this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm: a state of emergency is declared in south—east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. it's the largest forced evacuation new south wales has seen as thousands flee the path of the flames. the fireball just came through at about 80 kph. hit the house and then we ran into the lake and all the embers and everything were hitting us, burned our hair a little bit. there's anger over the government's handling of the emergency, as the prime ministerfound out when he toured the area. how come we only had four trucks to defend our town? because our town doesn't have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr prime minister. delays and cancellations on the railways, but fares still go up from today by an average

of nearly 3%. researchers say artificial intelligence can be better than doctors at diagnosing breast cancer from scans. and coming up in sportsday, the latest from anfield after yet another premier league win for liverpool, this time over sheffield united. that's in just ten minutes here on bbc news. a state of emergency has come into effect in the australian state of new south wales, the area worst affected by raging bushfires. this will enable the authorities to carry out forced evacuations. already, many thousands are fleeing their homes. this map shows the fires that have been burning since monday.

there are new ones breaking out all the time. they're concentrated in and around australia's coastline, where 90% of the country's population lives. our sydney correspondent shaima khalil is in milton town, one of the areas under the evacuation order, and sent us this report. a mass exodus from the devastation on the southern coast and a race to escape the dangerous fire conditions ahead. thousands of holiday—makers inching their way to safety with a 48—hour deadline. families have heeded the calls to evacuate, but because the conditions on the road are still very dangerous, there have been closures in different directions and now they tell us they feel stranded, having evacuated those fire risk towns, now unable to get home. you kind of have a feeling that you can't go forward, you can't go backwards. and really, you know, stuck between a burning rock and a burning rock, aren't you? just have to sit it out and hopefully, you know, not get caught in the middle

ofa fire. some families were able to get away early in the morning before the road closures. this couple lost their house and had to take refuge in the lake across the road. the fireball came over the hill just opposite the lake. we thought we had a few minutes at least. we were hosing down the house and everything, doing the gutters, what they say to do, and within two or three minutes, the fireball just came through at about 80kph, hit the house, and then we ran into the lake and all the embers and everything were hitting us, burnt our hair a little bit, and we were in there for about an hour before we got rescued. this is what they're escaping. burning since september, these bushfires have destroyed more than 1200 homes. the prime minister, who has been a staunch supporter of fossil fuels, insisted that government policy struck the right balance between supporting the economy

and protecting the environment. how come we only had four trucks to defend our town? because our town doesn't have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr prime minister! but he got an angry reception from the residents of cobargo when he visited their town. no, he's an idiot, mate. lake conjola is a popular holiday destination. now it looks like a conflict zone. when kim harper came back to her house, she couldn't recognise the neighbourhood. it feels like i'm in the middle of the apocalypse. like, i think someone's dropped a bomb on us, basically. that's what it feels like. in the neighbouring state of victoria, the navy has been helping evacuate people. so far, 18 people have lost their lives in the fires. volunteer firefighter geoffrey keaton was one of them. today was his funeral, where his 19—month—old son harvey was presented with his father's medal for bravery.

gusty winds and temperatures soaring above a0 degrees are set to create hazardous fire conditions in the coming days. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, lake conjola, new south wales. bushfires have always been a feature of australian summers, but, as we're reporting, this season has seen some of the most intense and extensive fires ever. experts say it's difficult to pinpoint a single cause, but three years of dry weather and the hottest tempertaures on record last year clearly played a part, as our science editor david shukman reports. on a terrifying scale and burning in too many different areas to be stopped, the flames are causing a massive shock. even in a country that is used to fire. usually, the blazes strike scrubland. these are instead tearing into the forests, which means the fires are hotter and taller

and harder to tackle. for a sense of their size, on a map of the uk, here is the vast area in australia that's burned so far. the impact has been devastating. with lives lost among firefighters and residents, more than 1000 homes destroyed and an estimated death toll among animals of 500 million. so, what's behind these fires? well, 2019 was the country's hottest year on record, and the higher the temperatures, the greater the risk, because fires start more easily and plants and soils dry out. so, no surprise that australia has just come through its driest spring on record, leaving a lot of vegetation ready to burn. and this was partly caused by the waters of the indian ocean being relatively warm in the west and cooler in the east, which has the effect of leaving australia dry, and all the time the global average temperature is heading up.

