with water to hold back the palisades fire — which is menacing one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods. winds are picking up again, further fanning the flames. 166,000 more people have been warned they may have to flee. in the uk, a police officer has died after being hit kemi badenoch calls on the prime minister to sack tulip siddiq. in the uk, a police officer has died after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire. detectives issue an appeal for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage.

it's one in the morning in los angeles where firefighters are continuing to battle the wildfires that have destroyed huge swathes of the city. the number of people killed has risen to 16 and a dozen are missing after five days of the devastating fires. the two biggest blazes in the city remain largely uncontained and more strong winds are forecast over the coming days. those two fires have destroyed an area more than twice the size of new york's manhattan. no cause has yet been established for the fires. firefighters have made some progress against the worst of the infernos, the palisades fire, which has scorched nearly 35 square miles. it's11% contained, which means barriers or firebreaks have been placed around 11% of its perimeter. the palisades fire is now threatening brentwood, one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods, where arnold schwarzenegger and basketball star lebronjames have homes. it's11% contained, which means barriers or firebreaks have been placed around 11% of its perimeter. the palisades fire is now threatening brentwood, one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods, where arnold schwarzenegger and basketball star lebronjames have homes.

there've been dramatic scenes of aircraft dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant on the hills and scrub in an attempt to put out the blazes. but if the winds do pick up it will be harder to get those aircraft and helicopters into the air. more than 12,000 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. the second—biggest blaze, the eaton fire, has destroyed more than 20 square miles and was 15% contained. firefighters have mostly contained two smaller blazes, the kenneth and hurst fires. but the national weather service warned that the santa ana winds that whipped up the fires at the outset would increase again this weekend. seven neighbouring states, the federal government and canada and mexico have sent resources to california.

our first report is from helena humphrey, who's in la. still the fires grow, hungry and unrelenting, as firefighters remain locked in a battle against nature's fury. from the sky, it's an all—out assault to keep the largest of these deadly wildfires in the pacific palisades from spreading any further, bombarding the flaming hills with water and fire retardant. meanwhile, on the ground, the national guard out in force and a night—time curfew is in effect to clamp down on those profiting from the chaos. a lot of crime, a lot of people trying to to steal things, but if you protect yourself and yourfamily... i mean, i have to be there to protect my wife, my son, my kids, my mom and i cannot even go and see them. i've been in this street for three days. luckily, my sister lives down the street or else i'd end up in the streets. but this unprecedented crisis is also bringing out

the best in humanity. at a local shelter in pasadena, volunteers are caring for more than a50 animals, dropped off by evacuees orfound wandering amid the destruction. others who escaped with only the clothes on their backs are desperately searching for the beloved pets they lost in the scramble to get out. survivors here have lost everything, entire homes reduced to rubble. and with days of winds now forecast, it's a race against time to stop these fires from spreading further. los angeles knows it needs all the help it can get and with a change of administration looming in washington, local officials say they've yet to hear from the incoming president. i wrote a letter to president—elect trump, inviting him to engage in wildfire recovery efforts and to visit the county to see the impact first—hand that it has on every socio—economic individual in this county.

for now, it is all hands on deck. firefighting crews have arrived from across the united states, with mexico and canada sending in battle—tested teams of their own. they know that any pick—up in the now—notorious santa ana winds could wipe out their hard—won progress in an instant. mexico has sent firefighters to assist in combating the wildfires, as local officials seek to draft in more help from across the us. two planeloads of more than 70 firefighters, along with their equipment, landed in los angeles international airport on saturday, where they were greeted by california's governor gavin newsom. the firefighters are expected to join combating efforts within the next 36 hours.

