And the police are urging people to be vigilant. Depite four terror attacks this year, there will be fewer officers on duty in london at the new years eve fireworks but Scotland Yard says the numbers are proportionate and reflect the threat level, which remains at severe. In some parts of the uk celebrations for the new year are already well underway, not least in edinburgh. Last night, the citys hogmanay festival opened with a torchlight procession through its historic streets. More than 17,000 torchbearers took part in the event, including 30 vikings who had travelled down from shetland for the celebrations. The security minister ben wallace has said the government should consider taxing internet firms, unless they are more willing to co operate in tackling the threat of terrorism in the uk. In an interview in the sunday times, mr wallace said technology fims that refused the Security Services access to encrypted messages were turning the internet into an anarchic, violent space. ani
Britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing for us here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors back to the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started the season, made in hull. Crowd eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. 2017 really did start with a bang with 3. 5 tonnes of fireworks. And made in hull, a spectacular light show telling the story of the city and it
Will not be tolerated. Now on bbc news, Anne Marie Tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017, and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. Hello and welcome to hull, britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started this s
This is bbc news. The headlines 30 inches of rain has caused floods around the city of houston. Security forces are being sent to the area to help. A lorry driver has been remanded in custody in connection with saturdays minibus crash on the m1. He was charged 20 counts of drink driving and dangerous driving. More than 130 people have been treated in hospital and hundreds more affected by a mysterious gas cloud that drifted in off the sea in east sussex. The third round of brexit talks take place in brussels this afternoon, with british negotiators urging the eu to show flexibility and imagination. A self styled holy man in northern india has been sentenced to ten years in prison, for raping two of his women followers. Now on bbc news were going behind the scenes of britains city of culture with our latest special programme on hulls year long festival of arts and culture. Welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. And summer means festivals. We have got them all literature, theatre a
Conservationists are celebrating the first baby born in the wild. Hello, good evening, welcome to the bbc news at five, i am jane hill. Our main story tonight the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has accepted that he could have been clearer in his comments about a british woman whos in prison in iran, which raised fears she could have her sentence doubled. Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe was visiting family in iran when she was detained in april 2016. But last week, the foreign secretary told mps she was there training journalists. Now his words have been cited in an Iranian Court as evidence against her. Ina in a moment, i will be talking to her husband, but first this report from Political Correspondent chris mason. Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe with her young daughter, gabriella. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe was arrested in tehran in april last year and has been injail ever since for allegedly plotting to topple the iranian regime. Her family insist she was there on a family visit, but look what the