m, ., ., and some of her furry friends, fiona. ,., ., ., _, ., fiona.od morning, come and have a look. we are _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at - fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at noah's i have a look. we are at noah's ark zoo farm in somerset. people are dropping off their trees and they have put them in here with the bears. this is one they're having a little look. they are actually laced the leaves with honey and they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been trying to push them over, they have been nibbling them. it isjust over, they have been nibbling them. it is just such a gorgeous morning here. it is freezing but it is lovely and sunny. there she is, she is having a good little route route around behind that tree. and if i can show you on the other side the baby cub is coming over. she is desperate to explore but her mum keeps trying to put her back in her box. she's going to stay there for the moment. the mum is still here. just talk to me, chri

fiona, good to see you and thank — 2025. fiona, good to see you and thank you _ 2025. and thank you for _ 2025. fiona, good to see you and thank you for your - 2025. fiona, good to see you and thank you for your time. | now part of the uk's bond issue is due to investors fears over us president—elect donald trump's tariff proposals. and the impact they could have on inflation, forcing the us federal reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer. trump's tax—cutting plans could also drive up the national debt, adding to the supply of us treasury bonds. interest rates on us 10—year government bonds also surged on wednesday, before dropping back at mid—day to more than 4.7% which is still the highest level since april. on wednesday the latest minutes from the federal reserve's december meeting were published showing officials expressing concern the rate of inflation and the potential impact that donald trump's policies could have. the minutes indicate they would be moving more slowly on interest rate cuts because of the uncertainty. here's our north america business co

here's fiona lamdin. the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up. today, julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so u

the bbc�*s fiona bruce went to meet susan in north london, where she now lives.warn us what we are already in danger of forgetting. katya adler, bbc news, auschwitz. most survivors of auschwitz are in their 80s and 90s and could not make the ceremony. one of those is susan pollack who lost more than 50 relatives in the holocaust and was herself sent to auschwitz when she was just 13 years old. the bbc�*s fiona bruce went to meet susan in north london, where she now lives. she began by telling us about the day in 191m when the nazis arrived at her home in hungary and told the family to prepare to leave. they said, "we'll take you somewhere safe. tomorrow morning we'll come for you," and the police came for us. we were ready. i was a little girl. we were so obedient. and we got in, into this train, full of little children, chock—a—block full. we were on top of each other. and we were fearful. we weren't people anymore. the fear absolutely absorbed us. and children were dying there. absorbed us. and children were dying there-— dying there. and you saw that? i saw th

for drivers like fiona, that can't happen soon enough. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.at the age of 95. everyone who followed the theatre and cinema has her as a legend in their minds and a lot of people arejust legend in their minds and a lot of people are just saying wow, this is a woman who cared for her husband, didn't want to use his name to further her career yet there is a theatre named after her in scunthorpe where she was born. it is really amazing to see somebody like this who had to go through so much. they mentioned great and courageous determination in the notes saying rest in peace, and yes, indeed, this is what her career has inspired in so many women who came after her. indeed. and you talk about some of her career, for those who have not followed her work as closely, what would you say were some of her highlights? winning the tony awards therefore a taste of honey... many of us were there at the time to see that but it is something that imprinted on so many people's mines who went and saw her and watched her live on stage. she had that magnetic presence

fiona trott, bbc news, preston.available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 888 809. the prime minister has set out plans to use artificial intelligence to drive economic growth and improve public services. sir keir starmer says he wants to make the uk an ai "super power". the measures include:changing planning rules to build more ai infrastructure and a pledge to build a new supercomputer — despite ditching a previous one — to boost the uk's computing power by 2030. the prime minister says public services would become �*more human�*, because — for example — ai could free up teachers from administrative tasks, allowing them to spend more time with pupils. and a national data library will be set up that could collect information for use in al such as anonymised health data. our political editor chris mason has more. artificial intelligence in our hands, helping with our travel plans... in ourlabs... exploring treatments for cancer quicker than any human