here's the governor of california gavin newsom talking about the new help efforts. this is what friends do. this is what relationships are all about, friends in need being there for one another. we want to be there for the people of mexico in times of need and disasters and we're incredibly humbled and grateful that the president was willing to send the crew you see behind me. they'll be out on the lines in the next 2a, 36 hours and we're very, very grateful. hundreds of firefighters are working around the clock to tackle the wildfires. liz lin is president of the los angeles fire department foundation, which is assisting firefighters in la. she spoke aboutjust how tough it has been for them. the firefighters are now on day five or six. they have been there since day one. we are, normally during the fire season, which happens during the fall, very rarely do we have something in january, you see one fire. there is something like six

fires and they keep popping up and what is even more unusual is the fire behaviour and the winds are things we have never seen. we saw this in hawaii a couple of years ago. and we are seeing it here. and unpredictable behaviour, uncontrollable winds driving these fires to cause mass devastation. it is unprecedented. it is unprecedented in the city of la and in the nation, from what we are seeing. my only mission is to serve the los angeles fire department. with that, anything that they need during these fires, anything that the budgets didn't support, anything that helps them do the job that they do to save lives and protect the community, we will fund. and our funding depends on the general public. this morning, i was at palisades and i bought some technology equipment, because some of the computers and things were failing. hero wipes, eye goggles, something as simple as eye drops, making sure that they have everything they need to keep them safe, healthy and doing thisjob.

i was in palisades this morning touring the sites, we had a couple of our canine therapy dogs available, not only for the firefighters, but for the families that were starting to come in and seen their homes in and seeing their homes and the devastation, a street and a block, they are completely decimated and you one house standing and you ask yourself, why. it is very, very emotional and fortunately we have some resources that we can use to help not only the firefighters but the general public as well. 0ur north america correspondent david willis is in the altadena area and spoke to nicky shiller. she asked david about the evacuation order extending into the brentwood area. that's an area that includes the university of california and also the getty centre, which is home to thousands of priceless works of art. it's a very nerve wracking time.

and this is also something that affects other, less populated but nonetheless quite, quite busy areas — encino, tarzana and so on. it's a very, very difficult time for the firefighters, because they thought they were starting to get the edge on this, he biggest blaze, the biggest blaze, the pacific palisades fire. and it was just this twist in the wind last night which caused the fire to grow a thousand acres in size overnight. that's the sort of challenge that firefighters are up against at the moment, because it isjust down to the elements ultimately, they're bombing these fires from the air pouring water, gallons of water, flame retardant and so on. you've seen pictures of that, of course. and it's having an effect, but they can only do it when it's safe to get those aircraft up in the air.

and of course, as soon as the winds change, they're not able to do that. and there is a very small window because monday night into tuesday, the winds are expected to pick up very violently once again, perhaps up to 70 or 80 miles an hour, almost hurricane speed winds. and that will mean that the challenge for firefighters is all the greater. grim prospect that the authorities face of trying to piece together what happened here, what caused these wildfires. you're absolutely right. teams with cadaver dogs due to go into worst affected areas such as this one, pasadena, altadena and of course, the area that was completely destroyed in pacific palisades. we heard today from the la coroner's office that he'd identified 16 different human remains. and of course, identifying those will be almost impossible because of the state of them.

and the sheriff's deputies here have been hinting for days that the death toll could rise considerably. there was reports a few days ago of a man, the body of a man being found in his driveway with a hosepipe in his hand, just a sign of the terrible tragedy that has befallen this part of southern california. it is going to be very difficult. i mean, the question rises as well do people want to go back to these communities? i spoke to one person the other day whose house had survived the fires, but it was the only one in the street that had done so. so he lost, as well as his neighbour's houses, gone was the local church, the local grocery store, and so on. so it begs the question, are these communities going to want to rebuild? and if so, at what cost? and where does the manpower come from? because there aren't enough construction workers,

you wouldn't have thought, to thought to rebuild the size of the area around here. altadena, pasadena, where i'm speaking to you from, let alone the area along the coast there. so a lot of questions, really. and these are questions that will be dogging officials here and residents here for years, probably to come. one thing i would say is this is a part of the world that has seen natural disasters in the past, seen earthquakes and riots and floods and so on. and has a reputation as the capital of reinvention, if you like. this is a place where people come to chase their dreams, and those dreams can be quite durable. the people here are quite durable and i think a lot of them won't be put back for too long by the terrible disaster that has unfolded and continues to unfold here over the last few days and weeks.

