the headlines. this is the scene in los angeles, where firefighters battled through the night to try to contain multiple wild fires. a state of emergency has been declared. several evacuation order are in place and 30,000 people have been forced from their homes. a new study shows people have more calcium in their diet have a reduced risk of bowel cancer. and discussions about plans from meta to ban fact checking. the new travel permit in northern ireland could put

people off visiting, it is claimed. firefighters in california are battling three different blazes in and around los angeles — including a ferocious one that has ripped through the affluent pacific palisades neighbourhood. the neighbourhood. area in loss lease has seen at the area in loss lease has seen at least 30,000 people forced to evacuate. the pink areas show limits of how far the fire has spread. it has covered almost 12 square kilometres and stretches to santa monica. these are live pictures from the scene, where we have seen burning cars and destroyed buildings. two more fires are reported to be spreading in

other parts of los angeles as strong winds spread the flames. 0ne strong winds spread the flames. one in eton canyon in pasadena. a third one is reported from the silma near the los angeles national forest. the white house said president biden is being briefed on the situation. the governor has warned that fires are no longer seasonal, but a year round threat. let's speak to cbs�*s correspondent. what is happening where you are? right now we are _ happening where you are? right now we are experiencing - happening where you are? i mt now we are experiencing the peak of the wind gust that are expected to get up to 100mph here. that is really hindering fire fighting efforts. the wind

is fuelling the flames of this fire and firefighters say this has been an overwhelming fire fight. now they're focussing on protecting lives and property, which has been difficult for them. that is because the wind gusts fuel these flames and it carries the embers. the embers can go miles and they can cause fires in different places. while you may have a fire this like burning here, the wind gusts carries the embers and you might have a fire burning across the street. because of this situation, because of this extreme wind, and gusty weather, firefighters are having a difficult time in getting a handle on all the fires that are burning now in los angeles.— fires that are burning now in los angeles. you're with the firefighters, _ los angeles. you're with the firefighters, give _ los angeles. you're with the firefighters, give us- los angeles. you're with the firefighters, give us a - los angeles. you're with the firefighters, give us a sense | firefighters, give us a sense of how they're managing to tackle this serious fast—changing situation. do they have the resources they need? , . ., ., ., need? they have a lot of resources, _ need? they have a lot of resources, but _

need? they have a lot of resources, but at - need? they have a lot of resources, but at the - need? they have a lot of. resources, but at the same time, for the first time in 19 years the los angeles fire department put out an all—all to all off diety firefighters to all off diety firefighters to call in. —— off duty firefighters to call in. there are firefighters from other surrounding areas who are here, because we did know the winds were coming and forecasters said this was going to be a particularly dangerous situation. the one thing firefighters cannot use now and it is helpful and crucial in this are aircraft. they usually have water—dropping helicopters and aircraft that drop fire retardants on the fire. they are not able to use those because of wind. we know that helps in trying to get a hold on the flames that you can see. we are hearing reports from residents who are confused about what is happening. what can you tell us about the

evacuations that are happening. how easy is it for people to leave? it how easy is it for people to leave? . , how easy is it for people to leave? ., , ., ., _ how easy is it for people to leave? .,, ., ., _ ., leave? it was not easy for eo - le leave? it was not easy for peeple to _ leave? it was not easy for people to leave _ leave? it was not easy for people to leave this - leave? it was not easy for people to leave this area, i people to leave this area, because pacific palisades has windy roads with canyons. and this started very small and then in a matter of minutes exploded. that is when they started calling for the evacuation. people had a matter of minutes to leave and get down the windy roads. when you ask thousands of people to leave at the same time, that caused a traffic back up. some people said they had to leave their cars to get to safety. we did actually see those cars backed up on the road. construction vehicles had to come through, bulldozer and move the vehicles so emergency vehicles could come through to fight the fire.— fight the fire. give us a sense of what you — fight the fire. give us a sense of what you can _ fight the fire. give us a sense of what you can see - fight the fire. give us a sense

