But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. And in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appeared for the first time today after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii. It is quite humbling as you, you speak to families and speak to individuals, you speak to the volunteers, and you see the best of australia on every single occasion, and that is what we are seeing here again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighterfor six again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for six years and was out with his team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burned to the ground. It wasnt until this morning when i came back, because we couldnt get backin came back, because we couldnt get back in because it was too dangerous, so when i came back this morning, to check the chickens, i then had a look at the property, an
Australias Prime Minister apologises for holidaying in hawaii as wildfires continue to sweep across three states. If the queen attends a Church Service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up, rhe bbcs media editor meets the editor of private eye magazine at 17 30. A walk through the year in media with ian hislop. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the factory while it investigates. Greg mackenzie reports. Ready . Uhhuh. It was six year old schoolgirl florence widdecombe whod sat down at home to write out her Christmas Cards to her friends and family when she discovered one of the cards had already been written out. We were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was. Somebody
Tributes have been paid to the actor tony britton, whos died at the age of 95. Iam i am perfectly happy to move into a hotel if i am inconveniencing you. He starred alongside nigel havers in the bbc sitcom dont wait up, and was also know for his role in itvs robins nest. His daughter, tv presenter fern britton, said her father was a great actor, director and charmer. Tom hanks next film, a Beautiful Day in the neighbourhood, sees him play the legendary american childrens tv presenter mr rogers, as a reporter tries to uncover the man behind the on screen persona. Tom hanks himself is known for his wholesome image. Hes been talking to our arts editor, will gompertz, about being the nice guy of film and what hes really like. Its a Beautiful Day in this neighbourhood. A Beautiful Day for a neighbour. Tom hanks is the legendary american Childrens Television personality, the kindly mr rogers, who finds himself the subject of a magazine profile by a hard boiled journalist, played by matthew r
The headlines australias firefighters in the state of New South Wales are still battling to bring more than a hundred blazes under control. Tesco has suspended Christmas Card production at a chinese factory after a six Year Old Girl in london finds a message claiming that prisoners are being forced to pack them. We were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was somebody who had already written in it. The home secretary has met the family of harry dunn the teenager killed in a Road Accident in northamptonshire in august. A man has been arrested in sussex on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two women outside a house in crawley down. The queen attends a Church Service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh remains in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. 1830 sunday sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Coming up Chelseas Premier League win over tottenham is marred by an al
As they take on everton at wembley. West ham make it 5 matches unbeaten, as they put 4 past huddersfield. Exeter have their eyes on a european prize after victory against montpelier. And Novak Djokovic comes up with a different type of service as he prepares to make his competitive comeback at the australian open, where hes going for a record 7th title. Well get to the european champions cup in a moment but we will start with what has been an interesting day so far in the premier league with some surprising results. John bennett is with us. We will go straight to the late game of the day, from wembley stadium, where totte n ha m day, from wembley stadium, where tottenham could move into the top four with a win over everton. Lets show you what has happened so far. The visitors had the ball in the first half through Wayne Rooneys header. But the former england captain was correctly ruled offside. He is playing alongside evertons new £20 million signing. Minutes later, the home side open