Three members of a british family have drowned at a Holiday Resort on the Costa Del Sol. Spanish police are investigating. Crowds gather at sandringham, where the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional Christmas Day service. The dean of Westminster Abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. Now, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019 a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanitys greatest achievements. Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. There was a new treatment for parkinsons disease. It enabled this woman to walk again. There were also fires raging in australia. Youll
Now on bbc news, tom burridge revisits of the collapse of travel revisits the collapse of travel firm thomas cook and its far reaching effects on customers and staff. In review 2019 the thomas cook story. All chant what do we want . Answers when do we want them . Now it is a travesty, it has devastating our lives because of Thomas Cook Airlines uk. The captain turned around to me and said to me it is gone. I went into the flight deck and cried. When do we want them . Now it has not been possible to save one of the most loved brands in travel. After 178 years, it was all over. As i got to the airport, i started to cry, because i thought im coming here in a uniform and ive got nowhere to go. You cant just leave brits stranded abroad. I want to go home bankruptcy, bitterness and rage. I think it has been a National Scandal to let a company of that size and that heritage in the industryjust fall like that. They took millions of british tourists abroad every year. The biggest brand offering
Somalias president says his country will not be demoralised after a bomb attack kills more than 70 people. Translation you will never succeed in discouraging the Somali People and their government and you will never stop us from achieving our goals in developing and rebuilding our country. Democratic president ial contender joe biden says theres no legal basis to force him to testify at Donald Trumps impeachment trial. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The president of somalia has blamed al sha baab militants for a deadly bomb attack but said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the Somali People. 70 people died and many more were injured in the capital mogadishu. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many stud
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with victoria fritz and Nina Warhurst. Our headlines today calls for an independent inquiry after a new years honours data leak the addresses of celebrities, politicians and Police Officers appeared online. Three, two, one a quarter of a Million People sign a petition calling for sydneys new years eve fireworks to be cancelled and the money spent on fighting bushfires. Andy murray is out of next months australian open. He says hes gutted after failing to recover from a pelvic injury. And west ham are looking for a new manager after sacking Manuel Pellegrini just hours after losing to leicester city. Good morning. It has been an sexually mild night across the uk, particularly for scotland where temperatures have been in the mid teens. All due to being tucked in under a big old cloud exceptionally mild night. More details coming up. Hello. Its sunday the 29th of december. Our top story there are calls for an independent inquiry after a serious data brea
Hello. This is breakfast with Nina Warhurst and victoria fritz. Good morning, heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. There are calls for an independent inquiry after a serious data breach which saw the addresses of more than a thousand people on the new year honours list made publicly available online. The files included the details of celebrities, Senior Police officers, and politicians. One of those affected, iain duncan smith, called the leak a complete disaster. Several people have been stabbed at a rabbis home in the state of new york. At least five people, who were alljewish, have been taken to hospital. The new york mayor, bill de blasio, says he will not allow events like this to become the new normal and will step up security around jewish houses of worship. The suspect fled but police said he was later taken into custody. The lawyer representing the family of a british father and his two children who drowned in a resort Swimming Pool in spain on Christmas Eve w