And what is it about new years day that makes people want to jump into really cold water well take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. Its been a Long Time Coming but today america is most populous state california legalized cannabis for Recreational Use will this be a new high or a new low opinions could not be more divided. Than its good to have you with us iran has seen its worst night of violence since protests erupted last thursday Iranian State television says ten people were killed overnight that brings the total death toll to twelve hundreds of people have been arrested and its the biggest show of dissent since antigovernment protests in two thousand and nine iranian authorities are calling for calm theyre also warning of a crackdown. Protesters have been on the streets in various parts of the country since thursday they first protested about the countrys dire Economic Situation but are also now complaining abou
The gold has long prided itself on its tax free cradle to grave welfare system but it cant afford it any more Global Oil Prices have bloomed budget deficits and twenty eighteen has ushered in the regions first value added tax in the u. A. E. And in saudi arabia a big change for two super rich countries where the mole is king but the saudis are creating even more new year cheer for motorists with an unannounced rise in petrol prices a doubling with immediate effect from midnight. One last fill up before gas prices go up now even saudi drivers are concerned about prices gasoline is rising in cost from twenty cents a liter to forty five cents most drivers arent happy. With the increase will affect people whose lives depend on using a car most of the time i work in a medical Equipment Company and on a normal day i drive between three hundred and four hundred kilometers so itll affect me strongly peoples more which not you can see under person ok people ignore we do accept the news but they
At tomorrows front pages, they include the daily telegraph, which reports on what it calls rip off railfares in marginal constituencies. Thats here on the bbc news channel in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In iran, a Police Officer has been shot dead and three others wounded, after a fifth day of Anti Government protests. It is the first death of a member of the Security Forces and represents a significant escalation in the unrest. What began as a protest against the rising cost of living now seems to be taking on political overtones. A dozen protesters have been killed in the last 2a hours. The foreign secretary borisjohnson has called on the iranian government to allow meaningful debate on the issues raised by protestors. Our correspondent rana rahimpour, from the bbcs persian service, has the latest. Once again, across iran, thousands of people have taken to the streets. Opposed the countrys Supreme Leader ali khamenei satellite and then torn down. They are angr
In london in separate attacks over new year. And coming up, James Naughtie meets the crime writer peterjames to talk about his latest novel. Thats in 15 minutes on this weeks meet the author. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me is the nroadcaster and campaigner, david akinsanya, and the comment and features editor at city am, rachel cunliffe. Tomorrows front pages first then, starting with. The front page story in the times, which says time wasting patients are costing the nhs £1 billion a year. The guardian says several stabbings on new years eve brought the number of fatal stabbings in london to 80 for 2017. The daily mail says firemen with only a few days of First Aid Training are being sent to medical emergencies, due to pressure on the nhs. The i reports that millions of commuters will be waking up to the steepest hike in rail fares for five years it calls the increase the great train robbery. The metro leads with the sydne
North Koreas Nuclear weapons are a reality and the button is on his desk. Hello, from sydney. Im haidi lun. We are one hour out from a just first major market. Happy new year. Happy new year to you. It is just past 5 p. M. In new york, still new years day. In this neck hour, we will take a look at how wall street action could play into the very first asiapacific trade date of 2018. Lets get a quick reminder of how u. S. Stocks ended last year. Ended in negative territory with the s p 500 down about half a percent. The dow about the same, losing about 100 points in the last 15, 20 minutes as traders try to close out the position for the year. Year to date through 2017, the s p,the dow, and nasdaq were up about 25 . Russell 2000, the was up about 14 year to date. Green across the board. Absolutely. Looking for fresh drivers as we go into the brandnew year, tax reform getting done. Interesting if trading does get underway in asia. It will be a truncated start because look at the markets t