one of the biggest new year's parties was on the banks of the river thames, where caroline davies' reportig ben couldn't miss this party. despite being under repair, it rang, marking the start of 2018 in london along with 12,000 fireworks. this year's soundtrack was dominated by female artists. 2018 is 100 years since women first got the vote. celebrations are planned. just one thing the year has in store. the best year ever. we're going to get our careers. we're going to get into university. get into university! it's going to be good. in scotland, storm dylan had brought winds of up to 70 mph but it wasn't enough to dampen spirits for hogmanay in edinburgh. in sydney, the harbour bridge lit up in rainbow colours, a tribute to the year australia voted to legalise same—sex marriage. around the world, cities celebrated the start of 2018. hong kong erupted. athens glowed. and moscow sparkled. in new york, thousands watched in times square as the new year's eve ball dropped. in rio, more than 2 million people gathered on copacabana beach, welcoming in 2018 with high hopes of a bright year to

more than 100,000 ticketholders watched london's midnight firework show from the banks of the river thames, and hogmanay celebrations went ahead in edinburgh despite earlier travel and weather concerns. new york, los angles and vancouver are some of the latest cities to toast 2018. the five british citizens who died when a seaplane crashed in australia on new year's eve have been named. richard cousins, the chief executive of the world's biggest catering group, compass, died in the crash along with his sons william and edward. mr cousin‘s fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11—year—old daughter also died as did the australian pilot. the bodies of the victims have been recovered. the incident is... talks for itself. this is people that have come over on holiday to visit australia, they we re on holiday to visit australia, they were in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for this to happen to them at a place like that is nothing more thanjust happen to them at a place like that is nothing more than just project. scores of people were left stranded in liverpool and forced to spend the

the new us embassy, on the south bank of the river thames in london. with its very own moat.he us ambassador had hoped would be formally opened by donald trump next month. yes, i do hope, and we are going to welcome him when he comes. except that he is not coming. mr trump said that he cancelled the trip because he opposed the sale of the previous embassy building by mrobama. a decision that was welcomed by his critics. here you have the head of state of another country who has not only promoted hatred and division in his own country, but is surely due to his online activity guilty of doing the same in our country as well. actually the decision to sell the old embassy was initially taken by president bush in order to find a new location. the old embassy had also been the scene of many demonstrations in the past and diplomats said it was the threat of similar protests that had spooked the white house. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said there would be mass protests like these, but peaceful ones. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, accused mr khan of putting uk us relations

million com, 11 years old, and he's the son of an innkeeper called the trout on the edge of the river thamesd his view of the city is not like lyra's view. lyra's view as we saw it in "his dark materials" is a scholarly place, full of ancient rituals and libraries and books and learning and so on. malcolm's is different from that. he sees it from the perspective of someone who works on the river. he knows the river and the canals very well. oxford is laced through and through with streams and canals and tributaries. it's a very watery place, and malcolm sees it from this point of view and he sees different kinds of things in oxford from the things we saw in "his dark materials." >> it's obviously very inspiring for you. but you also once said "i am religious. i'm an atheist." aren't those two in conflict? what do you mean by that? >> i think what i meant by saying that was the questions that religion asks, questions like why are we here, why does the world exist at all, what must we do to be good,why dowe feel not at ease in the world as if we don't belon here, those questions are part of b

than 100 thousand ticketholders watched london's midnight firework show from the banks of the river thames simon clemison reports. it was one party big ben really couldn't miss. bong! chiming for new year, despite being silenced at the moment while repairs are carried out. cue 12,000 fireworks. whatever you did to finish 2017, whatever you're doing to start 2018, there are these 11 minutes and 15 seconds in the middle here in london when you look up and forget to breathe. music. the soundtrack dominated by female artists. the centenary of women beginning to get the vote — one way this year will be defined. have you thought about what 2018 might hold for you? yeah, it's going to be the best year ever! why's that? just a levels, we're going to get our careers... we're going get into university! go to university! going to be good. do you want to get my kilt? yeah! in scotland, storm dylan had been an unwelcome party guest during the day but, given the importance of hogmanay, it would take a lot to spoil the evening celebrations, even though winds of more than 70 miles an hour had hit some par

in london, crowds saw 30 tons of fireworks light up the sky above the river thames. dubai marked the start of 2018 with a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. in his first comments since anti—government protests began in iran, president rouhani has said people have the right to protest but their actions shouldn't lead to violence. earlier, police used water cannon against protesters in tehran. more than 1,000 cars have gone up in smoke in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi—storey car park next to the echo arena when a large fire broke out. there are no reports of serious injuries. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sacker. it's 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in britain. in those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won landmark victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. my guest today is american filmmaker and screenwriter dustin lance black, who won an oscar for the film milk

thirty tonnes of fireworks light up the sky above the river thames. stages a record breaking laser show at the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. after four days of unrest, iran's president defends people's right to protest. but he warns violence and vandalism won't be tolerated. and a huge fire in liverpool forces part of the city centre to be evacuated. no—one's been injured, but hundreds of cars are destroyed.