scientists researching the fires say conditions have created a perfect storm, with climate change heating the planet and adding to the dangers. clearly, the warmer, drier weather that we expect to see with climate change, and what we have probably already seen in australia, leads to more vegetation being available to burn and more vegetation being available to burn earlier in the year. so, the fire seasons have lengthened, beginning earlier and also finishing later as a result of climate change. the past year saw fires around the world. in the amazon rainforest, they were started deliberately to create farmland. and in california, they encroached on urban areas. a view from space of the australian fires. the smoke drifting to new zealand, where on this glacier, the ice and the sky turned dark. the sense of threat is far from over. david shukman, bbc news.

despite delays and poor performance from some train operators, millions of commuters in england and wales will have to pay an average of 2.7% more for their tickets from today. it means some passengers face a rise of more than £100 for their annual passes. prices in scotland are also going up. the rail delivery group, which represents the train companies, claims average fare increases have been kept to below inflation for the third year in a row. emma simpson reports. back to work today and not much to smile about. as usual, train fares are going up, and it's become a january ritual. my travel in particular is affected every day because i have late trains every day and they literally crawl into london waterloo, so it makes it very difficult for me to plan, so it makes it harderfor me to understand the justification of an increase in price, when i do not see any improvements. we have had a year of bad service, but i have just come to expect now.

ijust get on with it. the service has not been particularly good over the past two or three years, so i think you'll find that a lot of people are annoyed about it. today's increases are all about regulated fares which cover around 40% of journeys, including season tickets. for instance, the annual commute from reading to london is going up by £132. from gloucester to birmingham, it is going up by £118. and edinburgh to glasgow, it's not that far behind. all these season tickets are now well over £4000 per year. nobody wants to pay more for their fares, we understand that, but by keeping the increase just below the rate of inflation, it allows us to cover the day—to—day running costs of the rail industry, which then frees up billions of pounds of public and private cash which is needed to upgrade the system. but it hasn't all gone to plan.

for northern rail commuters, 2019 saw another year of misery, delays, cancellations and overcrowding. the transport secretary says northern rail is no longerfit for purpose and confirmed it may be stripped of its franchise. i don't think it's right that people are unable to rely on their train services, particularly in places like northern, where it has been notably bad. i will absolutely bring that situation to an end. today, he also announced two new trials on flexible tickets, including better value fares aimed at part—time commuters. we think there needs to be a huge overhaul of the system, easier to work out and also has to offer better value. that will include tickets that reflect the way we live now. change could be on the way, a big long awaited review of the railway commissioned by the government is due to be published in the coming weeks. emma simpson, bbc news.

a man's been charged with murdering his estranged wife and her boyfriend in derbyshire in the early hours of new year's day. the bodies of helen hancock, who was 39, and 48—year—old martin griffiths, were found at a house in the village of duffield. derbyshire police has referred itself to the police watchdog over previous contact with mrs hancock. an early and accurate diagnosis of breast cancer is quite often the key to successful treatment. now, researchers at google health and imperial college in london have developed an artificial intelligence computer programme that is more accurate at assessing a mammogram than one radiologist working alone and as good as two experts working together. as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports, this use of what's called ai could well improve all cancer care. this is painstaking work. it takes more than a decade of training to become a radiologist and have the skill

to read a mammogram. in the nhs, two doctors analyse every woman's x—rays. now, artificial intelligence, a machine learning computer designed by google health, can do itjust as well as humans. this went far beyond my expectations. it will have a significant impact in improving the quality of the reporting and also freeing up radiologists to do even more important things. women aged between 50 and 70 are invited for breast screening every three years. the study in the journal nature showed al was actually better than one doctor working alone at reading mammograms. it produced 1.2% fewer false positives, where a healthy mammogram is wrongly labelled as abnormal. and there were 2.7% fewer cases where a cancer was missed. and ai will only get better. this study shows us that

