0:00:06 > 0:00:10One of Britain's most successful businessmen,
0:00:10 > 0:00:12killed with his family in a seaplane crash in Australia.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15The plane plunged into a river near Sydney -
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Richard Cousins, his two sons, his fiance, her daughter
0:00:17 > 0:00:22and the pilot were on board.
0:00:22 > 0:00:241400 cars destroyed after a ferocious fire
0:00:24 > 0:00:28ripped through a multi-storey car park in Liverpool.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Police are investigating the overnight deaths of four young
0:00:30 > 0:00:35men in unrelated knife attacks across London.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Deal with your own rubbish - China's message to Britain as it
0:00:37 > 0:00:44stops recycling imported plastic waste.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Good evening.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Air accident investigators in Australia say it may take months
0:01:06 > 0:01:08before they know why a seaplane carrying a prominent British
0:01:08 > 0:01:12businessman and his family crashed on New Year's Eve.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Richard Cousins - who ran a multi-billion
0:01:14 > 0:01:16pound catering company - was killed along with his
0:01:16 > 0:01:19two sons, his fiance, her daughter and the pilot.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21They were on holiday and returning to Sydney after a family outing.
0:01:21 > 0:01:30Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32The wreckage of the seaplane lies 13 metres below the surface
0:01:32 > 0:01:33of the Hawkesbury River.
0:01:33 > 0:01:42One of the victims was the British businessmen Richard Cousins,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44the chief executive of the world's largest catering firm,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Compass, who was due to retire later this year.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52The company confirmed his death in a statement.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Mr Cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancee Emma Bowden
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and her 11-year-old daughter, Heather.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Also on board the seaplane that crashed into Jerusalem Bay -
0:02:01 > 0:02:05William Cousins, who was 25, worked for Open Britain,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08a pro-EU group set up in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14Colleagues said they were shocked by news of his death.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16His brother, Edward, who was 23, had recently graduated
0:02:16 > 0:02:20from the University of St Andrews.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Losing both my godson and his sibling, and my
0:02:22 > 0:02:24brother-in-law as well, has left a huge hole.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26They had a lot of friends.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27They had...
0:02:27 > 0:02:33They were very, very popular lads.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35And that's because they've had a fantastic upbringing,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38from both my sister and Richard.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40The pilot, Gareth Morgan, had done more than 10,000 flying hours,
0:02:40 > 0:02:489,000 of which were on seaplanes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51The pilot had collected Mr Cousins and members of his family
0:02:51 > 0:02:53from an exclusive waterfront restaurant, and was heading back
0:02:53 > 0:02:57to Rose Bay on Sydney Harbour.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Shortly after take-off, the plane plummeted into the water.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06Investigators say it quickly sank, and there were no survivors.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09This is people that have come over on holidays to visit Australia.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14They were in one of the most beautiful parts of the world.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17And for this to happen to them at a place like that is nothing
0:03:17 > 0:03:19more than just tragic.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23It could take months to work out how and why a routine sightseeing trip
0:03:23 > 0:03:25would end in utter disaster.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Air crash investigators have begun their work.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Their task won't be easy.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32The wreckage of the seaplane has been submerged in more
0:03:32 > 0:03:38than 40ft of water.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40And although these idyllic bays and inlets are geographically close
0:03:40 > 0:03:43to Sydney, the crash site is tucked away and hard to get to.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Sydney Seaplanes, which owns the aircraft,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47has suspended all its flights until further notice.
0:03:47 > 0:03:54Phil Mercer, BBC News, Sydney.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Four young men have been stabbed to death in London
0:04:00 > 0:04:06in a 24 hour period either side of the New Year celebrations.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Three men, aged 17, 18 and 20, were killed yesterday.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12A fourth victim, another 20-year-old, died after being
0:04:12 > 0:04:14stabbed in the early hours of this morning.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Police say the deaths are unrelated.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Ben Ando reports.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Late morning, Enfield, north London.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21The victim, aged 18.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Early evening, West Ham, the victim, 20 years old.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Three hours later, Tulse Hill, south London, a teenager of 17.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33And then in the early hours of New Year's Day,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35a 20-year-old man killed in Old Street.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38All four, stabbed to death, but according to the police,
0:04:38 > 0:04:43none of the murders are linked.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Tragically, there are four families who awoke this morning
0:04:45 > 0:04:47to the heartbreaking news that they've lost loved ones
0:04:47 > 0:04:50to the callous use of knives as lethal weapons.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Our detectives are working tirelessly today and going forward
0:04:52 > 0:05:01to bring those who've committed these murderers to justice.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07The three murders before midnight take the total number of fatal
0:05:07 > 0:05:09stabbings in London for 2017 to 80.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10That compares with 60 in 2016.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Police say the reasons for the increase are complex,
0:05:12 > 0:05:20but it underlines the importance of stop-and-search.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22In November, a campaign to convince teenagers not to carry
0:05:22 > 0:05:23knives was launched.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26London needs me alive...
