hywel griffiths, bbc news, sydney. always nice to finish on a sunset.lipa thomas, goodbye for now. monday turned out to be quite a day of weather across some parts of the british isles with a combination of wind and rain and some hill snow for the northern parts as well. tuesday, a chilly start wherever you may be. there will still will be some of that monday rain, if you like, lingering, especially across the eastern side of both scotland and england, because that weather front will make very, very slow progress through the day into the north sea, and that keeps that chance of a little bit of rain still there across those eastern parts. where the skies clear further west, it'll be a really cold start, there will be some ice around across south—western scotland, northern ireland, maybe some sheltered spots across the western side of both england and wales. here, the skies will have cleared for some overnight, and that will give rise to some sunshine first up across the south—west and into wales but you'll notice there are showers not very far away. move

hywel griffiths reports on how shark nets are keeping the swimmers safe but harming marine life.two weeks since he took the oath of office and president trump's administration has already issued dozens of orders, many of them sharply dividing opinion. but the president's supporters say he's simply fulfilling the promises he made on the campaign trail, whether people like them or not. nick bryant has travelled to the southern state of tennessee to see how people are taking to their new president. the hills of eastern tennessee, a landscape that reminds us that it wasn't just the rust belt that won donald trump the presidency, but the bible belt, as well. father god, we are so grateful to meet here together... chattanooga prides itself on being the buckle of that belt and at this bible study group this morning, praise for his socially conservative supreme court nominee, and thanks to god for placing him in the white house. god has done a work in him. he has changed him. you can just see it in the people he surrounds himself with. and i do believe he's brought a seriousness that peo

hywel griffiths, bbc news, sydney. always nice to finish on a sunset.week. from me, phillipa thomas, goodbye for now. hello there. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend, weatherwise. temperatures have been slowly dipping down by a few degrees. this is how we ended the day in studland, dorset. you can see the sunset over poole harbour there, a very serene scene. by monday morning, many of us are likely to see some frost and some fog, so a bit of a wintry flavour to the weather to start off your new working week. so let's look at first thing monday morning. temperatures, even in our towns and cities, really a degree or so either side of freezing. it could be quite a bit colder than that in the countryside first thing. so a sharp frost, and then later in the day we see low pressure approaching from the atlantic, bringing rain to western parts of the uk on that weather front. but to start things off, then, monday morning at 8:00am, cold and clear across much of wales, southern and central england. the odd pocket of fog around, particularly across parts of ea

more from our sydney correspondent, hywel griffith.untry where catching a wave isa in a country where catching a wave is a national obsession, the allure of the ocean is endless. as is the debate over how best to share these waters with some of the locals. shark nets have been the answers in the 1930s. they extend hundreds of metres out at sea is to be they do not create an enclosure, but they offer reassuring is. they are great idea. we have to protect humans. that is what it is all about for me. lam against that is what it is all about for me. i am against them. i don't want sea creatures getting stuck out there. you take the risk in the asian. that is where sharks belong. that is what the nets are trying to keep out, great whites are targeted by the programme in new south wales. they have been put in place from september to april when the beaches are out there busiest. they trapped 130 last year. they also trapped another 600 marine animals, including dolphins, rays, and turtles. this video shows what happens when they get stuck. th

our correspondent hywel griffith sent this report. best to share these waters with some of the locals. shark nets have been australia's answer since the 1930s. sections are set hundreds of metres out at sea. they don't create an enclosure, but they do offer reassurance. i think they're a great idea. we've got to try and protect our kids. that's what it is all about to me. i'm probably against them. you see creatures in the wildlife getting stuck out there. you take the risk if you swim in the ocean, and that's where sharks belong. that's what the nets are meant to keep out. great whites are one of ten species targeted by the programme in new south wales. the nets are put in place from september to april when these beaches are at their busiest. last year, they trapped 130 of the targeted, more dangerous sharks. but they also trapped another 600 marine animals, including dolphins, rays, and turtles. this video shows what happens when one becomes entangled. a group of tourists managed to set this turtle free, but 19 others died in the ne

hywel griffith has more from sydney.e scale of a scorched, scarred landscapes which burned over the weekend. more than 200 fires spread over hundreds of thousands of acres, crews a re over hundreds of thousands of acres, crews are still working at 60 different sites. at some villages and farms, they've started the task of checking how much has been destroyed, and what if anything can be salvaged. the community has been heavily impacted by fire, and i would suggest most buildings in the community are damaged and destroyed. at the height of the bushfire, 2500 crew members were called into action. two were injured, but it's remarkable the heat wave passed without the loss of human life. a combination of record temperatures, dry land and high wind made for unprecedented, catastrophic level conditions few firefighters had ever experienced before. m conditions few firefighters had ever experienced befo| you i gaunt g conditions few firefighters had ever experienced befo| you i5 do. i g $— have dropped, ”77 $— have dropped. the

