0:00:20 > 0:00:23Good afternoon.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Air investigators in Australia say it may take many months before
0:00:26 > 0:00:30they know why a seaplane carrying a prominent British businessman,
0:00:30 > 0:00:35and four members of his family, crashed on New Year's Eve.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Richard Cousins, who ran the catering giant Compass,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40was killed along with his two sons, his fiance, her daughter
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and the pilot.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Phil Mercer reports.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50The wreckage of the seaplane lies 13 metres below the surface
0:00:50 > 0:00:54of the Hawkesbury River.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56One of the victims was the British businessman, Richard Cousins,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58the chief executive of the world's largest catering firm,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Compass, who was due to retire later this year.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06The company confirmed his death in a statement.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Mr Cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancee, Emma Bowden,
0:01:08 > 0:01:13and her 11-year-old daughter, Heather.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Also on board the seaplane that crashed into Jerusalem Bay,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20William Cousins, 25, who worked for Open Britain -
0:01:20 > 0:01:25a pro-EU group set up in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Colleagues said that they were shocked by news of his death.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31His brother, Edward, who was 23, had recently graduated
0:01:31 > 0:01:35from the University of St Andrews.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38The pilot, Gareth Morgan, had done more than 10,000 flying hours,
0:01:38 > 0:01:439,000 of which were on seaplanes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46The pilot had collected Mr Cousins and members of his family
0:01:46 > 0:01:56from an exclusive waterfront restaurant and was heading back
0:02:02 > 0:02:04to Rose Bay on Sydney Harbour shortly after take-off,
0:02:04 > 0:02:05the plane plummeted into the water.
0:02:05 > 0:02:13Investigators say it quickly sank and there were no survivors.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16These are people who have come out on holiday to visit Australia in one
0:02:16 > 0:02:18of the most beautiful parts of the world.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21And for this to happen to them in a place like that is nothing
0:02:21 > 0:02:23more than just tragic.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It could take months to work out how and why a routine sightseeing trip
0:02:26 > 0:02:28could end in utter disaster.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Air crash investigators have begun their work.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Their task won't be easy.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34The wreckage of the seaplane has been submerged in more
0:02:34 > 0:02:36than 40 feet of water.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And although these idyllic bays and inlets are geographically close
0:02:39 > 0:02:43to Sydney, the crash site is tucked away and hard to get to.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Sydney Seaplanes, which owns the aircraft,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49has suspended all its flights until further notice.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Phil Mercer, BBC News, Sydney.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has warned
0:02:57 > 0:03:00the United States that he has a nuclear button on his desk,
0:03:00 > 0:03:04ready for use, if his country feels threatened.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07The comments came during a televised New Year's Day speech
0:03:07 > 0:03:10in which he also said that he wanted to lower military tensions
0:03:10 > 0:03:13with neighbouring South Korea, from where our correspondent
0:03:13 > 0:03:21Sophie Long reports.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Just after the first sun of 2018 rose over the Korean peninsular,
0:03:24 > 0:03:30Kim Jong-un delivered his new year's address live on state-run
0:03:30 > 0:03:32television, with an unsurprisingly defiant message
0:03:32 > 0:03:36for the United States.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38TRANSLATION:The entire United States is within range
0:03:38 > 0:03:40of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button
0:03:40 > 0:03:41is always on my desk.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45This is reality, not a threat.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Perhaps more surprising was the olive branch he appeared
0:03:48 > 0:03:52to offer his neighbour, South Korea.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54He said he hoped the Winter Olympics they're about to host
0:03:54 > 0:03:57would be a success, and said he was considering sending
0:03:57 > 0:04:02a delegation to the Games.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06That comes as music to the ears of violinist Mun Kyong-jin.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09For ten years he has tried and failed to organise a peace
0:04:09 > 0:04:11concert with these young South Koreans playing together
0:04:11 > 0:04:15with North Korean musicians.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21He now hopes to make that happen at the Pyeonchang opening ceremony.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24We have hope that the Olympics is coming and with the Olympics,
0:04:24 > 0:04:25everyone is coming.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31And it is beyond political difficulties.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35So I really wish North Korea would come and especially
0:04:35 > 0:04:38with the musicians and we will be able to play together.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41The South Korean government has welcomed those words
0:04:41 > 0:04:43from the North Korean leader, saying it too was willing
0:04:43 > 0:04:45to engage in dialogue.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49After a year of nuclear tests and missile launchers,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52After a year of nuclear tests and missile launches,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54young Koreans welcomed in the new year with hope that
0:04:54 > 0:04:59tensions might now reduce, if only in the very immediate future.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03As a citizen of this country, it's all I can really wish for.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06It is obvious to anyone in the world that we are in a very tense
0:05:06 > 0:05:09situation right now, and I think that means we have
0:05:09 > 0:05:10hope for the future.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Sophie Long, BBC News, Seoul.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16The Metropolitan Police have said that four young men have been
0:05:16 > 0:05:19stabbed to death on New Year's Eve, in a series of apparently
0:05:19 > 0:05:20unrelated attacks.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Three men, aged 17,18 and 20, were killed yesterday.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27A fourth victim, another 20-year-old, died after been stabbed
0:05:27 > 0:05:29in the Old Street area of East London in the early
0:05:29 > 0:05:32hours of this morning.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Officer say the murders highlight the scale of knife
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Officers say the murders highlight the scale of knife
0:05:39 > 0:05:41crime in the capital.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Tragically, there are four families who awake this morning
0:05:43 > 0:05:45to the heartbreaking news that they've lost loved ones
0:05:45 > 0:05:50to the callous use of knives as lethal weapons.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Detectives are working tirelessly today and going forward,
0:05:52 > 0:06:01to bring those who committed these murderers to justice.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03A huge fire has destroyed up to 1400 vehicles in a multistorey
0:06:03 > 0:06:05car park in Liverpool.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07The blaze at King's Dock, next to Liverpool's Echo Arena,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11is said to have started accidentally in one car and spread to others.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Many people were forced into temporary accommodation
0:06:13 > 0:06:15as nearby buildings were evacuated.
