h, , firefighters tackling a fire at somerset house. ~ u, , ., somerset house.se. we can see quite a lot of smoke from the _ somerset house. we can see quite a lot of smoke from the building. - lot of smoke from the building. let'sjoin our lot of smoke from the building. let's join our correspondent over there. this let's join our correspondent over there. �* , let's join our correspondent over there. a , ., ., there. as you said, there is around a hundred — there. as you said, there is around a hundred firefighters _ there. as you said, there is around a hundred firefighters here - there. as you said, there is around a hundred firefighters here if - a hundred firefighters here if tackling this blaze at somerset house. we know that around 15 fire engines have been deployed, including from soho some of the surrounding areas. the metropolitan police say that there are no reported injuries. what we do know is that the london fibre great said it receiving reports of these incidents —— make their london fire brigade said it started receiving reports of this is a dent

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and for now, somerset house remains closed to the public. we'll keep watching somerset house.eam coming off the top of the building... smoke i should say, coming off the top of the building. the fire brigade is watching and final checks are being made to ensure it does not reignite. now, to india... we are... we are reporting on the strike in india, the medical strike where medics have gone on strike in support of a woman who was raped and killed, one of their colleagues in the hospital in delhi. our correspondent, archana shukla, has more from mumbai. now, the largest doctors grouping, which is the indian medical association, hasjoined into the protest. so today, 24 hours of nationwide strike. the first, such where both government as well as private health care institutions will stop all non—emergency services. so all your elective surgeries as well as outpatient departments in both government and private hospitals will be closed today. and that is a mark of protest and literally amping up the protest to put pressure both on the investigative agency as well as the government

now, don't forget, somerset house is an historic institution. it dates back centuries.ue. it is home to the courtauld gallery, which houses 5everal priceless pieces of art, including by van gogh and monet, amongst others. but we were speaking to the director of the somerset house trust, who told us that the area in which the fire broke out, that was actually different to where the artwork is housed. so those concerns have been allayed. but as you say, the efforts are still going on to contain this fire. and for now, somerset house remains closed to the public. 0pening weekend of the premier league, 5ix 0pening weekend of the premier league, six games on saturday, arsenal have started their campaign with a win at home to wolves, the arsenal manager says they should have scored more at the emirates. kai havertz got the opener. and bukayo saka added a lovely second after the break, a trademark finish from him, cutting in5ide from the right, beating the wolves keeper at his near po5t. right, beating the wolves keeper at his near post. i right, beating the wolves keeper at h

somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries.rts venue and is home to the courtauld gallery, which houses priceless artworks including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those artworks are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but i think thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery will reopen to the public today. noor nanji, bbc news. and noorjoins me now live from somerset house in central london. what the situation there? it's a lot auieter what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today as _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today as we _ what the situation there? it's a lot quieter here today as we were - quieter here today as we were hearing their many firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze yest

and for now, somerset house remains closed to the public.attling a strong forest fire in the resort city of izmir. ii helicopters and two water bomber planes are dousing hot spots, trying to contain the fire, which has burnt across 1,600 hectares of land. hundreds of people were evacuated during the night as the blaze spread to residential areas. there are six other fires in cities across turkey. hurricane ernesto is passing over the island of bermuda in the north atlantic, bringing a risk of serious flooding. the category1 storm was downgraded from the more serious category 2 but is still carrying powerful winds, with the potenial of a dangerous storm surge and up to 30 centimeters of rain. 60% of the population is reportedly without power. a cargo spacecraft has arrived at the international space station to deliverfood, fuel and other supplies for those on board, including two nasa astronauts stuck there for several months. the unpiloted spacecraft, named progress 89, successfully transferred about three tonnes of supplies. two nasa astron

somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries.e and is home to the courtauld gallery, which houses priceless artworks including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those art works are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but i think, thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery we will reopen to the public tomorrow. noor nanji, bbc news. two cases of the disease known as mpox have been identified in sweden and pakistan. it comes as an outbreak of the new strain of the virus spreads across 16 countries in africa, where more than 500 people have died. aid agencies are warning of a shortage of vaccines and are asking wealthy countries to share supplies. the nhs says it has contingency plans in place, and anyone travelling to the affected areas is advised to get vaccinated. here's our heath correspondent sharon barbour. the nhs says it's gett

the famous courtjudge of somerset house... lot of people around, staff, tourists, visitors to the gallery, there are no longer in the building, it is understood that there is no one in there right now. the site as i say, is currently closed but we is posted on social media, showing some of that smoke billowing over the thames, just to my left over there. traffic is always been impacted. this is a really busy area for them it is central london on a saturday afternoon. it is full of bars and restaurants. lots of people around. there are cordons around and people are being asked to avoid the area because of that thick smoke. we don't yet know what caused the fire, but we are going to get more information over the day. it is believed that the fire broke out in the west wing of the body and there was no artwork in the area. of course, it is a really historical and cultural site. it has masterpieces raging from the middle ages live aegis right to the 20th century. people are also very keen to say that the collection is also 0k to sa

somerset house is an historic institution dating back centuries. a gallery hosting several crisis pieces —— several priceless pieces of art. we spoke to the director of the somerset house trust to state that the area in which the fire broke out, that was actually different to where the artwork is housed. so those concerns have been allayed. efforts are still going on to contain the fire and for now, somerset house is close to the public. let's return now to our top story, lebanon says at least ten this people were killed in an israeli strike on a residential building in the southern city of nabitiah. we can cross live tojerusalem and wyre davies is there for us. the mood music is different from different sides, tell us we are. indeed, after two days of preliminary talks in qatar there was a very positive communique issued talking about a framework for a future agreement and the americans responded saying this was the best chance we've had in some time for peace. antony blinken the secretary of state is due to arrive in the region at the end of the

the courtauld gallery at somerset house has reopened. people have been injured after a ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival in eastern germany. videos show two carriages on the wheel alight, with smoke billowing into the air near the city of leipzig. 18 people were taken to hospital including one person who was injured in a fall and four people with burns. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. one of the onion—shaped domes on the roof of brighton's royal pavilion is at risk of collapsing because of rot. workers discovered the decay during routine maintenance. they say it'll cost £20,000 to fix, but as chrissie reidy reports, the organisation still needs to raise half the money. built some 200 years ago, the royal pavilion�*s onion—shaped domes have dominated brighton's skyline, but following recent restoration work on the building's roof, substantial damage was discovered on one of the domes. it's a combination of moisture getting in, you can see how friable this timber is. yeah, rotten, aren't they? and therefore th

somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries.rts venue and is home to the courtauld gallery, which houses priceless artworks, including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those artworks are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but thanks to the efforts of the emergency services i am confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery will reopen to the public today. french film star alain delon has died at the age of 88. the actor was part of the golden era of french cinema, known for his tough—guy persona on screen in hits including the samurai and borsalino. his family say he died peacefully at home, surrounded by his children and family. once described as the most beautiful man in the movies, delon starred in hits from the 19605 onwards. earlier i spoke to the entertainment reporter and radio times columnist caroline frost and asked her what his most defining performances had been. i guess of

somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries.to the courtauld gallery, which houses priceless artworks including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those art works are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but i think, thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery we will reopen to the public tomorrow. noor nanji, bbc news. performers working in the games industry have spoken of their distress at being asked to work on explicit content without notice, including scenes featuring sexual assault. sex scenes are common in modern games — and are often made by filming human actors who are then digitised into game characters. robbie taylor hunt, an intimacy director and coordinator for both stage and screen, weighed in on this topic for us. yes, it is really sad and shocking to see that these kind of things are happening. 0bviously, actors want

