live now to london luton airport and our correspondent greg mckenzie.he latest is the fire took place at 8:50 pm last night, many were already on the runway, on planes and was simply disembarked and told to evacuate the station. the airport behind me, still fire engines are there at the scene. the smoker stopped. the smoke stopped about an hour ago. their cars in the car park was still on fire up to an hour ago and ultimately, there are no more passengers in the airport. they have all been taken out and some are stranded on neighbouring roads, trying to find local hotels, all the hotels are fully booked. many sitting in the reception areas, just trying to keep warm with their children and their luggage. many of those now being told their flights have been diverted to other airports are now having to get to places like sta nsted to are now having to get to places like stansted to get their flight later today. as of now, the airport has confirmed that there will be no flights leaving or arriving luton airport until at least midday. so many questions, greg

london luton airport has suspended all flights until 12pm local time today after fire broke out at a on departing flights to stay away — and check with their airline before turning up. 0ur reporter greg mckenzie has more. oh, my god! huge flames and smoke billowing from the terminal 2 car park. many hundreds of people who were inside the airport awaiting to board flights were told to leave immediately. there was this massive gout of flame that shot across the car park like a flame—thrower. er... so... and then cars were just exploding. so every few minutes, you just got another one — another explosion, another explosion. ten fire engines attended the blaze, which was still burning into the early hours. a member of the public and six firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation as the car park fire spread. in an overnight statement, the airport confirmed the partial collapse of the car park, and told passengers that all flights would be suspended until midday. some confusion here this morning — many passengers trapped on the runway for hours, many of them onlyjust now being allowed to g

>> luton airport ? yes, but not >> luton airport? yes, but not necessarily.r in the garage. i'm joking. i'm slightly joking. electric car in the garage. i'm jokingaren slightly joking. electric car in the garage. i'm jokingaren sligiinv joking. electric car in the garage. i'm jokingaren sligiin which]. there are cases in which electric cars are bursting into flames once, particularly once you've had an accident, but also the people who park the scooters in their front hall, you know, scooters and, know, those scooters and, you know, those batteries hot. yeah, batteries get very hot. yeah, right. but obviously, the fire authorities do the work authorities will do the work that and find that they have to do and find out whether right out whether we are right or wrong. moving on, stephen, wrong. right moving on, stephen, let's the issue in the let's go to the issue in the middle east. horrendous pictures still coming out of the bombardment. now on both sides . bombardment. now on both sides. your your response ? your your response? >> yeah, a couple of things. f

death tolls on both sides of this thank you so now the there have been no flights in and out of luton airporty to resume until at least mid afternoon, after a huge fire in one of the airport's car parks. part of the multi—storey building collapsed and a major incident was declared. hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport overnight, asjo black now reports. at its height, around 100 firefighters were tackling this blaze. the fire started in this multistorey around nine o'clock last night, and took hours to get under control before the car park partially collapsed. a member of airport staff and four firefighters were taken to hospital after inhaling smoke. suddenly there was an explosion and there was this massive gout of flame shot across the car park like a flame—thrower, and then cars were just exploding. my car's in the car park, and we literally are just stranded here on this roundabout. what will you do? i have no idea at the minute. thousands of passengers flying in and out of the airport have been displaced and are still facing huge disruption. 1,500 cars were in this car par

luton airport is one of the five busiest airports in london. we will be with you in less than an hour with another part of the news at 11 o'clock. in the name of god, i say hello and good morning to you, dear viewers of khabar network. during thursdays and also on fridays, in the northern parts of our country, we see the temperature decrease in these areas. according to the trend of decreasing temperature that is happening as well as the rains that we have ahead, this will cause our rains to be in the form of rain in the valleys and areas. it's snow, that's all now that i am at your service, according to the latest image received from the meteorological satellite , we are currently witnessing water coverage in the northwestern parts of the western parts of the southern part of the caspian sea, the southern slopes of elbort, and currently there are rains in parts of the provinces of azerbaijan. western kurdistan province and also mazandaran province, it is reported that in the next 24 hours, we will witness these rains in the northwestern parts

