this is bbc news. the number of people killed in los angeles�* worst wildfires doubles to ten. fire officials say there is no evidence they were started deliberately. the national guard has been deployed amid reports of looting. the us supreme court has denied a last—minute bid by donald trump due to a halt sentencing on his hush money case. it will go ahead later today. tiktok will make a final play at the us supreme court today to block a new law which could shut it down in america. the first event to mark bradford's status as the uk city of culture begins tonight, despite the icy temperatures. let's return to the devastating wildfires. officials have confirmed at least ten people

have been killed, double the number reported earlier. around 180,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes, and many neighbourhoods have been left unrecognisable. let's get the latest from david willis, who has been on the scene. it willis, who has been on the scene. , , . scene. it is 'ust after midnight, _ scene. it isjust after midnight, seeking i scene. it isjust after midnight, seeking to scene. it isjust after - midnight, seeking to shut off gas valves to prevent any further fires from breaking gas valves to prevent any furtherfires from breaking out here. neighbourhoods like this have been almost devastated by the fires. this is a residential street. there is

hardly a building here which has not been either completely destroyed or very badly damaged. this behind me was a formerfamily home, and you can see the stairs. that is virtually the only thing that remains intact. everything around it is charred. there is a motor vehicle at the back, almost indiscernible what sort it is. that has also been scorched. all around, to use that word, the overused word, it is apocalyptic. the challenge this is going to present four officials borne out by the la coroner's office, which tonight issued a statement saying that it had identified the remains of ten people from these very serious wildfires. eight of those remains were from the fire that ravaged this to kill

of pasadena and altadena. the statement went on to make the point that it is going to be very difficult to formally identify those people, because of the nature of the way that the remains were discovered, and the fact that normal practices, such as fingerprinting, just are not applicable in this particular case. another cause of investigation is the cause, of course, of these fires. officials have also revealed earlier on today that a fire which broke out and spread very rapidly, only to be more or less put out, and may have been started deliberately. they have taken a man into custody, and they are investigating a fire as a potential arson attack. now, there are other suspicious fires that have sprung up.

indeed the sheriffs department has said that it is also looking to get to the bottom of what caused those particular fires. as far as the two main fires. as far as the two main fires here, the one here and the one just over the ridge, and the one at pacific palisades, which caused such devastation to hundreds of oceanside homes, officials do seem to be, at last, making some progress in corralling those flames. the pacific palisades fire is about 6% contained. this one has been corralled, at least. that is progress. it may not sound like it. it has been achieved by virtue of the fact that the winds have abated, and that has enabled firefighters to attack these fires from the air, using helicopters and planes to unload gallons of water onto

the flames below. it is having an effect. we saw it work last night, to my great relief, my great personal relief, there is a fire that sprang up in a hollywood hills, not farfrom where i live. it very quickly took on an extremely large area of brush, and there was an evacuation order put into place, i had to rush back from covering the fire in the pacific palisades to gather belongings and get out. there was a very nervous couple of hours while we waited to see if our homes would be burned down. thankfully, they were quelled, those flames, by virtue of bombing them from the air, using the helicopters and planes. using the helicopters and lanes. . , the devastating fires that are destroying large parts of los angeles are on track to be among the costliest in us history. the private forecaster accuweather said it expected losses of between 135 billion to 150 billion dollars, as the blazes rip through

an area that is home to some of the most expensive property in the world. fire authorities say more than 5,300 structures have been destroyed by fire in the palisades area. and between 4,000 and 5,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fire in eaton. here's our north america business correspondent, ritika gupta. wildfires engulfing swathes of los angeles are expected to be one of the nations�* costliest natural disasters. blazes around some to monaco and malibu are consuming some of the most pricey real estate in the most pricey real estate in the us, affecting areas where the us, affecting areas where the median home value is $2 million. in addition to the property costs, there is likely to be lasting health impacts on medical costs due to acrid smoke, as well as a dent in the lucrative tourism business. jpmorgan worn the potential

cost to insurers is expected to surpass $20 billion. these figures could rise further, as the fires are not controlled and continue to spread. many affected homes were not insured. some of the biggest insurers, hit by hurricanes and other natural disasters over the years, have seized writing or stopped renewing policies in high—risk coastal and wildfire areas like pacific palisades. hurricane katrina in 2005 is the most expensive us natural disaster, with an estimated cost of $200 billion according to national oceanic and atmospheric administration. blazes across california in 2018, including the campfire, caused an estimated $250 billion of damage. breaking news, officials _ billion of damage. breaking news, officials at _ billion of damage. breaking news, officials at the - billion of damage. breaking news, officials at the uk . billion of damage. breaking i news, officials at the uk home office say they are monitoring the social media posts of elon musk, along with other accounts which have a large number of followers. this has been reported by the mirror

