. —— david mundell.at she is so relieved that there has been no loss of life and is so full of admiration and gratitude for scotla nd full of admiration and gratitude for scotland fire and rescue service, but it is hard to find words for the utter devastation for the mackintosh building. many people across glasgow and further afield willjoin her in that sentiment today. and earlier this morning, peter heath, the scottish fire & rescue service's deputy assistant chief officer for the west of scotland, gave reporters an update on the fire. —— earlier this morning, peter heath, the scottish fire & rescue service's deputy assistant chief officer for the west of scotland, gave reporters an update on the fire. this building has extensive damage. the fire has reached on the ground floor right through to the roof. the fire has reached on the ground floor right through to the roofm is significantly damaged. we will focus our attention on preventing it spreading. it did spread to a nearby cinema. but we have manag

the scottish secretary david mundell has been left "personally devastated" by the fire at the glasgowment "stood ready" to help but he didn't see the need for a public inquiry. the fire, which broke out on friday night, caused substantial damage. an investigation is underway into the cause of the blaze — as is the debate about the future of the building. in a statement to mp5, mr mundell highlighted the importance of the school of art to the city. the building is one of glasgow's iconic landmarks and regarded as macintosh‘s greatest work. it is rightly respected as of global architectural significance and a unique and irreplaceable building in the eyes of many worldwide. indeed, the art school in itself was a work of art. it is a jewel in a city that sparkles with architectural splendour. and it's also worth noting that the building next door, the 02 abc music venue has also been affected. it was an even the older building, and had a colourful and varied history. a fire broke out at glasgow art school in 2014. mr mundell said he was, like many other people, in disbelief that it could

commons, the snp leader at westminster was back in action, calling for the scottish secretary david mundellment has refused to support the eu withdrawal bill. with the legislation passing through the commons this week, the snp is now accusing ministers of tossing aside an agreement that westminster should not legislate on devolved matters without scotland's consent. the minister insisted the government was abiding by the convention, saying the scottish parliament would end up with more than 80 new powers. these are serious times and serious issues and i've come to this house today with respect and ready for constructive debate. and i hope that that is the spirit on all sides. he set out the devolution measures in the brexit bill. all decision—making powers returning from the eu that intersect with devolved competence will pass directly to cardiff, edinburgh and belfast unless explicit steps are taken to temporarilypreserve an existing eu framework. the inter—governmental agreement underpinning the new clause set out how those steps should be taken, with an emphasis on collaboration and agre

we have heard from the scottish secretary, david mundell, and he has said uk government stands readycially or otherwise. this building has been called iconic by very many people this morning. a word which is overused. but it does show you just how important this building is. possibly not to just the people of glasgow, but also beyond. we've also heard many people say that they are just absolutely devastated by what has happened. we are not sure how much of this building will be left, but the description from the fire service suggests that the damage is extremely bad here. and particularly heartbreaking, bearing in mind this building was ravaged by fire four yea rs building was ravaged by fire four years ago and was getting close to reopening. absolutely. the important thing to mention here is that there are no injuries. even though the fire did spread to a neighbouring building there have been no injuries. but it does make it even more significant when you put this into context. the fire service were saying that this is the second time that we have been here. only four yea rs that we

we've also had a comment from the scottish secretary, david mundell, he has said that he is devastatedire. he also said the uk government stands ready to help financially or otherwise. also, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, she has sent out an update. she has said that they are so update. she has said that they are so relieved that there has been no loss of life here. so full of admiration and gratitude for scottish fire and rescue service, but it is difficult to find words to convey the utter devastation for the mackintosh building. and i think many people across glasgow, and further afield, willjoin her in that sentiment today. they certainly will, because it is such an important and iconic building. so significant, isn't it? we shall find out, as the day goes on, just how badly damaged it is. thank you. advice on preventing dementia will be added to the nhs health check for the first time, after a successful pilot project. the test, offered for free to people in england aged between a0 and 7a, focuses on reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease. earlier on breakfast, jamie w