, gikomba at luton luton airport, gikomba at luton airport. >> thanks very much.turn to the situation in gaza now. >> we were updating you a little earlier on what's happening at the hospital, al—shifa hospital , the main gaza city hospital where there is a british palestinian surgeon working, doctor ghassan abu sitta, who can join us now . thank you very can join us now. thank you very much indeed for your time. i know you're incredibly busy . you know you're incredibly busy. you do. i understand , to operate on do. i understand, to operate on a young child today who'd suffered facial injuries. your area of expertise, can i ask you, has that been successful . you, has that been successful. >> so today's surgery has been the first of unfortunately , a the first of unfortunately, a lifetime of surgeries that this child will have to undergo and the injuries were so severe that she will need until she's of adult age, repeated surgeries , adult age, repeated surgeries, half of her face has been severely damaged . severely damaged. >> and part of her nose . >> and part

flights at luton airport have been grounded after a fire rips through one of the car parks, causing itcollapse. holly willoughby quits itv�*s this morning after 1a years at the helm, saying she's stepping down for the sake of herself and her family. good morning. electric car insurance is soaring, with some premiums up i7%. i will look at how the cost of repairs and replacements means some firms are refusing to ensure altogether. from a horseshoe crab to a pod of orcas — we'll take a look at the stunning images in the wildlife photos of the year. good morning. for many it felt like summer at the beginning of the week but by the end of the week it will feel more like autumn. today a band of rain moves southwards slowly across england and wales. behind it for scotland and northern ireland, sunshine and showers and very windy in the north. all the details later in the north. all the details later in the north. all the details later in the programme. it's wednesday 11th october. israel's defence minister says its military is now moving towards a full—scale offensive against gaza, in respon

should contact their airline, but anyone with a car in any of these car parks should check the luton airporthe airport reopened as quickly as possible. it's very much been a multi—agency response and i'd really like to pay tribute to my blue light partners and local resilience forum partners who have worked tirelessly through the night. but i'd like to pay a particular tribute to the firefighters who've been working on scene and our control staff and colleagues from buckinghamshire, cambridgeshire, hertfordshire, northamptonshire. and this morning we've been joined by colleagues from london fire brigade. i'm happy to take any questions. one other point. the cause of the fire, we have, obviously, it's still a very early stage, but we've got no intelligence to suggest it was anything other than an accidental fire that started in one of the vehicles that had arrived, you know, around the time that the incident was reported to us. if you want more understory page which is being updated with all latest information the airport. i want to take you to gaza. this is the live picture of the harbour at

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flights have resumed at luton airport, after a huge fire in one of the airport's car parks last night as our east of england correspondent jo black now reports. shortly before 9pm and a car in one of the airport's multi—stories is on fire. moments later the flames intensify, racing through the car park. a major incident was declared, with around 100 firefighters displayed. with around 100 firefighters displayed-— with around 100 firefighters disla ed. . , .,, with around 100 firefighters disla ed. . , ., displayed. certainly there was an ex - losion displayed. certainly there was an exolosion and — displayed. certainly there was an explosion and a _ displayed. certainly there was an explosion and a massive - displayed. certainly there was an explosion and a massive gal- displayed. certainly there was an explosion and a massive gal to i displayed. certainly there was an - explosion and a massive gal to flame shot across the car park like a flame thrower. provides the structure partially collapsed and an airport worker and four firefighters treated for smoke inhalation. tens of thousand

they say the critical incident at luton airport has been stood down. close eye on developments there. and as we were hearing from simon, 170 flights cancelled. so far from busy little airport, luton . luton. >> yeah, and i think that electric vehicle theory will gather apace because these things seem to be happening more and more, don't they? >> well, we have to get to the bottom of that. let's now turn our attention now another big our attention now to another big story doing the rounds story that was doing the rounds yesterday the yesterday evening. the presenter, holly willoughby, has sensationally quit this morning after the itv show. after 14 years on the itv show. this follows on from a man this all follows on from a man being charged with soliciting to commit over an alleged commit murder over an alleged plot to kidnap the star. the mother of three took to the social media site instagram to express her sorrow over leaving the show, but says the difficult decision has been made for her and her family. well, let's speak showbiz reporter ellie spea

