police say the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour reworks and festivities usher in new year — sydney becomes the second major city to welcome 2018 — with a spectacular display on the city's harbour bridge. iran imposes restrictions on social media after demonstrations against the ruling clerics continue. political leaders have delivered their messages. theresa may says that britons will feel renewed

new zealand was the first to see fireworks, before sydney harbour was lit up in a blaze of colour. two, one. once again, sydney set the standard for new year fireworks. again, sydney set the standard for new yearfireworks. 1.5 again, sydney set the standard for new year fireworks. 1.5 million people lined the harbour front for a dazzling, deafening celebration. the rainbow theme was a tribute to australia's legalisation of same—sex marriage. two hours earlier, auckland in new zealand was the first major city to celebrate 2018, it's sky tower lit up like a giant roman candle. that's the unmistakable sound of north korea joining the celebrations with what else but a display of rocket power. perhaps the most unusual display didn't involve fireworks at all. in dubai, they lit up the world's tallest building with lasers. the bush khalifa became a shimmering canvas, visible up to 60 miles away. while midnight swept around the world, new york was gearing up for its celebrations, one of several cities with unprecedented security this year. parts of china have had a day of festivities, even

was australia's turn to usher in the new year with the traditionally spectacular display on sydney's harbour three, two, one. fireworks that was sydney australia. we can go to something a little more sedate. this is japan. i say sedate. there isa this is japan. i say sedate. there is a lot of cheering, but they have a different take on a new year ‘s celebrations. they are not as rowdy and not as traditionally into fireworks. very much more a family affair. what tends to happen is they do not have the countdown parties. they visit shrines and temples play a big part in the celebrations. it can get very crowded. temple bells are running around 108 timesjust before midnight. there are auspicious decorations and food offerings. you can see how important the family is. in terms of media, they have a four or five hour sing off on television. in recent times, things have picked up a little bit. you may remember seeing fireworks at the tokyo tower. this year, i believe there were fireworks held at yokohama the seed paradise aquarium. but for the japanese it's more about the lunar new year, but for t

the seaplane was returning from a waterfront restaurant to rose bay on sydney harbour. that would normally take around 20 minutes. the aircraft is owned by sydney seaplanes. it provides flights around some of the city's most popular tourist attractions, including the opera house, the harbour bridge, and to the north the hawkesbury river. the company said in a statement that its pilots are some of the most experienced in the world and that all its flights had been suspended until further notice. air—crash investigators will arrive at the site of the accident early on new year's day to try to establish how and why a routine sightseeing flight could end in catastrophe. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. here, thousands of rail travellers have faced disrupted journeys today as workers from two companies stage a 24—hour strike. members of the rmt union on south western railway and crosscountry are taking action in disputes about the role of guards and working patterns. let's go to waterloo station in london, and our correspondent anisa kadri. what have people been telling you, h

source: reuters location: sydney date/time: 1jan 2018 restrictions/credits: > (tx float) >nye harbourbbc newswire / best pix let's ta ke let's take this opportunity to look back again at those spectacular fireworks in sydney as australia welcomed in 2018 just under half an hour ago. they really know how to do it well, don't they? an estimated 1.5 million spectators around the sydney harbour area watching tonnes of fireworks involved in this amazing display. setting the bar high for other new year celebrations. as we look ahead to firework displays here, i wonder how the weather is shaping up? darren bennett can tell us. hello. if you are planning on seeing in the new year out and about, prepare for some showers. at least storm dylan will be out of the way. still windy in central scotland. some sunshine around over the next couple of hours. also some showers. frequent in western areas, driving into the midlands. they could be held in london. squally winds for a time in the south—west. some clearer spells. it may well be dry as the clock struck midnight in eastern

police say it was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour.ilot have been recovered from the wreckage. unconfirmed reports say an 11—year—old boy is among those killed. officers say they don‘t yet know why the plane went down. for reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane had hit the water, and it has subsequently sunk. it is sitting in approximately 13 metres of water. at the time of the collision, the plane had a pilot and five passengers on board. i can confirm the six people on the plane are deceased. i do not have details, or cannot confirm, the identity or ages of the people on the plane. it is early in the investigation, and we are working with the plane company, bringing investigators here to confirm the identities, and investigate why the plane crashed into the water. abc‘s nour haydar has been at the scene — earlier i asked her what is known about the crash so far. at the moment, police have not been able to give us any details about what they have been able to ascertain from witnesses. they are urging anyone who was a witn