of what you can see around . fight the fire. give us a sense l of what you can see around you at moment? i of what you can see around you at moment?— of what you can see around you at moment? u, ., ,~ , at moment? i can. let me ask my cameraman — at moment? i can. let me ask my cameraman tim _ at moment? i can. let me ask my cameraman tim to _ at moment? i can. let me ask my cameraman tim to pan _ at moment? i can. let me ask my cameraman tim to pan around. i i cameraman tim to pan around. i will step out of the way so that you can see. where we are, this is just pretty much like a hillside, mountainside and on top of the mountain there are homes that have been burning. neighbourhoods that overlook the pacific 0akes. to give you an idea of how close we are to the ocean and where the fire is burning. as we travel through some neighbourhoods, we saw multiple fire engines and multiple fire engines and multiple homes on fire and we will not know the extent of the damage until day break. they have been fighting this fire, i got dark around 5 o'clock in the evening. it has been dark and we haven't been able to see the scope of the damage. but we are expecting come day break that we will know how much damage this fire, the palisades

fire has caused. for damage this fire, the palisades fire has caused.— fire has caused. for those of us who don't _ fire has caused. for those of us who don't know _ fire has caused. for those of us who don't know much - fire has caused. for those of. us who don't know much about the palisades, you mentioned you have this mountainous... let us know if you don't feel comfortable to continue. the smoke must be challenging. what about this mart of los angeles, it is an affluent area close to the ocean. it is an affluent area close to the ocean-— the ocean. you have multimillion - the ocean. you have multimillion million| the ocean. you have - multimillion million dollar homes. and on this ridge they have views of santa monica pier, which is a tourist destination. there are beautiful, sprawling homes that have been affected by this fire in is in neighbourhood. this is the pch that takes you from

santa monica past the palisades into malibu. there are reports of homes in malibu, another affluent area. so of course, as day break comes and we are going to be able the ride up and down this highway and see the extent of the damage and know what has happened here. but from what we were hearing from officials who are every where is this damage that is done here is some damage that we have not seen in los angeles for decades. we have not seen in los angeles for decades-_ now the weather situation in the uk. the number of flood warnings has fallen with areas considered to have a risk of life from flooding. as of 7am there are around 100 flood warnings, meaning that flooding is expected. but there could be

issues created by falling temperatures, with warnings of ice in northern wales and central and northern england until midday. forecasters say that before the weekend overnight temperatures could be as low as minus 20 celsius in some areas. that is minus four degrees fahrenheit. preparations are getting way. and from boston in lincolnshire, here is our correspondent.- lincolnshire, here is our corresondent. . . . , correspondent. here a cleanup very much _ correspondent. here a cleanup very much under— correspondent. here a cleanup very much under way. - correspondent. here a cleanup very much under way. the - correspondent. here a cleanup l very much under way. the street cleaners are clearing up some of the debris from the flooding. we have had skips being delivered, the community are helping each other. if we spin around, you can see some of the sandbags and shields in place in front of some of the properties. last night there was another high tide. there is a drain that runs behind these properties. it is a main drain

for hundreds of square miles of the lincolnshire countryside. it has been running at full capacity. what happens is on monday there was a high tide and there is a gate where it meets the sea and that gate was closed, as a result this water way backed up and overtopped. around half 11, there was neighbours, without warning, were finding the water was coming through the back doors. there is 39 properties in this street which has been affected by the flood water. elsewhere in lincolnshire, we know there are 200 property ies that have been flooded. it has been described as one of the most extensive flood events the county has seen. 50 children had to be taken to county has seen. 50 children had to be ta ken to safety after their school was cut off. elsewhere thereby incidents, in

north yorkshire the body of a man was recovered from flood waters. in leicestershire, there were hundred of calls to firefighter on monday. 59 people were rescued there. this morning, there are 102 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected and 199 flood alerts meaninged inning is possible england. in wales there is one flooding and six flood alerts in force. a new study funded by cancer research uk shows that those with more calcium in their diet have a significantly reduced risk of bowel cancer. this is the largest study ever on the link between diet and bowel cancer. cancer research uk says the study highlights the benefits of a healthy, balanced diet for lowering cancer risk. let's speak to sophia lowes. she's the senior health information manager thank you forjoining us. i

