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caustic. can somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way! carrie fisher s leia wasn t the typical princess waiting to be rescued. what appealed to me was that george didn t want your typical damsel in distress, you know? people used asked me if i was happy now and i said, other things. happy is one of many emotions i will go through in a day. an instantly recognisable face after star wars, from time to time there were appearances in other films, like when harry met sally. her mother has led tributes, saying. per star wars co star mark hamill tweeted. .. harrison ford said in a statement. on initially meeting carrie, i didn t see carrie fisher the actress but i saw princess leia before me. that was initially how i met her but i got to know what a kind and fun person she was to be around. in 2015 she reprised to her role as princess leia in star wars: the force awakens, and that s how millions will remember her. remembering the life of carrie fisher. let s catch up ....
are celebrating the arrival of a very rare baby giraffe. this six foot tall youngster, who is yet to be named, arrived on boxing day. the rothschild giraffe is said to be one of the most endangered species of the animal, with fewer than 1600 left in the wild. time for the weather. i will stick my neck out and say it s been a pretty decent day. a bit of a breeze associated with this northerly weather stream. further south, some for grief forming. some fog reforming. at the same time, the rain becoming heavier cross the north of the uk. relatively mild, 7-8d, north of the uk. relatively mild, 7 8d, cold again across east anglia and the south east. the fog could be slow to clear across east anglia and the south east. lots more cloud in comparison to today. some breaks in the cloud, maybe to the east of higher ground. had she rain or drizzle to the west, the rain quite heavy at times in the north of scotla nd heavy at times in the north of scotland but mild. another chil ....
incident on new year s eve. zaneta krokova died in hospital this morning. her cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene in oldham, greater manchester. four men have been arrested. anti terror police in turkey say they ve arrested eight people in connection with the new year s attack on a nightclub in istanbul which left 39 people dead. the suspected gunman is still thought to be at large. rail passengers are facing higher fares across the uk as average price increases of 2.3% are introduced on the first weekday of the new year. i think it s a disgrace particularly because the railways aren t that efficient. there s always delays. jeremy corbyn could step down if labour s fortunes do not improve before the next general election in 2020, according to unite union leader len mccluskey. now on bbc news all the world really is a stage as the bbc world service presents a series of stories about sha kespeare‘s impact across the globe. the web of our life is of a mingled yarn, ....
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. donald trump will meet the heads of the us intelligence services later today, after claims that russia interfered in the american presidential election. the heads of the cia, fbi and national intelligence all insist the kremlin ordered a cyber attack to help donald trump s campaign. but the president elect has made his doubts very public, in a series of comments on social media. last night, the outgoing vice president, joe biden, told mr trump to grow up , saying it was absolutely mindless not to have faith in america s intelligence agencies. daniel boettcher has the latest. us intelligence is convinced russia tried to influence the american election by hacking democratic party e mails. president elect donald trump has not only dismissed that, but set himself on a collision course with the intelligence agencies. their determination to show that they re right was made clear at a congressional committee hearing. the hacking was o ....
welcome to bbc news. donald trump will meet the heads of the us intelligence services later today, after claims that russia interfered in the american presidential election. the heads of the cia, fbi and national intelligence all insist the kremlin ordered a cyber attack to help donald trump s campaign. but the president elect has made his doubts very public, in a series of comments on social media. last night, the outgoing vice president, joe biden, told mr trump to grow up , saying it was absolutely mindless not to have faith in america s intelligence agencies. us intelligence is convinced russia tried to influence the american election by hacking democratic party e mails. president elect donald trump has not only dismissed that, but set himself on a collision course with the intelligence agencies. their determination to show that they re right was made clear at a congressional committee hearing. the hacking was only one part of it and it also entailed classical pr ....