled across the vast nation to find out how to find out how russians view the revolution one century on. it's 100 years since the russian revolution. a seismic event for the world. there's a quotation that says, "the october revolution opened a new era in world history." it was the start of a great experiment. and of russia's bloodiest years. we are g

cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancÉe, emma bowden, and her 11-year-old daughter.0,000 flying hours, 9000 of which were on seaplanes. the pilot that collected mr. cousins and members of his family from an exclusive, waterfront restaurant, and he was heading back to rose bay on sydney harbour. shortly after takeoff, the plane plummeted into the water. investigators say it quickly sank, and there were no survivors. people have come over on holidays to visit australia one , of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for this to happen to them in a place like that is nothing more than tragic. reporter: it could take months to work out how and why a routine sightseeing trip could end and other disaster. air crash investigators have begun their work. the task will not be easy. the wreckage of the seaplane is submerged in more than 40 feet of water, and although these idyllic bays and inlets are geographically close to sydney, the crash site is tucked away and hard to get to. sydney seaplanes, which owns the aircraft, has suspended their operations until further notice

he died alongside his fiancee emma bowden, who was a8, and her 11—year—old daughter heather.help australian authorities to establish why a routine sightseeing flight ended in disaster. will mcgovern says he saw his friends dive into the water to try to help those trapped in the plane. i saw three of my mates, dead set, risking their lives. you know, they could have died. this plane was moving fast, it was going down. it was pretty hard because of the oil, but i could see windows, the windows. we just couldn't dive down deep enough, really, to be able to see more. at least they'll know that there were people there trying to help, and i'm sorry. the authorities hope to retrieve the wreckage of the seaplane that lies to the north ofjerusalem bay near the town of cowan by the end of the week. all of this evidence will then be taken to the australian capital, canberra. we‘ll be looking at a number of areas, particularly around the aircraft‘s components. we‘ll also be looking at any recorded data that might be on the aircraft. so that could involve both avionics, or instruments att

stabbed to death two of the british victims of a seaplane crash in australia are identified as emma bowden and her 11—year—old daughter heather. also among the dead — her fiance and the head of a british company compass, richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward — both in their 20s. the both in their 20s. pilot also died. a fire in a liverpool car park destroys around m00 vehicles, stranding hundreds of people in the city centre overnight. state media in iran says the death toll in anti—government protests has risen to ten — the country's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated. i will have more headlines for you at 5pm. now on bbc news, one of our programme highlights from the past 12 months. africa is in the midst of a baby boom — the median age across the continent is nowjust 19. in september alastair leithead investigated the potential positives of this "demographic dividend," and the possible pitfalls in africa's population explosion. the population of africa is set to double by the year 2050. to 2.5 billion people. the young are moving from the cou

also on that flight were mr cousins' fiance, emma bowden. daughter. also on board were two of mr cousins's sons, aged in their early and mid—20s. so a terrible, terrible, tragic accident, that the authorities here in australia are investigating. as you say, this seaplane came down near the suburb of cowan, injerusalem bay, about 2k hours ago, and the australian transport safety bureau, in the last few hours, has begun efforts to retrieve the plane, because that seaplane still sits in about 13 metres of water, just to the north of where we are now. phil, this must be incredibly shocking for the tourism industry there? well, where we are is surrounded with new year's day holidaymakers from around the world, and people come to australia to see things that they can't see anywhere else, and now the job of the air crash investigation team is to find out how and why a routine sightseeing trip from rose bay, on sydney harbour, tojerusalem bay ended in such catastrophic circumstances. the plane crashed shortly after taking off from near to an exclusi

mr cousin‘s fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11—year—old daughter also died as did the australian pilot.odies of the victims have been recovered. the incident is... talks for itself. this is people that have come over on holiday to visit australia, they we re on holiday to visit australia, they were in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for this to happen to them at a place like that is nothing more thanjust happen to them at a place like that is nothing more than just project. scores of people were left stranded in liverpool and forced to spend the night in emergency accommodation after a fire destroyed more than 1,000 cars parked in a car park close to the city's arena. no—one was hurt but residents in nearby apartments were evacuated as the fire service tackled the blaze, which it describes as one of the worst it had ever dealt with. britain's trains are the oldest since current records began, according to figures from a transport watchdog. passengers are travelling in carriages which were typically built in the mid—1990s. the office of rail and road says older rolling

two of the british victims of a seaplane crash in australia are named as emma bowden and her 11—year—oldchard cousins, and his two sons william and edward, both in their 20s. this is people that have come over on holidays to visit australia, they were in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for this to happen to them at a place like that is nothing more than just tragic. hundreds of people are stranded in liverpool city centre overnight, after a car park fire damaged or destroyed 11100 vehicles. iran's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated amid large demonstrations.