fiona lamdin, bbc news.ng pets — has been handed a two year suspended sentence for causing their suffering. our reporter fiona irving has been to see how the dogs are doing now. oh, look at that! oh, no, they're so thirsty. dehydrated, starving and just weeks old. when they were found, these puppies suffered from infections and infestations. one — a dachshund — didn't survive. eddie, come here. but the others were all rehomed. come here. yeah! sit! meet eddie. he was one of the sickest puppies taken from the caravan. we got him and he had salmonella, he had some, like, joint issues going on. he had ringworm so there's, like — there were spots in his fur where it was falling off. all round, just not great. this is pepper. now three and a half, this feisty dachshund was hospitalised for weeks after her rescue. she had campylobacter, which is a bacterial infection that's resulting from having lived in faeces, and eating raw food and just general, really unwell. despite their rough start in life and the thousand

for drivers like fiona, that can't happen soon enough. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.to rule later on whether to uphold a law banning tiktok in america on grounds of national security unless its chinese owner sells off its american operations to a non—chinese buyer. as it stands, tiktok will be banned on sunday, just a day before president—elect trump's inauguraton. but there are growing indications that the president—elect may give tiktok a reprieve. his incoming national security adviser mike waltz told fox news there's provision in the law to delay the ban for 90 days if it looks like a buyer can be found. elon musk, former us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, and even online personality mr beast have all been named as possible buyers of tiktok�*s us business. many of the 170 million americans who use tiktok are hoping a ban can be averted. the bbc has been hearing from two influencers who have built their careers on the app. i don't think creators�* voices are being heard. i don�*t think creators�* voices are being heard. these businesses are being heard that are g

fiona irving, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.king week, but in the meantime, the weather is set to stay fairly quiet for the next couple of days or so. the best of the brightness and the sunshine on monday was again across northern ireland and for much of scotland, with some showers out towards the west, and with those light winds, then there were some areas of mist and fog around again, and that was slow to lift and clear. and it's more of the same again on tuesday. another chilly start. temperatures in low single figures. here's the pressure chart. this weather front draped across central swathes from north wales into northern england, north midlands there, there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain. fog across some parts of england and wales, but that will be slow to lift and clear through the morning. but some brighter skies here. the best of the brightness, again, further north, across the far north of england, scotland, northern ireland, with some showers towards the west. and temperatures will be lower than this, where tha

fiona trott, bbc news, preston./actionline, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 888 809. the time is 18.16. our top story this evening. los angeles is still at risk with more strong winds expected this week. and coming up, is years late and millions of budget but finally, and millions of budget but finally, a new ferry coming up in sport on bbc news, after almost 12 years away, david holds his first news conference as everton manager ahead of their premier league game against aston villa. a bbc investigation has found that some people in chinese factories making clothes for the fast fashion giant shein are working for more than 75 hours a week — in contravention of the country s labour laws. shein says it's committed to ensuring the fair treatment of all its workers. laura bicker reports. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush. for those who work in this warren of more than 5,000 clothes firms, the factory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the sti

fiona lamdin, bbc news.rst event to mark bradford's status as the uk's city of culture for 2025 will go ahead, despite the icy temperatures. the open—air event, titled rise, has been co—created by the bradford—born magician steven frayne, formerly known as dynamo. more than 200 performers will take to the stage at city park. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito reports from bradford. bradford, and final preparations for a spectacle to open its year as city of culture. and one clue — the cards. there's going to be a touch of magic because one of the organisers is a magician. steven frayne, known to the world as dynamo. it's a little bit chilly at the moment. you know what? if it gets too cold, we can hug. i grew up on the delph hill estate in bradford — the oldest of four kids. this is where he grew up, and this is more than just another show. so many people told me it would be impossible that a boy from delph hill could come this far. this means a lot to you then, doesn't it, tonight? this means mo

