Will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. Coming up in half an hour. Us soccer star Megan Rapinoe speaks to bbc sport about winning the world cup and being an outspoken voice on equal pay, lgbt rights and politics. The mayor of sydney says the citys famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead, despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. More than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. A warning this report from phil mercer in sydney contains flashing images. Its arguably the worlds most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new years eve spectacular. They say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. Sydneys lord mayor, clov
Children, who drowned in a spanish resorts Swimming Pool say they are devastated by the news. Restoration work on big ben will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. The mayor of sydney says the city s famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. tx more than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. Tens of thousands of people in the australian state of victoria have been told to evacuate amid worsening bushfire conditions. Officials are warning that temperatures of over a0 celsius, combined with strong winds, thunderstorms and a change of wind direction mean that the danger of fires will be particularly high tomorrow, with some areas facing a catastrophic risk. A warning
Beyond its best before date. Also coming up, a day to forget for englands ashes side. Australia build on their massive first innings total after bowling england out for 227. And facebook is opening a new office in london today, creating 800 jobs. Good morning, it is monday the 4th of december and i am ben brown, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Britain and the European Union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. Eu sources said the two sides were nearing solutions, ahead of theresa mays meeting with the European Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker, in brussels this afternoon. Progress has been made on what happens to eu citizens currently living in the uk, as well as uk citizens living in the European Union. And there also appears to be agreement over how much the uk pays the eu, in what has become known as the brexit divorce bill. The last key Sticking Point however is what to do about the irish border. Negotiations on that w
Get the face. The interview was recorded as part of the today programmes guest editor series to be broadcast later this year. Coming up later politics europe at 2 30 p m. Six people have died, and a seventh is in a Critical Condition, after a car crash in central birmingham. Six vehicles were involved in the collision, which happened just after one oclock in the morning, at an entrance to an underpass just south of the city centre. Four others needed hospital treatment. Police described the scene as very difficult and upsetting. Tom burridge reports. Horrific and upsetting is how the Emergency Services described the scene. Horrific and upsetting is how the Emergency Services described the scene. This black taxi flipped onto its side. The driver and a couple on board all died. Next to it, the mangled remains of another car. Police are now investigating how the vehicles collided with such force, killing many of those on board. Ive spoken to the officers on the scene, the officer in charg
Face. Let me see the face. The interview was recorded as part of the today programmes guest editor series to be broadcast later this year. In half an hour here on bbc news bbc sport will have a round up of all the days Sports Events with sportsday. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A British Embassy worker has been killed in beirut. The body of rebecca dykes was found by the side of a road in the city yesterday. What we know . Lebanese Police Believe rebecca dykes was murdered on friday night. Her body was found on friday night. Her body was found on saturday. They believe she was strangled. They carried out a postmortem but due to do a second. Rebecca dykes worked at the embassy in beirutand rebecca dykes worked at the embassy in beirut and had done so since the beginning of the year. She worked for the department for international development. We have spoken to the Foreign Office, who issued a statement saying they are liaising with the lebanese authorities and looking after rebe