embassy south of the river thames away from the heart of the city but the american president's not happy the reason i canceled my trip to london he wrote is that i'm not a big fan of the obama administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in london for peanuts only to build a new one for one point two billion dollars deal the embassies now expected to be opened by u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson next month from the street like many other u.s. embassies around the world it's a giant forty five box this one happens to be surrounded by a moat this also somewhat different it's apparently very green topped with solar panels and the screens that designed to aid climate control is also taking shape in an area of urban regeneration that according to some is a little bit more evocative of the previous u.s. administration than the present war and that could be the problem the bearer of london sadique khan drew his own conclusions from trump's decision many londoners have made it clear he tweeted that donald trump is not welcome here while he is pursuing such a divisi

famous child was running out to usher in the new year followed by a fireworks display over the river thames lighting up the iconic london eye. but as we said twenty eighteen is already here for some of our viewers but for the rest of you we're still looking back at twenty seventeen the wellings takes a look at some of the year's biggest sports stories in recent years has been tainted by the twin problems of don't pain and corruption and twenty seven saints suffered from the fallout the international olympic committee bans of the russian flag from the winter olympics because of institutional doping their russian competitors will be in pyongyang in february under a neutral flag the new york football was in the dark after faith has meltdown with a particular focus on bringing south american officials to justice there was plenty to celebrate serena williams started the year with the twenty third grand slam singles title in australia we didn't know she was eight weeks pregnant the first daughter alexis was born in september roger federer showed he still got it turned majestically winning wimbled

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. >> big ben helped with the countdown, followed by a big fireworks show along the river thames. the clock tower has been silent after a restoration project but those familiar chimes returned to usher in 2018. those sounds tonight and the fireworks, they were a joy for the estimated 100,000 people in attendance there. >> in dubai, a world record was set on this new year. the burj khalifa came alive with a spectacular leash or show. it put them in the guinness world's record for the largest laser light show on one single structure. the tallest tower was bathed in dazzling laser lights and a dance synchronized to music. it lasted about 10 minutes. >> fireworks lit up the skies in jakarta, indonesia. hundreds crowded vantage points around monuments to watch the festivities. many couples celebrated by tying the knot. there is a mass wedding at the capital where nearly 450 couples gathered at the city's until just hours before him midnight to pray with their families before signing marriage certificates. >>> in thailand, revelers are treated to a colorful fireworks display over the ch

more than $1 billion of prime fortified american real estate on the south bank of the river thames in're told, to america's commitment to britain. that the us ambassador had hoped would be formally opened by donald trump next month —— a monument, we're told.|j hope we will blog again when he comes. except that he's not coming. mrtrump said he comes. except that he's not coming. mr trump said he would cancel the trip because he opposed the sale by president 0bama of what he called perhaps the best located and finest embassy in london for peanuts. 0nly to build a new one in an off location for $1.2 billion. that deal. wanted me to cut a ribbon? no. a decision welcomed by his critics. here you have the head of state of another country who is not only promoted hatred and division in his own country but is surely, given his online activity, guilty of doing the same in our country, too. actually, the decision to sell the old embassy in mayfair was initially taken by president bush in an attempt to find a more secure location. grosvenor square, police warned to expect trouble. the old embass

ben's famous chimes rang out to usher in the new year followed by a fireworks display over the river thames. those are the headlines the news continues. after once upon a time on imponderables that you can sort of. crime to us right in front of in order to get away from the war that was happening at the top. and they came here to restart their lives. as a margaret when i first arrived at this rally i like it i i struggled. it was very difficult. i wanted to give us the data that. there was a plan for the beginning very sick for the last. few decades lebanese families come to a strain to build a better life and escape the destruction of. that many and demonized in a new land. to. get rid of this multiculturalism because that is the bottom of the list. then after fifteen years of immigration from lebanon anglo and arab a strongly a is divided by the first gulf war they're being confronted with a choice between doing either our own restraint because up to now the multicultural story is both. you know arab first. i already answered this question i'm going to start to see those are not all the s

