from sydney, phil mercer reports.ent rain in sydney for spencer tunick�*s latest art project. clothes and inhibitions were discarded. at dawn, the participants collectively embraced the sunrise, raising their arms towards the light. the photoshoot lasted about one hour. it is very cold in the morning as we were waiting on the beach from 3:30am. and it lightly rained, but then the skies cleared up and it was beautiful, so... the moment we stripped off, i think the excitement and invigoration of being alive was there and didn�*t notice the cold too much. spencer tunick orchestrated his latest massive nude photo shoot from the top of a small crane with a megaphone. he was raising awareness about skin cancer. australia has some of the highest rates of the disease anywhere in the world. the american photographer brought together a legion of naked strangers in the name of art and health. we have an opportunity to raise awareness about skin checks and i am honoured to be invited by skin checks champions to come here, make my

from sydney, phil mercer reports.ith disappointment. excitement has turned to frustration. we disappointment. excitement has turned to frustration.— turned to frustration. we were so excited. — turned to frustration. we were so excited, bags _ turned to frustration. we were so excited, bags were - turned to frustration. we were so excited, bags were packed| so excited, bags were packed days before, i've been saving all year putting money aside for us to be able to go away and have a lovely time together. and have a lovely time together-— and have a lovely time together. and have a lovely time touether. , ., , together. nicole gibbs's family vacation from _ together. nicole gibbs's family vacation from sydney - together. nicole gibbs's family vacation from sydney to - together. nicole gibbs's family vacation from sydney to bali i vacation from sydney to bali was ruined by delays and chaos of the airports. the schoolteacher says she has been left hundreds of dollars out of pocket. left hundreds of dollars out of ocket.

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.billion, hitting a new record. there were fears that inflation would hold people back from opening their wallets, but that may not be the case this year. i had been speaking to a shopping expert with her own website. these are interesting early numbers coming through that we are seeing, very active shopping online on black friday, and we did see a number of reports throughout the day that there was a fair amount of foot traffic in stores as well, not the crush at the door is that we typically see at 5am at walmart, so it will be interesting to see how it balances out but my expectation would be that online would be very strong this year, according to brett financial, 86% of people shop regularly online, 60% shop online half the time, so these scales may be tipping in terms of how much shopping we do both in—store and online. the online figures go up year on year, just the nature of the technology and the access to it and are a cultural readiness to go online, so that perhaps isn't the

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phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. now it's time for a look at the weather some breaking news that has come through in the past couple of minutes. scotch is rugby has an ounce the death of player. he would. when you know it. he would has been among the players who has been quite keen during to and raising attention of motor neurone disease. he, obviously was a former scottish rugby union player. and sadly the news has come through that he has died. now it's time for a look at the weather with thomasz shafernaker. hello. for many of us, it is that grey, rainy november day, blustery in places, especially out towards the west. and this weekend we will continue to see rain at times, it would be very blustery. by early morning on sunday fairly children but it remains damp and mild. in the south around ten or 12. you can see the outbreaks of rain continue through sunday morning across southern england. the southeast can be wet and unpleasant through lunchtime. forthe be wet and unpleasant through lunchtime. for the rest of u

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from sydney, phil mercer reports. $1,010,000... in $1,010,000. .. in australia ownin: $1,010,000...s - $1,010,000... in australia owning property has for. $1,010,000. .. in australia i owning property has for years been a passion. in 1988 harbourside homes in sydney were selling for $1 million australian. they are now worth much, much more.— australian. they are now worth much, much more. why do we have an obsession _ much, much more. why do we have an obsession with _ much, much more. why do we have an obsession with real _ much, much more. why do we have an obsession with real estate, - an obsession with real estate, you know? it is the australian dream, isn't it? but you know? it is the australian dream, isn't it?— you know? it is the australian dream, isn't it? but prices are fallina. dream, isn't it? but prices are falling- sydney. _ dream, isn't it? but prices are falling. sydney, australia's- falling. sydney, australia's most expensive city is having some of the sharpest designs. —— clients. the reserve bank wants to bring high inflation back under control, but rising interes

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. and its sister trading company earlier this month set off a chain reaction, and now blockfi's ties to the troubled exchange have turned it into the crypto world's latest casualty. a few weeks ago, blockfi halted customer withdrawals, citing significant exposure to ftx. and in its bankruptcy filing, the lender also revealed that ftx was its second largest creditor, presumably as a result of that bailout deal. it owes ftx $275 million. now, in the days since crypto's big whale, ftx, went under, wall street and regulators have been on the lookout for the next domino to fall, bracing for financial chaos and hoping it doesn't spread beyond the crypto market. two ukrainian opera houses have been recognised at this year's "opera oscars" for offering up music in the midst of power cuts and artillery blasts. as fighting in ukraine rages on — the opera houses were applauded for giving audiences a chance to escape the day—to—day reality of war. tom brada reports. hitting the harmonious high note