understand this was a study of more than half a million women over16 more than half a million women over 16 years. explain how significant the study is. it is a really big _ significant the study is. it is a really big study, - significant the study is. it 3 a really big study, which is fantastic, because it builds that confidence in the results. one of the most exciting results that we saw is that for people who were consuming around an additional 300 milligrams of calcium, they were seeing a reduced risk of bowel cancer by about 17%. that highlights the importance of dairy as part of a balanced diet. there were other aspects such as the role of processed meat or alcohol that could play a role in increasing the risk of cancer. so confirming a lot of cancer. so confirming a lot of what we know and reinforcing that a healthy balanced diet is

a great way to reduce the risk. you mentioned it is about having a healthy balanced diet, do you think that is getting easier or more difficult for people? as easier or more difficult for --eole? �* ., , easier or more difficult for ”eole?�* ., , ., . people? a healthy balanced auiet is people? a healthy balanced quiet is high _ people? a healthy balanced quiet is high in _ people? a healthy balanced quiet is high in fruit - people? a healthy balanced quiet is high in fruit and - quiet is high in fruit and vegetables, whole grains, that is things like brown rice. and there are lots of ways to enjoy a healthy balanced diet. that can look like a range of different things. we know dairy can play a part in that and thatis can play a part in that and that is one of the things that the study is highlighting the role dairy can play in that diet. ~ ., ., ,, role dairy can play in that diet. ~ . ., ,., .,, role dairy can play in that diet. ~ ., ., , diet. what do you hope this research — diet. what do you hope this research can _ diet. what do you hope this research can lead _ diet. what do you hope this research can lead to - diet. what do you hope this research can lead to in - diet. what do you hope this | research can lead to in terms of peop behavioural changes. this research highlighted the

role that calcium can be playing in the role of dairy reducing the risk of bowel cancer. we need more research to unpick how calcium could be having that effect and investigate further things like other sources of calcium in nondairy alternatives and other sources of calcium. there is an aspect of further research. but this is a moment to encourage to think about small changes they can make to their diet to make them more healthy. whether thatis make them more healthy. whether that is you know swapping a... meat—free monday, or thinking about how we can incorporate more healthy sources of dairy into our diet. there are small changes that people can make that can reduce the risk of bowel canner is.— that can reduce the risk of bowel canner is. bowel cancer is one of— bowel canner is. bowel cancer is one of the _ bowel canner is. bowel cancer is one of the most _ bowel canner is. bowel cancer is one of the most common i is one of the most common cancers in the uk. thank you very much. police in london are

continuing their search for a 14—year—old boy who was stabbed on monday. the boy died at the scene after paramedics and an air ambulance arrived. scene after paramedics and an airambulance arrived. 0ur air ambulance arrived. 0ur reporter airambulance arrived. 0ur reporter has more. late into the evening, forensic teams were scouring the bus, searching for evidence as once again this part of london mourns the death of a teenager. the attack happened in broad daylight. a 14—year—old boy stabbed on a bus in woolwich. local residents took these pictures as police and paramedics tried to save his life. ., , ., life. our thoughts are with the victim's family _ life. our thoughts are with the victim's family and _ life. our thoughts are with the victim's family and friends. - victim's family and friends. this is a horrendous crime. i can't imagine what they must be going through. no arrests have been made, but we are working

at pace to identify and arrest those in involved. the road closures will remain in place. this is the second killing of a teenager in woolwich in a matter of months. in september a teenager was stabbed just minutes ago. a local youth worker said the two knew each other. ., , ., ., other. the wounds are not healed in _ other. the wounds are not healed in the _ other. the wounds are not healed in the community | other. the wounds are not - healed in the community after the death of dejan. i believe this young man was paying tribute by flowers to a young man who passed in september, not knowing that he would be that person and that fatality would be him. it shows the impact of knife crime. ten teenagers _ impact of knife crime. ten teenagers were _ impact of knife crime. ten teenagers were killed - impact of knife crime. ten teenagers were killed in london last year. figures suggest knife crime was up 4%. the government has pledged to half knife crime in the next decade, but, as another child is

murdered, the community here is asking what can be done to stop the killings? from today, millions of travellers visiting the uk will have to obtain an electronic travel authorisation before entering the country. travellers from the united states, canada and australia are amongst those affected by today's changes. european travellers will also have to apply for an eta from the 2nd of april. but the tourism industry in northern ireland is concerned that the introduction of the permit for holidaymakers from outside the eu, could put people off visiting. the dramatic and spectacular giant's causeway is one of the most popular attractions in northern ireland. most international tourists to come to this part of uk begin their trip in the republic of