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the seaplane was returning from a waterfront restaurant to rose bay on sydney harbour. around 20 minutes. the aircraft is owned by sydney seaplanes. it provides flights around some of the city's most popular tourist attractions, including the opera house, the harbour bridge, and to the north the hawkesbury river. the company said in a statement that its pilots are some of the most experienced in the world and that all its flights had been suspended until further notice. air—crash investigators will arrive at the site of the accident early on new year's day to try to establish how and why a routine sightseeing flight could end in catastrophe. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... how a prank call led to an innocent man dying. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines... after days of protests in iran, the president has said the people have the right to demonstrate, so long as they do not disrupt public order. let's get more now on our top story — the protests in iran. we can talk now to trita parsi. he is the author of lo

the seaplane was returning from a waterfront restaurant to rose bay on sydney harbour. nutes. the aircraft is owned by sydney seaplanes. it provides flights around some of the city's most popular tourist attractions, including the opera house, the harbour bridge, and to the north, the hawkesbury river. the company said in a statement that its pilots are some of the most experienced in the world and that all its flights had been suspended until further notice. air—crash investigators will arrive at the site of the accident early on new year's day to try to establish how and why a routine sightseeing flight could end in catastrophe. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. more news to ring you about another air plane crash in costa rica. the government is now confirmed there we re government is now confirmed there were ten us citizens among the people killed on that plane. ten on the 12 who died were us citizens. the headlines on bbc news: a majorfire in the liverpool arena has destroyed 1400 vehicles. emergency services are guarding against the risk of collapse. six people have di

was australia's turn to usher in the new year with the traditionally spectacular display on sydney's harbourur, three, two, one. fireworks that was sydney. hong kong havejust brought in their new year. the next big event is set to take place in dubai. always a spectacular fireworks display there. and the uk is building up to its own celebrations. here, the metropolitan police say a "proportionate" number of officers will be on london's streets this evening, to ensure the safety of new year revellers. scotland yard say there is no intelligence to suggest any threat against the celebrations in central london or anywhere else. a spokesman said there would be a visible police presence, and gave this advice to people coming to celebrate. if you're coming to this particular event, please only come with a ticket. there won't be tickets available on the door, as it were. but there are going to be a lot of people here, so we don't want to get overcrowded, if we can help it. for all those people who wish to come to central london, first of all, wrap up warm. it's pretty chilly at the moment. if you ar

police say the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour when it came down. there are unconfirmed reports that four of the victims may be british. fireworks and festivities usher in new year — sydney becomes the second major city to welcome 2018 — with a spectacular display on the city's harbour bridge. iran imposes restrictions on social media after demonstrations against the ruling clerics continue. political leaders have delivered their messages. theresa may says that britons will feel renewed confidence and pride. jeremy corbyn says that the prospect of a new britain is closer than ever. now on bbc news, it's been a turbulent year in politics, from theresa may's snap election that backfired so spectacularly, to continuing tussles with the eu over brexit. ellie price reviews the year in british politics. the headlines this morning, theresa may's decision to call the general election... it was with reluctance i decided the country needs... the prime minister spelt out her strategic goals. history has been made. article 50 has been triggere

police say the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbourhen it came down. there are reports that four of the victims may be british. the department for work and pensions says it plans to use artificial intelligence to detect criminal gangs claiming benefits underfalse identities. computer algorithms have been developed to identify large—scale benefit fraud. iran's revolutionary guards have threatened anti—government protesters with an "iron fist" if days of political unrest continue. the warning came after protests intensified in the capital, tehran. thousands of rail travellers face disruption, as workers from crosscountry and south western rail services stage 24—hour strikes. from me and all the early team, let me take this opportunity to wish you a very happy new year. now on bbc news it's time for click, where this week the programme looks back on the highlights of its travels through the world of tech in 2017. 2017, the year of curious cats, haunting holograms, and trigger happy trackers. hello. it is time to look back on the year in t