0:06:15 > 0:06:23Danny Savage is at the scene now.
0:06:23 > 0:06:30Danny, what is the situation this lunchtime?The fire is out but you
0:06:30 > 0:06:34can see how badly damaged this multistorey car park is. There are
0:06:34 > 0:06:38hundreds and hundreds of cars in there that have been totally
0:06:38 > 0:06:41destroyed. There was an international horse show going on
0:06:41 > 0:06:45with stabling on the ground floor and the horses had to be led to
0:06:45 > 0:06:49safety. On the open-air top level, there have been cars left overnight
0:06:49 > 0:06:55with dogs in them. Early this morning...
0:06:55 > 0:06:58It was shortly after dark yesterday evening when fire took hold
0:06:58 > 0:07:03in the multistorey car park on Liverpool's famous waterfront.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07It is understood a small fire in one car spread rapidly,
0:07:07 > 0:07:12destroying vehicles and then moving on to all levels of the car park.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16It was soon a huge blaze.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Merseyside Fire and Rescue say it's one of the worst
0:07:19 > 0:07:21they've ever dealt with.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24All the car owners could do was watch and accept they would
0:07:24 > 0:07:25never see their vehicles again.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I've got a vehicle in there, yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I'm unsure at the moment when it's going to be.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32We can't get anywhere near it.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Do you hold out much hope for your car?
0:07:34 > 0:07:39Looking at the flames, no.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Nearby flats and a hotel were evacuated too as the alarming
0:07:43 > 0:07:48sight of the massive fire attracted lots of onlookers.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50The fire's still going on.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I can just see black smoke everywhere.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The car park is attached to the Liverpool Arena,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01where an international horse show was taking place.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05All the animals were quickly led to safety.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08This morning, the blackened building was surrounded by fire engines
0:08:08 > 0:08:11as experts assess the site.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16The concern is that the car park may collapse.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19This spectacular fire certainly caused a huge amount of damage.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The insurance bill for the cars alone will be
0:08:22 > 0:08:25several million pounds.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27The good fortune was that no one was hurt.
0:08:27 > 0:08:36Danny Savage, BBC News, Liverpool.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37More protesters have been killed in anti-government
0:08:37 > 0:08:39demonstrations in Iran.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42State-run media says ten people have died in protests in the last week.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45President Rouhani says people have the right to protest,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49but violence is unacceptable.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51From Sydney to Hong Kong, London to New York,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53cities across the world have been ringing in 2018 with
0:08:53 > 0:08:56spectacular firework displays.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59One of the biggest New Year's parties was on the banks
0:08:59 > 0:09:01of the River Thames, where Caroline Davies'
0:09:01 > 0:09:06report begins.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08BELL CHIMES.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Even Big Ben couldn't miss this party.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18Despite being under repair, it rang, marking the start of 2018 in London
0:09:18 > 0:09:22along with 12,000 fireworks.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28This year's soundtrack was dominated by female artists.
0:09:28 > 0:09:332018 is 100 years since women first got the vote.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Celebrations are planned.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Just one thing the year has in store.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39The best year ever.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40We're going to get our careers.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42We're going to get into university.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Get into university!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It's going to be good.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50In Scotland, Storm Dylan had brought winds of up to 70 mph but it wasn't
0:09:50 > 0:09:54enough to dampen spirits for Hogmanay in Edinburgh.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57In Sydney, the Harbour Bridge lit up in rainbow colours,
0:09:57 > 0:10:05a tribute to the year Australia voted to legalise same-sex marriage.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Around the world, cities celebrated the start of 2018.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Hong Kong erupted.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Athens glowed.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17And Moscow sparkled.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19In New York, thousands watched in Times Square
0:10:19 > 0:10:26as the New Year's Eve ball dropped.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28In Rio, more than 2 million people gathered on Copacabana Beach,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33welcoming in 2018 with high hopes of a bright year to come.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Caroline Davies, BBC News.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38That's it from me.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41The next news on BBC One is at 6.30, bye for now.