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney.owed through a crack in cliffs and into the pacific ocean. jets of steam can be seen towering into the air as the molten rock hits the water. it almost doesn't look real as the lava flows into the water. but i believe it is. let's have a look at the weather. chris has the latest. good afternoon. we are looking at an u nsettled good afternoon. we are looking at an unsettled weather pattern and it will get increasingly windy in the next few days. looking at the atla ntic next few days. looking at the atlantic you can see several weather systems developing and heading towards our shores and these are powered by 200 mphjet towards our shores and these are powered by 200 mph jet stream which brings us actor weather systems. on thursday we will see this area of clouds bring wet and windy weather but this one out in the west atla ntic but this one out in the west atlantic could cause severe weather across our part of the world. some glimpses of sunshine today, so not all doom and gloom. some

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney.ormed into a river — known as a fire hose — and has flowed through a crack in cliffs and into the pacific ocean. jets of steam can be seen towering into the air as the molten rock hits the water. helen willetts has been there, not in the last few days i have to say, but that looks absolutely spectacular, doesn't it? a wonderful, beautiful ireland, very lucky to have been there, many years ago now, but certainly during the current eruption, back to 1983! think. back home, and problems abroad, we have had most ofjanuary back home, and problems abroad, we have had most of january with rather settled weather but you can see now the atmosphere is very active across the atmosphere is very active across the atlantic. we have got rained today, rain to come tomorrow and more rain on friday, which could potentially turn into a named storm. that actually quite ferocious and the question is will come across our shores are in the northern france. between all of those systems we have a least a least

from sydney, hywel griffith reports.ngrained with his identity. he learned to make traditional canoes from his grandfather and says he will pass on his skills to the next generation. but he finds the trade in so—called 'fake' aboriginal art offensive. they shouldn't attempt to make money from the oldest living culture in the world. it is very disrespectful and my people aren't like that, my people are very generous, very accepting. but i think any aboriginal person would be offended from people copying and replicating our art or our styles and making money off it. these are the kinds of things that make dean and many other indigenous artists angry. everything from paintings and didgeridoos to the towels and flip—flops, all decorated to look as if they've come from aboriginal communities when in fact they are imports. millions of people visit australia every year and many want to ta ke australia every year and many want to take a souvenir home. what could be more authentic than australian than a boomerang? these come with

hywel griffith reports. 0ld, beautiful, just plain brutal.o provide social housing for sydney, its facade has fallen out of fashion. it faces being sold and torn down. this 90—year—old is just one of two residents left. she is blind and lives alone on the top floor. she says she has not been offered a suitable alternative. she is battling to stay. we need to fight. if i is battling to stay. we need to fight. if i did not speak out, you know, you would be crushed. this will be the only city in the world without social housing in the inner city. most places have got 20 around. what we have got here is minimal. sydney is moving towards a maximum 10% target for social housing. there are 60,000 people on the waiting list. who gets a place and where is contentious. and sirius is at the centre of the row. campaigners say that it should be brought back to life. they want the building listed. this is beside the harbour bridge. it forms part of the landscape that is known and loved right across the world. it is called the city's sore thumb. 0ne right a

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney.ear but there's something puzzling about the ones which have been found in antarctica. experiments show they contain very little iron, making them different to ones collected elsewhere. now a team of scientists is setting out to find out why. rebecca morelle went to meet them. antarctica is prime space rock hunting ground, but one kind of meteorite made of iron is surprisingly scarce. now a new hunt is soon to begin. scientists at the university of manchester are developing high—tech metal detectors, based on landmine technology, to track down the meteorites. antarctica's missing iron meteorites have been a mystery for years, but now scientists think they've cracked it. the idea is there is a lot there, but they're buried in the ice, and as the ice sheet floats so does the meteorite. but when they hit this mountain range there forced upwards. meteorites made of rock, the most common kind, come all the way to the surface. but the meteorites made of iron, like this, conducts heat from th

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. time for a look at the weather. the atlantic is alive with storm system after storm system. we have a fast jet stream moving system after storm system. we have a fastjet stream moving across the atlantic, around 200 miles an hour and that is creating a series of low pressure systems. some cloud today gci’oss pressure systems. some cloud today across eastern areas and tomorrow another area of low pressure brings strong wind but on friday we have a storm system moving in from the western atlantic and that has the potential to bring us some severe weather. more of that than a moment. some sunshine around today, this was north scotland and across central portions of the uk things to brighten up for a time. still somewhere in across eastern counties of england and some showers across the south—west of england and wales. the mild arab continues to push a little further north. still quite cold across the north and scotland and eastern scotland and england. overnight tonight we have some more patches a brain working north a

hywel griffith reports. just metres from the runway, a site strewn with charred metal.ane which came swooping from the sky, eyewitnesses describe seeing flames rise after it crashed into the dfo shopping centre, which is due to open its doors one hour later. cheesemaker i just saw a blue flash comedown the billboard over there, and then all ofa billboard over there, and then all of a sudden, it hit the spotlight, and rotted into a huge bubble. the explosions going off one after another. there were cars going off as well. so there was a lot of smoke, a lot of flames. piecing together what led to the crash may ta ke together what led to the crash may take weeks, and specialist investigators have been called to the scene. but the police have confirmed that the pilot made a mayday call shortly before the impact, reporting engine problems. we understand that there might have been a catastrophic engine failure, but we are unsure at this stage. it gained a slight degree about a chewed before crashing into the back of the dfo, and focus on furniture, billy you behind the. it to