erratic maneuvering from wild oats 11, the two yachts almost bumped into each other after leaving sydney harbour, comanche is secretly launching an official protest. that means the race record of one day and 13 hours could be about to fall this year. >> for centuries does have not just that man's best friend but they have also been trained to carry out a variety of different jobs for humans. now they have added a new skill to the lists. hoping children learn to read. the unusual idea involves children reading out loud to dogs and animal shelters as you'll see in this master port, it seems to be a win-win situation for both the children and their canine friends. >> when jonathan reads's story, he comes down visibly. the canine is normally how suspicious of people. but with jumping, it is different. the eight-year-old comes here once a week to read aloud and it is clear that jackie likes it. >> he lies down like that -- when exactly does he do that? when he likes what i am doing and feels relaxed. >> children who find reading a challenge that is on dawes an animal sanctuary. it's an idea that orig

the seaplane was returning from a waterfront restaurant to rose bay on sydney harbour. normally take around 20 minutes. the aircraft is owned by sydney seaplanes. it provides flights around some of the city's most popular tourist attractions, including the opera house, the harbour bridge, and to the north the hawkesbury river. the company said in a statement that its pilots are some of the most experienced in the world and that all its flights had been suspended until further notice. air—crash investigators will arrive at the site of the accident early on new year's day to try to establish how and why a routine sightseeing flight could end in catastrophe. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. preparations are under way for this evening's hogmanay for this evening's fireworks celebrations in london. it isa it is a huge event for the city of london. 100,000 people will be filling the viewing areas here on the victoria embankment and on the bridges across the river thames in the hours between now and midnight. the match of bolton police they that there is no specific threat to ton

setting the bar for displays with fireworks over the iconic syd ney with fireworks over the iconic sydney harbourore to watch several tonnes of pyrotechnics light up the night sky. there is going to be a rainbow theme as part of this display to mark australia passing same—sex marriage laws. just about to hear the countdown now in sydney.

police say the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour when it came down. there are reports that four of the victims may be british. the department for work and pensions says it plans to use artificial intelligence to detect criminal gangs claiming benefits underfalse identities. computer algorithms have been developed to identify large—scale benefit fraud. iran's revolutionary guards have threatened anti—government protesters with an "iron fist" if days of political unrest continue. the warning came after protests intensified in the capital, tehran. thousands of rail travellers face disruption, as workers from crosscountry and south western rail services stage 24—hour strikes. next on bbc news, dateline london looks forward to 2018. hello, and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. we're taking time today to look ahead to the world in 2018, in britain, the rest of europe, the us and around the world. with me is the british commentator and columnist for the sunday telegraph, janet daley, the writer on arab affairs, abdel bari atwan, fr

police say the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour when it came down. there are reports that four of the victims may be british. the department for work and pensions says it plans to use artificial intelligence to detect criminal gangs claiming benefits underfalse identities. computer algorithms have been developed to identify large—scale benefit fraud. iran's revolutionary guards have threatened anti—government protesters with an "iron fist" if days of political unrest continue. the warning came after protests intensified in the capital, tehran. thousands of rail travellers face disruption as workers from crosscountry and south western rail services stage 24—hour strikes. now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2017: the year in film. hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode and we're here at the cinema museum in south london. over the next half an hour, i'll be looking back at some of the best movies r

i know plenty of people have been planning and there are venues in sydney, not surprisingly overlooking the opera house and the harbourg booked up pretty quickly. there might be a race to be first, but i think there will be a race to be best. some of the same—sex couples i spoke to say they want the most lavish wedding. it's not about being first, it's about being the best. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the story of kati, who was abandoned as a baby in china, with a note asking her to come back one day. that's what she did more than 20 years later. and we hear about the taiwanese women trapped in illegal sex work in london and speak to the director who made a film about it after the death of her friend. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil. and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man the