And thousands of extra police. The city of hull becomes the uks second City Of Culture, were there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. It all starts right here at 4pm this afternoon and this evening there will be a Firework Display with biggerfireworks than will be a Firework Display with bigger fireworks than the ones last night in london. Meanwhile, they are getting ready to sing, dance, shake and much our way into 2017 with the massive london new years day parade. In sport, premier League Leaders chelsea beat stoke. The blues have now equalled arsenals record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. And matt has the weather. 2017 opened up cold and sunny to the northern half of the uk, cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. 0n the details coming up in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. At least a dozen of the victims are k
And thousands of extra police. The city of hull becomes the uks second City Of Culture, were there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. It all starts right here at 4pm this afternoon and this evening there will be a Firework Display with biggerfireworks than will be a Firework Display with bigger fireworks than the ones last night in london. Meanwhile, they are getting ready to sing, dance, shake and much our way into 2017 with the massive london new years day parade. In sport, premier League Leaders chelsea beat stoke. The blues have now equalled arsenals record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. And matt has the weather. 2017 opened up cold and sunny to the northern half of the uk, cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. 0n the details coming up in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. At least a dozen of the victims are k
Growth figures later. They are expected to show the economy did pretty well at the end of last year, but with rising prices and a fall in the value of the pound, what will the value of the pound, what will the year ahead have in store . In sport, a Wembley Final for southampton. They knock liverpool out of the league cup with an injury time winner. It has taken tim peake to space and back. Now the Soyuz Capsule is going to be landing in london. Well be finding out why. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Today is a cold start to the day. Weve also got a fair bit of cloud around. Some of it will break to see some sunshine and a few of us will see some snow. Wherever you are it will feel raw in the wind. More details in 15 minutes or so. Good morning. First, our main story the us President Donald Trump has said he believes that torture can work to get information out of suspected terrorists. But he said he would seek further advice before deciding whether to bring Back Techniques su
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The veteran American Civil Rights leader and long serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of 80. An officer for Londons Metropolitan Police has been suspended and another placed on restricted duties after a video appeared to show one of them kneeling on a mans neck. Local authorities in england can use new powers from today to deal with coronavirus outbreaks in their area with the ability to shut down specific premises, close off outdoor areas and cancel events. President trump says he wont force americans to wear face masks in public to contain the spread of coronavirus. Eu leaders are gathering for the second day of their brussels summit with only faint hope of reaching an agreement on a coronavirus economic recovery package. Thousands of protesters join a march in russias far east, in support of a detained governor who is being held on charges of murder. The uk government guarantees Financial Support for holiday makers seeking ref
At least 15 Million People in central and Southern China are experiencing their worst flooding in decades. Wuhan, which experienced the first major outbreak of the coronavirus, is one of the cities affected. Officials are warning that the public must prepare for a weekend of heavy rain in some places. More than 140 people are missing since the floods began last month. David campa nale reports. China experiences annual flooding, but this years been far worse than usual. Vast swathes of central and eastern china have been overwhelmed. Heavy and continuous rains that began injune are continuing to batter regions along the yangtze river. Waters in more than 400 rivers have exceeded warning levels. 33 have gone over historic highs. Whole towns are submerged, and others have been cut off. Translation this is a main road to eight villages in the former lizi township. Now more than 7000 people are stranded inside. The last time the yangtze basin saw average rainfall levels like this was in the