Christmas shopping or anything for my daughter. Shes about to turn one injanuary. 0n the 11th. Just thank you, thank you very much. Last weeks catastrophic fires have been fuelled by record temperatures of more than 41 degrees. An extreme heat wave swept across the country, combined with strong winds and dry conditions. Australia has been fighting wildfires for months. The early start to the fire season is stretching already scarce water resources. Pictures of a thunderstorm in the North Eastern city of brisbane showed some respite in the hot weather. But firefighters say a lot more rain is needed in many more places, with not much for over the next few weeks. Bumpy, bbc news, sydney. The headlines on bbc news. The queen has delivered her annual christmas message highlighting the need for reconciliation in whats being seen as a nod to the divisions caused by brexit. An investigation has begun in spain after a british man and his two children drowned in a Swimming Pool at a resort on th
To welcome you and mrs trump. The queen hosted the us president first for a full state visit and then again at natos 70th anniversary. And the cambridge children enjoyed getting back to nature in a garden designed by their mother. The headlines accompanying a royal year normally revolve around babies, marriages and colourful pictures from the various countries visited by the family. This year has been somewhat different. Another annus horribilis . Well, only the queen can truly answer that question. And there have been significant highlights, not least the birth of her eighth great grandchild. Monday, the 6th of may and after staying tight lipped about his wifes due date, and declining to reveal any details as to the birth plan, a clearly delighted prince harry called an impromptu press conference in the grounds of windsor castle. X marks the spot. The royal family had gained a new member. Im very excited to announce that meghan and myself had a baby boy early this morning, a very heal
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this program entitled, historically speaking, we return fighting. World war i and the shaping of the modern black identity. Published by smithsonian books, we return fighting is a collection of essays that chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for civil rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by the museums Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans faced when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure y
Ladies and gentlemen, michael jackson. Aerosmith. Please welcome u2 to the rock hall. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, john mellencamp. It gives me great pleasure to induct the jimi Hendrix Experience into the rock n roll hall of fame. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, tom petty and the heartbreakers. [applause] tom petty well, she was an American Girl raised on promises she couldnt help thinking that there was a little more to life somewhere else announcer and they hit the stage with performances well never forget. Ah, but aint that america . For you and me aint that america . Something to see, babe aint that america . Home of the free, yeah, little pink houses for you and me announcer these are legendary live shows. Were on the highway to hell highway to hell announcer onceinalifetime performances from a whos who of rock n roll. Its the rock n roll hall of fame in concert. U2 in the name of love once more in the name of love announcer youll get your own front row seat at these very sp
U nsettled on monday. Thats also spells some unsettled weather heading our way for Christmas Eve itself. With that comes another pulse of some milder hour. Look how that mild there has been spreading to other parts of europe. It has been really mild through the continent, notjust here. Even in the north, in scandinavia, as far north as finland, off the edge of the screen, temperatures are higher than they should be. Back home, this is tuesday. Cloud, occasional rain, i do not think it will be a deluge, but it will be pretty damn sometimes. Drier in the north on tuesday, on Christmas Eve. In the evening, Christmas Eve, it will dry out. That takes us into wednesday. Christmas day itself is actually expected to be the best day of the whole week. Sunshine in the forecast, perfect walking weather to walk off those calories, which i am sure will be all consuming we will all be consuming in huge quantities on wednesday itself. So a changeable christmas week, no snow, but at least we get the s