And, the latest production secrets from the director who brought us wallace and grommit. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. The var experiment continues. Chelsea and arsenals efl cup semifinal is the second club match in england to use the new system. Good evening. Manufacturing output in the uk is growing at its fastest rate for a decade after recording a seventh consecutive month of growth in november. Performance has been boosted by the weak pound and by the revived state of the Global Economy. But in the same period construction output fell by the biggest margin for the past five years reflecting the subdued nature of the domestic economy, as our economics editor kamal ahmed explains. The sound of better economic news, and the manufacturers which are making the goods a faster growing world is demanding. The weakness in the value of the pound makes everything britain sells abroad more competitive, and firms that export are taking advantage. So this machine actually is a high en
At least 15 people have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. Rescue workers are now mounting a desperate search for survivors, fearing that dozens of people might still be trapped. Many of those affected now are the very same people who last month fled from wildfires. The extreme weather has hit carpinteria, Santa Barbara and montecito, from where our correspondent james cook reports. On californias pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. First, they endured the largest fire in the states history. Next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remember. And then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14 year old Lauren Cantin survived, but even she does not know how. Firefighters using rescue dogs heard her screams, and worked for hours to pull her from the wreckage of her home. Her familys fate is unknown. Everyone here, it seems, has their own incredible story of a struggle to survive. Well,
Good morning. It is 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and ii 00pm in southern california, which is the scene of horrific mudslides. At least 15 people are known to have died, and another 20 are still unaccounted for. Airlifts have been called in to rescue those trapped in their homes, and emergency crews are digging through waist deep mud. The bbcs james cook reports from the town of montecito. On californias pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. First, they endured the largest fire in the states history. Next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remember. And then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14 year old Lauren Cantin survived, but even she does not know how. Firefighters using rescue dogs heard her screams, and worked for hours to pull her from the wreckage of her home. Her familys fate is unknown. Everyone here, it seems, has their own incredible story of a struggle to survive. We heard a little
A human catastrophe. And brushing loneliness away. We will tell you the story of how painting helped this woman cope with depression. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news, its newsday. Good morning. It is 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 5pm in southern california, which is the scene of horrific mudslides. In the last hour, the official death toll has risen to 17 and another 13 people are missing. Airlifts have been called in to rescue those trapped in their homes and emergency crews are digging through waist deep mud. Our correspondent, james cook, reports from the worst hit town of montecito. On californias pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. First, they endured the largest fire in the states history. Next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remember. And then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14 year old Lauren Cantin survived, but even she doesnt know how. Firefighte
People have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. But with many unaccounted for, rescue workers fear dozens may still be trapped, and a desperate search for survivors is under way. Many of those now affected are the very same people who had to flee last month from some of the biggest wildfires in the states history. The latest extreme weather has hit carpinteria, Santa Barbara and montecito. From there, our correspondent james cook. On californias pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. First, they endured the largest fire in the states history. Next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here can remember. And then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14 year old Lauren Cantin survived, but even she doesnt know how. Firefighters using rescue dogs heard her screams, and worked for hours to pull her from the wreckage of her home. Her familys fate is unknown. Everyone here, it seems, has their own incr