david willis in the altadena area threatened by the eaton fire. let's speak with dean ferreira, a former firefighter and the managing director of the ncc group, that was set up to promote the idea of sustainable environments. interested to hear your thoughts on that but your reflections on what we are seeing across early and given the wind is meant to be rising once again, especially on tuesday into wednesday. what can we expect from what we are seeing? can we expect from what we are seeinu ? ., , , , seeing? hopefully they get high levels of containment _ seeing? hopefully they get high levels of containment but - seeing? hopefully they get high levels of containment but i - levels of containment but i will say if the weather conditions are getting back to the santana wind, probably see a lot more of the same. hopefully the extra resources coming in and the preparedness levels at the moment continue to contain more of these fires and put them out as quickly as possible. we and put them out as quickly as ossible. ~ . , possible. we are seeing the retardant. _ possible. we are seeing the retardant, the _ possible. we are seeing the retardant, the pink - possible. we are seeing the retardant, the pink stuff - possible. we are seeing the| retardant, the pink stuff that comes down from these planes,

what kind of barriers does that create? we know with the palisades fire it's only at the moment 11% contained given its huge area. that's practically nothing. huge area. that's practically nothinu. ., ~ nothing. so, i mean, ithink this is the — nothing. so, i mean, ithink this is the band _ nothing. so, i mean, ithink this is the band aid - nothing. so, i mean, ithink this is the band aid on - nothing. so, i mean, ithink this is the band aid on the l this is the band aid on the bigger problem, taking nothing away from the californians, they probably have the best resourced wildfire cruise in the world, what you're seeing is a problem created over time. lack of land—use or appropriate plan use planning, inappropriate building materials which is now only fuel, first of all, and don't to those who have lost their lives and properties, this is no hit on them, but you are trying to put a band—aid on a problem that has been a long time. on the retardant and heavy aircraft, firstly aircraft have to fly on some of the wind conditions they cannot fly. that has limited the ability of the aircraft to deliver the payload of retardant. but the payload of

retardant. but the payload of retardant is there to create fuel breaks, the same as what the crews doing on the ground by cutting line to put a barrier between the flames and the next load of fuel. they are effective, used around the world when appropriate, when his inappropriate like this they are not as effective. you are talking — they are not as effective. you are talking about _ they are not as effective. you are talking about your - are talking about your organisation the is creating the sustainable environment, you talked about planning and building regulations. what needs to be in place in order to prevent this kind of absolute tragedy we are seeing on such an intense scale? it is an easy science _ on such an intense scale? it is an easy science when - on such an intense scale? it is an easy science when you - on such an intense scale? it 3 an easy science when you look back. what should have been happening, iam back. what should have been happening, i am a firefighter not a town planner, but we need to put more effort into educational component looking at educating town planners so when they start planning communities and individual residences, look at taking fire

into cognizance, notjust into cognizance, not just electrical demands into cognizance, notjust electrical demands and access and egress but wildfire. that's the first part, where the place communities in the landscape knowing communities could become fire. what we usually see is wildfires in the natural environment. those fires also occur in communities and this is a wildfire in an urban area, nota is a wildfire in an urban area, not a structuralfire, is a wildfire in an urban area, not a structural fire, moving through a landscape like a wildfire would do and we need to take that into account when planning these communities and also what type of building materials we put in place, how we landscape gardens and each homeowner build their own defence for their own properties, we cannot always leave it up to responders. thank you for sharing some of your expertise there. we will talk in that few hours