in the future it might be possible to make that screening programme more accurate and more efficient, which means less worrying time waiting for patients for results and better outcomes overall. helen edwards from surrey has been clear of breast cancer for 15 years. she was a patient representative on the panel which had to approve google health's access to the mammograms, all of which were anonymised. initially, i was concerned — google, what are they going to do with this information? what are they going to do with the data? but when i thought about it, longer term, it can only benefit women in having less recalls when you haven't got a cancer. this is a breakthrough moment for artificial intelligence, which seems certain to play a major role in the diagnosis of breast cancer in years to come. and ai has already proved its ability to read other types of patient scan, showing itself as good as leading ophthalmologists in diagnosing more than 50 different eye conditions.

the nhs needs another 1000 radiologists, so using al to replace one of the two doctors who read mammograms would ease that pressure and speed up diagnosis. fergus walsh, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening. it's just not cricket. a football injury is the latest setback on england's tour to south africa. 13 points clear again, liverpool are too strong for sheffield united. and get your house in order or risk going under. that's the warning for amateur darts.

evening. another liverpool win coming up injust a moment, but we'll start with cricket. england's cursed tour to south africa isn't getting any easier. first, it was illness in the camp, and now on the eve of the second test in cape town, an injury to the opening batsmen rory burns, damaging his ankle while playing football. his series is over. jofra archer is also a major doubt with an elbow problem. adam wild reports. faced with these spectacular backdrop of cape town and its splendour, it is hard to believe anyone could feel cursed. 0n the eve of the second test, england have

every right to. beneath the mountain, they were already a silo plenty on their plate, injury, illness that first at the offering much to chew over and things just get worse. 0pen much to chew over and things just get worse. open it really burns was england's top score in the first test. for a time, england's top score in the first test. fora time, his england's top score in the first test. for a time, his 84 look like it mightjust test. for a time, his 84 look like it might just save test. for a time, his 84 look like it mightjust save them. here he was in training today turning his effo rts in training today turning his efforts to football and turning his ankle and now taking his turn on the physio— table. crossed fingers for his twisted ankle just were not enough. his test and his torah now over. the latest misfortune to befall the squad with jack leach also definitely missing, victim of the illness that struck down many of the illness that struck down many of the tory party whilstjob archer is still a major doubt with an elbow injury. england in no rush to make a decision. don't want to go into again with her not being 100% we also don't want to potentially see him missa also don't want to potentially see him miss a lot more cricket through

playing and when he is not fit to play. so being really clear about where he is at and making it a balanced decision on the side off the back of it. but some never to haveissues the back of it. but some never to have issues to address and questions to answer. for the country in the cricket team than they would not go away. no place in the side for one player and with some asking if the colour was treading away from the team. we don't see colour. you be the first got to acknowledge he got a really good opportunity. cannot point any fingers of that. and now it is important obviously for the general game in this country to keep producing good cricketers from either colour. i know what asking and there will be things in place and there will be things in place and people in place to make sure we keep producing players of all different colours. despite england's promised him a fans have travelled in huge numbers hoping to see the spectacular cricket they saw four

yea rs spectacular cricket they saw four years ago. then ben stokes scored england's quickest double century, 258 from him in one of the most extraordinary innings in recent yea rs. extraordinary innings in recent years. a repeat of such high—scoring is unlikely this time around but things always look spectacular here, evenif things always look spectacular here, even if you are feeling cursed. the injury to rory burns will re—open the debate about whether or not cricketers should play football. it breaks up training, but it's claimed a few casualties, back in 2009, matt prior injured his backjust minutes before england took on australia in an ashes test at headingley. just a month later, joe denly was ruled out of an england 0ne—day international after twisting his knee in a kickabout before the start of play at the oval. and more recently, jonny bairstow injured his ankle before the opening test against sri lanka in 2018 during a warm—up game of football.

