and joining us now from sydney is james morrison he's a spokesman for the new south wales rural fire service thank you so much for being on our program well 1st like to ask you about these reports of further bush fires erupting overnight and yet we're also hearing that sydney harbor new year's eve fireworks display is still to go ahead as planned from your perspective is that a good idea. oh good afternoon look at this stage obviously way tight precautions working with the pyrotechnics i agencies and organizations are closely with them in regards to our total fire ban exemptions and and their requirements and at this stage given the full cost conditions we don't believe that there will be any she's at this stage in regards to the sydney harbor. going ahead . he continued to work with them and if we need to have a heart and level of response from our forefathers from both the r.f.s. and foreigner a few new south wales throughout the sydney area will do is to say working to the conditions but we are expecting a semi that southerly change to move through needs a number of hours to move

and coming up, doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finneyjust some of those whose whoseives are celebrated in review 2019 we remember, in 30 minutes‘ time. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the queen and members of the royal family are attending the annual church service in sandringham. her majesty arrived a few minutes ago surrounded by members of her family, few minutes ago surrounded by members of herfamily, the duke of edinburgh came back to norfolk on christmas eve following a four night stay at king edward vii hospital. he is not attending the christmas day church service and he didn't last year either. prince george and princess charlotte were there for the first time. prince andrew, who stepped back from royal duties last month earlier attended morning service with prince charles. the brothers walked side by side in peace st mary magdalene church before the service at the head of the real family's traditional late morning service. let'sjust the real family's traditional late morning service. let's just show you those latest pictures of the moment when her maj

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebrated 2019: we remember. in half an hour's time. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham in time for christmas — after leaving hospital in london. prince phillip, who's 98, spent four nights in the king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. in her christmas day message the queen will describe 2019 as a ‘bumpy‘ year. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, the duke emerged this morning and walked slowly but without assistance to the waiting vehicle. there has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. in the past he has been treated there for bladder and chest infections. whatever the nature of this latest episode, the duke has satisfied his doctors that he is well enough to return home. the helicopter from buckingham palace to the sandringham estate where the royal family are gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast, the queen will talk

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doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are now celebrated in review 2019: we remember. # loneliness is the cloak you wear # a deep shade of blue is always there # the sun ain't gonna shine anymore # the moon ain't gonna rise in the sky... # i hate people in the business who bitch about, you know, the business. it's such an awful life. it was fantastic for the first couple of albums or so. # and i know you're leaving, but it's too long overdue...# but then it really wears you down. touring in those days was very primitive. it was really a lot of hard work. and you couldn't find anything good to eat anywhere. # there's no regrets # no tears goodbye # i don't want you back # we'd only cry again # say goodbye again... # # i'm praying for rain in california # so the grapes can grow and they can make more wine # when they ask who's the fool in the corner cryin' # i say a little ole wine drinker me...# laughter applause we're trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers are notjust a bunch of dumb, giggling young people, they really have a lot

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are now celebratedow in review 2019: we remember. # loneliness is a cloak you wear # a deep shade of blue is always there #the sun ain't going to shine any more i hate people in the business who bitch about the business in such an awful light, at first it was fantastic for the first couple of albums. but then it really wears you down, touring in those days was very primitive, it was really a lot of hard work and you couldn't find anything good to eat anywhere. # there's no regrets # no tears goodbye # i don't want you back # we'd only cry again # say goodbye again he sings were trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers aren'tjust were trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers aren't just a group of young people, they really have a lot to offer, they are an intelligent group of people. we pro bally intelligent group of people. we probally are better as friends. there they were, long hair, gear, everything to make the fans smile. # cheer up sleeppyjean. .. sophie opened the door and there

