happens when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon, as our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. eerie and beautiful. it's happened for billions of years, yet each time, there's a sense of awe and wonder when the moon turns blood red. across the uk, stargazers gathered to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles. at first i was really sceptical. i thought i can't see any red, you know. and then it got sort of redder and redder and i was sort of convinced it was red. so really don't want to stop looking, really. just keep having another glance at it. it was enjoyed by crowds in los angeles. this year, amateur astronomers

r science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. pallab: it is not the new year they are counting in, but the arrival of nasa's new horizons spacecraft. it has just arrived at the most distant object humanity has ever explored. this simulation shows the target , it is called ultima thule. 4 billion miles aw is one of the building blocks that planets are made from. >> we are here to tell you that last night overnight, spacecraft new horizons conducted the farthest exploration in the history of humankind, and did so spectaculay. thousands ofperations onboard the spacecraft had to work currently for us to tell you this, and we know that it all did. pallab: so far the spacecraft has sent back low-resolution pictures, t over the coming days they will become clearer. nasa confirmed that the spacecraft acquired gigabytes of photos, the latest of which they released today. >> it is ok to laugh, but it is better than the one we h there it is. meet ultima! pallab: ultima thule seems to be peanut-shaped. >> what a difference a day makes. ultima

pallab ghosh, bbc news.ou can see some sprinkles, this picture from pitlochry. quite a lot of cloud, but there have been some good brea ks cloud, but there have been some good breaks in east anglia and south—east england. we have some clearance in scotla nd england. we have some clearance in scotland and northern ireland. both of these areas will turn cold overnight, with frost this evening. the weak weather front will bring some cloud southwards across england and wales, some drizzle on that. we will probably find some mist and fog patches

pallab ghosh, bbc news.rtant for theirfuture that they get help with breeding programmes, from places like the yorkshire wildlife park. but how do you get a rhino to travel from germany to doncaster? keeley donovan has been finding out. this is najuma the black rhino at two weeks old. but two years on, she has most outgrown current her enclosure at krefeld zoo in germany and her mother needs the space, as she's expecting a new baby rhino. the mother will drive away, so she will start to hunt her, to attack her, because the next calf is on the way. and that means she will have to move from here in germany to a new home here at the yorkshire wildlife park near doncaster. the space najuma will have in her new home is many times greater than she has in germany. the middle section will be her enclosure, all three acres of it. the hope is that one day she will be sharing it with a calf of her own. we want to make sure that she's comfortable and happy living next door to two males and then, in the future, when it c

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has the details.s one from last summer. it‘s a strange colour because the earth passes directly between it and the sun. this blocks out most of the sunlight, but a small amount falls on the lunar surface as it passes through the outer edges of our atmosphere. and tomorrow morning, the moon will appear slightly larger than usual as it‘s at its closest point to earth. astronomers call this a ‘supermoon‘. the sight will be visible over the americas and northern and western europe, the very edge of western africa, as well as the northernmost portion of russia. in all, it will have a potential audience of some 2.8 billion people. pallab ghosh, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. it has been another chilly day with credible minds of cloud. the national variable amounts of cloud. you can see this picture from the pitlochry area. there have been some brea ks pitlochry area. there have been some breaks in the cloud across east anglia and south—east england and we are something of a cleveland is

pallab ghosh, bbc news. the world's oldest man has died injapan aged 113.by guinness world records as the oldest living man in the world. he was born injuly 1905, and revealed the secrets to his long life, which were eating sweets, taking hot baths and watching sumo wrestling. japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies, and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived. now it is time for a look at the weather. are we looking at clear skies tonight for that eclipse? we will have to try our luck. there are some areas of cloud around england and wales. there is high cloud moving into scotland and northern ireland, it may limit the view as well. here isa it may limit the view as well. here is a pre— eclipse moon at stornoway, so we are is a pre— eclipse moon at stornoway, so we are riding our luck to see how much of that will be on show. but there are clear spells as well. just in case they are overhead when you choose to look outside. and those clear spells are allowing temperatures to drop away so quite

pallab ghosh, bbc news. the world's oldest man has died injapan, aged 113.uinness world records as the oldest living man in the world. he was born injuly 1905, and revealed the secrets to his long life, which were eating sweets, taking hot baths and watching sumo wrestling. japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived. now, it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, it's a widespread frost on the way overnight. quite a sharp frost in places though, there is a weak weather front in parts of infant and wales. as this area of cloud has a little patchy rain associated with it, not much. with that your temperature may hold a little above freezing but for most of us, we are at or below freezing with clear spells that may allow viewing of the total lunar eclipse !-..l.-..- fe. see. 4-44 —77 . and scotland, ahead of a vigorous weather system that will come in towards the end of monday. the cloud increases here and it is really into the afternoon f