somerset house is a historic site, dating back centuries.ude weight game volf, claude monie and paul cesuliene. those artworks are believed to be safe. it’s cesuliene. those artworks are believed to be safe.— believed to be safe. it's too earl to believed to be safe. it's too early to comment _ believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on - believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the i early to comment on the building's condition but i think thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will— small part of the building. the venue will remain _ small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice but the gallery will reopen to the public today. noor nanji, bbc news. during the last 150 years, more than 80% of the dunes on the lancashire coastline have been lost. a project to secure them, using discarded christmas trees began in lytham in 2013, is starting to show promising results. our reporterjudy hobson can explain. these dune

fire crews fight a fire at the 18th century somerset house, a cultural centre in london. india's health ministry urges medics to end their strike over the rape and murder of a junior doctor in kolkata. the african union confirms more than 18,000 mpox cases have been detected in 13 countries across the continent this year. and after ukrainian troops destroy a strategically important bridge in russia's kursk region, moscow attacks the border city of sumy. hello. lebanon says at least ten people were killed in an israeli strike on a residential building in the southern city of nabatieh. the lebanese state news agency says two children were among those killed. israel said it was targeting a hezbollah weapons depot. lebanese media say hezbollah has fired more than a0 rockets into northern israel in retaliation. also on saturday, hospital officials say an israeli strike in central gaza killed at least 15 people. they say a house and warehouse sheltering displaced people was hit. as the fighting continues, ceasefire and hostage release talks continue in qatar. wyre davies report

wejust one driving into the main courtyard in the middle of somerset house, but other than that, themerset house itself remains closed until further notice, but earlier today, around 10am, the gallery reopens to the public. that gallery houses a lot of priceless artwork, including by van gough and claude money. i was in there a little earlier, checking it out, and it does look absolutely fine in there. there were some tourists milling around, and the artwork seems absently fine. it appears to have broken out in a different part of the building, mostly home to things like offices and storage, and not the artwork. as i say, everyone inside of the building was also safe. they were evacuated as soon as these reports came out. there is still a presence here today as crews are trying to work out what actually happened and investigate the cause of this fire, which at this moment is still not known. we will bring you that when we get it. known. we will bring you that when we aet it. . ~ known. we will bring you that when we aet it. ., ~ i. , known. we will bring you that when weaetit. ., , .

somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries. including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those artworks are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but i think thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery will reopen to the public today. noor nanji, bbc news. one of the onion—shaped domes on the roof of brighton's royal pavilion is at risk of collapsing because of rot. workers discovered the decay during routine maintenance. they say it'll cost £20,000 to fix, but as chrissie reidy reports, the organisation still needs to raise half the money. built some 200 years ago, the royal pavilion's onion—shaped domes have dominated brighton's skyline, but following recent restoration work on the building's roof, substantial damage was discovered on one of the domes. it's a combination of moisture getting in, you can see how friable this timber is

somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries.d to be safe. it's too early to comment on the building's condition, but i think thanks to the efforts of the emergency services, i'm confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery will reopen to the public today. noor nanji, bbc news. thousands of residents in newtonwards in northern ireland have had to leave their homes following the discovery of a suspected world war two bomb. police in county down say it was found at a building site at the rivenwood housing development on friday. lynsey telford has the latest. an otherwise sleepy housing development, but what has been unearthed has sent shock waves. a suspected world war ii bomb. more than 400 homes were forced to evacuate as army personnel piled sand onto the device, with a view to carrying out an explosion. some were worried about the potential that might have on the homes around it, including one future owner. of course i'm worried, but

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somerset house is an historic site dating back centuries.he courtauld gallery, which houses priceless artworks, including by van gogh, claude monet and paul cezanne. those artworks are believed to be safe. it's too early to comment the building's condition, but thanks to the efforts of the emergency services i am confident that the damage is to one small part of the building. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld gallery will reopen to the public today. around a50 households in county down in northern ireland have been urged to evacuatr after a suspected world war ii bomb was discovered at a building site nearby. residents have been told that making the bomb safe could take five days, or longer. the predicted rise in sea levels due to global warming has focused attention on measures that can be taken to protect coastlines. sand dunes play a key role in providing a natural line of defence, but many are threatened. yet a project in the north of england to secure them using christmas trees is showing promising res

