But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. And in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appeared for the first time today after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii. It is quite humbling as you, you speak to families and speak to individuals, you speak to the volunteers, and you see the best of australia on every single occasion, and that is what we are seeing here again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighterfor six again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for six years and was out with his team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burned to the ground. It wasnt until this morning when i came back, because we couldnt get backin came back, because we couldnt get back in because it was too dangerous, so when i came back this morning, to check the chickens, i then had a look at the property, an
As Fallon Sherrock becomes the first woman to beat a man at the pdc World Championship at ally pally. Why dennis the Shetland Pony is in the front line in the battle against loneliness this christmas. Good morning. We have some dense fog and icy patches to watch out for this morning. Generally speaking, eastern areas will be drier and brighter in the west, it will be wet and increasingly windy stop i will have more details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday 18 december. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing a wait of months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines replaced. Whirlpool recalled 500,000 appliances yesterday because of a fire risk, but customers are struggling to get information because of problems with its website. The company was already dealing with problems with its dryers as dan johnson reports. More than half a million of these washers are at risk of sparking a fire if a part in the door lock overheats. It has happened to 79 machines already. Th
While the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media, in review 2019 the media year. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the factory while it investigates. Greg mackenzie reports. Ready . Uhhuh. It was six year old schoolgirl florence widdecombe whod sat down at home to write out her Christmas Cards to her friends and family when she discovered one of the cards had already been written out. We were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was. Somebody had already written in it. There was a message which read, we are foreign prisoners in shanghai, china, forced to work against our will. Please help us
While bushfires burn in his country. You are seeing pictures of the home secretary meeting harry dunn. The queen attends a Church Service in sandringham, while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. Coming up in half an hour, well bring you some of the highlights of the Victoria Derbyshire programme over the last year, including election blind dates and our interview with new zealand Prime Ministerjacinda ardern. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the factory while it investigates. Greg mackenzie reports. Ready . Uhhuh. It was six year old schoolgirl florence widdecombe whod sat down at home to write out her Christmas Cards to her friends and family when she discovered one of the cards had already been written out. We were writing
Australias Prime Minister apologises for holidaying in hawaii as wildfires continue to sweep across three states. If the queen attends a Church Service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up, rhe bbcs media editor meets the editor of private eye magazine at 17 30. A walk through the year in media with ian hislop. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the factory while it investigates. Greg mackenzie reports. Ready . Uhhuh. It was six year old schoolgirl florence widdecombe whod sat down at home to write out her Christmas Cards to her friends and family when she discovered one of the cards had already been written out. We were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was. Somebody