that prompted director of cricket ashley giles to suggest football training sessions should be stopped. liverpool are another step closer to the premier league title. there was a routine 2—0 win against sheffield united at anfield this evening. it could have been more. their lead is back to 13 points ahead of leicester with a game in hand. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. liverpool in search of a landmark, some 364 days after their last league defeat, could they make it a year unbeaten in the top—flight? the a nswer year unbeaten in the top—flight? the answer was $0011 clear year unbeaten in the top—flight? the answer was soon clear enough as to fill united stumbled and mohammed salah struck. barely three minutes

and already business as usual. it would have been more if not for dean henderson's rocket with mozart denied the visitors in touching distance at the break. afterward, liverpool dominated with salah again close with how did that stay out? but they found a way. a perfect illustration of their pace and poise rented off at the second time of asking by saudi money. —— saudi audio money. at the top and three decades after their last title you suspect this might just decades after their last title you suspect this mightjust mightjust be there year. wayne rooney made his debut for derby county this evening, and he captained the side as they won 2—1 against barnsley in the championship. he got an assist to his name too, sending in a free kick forjack marriott to finish off. barnsley equalised, but derby got the winner through martyn waghorn. rooney showed pretty

good fitness levels, playing the full 90 minutes. they stay 17th, but now ten points above the relegation zone. one other match in the championship tonight. swansea are into the play—offs after a 1—0 win at home to charlton. yan dhanda with the winner inside 15 minutes. sport is doing its bit to help with fundraising efforts for those affected by the australian wildfires. that will certainly be seen in cricket at the scg when the third test starts in the next hour. phil mercer sent this from sydney. both the australian and new zealand teams were hosted by the australian prime minister, scott morrison, at his official residence here in sydney a few days ago. they said they would wear black arm bands in acknowledgement of the bushfire crisis that is sweeping many australian states. cricketing authorities here also say

that there will be fundraising efforts during the sydney test match similar to those that raised money for breast cancer, the charity set up by glenn mcgrath. australian cricketing authorities well aware this test match is coming at a time of great crisis for the country, and we also hear that in a practical way, the umpires will be allowed to suspend play if smoke from the bushfire sweeps across the ground, as it has in sydney many times during recent weeks. now, let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. tennis stars are also pledging their support for the bushfire relief fund. nick krgios will donate just over £100 for every ace he hits this month. he's also called on tennis australia to do more with fundraising. zlatan ibrahimovic is back in italy for his second spell at ac milan until the end of the season.

the 38—year—old scored 56 times in 85 appearances for milan over two seasons from 2010. they are currently 11th in the table. and great britain's former world champion speed—skater elise christie says she's taking a break from social media to improve her mental health. more on that story on the website. the chairman of the professional darts corporation, barry hearn, says the rival bdo — the british darts 0rganisation — is in danger of collapse because of the way it's being run. their world championships start on saturday, but prize money has been slashed this week because of poor ticket sales and sponsorship problems. you can catch that on the website and a lot more on there besides. but

is it from us. coming up a bit later on bbc news you will be able to find the papers but that is all from us. hello, good evening. it was quite mild for the time of year today, with temperatures widely in the double figures, but there was a fair amount of cloud to be had. this photo sent in by a weather watcher in staffordshire. then it's all change as we move into tomorrow. we'll see more in the way of sunshine, but with that a noticeable dip in temperatures. we see this drop in temperatures starting to feed in as we go through tonight. these two weather fronts sink their way gradually south and east, bringing a spell of rain and some cloud, but opening the doors to this fresher air from the north and west. so, as we go through tonight, we'll see cloud and outbreaks of rain gradually spreading south

