Even the worst of us thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. 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 on bbc news, 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. Its 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 need rescueing, wont you . We saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. And Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg had this message for World Leaders. How dare you you have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. What a ye
By the recovery of a british woman who was in cardiac arrest for six hours, after collapsing in freezing weather hiking in the spanish pyrenees. Audrey schoeman developed severe hypothermia, when she was caught in a snowstorm last month. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh has her amazing story of survival. The woman who cheated death, flanked by her husband and the medical team that rescued her. Audrey schoeman can now reflect on her heart stopping experience. It feels really incredible that i survived it and just really lucky to be here and to be able to get on with my life. I am just happy. She set out with her husband from this mountain refuge in the catalan pyrenees last month when they were caught in a snowstorm. She collapsed and fell unconscious. I thought she was dead because i was trying to feel for a pulse, trying to feel. My fingers were also numb, so i wasnt sure if it was my fingers, but i couldnt feel her breath, i couldnt feel her heartbeat or anything. In the freezi
Flat out to change our country for the better. And members of parliament return to the commons the new speaker is formally elected, and new mps are sworn in. Half a million hotpoint and indesit washing machines in uk homes are to be recalled, over fears they can be a fire risk. Tv presenter Caroline Flack stands down as host of love island after being charged with assault. Also on the programme how pop star Ellie Golding came to the aid of a driver being shunted sideways by a lorry. Its 5 oclock our main story. John worboys, the so called black cab rapist, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of six years for attacking four more victims. Worboys, who now goes by the name ofjohn radford, had already been jailed indefinitely in 2009 for attacks on twelve women after they got into his black cab in london. The court was told he remains as dangerous as ever. Sarah corker is at the old bailey and joins us live. John worboys is a serial sex offender who preyed on young women. He would
It calls rioters during recent protests. And a powerful typhoon ripped through the philippines damaging homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. Now its the 75th anniversary of the worlds biggest military alliance but even before the nato summit begins in london deep divisions are already on stock display among members from both sides of the atlantic president has his house at french leader. He and nato secretary general against elton back both reacted shoppy to microns recent description of nato as quote brain dead. Better serves a greater purpose and they got to be unfair to the United States because the United States has created this proportionate amount and i heard the president would groan said there was a grade that i think is really insulting to a lot of different origins including many of the British Government running with him and they believe i am in need who is on our soil it is adopting on and on do not just in the last year or 2 of the months since the end of the cold war
Bringing its strongest winds to the western coast of ireland, where gusts are expected to reach 80 miles an hour. Northern ireland is not too far away from that low. The strongest winds are expected to be on the southern flank of the low pressure system. So some wet and windy weather for a time in pressure system. So some wet and windy weatherfor a time in Northern Ireland. Scotland, england and wales seeing a mixture of sunshine and showers. Those blustery showers will extend right across the country and those strong winds. Some of the strongest winds across the uk are probably going to come through on sunday evening, sunday night and into monday, especially around coastal parts of wales in south east england, where gusts could reach 70 miles an hour. The storm system itself will continue to push east and we will see some heavy showers overnight and some pretty lottery winds as well. Sunday into monday, severe gales for some of us. There isa severe gales for some of us. There is a ris