somerset house building earlier, somerset house will remain closed until further nofice will remain closedntil further notice as investigations into the fire that damaged the roof is conducted . in other news, in is conducted. in other news, in ireland, a teenage boy has appeared in court charged over the stabbing of an army chaplain outside renmore barracks. a 16 year old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, has been remanded in custody. gb news home and security editor mark white, has more. >> this short court hearing gave us the firmest indication yet of an apparent terrorist motivation to this attack outside the irish army barracks on thursday evening. the suspect, a 16 year old boy, according to the court, appeared to have a radical islamist mindset and possessed material linked to the islamic state terror group. the victim , state terror group. the victim, father paul murphy, was returning to the barracks in his car when he was confronted and stabbed. multiple times. security cameras recorded 20 separate stabbing movements. he suffered multiple deep lacerations . the teenager has

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fire crews fight a blaze at the culture and arts centre, somerset house, in central london.h urges doctors to end their strike protest, promising to look urgently at their safety following the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a kolkata hospital. the african union's health agency confirms more than 18,000 mpox cases have been detected across thirteen countries this year. and after ukrainian troops destroy a strategically important bridge in russia's kursk region, russia attacks the border city of sumy.

and an investigation begins into what sparked a fire at london's historic somerset house.

house building earlier, somerset house will remain closed until further nofice will remain closed untilhat damaged the roof is conducted . in other news, in is conducted. in other news, in ireland, a teenage boy has appeared in court charged over the stabbing of an army chaplain outside renmore barracks. a 16 year old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, has been remanded in custody. gb news home and security editor mark white, has more. >> this short court hearing gave us the firmest indication yet of an apparent terrorist motivation to this attack outside the irish army barracks on thursday evening. the suspect, a 16 year old boy, according to the court, appeared to have a radical islamist mindset and possessed material linked to the islamic state terror group. the victim , state terror group. the victim, father paul murphy, was returning to the barracks in his car when he was confronted and stabbed. multiple times. security cameras recorded 20 separate stabbing movements. he suffered multiple deep lacerations . the teenager has lacerations. the teenager has been remanded back int

fire crews fight a fire at the 18th century somerset house, a cultural centre in london.a junior doctor in kolkata. the african union confirms more than 18,000 mpox cases have been detected in 13 countries this year. after ukrainian troops destroy a strategically important bridge in russia's kursk region, moscow attacks the border city of sumy. hello.

, at somerset house in central london.here that you can see. these are pictures that you can see. these are pictures that we have now posted on social media. the big raid, the london fire brigade, says that its control officers have taken over, reporting the fire. first received at 1159 this morning, crews from soho, delegate, islington and surrounding fire stations are attending the scene. we will have more on that throughout the day here on bbc news. now, it is time for the weather with simon king. hello again, your weekend started off on a relatively quiet note with some winds but certainly perfect conditions for the balloon festival getting under way earlier on this morning. lots of dry weather and lots of sunshine around for many of us particularly towards the south and south—east. throughout the afternoon, elsewhere the cloud will increase but there will still be some sunny spells. possibility of one or two showers into scotland and northern ireland, coming into northern england and perhaps north wales, as well, but

house has been closed because of a fire. no injuries to start over as it does have been reported. the galleries extensive ox collection and tooting works by morning when go and suzanne was on damaged. it's not knowing what caused the incident on to indonesia now, which is celebrating its independence day 79 years since it broke free from dust through. the national flag is also being raised over the new capital city. no sentato. indonesia has always kept the cart that is putting you to it and sinking into the ground. but the new city is still under construction and re over budget. this is independence day celebrations and indonesia look different than in previous years. that's because they were held into cities several times yesterday, the old capital jakarta, and the new one new son tai, symbolizing the stats of a slow tron side of political power would cost to the nation in split screen. chicata has been an easiest capital for 75 years, but it is set to slowly be replaced by the brand new city of new sentato. on the, on the