fiona lamdin, bbc news. that is almost at it from me.d the district of columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging donald trump's order curtailing birthright citizenship. but of course is written into the constitution, so those legal challenges they have no already got under way. thanks for watching verified life, see you the same good evening. fog may well be an issue again through the night and for tomorrow morning's rush, but it'll be all change by friday when storm eowyn arrives across our shores. it's the fifth named storm of the season. this may be a notch up — we're talking about gusts of wind up to 90 miles an hour, possibly more, so a very powerful storm. for the meantime, we've still got low pressure, but it's the light winds giving the fog. we may see this arm of rain push by towards the south—east, but this is what is coming in — rapidly developing across the atlantic as it rushes towards our shores thursday night into friday. that is storm eowyn. as for this evening, still some rain to come on our weather front straddling the

fiona lamdin, bbc news. half hour or so. the numbers of people killed in a fire at a turkish ski resort has increased to 76, according to authorities there. and this happened at a hotel at 3:27am local time during a very busy holiday period were over 200 people were staying there, and a day of mourning has been announced by president erdogan in turkey. 0n announced by president erdogan in turkey. on some of donald trump's announcements, he has said that the us will pull out of the world health organization, something he talked about for some time. there has told the bbc this will be a severe blow, and a deep wound, his greatest fears when health emergencies and strike like polio and gaza war and pox in the drc or bird flu in the united states, we need a strong world health organization to step up, and he says he fears this will allow china to get more influence. more coming up with christian in the us and from me for now, bye—bye. here is helen with the weather. good evening. fog may well be an issue again t

our reporter fiona irving has been to see how the dogs are doing now. oh, look at that!m infections and infestations. one — a dachshund — didn't survive. eddie, come here. but the others were all rehomed. come here. yeah! sit! meet eddie. he was one of the sickest puppies taken from the caravan. we got him and he had salmonella, he had some, like, joint issues going on. he had ringworm so there's, like — there were spots in his fur where it was falling off. all round, just not great. this is pepper. now three and a half, this feisty dachshund was hospitalised for weeks after her rescue. she had compiler bacter, which is a bacterial infection that's resulting from having lived in faeces, and eating raw food and just general, really unwell. despite their rough start in life and the thousands spent on vet fees, all the dogs are now doing well. she's loving life. she's enjoying every minute. he's a gentle, a gentle little giant dog. puppies that have at last found love. fiona irving, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol hello again. the weather for th

was the largest of the extermination most survivors of auschwitz are in their 80s and 90s the bbc�*s fionaeet susan in north london, where she now lives. they said, "we'll take you somewhere safe. came for us. we were ready. i was a little girl. we were so obedient. and we were fearful. we weren't people anymore. and children were dying there. i saw that. babies were dying. and we realised, "are we going to survive"? speaking hungarian, approached us and said — than 15 years old." at auschwitz, younger children were often taken straight to the gas chambers. that's what kept me alive. what about your mother? what happened to her? straight away? she was no use. she was an elderly woman, heartbroken. my mind wasn't functioning, because we retaliate such violence. hope, all that, disappeared. what was daily life like for you in the weeks that yes. on adults and on children? naked. you had to stand naked? naked. those that were losing weight rapidly... the guards at auschwitz, that kept you in such horrific in this world? it's not gone. do not forget. very important. on the seventh of march. ho

the report that followed from judith moritz, daniel sandford and fiona trott in liverpool, and the programmea whole, drew praise from viewers, as did the live coverage during the day on the news channel, much of it fronted by sarah campbell. but there were also concerns about the coverage during the course of the week, articulated in this anonymous phone message we received. i wish the bbc would stop showing the picture of the southport child killer. you are enhancing his notoriety. yes, let's make sure it's never forgotten, but we don't need to keep seeing a picture of him. mike mavin made a similar point to us on email. we put those points to bbc news, and they told us... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and on social media, you can email us orfind us on x. you can call us or whatsapp us. and do have a look at previous interviews on our website. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do think about getting in touch, and perhaps even coming on the programme. we will be bac

