thomas coville had devoted the past ten yea rs of coville had devoted the past ten years of his life it, taking eight days of the previous one set in 2008. he said he now had just one desire, to sleep and to let his mind rest. daniela ritorto, bbc news. and finally, to some pictures we think you will love. newborn giant panda twins at a safari park in china's guangdong province started to meet with visitors from today. a campaign to name the panda twins is currently under way. i'm sure we will see more of them! thanks very much for much for watching us on bbc news. after the fairly windy spell of weather that many saw over the festive period, things are turning colder and much quieter. here's the scene in highland scotla nd here's the scene in highland scotland on monday, some snow over higher ground. some sunshine to see out boxing day across the isle of wight. high pressure is dominating the weather for everyone as we head through the day on tuesday. the isobar is barely widely spaced for the most part, much less windy than in recent days. frost and lots of fog patches around espec

it was thomas coville's fifth attempt at breaking the record.ree hours at a time. his solo route around the world had taken him from brest, past the cape of good hope and cape horn. he travelled around 52,000 kilometres and had been lucky with unusually good weather. thomas coville had devoted the past ten years of his life to breaking this record. but he didn'tjust break it, he smashed it, taking eight days off the previous one set in 2008. he said he now had just one desire, to sleep and to let his mind rest. daniela relph, bbc news. back now to our top story. the 75th anniversary of the bombing of pearl harbor and a visit to hawaii by japan's prime of pearl harbor and a visit to hawaii byjapan's prime minister. i've been talking to the director of the japan studies programme ofjohns hopkins university, professor kent calder, who told me about his family connection with the attack on pearl harbor. my harbor. father's uncle was the commander of my father's uncle was the commander of the west virginia. prime minister abe will be visiting exactly

it was thomas coville's fifth attempt at breaking the record.ute around the world had taken him from brest, past the cape of good hope and cape horn. he travelled around 52,000 kilometres and had been lucky with unusually good weather. thomas coville had devoted the past ten years of his life to breaking this record. but he didn'tjust break it, he smashed it, taking eight days off the previous one set in 2008. he said he now had just one desire, to sleep and to let his mind rest. daniela relph, bbc news. the music world has been paying tribute to the british singer, george michael, who died on christmas day of heart failure. he was 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. his partner, fadi fawaz, says he will never stop missing him. 0ur arts editor will gompertz looks back at george michael's life. # wham bam, iam a man # wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, george michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, wham!. # if notjust stop, don't stay there and rot # b

frenchman thomas coville has knocked 12 days off the world record for singlehandedly sailing around theonds. the previous record was set by fellow frenchman francis joyon, who took it from britain's ellen macarthur in 2008. coville set off from brest in france on 6th november, and will rarely have slept for more than three hours at a time. in horse racing, the highly—anticipated first meeting between the colin tizzard—trained stars cue card and thistlecrack took place in the big race of the christmas period — the king george the sixth chase at kempton. it was the younger of the two, the 11—10 favourite thistlecrack, with jockey tom scudamore on board who took it ahead of last year's winner, cue card. john hunt describes the closing stages. he is over safely, thistlecrack! a brilliant hurdler, surely crowned as a brilliant chaser. what a win, tom scudamore waving at the crowd. meanwhile, the other top—class horses behind him are fighting desperately for second place. cue ca rd desperately for second place. cue card and the others, they were the bit part players. it was a truly astonishin

. >> thomas coville arrived in paris today and graded by family, friends and cameras. his around the world journey started from an island in the english channel and took exactly 49 days, three hours, seven minutes and 38 seconds to finish the trip. it was his third attempt to beat the previous record of 57 days second 2008.>>> and adorable david biro. everyone together, twin panda cubs and they met with visitors at a popular safari park today. so cute. over the past few months the mother and two medical codes have been under the care of breeders and of both cubs weigh 8 pounds compared there's a contest to decide their names. >> if we had twin panda cubs here people would lose their minds. >>> extending a helping hand to those in need that's the goal by a local nonprofit and we talked to the founder was said the circumstances were the reason he decided to act. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> during the holidays a lot of people spend time volunteering to help those in need but what happens when the holidays are passed? a northern virginia man starte

thomas coville was greeted with cheers monday at a french port.nchman completed a solo nonstop sailing trip around the world in 49 days, 3 hour, 7 minutes and 38 seconds. he beat the previous sailor by more than eight days. congrats. >>> coming after your local news on "cbs this morning," kennedy center honoree john henley. i'm meg oliver. this is the "cbs morning news." incredible bladder protection in a pad this thin, i didn't... ...think it would work, but it does. it's called always discreet for bladder leaks, the super... ...absorbent core turns liquid to gel. i know i'm wearing it but no one else will. always discreet for bladder leaks. only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells.. don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. abreva. people can forget their quiltbathroom experience. well but sir froggy can never forget. "what's worse", he thinks... "that my arms can never relax or my eyes can never look away?" ♪

. >>> only 49 days for a frenchman thomas coville to sail into the record books yesterday. he finished sailing around the world alone with the fastest time, 49 days three hours seven minutes and 38 seconds. he started from an island in the english channel on november 6 and cross the finish line just in time for christmas dinner. 29 others also competed in some of them still making their way to the finish line.>>> police say they found a pack of dogs protecting a toddler who wandered from his home near san bernardino california. police say the 2-year-old boy was only wearing a diaper when they found him in a rainy park last wednesday morning. one of the dogs try to bite one of the officers and was shot but mother was asleep and unaware she was left. she was charged with suspicion of child cruelty and the child in two other children are living with her father. >>> coming up how would you feel if you walk outside and saw that? that story is ahead and trending.>>> first how george michael played a big part in the humble beginning of what is now a viral sensation. >>> we had a p