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has the details. and the sun. this blocks out most of the sunlight, but a small amount falls on the lunar surface as it passes through the outer edges of our atmosphere. and tomorrow morning, the moon will appear slightly larger than usual as it‘s at its closest point to earth. astronomers call this a ‘supermoon‘. the sight will be visible over the americas and northern and western europe, the very edge of western africa, as well as the northernmost portion of russia. in all, it will have a potential audience of some 2.8 billion people. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the world‘s oldest man has died at home injapan aged 113. masazo nonaka was recognised by guinness world records as the oldest living man in the world last year. he was born injuly 1905. he revealed the secret to his long life was eating sweets, taking hot baths and watching sumo wrestling. japan has one of the world‘s highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived. now it‘s

pallab ghosh, bbc news. another chilly day with a variable amount of cloud, but we also saw some hill snow in scotland. you can see some sprinkles, this picture from pitlochry. quite a lot of cloud, but there have been some good brea ks cloud, but there have been some good breaks in east anglia and south—east england. we have some clearance in scotla nd england. we have some clearance in scotland and northern ireland. both of these areas will turn cold overnight, with frost this evening. the weak weather front will bring some cloud southwards across england and wales, some drizzle on that. we will probably find some mist and fog patches there as well. otherwise, a cold night, one of the coldest of the winter so far in parts of northern scotland. there will be a chill in the air on sunday, but we will see some high—powered moving m, will see some high—powered moving in, which will make the sunshine hazy. outbreaks of rain in the north—west, and cold enough for some of this snow to turn —— mike rain to turn to

pallab ghosh, bbc news.ics at the university of manchester, explained why the encounter is so significant. it's a snapshot of what the solar system might have been like 4.6 billion years ago, because this object has not changed much in that time. this area, this region just outside our galaxy is known as the kuiper belt, not somewhere we have been able to explore before. tell us bit more about what they are hoping to learn. yes, this is the kuiper belt, so this is on the edge of our solar system, so this is really going out quite far out. there have only been a few probes that have made it this far out before. and we are looking at these cold and distant objects that have been perfectly preserved. i am marveling really when i watch this at this sort of technology and what they have been able to do. because effectively it is a slingshot into space and they have managed to channel it toward this object that they have seen through their telescopes. just explain to us the extraordinary achievement they have made

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has the details. we haven't got that, i am afraid but we will bring it to you in the next hour. if the weather is kind we will get a view of the blood moon. helen has the latest forecast. hello, another cold day awaits. it was bitter this morning. the cold theme stays with us for much of the week. at times, it'll feel colder still, particularly when the wind picks up. the biggest risk of snow is monday night. there will be widespread frost. hopefully, we will see more sunshine for the coming week. we have seen sunshine today across east anglia compared with yesterday, coming through behind the weather front. by the end of the day, it will come through more readily across scotland and northern ireland. we have showers for western areas and a weakening weather front giving rain and hill snow. still cold air out and about. this evening, we keep clearer skies in the south and east. it will turn cold pretty quickly across scotland and northern ireland. behind the weather front, temperatures down to several

pallab ghosh, bbc news. remote looking forward to that, if we can see it!ter the liberation of the nazi concentration camps, the remains of six unidentified victims of the holocaust will be laid to rest today. the ashes have been kept at the imperial war museum and will be interred at a jewish cemetery in hertfordshire. let's speak now to the rabbi nicky liss, who'll be conducting this morning's historic service. the very good morning to you and think you forjoining us. as we touched on bare, the first service of its kind undoubtedly an emotional day so could you talk us through how significant today will be? good morning and thank you for having me on this morning. i think today is of tremendous significance and as you mentioned, we are now over 70 years since the holocaust in which over 6 millionjewish people were killed, mainly in extermination camps, and less 1 million of whom were gassed and burned at auschwitz, where these remains from. sorry to interrupt, can you explain a little bit about how the remains came to be discovered? yes, from what we unde

