welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the governor of the us state of colorado has pledged to help residents who ve lost everything to rebuild their lives, after sudden wildfires destroyed 1,000 homes. tens of thousands of people were evacuated as the fires tore through suburban areas of boulder county on thursday. gary 0 donoghue has this report. winds of more than 100 mph drove the flames across more than 1600 acres of suburban colorado, which would normally have snow on the ground at this time of year. the fires spread quickly through homes and businesses, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. the emergency services did their best, but the sheer speed of the fire took everyone by surprise. coming down this road, the ditches and things and the trees, they re all up in flames. like, there s embers everywhere. packed myself, my cat and. just keep our fingers crossed. local officials declared a state of emergency, unlocking federal
families in our neighbourhood but have lost everything. that have lost everything. mourners in south africa pay their final respects to archbishop desmond tutu ahead of his funeral on saturday. and tributes are paid to the golden girls actress betty white, who has died just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday. hello and welcome. countries around the world have been ringing in the new year. we are taking you to brazil. let s bring you some live pictures now from rio de janeiro s copacabana beach in brazil, where they are bringing in the new year with a bang. they were initially cancelled, the celebrations. the usual concert will not be happening but as you can see, some pretty spectacular fireworks displays on copacabana beach, but famous beach, scaled back but as you can see, pretty spectacular display in brazil. people have seen in the new year in towns and cities around the uk. in london, the usual public firework display was moved to a secret location t
mourners in south africa pay their final respects to archbishop desmond tutu ahead of his funeral on saturday. and tributes are paid to the golden girls actress betty white who has died just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the governor of the us state of colorado has pledged to help residents who ve lost everything to rebuild their lives after sudden wildfires destroyed 1,000 homes. tens of thousands of people were evacuated as the fires tore through suburban areas of boulder county on thursday. gary 0 donoghue has this report. winds of more than 100 mph drove the flames across more than 1600 acres of suburban colorado, which would normally have snow on the ground at this time of year. the fires spread quickly through homes and businesses, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. the emergency services did their best, but the sheer speed of the fire took everyone by surprise.
new rules come in from today that will mean that people who stick with their home or car insurance provider won t get a worse deal than new customers. the new rules bought in by the financial regulator are designed to make the system fairer. ben thomson reports. charging customers different prices for the same product or service isn t anything new, but the financial regulator found that insurance customers who stayed with the same provider for years on end could be paying hundreds of pounds more than new customers who are encouraged to sign up with cheaper deals. and that s true for sean s mum, who has been with the same car insurance providerfor ten years. i with the same car insurance provider for ten years. i came over to see provider for ten years. i came over to see my provider for ten years. i came over to see my mother- provider for ten years. i came over to see my mother and i provider for ten years. i camel over to see my mother and we were chatting about her car
darling, you don t need those. i am our darling, you don t need those. i am your mirror- darling, you don t need those. i am your mirror. how darling, you don t need those. i am your mirror. how do darling, you don t need those. i am your mirror. how do i darling, you don t need those. i am your mirror. how do i look? absolutely fabulous for joanna lumley who is made a dame, whilst the outgoing james bond, daniel craig, is made a cmg. further covid restrictions in england must be an absolute last resort , according to health secretary, sajid javid. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022, on the warmest new year s eve on record. more now on one of those main stories, and the medical chiefs leading the uk s battle against coronavirus, professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam, have been recognised in the new year honours list. actors, a spice girl, and an 11 year old boy are also among those who have b