hywel griffith reports. scarred landscapes which burned over the weekend. more than 200 fires spread over hundreds of thousands of acres. crews are still working at 60 different sites. at some villages and farms they have started the task of checking how much has been destroyed and what if anything can be salvaged. the community has been heavily impacted by fire. i would suggest most buildings in the community are damaged and all destroyed. at the height of the bushfires, 2500 crew members were called into action. two were injured. it is remarkable that the heatwave passed without the loss of human life. a combination of factors made for unprecedented conditions that few firefighters had ever experienced. it's dreadful. nothing you can do. while temperatures have dropped, the danger is not over. some roads remained closed, people have been warned to seek shelter if a fire develops. some places may not be safe for weeks. even in a country familiar with extreme conditions, the impact of these fires will be fel

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. shark. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. plans to ask people living in surrey whether their council tax bills should go up by 15% to pay for social care have been approved by the local authority. the conservative—run surrey county council says it is being forced to raise bills, blaming government cuts and increased demand for care. people living in the borough will be asked to vote on the plans in a referendum on the fourth of may. a review into noise pollution around gatwick says the airport needs to work with airlines to reduce the screeching made by some planes as they land. more than half of gatwick flights use the airbus a320 series, but they can make a high pitched whine. gatwick says it will charge airlines who don't adapt their planes from next year. scientists at imperial college london say poverty should be regarded as a major risk factor for premature death. the study is the first to compare the

our sydney correspondent hywel griffith reports.a site strewn with charred metal. inside the wreckage of the plane which came swooping from the sky. eyewitnesses described seeing flames rise after it crashed into the dfo shopping centre which was due to open its doors one hour later. i just saw a blue flash come down past the dfo billboard over there. and, then, all of a sudden, it hit the spotlight, and just erupted into a huge fireball. there's explosions going off one after the other. so, the plane go up, then cars going off as well. so there was a lot of smoke and flame. piecing together what led to the crash may take weeks. specialist investigators have been called to the scene, but the police have confirmed that the pilot made a mayday call shortly before the impact, reporting engine problems. we understand there was potentially catastrophic engine failure but we are unsure at this stage. it crashed into the back of the dfo shopping centre. it took more than a dozen fire crews to extinguish the flames. the aircraft would have

our sydney correspondent, hywel griffith, reports.rise after it crashed into the shopping centre which was due to open its doors one hour later. we understand there was potentially catastrophic engine failure but we are on is —— and sure at this stage. it crashed into the back of the shopping mall. it took more than a dozen fire crews to extinguish the flames. the aircraft would have been full of fuel. drivers on the nearby freeway reported feeling the heat as it burned. the crash has left many shocked. it's a desperately sad day for our state. a number of people have died as a result of what is the worst civil aviation accident that our state has seen for some 30 yea rs. our state has seen for some 30 years. all flights out of the airport have been system ended as teams on the ground tried to establish exactly what went wrong —— have been suspended. we arejust we are just getting breaking news of an apparent incident in barcelona where police say they've did ten —— detained a man driving a truck against high speed against the traffic

from sydney, hywel griffith reports.al canoes from his grandfather. he says he'll pass on his skills to the next generation but he finds the trade in so—called fake aboriginal art offensive. they shouldn't attempt to make money from the oldest living culture in the world. it is very disrespectful. my people aren't like that. my people are very generous, very offering and accepting. but, i think, any aboriginal person would be offended from people copying and replicating our art or our styles and making money off it. these are the kind of things that make dean and many other indigenous artists angry. everything from paintings and didgeridoos to tea towels and flip flops all decorated to look as if they've come from aboriginal communities when, in fact, they're imports. millions of people visit australia every year. many want to take a souvenir home with them. what can be more authentic, australian, than the boomerang? these two come with aboriginal—looking designs. but both are fake. both imported from indonesia. but coul

the crash, and no—one on the ground is believed to have been injured. 0ur sydney correspondent hywel griffithh charred metal. inside the wreckage of the plane which came swooping from the sky. eyewitnesses described seeing flames rise after it crashed into the dfo shopping centre which was due to open its doors one hour later. i just saw a blue flash come down past the dfo billboard over there. and, then, all of a sudden, it hit the spotlight, and just erupted into a huge fireball. there's explosions going off one after the other. so, the plane go up, then cars going off as well. so there was a lot of smoke and flame. piecing together what led to the crash may take weeks. specialist investigators have been called to the scene, but the police have confirmed that the pilot made a mayday call shortly before the impact, reporting engine problems. we understand there was potentially catastrophic engine failure but we are unsure at this stage. it crashed into the back of the dfo shopping centre. it took more than a dozen fire crews to extinguish the flames. the aircraft would have been full of fuel