Household names from the worlds of showbiz, sport and politics have been recognised in the new year honours list. The singer Olivia Newton john, has been made a dame. Four members of englands World Cup Winning Cricket Team including ben stokes have been recognised, as has sir eltonjohn. Lizo mzimba reports. Youre the one i want Olivia Newton john says shes honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, Cancer Research and entertainment. A damehood, too, for Floella Benjamin for her life long work with childrens charities. Absolutely amazing to be recognised this way, for doing charity work. I realised that a childhood lasts a lifetime, and i had to give back to children. Because when i did play school, 43 years ago, i realised children didnt have a voice. There are knighthoods for two british film makers steve mcqueen, who directed the oscar winning 12 years a slave, and sam mendes, who directed bond films skyfall and spectre. In the world of sport, eoin morgan, who c
Hello. This is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines the star of grease Olivia Newton john is made a dame in a new year honours list which also recognises four members of englands world cup winning cricket team. Ben stokes receives an obe. More than a thousand people are recognised, including 94 year old d day veteran Harry Billinge who raised over £10,000 for a national memorial. A woman whose husband and two children drowned on Christmas Eve in a Swimming Pool at a resort in spain says all three could swim. She blames a fault with the pool. Concerns for australias wildlife as an extreme heatwave hits the country, putting increasing pressure on Fire Fighters battling the bushfires. Iamoff iam offto i am off to gargle. Now its time for the the travel show. Mike corey has been travelling across malaysias biggest state, sarawak. He s ventured deep into the bornean rainforest and explored one of the worlds most remote food festivals. This week on the travel show, i am in the jungles of
For another look at the papers. Ill be back with the headlines at 11. But first on bbc news, its time for the travel show. This week on the travel show, im in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysias biggest state sarawak. In the western corner of malaysian borneo, sarawak has some of the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. But it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights of kl and the resorts of its neighbour state sabah. So im going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. Along the way i will be hanging out with these guys. Climbing jagged peaks. Easily one of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult hikes i have done. My trip starts here in sarawaks biggest city, kuching. And does the word kuching mean, it means something special, right . Yes, kuching is mean cat, in english, called cat. Like the city of cats . Yes, cat city. Were starting here in the state capital, kuching, and were travelling all the way up here to t
The first sign of a conservation breakthrough. These spoon billed sandpiper chicks hatched from eggs collected in the far east of russia and brought into captivity in the uk. That rescue mission was eight years ago. Now, at last, those critically endangered birds have read their own chicks, the first captive bred spoon billed sandpipers. We have to cover up our outdoor close, so everything from rubber boots that we can wash on the way in, to overalls, to this very attractive handout, because we dont want to be taking anything in there, into the aviary, where these very precious birds are that might hurt them or make them sick. This is their breeding aviary that they now live in. They are kind of still babies. Theyre just a few months . I think theyre classed as juveniles now. They would have been on their migration now, really. Theyre very small. Yeah. We still see them as babies. Your babies. Laughter. This long mission, though, has been punctuated by highs and heartbreaking lows. Chi
The final stop in myjourney this across sarawak is bario, in the kelapit highlands, happened. Home to one of the worlds most remote food festivals. In the last hour, the former head it is not exactly a smooth road, of the civil service, its like being a greased up piece lord kersla of popcorn in the back seat, ke, stressed but its a lot of fun. The importance of an investigation. Well, look, it is a serious and indeed extraordinary breach, because this is a well established process that has gone on pretty much the same way for years. Sol that has gone on pretty much the same way for years. So i think an urgent investigation is certainly needed. Of course it is likely to be human error, as has been suggested. But we need to know how well staff we re but we need to know how well staff were trained about the importance of maintaining security, were they briefed on the potential consequences if this information was released . Several people have been stabbed at a rabbis home in the state o