with the congress and who represents one of those areas at risk in california, stay with us and we have much more on the website as well where we are covering the blazes that continue to rage. it is the middle of the night their nla but of course firefighters are doing everything they can to get some kind of control and containment of those blazes. here in the uk, the government's been looking at way to advance artificial intelligence in ways that could help strengthen the economy while also protecting us from the worst excesses of the online world. the technology secretary peter kyle has been discussing this with laura kuensberg on her show this morning. 0ur political correspondent tom symonds has been listening to that interview. with me is our political correspondent, tom symonds. what is peter kyle tech secretary promising to do to make britain a leader in al? she has to balance these issues. _ she has to balance these issues, the _ she has to balance these issues, the most - she has to balance these issues, the most also . she has to balance these - issues, the most also prevented potentially damaging humanity which is quite an issue in the coming decades. he is saying

that needs to be a leader and think about safety but not get obsessed with it. to get the government to look for ways they can use ai, scan for cancer, scan for potholes. he says the conservatives have not done enough and that would change under this new government. this is what he had to say to laura kuenssberg. this could just wash across our country and society in a way that government just sits back and lets it happen. that's not what i went into this for and went into politics for. if we get this right, we will be able to be in the driving seat of it, creating the innovation and therefore the wealth that's created from creating the technology stays in our country and contributes to our economic growth and prosperity as a country. and the technology that comes out the other end benefits everyone from every part of the country equally, and isn'tjust the preserve of those people with privilege and affluence. but with technology there is

always a flip side. we saw mark zuckerberg talking about how his platforms would no longer use banks of moderators to check whether things were going to be true or false or potentially misleading. he said users were going to do that more. that led to questions on laura kuenssberg's programme about whether the government's online safety act was strong enough to prevent harm is online. we had yesterday from the father of molly russell who took her life after seeing some material online. what the secretary of state said, he said when there is harm we will tackle that under legislation is strong enough, but it would need to be strengthened in response to what these tech bosses and giants are seeing for example mark sir he will not moderate quite as strongly. 0ne not moderate quite as strongly. one final comment from him, he was asked about the minister under underfire for her under under fire for her connections under underfire for her connections with an allegedly

corrupt administration family connections to the administration in bangladesh. that is being referred to a standards advisor, the prime minister's standards adviser and he said he thought sir keir starmer would abide by the outcome of that inquiry. it remains to be seen what happens to that minister. we have been reporting how rachel reeves is in china and that has quite a controversial foot. in china and that has quite a controversialfoot. mel in china and that has quite a controversial foot. mel stride was talking to laura kuenssberg, the shadow chancellor, what did he say? she has attained £600 million, fairly modest amount of money in potential trade benefits for britain in the next five years. she has been criticised for going to china and having these conversations. mel stride the chat shadow chancellor said i would not be in shanghai cap in hand when momentous things are going on in the economy. he is talking about the increase in borrowing costs, the government has to pay money to borrow, that has gone up this week. it was put to him that part of this was the inheritance this

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service our— additional payment to simply service our debt. _ we are moving out of the period when the government conceal of the problems, economic issues we face are to do with the last lot. slowly it is becoming their responsibility and they are having to face tough questions and comments like that from the shadow chancellor.- that from the shadow chancellor. . ~ that from the shadow chancellor. ., ,, ., chancellor. thanking you for brin . in: chancellor. thanking you for bringing us _ chancellor. thanking you for bringing us up-to-date. - a suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in the czech republic has killed six people. eight others were injured in the blast in the northern city of most. it's believed to have been caused by a gas cylinder attached to a portable heater. rescue workers say they evacuated dozens of people as the flames rapidly spread to surrounding buildings. croatia is holding a run—off vote in its presidential election, after the incumbent zoran milanovic narrowly failed to win outright in the first round. in last month's vote, mr milanovic fell short

of the 50% needed for victory by one percentage point. he's facing the conservative dragan primorac of the governing party. despite its largely ceremonial role, many believe croatia's presidency is key to maintaining political balance in the country. south korea's suspended president will not attend the start of his impeachment trial because of fears he could be arrested en route. a lawyer for yoon suk yeol said there were concerns about his safety and security. the constitutional court will decide whether to approve the national assembly�*s decision to impeach the president over his declaration of martial law. the trial begins on tuesday. here in the uk, a police officer has been killed after being hit by a lorry. constable rosie prior had pulled over to help at the scene of another crash on the side of a motorway in north yorkshire, when she and two others were struck by an approaching heavy goods vehicle.