an eyewitness at luton airport, north of london, reported hearing loud explosions from cars going upes and said the fire took hold at incredible speed. shares in samsung have been trading higher today than was expected peter and janet baron share a passion forfencing, and it's a passion they want to pass on. even before they start their own training the couple from worsley turn up at stourbridge fencing club to help the coaches encourage and develop the next generation. people are singing about football all the time. they don't sing about fencing. so any opportunity we get that we can promote the sport so that there's a lot more young people taking it up, that's so much the better. it's essential that we all help future generations to come through. and as you've seen tonight yourself, how enthusiastic those little children. eight years on we really enjoy it. fencing brought the pair together many years ago and they've been duelling their way to the top ever since. but this is the first time they've both qualified for the veterans world championships in the same year. janet finished f

arrested on suspicion of criminal damage following a fire which destroyed more than 1,000 vehicles at luton airportst cars parked at the terminal two car park — started to be removed this morning. kate bradbrook sent this report. well, it's coming up to two weeks since this huge fire at the multi—storey car park behind me. it's estimated around 1,500 cars were inside at the time. and it was such a huge fire that the structure is now unsafe. it's partially collapsed. and as the fire service described it at the time, the floors pancaked one on top of the other. and because it is unsafe, people are unable to go in. and so a lot of these cars, it's going to be very hard to retrieve. having said that, though, the recovery process begins today. this massive crane behind me is attempting to recover around 100 cars from the top deck here today. the idea being they'll be taken to a secure compound and that the owners hopefully will be able to come and retrieve their belongings. well, today, bedfordshire police said that a man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in relation to this fire.

, including four firefighters, were hurt when flames broke out in a parking garage at london's luton airport. the fire caused part of the building to collapse . all flights at the airport have been suspended until this afternoon. >> updating our top story now, the death toll in israel has passed 1200 and more than 900 people have been killed in gaza looking live at gaza where israeli forces continue to pound hamas targets, you can see the smoke and destroyed buildings as israel tries to take out as much of hamas as possible. president biden has pledged us support to israel as we hear more about the terror that was unleashed in saturday's surprise attack. abc's james longman takes this inside a home of a couple taken hostage for 24 hours. >> look at rachel idris's smile. you'd have no idea. she'd just survived a nightmare. she now husband david, both in their 60s, are happy to be alive, but her smile is hiding a shocking trauma. the couple gunpoint by hamas terrorists here in their family home for 20 hours. their son, evie, a policeman, was part of the team that saved them. >> he shows me the

next, london's luton airport has now reopened.ally collapse document flights were suspended until mid afternoon, causing disruption for thousands of passengers. fire service assay the blaze appears to have been accidental though. and now for ten seconds of wildlife photographer of the year. laurent blaster one this year's prize with this picture that you can see on screen of horseshoe crab. bees next maps are among some of the other winners in the category. what an amazing amazingly talented bunch of photographers. you are all caught up now. see you later! hello and welcome to sportsday with me, will perry. coming up: a rohit sharma record—breaking century fires india to victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup. wayne's world at st andrews, as rooney hopes to take birmingham city to the next level. and wales cruise past gibraltar in a friendly with a debut for the son of familiar welsh face. rohit sharma's record—breaking century fired india to an 8—wicket victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup. afghanistan wer

let's bring you these latest pictures from luton airport where a fire overnight has disurpted thousandsave started on a diesel vehiclejust before nine o'clock last night and at level three of terminal two. witnesses saw the saw a car exploded and set off explosions in other vehicles. something like 1500 cars it is believed within the car park and has been huge disruption the airport itself with flights cancelled and flights delayed but they are due to resume in the next couple of hours. wandsworth prison in south—west london has been described as unsafe and inhumane, according to the prisons independent monitoring board. they said they'd seen no real progress" in the past year, which reflects the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape by daniel khalife last month. bhavanni vhadi has more. built during the victorian era and now not fit to function effectively, a damning new report found wandsworth prison in south—west london to be inhumane and unsafe. it covers the period before the alleged escape of daniel khalife from that prison in s