embassy south of the river thames away from the heart of the city but the american president's not happy the reason i canceled my trip to london he wrote is that i'm not a big fan of the obama administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in london for peanuts only to build a new one for one point two billion dollars deal the embassies now expected to be opened by u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson next month from the street like many other u.s. embassies around the world it's a giant forty five box this one happens to be surrounded by a moat there's also somewhat different is apparently very green topped with solar panels on the screens that designed to aid climate control is also taking shape in an area of urban regeneration that according to some is a little bit more evocative of the previous u.s. administration than the present war and that could be the problem the mare of london sadique khan drew his own conclusions from trump's decision many londoners have made it clear he tweeted that donald trump is not welcome here while he is pursuing such a divisive

embassy in ones with just south of the river thames you probably see some of the final bits of work taking place some plans going in there or donald trump an extended tweet said i'm not a big fan of the a bomb or administration having sold off perhaps the best located and finest embassy in london for peanuts only to build this a brand new one for one point two billion dollars deal donald trump ended his tweet with well we're expecting rex tillerson the u.s. secretary of state to come here probably as early as next month to cut the ribbon rather than trump himself we've already heard from some u.k. lawmakers including sandy calmed the london man who believe that there's perhaps something else behind trump's decision not to come here in person he said on twitter that he believed the mayor finally got the message from londoners who love america love americans but deplore his policies that run polar opposite to the values of london and london as well the british prime minister to reason may is under mounting criticism to revoke an invitation for trump to come here to the u.k. on a state visit

centre estate just a few hundred metres from the new westgate shopping centre on the banks of the river thameschildren's playground stood empty. an extra police officers were brought in for reassurance. an extra police officers were brought in for reassurancem an extra police officers were brought in for reassurance. it is normally quiet. not much problem. i'm quite shocked. it is very worrying. this morning when i went out i was more nervous and more aware of looking around. today i see aware of looking around. today i see a lot of policemen here around the bridge. the whole road is being blocked. the bridge behind me and the road surrounding remain cordoned off. 0fficers the road surrounding remain cordoned off. officers were called just before eight o'clock last night to reports a boy had been stabbed. a 16—year—old believed to be from the birmingham area was taken to hospital, and later died from his injuries. his next of kin have been told. the detective leading the murder enquiry said they were still in the early stages, but stressed it would be a full and thorough investigation. i think

this is the river thames. igh. >> if france were to spend -- send some of that water our way, we'll take it. >> not floodwaters. >> let's go to rosemary and get your forecast. if you like yesterday, you will like today. >>> we have some patchy fog out there this morning. if you're in the north bay, expected to be a little bit patchy at dens along highway 101. their patches here as well. another beautiful day is coming our way with dry weather. mostly sunny skies and afternoon highs coming to you just a little bit. let's talk about the pattern in place. this ridge of high pressure is continuing to strengthen and push the storm to the north. for the days ahead we will not have dry weather. -- we will have dry weather. it looks fairly dry for the next several days. we might have to look at spare the air days because it is that dry and quiet. the visibility issue is up over the north bay. visibility is low in napa. it will be patchy. something to consider if you have an early morning drive. it was here and then gon

it sits on the banks of the river thames. jonathan is outside of the new embassy.ood morning. >> good morning. the over $1 billion u.s. embassy still under construction sits on a manmade hill. it has its own load and it's considered one of the most secure places in the world on paper and certainly in person. this fortress certainly lives up to the extreme security president trump has called for in the states. but this morning, the president said he was not a blamed president trump for the move. but president trump's facts are off here. that bad deal was actually made by president george w. bush in 2008. president trump's cancellation combs over backlash amid theresa may's invitation. the london mayor city khan weighed in on in this morning saying londoners have made it clear that donald trump is not welcome. however, the president's cancellation has no impact on that state visit. the offer still stands. there is no set date. john. >> jonathan, thanks. >>> a bill to continue a warrantless internet surveillance program is headed to the senate after some confusion cau

of john co nsta ble suffered landscapes of john constable and the beautiful defections of the river thameshundreds of thousands ofjobs and contribute billions to our economy. the natural environment is around us wherever we are and getting closer to it is good for our physical and mental health and our emotional and spiritual well—being. millions of us visit the countryside, the seaside, a local park or places like this every week to recharge our batteries, spend time with friends and family, and to exercise. so the environment is something personal to each of us, but it is also something which, collectively, we hold in trust for the next generation. and we have sponsored the attack and enhance it. —— we have a responsibility to protect and enhance it. it is sometimes thought that a belief in a free—market economy is not compatible with taking the action necessary to protect and enhance our natural environment, that we need to give up on the very idea of economic growth itself as the price we have to pay for sustainability. 0thers argue that taking any action to protect and improve our env

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