In sport, the winning run is over. And it takes an injury time penalty save to preserve manchester citys unbeaten record this season as theyre given a scare at the palace. Happy new year from bbc breakfast from Parliament Square the final preparations are under way for the annual new years day parade with thousands of performers from around the world like these guys on texas fantastic, doing it in style, bright and early this new year s morning. And stav has the weather. Hgppy happy new year. Starting off with a lot of showers around, wet and windy in places but we should season sunshine into the afternoon. The start of 2018 is looking unsettled the rest of the week. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning and happy new year. First, our main story. Millions of people around the world have been celebrating the start of 2018. More than 100,000 ticketholders watched londons midnight firework show from the banks of the river thames, and hogmanay celebrations went ahead in edinburgh, d
Happy new year from bbc breakfast good morning from parliament square, final preparations underway for this yea rs final preparations underway for this years new years day parade, half a Million People expected on the streets of london and 8000 performers, including these guys texas. They will cheer in the new year for us. And stav has the weather. Hgppy happy new year, today we start with a lot of showers, wet and windy weather in places, we could see some sunshine into the afternoon at the start of 28 team is looking u nsettled start of 28 team is looking unsettled for the rest of the week. I will have more in about 15 minutes. First, our main story. Millions of people around the world have been celebrating the start of 2018. More than 100,000 ticketholders watched londons midnight firework show from the banks of the river thames, and hogmanay celebrations went ahead in edinburgh despite earlier travel and weather concerns, as Simon Clemison reports. It was one party big ben really c
Elsewhere in the news this morning five british people, including an 11 year old girl, are confirmed to have been killed when a sea plane crashed in australia yesterday. Firefighters have been battling a blaze in a Multi Storey Car Park in liverpool which has destroyed up to 1,400 vehicles. North koreas leader says his countrys Nuclear Weapons are a reality, not a threat and the entire us mainland is a target. In sport, the winning run is over. And it takes an injury time penalty save to preserve manchester citys unbeaten record this season as theyre given a scare at the palace. Happy new year from bbc breakfast from parliament square, the final preparations are under way for the annual new years day parade with thousands of performers from around the world like these guys on texas half a Million People expected, 8000 performers, including these guys. And stav has the weather. Happy new year. Quite a lot of showers around, wet and windy in places but some sunshine into the afternoon bu
The world ring in the new year. London hosts its traditional fireworks display in front of a crowd of more than 100,000, and big ben welcomed in 2018, despite its restoration work. And in half an hour, and in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back on a momentous year in politics that saw the brexit negotiations getting underway. 0h, yes, and a snap general election. That is review 2017, the year in politics with me, ellie price. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The chief executive of the british Catering Company compass and four members of his family have been killed in a seaplane crash in australia. Local Police Confirmed that Richard Cousins, who was 58, was on board the plane, which crashed into a river 30 miles north of sydney yesterday. He died with his two sons, edward and william, who were in their 20s, his fiancee emma bowden, and her 11 year old daughter heather. The australian pilot, gareth morgan, was also killed. Earlier today, detective superintend
In healthy treats. And spurs lead swa nsea. In healthy treats. And spurs lead swansea. We will get you the latest. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The biggest hike in train fares for five years. The average price for tickets rose by 3. 15 with some commuter spending as much as £5,000 on season tickets. The industry said it will mean Better Services and investment but unions have said that consumers will be priced out, as the burden falls increasingly on passengers. This report contains flashing images. Its one of the most reliable things on the railway. Every january without fail, the fares go up. This years rise is especially steep, the highest in five years. This is a busy commuter line, people coming in from cambridgeshire and hertfordshire into london. Plenty of people on this train are just a few pounds shy of the £5,000 club. £5,000 for an annual season ticket. Thats gone up by about £600 in the last five years. Price rises have been relentless. Other countries in europe d