rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire.e this year as the uk's city of culture. a year long programme of events will feature the likes of artist david hockney and magician dynamo, who are both from the city, and aims to challenge perceptions — as david sillito has been finding out. thanks for that. making a show of me! well, it's your own fault. we don't want no negative talk. any road up, who else is it gonna be? bradford's city of culture, beginning with this — a radio play extolling the virtues of a city that's had its knocks over the years. the people that designed and built these buildings looked at places like, you know, florence. i don't think people realise you can compare bradford with florence, but that vista. .. oh, it's fantastic, yeah. bradford 2025 is a chance to show a different side, such as its architecture. tim smith is a local photographer, keen to show off what he feels is its overlooked splendour. a splendour that's... well, let's just say they aren't london prices. top floor, views across the city. tha

rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire.as launched a new lifestyle series on netflix called with love, meghan. the duchess of sussex released a trailer for the programme on social media, and shows her at home with friends, making meals and sharing homemaker tips. rangers have produced a stunning victory in the scottish premier league, beating league leaders celtic 3—0. # you're simply the best... # when it comes to being "simply the best" in glasgow, there�*s only been one winner recently. celtic began some 1a points clear. rangers? well, they needed something special. and, roared on by their fans, they found it. hagi! ianis hagi sparking ibrox delight as he fired rangers into an early lead. and they so nearly extended it — vaclav czerny agonizingly close as the hosts dominated the first half. after the break, celtic did briefly stir — kyogo thought he had equalised, but not for long, the offside flag summing up theirfrustration. and rangers duly romped to victory. robin propper made it 2—0 before, with his very first touch

rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire.e page up and running on the bbc news website after that attack in new orleans in which 15 people died after the driver of a pick—up truck sped into a large crowd in the french quarter. the authorities say that multiple people were involved in the incident. this is bbc news. hello. some proper winter weather is now with us over the next few days, but it could cause us a few issues here and there. certainly much colder for all, but a bit more sunshine through today and tomorrow. frost and ice will be the main risk through the night and into the morning rush hour, but potentialfor some disruptive snowfall this weekend, as i'll show you shortly. now, the reason for the change is that we've now got air flooding down from the north all the way from the arctic. the blue colours indicating that colder air in place for all of us this afternoon. many, dry and sunny. a few sleet and snow flurries in northern ireland, a covering of snow, maybe, in the north york moors and further snow showers in

now some of the biggest tracks everfound in the uk have been discovered in oxfordshire and scientistsurs, and it formed five different track waves at least, one of the dinosaurs was a 18 metre long dinosaur the very long neck, very long tail, most likely an animal cold it... there forfriends are likely an animal cold it... there for friends are teardrop shaped about 90 cm each but they were huge, and then the other kind of animal that we found here belongs to another kind of animal. it was britain's largestjurassic, carnivorous dinosaur, and so to have both of them here in the same area and the footprints covering such a huge expense was really exciting. it is the largest set of track waves in the uk and probably within the top five in the world.— top five in the world. we have a meat eater _ top five in the world. we have a meat eater dinosaur- top five in the world. we have a meat eater dinosaur and - top five in the world. we have | a meat eater dinosaur and one who does not east meat. how do we know one did not east the other at the end of the trail was may well have done! i don't

rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire.h co—lead and professor of palaeobiology at the university of birmingham. thank you very much forjoining us. what was your reaction when you learned about this discovery?— you learned about this discovery? you learned about this discove ? ~ ., ., , discovery? well, i got to see them a number— discovery? well, i got to see them a number of _ discovery? well, i got to see them a number of months i discovery? well, i got to see - them a number of months before they were, before we did the excavation, so when they were first discovered by one of the quarry workers. i thought it was one of the most remarkable track sites i had ever seen in the world. as we uncovered more and more of it last summer, it became more and more remarkable and the sheer scale of it really became apparent. truth? really became apparent. why does it matter? _ really became apparent. why does it matter? so _ really became apparent. why does it matter? so it - really became apparent. whyj does it matter? so it matters

rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. it opened the door for cold arctic air to spill right across the country and it's going to stay bitterly cold as we head into the weekend. overnight frost and ice could be a risk for some, and there's a potential for some disruptive snow. so we're under this, clearer skies at the moment, showers feeding in across the far north and west, that cold air descending right across the country. so ice could be an issue first thing, particularly along those exposed coasts where we've seen a rash of showers falling. elsewhere, a frosty start, a cold start, but lots of sunshine to look out for — just like we had this thursday. there will continue to be a feed of showers, particularly down through the irish sea, and some showers of snow in scotland again. temperatures struggling to climb above freezing in some places — generally around 2—4 degrees. now, as we move through the evening once again, those showers will continue to tuck in along those exposed north and west coasts, so icy stretches aga

and 166 million years old — the enormous dinosaur foot prints discovered in an oxfordshire quarry.ening, the fbi say they have a much clearer at the superdome to remember the victims of the new year's day massacre. the fbi say the driver of the truck that killed 14 people on burbon street, was 100% inspired by isis. we will bring you reaction from the city, including the eye witness account from two very lucky survivors. also tonight — the flood waters subsiding in northern england but freezing temperatures hampering the clean—up and rescue, with new snow and ice alerts in place for large parts of the country. and 166 million years old — the enormous dinosaur foot prints discovered in an oxfordshire quarry. good evening, the fbi say they have a much clearer picture of the events leading up to the terrorist attack in new orleans on new year's day. that information leads them to believe, that the driver of the truck, military veteran shamsud—dinjabbar was acting alone. the, "war between the believers and the disbelievers". the fbi said they recovered two improvised explosive devices

company fast, so we're going to create ai group assumes, breathing new life into sites like column in oxfordshireremove the blockages that hold you back. this is a government that backs the builders. so, if you're looking at where to your data centres, we will speed up planning position. if you need better access to power, and we all know what a challenge that is, we will get you those great connections at speed. you have asked for a gold standard data access regime, so we will develop a national data library. a clear and trusted copyright regime. unsafe access to the unique resource of our nhs for resource. and then the engine of ai progress, we will increase our public sector used by a factor of two or three, or even ten, but by 20. that is like upgrading from my dad was my cold ford cortina to a formula i mclaren in one go. we have the high potential visa routes for the world's top talent to move here and we were going to make it easierfor tomorrow's talent to learn here. training tens of thousands of stem graduates in the process. perhaps most importantly of all, unless we really crystal clea

and a new discovery of dinosaur footprints in oxfordshire — the largest ever uncovered.red by so—called islamic state. 15 people were killed, when the pick—up truck drove around a police barrier, and sped down burbon street,

very cold air with us at the moment, lows of minus eight celsius earlier this morning in parts of oxfordshireng. disruptive snow for some of us as well through the weekend, notably within these two and the weather warning areas issued by the met office. snow towards the met office. snow towards the north, snow and ice further south, and some of the snow is likely to drift on strong, gusty winds, so do check before you travel this weekend. cold air still spilling down from the north—west through the rest of the day, and that will drive some showers. into parts of the cheshire gap, north facing coast, northern scotland, northern ireland. it is feeling cold, temperatures in low single figures. some sunshine towards the south. overnight, as the wind tends to lighten, we will see freezing fog patches develop again across the south of england and south wales. some cloud towards the north and west, one or two wintry showers. watch out for icy stretches here, and temperatures once more it will dip below freezing. not quite as cold in the south as it was last night. the freezing fog is likely to linge

ai growth zones, starting with this one in oxfordshire, will be set up and we'll see big building projectsee how they will fund all of the initiatives they are talking so enthusiastically about. it is a big deal to try to get this country's electricity grid fit for purpose, for instance, which it is not. it is a big deal to talk about small modular reactors — we are talking about small nuclear reactors to power people's data centres. who will pay for that? the big prize for the government from al is boosting the economy, which at the moment, is not showing any signs of picking up. the pound has fallen today and government borrowing rates have gone up. some business leaders have criticised rachel reeves' decision to raise taxes on business. that came as a surprise to business — the extent of the hit, the tax hit out of business. but the truth is that in filling in one hole, it has created another, and that hole is the hole in the confidence and trust that business has in government. back in east london, sir keir defended his chancellor and said the ai plan would help. we've inherited a real

