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Im stephen sackur. We are slowly but inevitably losing the generation of men who fought in and survived the last world war. And what we are left with are monuments to courage and to loss like this one in Central London which is dedicated to the 55,000 young men who lost their lives serving in britains Bomber Command. My guest today is 96 year old George Johnny johnson, the last remaining british survivor of one of the most extraordinary and most famous Aerial Missions of world war ii, the dambusters raid. It was costly and it wasnt entirely successful so why has it become such a part of Britai...

Its 9am in singapore. 1am in london and 8 pm in washington, where the row between donald trump and his former strategist steve bannon shows no sign of abating. Lawyers for the president are trying to prevent the publication of a new book, which has mr bannon making explosive allegations about the trump presidency. And theyre suing him over it. But the book is currently being rushed to stores, ready for sale on friday, four days earlier than planned. Jon sopel reports from washington. Hell hath no fury like a bannon scorned, it would seem. Steve bannon, who was described as the brains behind do...

Haunting holograms, and trigger happy trackers. Hi there. Its time to look back on the year in tech. As 2017 fades away, we could tell you about all the Technology News that has happened the hacking, the launching, the automatic driving but that would be just like last year and, come to think of it, the year before that. So we prefer to share with you some unforgettable memories from our year on click, as weve travelled far and wide to bring you some extraordinary moments. And we start with a personal highlight for me. Back in october we travelled to japan and we got rare access to see how rob...

We will have more on that in just a moment. Now, moving on to the weather. In canada they tend to call it winter but in parts of north america the current ferocious weather is a very nasty surprise and is being called a bomb cyclone its powerful effects as deadly as the name implies. A severe drop in air pressure has triggered a powerful blizzard thats battered the north east of the United States and canada knocking out power for tens of thousands of people. The week long cold snap has left at least 12 dead and wrecked travel plans for millions. We begin our coverage with this report from andr...

This emerging world power of more than a billion people is still changing. Im on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. Crystal, ha rd crystals. White salt. Can probably taste it. I began in gujarat, in the far west. This is genuinely incredible, im in heaven. Pretty crowded. This week, ive travelled 2000 miles over to the north east. Im on the banks of the mighty river brahmaputra, and about to go to a very spiritual place. Its one of indias lesser known regions. Were really high up, and just to my right, the border with bangladesh. A part of the country which prides itself on i...