Good morning and happy new year. Welcome to breakfast. Lam in i am in the studio for you this morning. It hasjust i am in the studio for you this morning. It has just gone seven oclock. Our headlines today big ben strikes the hour. As millions gather to see in the new year, messages of reconciliation and hope for the coming decade. The Prime Minister calls for an end to division and rancour. The archbishop of canterbury urges us to reconnect with each other. More deaths are confirmed and hundreds of homes have been destroyed as parts of australia continue to burn. Good morning. Footballs transfer window opens. Liverpools new signing, Takumi Minamino, settles in to his new surroundings. Who else could be on the move . A new picture of prince harry and his son archie is posted in a new year greeting from the duke and duchess of sussex. Happy new year today we are starting up in a misty and murky note with some mist and fog. Right skies in north wales, north east england and north east sc
Hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. The headlines iran admits shooting down the ukranian passenger plane, saying they mistook it for a cruise missile. British Prime Minister borisjohnson calls the admission an important first step. In ukraine, questions over why
the plane was allowed to take off from tehran, and tonight, the canadian Prime Minister says he expects a full investigation. This is an extremely serious matter. Canada and the world still have many questions, questions that must be answered. Power sharing is restored in Northern Ireland, as key ministers are appointed at the First Assembly meeting for three years. It is time to renew and rekindle a political environment of reconciliation and respect and deliver on the promise of a new approach to politics in this decade. The shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has launched his campaign for the labour leadership, saying the party needs to put an end to factional disputes. The moral fight against injustice and p
In an Instagram Post today, she said shed be having time out to get happier again. Ten points clear, two games in hand. 2019 was a year to remember for liverpool fans but 2020 could top that if theyre able to win their First League Title in 30 years. Tonight, they can stretch their lead to 13 points with a win at home to Sheffield United. Well hear from anfield in just a moment, but first Patrick Gearey takes a look at what a year it could be for the red half of liverpool. Once upona once upon a time, this was normal. Predictable, even. Between 1975 and 1990, liverpools trophies and parades came around in a carousel of celebration. Ten league title is up to 15 available, then the party stopped. It has been 30 years since. Liverpools lead at the top now seems beyond any footballing gravity. Nobody can catch these now. We may as well give them the trophy. We cant lose. Its going to be a royal red procession. The man in charge is concerned only with points. We have really to fight with al
This is bbc news. The headlines at 103m. Iran admits unintentionally shooting down the Ukranian Airlines passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board, because of human error. The Northern Ireland assembly will today sit for the First Time Since the collapse of power sharing three years ago. Keir starmer the shadow brexit secretary today launches his Leadership Campaign in the race to lead the labour party. Today he defended anti austerity policies. Sometimes when you lose an election there is a tendency to say that everything must go. That is wrong in my view. In the sport, more var controversy
after west hams injury time equaliser is denied due to an accidental handball picked up on the cameras. Coming up, cutting your train fares we look at how split ticketing can save you money, as its rolled out by a major ticketing firm. And at 10. 30 transporting you to outer space, in northern spain. An other worldly experience, in the travel show. Good morning. Iran has admitted that it uni
And an Olympic Committee member refuses to rule out the 2020 tokyo games being cancelled completely, amid the spread of coronavirus. Hello and welcome to the programme. Chelsea have a seemingly impossible mountain to climb if they are to have any hope of making the Champions League quarter finals. The English Premier League side were outclassed in london by Bayern Munich, the German League leaders cruising to a 3 0 win. Ian dennis has more. Bayern munich were outstanding and outclassed chelsea. They were the superior side, but chelsea them at bay in the first half, caballero twice denying robert lewandowski. Mullers header hit the crossbar. The shot from Marcos Alonso were skipped away. But there was no escape in the second half of the ruthless Bayern Munich held off their advantage. Lewandowski set
them off in the second half. They combined minutes later for serge gnabry in the second before lewandowski tapped on the third and the knockout blow. Alonso was sent off seven minutes from