of a seaplane crash in australia are identified as an 11—year—old british girl and her mother, emma bowdenso among the dead, her fiancee and the head of a british company compass, richard cousins, and his two sons william and, both in their 20s. ——sons william and edward, both in their 20s. a fire in a liverpool car park destroys around m00 vehicles, stranding hundreds of people in the city centre overnight. state media in iran says the death toll in anti—government protests has risen to ten, the country's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated. big ben bongs. and london hosts its traditional new year fireworks display in front of a crowd of more than 100—thousand, and big ben welcomed in 2018, despite its restoration work. now on bbc news, from the engagement of prince harry and meghan markle, to the retirement from royal duties of the duke of edinburgh, sarah campbell looks back on the key events in review 2017: the royal year. reporter: congratulations from all of us! how are you both feeling? thrilled! this was the year in which prince harry introduced his new

mr cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11—year—old daughter, heathereth morgan, had done more than 10,000 flying hours, 9,000 of which were on seaplanes. the pilot had collected mr cousins and members of his family from an exclusive waterfront restaurant and was heading back to rose bay on sydney harbour. shortly after take—off, the plane plummeted into the water. investigators say it quickly sank and there were no survivors. these are people who have come out on holiday to visit australia in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. and for this to happen to them in a place like that is nothing more than just tragic. it could take months to work out how and why a routine sightseeing trip could end in utter disaster. air crash investigators have begun their work. their task won't be easy. the wreckage of the seaplane has been submerged in more than a0 feet of water. and although these idyllic bays and inlets are geographically close to sydney, the crash site is tucked away and hard to get to. sydney seaplanes, which owns the aircraft, has suspended

also on board, emma bowden, she was mr cousins beyonce and she died alongside her 11—year—old daughterng to establish how and why this accident could happen on a routine flight accident could happen on a routine flight from jerusalem bay to sydney harbour —— miss the cut‘s brother. scores of people who had travelled to liverpool to celebrate the new year have had to spend the night in a temporary shelter after a fire in a multi—storey car park next to the city's echo arena destroyed more than 1,000 vehicles. steve saul reports. the fire is thought to have started in one vehicle on the third floor of the car park will stop emergency services arrived within minutes but the flames quickly spread to other floors. police say 11100 cars had been destroyed. up to 4000 floors. police say 1400 cars had been destroyed. up to 4000 people are thought to have been left stranded in the city. the arena on the city ‘s waterfront was hosting the city ‘s waterfront was hosting the liverpool international horse show, no spectators or animals had been injured. my car. all of our belongings in it. everythin

two of the british victims of a seaplane crash in australia are identified as emma bowden, and her 11r—old daughter heather. also among the dead, her fiancee and the head of a british company compass, richard cousins, and his two sons william and edward, both in their 20s. the pilot also died. a fire in a liverpool car park destroys around 1600 vehicles, stranding hundreds of people in the city centre overnight. state media in iran says the death toll in anti—government protests has risen to ten, the country's president warns that disorder will not be tolerated. i will have more at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, rachel horne looks back at the big business stories this year, and asks what we can expect in the coming 12 months in review 2017: the business year. it was a year of crucial negotiations. no dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. we would all love to have europe a la carte! cherry picking, as they cool it, no? and a year of bold promises in the world's largest economy. and i can think of no better christmas present for the american people than giving you

he died with his two sons, edward and william, who were in their 20s, his fiancee emma bowden, and herar—old daughter heather. the australian pilot, gareth morgan, was also killed. earlier today, detective superintendent mark hutchings from new south wales police marine area command held a press conference about the crash. we have, in the course of this investigation already, been in contact with the uk, and we believe, in fact we can confirm, that the persons involved in this matter, along with the pilot, would visitors from overseas. the plane is sitting ina from overseas. the plane is sitting in a relatively deep water, but it is not an insurmountable operation for us, we will have the divers attend the scene. we have had a meeting this morning about the logistics of that, that meeting is currently underway, but once we get those details we will then move forward in salvaging the plane, but of course we are dependent on conditions tarmac. i think the incident is... talks for itself, this is people that have come over on holidays to visit australia, they run one of the most beautiful

richard‘s fiancee, emma bowden, was an arts editor at 0k! magazine.ut what had happened. it has been terrible news. but i am pleased to say the support i have had from my friends, people have been texting and ringing me since i appeared on the television and also did some interviews yesterday, it has been fantastic, absolutely fantastic, and i would like to thank everybody who has supported and helped me. that is really good to hear. you talk about the shock when you find out, how did the shock when you find out, how did the news first to you? it first came down to me, i got up at about 8am yesterday morning, walked down the stairs, my sister would have been 58 yesterday, i made a cup of tea, i sat in the front room and the phone rang and a friend of mine, lisa, have you heard the news? what news? i was just about to put the television on and she told me the plane accident which i had heard about on the friday night but there we re about on the friday night but there were no names disclosed, but it was involved my brother—in—law and my two nephews. th