and a new discovery of dinosaur footprints in oxfordshire — the largest ever uncovered.i'm matthew amroliwala. president biden has said, the former us army veteran — who drove into crowds of people in new orleans — was inspired by so—called islamic state. 15 people were killed, when the pick—up truck drove around a police barrier, and sped down burbon street, in the city's french quarter — these the moments before the attack. the fbi says it's still gathering evidence about the man behind the attack — sham—sud dinjabbar — — shamsud—dinjabbar — their teams have ben searching his home today — as they try to work out, who might have planned it with him. our correspondent tom bateman reports. shamsud—dinjabbar — now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack. just after 3am, chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show, is the immediate aftermath of a ramming attack. this is where the attack began. that white pick—up truck moving do

they were discovered on the floor of a limestone quarry in oxfordshire by one of the workers. >> i was a hump. >> like this here. >> it was this front bit i was hitting. when i got out and examined it, it looked like footprints. word thing about it was when you sit there, it's like i'm the first person to see them. a bit of a tingling moment really. >> the summer dig revealed 2 -- revealed 200 footprints stretching for 150 meters making it the largest tracks i ever found in the u.k. and one of the biggest in the world. the track ways were found by two types of dinosaurs. large plant eating sauropod's and a two legged dinosaur called a megalith source. they lived in a tropical lagoon. the footprints were covered with sediment. perfectly preserving them. >> the lovely thing about a dinosaur footprint as it is a snapshot in the life of the animal. you can learn things about how the animal moved. you can learn what the environment it was living in was like. tracks give us a whole every set of information you cannot get from the bone fossil record. >> we are coming up to a dinosaur crossroa

ai uses a lot of power — something they're no strangers to here at culham, in oxfordshire, home of thecience and technology secretary peter kyle was shown the latest research into nuclearfusion. scientists predict fusion could one day produce near limitless supplies of clean energy — it's still in development, but ideal for energy—hungry data centres necessary to power a world filled with al. last summer, the government tasked ai adviser matt clifford with creating a uk ai action plan. the plan includes 50 recommendations, all of which are now being implemented. some of the standouts include an energy council, led by peter kyle and energy secretary ed miliband, to address costs and solutions. a national data library, with the promise of secure access to public sector data, and support for uk—based ai companies and improved computing capabilities. and this empty field, in the atomic energy authority site, is part of a plan to partner with a private firm to build a data centre here. a pilot scheme for al growth zones across the uk, these zones offering enhanced power access and streamlin

was shown the latest research into nuclear fusion at the uk atomic energy authority at culham in oxfordshireday produce near limitless supplies of clean energy. it's still in development, but ideal for energy—hungry data centres, necessary to power a world filled with al. last summer, the government tasked ai adviser matt clifford with creating a uk a! action plan. the plan includes 50 recommendations, all of which are now being implemented. some of the standouts include an energy council, led by peter kyle and energy secretary ed miliband, to address costs and solutions. a national data library, with the promise of secure access to public sector data. and support for uk—based ai companies and improved computing capabilities. and this empty field in the atomic energy authority site is part of a plan to partner with a private firm to build a data centre here, a pilot scheme for al growth zones across the uk — these zones offering enhanced power access and streamline planning permissions. the power—hungry demands of a! are just one thing on a long list of challenges facing the technology. and

