clare hollingworth had been a remarkable witness to the entire modern world. the tributes today to journalist clare hollingworth, who's died at the age of 105. newsnight‘s coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty. this was meant to be the day that jeremy corbyn set out a clear labour policy on brexit, i'll be asking one of his closest lieutenants why it was such a shambles. join me now on bbc two. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. you're watching bbc news, hello, i'm olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight: no record yet for rooney, but one foot in the league cup final, after they beat hull. bigger, but will it be better? 48 countries will take part in the 2026 world cup. team sky can be trusted 100%, sir dave brailsford defends his position and also criticizes the head of uk anti—doping. the football is nonstop at the moment, isn't it? manchester united will take a 2—0 lead into the second leg of their league cup semifinal against hull city. they should have scored more at old trafford afterjose mourinho named a strong si

clare hollingworth, who's died at the age of 105. football's governing body, fifa, has approved plans to expand the world cup to 48 teams. it'll open up the tournament to nations who've previously found it difficult to qualify and is set to boost the number of african and asian countries taking part. the move will also generate millions more from advertising and tv rights. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway reports from zurich. fifa has finally cleared the path to 4080 fifa has finally cleared the path to a080 countries. speaking to me today, the president insisted that in the face of much criticism it is time for the sport to look behind its traditional borders. football has become a truly global game because many more countries and teams will have the chance to mollify and they will invest in developing football, elite football as well as grassroot football, invest in their technical developments and this will make sure that the quality races. the growth of the world cup will being enormous profits. according to research. but

clare hollingworth, the british war correspondent who broke the news that world war two had started, died at the age 105. as a rookie reporter in poland, she spotted german forces gathering on the border in 1939 and brought the news to the world. james robbins reports. archive: this is a national programme from london. germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth's greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone inside germany she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them. 1939, i went out to poland to become number two to hugh carleton greene of bbc fame and i got to warsaw and he said one of us has got to go to the frontier and i was on the german polish frontier when the german hordes, tanks, moved in. and clare hollingworth's scoops kept coming. in 1963 she uncovered kim philby‘s escape to russia as an m16 traitor. for weeks the guardian refused to publish, fearing a libel action. but above all she was a war corres

today clare hollingworth, the british war correspondent who broke the story, died. she was 105. as a rookie reporter in poland she'd spotted german forces gathering on the border in 1939. james robbins looks back at her extraordinary life and career. news reel: this is a national programme from london. germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth‘s greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone, inside germany, she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them.

clare hollingworth, dead at aged 105. president obama has said he is leaving america in a greater place after eight years. he hasjust leaving america in a greater place after eight years. he has just given his farewell address in chicago. thank you for watching. hello. before our weather turns increasingly wintry, it turns wild and windy. a particularly lively day across the northern half of the uk today. some travel disruption is possible as wee see wind gusts in excess of 60mph. strongest winds through northern scotland as this weather feature pushes east, introducing cold winds across the country and keeping the wind lively and gusty for the morning rush—hour. gusts in excess of 60mph across parts of scotland. frequent showers turning frequently to sleet and snow notjust over the hills. rain showers for northern ireland accompanies the strong to gale force winds, gales if not severe gales for some parts of northern and western england, as well as western wales. not a great morning rush hour across the pennines. to go

clare hollingworth had been a remarkable witness to the entire modern world. finally, there are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of stonehenge. but might sound help in the search for answers? new technology is helping to recreate some of the strange acoustics of the mystical english site from thousands of years ago. much of the stone circle has been lost over the years, but as david sillitoe reports, the technology can even help us experience what the original prehistoric site might have looked like. wind blows eerily people have been coming here for at least 5,000 years. so we are walking in the feet of history. when the wind blows, some people say they hear a strange hum. thomas hardy wrote about it in tess of the d'urbevilles. and dr rupert till is convinced the sound of stonehenge is part of its magic. wind blows eerily you hear between each beat a little echo as the sound leaves you, hits the stone and comes back to you here. bang. banging the problem, this is just a fragment of the sound people would have heard 4,000 years ago. i met t

