Into the power of song on the sports field, and giving it a go myself. And stav has the weather. Good morning to you. This weekend is a tale of two halves. Were starting the weekend on a cold, frosty note, plenty of sunshine. And then tomorrow it looks cloudier, breezy and wetter, but a bit milder. Ill have all the details for you in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main Story Emergency services are expecting this weekend to be one of the busiest of the year, as towns and city centres are packed with christmas revellers. Extra ambulance crews were brought in ahead of last night, amid concerns that so called mad friday, the most popular day for works christmas parties, would see a surge of alcohol fuelled incidents. Michael cowan reports. It is one of the busiest nights of the year for our Emergency Services, so much so that londons Ambulance Service are bringing in an extra 30 crews. Were going to be incredibly busy this weekend, and well take lots of 999 calls to patients wh
Lighter from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and two in the morning in St Petersburg where an explosion on the metro in the russian city has killed 11 people and injured at least 15 more. The blast coincided with a visit by President Putin to the city. The Prime Minister has condemned the incident as a Terrorist Attack but other possible causes are being investigated. The explosion happened ina train investigated. The explosion happened in a train travelling between the Technology Institute stations. Another device was found and made safe at a nearby station. We have this report. A woman is shouting, are there any children . A Train Carriage torn to shreds and a desperate effort to pull people from the wreckage. From the safety of a passing train, a hint of the devastation it is leaving behind. At least ten passengers were killed today and dozens more wounded. The blast occurred in the
Cities may follow. In the studio, a former Top Gear Presenter says its all nonsense. Friends of the earth says its about time. Good evening. He was Barack Obamas head of the cia and he departed office the day donald trump became president. John brennan will deliver the Dimbleby Lecture On Bbc One tomorrow night, but tonight he talks to newsnight about the threat from north korea, and whether Donald Trumps promise of us unilateral action is wise if china will not help. He is scathing about the president s proposed ban on travellers from certain muslim countries, and he told us the Trump White House notion of a deep state including the Intelligence Agencies working against him is delusional. I began by asking him if President Trump was right to say that if china wont solve the issue of north korea, america will do. North korea does pose a very serious challenge for the asian region and for the world because of its continued march on a Nuclear Weapons programme. China certainly holds a lo
Lighter from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and two in the morning in St Petersburg where an explosion on the metro in the russian city has killed 11 people and injured at least 15 more. The blast coincided with a visit by President Putin to the city. The Prime Minister has condemned the incident as a Terrorist Attack but other possible causes are being investigated. The explosion happened ina train investigated. The explosion happened in a train travelling between the Technology Institute stations. Another device was found and made safe at a nearby station. We have this report. A woman is shouting, are there any children . A Train Carriage torn to shreds and a desperate effort to pull people from the wreckage. From the safety of a passing train, a hint of the devastation it is leaving behind. At least ten passengers were killed today and dozens more wounded. The blast occurred in the