A story of hope all group in indonesia is helping working the children recover from months at sea. Im joined again with your sports well hear from manchester citys manager head of the decision on their appeal against a 2 year ban from european football plus now there keeps you venters in front in the race the tally in the title thats coming up in sport. Where you can this news all with a u. N. Security Council Decision that could immediately affects more than a 1000000 syrians living in rebel held territory members have agreed on a compromise that will allow only one border with turkey to remain open for a deliveries aid groups say theyre deeply concerned over restrictions on the flow of aid the deal was made after russia backed by china pushed to shut down a 2nd crossing across the entire country more than 7000000 people rely on humanitarian aid the conflict has led to vast numbers of People Living in camps after being forced from their homes. 500000. Will wake up tomorrow morning. An
With combatexperienced divisions in north africa, the junglecovered islands of the pacific, the aleutians, where they had wiped out the japanese on attu. Now, the bloodied veterans of the north African Campaign had landed on sicily in a drive for the italian mainland. Millions more were training in the united states. We were well on the road to the ultimate victory. [rousing music] in 1940, our army numbered a little more than a quarter of a million men. Three years later in 1943, it numbered almost 7 million and would continue to grow grow to 8 million. But numbers alone do not make an efficient fighting force capable of winning the final victory. An undisciplined and unequipped rabble, even though the cause be war against the trained and well disciplined, well armed, and well led force. To the intensive training soldiers hadican never been as well trained and equipped to fight as were our soldiers in world war ii. The northns of African Campaign learned intensive training pays off. N
Hopping in the central solomons. But, the battle for nazi held italy was only beginning. On the 3rd of september, two british divisions crossed the straits of messina to land on the toe of the italian boot. Six days later, American Forces struck the beach at solar no, 30 miles south of naples. Four days after the landings, the enemy launched a strong counterattack pouring in some of its best troops. For a time, our foot hold was precarious. Supported by a concentration of combined firepower from aircraft, naval guns and artillery, the allies held the beach head. The heavy pounding by land sea and air was too much for the nazis. They fell back as our own forces pushed on towards naples. By then, italy had surrendered unconditionally, now officially out of the war. October 1st, 1943, elements of general clarks army entered the city of naples. They were greeted not as conquerors but liberators. The citizens of naples knew that we and our allies were the only hope of driving the germans fr
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 ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanitys greatest achievements. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. There was a new treatment for parkinsons disease. It enabled this woman to walk again. There were also fires raging in australia. Youll need rescueing, wont you . We saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. And Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg had this message for World Leaders. How dare you you have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. What a year its been. Welcome to a year in science, where well be looking at the biggest stories of 2019. There was, of course, one issue that dominated. That was Climate Change. Not so long ago, people thought of it as a theoretical issue. But this year, we began to see the impact of a threat thats all too real. A
Three members of a british family have drowned at a Holiday Resort on the Costa Del Sol. Spanish police are investigating. Crowds gather at sandringham, where the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional Christmas Day service. The dean of Westminster Abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. 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 ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanitys greatest achievements. Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. There was a new treatment for parkinsons disease. It enabled this woman to walk again. There were also fires raging in australia. Youll