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Its arguably the worlds most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new years eve spectacular. They say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. Sydneys lord mayor, clover moore, said she shared the deep sympathies of those whod signed the petition, but stressed that the fireworks were planned months in advance and most of the budget had already been spent. So, barring catastrophic fire conditions in sydney on new years eve, the event seems certain to go ahead. In between now and then, the authorities are warning of severe to extreme fire dangers across much of south eastern australia, much of the heavily populated parts of australia. That includes south australia, victoria, tasmania and new south wales, where more than 80 fires continue to burn. Volunteers are a vital part of the emergency effort. Many have been fighting the flames for weeks. The government says theyll be able to apply for about £3 ....
measures in response to the deadly attack in a synagogue in east jerusalem. novak djokovic has won his tenth australian open tournament, in straight sets in the men s final. the british prime minister has sacked one heavy senior ministers, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. nadhim zahawi had to pay a penalty to settle a multi million pound tax dispute. in an investigation ordered by rishi sunak, found it had broken a ministerial code. nadhim zahawi says he will continue to support the prime ministerfrom the says he will continue to support the prime minister from the and criticise journalists for the way he reported tax affairs. he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccine minister, rising to become chancellor. this morning he was chairman of the conservative party. but now nadhim zahawi s career lies in tatters. he had faced questions about his previous tax affairs and the fact h ....
could be called later, after a legal deadline for the resumption of power sharing passed at midnight. prince harry announces the title and publication date for his memoir, promising a raw and unflinchingly honest account of his life. and proof that bumblebees really do get a buzz out of playing with balls. elon musk has completed his $44 billion deal to buy twitter, after months of legal battles. the company s chief executive is reported to be among a number of seniorfigures who ve been fired, sources told us media they were escorted from the firm s headquarters. he has just tweeted, the bird is freed . earlier this year, mr musk, the world s richest person, attempted to back out of the purchase. we ll talk later to our tech correspondent james clayton. the united nations says there s no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming to one of the key thresholds agreed at the paris climate talks in 2015. a new report says governments around the world have been ....
to help them create cutting edge modern clothing. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration, following federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo, in new york state, has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border. 27 bodies have been recovered there, and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines, making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has ....