house has been closed because of a fire. it's not known what caused the incidents. now, injuries to stop or visitors have been reported. somerset has the same as for hosting arts events, as, as appeared in several blog posts, blockbuster films, indonesia, instead of writing its independence day 79 years since it broke free from dutch rule. the national flag is also being raised over the new capital city, new centera. indonesia is old capital jakarta is polluted and sinking into the ground, but the new city is still under construction and way over budget. this is independence day celebrations and indonesia look different than in previous years. that's because they were held into cities several times yesterday. the old capital chicata and the new one new son tava. symbolizing the stats of a slow tron side of political power would cost to the nation in split screen. chicata has been introduced as capital for 75 years, but it is set to slowly be replaced by the brand new city of new sentato on the item to borneo. on tv, new sent

house has been closed because of a fly up. no injuries to stuff or visitors have been reported. the galleries extensive collection including works by monet. then go and suzanne was damaged. it's not knowing what caused the incident. dealt as in india, have gold, a nationwide striking protest at the rape and murder of a female training in coal kind of medical stops. a violence against women is widespread, is demanding beth and security and hospitals. they want a safer working environment. indian doctors are escalating protests into a nationwide strike. we just want to be safe when we are doing because it is the last is where we have to. oh, what do you, what do i say see emergency services are still in operation. but the strike has affected thousands of patients below got people come here from far away and they finding it very difficult. there's no one here. the doctors a single be on strike indefinitely, and we don't know when that'll reopen the ship. those fellows days of march is in smaller strikes over the rate. and the ove

as it is looking into the so london is the story to somerset house has been closed because of the fire is not knowing what caused the incidents invoice to stop on the success of being reported so much, that house is famous for host an odd to bands and has appeared in several blown past the films and the nation is celebrating its independence. the 7th and 9 year since it broke for you from dr. drew the national flag is also being raised well by the new capital see the new sun tyra and the new shows old compet though it's a contract is for you to and sinking into the ground. but the new city is still under construction and over the budget. this is independence day celebrations and indonesia look different than in previous years. that's because they were held into cities several times yesterday. the old capital chicata and the new one new son tava. symbolizing the stats of a slow tron side of political power would cost to the nation in split screen. chicata has been an easiest capital for 75 years, but it is set to slowly be replaced by the brand new city of new santano on the island boni

. >> your top story this hour. 125 firefighters are battling a blaze at london's iconic somerset house. smoke was spotted billowing from the roof of the historic building on the strand just before midday. 15 fire engines have now been sent to the scene. crews have confirmed they are tackling a fire located in part of the building's roof. the cause of the fire is still unknown, though somerset house, now an arts venue, had been set to host arts venue, had been set to host a breakdancing event this afternoon . in scotland, a member afternoon. in scotland, a member of the snp has been kicked out of the snp has been kicked out of the snp has been kicked out of the party for comments about the israel—hamas war, described as utterly abhorrent. john mason has been accused of flippantly dismissing the deaths of more than 40,000 palestinians. party officials will now meet to discuss a fixed time period of suspension. greater manchester police have launched a murder investigation after a man who became trapped in a burning building died in hospital. officers were called to a fire on dumbarton gr

so start somerset house has been closed because of a fire. no injuries to staff or visitors have been reported. the galleries, expensive art connection including worked by an 8 and van gulf and suzanne was on damaged. it's not known what caused the insect now to the us presidential election, however, come a couple of harris's candidacy at turns out her professional and political risers already broken new grant. harris's status highlights the growing political climate of indian americans celebrating india in america. california has one of the largest indian american populations of any state in the country commemorating indian independence day is a chance for the community here to come together in music and douse. and to many years, seeing that california indian american potentially become the next president, is cause for celebration to know how to choose one of the best. that'd be have highly educated. and then she is really diverse on our promise. everyone is cited about her and we're going to go about getting campbell of harris and liked it

