But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. And in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appeared for the first time today after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii. It is quite humbling as you, you speak to families and speak to individuals, you speak to the volunteers, and you see the best of australia on every single occasion, and that is what we are seeing here again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighterfor six again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for six years and was out with his team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burned to the ground. It wasnt until this morning when i came back, because we couldnt get backin came back, because we couldnt get back in because it was too dangerous, so when i came back this morning, to check the chickens, i then had a look at the property, an
Liverpool which has been turned into a massive Entertainment Venue as it prepares to open its doors later this week. A huge day for england at the womens world cup. They play nigeria in the last 16. Lam i am live in brisbane where we was be speaking to england fans ahead of that match. It is the first Knockout Game that match. It is the first Knockout Game at that match. It is the first Knockout Game at the world cup. A disappointing end for england at the Netball World Cup. They say theyre gutted but still grateful, as theyre forced to settle for silver after losing to australia in the final. Good morning. A day of sunshine and scattered good morning. A day of sunshine and scattered showers. Many of us missing scattered showers. Many of us missing their showers altogether. Leter missing their showers altogether. Later the missing their showers altogether. Later the cloud will build in the south west and we will the light and patchy south west and we will the light and patchy rein sout
We expect this boxing day . Philip has the weather. Good morning. Yes. At least for some, there was a White Christmas. I will have all the details on whether many more of you will see something a bit like this. Good morning. First, our main story. The universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to give his clearest warning yet that academic institutions must protect free speech. Hell say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. Some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, Edward Curwen reports. The body said it would not allow legitimate debate to be stifled. Millions are expected to head out to the boxing day sales, marking the start of a what has traditionally been a crucial period for retailers across the uk. Our reporterjohn mcmanus is on Oxford Street in london. There arent many people here. 300 shops are here on 0xford there arent many people here. 300 shops are here on Oxford Street. I
To take wickets on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The family of a british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt says shes been sentenced to three years in jail. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller tramadol, which is banned in egypt. She says she was carrying them for her egyptian partners back pain, and didnt realise they were illegal. Ms plummer is to appeal. We will be live with our correspondent in egypt in the next little while. The universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to warn that academic institutions must protect free speech. Hell say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. Some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, as Edward Curwen reports. Time spent at University Must open minds, not close them. Thats the view ofjojohnson, the universities minister, who wil
Millions of shoppers across the country have headed to the high street today for the traditional boxing day sales. In some places the queues began to form outside stores in the early hours of the morning, with Research Suggesting that one in three people went in search of a bargain today. But some retailers have reported large numbers of people deciding to look for bargains online today instead. And analysts say that footfall in high streets and Shopping Centres across the uk has been lower than expected. Duncan kennedy is in southampton. It is looking rather quiet tonight, duncan. Yes, its around about six oclock, things are starting to wind down but managers in centres like this one are saying they had the high footfall day, in other words there are plenty of people coming into Shopping Centres like this one across the country, but have they been spending . It is raining here in the south and other parts of the country but we are told that has not stopped millions of people coming ou