constable prior and the man involved in the first collision both died at the scene. a teenage boy who was a passenger in the car is in hospital, in a serious but stable condition. here's our news reporter simonjones with more detail. well, the police have described what happened as heartbreaking. now, pc prior, who's based in york, had been called to a crash involving two cars yesterday morning on the a19 just before 9am. now, she got out of her vehicle and she was standing on the verge by the side of the road with the driver of one of the cars and his teenage passenger and all three of them were hit by a passing lorry. now, the police officer died, along with the driver of that car, ryan welford, and the teenage passenger has been taken to hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition. now, the driver of the lorry, a 65—year—old, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. now, we've had a tribute

from the family of pc prior. they describe her as a loving daughter, a loving mother, a loving aunt, saying she will be greatly missed. we've also had a tribute from the family of mr welford, who say that he was loving and hard working and he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. now, the police are appealing for witnesses to both collisions. they're particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have had any dash cam footage of what happened. but for the force, it's a very difficult incident to deal with, and the police say they are offering support to the colleagues of pc prior. much more here on bbc news coming up in the next few minutes. stay with us. hello again. it was another very cold start today across eastern areas of the uk. temperatures widely

—3 to —8 celsius, but there's some sunshine. a lovely start to the day there in kent. furtherwest, it hasn't been as cold, temperatures are on the rise. a lot more cloud, though, for northern ireland, western scotland, with some outbreaks of rain moving its way in. a bit of cloud around some central and eastern areas, with some freezing fog patches which could linger on into the afternoon. elsewhere, though, there will be some sunshine. maximum temperatures in the east still about two to four degrees. another cold day here, but in the west, less cold/ but in the west, less cold. highs of about eight or nine celsius. and as we go through tonight, the cloud in the west will gradually move its way a little bit further into northern england. into northern england, across wales, still a bit of cloud in the southeast of england as well, but with some clearer skies in the far southeast, here, we could still see a touch of frost into monday morning. but a very big difference in temperatures in northern scotland. look at that, 11 celsius on monday morning.

very, very different compared to the last few days. but with those higher temperatures and with some rain moving its way through scotland, we could see a significant thaw, quite rapid, and that could lead on to some localised flooding. a bit of rain moving its way into the lake district as well. we'll see some pretty strong winds towards scotland and northern ireland. further south and east, though, some sunny spells, the winds a little bit lighter. temperatures about five or six celsius. so again, just a tad higher for many of us, especially so where it's going to feel really very mild compared to the last few days. temperatures of ten to 13 or 1a celsius. high pressure is gradually moving away to the east as we go through into tuesday, and that allows the milder air to move its way a bit further eastwards. so you can see that, for all of us on tuesday, under the influence of those milder conditions. highest temperatures once again towards northern and western parts during tuesday, lots of cloud, could be a few spots of rain here. driest and brightest across the south, temperatures here about eight or nine celsius, but again, further north nine to 13 or 1a degrees. so the highest temperatures

will always be across northern areas during the coming week, above average, whereas for england and wales, generally speaking around about average, but still lots of fine weather to come during this week, so the end of the cold snap. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the number of people killed in the los angeles wildfires rises to 16 with firefighters

battling to contain the two biggest blazes. winds are expected to pick up again, further fanning the flames. 166,000 more people have been warned they may have to flee. a police officer has died after being hit the law in charge of two federal investigations into donald trump has resigned. he was to release a report on his findings in the case resulted in criminal charges against mr trump, pleaded not guilty but were closed last year after his presidential campaign win. a police officer has died after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire. pc rosie prior had pulled over to deal with an earlier collision on the a19, near thirsk. you are with bbc news, it is

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