Absolutely fabulous. Ive got family in canada and theyre watching it live now. Im from london and i think if this was in london. I cant explain, the reaction you get is absolutely fantastic. Its amazing. Fantastic, i thought it was really very moving, very emotional. I am from brazil and i spent two new years in copacabana and its the same quality here. Its amazing. I am so proud of hull. Its absolutely amazing. I think it will launch a really positive year. At the centrepiece of a season called made in hull, something that was. A huge wind turbine blade, handmade at the citys siemens factory. An incredible 75 metres long, and to put that into some perspective, i am about six foot so i would fit along this 41 times. Thats a lot of kofi. Getting it in was a big job. 50 lamp posts, traffic lights and barriers were taken down for its four hour journey from factory to city centre. And it drew in the crowds one in five people who came to see it were from outside hull and east yorkshire. Car
Phil has the rest of the weather for the uk. A very good morning. A cold, bright day to many cup parts of the British Isles but in the nicks, snow has been falling and continues to fall in some areas. In the mix. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of homes are without power in england and wales, as overnight snowfall has brought down power lines. Western power says 14,000 properties are affected, from cornwall to sheffield. Meanwhile, parts of the mi, m5 and m42 motorways are also affected by snow. And some flights were diverted from Birmingham Airport after the runway was shut for a short time. Lets get more from our news correspondent andy moore. This really has happened in the last few hours but its causing a lot of chaos in certain areas. Overnight, an unusual combination of heavy rain turning to snow and that has caused quite a few problems. First of all, with the western Power Distribution company dealing with lots of different problems across the south west and midla
Will not be tolerated. Now on bbc news, Anne Marie Tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017, and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. Hello and welcome to hull, britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started this s
To share tips about how to be a poet. The doorbell used to say ding dong but now it bursts out in two solved. Could i be wrong . Have i falle n two solved. Could i be wrong . Have i fallen in love with my wife . You are the big boss. The ramrod, the head honcho. The boss of all bosses. Of poetry. I am going to ask you a favour, can you give me some advice because i will be on the open mike stage performing one of my poems. Im glad you asked me that. I am only too pleased to help. Number one, dressed carefully. I nearly died ofa one, dressed carefully. I nearly died of a broken heart, i havent seen my wife four days. You obviously in your casuals now. The thing is, you have got to feel comfortable, but also maintain an aura of authority. Be sharp and give them something to look at, maybe a shirt and jacket. You have to cut some kind of silhouette. We are getting up to point number two now, find a comfortable vocal pitch. Let me be your vacuum find a comfortable vocal pitch. Let me be yo
Two minutes silence has been observed around the country for Armistice Day. It marked the moment in 1918 when the fighting came to an end in the first world war. There were ceremonies at the National Memorial arboretum in staffordshire, and at the cenotaph on whitehall in london, from where our correspondent Adina Campbell reports. As the crowds gathered into whitehall to the sound of the pipes, looming in front of them the stark cenotaph war memorial, a sobering reminder of the many lives lost in conflict. Big ben was also heard chiming, despite being silent for the last three months, due to repair work. Big ben chimes. Shortly after the two minutes silence, thousands of people watched on as pipes and drums from the london scottish regiment marched through whitehall in a captivating display. I thought it was really emotional because so many people died. Yes. Its a very good way to pay respects. Ive been thinking about the memorial coming back in 1920, thinking about the families that