Caustic. Can somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way Carrie Fishers leia wasnt the typical Princess Waiting to be rescued. What appealed to me was that george didnt want your typical damsel in distress, you know . People used asked me if i was happy now and i said, other things. Happy is one of many emotions i will go through in a day. An instantly recognisable face after star wars, from time to time there were appearances in other films, like when harry met sally. Her mother has led tributes, saying. Per star wars co star mark hamill tweeted. Harrison ford said in a statement. On initially meeting carrie, i didnt see Carrie Fisher the actress but i saw Princess Leia before me. That was initially how i met her but i got to know what a kind and fun person she was to be around. In 2015 she reprised to her role as Princess Leia in star wars the force awakens, and thats how millions will remember her. Remembering the life of Carrie Fisher. Lets catch up with all the weather news
Are celebrating the arrival of a very rare baby giraffe. This six foot tall youngster, who is yet to be named, arrived on boxing day. The Rothschild Giraffe is said to be one of the most endangered species of the animal, with fewer than 1600 left in the wild. Time for the weather. I will stick my neck out and say its been a pretty decent day. A bit of a breeze associated with this northerly weather stream. Further south, some for grief forming. Some fog reforming. At the same time, the rain becoming heavier cross the north of the uk. Relatively mild, 78d, north of the uk. Relatively mild, 7 8d, cold again across east anglia and the south east. The fog could be slow to clear across east anglia and the south east. Lots more cloud in comparison to today. Some breaks in the cloud, maybe to the east of higher ground. Had she rain or drizzle to the west, the rain quite heavy at times in the north of Scotla Nd Heavy At Times in the north of scotland but mild. Another chilly one for east angli
Incident on new years eve. Zaneta krokova died in hospital this morning. Her cousin Helina Kotlarova died at the scene in oldham, greater manchester. Four men have been arrested. Anti Terror Police in turkey say theyve arrested eight people in connection with the new years attack on a nightclub in istanbul which left 39 people dead. The suspected gunman is still thought to be at large. Rail passengers are facing higher fares across the uk as average price increases of 2. 3 are introduced on the first weekday of the new year. I think its a disgrace particularly because the railways arent that efficient. Theres always delays. Jeremy corbyn could step down if labours fortunes do not improve before the next General Election in 2020, according to unite union leader len mccluskey. Now on bbc news all the world really is a stage as the Bbc World Service presents a series of stories about sha kespeares impact across the globe. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. Th
Baking bread series the Eastern European origins of the humble bagels. Cristo and his partner jack lord have for decades created some of the most spectacular outdoor sculptures or wrappings of buildings Around The World. They passed away ten years ago but had already been involved in christos most recent project on a lake in Northern Italy in twenty sixteen all their temporary and disappear after a few weeks so the documentary Walking On Water about the Floating Piers is all we have to remember that Installation Christo was in berlin on tuesday evening for the premiere. Eighty three years old and completely undaunted the artist christo travelled across the globe to the german premiere of the documentary Walking On Water. The film shows how he made it possible for more than one million people
to do just that his installation the Floating Piers on lake is zero in Northern Italy was the most visited art event of two thousand and sixteen. As they would. Walk. No rails but plenty of obstacl