lows of —8 degrees celsius earlier on this morning in parts of oxfordshire. tomorrow morning. disruptive snow for some of us, too, through the weekend, notably within these two amber weather warning areas issued by the met office. snow towards the north. snow and ice further south, and some of the snow is likely to be drifting snow with strong, gusty winds. so do check before you travel this weekend. cold air still spilling down from the north—west as we head through the rest of today. and that's going to be driving some showers, that northwesterly wind, into parts of the cheshire gap, down through north sea—facing coasts, northern scotland, northern ireland. it's feeling cold out there. temperatures in low single figures, some sunshine, though, towards the south and then overnight tonight as the winds tend to lighten then we'll see some freezing fog patches develop again across the south of england and south wales, some cloud out towards the north and west. still one or two wintry showers. watch out for some icy stretches here. and temperatures once more wil

ai growth zones, starting with this one in oxfordshire, will be set up and we'll see big building projectsy of the plans. we need to see how they will fund all of the initiatives they are talking so enthusiastically about. it is a big deal to try to get this country's electricity grid fit for purpose, for instance, which it is not. it is a big deal to talk about small modular reactors — we are talking about small nuclear reactors to power people's data centres. who will pay for that? the big prize for the government from al is boosting the economy, which at the moment, is not showing any signs of picking up. the pound has fallen today and government borrowing rates have gone up. some business leaders have criticised rachel reeves' decision to raise taxes on business. that came as a surprise to business — the extent of the hit, the tax hit out of business. but the truth is that in filling in one hole, it has created another, and that hole is the hole in the confidence and trust that business has in government. back in east london, sir keir defended his chancellor and said the a! plan would

and 166 million years old - the enormous dinosaur foot prints discovered in an oxfordshire quarry.d evening, the fbi say they have a much clearer picture of the events leading up to the terrorist attack in new orleans on new year's day. that information leads them to believe, that the driver of the truck, military veteran shamsud-din jabbar was acting alone. the investigators, say jabbar rented the utility truck he used in the attack, in houston, texas, on decenber 30th. then drove it from houston to new orleans arriving late on new year's eve. new images released of the incident show the truck driving at high speed down burbon street, directly at the people standing in his way. just a few hours before the attack jabbar had posted five videos on his facebook account in which he announced his support for the so called islamic state. an isis flag was recovered from the back of the vehicle. there were five videos posted on jabbar's facebook account which are time stamped beginning at 1:29am and the last at 3:02am. in the first video, jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his f

highway and say it's believed to be the biggest tracks ever found in the uk workers at a quarry in oxfordshire. we're digging up clay when they noticed the unusual bumps. researchers say they belong to or boars and carnivores the track's date back 166 million years. very cool. well, from the past to the future here, coffee roasters in finland have introduced a coffee blend, made by artificial intelligence. the blend is called a iconic. the roasters used chatgpt to come up with it and said they were apsurprised when the software chose to make the blend out of 4 different types of beans rather than the usual 2 or 3. the founder of the coffee shop in helsinki said at first some customers were pretty skeptical. >> press direction. i think like most of people here with a bit like no way like not in the rose thing because we use all our senses. we use of smell. we look at the roads so we hear the rose thing. and that we don't have so much data. we move like exactly what we do. so it's kind of what you learn. and it takes like 5 or even 10 years to kind of become a really good roles for us. we, of co

rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire.moment the chap from the digger described first seeing a footprint. tingling feeling. and you can see more on the dinosaur trackways on digging for britain which is on bbc two and the iplayer from wednesday, the 8th of january. let's take a look at today's papers, and the majority lead with the news of the attack in new orleans. the daily mirror says america is under attack, reflecting both the incident in louisiana, as well as the explosion of a tesla cybertruck in las vegas which killed one person and injured several others. the front page of the daily express is also dominated by the attack in new orleans, saying that the pure evil attacker was hell bent on carnage. meanwhile, the i paper says temporary courts, which were originally intended to deal with pandemic—era backlogs, will remain operational for at least another 12 months. it says ongoing delays in the justice system have led to distressed victims pulling out of prosecutions. and the telegraph's front page says temperatures

