Im dumbfounded that this government wont release the report about russian influence, because every person who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens. Coming up after 09. 15 and all day on bbc news as part of our general election series, we take a close look at the town of Bishop Auckland finding out why its notjust brexit butjobs, crime and the decline of the high street that are among the big issues for voters. And coming up in sport Raheem Sterling is dropped by england after being involved in an altercation with liverpoolsjoe gomez at theirtraining camp, a day after they clashed in the premier league. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. From serious breathing problems linked to e cigarettes. Ewan fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive after his own lungs failed and he couldnt breathe. Doctors have told bbc news that the case is not an isolated incident, with one warning young people should never go near vap
Irans revolutionary guards warn demonstrators they face the iron fist of the state. Thousands of rail travellers face disruption as workers from two Train Companies stage 24 hour strikes. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A seaplane has crashed into a river near sydney, killing all six people on board. Media reports say four of the victims were british, although this has not been confirmed. The plane went down in the Hawkesbury River close to the suburb of cowan. The single engine aircraft belonged to the well known Tourism Company sydney seaplanes. Police say it was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new Year Celebrations at Sydney Harbour. The bodies of five passengers and the pilot have been recovered from the wreckage. Unconfirmed reports say an 11 year old boy is among those killed. Officers say they dont yet know why the plane went down. For reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane had hit the water, and it has subsequently sunk. It is sitting in approximately 13 m
Fireworks starting as thailand says goodbye to 2017 and hello to 2018. Studio that was thailand, where they have been welcoming in 2018 on they have been welcoming in 2018 on the river kwai. Celebrations taking place around the world, and we are following them on bbc news. We have seen a number of celebrations, starting off in the southern hemisphere. First it was new zealand, and then sydney and hong kong, who brought in the new year just an hour ago above the historic victoria harbour. And this was the scene in sydney earlier. Where the harbour and its iconic bridge took centre stage as usual. Apparently people were queuing up to secure a good Vantage Point more than nine hours in advance of the show. Around 1. 5 Million People were there to watch. This year the display featured a rainbow theme to celebrate the passing of the countrys same sex marriage law. North korea has held a firework display in pyongyang to mark the new year. The fireworks display was held by the taedong river.
The latest advice to tackle obesity. In sport, there is no fairytale ending for one of the most successful sportsmen of all time. Debutant rob cross outplayed phil the power taylor in his final world darts final. 16 time champion taylor retiring with a defeat. And matt has the weather. Morning. Good morning. Lovely bright and frosty start in northern and eastern areas, but wet and windy weather in the west. Even if you miss out on the rain today, there is going to be storms on the way tonight. I will tell you all about that in the next 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First our main story. The biggest increase in railfares in five years comes into force this morning, prompting protests at several stations as many commuters return to work after the christmas break. In some cases, travellers will find themselves paying more than £100 extra a year. Campaigners warn the rise is pricing ordinary people off the railways. The government says theyre investing more in faster, more reliable
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where a vicious war of words has erupted between President Trump and the chief strategist he fired back in august. Mr trump is denouncing steve bannon saying he had nothing to do with his election victory. Its all because of comments from mr bannon describing a meeting between the president s son, son in law and a russian lawyer during the president ial Election Campaign as treasonous and unpatriotic. Its understood the comments will be published in a book next week. President trump hit back with scathing comments saying, when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. When asked if the president s son, Donald Trump Jr had, in fact, committed treason, the White House Press secretary had this to say. I think that is a ridiculous accusation, and one that im pretty sure weve addressed many times from here before, and if that is a reference to comments made by mr bannon