0:05:26 > 0:05:29One campaigner who lost a son to knife crime says youngsters need
0:05:29 > 0:05:31more help to make the right choice.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32So I don't carry a knife...
0:05:32 > 0:05:36They are living in total fear.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40They weren't born killers.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41They didn't just become like that.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45It's a process.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47And now, what we've got to do is unravel that process,
0:05:47 > 0:05:53stage by stage by stage, to get to the core of
0:05:53 > 0:05:56the individual, which is the state of their heart and the state
0:05:56 > 0:06:01of their mindset.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04As work goes on at the scene of the first knife killing
0:06:04 > 0:06:08of 2018, the question is, will is worrying trend continue?
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Ben Ando, BBC News, south London.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Police investigating the death of a woman who was killed
0:06:15 > 0:06:17in a North London park over Christmas, have arrested a 31 year
0:06:17 > 0:06:20old man on suspicion of murder.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24The body of Iuliana Tudos - who was 22 and of Russian
0:06:24 > 0:06:25and Greek origin - was discovered in Finsbury
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Park last Wednesday.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Police say she died of a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Eye witnesses have been describing a huge fire
0:06:33 > 0:06:35which destroyed up to 1,400 vehicles in a multi-storey car
0:06:35 > 0:06:39park in Liverpool.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41The blaze at King's Dock, next to Liverpool's Echo Arena,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43is said to have spread after one vehicle caught fire
0:06:43 > 0:06:44yesterday afternoon.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Firefighters worked through the night and many people
0:06:46 > 0:06:48were forced into temporary accommodation as nearby
0:06:48 > 0:06:49buildings were evacuated.
0:06:49 > 0:06:59Danny Savage has the story.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07It was shortly after dark yesterday evening when fire took hold
0:07:07 > 0:07:09on the multistorey car park on Liverpool's famous waterfront.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The Fire Service says a small fire in a Land Rover spread rapidly.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15This is a photo taken of it at the time.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21As the blaze spread, cars could be heard exploding.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23The car park is next to the Liverpool Arena,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25where an International horse show was taking place.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Those attending helped get the horses to safety.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32I just took it upon myself.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I said, right, OK, everyone, listen to me, we are going to bridle
0:07:35 > 0:07:42up the horses and we are going to get them out.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I want you to all leave calmly now, use this exit or use the tunnel.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47It was soon a huge blaze.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Merseyside Fire and Rescue say it is one of the worst
0:07:50 > 0:07:51they'e ever dealt with.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52This was a challenging incident.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Let's be, let's be under no illusions about that.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00The crews worked very hard indeed to prevent the spread of this fire.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02The fire burned for much of the night.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05All the car owners could do was watch and accept they would
0:08:05 > 0:08:08never see their vehicles again.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I've got a vehicle in there, yeah, so I'm unsure at the moment
0:08:11 > 0:08:13where it's going to be.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15We can't get anywhere near it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Are you holding out much hope for your car?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Looking at the flames, no.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23CHUCKLES
0:08:23 > 0:08:26This morning the blackened building was surrounded by fire engines.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's likely it will have to be demolished.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33In the remains of this multistorey car park there are many
0:08:33 > 0:08:35hundreds of cars which have been totally destroyed.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38But we understand that right on the rooftop level are some cars
0:08:38 > 0:08:40which are almost untouched.
0:08:40 > 0:08:48And after the fire had been put out this morning
0:08:50 > 0:08:53And after the fire had been put out this morning after many hours,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56some dogs, which had been left in those cars were safely rescued
0:08:56 > 0:08:57and reunited with their owners.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00As the dogs were handed back to their owners there was a hug
0:09:00 > 0:09:02of gratitude for the firefighters.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The insurance bill will run to millions of pounds
0:09:04 > 0:09:05but thankfully no one was hurt.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Danny Savage, BBC News, Liverpool.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09In Iran, another ten people have been killed overnight
0:09:09 > 0:09:11in anti-government protests - that's according to state TV.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13These are the latest deaths after days of country-wide unrest
0:09:13 > 0:09:15which began as a protest against the falling
0:09:15 > 0:09:16standard of living.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But now some of the anger has been directed at the all-powerful Islamic
0:09:19 > 0:09:21clerics who rule the country.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Rana Rahimpour reports.
