irn bru, a popular drink here? last couple of days have been a rush for the irn bru, i didn't realise what the reason behind it was, and we had short supplies after christmas and the way. what do his customers think? i like it as it is, i probably won't drink it if they ta ke i probably won't drink it if they take the sugar out of it.|j i probably won't drink it if they take the sugar out of it. i think it isa take the sugar out of it. i think it is a good idea, it is horrible for people stick. i probably, iwould stop drinking it. irn bru is renowned for its quirky advertising. punter led push back against a reduced sugar version have raised its profile again. when the customers stay loyal whether —— whether customers remain loyal bill it clear when the new formula goes on sale later this month. we watch and wait! now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to a special edition of witness with me, tanya beckett, here at the british library in london. we'll be looking at five of the most memorable stor

operation irn bru. the stash.has got two dozen bottles, before the change, keeping them in his loft! he has started a petition, asking ag barr not to cut the sugar levels by half. you're not leaving us any option to get the original stuff. it is part of the culture. scottish national treasure. i think we should be able to choose. we are responsible adults. irn bru said the vast majority of drinkers want to consume less sugar. the company is confident most people will not taste the difference. the makers have said it is going to remain a sugary drink. this has eight and a half teaspoons of sugar. the new recipe is still going to have four. irn bru drinkers in ayr have different opinions. the reason i am so fit, i drink irn bru! what about cutting the sugar? it is a good idea. fizzy drinks... all of them have got too much sugar. when do you like to drink that? every day. both sides of the bed! joking aside, many experts would like others to follow. we have been urging reductions in the sugar content, not just sugar

irn bru, is ita this in have already being cleared. irn bru, is it a popular drink here? until the baby yesterday what the reason behind it was. and we are short on supplies after christmas anyway. what do his customers then?” supplies after christmas anyway. what do his customers then? i like it as it is. what do his customers then? i like rahal what do his customers then? i like it as it is. i went by it changed. i think it is a great idea. that amount of sugar is bad for your teeth. arles probably stop drinking it. this punter led push back has raised irn bru's profile again. whether customers stay loyal will remain clear when the new version goes on sale later this month. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. time for a look at the weather.

irn bru drinkers in ayr have different opinions. the reason i am so fit, i drink irn bru!. joking aside, many experts would like others to follow. we have been urging reductions in the sugar content, not just sugar but also the sweetness of these drinks for many years. and if one company does that, we want all of them to do the same thing. the new reduced sugar irn bru is going to come off the production line later injanuary. jewellery thought to be worth several million pounds, has been stolen in a daring heist in venice. police say at least two thieves delayed the alarm system at the doge's palace, before breaking into a reinforced cabinet to take a broach and earrings. the jewels had been on loan from the royal family of qatar. james reynolds has the details. the exhibition held at the doge's palace in venice was called treasures of the moguls and maharajas. the jewellery on display, some of it on loan from the ruling family of qatar, was worth millions of pounds. for one criminal gang, this was all too tempting. at least two thieves helped themselves to a golden brooch

irn bru, is ita this in have already being cleared. irn bru, is it a popular drink here? number one seller in my shop. the last couple of days there has been a rush on it. i didn't realise until the baby yesterday what the reason behind it was. and we are short on supplies after christmas anyway. what do his customers then?” supplies after christmas anyway. what do his customers then? i like it as it is. what do his customers then? i like rahal what do his customers then? i like it as it is. i went by it changed. i think it is a great idea. that amount of sugar is bad for your teeth. arles probably stop drinking it. this punter led push back has raised irn bru's profile again. whether customers stay loyal will remain clear when the new version goes on sale later this month. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. time for a look at the weather. i hope it's not going to be as cold as in new no, thankfully not. that isa as in new no, thankfully not. that is a tremendous temperature, isn't it? it is going to turn colder, drier, with quite a frost on saturday night. increasing amoun

barr are the owners of irn—bru, apparently fans are stockpiling the drink because irn—bru are bringingl. the ftse100 holding steady. that's all the business news. 2018 marks a huge milestone in the history of women's rights. 100 years ago women, albeit only those over the age of 30, were given the right to vote in britain for the first time,. it paved the way for the introduction of universal suffrage ten years later, which saw all women win equal voting rights to men. jayne mccubbin reports from manchester, the home of the suffragette movement. # you don't own me. # i'm notjust one of your...# 100 years ago, women, some women, jumped the very first hurdle towards equality, a movement which began here in the city of manchester. in fact, here, in this very house. this is where it all began, in this home, around cups of tea. this is where the suffragette movement was born. helen pankhurst‘s great—grandmother, emmeline, was the leader of that movement. emmeline's great—granddaughter says the fight for equality is as relevant today as it was 100 years ago. obviously, we've made huge stride

and we'll have more on the irn bru fans who've been stockpiling the soft drink ahead of a planned recipe change! that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. on tonight's programme... on his way home — andy murray pulls out of this month's australia open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. injury worries for britain's johanna konta, too. she retires from her quarter—final match at the brisbane international. we look ahead to this evening's football, as tottenham host west ham at wembley. iam going i am going to have the twists and turns from the ashes. good evening — and welcome. we start with the news that andy murray has pulled out of the australian open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. the three—time grand slam tennis champion hasn't played a competitive match since wimbledon last summer. and there's been more bad news in the women's game. british number one johanna konta was forced to retire from her brisbane open quarter—final, also because of a hip injury. here's our tennis corres

more than 20,000 fans of irn bru have signed a petition against a planned change to its famous recipe

and fans of irn bru have started stockpiling the soft drink ahead of a planned change in recipe.is part of a sugar—reduction programme by ag barr before the government levy on sugary drinks comes into effect. we are doing a story today about the weather in the usa. we have had a year of extreme weather. that will possibly hurt us all in the pocket because of what it is doing to insurance companies? that is right. it looks like the weather events in 2017 are going to cost insurers a record amount in insured losses. we have had lots of estimates about how much it will cost. this week the big german reinsurance company, munich re, say the total bill for insured losses will be $135 billion. reinsurance? yes, that is where in insurance company gets their insurance. and so it continues! let's talk to samir husein. let's talk about this figure. $135 billion for insured losses. we know that is a record amount but how does it compare with previous years? how much more is it? it is three times as much as we have seen on some of the other record—breaking years. seen on some of the other rec