many thanks, fiona. until the release of the hostage arbel yehud was confirmed, route, with many returning to find their homes and businesses in ruins. reclaimed. the war made nomads of gaza's people. this journey is the one they'd waited to make. family survivors, old and young. thank god! i don't want anything except to enter my land, even if i only eat mud. more than half a million people were displaced from northern gaza during the war. what am i expecting? we will see the same destruction that we have seen here. there is no alternative. houses burnt, businesses looted. the impact of this truce is taking hold. but the path ahead is unclear. this ceasefire deal is inching forward but have forward but there have been regular hick ups, regular delays. the return of palestinians to northern gaza today hinged on the israeli civilians and ygjgase the israeli civilians and in an two other hostages in an additional prisoner this week. seven prisoner exchange this week. seven hostages have so far been there a

fiona bruce went to go meet susan in portland and and she began by telling us of -- in north london and telling us when the nazis arrived at her home and told her family to prepare to leave. >> they said we will take you somewhere safe. tomorrow morning, we will come for you . the police came for us. we were ready. i was a little girl. we were so obedient. we got into this train full of little children. we were on top of each other and we were fearful. we were not people anymore. the fear absolutely absorbed us. and children were dying. >> you saw that? >> i saw that. babies were dying. we realized are we going to survive? >> you had no idea where you were going. when you arrived at auschwitz, what happened then? >> when we finally arrived, there was a voice still speaking hunger gary and -- hungarian and approached us. i can remember very clearly, they would say you are younger than 15 years old. >> at auschwitz, younger children were often taken straight to the gas chambers. >> that is what kept you alive? what about your mother? >> i leaed later she was sent to the gas chamber. >> st

fiona and dan don't think any future cqc investigation into leeds could be independent with sirjuliann his post when their daughter died after gross care failings. there is a huge, huge, huge conflict of interest. if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not the case, "we are going to be transparent and accountable "about this, you wouldn't have anyone believe them". the cqc told us it had robust policies to manage any conflict of interest. leeds said it apologised to these families. but they say that's not enough and that change will only come from an independent review. divya talwar, bbc news. theatres across london's west end dimmed their lights for two minutes this evening, in memory of the actress damejoan plowright, who has died at the age of 95. on, on, you noblest luca. she enjoyed a seven—decade career across stage and screen, in films such as tea with mussolini. other acclamed roles included performing in the 1960s alongside her husband — the fellow actor sir laurence olivier — in the entertainer. the latest excavations in pompeii in italy have thrown up new treasures. archaeologi

i've come to meet professor fiona measham, a leading expert on drink and drugs culture in the uk over92. can you put that into context for me, into where my generation kind of fits in? yeah, absolutely. so it used to be that pubs were quite male spaces, male—dominated spaces. women might come along at weekends, but they would come along usually sort of at the invitation of men. there was a real change in the early 1990s that i saw. and i was doing research on raves, and what we could see was that the raves were really attractive for young women. there was a sense of equality and also, people weren't drinking. and so, i think, for the alcohol industry, this was a bit of a wake—up call. you know, there was a concerted effort to woo female customers. so we see the advent of alcopops. we see the start of the bottled spirit mixers and also shots, or shooters, for the first time that were marketed to young women and they were appealing to young women. i can remember alcopops coming out. i can remember being in uni and someone walking around with, you know, shots and, you know... in the hols

fiona and dan say the cqc hasn't held leaders accountable. don't think any future cqc investigation into leeds could be independent, with sirjulian hartley as its chief executive. he was previously chief executive of leeds for ten years, and in his post when their daughter aliona died after gross care failings. there's a huge, huge, huge conflict of interest. if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not going to be the case — we're going to be fair and transparent and accountable about this," you wouldn't have anyone believe it. the cqc told us it had policies to manage conflict of interest. it said leeds' maternity services were inspected last month in response to concerns raised by families, and risks identified through ongoing monitoring. leeds told us it apologises to these families, and says it's committed to providing safe care. this group want an independent review of leeds' maternity services, so lessons are learnt, and no others experience their grief. divya talwar, bbc news. the latest test of spacex's giant starship rocket has failed. tw