newspaper. we understand from what they are saying that they are monitoring elon musk after he posted about the safeguarding ministerjess phillips. they are looking not just at his account, but the reach of posts by others who have large followers, who shot and who is engaging in. it is being carried out by a team in homeland security group, responsible for reducing national security risks, and focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland, according to their website. the source said it is being done to make sure that they are on top of whatever challenges are being posed by non—state actors. the home office is monitoring social media posts with a large number of followers. the us supreme court has denied a last—minute bid by president—elect donald trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case. the top court rejected mr trump's emergency application seeking to block friday's sentencing by a 5—4 vote. he'd been convicted in a new york court of covering up payments to an adult film performer. two conservative judges joined the three liberals

to reject mr trump's bid to delay the hearing. this was his reaction to the decision. well, they called for an appeal and, as you know, they acknowledged what the judge said about no penalty, and there is really no penalty. but we are going to appeal anyway, just psychologically, because, frankly, it's a disgrace. it's a judge that shouldn't have been on the case, he's a highly conflicted judge. and they called for an appeal, so i read it and i thought it was a fair decision, actually. so i'll do my little thing tomorrow, they can have fun with their political opponent. as you know, i am under a gag orderfrom a judge. this is a first. this was an attack of a political opponent and if you take a look at it, i'm not supposed to be talking about it, so i won't. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

in the us, the supreme court will hear closing arguments today in a case over whether tiktok should be banned in the country, if it doesn't separate from its chinese owner bytedance. the split is required by a biden administration law which says it's necessary to protect national security. tiktok and some its content creators have argued the ban would violate their first amendment rights to free speech. tiktok says it's used by around 170 million americans. the new law is set to take effect in nine days time. our north america technology correspondent lily jamali has more. well, congress passed that law in april on national security grounds. lawmakers expressed concerns that tiktok�*s chinese ownership, bytedance, means that the data of millions of americans could be compromised, and that they are also prone to manipulation by china's communist party. tiktok has consistently denied those allegations. they have expressed confidence that they will get the outcome that they seek from the supreme

court. president—elect donald trump, meanwhile, has weighed in despite once trying to ban the app himself. he has now filed a brief in this case, asking the supreme court to temporarily block the law so that he can try to save it. the uk's first offical consumption room for illegal drugs, including heroin and cocaine, will open in glasgow next week. it's hoped the service will reduce overdoses by providing a safe place to use drugs, and support people wanting to tackle their addiction. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. hey, girl, thank you very much. in the east end of glasgow, a place where people recovering from addiction can get a warm drink, food, support and advice. paul and barry volunteer here. they're both in recovery after years of abusing drugs. talking about like heroin and that. i started taking like 1a, 15 a day and just get worse.

it just progresses. you're smoking it one minute and the next minute you're jagging it and then in the prison, for years. been very lucky that they come out of the overdoses. um, and what i see with a consumption room is so many people are dying on the streets. and what we need to remember is that's somebody's son or daughter or uncle. you need to remember that and give these people a chance. around 100 people every month are dying from drug misuse in scotland, and the issue is most acute in glasgow. preventing deaths is one of the aims of this new facility, which will be the only one of its kind in the uk. that area is a using space. they'll speak to nurses about the equipment they're going to use today, and they'll be given a clean set of equipment. do they bring in their own drugs or do you provide the drugs? no, they have to bring in their own drugs — it must be purchased off—site. we've got very strict rules. there can't be any selling,

buying or sharing of drugs within the site at all. so here we have the booths. staff will be able to monitor up to eight users at any one time, who'll be injecting drugs such as heroin and cocaine. so we do anticipate we will see overdoses. these are not overdose prevention centres. do you think that'll be a rare occurrence? it will happen quite frequently, but we're able to respond to them. and that's the difference from people overdosing at home, alone or out in the street. critics argue that the safe consumption room is not the answer, and that much more needs to be spent on rehab and getting people off drugs entirely. it's not in any way innovative or progressive, you know, to watch somebody harm themselves so drastically and so catastrophically, and to not have access to services that can actually help them get well. i think it's an absolute travesty. it's a devastation for scotland. but those behind the new facility say it's part of the jigsaw to try and tackle scotland's drugs crisis. a decade in the making, it's also involved a change

