and a brit becomes the oldest commonwealth games bulbs medallist in history at the tender age of 75. some of the uk s best known commentators dread me to discuss the lady returned and the lady who did not. dateline london in half an hour s time on bbc news. hello and if you have justjoined us, welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with the first of a series of hosepipe bans which come into force today. ..following the driestjuly in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. it follows the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. about1 million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in t
the four-time indicted twice impeached former president donald trump takes the stand as a defendant in new york civil trial accusing him, his family, and other trump organization of fraud. one month on since the horrific attacks on israel, war rages, you unofficial says the death toll in gaza now live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. thank you for joining us wherever you are around the world. we begin with a courtroom almost four hours of testimony, donald trump was argumentative, and at times rambling, the judge and state prosecutors. he really iterated indirect claims he also said it was interference. he also made history during the civil fraud case, you first former u.s. president to take to the witness stand to explain his own actions. the trial is a civil case, which means trump will not face jail time unlike his for criminal indictments. but this new york case strikes at the very heart of trump s business empire, and could and with a ban
President obama and japans Prime Minister shinzo abe have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbour where nearly 2,500 americans died in1941. Its the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. Mr abe pledged that the horrors of war must never be repeated but stopped short of apologising. Heres our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes. It has taken 75 years but today the Prime Minister of japan and the president of the United States stood side by side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. They threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the Battleship Arizona still lies. More than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a Rain Ofjapanese bombs. In all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. Today, Prime Minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. Translation we must never repeat the horrors of war again. Thi
The middle aged has doubled. The Daily Telegraph claims that the Armed Forces Face another round of cuts, partly due to the fall in the pound. It also notes transport Disruption Due to cold weather across the uk. The times reports that the government will reform charges for electric car charging, to combat the steep costs that are currently imposed. The paper also carries an image of Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. And finally, the sun also pays tribute to Carrie Fisher, and reports that George Michael will be buried in his familys private plot. Now on bbc news, Weather World. This time nick miller is finding out how the Snowden Railway keeps running despite extreme weather. This time on the Weather World we are going up in the world, literally into the mountains of north wales, and our method of transport may surprise you, it is good to be quite a ride. Also extreme storms and the battle to survive them, as Global Temperatures set new records. Winterfights back in the usa, but not in
Financial news with aaron. And World Business report. A new clear nightmare 3 billion wiped off the value of the japanese tech giant toshiba, after it buys a us Power Business that turns out to be not so powerful. Beating the giants at their own game we visit the man who couldnt wait for the Electronics Industry to come up with usable Smart Home Solutions so, he built his own. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Well, happy. What do you say between christmas and new year . Anyway hopefully we have a bite size look at finance. Shares of the Japanese Technology giant toshiba took another massive hit this morning falling 20 thats the maximum allowed before the Stock Exchange suspends all trading. The value lost off the company today is nearly 3 billion. This follows a 12 drop on tuesday. And its all to do with a not so good purchase toshiba made in the Us Nuclear Power industry. Mariko 0i is in our Asia Business hub in singapore. Good to see you and i hope you had a won