fiona lamdin reports. so who's up there? so that's a great tit.arden birdwatch over the last few years. so it is something that likes nesting boxes. yeah. watching birds in sherwood forest. it's really cold today and so lots of the birds we're seeing are really fluffing themselves up. and that's so they can keep warm air kind of close to their bodies. so it's a really clever way of staying warm basically. and this is exactly what the rspb�*s big school bird watch is all about. running for over 20 years, asking children to spot and count our birds. why is it so important to know how birds are doing? so, i love birds and i think it's really important to know how they're doing, but they're also a great indicator of the whole of the natural world. so we know that if our birds aren't doing so well, and we know we've lost about a fifth of our birds over the last 50 years, a bit like a canary in a coal mine, they show us what's happening to nature. and so if birds aren't doing so well, then we all need to be worried about that and doing something about i

fiona and dan don't think any future cqc investigation into leeds could be independent with sirjulianive. he was previously chief executive of leeds and in his post when their daughter died after gross care failings. there is a huge, huge, huge conflict of interest. if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not the case, "we are going to be transparent and accountable about "this, you wouldn't have anyone believe them". the cqc told us it had robust policies to manage any conflict of interest. leeds said it apologised to these families. but they say that's not enough and that change will only come from an independent review. divya talwar, bbc news. levels of the most significant planet warming gas in our atmosphere carbon dioxide rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year. that's according to a study from the uk's met office which has warned that c02 at current levels are incompatible with the target of keeping global temperatures below 1.5 degrees. concentration of c02 are now 50% higher than before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels. 2024 was the hottest on

for years on fiona has been to see how they are doing. dehydrated, starving and just weeks old.ome. meet eddie, one of the sick eased puppies taken from a caravan. he of the sick eased puppies taken from a caravan.— from a caravan. he had salmonella, _ from a caravan. he had salmonella, so - from a caravan. he had salmonella, so enjoy i from a caravan. he had - salmonella, so enjoy issues going on, he had ringworm so there were spots in his for falling off, all around not great. falling off, all around not areat. , , , , ., great. this is pepper. now three and _ great. this is pepper. now three and a _ great. this is pepper. now three and a half, _ great. this is pepper. now three and a half, this - great. this is pepper. now| three and a half, this feisty pup three and a half, this feisty pup was hospitalised weeks after his rescue. she pup was hospitalised weeks after his rescue.— after his rescue. she had a bacterial— after his rescue. she had a bacterial infection - after his rescue. she had a bacterial infection that - after his rescue. she had a bacterial infection that is

fiona trott.ritical undersea infrastructure in uk waters. john healey said that britain is prepared to take robust action to protect its national security. this is a russian spy ship mapping intelligence. it entered the uk exclusive, don't about 45 miles off the british coast on monday. for the last two days, the royal navy has deployed hms somerset and hms tyne to monitor the vessel every minute through our waters. and i changed the royal navy rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track the ship. so far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation. but, mr speaker, this is the second time it has entered our waters in recent months. here is more from our security correspondent frank gardner. britain as an island nation is very dependent on undersea cables, primarily for telecoms, for communications. and we're not alone in this. so there are also, in the baltic sea, a number of undersea cables, some of which have recently been cut. now, this particular

