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Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has acknowledged public anger at his decision to go on holiday while his country faces a bushfire crisis. Mr morrison said if he could go back, he would have made a different choice. The fires are expected to worsen with more hot dry weather expected. Mr morrison did acknowledge the role of Climate Change, but said warming temperatures couldnt be connected to any single fire. Gareth barlow rep...

As Fallon Sherrock becomes the first woman to beat a man at the pdc World Championship at ally pally. Why dennis the Shetland Pony is in the front line in the battle against loneliness this christmas. Good morning. We have some dense fog and icy patches to watch out for this morning. Generally speaking, eastern areas will be drier and brighter in the west, it will be wet and increasingly windy stop i will have more details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday 18 december. Hundreds of thousands of people...

While the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media, in review 2019 the media year. 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 fac...

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, ...

My name is daniel lomborg im a filmmaker and this has been my most challenging personal film really think that if thats going to be does that affect both ways not just on best on face time and in the end of the brave in south asia. A story of ordinary people fighting a Global Industry thats been getting away with mass murder. An industry protected by powerful politicians and the dolls starts in my small village in belgium. By the wonderful childhood this green paradise just opposite my home ther...

Karen welcome. Thank you all for being here. Before we get started, i just want to tell you that i am so happy to be having this event because we never get to talk about history and historians. We always talk about politics and the law and Foreign Policy. And it is all very interesting. But those of you who know me know that i like the history. And i think it wouldve been a very good thing if more historians were weighing in more frequently and people who write about politics in a historical vei...

This is our meager attempt to try to do that. Before we get started, let me just say that this is being recorded by cspan. You know the routine, which means that when you get the mic, speak into the mic, wait for the mic before you speak. And be aware of the fact that its being recorded. So before we get started with our discussion, let me introduce the men to my left. Jim banner who edited the book president ial misconduct, which is our kickoff for our discussion tonight, is a visiting scholar ...

Cobham across New South Wales by an american and the community really company. Is going to have to stay a man who confronted alert and understand the fishmongers hall attacker, what they are going to do with a narwal tusk, describes his deep hurt that he if threatened by fires. Couldnt the government approves save the two people who the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist died. Prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, cobham to be treated for whats by an american being d...

To be treated for whats being described as a pre existing condition. Almost 100 Flood Warnings are in place across england, and the situation is set to get worse, with heavy rain forecast overnight. And coming up, the bbcs media editor meets the editor of private eye magazine at 17 30 a walk through the year in media with ian hislop. Good afternoon. More than 100 bushfires are raging across australias most populous state, New South Wales. Christmas travellers are being urged to delay theirjourne...

A catastrophic fire warning is issued for parts of eastern australia including sydney amid record breaking temperatures following months of severe drought. These are very difficult and trying times, were now up to day 105 of this bushfire emergency across New South Wales and the community really is going to have to stay alert and understand what theyre going to do if threatened by fires. The government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist, cobham, by an american company. ...