Will have a major impact on Global Recycling. The archbishop of canterbury praises the response of Emergency Services to terror attacks and the grenfell disaster in his new year message. Also this hour over 100,000 people ring in the new year in london. And in edinburgh, the traditional hogmanay celebrations went ahead, despite the arrival of storm dylan in parts of scotland. And in half an hour. A Virtual Reality trip to the bridge of the Starship Enterprise and much more as click takes a look back at the year in tech. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The chief executive of the british Catering Company compass and four members of his family have been killed in a seaplane crash in australia. Local Police Confirmed that Richard Cousins, who was 58, was on board the plane which crashed into a river 30 miles north of sydney yesterday. He died with his two sons, edward and william, who were in their 20s, his fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11 year old daughter, heather. The australian
Shocked by news of his death. His brother, edward, who was 23, had recently graduated from the university of st andrews. The pilot, gareth morgan, had done more than 10,000 flying hours, 9,000 of which were on seaplanes. The pilot had collected mr cousins and members of his family from an exclusive waterfront restaurant and was heading back to rose bay on Sydney Harbour shortly after take off, the plane plummeted into the water. Investigators say it quickly sank and there were no survivors. These are people who have come out on holiday to visit australia in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. And for this to happen to them in a place like that is nothing more than just tragic. It could take months to work out how and why a routine sightseeing trip could end in utter disaster. Air crash investigators have begun their work. Their task wont be easy. The wreckage of the seaplane has been submerged in more than a0 feet of water. And although these idyllic bays and inlets are geogr
Introduced prince harrys bride to be, meghan markle. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has said that four young men have been stabbed to death between yesterday morning and the early hours of today in a series of apparently unrelated attacks. Three, aged 17, 18 and 20, were killed yesterday. A fourth, who was 20, died after been stabbed on an estate in the old street area of east london in the early hours of this morning. Officers say the murders highlight the scale of knife crime in the capital. During yesterday and last night there were thousands of Police Officers on duty across london, determined to ensure millions of londoners were able to enjoy the celebrations, the passing of 2017 and the coming of 2018. To those millions of londoners i would like to say thank you for your cooperation in having a safe and enjoyable night. Tragically there are fourfamilies enjoyable night. Tragically there are four families who wake this morning to the heartbreaking
Of prince harry and Meghan Markle, to the retirement from royal duties of the duke of edinburgh, Sarah Campbell looks back on the key events in review 2017 the royal year. Reporter congratulations from all of us how are you both feeling . Thrilled this was the year in which prince harry introduced his new leading lady, the american actress, Meghan Markle. The fact that i fell in love with meghan so incredibly quickly, was sort of confirmation to me that everything, all the stars were aligned, everything was perfect. After 70 years of public service, the duke of edinburgh, britains longest serving royal consort, hung up his hat and retired from royal duties. Prince george had his own milestone moment his first day of school. And flexing their royal muscles in an effort to put the issue of Mental Health firmly on the national agenda. After weeks of fevered speculation came confirmation that prince harry, the fifth in line to the throne, was engaged to the american actress, Meghan Markle.
Before it spread to neighbouring vehicles. And 100 years on from the revolution that changed the world, we take a look at how russians view its legacy, in the shadow of red october. Thats in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has said that four young men have been stabbed to death between yesterday morning and the early hours of today in a series of unrelated attacks. Three, aged 17, 18 and 20, were killed yesterday. A fourth, who was 20, died after been stabbed on an estate in the old street area of east london in the early hours of this morning. Officers say the murders highlight the scale of knife crime in the capital. During yesterday and last night there were thousands of Police Officers on duty across london, determined to ensure millions of londoners were able to enjoy the celebrations, the passing of 2017 and the coming of 2018. To those millions of londoners i would like to say thank you for your cooperation in having a safe and enjoy