house, has been closed because of a fire. no injuries to stuff or visitors have been reported. the galleries extensive od collection, including works by monet, uncle, and says on was on damaged. it's not knowing what caused the incident. here in berlin, 200000 people came together on saturday for brave the planet. the tech i music parade is just the latest spots of what's now officially recognized as a cultural tradition. the emotions, ron high. as the modem textbook capital, the lean becomes an open at dense floor. hundreds of thousands plot the c to sent onto the molto lock. this trunk sample rate in spots. we all fit all this in the legs there on the 2nd, a lot of sense to the bits next to berlin's famous landmarks. but secular itself is no less the full landmark. this here, germany is government declared, it's part of the national cultural heritage. the way is because it's, well we don't have anything like this back home. the tech support rate rate the planet just formerly known as the last 3, which came to an end in germ

house building earlier, somerset house will remain closed until further nofice will remain closed untilurther notice as investigations into the fire that damaged the roof is conducted . in other news, in is conducted. in other news, in ireland, a teenage boy has appeared in court charged over the stabbing of an army chaplain outside renmore barracks. a 16 year old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, has been remanded in custody. gb news home and security editor mark white, has more. >> this short court hearing gave us the firmest indication yet of an apparent terrorist motivation to this attack outside the irish army barracks on thursday evening. the suspect, a 16 year old boy, according to the court, appeared to have a radical islamist mindset and possessed material linked to the islamic state terror group. the victim , state terror group. the victim, father paul murphy, was returning to the barracks in his car when he was confronted and stabbed. multiple times. security cameras recorded 20 separate stabbing movements. he suffered multiple deep lacerations . the teenager has lacer

house building earlier, somerset house will remain closed until further nofice will remain closed until . in other news, in is conducted. in other news, in ireland, a teenage boy has appeared in court charged over the stabbing of an army chaplain outside renmore barracks. a 16 year old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, has been remanded in custody. gb news home and security editor mark white, has more. >> this short court hearing gave us the firmest indication yet of an apparent terrorist motivation to this attack outside the irish army barracks on thursday evening. the suspect, a 16 year old boy, according to the court, appeared to have a radical islamist mindset and possessed material linked to the islamic state terror group. the victim , state terror group. the victim, father paul murphy, was returning to the barracks in his car when he was confronted and stabbed. multiple times. security cameras recorded 20 separate stabbing movements. he

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a reminder of our breaking news. 70 firefighters are dealing with a fire at london's somerset house.centre of london. london fire brigade, and you can see the pictures there, say ten fire engines have been deployed and plumes of smoke have been seen coming from the building on the banks of the thames. you can see those live pictures there. they will be information about the cause of the fire later. stay with us on bbc news. it is fairly settled weather for the weekend. it is not altogether dry. they have been a scattering of showers. we are still under this none north—westerly winds bring in the showers in off the atlantic. the winds are fairly brisk. not as strong as they were yesterday, but strong as they were yesterday, but strong enough to push the showers across scotland. they have been one or two showers in england and wales. the lion's share of the sunshine is in east anglia and the north—east. 19 and 20 celsius in the north. again, we have some high levels of pollen if you are out and about. there will be more sunshine tomorrow. the cloud does melt a little overnight and the

so, as i say, a fire breaking out in the iconic somerset house in central london.member of scotland, meanwhile, a member of the snp has been kicked out of the snp has been kicked out of the party for comments about the israel—hamas war, described as utterly abhorrent. john mason has been accused of flippantly dismissing the deaths of more than 40,000 palestinians. party officials will now meet to discuss a fixed time period of suspension and in an afternoon of breaking news in greater manchester police, there have launched a murder investigation after a man who became trapped in a burning building has died in a burning building has died in hospital . officers were in hospital. officers were called to a fire on dumbarton green in wigan early on wednesday morning. it's now being treated as a suspected arson attack . in other news, arson attack. in other news, a private funeral for one of the three girls stabbed to death in southport is taking place today. six year old bebe king was attacked during a dance class at the end of last month. the killings of those three gi