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doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of the big names who've died thisr and who's lives we mark in ‘review 2019: we remember‘. that's in half an hour's time, here on bbc news. devastating bushfires across large parts of australia have claimed two more lives. the latest victims, a 63—year—old man and his 29—year—old son died in new south wales. in the neighbouring state of victoria, thousands of people were forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. residents and holiday—makers in mallacoota in east gippsland described how the morning sky was turned black by clouds of ash and embers. phil mercer reports. stuck in a nightmare. the sky in mallacoota turned a grotesque red, as strong winds pushed out of control bushfires towards the popular seaside town about 500 kilometres east of melbourne. thousands of people were trapped and sought shelter on the beach. some waded into the water to escape red hot embers that rained down. 0thers fled by boat, but most waited patiently for the danger to pass, or for help to ar

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebrated019: we remember. in half an hour's time. good morning and welcome to bbc news. at least 16 people have been killed by a typhoon in the philippines — which has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. wind gusts reached 200 kilometres an hour, tearing roofs off houses, and leaving tens of thousands of people stranded at ports. to typhoon haiyan in 2013 — the most powerful to hit the area in decades. catherine karelli reports. a far from peaceful christmas in the central philippines. typhoon phanfone has brought sustained winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour. terrifying local people... screaming. ..and leaving a trail of destruction. heavy rain has left many homes flooded. more than 16,000 people had to spend the night in improvised shelters and at least 100 families have been left homeless. in this majority catholic country, the typhoon, which has damaged infrastructure, stopped many people visiting their families for christmas. filipinos are well used to tropic

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebratedew 2019: we remember, in half an hour's time. a court in cyprus has convicted a british teenager of falsely claiming she was raped by a group of israeli tourists six months ago. the 19 year—old said she had been attacked in a hotel in ayia napa. she was arrested after police said she withdrew her accusation. joining me now from brussels is our europe correspondent, kevin connolly. tell us what the judge had to say to her. essentially, this revolves around a judgment on this young woman as a witness. the district judge in famagusta has said that he has found her to be an unreliable witness and that in retracting her allegation of rape, she was effectively, in so doing, admitting that she had made up the allegation in the first place. so the whole affair revolves around the disputed circumstances of a night in a hotel room in cyprus injuly. this young woman was having a holiday romance with one israeli. she says she was gang raped by a group of his friends. they have always denied that.

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebratedw 2019: we remember. in half an hour's time. hello, good evening, and welcome to bbc news. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. the cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. the plane — operated by the khazak company bek air — was flying from almaty, kazakhstan‘s largest city, to the capital nur—sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take—off. at least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. he was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. moments after take—off, the plane had rammed into a building. it broke into pieces on impact. but there were survivors. and some even walked away from this unharmed. i was sitting next to an emergency exit. just hours later, aslan nazaraliyev managed to tell me what happened.

james rampton. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, has acknowledged public anger at his decision to go onle his country faces a bushfire crisis. on holiday while his country mr morrison said if he could go back, he would have made a different choice. the fires are expected to worsen, with more hot, dry weather expected. mr morrison did acknowledge the role of climate change, it but said warming temperatures couldn't be connected to any single fire. gareth barlow reports. this is the remarkable, almost apocalyptic scene facing firefighters tackling australia's deadly and devastating wildfires. fire chiefs described saturday as an awful day. as thousands of personnel tackle raging infernos, the country's prime minister, scott morrison, has been heavily criticised for being on holiday in hawaii, but the pm has cut short his trip to return home. i get it that people would have been upset to know that i was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress. they know that i am not going to stand there and hold a hose, iam not a trained firefighter. i'm conforted by the fac

morrison, wrote themseselves freree. it is also, as you know, the space where james baldwin's funeral was held in 1987 when tononi morrison offerered a eulogy for herer friendd addressed to you. i was s fortunate to get to ow and meet toni morrison a number of times. my first and pererson encounter with her was during my freshman year of colollege when i talalked my way into an advanced seminar on her work. whatat a privilege readiding all l her novels in the order that they were written. it was a condensed approximation of t the wonder and wisdom that had greeted faithful readers over the y years. she freed something in me. that year, m morrison came to cambrididge, massachusetts, to o read from "beloved," then newlwly out. with a standing room only crowd and peopople sitting in the aisles of the giant uninitarian churc, my friends and i literally sat at her feet. arriving a few minutes late, morrison passed right over and in between us. close, so close,e, that c could almost touch the e hem of her g garment. of course, now and always, we all sit at her feet. a year or so later a 1991, i would geget to meet morrison more