pallab ghosh, bbc news.probe —— police in western germany have arrested a man suspected of driving his car into a group of people in what they believe could have been a xenophobic attack. at least four pedestrians, including syrian and afghan nationals, were severely injured in the attack after midnight in the city of bottrop. police say the suspect made racist comments on his arrest, and there are indications that he's mentally ill. 37 people have been killed by gunmen in central mali. armed men raided the village of koulogon in the mopti region in the early ours of the day. authorities said the gunmen were dressed as traditional donzo hunters. some of the victims were children. according to the malian government, hundreds of people were killed last year in ethnic violences across the country. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a gentle rock from his rescuers — a baby boy in russia survives a gas explosion and 36 hours stuck under rubble. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempte

pallab ghosh, bbc news.rrorism probe is ongoing after an incident at manchester's victoria railway station. three people including a police officer was stabbed. a 25—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held under the mental health act. police say there is no evidence so far he was acting with anyone else. the victims‘ injuries are serious but not life threatening. danny savage reports. a railway station in central manchesterjust before nine o'clock last night. this time last night the area behind me was sealed off after three people were stabbed by a man. move away now. move! police restrain a man on the ground who moments earlier had been wielding a knife, attacking passers—by. a bbcjournalist was on the platform at the time and saw what happened. it's new year's eve, people have had a drink. they've probably — "it's just, it's just a fight. "it'll fizzle out in the next few seconds." but then ijust heard the guy shout, as part of a sentence, he shouted "allah", and

pallab ghosh, bbc news.ple of taiwan to embrace reunification with china as inevitable. he made the comments in a keynote speech in the great hall of the people, saying the separation of the chinese nation was a historical wound that must be healed. he added, however, that china would not give up the right to use force. 37 people have been killed by gunmen in central mali. armed men raided the village of koulogon in the mopti region in the early hours of the day. authorities said the gunmen were dressed as traditional donzo hunters. some of the victims were children. according to the malian government, hundreds of people were killed last year in ethnic violences across the country. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a gentle rock from his rescuers. a baby boy in russia survives a gas explosion and 36 hours stuck under rubble. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in

pallab ghosh, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc.ll an 11—month—old baby from the rubble of a block of flats destroyed by an explosion. also on the programme, we'll be injapan‘s oldest village where almost everyone is elderly. what can it teach the country about how to cope with its ageing population? the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today, and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his 0xfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. our top stories. brazil's new populist president promises to rule with an iron fist as he's

see a so called "super blood moon" in early hours of monday morning. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghoshckers the earth passes directly between it and the sun. this blocks out most of the sunlight, but a full —— a small part of it falls on the lunar surface as it passes through the outer edges of our atmosphere. tomorrow morning the moon will appear slightly larger than usual, as it is at its closest point to earth. astronomers call this a super moon. the site will be visible over the americas and northern and western europe. the very edge of western africa, as well as the northernmost portion of russia. all in all, it will have a potential audience of some 2.8 billion people. the comedy actor windsor davies, who starred as a sergeant major in the bbc comedy it ain't half hot, mum, has died at the age of 88. windsor said he modelled the - of davies said he modelled the role of battery sergeant major williams on man he knew on national service, and quickly became a star of the show as he bullied the members of an army concert party in wartime india. stay with us here on bbc world news. he

pallab ghosh, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.he american man detained in russia for suspected spying have said he is innocent of the charges. in a statement, they said paul whelan worked in corporate security with a car parts company and was in moscow to attend a wedding. they also said they were concerned for his safety and wellbeing. the us state department has asked for consular access to mr wheelan. if found guilty of the charges, he could be jailed for ten years. police in western germany have arrested a man suspected of driving his car into a group of people, in what they believe could have been a xenophobic attack. at least four pedestrians, including syrian and afghan nationals, were severely injured in the attack after midnight in the city of bottrop. police say the suspect made racist comments on his arrest, and there are indications that he's mentally ill. us strategic command, which control america's nuclear arsenal, has apologised for a tweet that joked about causing mass destruction. the tweet said stratcom was read

pallab ghosh, bbc news. two people have died in separate stabbings in london.s killed outside a party in park lane. two other men and a women were also treated for stab wounds. it's undertood the men were working as security staff. meanwhile, in camberwell in south london, a 34—year—old man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed. the victim, in her early 30s, was found in a house early this morning. the right—wing populist, jair bolsonaro, has been sworn—in as the new president of brazil. in his inaugural speech, he promised to revive brazil's economy and clamp down on corruption and violent crime. he also said he'd liberate brazil from socialism and political correctness. but mr bolsonaro is a deeply divisive figure, whose homophobic and misogynistic comments have angered many. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from brasilia. a historic day for brazil, one that evenjair bolsonaro and his fans probably never expected could happen. but he made it, and for the next four years, this will be the man in charge of latin america's bigges