across england and wales. some clearer spells feeding in towards the north and one or two showers. the winds tending to fall lighter than we've seen through the day, although the potential for gales across the northern isles, we'll see a marked difference in temperatures. where we see the clearer spells developing, the temperatures really dipping away, although holding up where we have the cloud across the south. so, a mild start to the day on friday across southern parts of england. there'll be some clouds, some patchy outbreaks of rain. that will clear towards the south and east, and then there'll be plenty of sunshine across the board. a scattering of showers feeding in from the north west, could be wintry over high ground or even to lower levels across shetland. and again, it'll be windy across the northern isles. the temperatures, though, noticeably cooler than we've seen today, highs of around nine degrees celsius. the temperatures dipping away across the south after the cloudy start. as we move into the weekend, high pressure takes charge, so there will be plenty of dry weather the further south you are. the best of the brightness found in the south east. more cloud as you head further north

and the potential for some outbreaks of rain for northern parts of scotland. the temperatures on saturday not doing too badly. a maximum of around nine, ten degrees celsius. not a great deal of change on the way as we move into sunday. high pressure remains in charge across the south. this weather front towards the north will bring some outbreaks of rain for parts of scotland, perhaps feed into northern ireland and again more in the way of cloud further north, but there will also be some brighter spells, the best of those to be found in southern and eastern areas. the temperatures fairly similar to what we're looking at on saturday, a maximum of around ten, 11 degrees celsius. bye— bye.

tonight at10:30pm... a state of emergency in australia as the bushfires claim more lives and thousands are forced from their homes. the fires are concentrated around australia's south—eastern coastline — one of the most highly—populated parts of the country — and many people are facing forced evacuations. all day, victims of the fires have given accounts of the dangers they've faced and the terrifying experiences they've had. the fireball just came through at about 80kph, hit the house and then we ran into the lake and all the embers and everything were hitting us, burnt our hair a little bit. and the australian prime minister had to cut short a visit to one town today, faced with the anger of local residents about the government's response. also tonight... millions of rail commuters face more expensive journeys from today ,

many will pay an extra £100 a year for annual tickets. and the prospect of faster and more accurate cancer screening thanks to the help of artificial intelligence. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we will have a look at the store is making tomorrow's front pages in the paper review at 11:30pm. dojoin us then. good evening. in australia, a state of emergency has been declared in new south wales, the area worst affected by bushfire crisis. the emergency status has been upgraded in parts of victoria to a state of disaster, giving the authorities even more powers to force

evacuations and close roads. many thousands of people have already left their homes. these are the fires burning and breaking out since monday. they're focused around australia's south—eastern coastline, one of the most highly populated parts of the country. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is in the town of milton, one of the areas worst affected. is state of emergency has now come into effect in new south wales. this gives the fire services power to mobilise resources on a federal level across the country but also to evacuate people. the commissioner there said these conditions are going to bejust there said these conditions are going to be just as there said these conditions are going to bejust as bad, if not worse, on saturday and people are now leaving in what has been described as the worst and largest mass evacuation in australia's history. a mass exodus from the devastation on the southern coast and a race to escape the dangerous fire conditions to come.

thousands of holiday—makers have been given 48 hours to escape the blazes before conditions worsen, but it hasn't been easy. families have heeded the calls to evacuate, but, because the conditions on the road are still very dangerous, there have been closures in different directions and now they tell us they feel stranded having evacuated those fire—raged towns, now unable to get home. you kind of have a feeling that you can't go forwards, you can't go backwards. and, really, you know, stuck between a burning rock and a burning rock, aren't you? just have to sit it out and hopefully, you know, don't get caught in the middle of a fire. some families were able to get away early in the morning before the road closures. this couple lost their house and had to take refuge in the lake across the road. the fireball came over the hill just opposite the lake. we thought we had a few minutes at least. we were hosing down the house and everything, doing the gutters, what they say to do, and,

within two or three minutes, the fireball just came through at about 80kph, hit the house, and then we ran into the lake and then all the embers and everything were hitting us, burnt our hair a little bit, and we were in there for about an hour before we got rescued. this is what they're escaping. burning since september, these bushfires have destroyed more than 1,200 homes. the prime minister, who has been a staunch supporter of fossil fuels, insisted that government policy struck the right balance between supporting the economy and protecting the environment. how come we only have four trucks to defend our town? because our town doesn't have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr prime minister! but he got an angry reception from the residents of cobargo when he visited their town. no, you're an idiot, mate. lake conjola is a popular holiday destination. now it looks like a conflict zone.

