Bagpipes in east yorkshire, as close to 200 swimmers continue their tradition of diving into the north sea at hornsea with money raised going to the local in shore rescue. Absolutely fantastic, the weather has been brilliant and the crowds have been fantastic. Its been brilliant, the best turnout weve had for a new years day swim. Further along the east coast, crowds gathered at whitley bay, dressed up and ready to go and despite the dip no longer having an official organiser. The time honoured tradition continued on the isle of man this morning. In penzance, it was the first new years day dip at thejubilee pool. Fabulous to see so many people down, getting cold, getting rid of the hangover and having a splash and some fun. Its really special, the start of the new year, everyone swimming and enjoying themselves, and lets hope it goes on like this in the pool because its a fabulous iconic pool. A chance to reboot, shake off the cobwebs and get the endorphins pumping. For many, a new yea
This is the briefing, im ben bland. Our top story still no decision in iowa, the result of the caucus vote to select a democratic president ial candidate is delayed. China continues to struggle to contain the coronavirus outbreak, as the first fatality is confirmed in hong kong. A real test of faith, fifty years after it was promised, slovenia gets its first ever mosque. Protecting your children online. In a world where most 7 year olds already own a smartphone, Online Safety is becoming a big concern for parents and authorities around the world. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. An Industry Report says that half of 10 year olds in the uk own a smartphone. So, how do you limit the amount of time they spend on it . Should you limit it at all . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Voters in the american state of iowa have been holding caucus meetings to choose a Democratic Party contender to t
This is bbc world news today. Im simon pusey. Our top stories iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a ukrainian passengerjet killing 176 people. But the picture remains far from clear. New sanctions against iran, including action against eight senior officials involved in targeting us troops in iraq. We dont want war, we want iran to behave like a normal nation. A political breakthrough in Northern Ireland the main parties agree to restore a power sharing administration, after three years of deadlock. Tens of thousands of people join Climate Change protests across australia, as hot, windy weather threatens to fan new bushfires. Hello and welcome to world news today. Iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a ukrainian passengerjet on wednesday killing 176 people. The the picture remains unclear but what we do know is that ani the flight took off from a tehran airportjust after 6 in the morning butjust two minutes late
This is bbc news. Im rebecca jones. The headlines at 11 00 the duke and duchess of sussex say theyre to step back from their role as senior royals, saying theyll work to become financially independent. It follows weeks of speculation about the couples future after they took a break from royal duties. Iran fires more than 20 missiles at us air bases in iraq in retaliaiton for the assassination of their military commander there were no casualties says President Trump. Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all
parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. Mystery after a ukrainian plane crashes shortly after take off in iran killing 176 people other airlines are now avoiding iranian airspace. And breaking cover in beirut the fugitive former nissan boss carlos goshn on why but not how he skipped bail injapan and at 11 30, well be taking a second look at the papers with our reviewers lord jones and henry bonsu. Do stay with us for that. The duke and duchess of
This is bbc news. The headlines at 5 20 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand. This is main suspect a junior army officer, who killed his Commanding Officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. He is still at large. Five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. Six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the governments decision to allow huawei to help build the uks 56 network. Why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat . I dont know of anything else in the world that would do that. The met Office Issues Severe Weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. Both desperate for a win england are taking on scotland
in the six nations. Reports from thailand say an armed soldier has killed 20 people, northeast of the capital bangkok. More than a dozen othe