Saturday as an awful day. As thousands of personnel tackle raging infernos, the countrys Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has been heavily criticised for being on holiday in hawaii, but the pm has cut short his trip to return home. I get it that people would have been upset to know that i was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress. They know that i am not going to stand there and hold a hose, iam not a trained firefighter. Im conforted by the fact that australians would like me to be herejust simply so i can be here. An areas the size of belgium has been torched by the fires. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and at least ten people killed. Two firefighters are among those to have lost their lives. This week has seen record high temperatures repeatedly broken. With australia hotting up, the Prime Minister says the government would take action on Climate Change. There is no argument about the links between, in my view and the governments view, and any
Martin peters, one of the all time greats of english football, and one of the goal scorers in the world cup winning side of 1966, has died at the age of 76. Peters won 67 caps for england, and made over 700 appearances for clubs throughout his career. West ham, the club he first joined as a 15 year old, said he passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with illness. His fellow world cup winner sir geoff hurst said Martin Peters was one of the all time greats and a close friend. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks looks back at his life. With all eyes on hurst, the danger from Martin Peters went unnoticed. Commentator and a chance on goal peters Little Wonder they called him the ghost. Theres Martin Peters, the man who scored the goal which could well win the world cup for england. It didnt, of course. Geoff hurst claimed that accolade. But though many called peters strike the forgotten goal, he had a different take. If i hadnt scored, we would have lost 2 1. So, yeah
The countrys Prime Minister, scott morrison, has been heavily criticised for being on holiday in hawaii, but the pm has cut short his trip to return home. I get it that people would have been upset to know that i was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress. They know that i am not going to stand there and hold a hose, iam not a trained firefighter. Im conforted by the fact that australians would like me to be herejust simply so i can be here. An areas the size of belgium has been torched by the fires. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and at least ten people killed. Two firefighters are among those to have lost their lives. This week has seen record high temperatures repeatedly broken. With australia hotting up, the Prime Minister says the government would take action on Climate Change. There is no argument about the links between, in my view and the governments view, and any government in this country, about the links between broader issues of Global
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At the world darts championship. We have had more rain on already saturated ground. Plenty of Flood Warning and plenty of mist and fog. Essentially, a day of sunshine and showers. More detail on that in the next half hour. Its sunday the 22nd of december. Our top story the authorities in australia are warning people its still not safe to return to areas devastated by wild fires, even where the flames appear to have been extinguished. The countrys Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, who was criticised for going on holiday during the crisis, has now conceded that Climate Change could be have contributed to the fires. Our sydney correspondent, Shaimaa Khaliljoins us now from balmoral in New South Wales. Good morning. We can see behind you, these fires still have a hold on the countryside . Good morning. Balmoral has been one of the worst hit villages from saturdays fires and many people have been told it is still extremely dangerous for them to come back and you can see why. Just behind me, l