when kim harper came back to her house, she couldn't recognise the neighbourhood. it feels like i'm in the middle of the apocalypse. like, i think someone's dropped a bomb on us, basically. that's what it feels like. in the neighbouring state of victoria, the navy has been helping evacuate those people stranded in mallacoota. a series of committee meetings have been held to decide who will get to leave the area by ship first. so far, 18 people have lost their lives in the fires. volunteer firefighter geoffrey keaton was one of them. today was his funeral, where his 19—month—old son harvey was presented with his father's medal for bravery. gusty winds and temperatures soaring above 40 degrees are set to create hazardous fire conditions in the coming days. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, lake conjola, new south wales. australia has experienced bushfires

throughout the summer over many years, but the ferocity and intensity have not been on this scale before. 0ur science editor david shukman has been investigating how the fires reached this level of destructive power. on a terrifying scale, and burning in too many different areas to be stopped, the flames are causing a massive shock — even in a country that's used to fire. usually, the blazes strike scrubland. these are instead tearing into the forests, which means the fires are hotter and taller, and harder to tackle. for a sense of their size, on a map of the uk, here's the vast area in australia that has burned so far. the impact has been devastating, with lives lost among firefighters and residents, more than 1,000 homes destroyed and an estimated death toll among animals of 500 million.

so, what's behind these fires? well, 2019 was the country's hottest year on record. and the higher the temperature is, the greater the risks, because fires start more easily as plants and soils dry out. so, no surprise that australia has just come through its driest spring on record, leaving a lot of vegetation ready to burn. and this was partly caused by the waters of the indian ocean being relatively warm in the west, and cooler in the east, which has the effect of leaving australia dry. and all the time, the global average temperature is heading up. scientists researching the fires say conditions have created a perfect storm, with climate change heating the planet and adding to the dangers. clearly, the warmer, dry weather that we expect to see with climate change, and what we have probably already seen in australia, leads to more vegetation being available to burn, and more vegetation being available

to burn earlier in the year. so, the fire seasons have lengthened, they are beginning earlier and also finishing later as a result of climate change. the past year saw fires around the world. in the amazon rainforest, they were started deliberately to create farmland. and in california, they encroached on urban areas. a view from space of the australian fires. the smoke, drifting several thousand miles to new zealand where, on this glacier, the ice and the sky turned dark. the sense of threat is far from over. david shukman, bbc news. floods in indonesia's capital jakarta are now known to have killed at least 26 people, after the city experienced its heaviest rainfall in more than two decades. at least 30,000 residents have moved to temporary shelters. officials said 37 centimetres of rain had fallen in a single day. despite delays and poor performance

from some train operators, millions of commuters in england and wales will have to pay an average of 2.7% more for their tickets from today. it means some passengers face a rise of more than £100 for their annual passes. prices in scotland are also going up. the rail delivery group, which represents the train companies, claims average fare increases have been kept to below inflation for the third year in a row. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports from manchester. the service is absolutely shocking. i can't get to the nursery sometimes on time. we can't get to meetings on time. it causes logistical nightmares. travel from the midlands... at the end of the day we're always late for work, we're never on time. it's so bad, sometimes i have to get a taxi. ..to the north of england and the stories are similar. today's rail fare rise, hard to swallow. the prices seem to keep going up and you don't seem to get anything more for your money. as i say, they are always late.