0:09:27 > 0:09:34on and on. Once again, thousands of people have taken to the streets.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38They are angry at unemployment, rising prices, and what many think
0:09:38 > 0:09:43is widespread corruption. It's the boldest challenge to the country's
0:09:43 > 0:09:51leadership in nearly a decade. The demonstrations began in the
0:09:51 > 0:09:54north-western city, a key base for President Rohani's most outspoken
0:09:54 > 0:09:59critics. And has quickly turned into a widespread antiestablishment
0:09:59 > 0:10:06movement. This is the biggest show of dissent in Iran since the
0:10:06 > 0:10:10post-election rallies of 2009. They were large in size but limited to
0:10:10 > 0:10:15urban areas of the country like the capital, Terence. This time the
0:10:15 > 0:10:18protests are more widespread with towns and cities all over the
0:10:18 > 0:10:21country looking for social, political, and economic change. --
0:10:21 > 0:10:27the capital, Tehran. Authorities are continuing to suspend social media
0:10:27 > 0:10:31platforms out of fear they will be used to organise more protests. The
0:10:31 > 0:10:36BBC has received reports of text messages, like this one, being sent
0:10:36 > 0:10:40to people urging them not to take part. A handful of pro-government
0:10:40 > 0:10:44marchers are attempting to counter the wider demonstrations, but with
0:10:44 > 0:10:47limited information coming out of the country it's difficult to gauge
0:10:47 > 0:10:52how many people are involved. In the last 24 hours, President Rohani has
0:10:52 > 0:10:57spoken out twice against the protests. Accusing Iran's enemies of
0:10:57 > 0:11:02instigating the armrest. TRANSLATION:Our victory against the
0:11:02 > 0:11:06US and its regime is unbearable for our enemies. Our success in the
0:11:06 > 0:11:12region is intolerable for them. They are after revenge and are trying to
0:11:12 > 0:11:19provoke people.But his words have failed to calm the situation. In
0:11:19 > 0:11:25certain areas of the country unemployment is as high as 60%, and
0:11:25 > 0:11:29reports of extreme corruption have Iranians frustrated and hungry for
0:11:29 > 0:11:34change. At least 12 people have died since the protests began. And with
0:11:34 > 0:11:39no sign of stopping that number looks set to rise. Rana Rahimpour,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43BBC News.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, has warned
0:11:45 > 0:11:48the United States that he has a nuclear button on his desk,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50ready for use, if his country feels threatened.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53But his televised New Year's Day speech also seemed to open up
0:11:53 > 0:11:55the possibility of better relations with neighbouring South Korea -
0:11:55 > 0:12:02from where our correspondent Sophie Long reports.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Just after the first sun of 2018 rose over the Korean peninsula,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Kim Jong-un delivered his New Year's address live on state-run
0:12:08 > 0:12:09television, with an unsurprisingly defiant message
0:12:09 > 0:12:15for the United States.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17TRANSLATION:The entire United States is within range
0:12:17 > 0:12:19of our nuclear weapons - and the nuclear button
0:12:19 > 0:12:20is always on my desk.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26This is reality, not a threat.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Perhaps more surprising was the olive branch he appeared
0:12:29 > 0:12:30to offer his neighbour, South Korea.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33He said he hoped the Winter Olympics they're about to host
0:12:33 > 0:12:37would be a success.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40And said he was considering sending a delegation to the Games.
0:12:40 > 0:12:48That comes as music to the ears of violinist Won Hyung Joon.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51For ten years, he's tried and failed to organise a peace concert
0:12:51 > 0:12:53with these young South Koreans playing together with
0:12:53 > 0:12:55North Korean musicians.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01He now hopes to make that happen at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04We have hope that the Olympics is coming, and everyone
0:13:04 > 0:13:06is coming, and it's beyond, you know, political difficulties.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09So, I really wish North Korea will come, and especially with musicians,
0:13:09 > 0:13:19and we'll be able to play together.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22The South Korean government has welcome to the appeal
0:13:22 > 0:13:25for dialogue, saying it, too, is willing to engage.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27After a year of nuclear tests and missile launches,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29young people living in Seoul welcomed the New Year,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32writing down their wishes with hope that tensions might now reduce,
0:13:32 > 0:13:39if only in the very immediate future.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I feel optimistic, I think everything is attitude,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and if we go in here with the right attitude, the right approach,
0:13:44 > 0:13:45I think we can solve the situation.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49As a citizen of this country, that's all I can really wish for.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52It is obvious to anyone in the world that we are in a very tense
0:13:52 > 0:13:53situation right now.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56And I think that means we have hope for the future.