reporter: clare hollingworth's scoops kept coming. she uncovered kim philby's escape to russia as a traitor. above all, she was a war correspondent. across the middle east and vietnam, revealing secret talks between hanoi and washington. >> i am passionately interested in war. if one is passionately interested in war, one cannot help but like being in it. last year, fellow journalist celebrated her 105th birthday as more extraordinary stories emerged of her role before world war ii helping escape the nazis. james robbins with one of the great trail blazers of journalism. we have always known chimpanzees are intelligent. for the first time, researchers show them making and using tools to get access to water that no other animal can. a life-saving skill. a mother and baby in ivory coast national park showing unique behavior. it is the dry season. to reach a water supply, they are making and using tools, another insight into the behavior of our closest primate cousins. 95 percent this same dna as humans. they are very intelligent. use ar

clare hollingworth who has died at the age of 105. time for a look at the weather. here's jay wynne. it is getting lively over the next few days. we have a weak weather front moving southwards and eastwards. weak in terms of rainfall. as it moves through, a strong and cold wind coming from a long way north and west. rain initially in scotland and northern ireland. head south across england and wales it will become light and patchy. the winds will pick up to gale force and behind it a lot of showers, turning wintry over the higher ground in scotland. a chilly night, major towns and cities in single figures and cold in the wind. the wind will be a key feature of things tomorrow. there could be travel disruption to the northern half of the uk with winds at 60mph—70mph. maybe more. a ross cross wind for the central lowlands of scotla nd cross wind for the central lowlands of scotland and quite a few showers. showers and windy in northern ireland and northern england, too. the strongest winds over and to the east of the pennines. further south a blustery start to the d

the former war correspondent, clare hollingworth, who reported the outbreak of the second world war, has died at the age of 105. she was the first journalist to report on the build—up of german troops on the polish border in 1939, and she went on to witness some of the most significant events of the 20th century. our world affairs editor, john simpson, knew clare hollingworth and he's been looking back at her life and achievements. archive: this is a national programme from london. germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. it was clare hollingworth‘s first story. three days earlier, she'd spotted the build up of german armour ready for the invasion. i rode along a valley and there was tarpaulin up to prevent you looking down into the valley. suddenly, a gust of wind blew the tarp away from the moorings. i looked down into the valley and there were scores, if not hundreds, of tanks lined up. that set the pattern for her long career, scoop after scoop. it was clare who broke the news of kim philby‘s defection to russia, though her newspaper, the guardian, fearing a li

clare hollingworth, who's died at the age of 105. i look at the weather. the wind is picking up in the north and west of the uk as some rain arrives. that is still light and patchy across england and wales. any showers turning wintry over the higher ground of scotland. so cold and windy start to the day and the wind could be a problem tomorrow especially the northern part of the uk with very blustery conditions. many snow showers across the higher ground in scotland and getting down to lower levels through the day. feeling cold in the wind further north. 0n feeling cold in the wind further north. on thursday another cold day in the northern half of the uk with further wintry showers and maybe even snow over higher ground in the south. the top stories now. jeremy corbyn says he is not wedded to the idea of keeping freedom of movement for eu citizens during brexit negotiations. he also clarified his position on theissue he also clarified his position on the issue of a pay cut on top earners. you could set a limit on top earners. you could set a limit on t°p

and clare hollingworth, the veteran british journalist who witnessed the start of the second world war, dies at the age of 105. live from our studios in london and

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. >>> and clare hollingworth, who broke the news that world war ii has started, has died in hong kong at the age of 105. she was the first to report germany's invasion of poland in august of 1939. that's the cnbc news this hour. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, sue. >>> let's show you what's going on right now with the markets. the dow closer to 20,000. nasdaq hitting another record high. two big headlines breaking in the past half hour, general motors, company buying back $5,000 of stock. you can see the move in swren motors is 5%. new round of job cuts at walmart, retail giant is planning cuts at headquarters before the end of this month. that stock is up 12 cents. >>> first, dominic chu, looking at the s&p 500 and 194 reasons you might want to be cautious. do tell, dom. >> of the 500 members in the s&p 500, 194 of those members are either in correction territory or worse. that is down 10% or more from their recent highs. there hasn't been a broad amount of participation in this current rally, that 40% of members or near 40% could be reasons to be cautious. if you look at m

engage in herself so many times, macro a two hollingworth was witness to great events across more than a century. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: with just two hours to go before his farewell speech as president, we look at the impact of barak obama's foreign policy. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest