But 1st the western german city of boston is the high much home town of lewd fig. He was born in 1717. 00 and spent the 1st 22 years busy life in the city next year it is a very special. Bond as its the 250th anniversary of the great mans birth and theres lots going on that every year theres a Beethoven Fest about Beethoven 2020 is much more than that indeed the whole year is so packed with all sorts of events that celebrations have spilled over into this year kind of already on the way. Now friday so all the opening of a special walking tour in and around featuring all the important places where beit have malls on the line from the burka the Artistic Director the entire beethoven
2020 year welcome to the program 1st of all Beethoven 2020 gets underway officially at the end of this year and of course stretches of the whole of next year the 1st Visible Project is this walking sort tour so 1st of all that could you tell us a little bit about that. Of course thank you we believe in bonn t
A man has been killed by a falling tree after storm ciara battered britain. Theres still widespread flooding and severe travel disruption on the roads, railways and ferries, and at airports. Out ill be reporting from West Yorkshire where hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded and and businesses have been flooded and a big clearup and businesses have been flooded and a big clear up operation is now under way. Well have the latest from our correspondents around the uk. Also this lunchtime. The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk doubles to eight. Cheering. Sinn fein celebrate as they win most first preference votes in the irish general election. A space craft built in britain begins its mission to explore the secrets of the sun. Parasite. And its history at the oscars south koreas parasite becomes the first Foreign Language film to win best picture. And in sport, Manchester City could be staring at a fixture pile up after their game against west ham united was
The wet and eastern areas before the wet and windy weather pushes right across the country as we head through tonight. The mild air gets replaced by colder air as we move through sunday so its going to be a blustery day with showers and feeling chilly but this afternoon those temperatures pretty impressive for the time of year, 11 13d. Adding on the wind, it might not feel that mild, its going to be very windy, gusts of 40 50 mph around irish sea coast, the wet weather transfers to the eastern side of england by the end of the night and here it will be mild but further north and west turning chillier as the clear skies and the showers move in. So it could start quite wet and windy in the south east, sunday morning. That clears away and then it is a blustery day with quite a bit of sunshine around but also lots of showers particularly in the north and west, some heavy with hail and thunder, some winteriness over the high ground in the north and it will feel chillier for high ground in t
This is bbc news. Im rebecca jones. The headlines at 2pm. Heavy rain and strong winds are battering parts of the uk as storm dennis arrives. The army has been deployed in West Yorkshire. Dozens of flood warnings are in place across the uk forecasters say a months worth of rain could fall in some places. The storm is scuppering travel plans for many. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and Train Services are disrupted. France records the first death from coronavirus in europe as beijing orders everyone returning to that city from holidays to go into quarantine for m days or risk punishment. From today, companies which provide phone, broadband and Pay Tv Services will have to alert customers when their contracts
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On azerbaijans second biggest city as a brief truce in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. From schoolwork to grand slam champion, 19 year old iga swiatek describes winning the french open as a life changing experience. And astronomers encourage people to go outside and look at the night sky, as planet mars is at its biggest and brightest. Now on bbc news for black students, studying at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, academic pressure isnt always the only challenge, for some it can feel like a new world. For black students studying at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, academic pressure isnt always the only challenge. For some, it can feel like entering a new world. You feel like you have to be strong, you know . My mum keeps saying to me, just keep fighting. Just keep going, just get that degree. Over the years, oxford and cambridge universities have come under pressure for their lack of Ethnic Diversity. I think its a