ireland. the land border is open and there are no check points. from today holiday makers from outside the eu are required to have an electronic travel authorisation. the industry is worried. bill travel authorisation. the industry is worried. all we want in northern - industry is worried. all we want in northern ireland | industry is worried. all we | want in northern ireland is that seamless journey between the south and northern ireland. it is important that people know it is seamless and northern ireland is a welcoming place to come to for tourism. your concern would be basically that fewer people will want to cross the border into northern ireland? , , ., cross the border into northern ireland? , . . ireland? yes, if you have a r-rou ireland? yes, if you have a grouo of — ireland? yes, if you have a grouo of 50 _ ireland? yes, if you have a group of 50 people - ireland? yes, if you have a group of 50 people and - ireland? yes, if you have a| group of 50 people and you ireland? yes, if you have a - group of 50 people and you have £500 to your costs and that will make people think you know, if i'm travelling between dublin and donegal, it is worth going via the cause way coast? travellers can apply for the digital permits, known as an yes, if you have a group of 50 people and you have £500 to

your costs and that will make people think you know, if i'm travelling between dublin and donegal, it is worth going via the cause way coast? travellers can a- -l the cause way coast? travellers can apply for — the cause way coast? travellers can apply for the _ the cause way coast? travellers can apply for the digital - can apply for the digital permits, known as an eta on a smart phone or computer. visitors from non—eu countries have to do through the new process. americans and australians are affected. you came from the republic? how would you feel paying ten pounds. would it deter you. i don't think we would come. it was a last minute decision. don't think we would come. it i was a last minute decision. the less hassle _ was a last minute decision. the less hassle the _ was a last minute decision. iia: less hassle the better. was a last minute decision. the less hassle the better. it - less hassle the better. it seems a simple task. less hassle the better. it| seems a simple task. you less hassle the better. it - seems a simple task. you would still come? _ seems a simple task. you would still come? yes. _ seems a simple task. you would still come? yes. the _ seems a simple task. you would still come? yes. the tourist - still come? yes. the tourist industry _ still come? yes. the tourist industry has _ still come? yes. the tourist industry has grown - still come? yes. the tourist industry has grown since . still come? yes. the tourist industry has grown since the conflict ended in the nineties. hundreds of thousands of people come to the likes of titanic belfast each year. the devolved government said northern ireland is a special case and should be exempt from the eta scheme. the stormont economy minister told westminster that local businesses will suffer.

£210 million of international visitors in one year is significant. that takes a hit as a result of this action then i think it is bad news for tourism here. there are opportunities for the british government and the home office to look at this and recognise this is not fixing immigration. the home office said etas will deliver a more streamlined system that will be quicker and more secure for travellers. it said it is working with the industry to ensure people know about the requirement and to mitigate against it being seen as a barrier to tourism. ministers in belfast will keep pressing london for a change, before tourists from the eu need to get etas in april. for many parents, the cost of a new school uniform for their child can be a huge worry. last summer the uk government announced plans to change

the rules around branded uniform items, and mps will get their chance to debate them in the commons today. it wants to ban primary schools from requiring more than three branded items of uniform and pe kit — and for secondary schools to no longer require more than four — including a tie. the government says these limits could save some parents more than £50 per child from september. the government says the limits could save some parents more than £50 a child from september. the head of research and policy at the sutton trust was asked what the impact of the requirements on students and families has been. fine the requirements on students and families has been. one of the issues _

and families has been. one of the issues is _ and families has been. one of the issues is while _ and families has been. one of the issues is while there - and families has been. one of the issues is while there is - the issues is while there is guidance that schools should limit the number of branded item, it is not a requirement. that is one of the changes the bill was looking to make. the problem is that branded uniform tends to be more expensive. so a lot of parents will know the struggle with things you need to buy from that specific uniform shop versus those you could pick up in a supermarket. 0ne could pick up in a supermarket. one of the concerns that we haveis one of the concerns that we have is actually sometimes parents from lower income families will avoid certain schools, because the number of branded uniform items makes them too expensive for them. we should not be having a situation where some families and children are locked out of certain schools, because of the high cost of uniforms. the bill looks to make a positive change when it comes to that issue. how about some schools that

