Oh. This is the story of a world shattered by bombs a world where the very sky became a threat where terror descended upon cities and transformed people into hunted prey. In one night three hundred fifty thousand homes were destroyed the working class neighborhood of hama brooke was totally demolished all told there were forty two thousand six hundred deaths in what was known as operation gomorrah. An eyewitness noted. I saw roofs lift off into the sky bodies caught fire like tinder the asphalt was boiling are so two women trapped in the top they looked like flies stuck in the burning wax of a candle the air in the shelters had become an breathable for lack of oxygen. From a population of one and a half million nine hundred thousand people left the city taking along whatever they could save in a suit cases. Of. The same words were on everyones lips apocalypse the end of the world. Reacting to the aerial devastation of hamburg hitler settled for a terse phrase build it back up again. Tw
From most of the koreans. So they we re from most of the koreans. So they were not going to be in england. Yeah, it was very difficult as a time. What do they signify for you . They want to see redemption. It is the dream. Every athlete, to be an olympic medallist. Where do you keep them . Is there room for an olympic one . Three big smackers here. The dream is to go out and sit in second place and the dream is to go out and try and win the gold. And that what. I try and win the gold. And that what. Lam not try and win the gold. And that what. I am not scared of doing that, in terms of what i have worked so hard. I deserve to win and it does not matter what anyone else has to say about it. The speed skater Elise Christie speaking to david mcdaid. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather prospects. I wonder if well all be skating on thin ice by the end of next week. Its staying cold. Its cold and producing some sleet and snow in parts of the uk this afternoon. It really is quite green
Good morning. Hundreds of kfc outlets have run out of chicken ill be looking at whats gone wrong for the fast food chain just before 7 00. Good morning, in sport wigan stun Manchester City again in the fa cup by knocking them out and ending their hopes of winning 4 trophies this season. And matt has the weather for us this morning. Good morning, a bit of rain gcioss morning. Good morning, a bit of rain across eastern parts. But things are set to get much, much colder. I will tell you why in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Police forces in the uk recorded nearly 65,000 child sex offences last year. Thats an all time high. The figures obtained by the nspcc reveal a sharp increase in crimes committed online, as well as rape and sexual assault. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, jon ironmonger reports. Every eight minutes, police recorded a sexual offence against a child last year and data from all Police Forces suggest the total number of offences has reached a record high,
Good morning and im curling in perth this morning on the ice where most of the british team train. They will today try to sweep their way into the gold medal match at the Winter Olympics, as eve muirhead and her team take on against sweden in the semifinals. And nick has the weather. Good morning. It is a cold and frosty start this morning. High pressure in control, plenty of dry weather for the weekend, increasing sunshine and blue sky but if you think it is called yet, do have not seen anything yet wait until next week yourfull seen anything yet wait until next week your full forecast is coming up. Good morning. First, our main story for every five prescriptions handed out in england, an error is made, and the governments warned these mistakes could be linked to hundreds and potentially thousands of deaths a year. The health and social care secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the findings as appalling. He cites the case of a 92 year old woman whose vital medication was stopped afte
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