happens when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon, as our science correspondent pallab ghoshturns blood red. across the uk, stargazers gathered to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles. at first i was really sceptical. i thought i can't see any red, you know. and then it got sort of redder and redder and i was sort of convinced it was red. so really don't want to stop looking, really. just keep having another glance at it. it was enjoyed by crowds in los angeles. this year, amateur astronomers were in for a special treat. the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon. we have a super moon because it is full and it's close to the earth. it is a wolf moon because it's the january full moon. and it's a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse according to some folks. so why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun. that blocks out most of the light, but a lot of it still gets through and through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so wh

pallab ghosh, bbc news. truly fascinating.ander, a researcher of astrophysics at the university of manchester. so we have this taster of what is to come tomorrow, albeit a pixelated blob at the moment. what sort of information might we learn when the high—resolution images come in? information might we learn when the high-resolution images come in? we are looking for details on the surface of this distant object, ultima thule, and really it's a snapshot of what the solar system might have been like 4.6 billion yea rs might have been like 4.6 billion years ago, because this object has not changed much in that time. this area, this region, just outside our galaxy, it is known as the one. it's not somewhere we have been able to explore in situ before. so tell us what we are hoping to learn. this is the kuiper belt come on the edge of oui’ the kuiper belt come on the edge of our solar system, so this is really going out quite far, only a few probes have made it this far before. and we are looking at these cold, distant objects tha

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has the details.its. it was bitter this morning. the cold theme stays with us for much of the week. at times, it'll feel colder still, particularly when the wind picks up. the biggest risk of snow is monday night. there will be widespread frost. hopefully, we will see more sunshine for the coming week.

pallab ghosh, bbc news. two people have died in separate stabbings in london.s. it's undertood the men were working as security staff. meanwhile, in camberwell in south london, a 34—year—old man has been arrested after a woman was fatally stabbed. the victim, in her early 30s, was found in a house early this morning. rescue workers in russia have pulled a baby boy from the rubble of an apartment block that collapsed in a suspected gas explosion yesterday. the baby, who is 11 months old, survived despite subzero temperatures overnight. he has frostbite and head and leg injuries. at least eight people died when the building collapsed in the city of magnitogorsk — and many are still unaccounted for. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. rescuers are calling this a new year miracle. the moment they reached baby ivan, clinging to life beneath the rubble of his home. he'd lain trapped and injured here for over 30 hours. the emergency team shouts to hurry as the baby boy is first checked by a medic and then bundled off to hospital with fractures and frostb

pallab ghosh reports. eerie and beautiful.tical. i thought i can't see any red, you know. and then it got sort of redder and redder and i was kind of convinced it was red. so really don't want to stop looking, really. just keep having another glance at it. it was enjoyed by crowds in los angeles. this year, amateur astronomers were in for a special treat. the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon. we have a super moon because it's full and it's close to the earth. it is a wolf moon because it's the january full moon. and it's a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse according to some folks. so why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun. that blocks out most of the light, but a little bit still gets through, through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so what we see on the ground as sunset and sunrise is projected onto the moon. and the effect is incredible. unfortunately, there was

be the last time the event will be visible from the uk for ten years. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosheople all across the uk will see tomorrow, weather permitting. it is called blood moon. this is one from last summer. it is a strange colour because the earth passes directly between it and the sun. this blocks out most of the sunlight, but a small part of it falls on the lunar surface as it passes through the outer edges of our atmosphere. and tomorrow morning, the moon will appear slightly larger than usual as it is at its closest point to earth. astronomers call this a ‘super moon'. the sight will be visible over the americas and northern and western europe, the very edge of western africa, as well as the northernmost portion of russia. in all, it will have a potential audience of some 2.8 billion people. actually just to let you know we will be talking about that later. at 40 will be talking about that later. at a0 minutes past six. how to see it, we re a0 minutes past six. how to see it, were to see it, we will discuss it more. we shall explain. we have some very high tech props.

pallab ghosh reports. eerie and beautiful.s were in for a special treat. the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon. we have a super moon because it's full and it's close to the earth. it is a wolf moon because it's the january full moon. and it's a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse, according to some folks. so, why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun. that blocks out most of the light, but a little bit still gets through, through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so what we see on the ground as sunset and sunrise is projected onto the moon. and the effect is incredible. unfortunately, there was heavy cloud during the crucial hours, spoiling the view for people in scotland, northern ireland and wales. and there was early morning fog in many parts of the country, but for the rest, the view was spectacular. this from south wales. here's one from eastbourne. and the blood moon