fiona hill, senior white house aide, she worked for bush and obama and she is still fighting trump. of course the neocon chimney sweep john bolton who is batting, you know, zero and most of his predictions appear to them there is alexandra van and then they triggered the first trump impeachment. he is a hero of the left. the generals, millie mcmaster and mattis, they were all highly credentialed and served their country proudly and highly educated and often spectacularly wrong. but setting aside posts 2020 nastiness, it often seems like they were at the thought of the commander-in-chief not like trump. they felt like they knew more than he did appear to but really they are stuck in a cold war mentality. the fact is america even with selfless brave troops has not been able to win a major war right since world war ii. think about it, that is wild. trillions of dollars of spending. then we lose thousands of best troops in afghanistan and iraq essentially to withdraw forever wars that triggered new problems. instead of talking about the need and examining all of this, the need for a rea

judges chan flores, puri wang and singh among our california electeds we welcome california treasurer fiona ma, comptroller malia cohen along with state officials you'll hear from shortly and they will be they will be introduced at that time. and now we go to the city attorney's clients for thank you mayor lori for coming. it's a blessing to have you with us. >> we welcome city treasurer jose cisneros assessor recorder working tourist district attorney brooke jenkins sheriff paul miyamoto, police chief william scott. willie brown and i believe oakland mayor libby schaaf is with us as well. as well as former city attorneys luis rennie and dennis herrera. >> we welcome board of super from the board of supervisors, the newly elected president rafael mandolin along with supervisors chan chen dorsey and gado mahmood melgar. sadr, cheryl and walton. kind of sounds like a law firm doesn't from the board of education and city college of san francisco we welcome our school board members. gupta huning delay lam kim and ray city college trustees. >> chisti makati wong and zamora. >> and we give thanks

fiona. >> thank you. >> all right. let's now go to cnn's paula hancocks, who's joining us live from abu dhabi. paula, these pictures are absolutely remarkable. you've seen the hamas movement not just showing strength in numbers in that square, but quite literally, political message on banners and and on flags. >> yes, paula, this is i mean, it is a message. it's a propaganda message that hamas is sending to israel, that it is sending to others as well to to show that they're still in control, at least under these circumstances. and this particular occasion, and that they are able to to be in control. now it is a far more calm situation that we are seeing this saturday than we saw at the first hostage release on sunday. in fact, a source familiar with the matter has told cnn that following sunday's release, israel had passed a message on indirectly to to hamas, saying that those images of the the large crowds surrounding the hostage vehicles was not acceptable because it did endanger the hostages. as, as israel put it.

so fiona lindsay and judith dancer will continue as co-chairs coletti lihi as treasurer and myself ase secretary. and then our more exciting news is that case has received a three year capacity building grant from meta fund for strengthening and sustaining the overall infrastructure of case with a focus really on racial equity and systems change and enhancing the engagement and advocacy within african-american black latin x and pacific islander communities and those organizations serving older adults and disabilities. so that grant is just beginning. so we're really looking forwarding looking forward to partnering with matta on that work andith the larger kind of case community and we'll share updates as that moves forward. and that's all i have so i'm happy to answer any questions. >> the commissioners are there any questions? >> well just congratulations on the grant and welcome. >> i haven't seen you before so so many new people. this is so exciting. i was just wondering i don't know if you mentioned it how much was the grant? >> so it's 300,000 over three years. so it'll give us a

at the end of the fiona clothes washer what we have reached and great foreign policies in the sure liberal or honestly want and national industry become one. we now know who is a dangerous solution and afraid and better trade and the capacity to push them and the maximum slam historic mass migration here in america proposal around the world. must and political and radical jihadist. and the way countries. [inaudible] >> the protesters -- [laughter] [inaudible] >> americans often prioritize. going back up over a century and in global order. we walk in the chinese communist party and take advantage of all the issues. in your world that will to power at the expense of the people and take advantage of open borders and flood our communities. dictators and chaos. so will order, and eight decades later and what they look like. and human awards. today and trump returns to office strong american down the security and prosperity. if i am confirmed the core commission. it was found tragically, glorifying in virtually every content and i would be asked about an array of programs. and they are created a

