Rumors are coursing through social media that erin dell is based on this place the village of dot in the austrian alps great advertisement for the towns Tourism Industry except it is already up to its eyeballs in tourists 10 years ago the village only got about 100 visitors a day last year it got 10000 a day outnumbering the locals 13 to one. Year to make a dream come true because this is. The move to food you cant even walk through the village anymore you get pushed and biking is really dangerous. And now with disney fans adding to the mix the towns mayor says theyve got enough tourists already thank you. Is trying to put a cap on the number of visitors who journey here from around the globe. In frozen to elsa is on a. Any of her room called by spirits to the dark sea that lies beyond her kingdom into the unknown. But travelers in search of erin del may not find known many tourists and start austria have already seen every corner of the tiny town on you guessed it instagram. The autho
Year of front covers, cartoons and satire. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham in time for christmas, after leaving hospital in london. Prince phillip, whos 98, spent four nights in the king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. Our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is at sandringham, where there is relief that the duke is back home. Yes, a real relief here that the duke of edinburgh is back with his family to spend christmas on the sandringham estate. Not just from the royal family, but also people who work on the estate, who say they see that him quite a lot, he walks around the estate, they check to him and he feels like part of the family. They are pleased he is back to spend christmas with his family. We will next see the royals tomorrow morning as they go to church, as they do on christmas morning, we dont know if Prince Philip will be there. Firstly, he has just been discharged and secondly because he did not go
And coming up in half an hour, bbc news gains exclusive access to the team trying to break the land speed record. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham for christmas, after leaving hospital in london. Prince phillip, whos 98, spent four nights in the king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. His return to norfolk comes as its been revealed that the queen will describe 2019 as a bumpy year, in her christmas message. Heres our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. Afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, the duke emerged this morning and walked, slowly but without assistance, to the waiting vehicle. There has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. In the past, he has been treated there for bladder and chest infections. Whatever the nature of this latest episode, the duke, who is 98 now, has clearly satisfied his doctors that he is well enough to return home. A helicopter took him from Buck
2019 the media year. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. We start with breaking news and three members of the same family, reported to be british, have drowned in a Swimming Pool at a spanish resort in the costa del sol. Our correspondentjon donnison is here with more details. What more do we know about this . Tragic story, it seems. This happened as a resort thats very popular with british families on the costa del sol. The resort says that three members of the same family we re three members of the same family were found unresponsive in a Swimming Pool, the Emergency Services attended but they were unable to save them. It has been reported it was a nine year old girl, a teenage boy, and their father. Any idea as to the circumstances regarding how they couldve ended up like this . No, there is a question as to whether one of them perhaps got into difficulty first, thats been reported by some of the papers, that the young girl may be gone to difficulties and the other two went into
Join locals in bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations. Hello, and welcome to world news today. Its Christmas Morning in australia, but hundreds of families are spending the day in emergency shelters, unable to celebrate in their homes, as the country battles one of its worst bushfire disasters in years. Figures released by firefighters in New South Wales reveal nearly 1,000 houses have been destroyed. Conditions have eased, but another extreme heatwave is due later this week. Prime minister Scott Morrison was criticised for going on holiday during the bushfires. Hes since returned and apologised for being away. He says volunteer firefighters who work in the federal Public Sector will be given an extra four weeks paid leave. Phil mercer reports from New South Wales. Koalas and other Australian Animals are the unseen victims of the fires. Much of their habitat has been destroyed and the survivors need all the help they can get. The true extent of australias bushfire crisis is gradually