This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines at 103m thousands of people seek refuge on the beach and in boats to escape bush fires in Australia Military helicopters and the navy are deployed to help them. Nothing prepares you for that bearing down of a fire front, charging at a community. I mean, were talking massive walls of fire, coming straight at you. Former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon, despite being under house arrest in tokyo on financial misconduct charges. The National Living wage is to rise in april by 6. 2 four times the rate of inflation. Heterosexual couples in england and wales will be able to enter into Civil Partnerships from today, giving them similar rights to people who are married. Meet the seal that commutes between the isle
of man and cornwall as record sightings of whales, dolphins and seals are reported in british waters. Coming up in half an hour, we bring you some of the highlights of the Victoria Derbyshire programme from the last year, includ
This is bbc news, the headlines the Italian Government is preparing to introduce radical new restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a draft decree published in the italian press, the restrictions could include preventing all but emergency travel in and out of the worst affected region, lombardy. All 3,500 people on board the grand princess cruise ship, lying off the coast of san francisco, are being tested for coronavirus. 21 passengers and crew earlier tested positive for the disease. The authorities will bring the ship to a non commercial port and quarantine people there. The turkish president , recep tayyip erdogan, has ordered his countrys coast guard to prevent migrants crossing the aegean to greek islands. Pressure continues at turkeys land border, where thousands of young men some from syria but most from elsewhere are attempting to get to europe. Now on bbc news, a look at the past, present and future of local radio in the village loudspeaker. And la
Signed a peace deal with the us. At ten oclock Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, its an industry that has undergone many changes and continues to evolve, but is local radio still truly local and relevant in britain today . Lets take a look at the medium that was once affectionately known as the village loudspeaker. And large number of presenters and staff will no longer be required. Its quite a sad situation around the country. The work of local is being taken out of local radio. That person you listen to is your best friend. Djs and the radio industry have united in their shock and disbelief. It is the media cockroach, everyone has said its going to die and it just keeps going. Over the last decade, studios across the region have closed. That niche that local radio held is probably gone. The headlines. Lancashires oldest commercial Radio Station is to close it studios preston. There will be people that probably have no idea what local radio r
I could tell you about the 0. 5 tonnes of fireworks, the 3500 effects, two tonnes of equipment and 14 kilometres of cabling involved of all this. But you just want to look at the pictures, so we will just look at this for a little while longer. Auckland in new zealand, the first major city to welcome in 2020. We will now return to 2019, as we bring you bbc news from london. We are awaiting the ceremony in sydney, huge controversy because devastating bushfires across large parts of australia have claimed two more lives. The latest victims, a 63 year old man and his 29 year old son died in New South Wales. In the neighbouring state of victoria, thousands of people were forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. Residents and holidaymakers in mallacoota in east gippsland described how the morning sky was turned black by clouds of ash and embers. Phil mercer reports. Stuck in a nightmare. The sky in mallacoota turned a grotesque red, as strong