next, london's luton airport has now reopened after a fire yesterday caused the car park to partiallyion for thousands of passengers. fire services say the blaze appears to have been accidental. time for ten seconds of wildlife photographer of the year. laurent ballesta, this year's prize winner, won with this picture of a horseshoe crab. the other snaps are basically some of the other category winners. a bunch of incredibly talented photographers. you're all caught up, see you later. hello there. welcome to sportsday with me, will perry. coming upforyou, a rohit sharma record—breaking century fires india to victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup. wayne's world at st andrew's as rooney hopes to take birmingham city to the next level. and wales cruise past gibraltar in a friendly, with a debut for a son of a familiar welsh face. welcome along.

why make more news of flights in london the all flights at london luton airport have been suspended afterin one of its car parks. footage posted on social media showed flames and smoke tearing through cars parked at the airport terminal on tuesday evening. the airport said we ask that people do not travel to the airport at this time. holly willoughby has told itv she will not return to this morning, adding it had been an "honour to just be part of its story", but that she had to make this decision for her and her family. a 36—year—old man was last week charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder willoughby. she had presented the programme for 14 years. the international monetary fund says the uk faces another five years of high interest rates to stem rising prices. the organisation expects the uk to have the highest inflation and slowest growth next year of any g7 economy, including the us, france, germany, canada, italy and japan. you're live with bbc news. it is a hallmark of all the violence of recent days, that youngsters and children have been victims. the bbc knows of many you

flights are expected to begin departing from luton airport for all flights were suspended last night.ge fire because the partial structural collapse of a multistory car park at one the airport's terminals. four firefighters and a staff member were treated for smoke inhalation. half of the flights have been canceled. sir keir starmer has that to get tough with his own who stand in the way of plants remove red tape if you into the next election. he told the bbc he would take over local counsel to build more new homes. a watchdog report has found that a prison in south london is unsafe and inhuman, blaming years of underinvestment in the site. the monitoring board says the findings reflect the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before thescape of a prisoner last month. he has been achieved and is back in prison -- he has been retrieved and is back in prison. around the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. israel is believed to have identified most of the hostages hamas gunmen objected and have taken back into gaza. "the times of israel" said

flights have resumed at luton airport, after a huge fire in one of the airport's car parks last nightincident was declared. hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport overnight, as our east of england correspondent jo black now reports. shortly before 9pm and a car in one of the airport's multi—stories is on fire. moments later the flames intensify, racing through the car park. a major incident was declared, with around 100 firefighters displayed. suddenly there was an explosion and a massive spout to flame shot across the car park like a flame thrower. the structure partially collapsed and an airport worker and four firefighters treated for smoke inhalation. tens of thousands of passengers had theirjourneys disrupted, local hotels filled up quickly and many slept in the terminal building. the sutherland family rearranged their travel plans, hoping to fly from another airport. we were supposed to be flying this afternoon to rhodes but were not sure if the flight was going to go, so we have booked a flight from gatwick to travel there, just to guarantee the flight. the fire se

an investigation is continuing at luton airport after a huge fire ripped through a multi—storey car parkin surrey says he's had to introduce a facial recognition camera in his shop to prevent his staff being abused and shoplifting. danyal shoaib says his staff have been physically attacked and racially abused — and in the last year he's lost thousands of pounds through shoplifting. so i think maybe two or three years ago, maybe we had half the number of cameras. we had to put more in into blind spots because people coming in, they know where the blind spots are. so we have to kind of eliminate them. we've had to go to anpr outside. we have to go to facial recognition inside. it is a sad thing, but it's unfortunately, it's not something that we can absorb as a business. it could be the end of the road for a south london music festival after a nearby music school complained about the noise. the promoter behind greenwich summer sounds is having its licence to hold events at the old royal naval college reviewed. it comes after trinity laban music and dance school say it had to reschedule ope

