Irans revolutionary guards warn demonstrators they face the iron fist of the state. Thousands of rail travellers face disruption as workers from two Train Companies stage 24 hour strikes. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A seaplane has crashed into a river near sydney, killing all six people on board. Media reports say four of the victims were british, although this has not been confirmed. The plane went down in the Hawkesbury River close to the suburb of cowan. The single engine aircraft belonged to the well known Tourism Company sydney seaplanes. Police say it was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new Year Celebrations at Sydney Harbour. The bodies of five passengers and the pilot have been recovered from the wreckage. Unconfirmed reports say an 11 year old boy is among those killed. Officers say they dont yet know why the plane went down. For reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane had hit the water, and it has subsequently sunk. It is sitting in approximately 13 m
Biggest weather stories and storms. Good afternoon. A seaplane has crashed into a river near sydney, killing all six people on board. Reports suggest four of the victims are british, although this has not been confirmed by police. The Foreign Office here is in contact with officials in australia. The aircraft on a sight seeing trip ahead of the new Year Celebrations came down in a river close to the suburb of cowan. Ian palmer reports. Police divers have spent the day searching for bodies. The seaplane is underwater. The party was returning from a trip to a restaurant, before crashing into the river. Six people were on board. For reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane has hit the water and it has subsequently sunk. It is sitting in approximately 13 metres of water. At the time of the collision, the plane had a pilot and five passengers on board. I can confirm the six people on the plane are deceased. The aircraft crashed just after three in the afternoon, local time. It is
By sunshine and showers and a dusty westerly wind but milder. I had put the jet stream on to show you what is happening in the coming few days, it is quite strong and picks up areas of low pressure, running towards the uk so changeable outlook for the first week of the new year. There are likely to be some gales, some severe, and showers and even some severe, and showers and even some more spells of rain kinds. This is bbc news. Good evening. Its 6 30pm. Our latest headlines a seaplane has crashed into a river north of sydney, killing all six people on board. Police say the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight when it came down. There are reports that casualties include an 11 year old boy a british nationals. And four british nationals. And four british nationals. Police in the iranian capital, tehran, have used water cannon against protesters during a fourth day of Anti Government demonstrations across the country. Meanwhile, authorities are restricting access to some social media cha
Tony blair calls for tougher immigration rules numbers without the need for brexit. Sir mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. After battering its way through the caribbean, Hurricane Irma currently a category four storm has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island chain with winds up to 130 mph. The hurricane made landfall in cuba late on friday. It engulfed villages, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. The eye of the storm has now reached the florida keys, bringing extreme winds that are expected to last for the next few hours. All residents had been ordered to leave amid fears that a storm surge reaching 15 feet could hit the islands, most of which are only a few feet above sea level. One person has been confirmed dead in the florida keys. As the storm is expected to move north to mainland florida, more than a million homes and businesses are without power