in prosecution policy for possessing drugs. is this in effect decriminalising drugs? so certainly people won't be prosecuted for possession of their drugs inside this facility. but this is a single facility and even in the context of the city of glasgow, i don't think it can be described as decriminalisation. what it is, though, is it does push the barriers in terms of policy. it's estimated around 200 addicts could end up using the drug consumption room every day. this pilot aiming to reduce overdoses in one small part of glasgow in a country struggling to tackle the numbers dying from drug misuse. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. the spotlight will be on west yorkshire this evening as the first event to mark bradford's status as the uk's city of culture for 2025 will go ahead, despite the icy temperatures. the open—air event, titled

rise, has been co—created by the bradford—born magician steven frayne, formerly known as dynamo. more than two—hundred performers will take to the stage at city park. let's speak to our media and arts correspondent david sillito who's in bradford .. i'm glad to see you have taken your big coat! it i'm glad to see you have taken your his coat!— your big coat! it is -2 at the moment. — your big coat! it is -2 at the moment, and _ your big coat! it is -2 at the moment, and when - your big coat! it is -2 at the moment, and when we - your big coat! it is -2 at the i moment, and when we arrived your big coat! it is -2 at the - moment, and when we arrived it was 41 — moment, and when we arrived it was 41 it — moment, and when we arrived it was 41 it is _ moment, and when we arrived it was —11. it is nippy! bradford town— was —11. it is nippy! bradford town hall, that tells you where we are — town hall, that tells you where we are at — town hall, that tells you where we are at the moment. this is where — we are at the moment. this is where there will be more than 10,000 — where there will be more than 10,000 people to see the launch event _ 10,000 people to see the launch event of— 10,000 people to see the launch event of bradford 2025. what are they _ event of bradford 2025. what are they going to be looking at? area _ are they going to be looking at? area lists, acrobats, rappers _ at? area lists, acrobats, rappers and poets, and a touch of magio — bradford, and final preparations for a spectacle to open its year as city of culture. and one clue — the cards.

there's going to be a touch of magic because one of the organisers is a magician. steven frayne, known to the world as dynamo. it's a little bit chilly at the moment. you know what? if it gets too cold, we can hug. i grew up on the delph hill estate in bradford — the oldest of four kids. this is where he grew up, and this is more than just another show. so many people told me it would be impossible that a boy from delph hill could come this far. this means a lot to you then, doesn't it, tonight? this means more than i could ever put into words. to be in a place where there's a massive stage, put right in the centre for people to come and share in some amazement, like, that's like a dream come true — it genuinely is. so we've got a phone and a bottle. watch. this is where your street magic began then, isn't it? yeah. literally, right here i used, to perform street magic.

i'm super proud to be from bradford. it wasn't necessarily the easiest place to grow up. it's very easy to live in a small town and feel like you don't matter. feel like you're insignificant in this huge world we live in. so to be a small, tiny part of this, it's just incredible. i'm the proudest bradfordian you'll ever meet. you know, i tell everybody about it. i'm never letting this yorkshire accent disappear — ever. you see, they don't even want it to go. they're making me keep it. it's got to stay in. i want you to both think of a country. one, two, three. france. must be a good feeling to be... everyone be gathered here for what is a good story, isn't it? oh, this is an incredible story. and this is the sort of thing that we want people to talk about when they talk about bradford. you know, were you there that night when those 10,000 people from all different walks

of life were standing in unison, sharing in amazement. some of those people who might have felt invisible and now getting to shine, and some of them are going to be on that stage, and you do not want to miss it. we have been chatting to some of the people who are rehearsing, do you know what magic will be taking place? and they said that they don't know yet. when people arrive here, around 10,000 tonight, and 10,000 tomorrow night, we will find out exactly what stephen craine has been planning for this launch event. one thing that he said to me about this is that this is about more than just a cultural event. he said he wanted this to be a bit of a reset, a reboot of bradford's image to the rest of the world. it has had a lot of bad headlines over the last 20 years or so. this is a chance to show a different side to the city. you realisejust how

beautiful the victorian architecture is. this was one of the richest cities of the world in its heyday. and it is hoping that this is a moment to turn a corner and to be seen in a different light. there are all sorts of events that are coming up, a david hockney themed drawing event that was going to involve lots of people, even outside of bradford as well, a wallace and gromit event. essentially, this isjust gromit event. essentially, this is just the beginning gromit event. essentially, this isjust the beginning of bradford 2025. a whole year to enjoy. thank you very much. nice to be reminded of the word nithering out nice to be remi