today, artists and other creative start—ups based in somerset house's new wing have started to returnne but the latest from the italian coastguard is that they say they will continue without stopping to try to recover the six missing people after that yacht sank in the early hours of yesterday morning, stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good evening. some unseasonably wet and windy weather coming up in this forecast. it certainly is going to feel like autumn at times this week, but there will also be some sunshine. lots of blue sky around today, for example, but also some heavy, blustery showers, most of those out towards the north and the west, such as here in the lake district. now, that really sets the scene as we head through the rest of the week, with northwestern areas of the uk bearing the brunt of the worst of the weather, wettest and windiest here. but there will be some sunny spells. it's looking quite changeable at times, and you can just see that tight squeeze on the isobars out towards parts of western scotland earlier on today. strong gusty winds, a cold front g

more than 125 firefighters battled the blaze at somerset house for hours.he building houses priceless works by monet and van go. officials say the artworks were not in the area of the fire and no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> back at home, new real estate commission rules are going into effect this weekend. they are expected to change the game for both buyers and sellers, leaving more room especially for sellers to negotiate. >> reporter: sweeping new rules are upending how people buy and sell homes. the changes stem from a blockbuster settlement in mark with the national association of realtors over broker commissions. >> there will be transparency added to what is typically the largest single financial transaction of a person's life. >> reporter: starting today, home buyers will have to sign a written agreement with their realtor spelling out their compensation before they go on any home tour. >> one couple signed an agreement with their broker before touring homes in st. louis. >> it definitely added a little bit more co

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. >> fire breaks out at london's iconic somerset house. now london's premiere cultural center, flames and smoke could be seen billowing out of the roof as more than 120 firefighters work to fight the blaze, the building was also once home to the royal navy. a gallery inside houses vincent van gogh's self-portrait, but some are somerset house says the fires started. representatives of the somerset say the fire started in the west wing of the building where officers are located? staff, and public got out safely. the cause still unknown alright. three months away now from election day and attacks are ramping up on both sides and increasingly, both vice presidential candidates have also come under fire for their military service. cnn's sara murray has more it's a in ameri after 911, i did with thousands of other young men my age did, and that time of soaring patriotism and love of country by enlisted in the united states marines two men who enlisted in the military for 24 years. >> i proudly wore the uniform of this nation now vying for the vi

the courtauld gallery at somerset house, which houses paintings by vincent van gogh, claude monet andurt in the blaze, and the paintings are safe. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. it has been a fairly quiet weekend of weather, it is all change again next week. even today, we are not without a few showers, they have been peppering scotland and one or two elsewhere across northern ireland and western fringes of england and wales but mostly the cloud or melt away and more sunshine will come out to end the day. it is feeling pleasantly warm although there is quite a brisk wind in the north and west in particular. the wind doesn't tend to ease a little overnight allowing the mist and fog to form across england and wales but look further west with wind strengthening. temperatures will not fall quite so low here and it is all about the areas of low pressure as we move into the new week. the first one sweeps into the second part of monday, clearing tuesday, then a brief ridge of high pressure, this next one coming on wednesday, thursday, containing the remnants of hurricane nso.

more than 125 firefighters battled the blaze at somerset house for hours.he centuries-old building houses famous artworks from monet and van gogh. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> back at home, new real estate commission rules are going into effect this weekend. they are expected to change the game for both buyers and sellers, leaving more room especially for sellers to negotiate. >> reporter: sweeping new rules are in effect nationwide in the real estate industry upending how americans buy and sell their homes. the changes stem from a blockbuster settlement in march from the powerful national estate >> there will be transparency added to what is typically the largest single financial transaction of a person's life. >> reporter: starting today, home buyers will have to sign a written agreement with their realtor spelling out their compensation before they go on any home tour. >> it definitely added a little bit more commitment to the process. >> reporter: the changes mean sellers could end up with more money in their pockets. typically sell

