This is bbc news, the headlines revellers around the globe have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays held in london and other major cities. In rio dejaniero more than a Million People gathered on the copacabana beach to celebrate the new year. The United States is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, which has been attacked by thousands of protestors, angry at american air strikes. President trump has blamed the attack on iran. The authorities in lebanon say the former nissan boss, carlos ghosn, entered the country legally. Mr ghosn was on bail injapan, awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. Reports in lebanon suggest a group of musicians, who played at his house in tokyo, smuggled him out, in an instrument case. Now, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019, a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change, in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first e
You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Commander Qasem Soleimani. The shadow business secretary, rebecca long bailey, and joker leads the pack with 11
bafta film nominations. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence. It means shes now free to return to the uk. Her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief that she was being allowed to go home but confirmed that she wou
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Charlie Stayt and sally nugent. Our headlines today the Royal Australian navy is evacuating around 1,000 people from a ring of fire on the victorian coast, with more extreme fire conditions forecast for the weekend. Us forces kill the head of the Iranian Revolutionary guards elite quds force with an airstrike in iraq. Who was to blame for the blackout . Millions of homes were left without power, and chaos was caused on the trains in the summer. The Energy Regulator will deliver its verdict on what went wrong and whether it should have been stopped. First illness, now injury hits the england cricket camp. Rory burns is out of the test series in south africa, after he was injured playing football in training. After the tv star, ricki lake posted a picture of herself with a shaved head talking about the quiet hell of hair loss. Well look at the impact it can have on womens confidence. And it is a wet but mild start for many in england and wales this
You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 10 am and these are the main stories this morning. A state of emergency is declared in part of australia as tens of thousands of people are ordered to flee, amid forecasts of ferocious bushfire conditions. The Prime Minister calls for calm. I understand the frustration, i understand the anxiety, i understand the fear, but what i also understand is the need to allow the professionals and the experts who plan and operationalise these responses to do theirjob. Rail fares rise by an average of almost 3 per cent today, despite another year of cancellations and delays for many commuters. The government promises change. I dont think its right that people cant always rely on their train
services, particularly in places Like Northern where its been notably bad and i will absolutely bring that situation to an end. Artificial intelligence is better than doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancer from mammograms, according to a study. An emotional peter snakebite wr
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