argue for uniformity and each pupil has the same type of clothing and this creates equality among students. can you see that side of the argument?— you see that side of the argument? you see that side of the arc ument? . , , argument? that will still be ossible argument? that will still be possible with _ argument? that will still be possible with the _ argument? that will still be possible with the changes l argument? that will still be | possible with the changes in the bill. schools could still have three item of branded uniform, forfour have three item of branded uniform, for four secondaries if it includes a tie. that is several pieces that bring people in the school together that show that visual identity. whereas the other pieces, they can still be specific, things like the trouserses should be black. but they don't have to be bought from a specific place. so i think that is a much better balance between having that cohesion and making sure that all families can afford those items.- sure that all families can afford those items. tell us more about _ afford those items. tell us more about the _ afford those items. tell us more about the changes . afford those items. tell us - more about the changes when it comes to this bill in particularfor comes to this bill in particular for schools, changes when it comes to breakfast clubs. give us a wider picture of what will happen with the

legislation?— legislation? there is a few other positive _ legislation? there is a few other positive changes - legislation? there is a few other positive changes in i legislation? there is a few. other positive changes in the bill. it will give the provision for free breakfast clubs in all primary schools. that is a positive change, because we know there are a lot of children at the moment who are going into school hungry and our researchers found the proportion of teachers reporting that is going up over time. making sure that all of the children have the opportunity for some good food at the start of the day can really help to make sure that they're then ready and able to learn and getting the most out of time in the classroom. another positive change from the bill is giving councils, local authorities, the bill is giving councils, localauthorities, more the bill is giving councils, local authorities, more control over school admissions. now we don't know the details of this yet, but we know from our research that many schools are socially segregated and lower income children can be blocked, because of the admissions policies in some schools and giving that over to local

authorities and being able to look at a community level on how admissions work could be positive to make sure that actually people from all backgrounds are able to access the best schools. it's a popular game, often played at christmas, and can result in some families getting pretty competitive — we're talking of course, about the word game scrabble. for the first time in five years, 100 players from across the uk and abroad, are taking part in the uk 0pen scrabble championships. competitors range from 11 to 90—years old, and more than 2,000 games are expected to unfold during the week long tournament held in reading. a reminder of our top story, these live pictures from los angeles. this is smoke bill lowing over that famous sky looiven of los angeles. 30,000 people have had to evacuate their homes and 1,400 hundred

firefighters are fighting those blazes. you're watching bbc news. stay with us. hello, it has been a cold start, but it is going to get colder over the next few days. what we are looking at again is a risk of snow and ice. less cold heading into the weekend, but we will see some mist and fog patches forming, that will be slow to clear. for today, we have got still some rain and snow showers across northern and western scotland and into northern ireland. a lot of dry, clear weather. more cloud in the south and we run into some rain, sleet and snow across southern counties. it will feel cold. these are the maximum temperatures, twos and threes. where you have lying snow, it will be colder. if you look on this area of rain, sleet and

snow in the south, it could get further north into wales and the midlands and east anglia and then push away to the east. the heaviest snow will be in dartmoor. through the course of the overnight period in northern and western scotland wintry showers and across ireland and the isle of man. under clear skies temperatures down to minus 12. these are temperatures in towns and cities. through thursday, off goes the system, we are still in this north—westerly flow. tomorrow is also going to be a cold day, followed by a cold night. a frosty start, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. snow showers on the brisk wind in scotland. in northern ireland and north—west england and wales and the south west. in the south west not as cold,

but still cold further north. through thursday evening under these clear skies the temperature will plummet. you can see we have got some rain coming in across the south—west. possibly some wintriness in this. but we could see temperatures possibly minus 20 with height in scotland. as we head through the outlook period, it turns less cold, but also some fog to clear.

live from london. this is bbc news. firefighters have battled through the night to try to contain multiple fires. several evacuation orders are in place and some 30,000 people are forced out of their homes. we have a home here and another one lost. if we go other this way, homes are gone. this one, completely level. panama's foreign minister says the sovereignty of the panama canal is �*non—negotiable', after donald trump refuses to rule out using military force to claim the waterway. sir keir starmer has urged mps not to back a bill today that would push for a national

inquiry into grooming gangs.