For what are being termed catastrophic fire conditions. Temperatures well above a0 degrees, are set to fuel more than a hundred fires burning across the state. In South Australia, one person has died overnight in a blaze east of adelaide. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison, widely criticised for being on holiday during the crisis, is expected back in australia over the weekend. I got the latest from our reporter phil mercer. We have, as you say, a catastrophic fire warning for three large areas here in New South Wales. More than 100 fires are burning across australias most populous state. Roads have been closed, Rail Services have been disrupt third, and what with just a few days left until christmas, summer holidaymakers hoping to go north, south, and west of sydney have been urged to stay at home today and to delay their trip until tomorrow, because conditions are very, very dangerous, as you say, very hot temperatures in parts of New South Wales. We also have a prediction of very str
Of last months terror attack near London Bridge. Jack merritt and saskia jones, were stabbed to death by convicted terrorist usman khan, while attending a conference in a building next to the bridge. Our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford has more. At the Cambridge University church of st mary the great, Jack Merritts mother and father and girlfriend, leanne obrien. His body in a wicker coffin, in keeping with the ethical life hed tried to lead. Jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge. In the service, his friends and family recalled a compassionate young man who felt compelled to help people, and whose politics was love, not hate. It is a tragedy, jacks death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jacks legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. Jack passionately believed in others, and so should we. In stratford upon avon, at the hol
Now, take a front row seat as film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year in review 2019 the year in film. Hi, im mark kermode. Were here at the Cinema Museum in south london. Over the next half an hour, ill be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2019. Films from around the world, from big budget blockbusters to smaller indie gems, from widescreen full colour spectacle to more intimate black and white experimentation. As always, 2019 kicked off with awards season and the uk release of several films that opened in america in 2018 in time to qualify for the oscars. In a weird echo of the 1990 academy awards, when driving miss daisy won best picture for which category spike lees infinitely superior do the right thing wasnt even nominated this year, the likeable but bland green book beat blackkklansman to the top prize. Although spike lee did triumph in the screenplay category, earning his first Competitive Academy award. That ch
Firefighters in the australian state of New South Wales were bracing for what are being termed catastrophic fire conditions. Temperatures have soared above a0 degrees and are set to fuel more than a hundred fires burning across the state. In South Australia, one person has died overnight in a blaze east of adelaide. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison, widely criticised for being on holiday during the crisis, is expected back in australia over the weekend. I got the latest from our reporter phil mercer. We have, as you say, a catastrophic fire warning for three large areas here in New South Wales. More than 100 fires are burning across australias most populous state. Roads have been closed, Rail Services have been disrupted, and what with just a few days left until christmas, summer holidaymakers hoping to go north, south, and west of sydney have been urged to stay at home today and to delay their trip until tomorrow, because conditions are very, very dangerous, as you say, very hot temp
More catastrophic fire warnings have been issued for parts of New South Wales, with temperatures set to hit the mid 40s celsius. In south australia, one person has died in a blaze east of adelaide, while crews are also battling outbreaks in the west of the country and in victoria. The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, whos been widely criticised for being on holiday during the crisis, is expected back in australia soon. Dr Sarah Perkins kirkpatrick, who is a climate scientist at the university of nsws Climate Change Research Centre joins me now from sydney. Thanks forjoining us here. Personable, if i can ask, how unprecedented are these fires . These fires are unprecedented in a number of ways, firstly in their size, there have been over 2 million hectares that have been burnt, and the time of year. We dont usually expect bushfires to occur and be this extreme at this time of year, so this extreme at this time of year, so particularly with this catastrophic fire rating, this is the secon