0:13:56 > 0:14:03Sophie Long, BBC News, Seoul.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Now, if you've been bagging up all that excess plastic packaging
0:14:05 > 0:14:08from your Christmas presents, have you thought where it ends up?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Each year, a quarter of our plastic waste is shipped
0:14:10 > 0:14:12to China in vast quantities.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15But from today, China will not allow the import of what it calls
0:14:15 > 0:14:17"hazardous foreign waste" - that's likely to have
0:14:17 > 0:14:18a big impact here.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21In the first of a series of reports on how we deal with plastic waste,
0:14:21 > 0:14:31Robin Brant reports from Shanghai.
0:14:33 > 0:14:41Tono has been recycling for decades. -- China has been. He has made a
0:14:41 > 0:14:46living out of bashing, breaking up, and disassembling. He's been doing
0:14:46 > 0:14:53it for five years. It's hard work he tells me. Tiring. But he's not a
0:14:53 > 0:14:58green warrior. He does it because there is money in it. China needs
0:14:58 > 0:15:03the raw materials, so much so that Chinese workers have been sorting
0:15:03 > 0:15:07through dual waste shipped in from abroad. But the government is
0:15:07 > 0:15:13stopping that. -- your waste. China has long been the destination of
0:15:13 > 0:15:19much of the world's waste. It has imported 7.3 million tonnes of
0:15:19 > 0:15:25plastic alone in 2016. The UK sends 1200 tonnes of it to China every
0:15:25 > 0:15:33day. Most of that is ending, and here is why. China has become a much
0:15:33 > 0:15:38richer but much dirtier country. It is blighted now by home-made
0:15:38 > 0:15:42pollution and contamination on a vast scale. The government claims
0:15:42 > 0:15:46some foreign waste is dangerous and the last thing this country needs is
0:15:46 > 0:15:51even more of that. TRANSLATION:China is putting the
0:15:51 > 0:15:56onus back on all of the waste exporting countries. You need to
0:15:56 > 0:16:00show the responsibility of disposing your own waste and your own sources
0:16:00 > 0:16:05of pollution.The band presents a problem for China, though, because
0:16:05 > 0:16:09it still needs the cardboard, the paper, the high end clean
0:16:09 > 0:16:14polystyrene like this which is easy to ship here, easy to turn into
0:16:14 > 0:16:17something to sell, and sometimes sending it back to the country it
0:16:17 > 0:16:23came from. Somewhere in there are polystyrene fish boxes. From
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Grimsby. This business on the outskirts of Shanghai ships them,
0:16:27 > 0:16:32chips them, he eats them, and turns them into this... Billions of tiny
0:16:32 > 0:16:37plastic pellets. Because it was cycles them into skirting boards and
0:16:37 > 0:16:42picture frames. -- because it recycles. Some of it heading your
0:16:42 > 0:16:49way. China's ban means the boss will now have a problem with his supply.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54Just keeping the factory running, we need about 50,000 tonnes of recycled
0:16:54 > 0:17:02plastics. China's recycling will not be enough.The tough restrictions
0:17:02 > 0:17:08will hurt some businesses here, but the government's view here is,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11tough, delivering a cleaner China is paramount for the Communist party
0:17:11 > 0:17:18politicians. A green revolution, you might call it. Robin Brant, BBC
0:17:18 > 0:17:23News, Shanghai.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25It's called the Loony Dook - when more than 1,000 people
0:17:25 > 0:17:28who've paid for the privilege - dive into the freezing waters
0:17:28 > 0:17:30of the Firth of Forth to celebrate New Year's Day.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Many of the revellers at South Queensferry wore fancy
0:17:32 > 0:17:34dress while others stuck to more traditional swimwear.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36The annual fundraising event has been taking place
0:17:36 > 0:17:37for more than 30 years.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40The participants were rewarded with a bowl of porridge
0:17:40 > 0:17:42for taking the plunge.