somerset house will remain closed until further nofice remain closed until further notice as an investigationnto the fire that damaged the roof is conducted . in ireland, a is conducted. in ireland, a teenage boy has appeared in court charged over the stabbing of an army chaplain outside renmore barracks. a 16 year old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, has been remanded in custody. gb news is home and security editor. mark white has more. >> this short court hearing gave us the firmest indication yet of an apparent terrorist motivation to this attack. outside the irish army barracks on thursday evening. the suspect, a 16 year old boy, according to the court, appeared to have a radical islamist mindset and possessed material linked to the islamic state terror group. the victim, father paul murphy, was returning to the barracks in his car when he was confronted and stabbed multiple times. security cameras recorded 20 separate stabbing movements. he suffered multiple deep lacerations. the teenager has been remanded back into custody in scotland. >> a member of the snp has been kicked out

the art collection at london's somerset house safe after a blaze breaks out at the historic cultural

the bbc news app has more on the phased reopening of somerset house following a fire there last weekendor now, let's cross back to ben and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. rules for travellers going to the eu from non—member countries will be changing over the next 18 months, meaning that for the first time brits going to popular holiday destinations, like spain and france, will have to pay in advance for a visa waiver. potential for chaos if we don't get the timing right. ben has the details. yes, we have already seen changes at the border when we go on holiday to eu countries, things like using different passport cues, getting exit and entry stamps. more changes are under way and they could come without cost, they will come with a cost. and we need be organised. so it doesn't spoil your holiday. good morning. british holiday holiday—makers off to the eu will see the new requirements potentially as soon as next summer, including a payment of 7 euros, about £6, for a new visa waiver. there are two main changes coming in. the first is an electronic entr

. >> a fire at somerset house in central london has been contained.fter around 125 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze yesterday. there are priceless artworks in there but they have not been damaged. the fire ripped through the roof of the historic building. somerset house will remain closed, apparently until further notice as an investigation into the fire that damaged the roof is conducted . damaged the roof is conducted. >> i'm feeling slightly depressed by imran siddique . depressed by imran siddique. morning, imran. who says i'm always tuned in from 5:30 in the morning working at my desk in leicestershire. but he does it on his stepper. >> well, while you're while you're working. >> so he burns 100,000 calories by eight in the morning. how do you do that? >> do you have to have a special clip on thing for your laptop? >> all his information from gb news. well, they just they must just be a stepper. then you just have a high desk and you're doing that. >> oh, i see that. >> it's like you're walking for 2.5 hours. imran, you put us all to

the london fire brigade says the age and the design of somerset house proved a challenge as crews respondedhe historic building. flames were found in the roof, with 125 firefighters called out to the scene on the strand. the venue will remain closed until further notice, but the courtauld art gallery will be open today. around 30 people have been left injured after a ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival in germany . you can see here on in germany. you can see here on the screen pictures showing that ride in flames festival organisers say 18 people are currently in hospital being treated for those injuries, but they say the cause of the blaze isn't yet known . and finally, isn't yet known. and finally, some sport for you. keely hodgkinson is eyeing history after clinching gold in the 800m at the paris games with her sights now set on smashing the 40 year old world record for the 800m. the 22 year old says her recent performance in london, where she ran less than a second over that record, has fuelled her confidence. she's not slowing down either, with hodgkins on hodgkinson rather co

were sparked were spared rather when fire broke down at london's historic somerset house saturday, theome to the cto gallery, but the fire was confined to an area where no artworks are housed. it took 20 fire 25 fire engines, and 125 firefighters to bring the blaze under control crews used a crane to fight the flames on the roof of the complex has been filming. things like love actually, and downtown downton abbey rather italy is running through a heat wave that's brought a surge of related illnesses in rome. there's been an uptick in emergency room visits. doctors say it's mostly tourists who get dehydrated since mid-june consecutive heat waves of swept across italy leading to the health ministry to place 22 cities it's on red alert this week, many regions have been enduring temperatures around 104 degrees fahrenheit or 40 degrees celsius. all right, that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. i'm kim brunhuber. i'll be back with more news in justice the russians were trying to spy on us. >> we were spying on them this secret war, secrets and spies now streaming on max what the, effects of