and there's an oxfordshire dinosaur highway that's been unearthed.ard to know whether that means it's a big highway or an old highway, but apparently they found loads of footprints of middle lane dinosaurs. >> i don't think dinosaurs drove. >> no, i don't think they did. well, maybe. maybe i'll find out. and then there's some bigger stories. do you want anything before we get on to the bigger stories? >> no, no, i was waiting for the big story. i was talking too much. i was waiting for the big. i was wondering when you were going to. do. i want to jump? i'm wondering if you were ignofing i'm wondering if you were ignoring the. if you were trying to cover up. no, i'm trying to. >> i'm trying to get to it by building through all the little bits. >> first soften them up with the. >> yeah, that's right. so pro—ukraine soldier in 10th. so this is the ukraine. sorry, the tesla attack. he was pro—ukraine, which i don't know why they're mentioning it. like it's some kind of weird celebrity endorsement. hey, you support ukraine? he does. but yeah, they're alwa

oh, but if they end up in banbury in oxfordshire, well, the council might give them a £1,000 grant sorn to how drive. oh, it's the touch, isn't it? we can't go on like this. we can't. we are looking at the solution. we are looking at the solution. we are looking at the solution. we are looking at it. the solution is what they're doing in america. they've got this. >> some migrants are already choosing to leave the country voluntarily. >> and we have got this. >> and we have got this. >> the previous government, they wanted to deport us, but now they make the procedure easier for us. >> so you like the labour government? yes. okay, great. >> and hey, look, all of that being said, if you're still on the fence as to whether or not trump is doing the right thing and we're not, well, here is the insufferable marsh family. >> forcing. trust bookable offence and. circle of. you is hard to reconcile, with someone who means the capital offences. >> here. come again? >> here. come again? >> i watched that earlier. and now? now you had to. right. let's get the thoughts of my panel let's get the

spot potholes that need fixing through camera feeds and ai gross owns is starting with this one in oxfordshireet up and we'll see big building projects like data centres, but they use a lot of energy and some have questioned the feasibility of the plans. we energy and some have questioned the feasibility of the plans.— feasibility of the plans. we need to see how they _ feasibility of the plans. we need to see how they will _ feasibility of the plans. we need to see how they will fund _ feasibility of the plans. we need to see how they will fund all - feasibility of the plans. we need to see how they will fund all of - feasibility of the plans. we need to see how they will fund all of the i see how they will fund all of the initiatives they are talking so enthusiastically about. it is a big deal to try to get this country's electricity grid fit for purpose, for instance, which it is not. it is a big deal to talk about small modular reactors, we are talking about small nuclear reactors to power people's data centres. who will pay for that? at power people's data centres. who will pay for that?—

and walking with dinosaurs — a new collection of footprints in oxfordshire is the biggest ever uncoverednd could teach us new details about how they moved around. and coming up on bbc news — can the teenage dart sensation luke littler go all the way this year, as he storms into the semifinals of the world championship? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. president biden has said the former us army employee who drove into crowds of people in new orleans was inspired by the islamic state group. 15 people were killed when the pick—up truck drove around a police barrier and sped down bourbon street in the city's french quarter. the fbi says its still gathering evidence about the man behind the attack, shamsud—dinjabbar, and trying to work out who might have planned it with him. our correspondent tom bateman is at the scene. tom, what more information are people waking up to there? well, nearly 30 hours on now from the attack, and you can see the police closure remains in place, urban street is directly parallel with us, running along there. as the police investigation gathers pace, one

temperatures dropped to almost minus eight degrees in benson in oxfordshire overnight, and there areizzard—like conditions to come this weekend. our reporterjessica lane is at a gritting depot in oldham. jess, what kind of impact could this have? it will have a huge impact on everyone. you can see the gritting machines lined up waiting to go out again later. they were out overnight, and will probably go out at 4pm when it is forecast temperatures here will go down to zero and lower. the machines are here to make conditions safer for people that driving conditions will still be hazardous. today, this evening and over the weekend. lincolnshire police say a baby boy died in a car crash near grantham late last night and are looking into whether icy conditions played a part. we have had this cold weather alert for health care providers suggesting people who are vulnerable to the cold might struggle to stay warm inside their own homes when it is getting so cold outside. so they will need extra support and monitoring. we are hearing some disruption is likely over the weekend because of the