sometimes only by a minute or two, but always late. as the price hike took effect this morning, the transport secretary said the company running the largest franchise in northern england wasn't fit for purpose. ijust don't think it is acceptable. i've been a long—suffering commuter myself for many years, and i don't think it's right that people can't always rely on their train services, and particularly in places like northern, where it has been notably bad, i will absolutely bring that situation to an end. northern, the company operating these services, is effectively on a final warning. in a matter of weeks, the government has to make a controversial call. either strip the company of this franchise, or let it keep operating these trains on a simpler type of contract. paul has been campaigning for improvements for years. he wants northern out. nothing has improved in 12 months and yet we have had two fare increases. people are paying a lot more now for theirjourneys, they're

taking hours to get home from work or to get to work, people have had to change jobs, lose theirjobs. northern says delays to infrastructure upgrades have affected its performance. but the problems stretch far beyond northern. the scottish government will end its contract with scotrail early because of poor performance. and in the second quarter of last year, only 40% of services on transpennine express made it within a minute of their arrival time. the punctuality record of london north eastern railway and cross country were only slightly better. the trains were so unreliable last year on west midlands and london northwestern railways that season ticket holders there will not pay more this year. the body representing train companies says it's not all bad. there are surveys taken of passenger satisfaction, not by the rail industry, they're done independently, and they consistently show 83—84% satisfaction levels.

but too often passengers are let down. the government will soon publish a blueprint on how our railways can improve. tom burridge, bbc news. derbyshire constabulary has referred itself to the police watchdog, after it was revealed that a woman found stabbed to death on new year's day alongside her partner had contacted officers before she died. the couple have been named as helen hancock and martin griffiths from the village of duffield. the woman's estranged husband has been charged with their murder. the former nissan boss carlos ghosn has insisted that he acted alone in fleeing from japan to lebanon, despite seven people being detained in turkey for helping him escape. mr ghosn had been under house arrest in tokyo awaiting trial on charges of alleged financial misconduct. there's now an interpol arrest warrant for him. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin somerville is in the lebanese capiral beirut. quentin, what are the authorities

in lebanon saying about mr ghosn's escape from japan? well, the lebanese authorities responded to that interpol arrest warrant today, saying that carlos ghosn may be summoned, it could be interrogated by the justice minister then made the point about lebanon simply doesn't extradite its citizens. so how did he pull off this caper? that is the big question everybody is asking. his home in tokyo was under 24—hour surveillance, all three of his passports were under lock and key in his lawyer's office. there is the suggestion he may have been smuggled out of his home in a musical instrument box. tokyo has no record of him leaving, the turks have no record of his private jet of him leaving, the turks have no record of his privatejet landing and departing again, so hence we saw those arrests of the aircrew in turkey today. carlos ghosn is the only person who can answer those

questions and he will do so in a press c0 nfe re nce questions and he will do so in a press conference here in beirut next week. but the fact of the matter is, for the moment, as long as he is in lebanon, carlos ghosn is a free man. quentin, thank you very much. a british tourist who tried to save the lives of members of the diya family, who drowned at a spanish holiday resort, has told the bbc he believes more could have been done to prevent their deaths. gabriel diya died alongside two of his children, at a resort on the costa del sol, on christmas eve. josias fletchman was on holiday at the same resort and has been speaking to our correspondent helena wilkinson. i was at the reception, and a lady comes screaming. she's come screaming, a spanish lady, but the way she come, she was traumatised. i could tell by the scream. me personally, i knew it was something serious, because i said to my wife, i said, "that's a death cry, that." my wife's like, "nah, nah, nah."

but i said, "that's a death cry, that's something serious." this was the moment josias fletchman knew something terrible was happening. he was on holiday with his family in spain but ended up being one of the first to try and help a father and his two children who drowned. on christmas eve, nine—year—old comfort and 16—year—old praise—emmanuel got into difficulty in this pool at club la costa world. their father, gabriel diya, then tried to save them, but all three died. youth workerjosias was heading for a family swim when it became clear there was an emergency. when i got there, the reception people had already, like, they must have got the bodies, the three people out, brought them out the pool. there was a lady there and she said, you know, can i take over? so i took over. at first i was like in my head thinking, whoa, because i've done cpr on dummies, but to do it on a real body