thousands of people are facing a seventh night without electricity after storm arwen brought down power lines across the north of england and scotland. more than 100 soldiers were deployed to help out in aberdeenshire, and late this afternoon, durham declared a serious emergency and called on the government to send troops there, too. fiona trott reports. getting urgent help to the most vulnerable in the community, this fire station in ulverston has turned into an emergency hub. pylo ns pylons in cumbria still lying on the ground six days on. preparing them as a massive task. h. preparing them as a massive task. m, ., preparing them as a massive task. ., ., , ., ., task. the scale of devastation is something task. the scale of devastation is something we task. the scale of devastation is something we never- is something we never experience, definitely not in the 15 years that i ve worked in the organisation. you would have to get back to the great storm of 87. we ve had ov
repeatedly at his downing street news conference yesterday about guidance on socialising in the run up to christmas. he urged people not to cancel parties or school nativity plays despite the advice from a senior health official to limit social contact. but the hospitality sector is worried about the potential impact over the next few weeks, as our business correspondent emma simpson has been finding out. they re all ready for the christmas season at this small wine bar and restaurant, but on monday, the phones started ringing. we ve lost, in the last 2a hours, about £8,500 worth of business. we ve had a group booking for today cancelled, a group booking for an event out of house at their offices cancelled tonight, and a further three groups later in the week. on paper, nothing s changed for hospitality today. it should be business as usual. but there s a bit of a chill wind starting to blow through this sector, with some customers getting cold feet. but there are also ple
on trial in new york she s accused of trafficking under age girls for her former loverjeffrey epstein. good evening. we start in the caribbean island nation of barbados. a cultural event is underway to mark its transition into the world s newest republic. will sever centuries old ties to the british monarchy, losing queen elizabeth ii as head of state. the prince of wales, prince charles, is at the ceremony in the bridgetown. the english claimed barbados more than four hundred years ago and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. our correspondent daniela relph is in bridgetown. what relph is in bridgetown. is happening right now? mr are what is happening right now? - are now moving towards the main part of the official transition ceremony where the dignitaries will begin to arrive and we will have that moment where barbados s first ever president is sworn in and watching this here will be the prince of wales and it must be a night that perhaps tinged with
one giant mega event looming. and of course, fitting for a giant mega event, that was to happen in this city of superlatives, dubai. nobody knew for sure it would happen, but here it is. hello, expo 2020, orshould that be expo 2021. it was delayed by a year, and for a place that relies so heavily on tourism, dubai needed this to happen. in fact, it is probably not too much of a stretch to say the entire international tourism industry needed this to happen. well, i m armed with my expo passport let s do this. it has taking place over six months, and had nearly 2.5 million visits in the first month alone. 192 countries have created pavilions showcasing innovations for the future. here in a site twice the size of monaco, you have a world in miniature. looking around this place, one thing to remember is that pavilions are like shop windows for countries. you know, in amongst all the tech and innovation, it s a real chance for them to show the rest of the world their big ideas,
now on bbc news, it s the travel show with lucy hedges. this week on the travel show: i am in dubai, with visions of the future at the delayed expo 2020. if i scan this image here, i get augmented reality view of what south korea deems to be the future of mobility. and that includes flying cars. woo! i take a dip and tumble. laughs. and i discover an artificial rainforest in what was once a desert. 0h, hello! 0h here we go! but first, in a difficult couple of years in the global travel calendar, there has been one giant mega event looming. and of course, fitting for a giant mega event, that was happen in this city of superlatives, dubai. nobody knew for sure it would happen, but here it is. hello, expo 2020, orshould that be expo 2021. it was delayed by a year, and for a place that relies so heavily on tourism, dubai needed this to happen. in fact, it is probably not too much of a stretch to say the entire international tourism industry needed this to happen. well, i m arme