james, he is under pressure not only for taking that holiday in hawaii, but also for his views on climate change? scott morrisonfires are burning. but he said climate change can't be linked to any one specific fire. he said there are many reasons that fires can start. one of the main one is here that we are having a debate about now is reduction burns, are we doing enough to reduce some of that pure load helping these fires burn in such an out—of—control fashion. scott morrison has his hands tied on this one because the export of coal to countries like china is a big part of australia's economy and he said australia only makes up for economy and he said australia only makes upfor1.3% economy and he said australia only makes up for 1.3% of global emissions. he knows that if we were to stop exporting coal, it would be a big damage to our entire economy. scott morrison needs to say that coal is still important for australia. he doesn't want to go too much into blaming these fires on climate change. that is definitely a prime minister, michael mccormack, who was acting whilst he was away on holiday, has said that m

morrison has responded to the crisis and cut short his holiday. but while he has apologized for being absent, he has yet to give into demands to act on climate change. helena: jamesorris is the new south wales rural fire service. he told us what firefighteters e doing to combat these mega blazes. >> thehese fes a are burning i n very remote and d rugged terrai. a lot of these areas do not have closed conontainment lines thate can simply do a didirect attacor do close containment. our strategy is s now to fall bk to comommunities in wider ars so protect homes as these fires come to habited arareas. the e biggest issue at this stae is these fireses are so lae e ad we have cacatastrophic firire coconditions predidicted for tomorrow acrcross a number of areas. the only thing we will be able to do tomorrow is to protect life and t a and protect property where we can. it is simply too dangerous to be able to have firefighters trying to control these fires under those conditions. helena: at least have been -- at least 11 people have been killed during growing demonstrations against india's new citizenship law. protesters have clashed with police in cities across the cou

morrison. >> reporter: todd winkler, distressed by his wife's infidelity, found an unlikely ally as he prepared to confront her lover, jamesbut in this case rachel's dad don hatfield was only too happy to help. he did not approve of his daughter's behavior, just too much like his own once was. and don was a guy who'd been carrying his guilt like a cross for years. >> i tried to lead all of my children to the love of jesus christ. there was only one major obstacle to that ever occurring in a way that -- that i would be happy with. and that was my hypocrisy. >> what do you mean? >> huh? >> your hypocrisy? >> my hypocrisy. chasing women. >> oh. >> blowing my marriage. >> reporter: as don tells it, women found his role as an ascendant artist quite appealing. never mind he was a married father of four. >> and that kind of thing destroyed -- just literally, destroyed my family. >> reporter: by the time rachel was in middle school, don's string of affairs led to a home-shattering divorce. >> i think that the -- the obliteration of the nuclear family had a profound effect on rachel. >> reporter: now, he feared, the apple hadn't fa

morrison has responded to the crisis and cut short his holiday but while he has apologised for being absent he has yet to give in to demands to act on climate change. james morris speaks for the new south wales rural fire service he told the dublin want firefighters are doing to combat these mega blazes. base far the banging burning in very very remark and rugged terrain a lot of these areas do not have close can time and lawns other way can simply do a direct attack or do close can time and so are now strategies now to fall back to communities and water areas to protect hines's a's far as come out into habited areas now the biggest issue at this stage is that they straws asar lauch and with catastrophic fire conditions predicted for tomorrow across a number of areas the only thing that we will be able to do tomorrow is to protect law and try and protect property where we can under these conditions because it simply too dangerous to be able to have far far as trying to control they say was under those conditions. james morris from the new south wales rule 5 service now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a spokesma