two fiona director hines for bearing with us and staying so present through remote meetings, even thought must be incredibly challenging, and for being so pragmatic and so thorough in your review of the materials and public comments to mike chen for your years of service on the cac, your clear dedication to this board and this agency, and also for diving in headfirst to what have been some fairly challenging first couple of meetings for you. to janet, director tala, for bringing your perspective as a small business owner and as a leader of a small business organization in your community. and that is a perspective we always need to be keeping front of mind at mta. and to my dear former vice chair and collaborator kahina for being such a wonderful thought partner and collaborator, i enjoyed our virtual walks together on the phone, and for continuously elevating equity and making sure we're putting the needs of community first in everything we do at the mta, i want to say thank you to the sfmta staff for putting up with this board, for fearlessly leading and innovating and problem solving a

we have a state that's coming fiona campbell, controllerfor fiona campbell, controller for youth fionaare currently processing the deeply sad news of the passing of james lee williams. we are fiercely proud of their achievements, including winning the first ever series of ripoll�*s drag race. the sisterhood and there many fans. that's some of the reaction coming in to the death of the vivienne. my colleaguejosh parry joined me — and told us what we know so far. it's hard to overestimate how much of an impact the vivienne's presence on the drag seen half of the lgbt community. they sort of first started out drag in liverpool in local bars. the boudoir is to name one. it was really back in 2019 when she was a contestant on the first series of drag race uk. it was the first the programme as i said, and it was very anticipated, as the american series had many viewers before. but the vivienne went on to win the hearts of many and attracted a lot of people to drag. they then went on to appear again on another series of drag race seven, and really broken to the mainstream. they were on dancin

fiona. around. and the judge said the girls were vulnerable, one had beenin the girls were vulnerable, one had been in care since the age of seven and had been in various homes around rochdale. the other lived with her mother but had no real home life to speak of through no fault of their own, he said, their troubled backgrounds made them susceptible. and theyjust backgrounds made them susceptible. and they just wanted backgrounds made them susceptible. and theyjust wanted a sense of belonging, thejury and theyjust wanted a sense of belonging, the jury were told. they were made to feel like grown—ups with alcohol and drugs and places to stay in people to be with. the court was also told one incident was recorded and the girl who is 143

fiona jack is one driver who's become used to a bumpy ride. the whole road down here is horrific.es. and for cyclist becky hamilton, the cost of hitting a pothole was more than financial. it was just like the equivalent of hitting a kerb, smack, and ijust thought, this is it, this is my time. i was heading towards the oncoming car, on my helmet, just towards this onc

fiona lamdin, bbc news.take at least three years — but providers warn that's too long to wait. and an urgent appeal�*s launched to help train guide dog puppies — as more than a thousand visually impaired people in the uk wait for assistance dogs. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth. isa is a very cold weather around today, notjust is a very cold weather around today, not just for today put is a very cold weather around today, notjust for today put into the weekend. forsome notjust for today put into the weekend. for some in the south it will turn milder by the time we get a sunday. in the meantime, a lot of hazards, notjust frost but icy stretches on our roads. freezing fog patches 1448 00:29:46,193 --> 00:29:4

and later this afternoon, fiona bruce will present a special programme from here to mark the commemorationon bbc one and iplayer. 200,000 palestinians have started to return to northern gaza to see what remains of their homes and communities there. they were allowed to begin theirjourney after hamas agreed to hand over a female israeli civilian hostage who should have been returned under the terms of the ceasefire deal on saturday. most of those travelling are on foot, carrying the few possessions they have left. our correspondentjon donnison is in jerusalem. jon, this is another part of the agreement that's had to be brought back on track? yes, and we will see some of those remarkable images from gaza in my report in a moment, but what got people moving today was this wrangling over who should have been released in the prisoner and hostage exchange on saturday has been resolved. israel was unhappy that 29—year—old arbel yehud was not released on saturday. hamas agreed to release her on thursday and a further six on saturday, so six in total in exchange for palestinian prisoners. in my rep