officials at luton airport in the uk say that all flights have been suspended, following a fire in amedia shows flamesjumping from the roof of the structure. firefighters said the building had suffered a significant structural collapse. five people have been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. french troops have begun withdrawing from niger. this is video of military convoys arriving in the country's capital niamey after departing from bases in south—west niger. the west african country's junta began demanding for french forces to leave after a july coup. french president emmanuel macron agreed to the withdrawl in september. you're live with bbc news. let's return to the situation in israel, and we have an update to the death toll in israel. state media now says 1,200 people have died, most of them civilians. well, some of the first reports of saturday's attack came from eyewitnesses at a music festival in southern israel. hamas gunmen killed at least 260 people there, and took hostages. lucy williamson reports. bodies and debris still line the route into this festival site. pol

flights have resumed at luton airport after a huge fire ripped through a terminal car park on tuesdayieved to have been accidental, caused the building to suffer a significant structural collapse. those are some of the top stories on bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. it's day six of the israel—gaza war. this is the scene live in gaza where the palestinian health ministry say at least 51 people were killed in overnight strikes. this is the scene in ashkelon in israel. if we can just show you that. that is just across the gaza border into israel. this is where israeli forces are gathered as fighting with hamas enters its sixth day, whilst this is the view from israel's border with lebanon. there have also been a number of incidents over the last few days with hezbollah. around the world, we have seen demonstrations and protests in support of both israelis and the palestinians. these are images from a vigil held in manchester last night. people turned out to show solidarity with those who are suffering in israel. there were similar gatherings elsewhere in the uk including lee

flights have resumed at luton airport, after a huge fire ripped through a terminal car park on tuesdayal, caused the building to suffer a "significant structural collapse". up to 1500 vehicles are thought to have been in the car park at the time. a crane will today remove the trunk of the historic "sycamore gap" tree from hadrian's wall. it comes two weeks after it was deliberately chopped down. the national trust is asking people to stay away because of the complexity of the task. the much anticipated feature film featuring taylor swift's current sell—out concert tour has had its red—carpet premiere in hollywood. taylor swift: the eras tour was shot over the course of three shows in los angeles during august and has already broken records for advance ticket sales. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, was at the premiere. welcome to the eras tour. the phenomenon that is taylor swift. a cultural touchstone. music's biggest name and soon to be queen of the box office. this shopping mall was completely closed down to stage the red carpet premiere. security was intense. as was the

in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multi—storey car park at luton airportshire police said the 30—year—old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the fire was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in the number of calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. �*unseen uk' says many reported paying large sums of money to the people who'd brought them to the uk — and that in some cases their passports had been taken. the royal mint is paying tribute to the animated film — the snowman — on a 50p coin being released for christmas. the design retells raymond briggs�* classic children's book about james, a young boy who builds a snowman that comes to life. it is the first of the 50p christmas coins to feature the portrait of king charles. you're live with bbc news. the eu foreign policy chief josep borrell says israel's right to defence has limits. here's what he said after an e

in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multi—storey car park at luton airportire police said the 30—year—old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the fire was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in the number of calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. unseen uk says many reported paying large sums of money to the people who'd brought them to the uk and that in some cases their passports had been taken. the royal mint is paying tribute to the film the snowman. the design retells raymond briggs' classic children's book aboutjames, a young boy who builds a snowman that comes to life. it is the first of the royal mint�*s 50p christmas coins to feature the official coinage portrait of king charles. first published in 1978, the snowman has sold more than 5.5 million copies around the world. you're live with bbc news. thousands of people took part in a largely peaceful pro—

flights have resumed at london's luton airport after it was closed for much of the day.rey car park at one of the airport's terminals — forcing the suspension of all flights. around half of today's scheduled departures have been cancelled, affecting thousands of passengers. the labour party says children as young as four should learn financial literacy and the learning of budgeting and currency exchange rates would be part of changes to the teaching of maths if labour were to win the next election. the proposals were unveiled by the shadow education secretary at the final day of the annual labour party conference. a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane'. the independent monitoring board blamed underinvestment in the site and said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. you're live with bbc news. let's cross that you and secondary general. let's cross that you and secondary reneral. �* ., , ., general.

arrested in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multistorey car park at luton airport30—year—old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the blaze was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. unseen uk says many reported paying large amounts of money to those who'd brought them to the uk — and that in some cases their passports had been taken. a lottery winner who spent some of his jackpot on a new pool table is now preparing to represent england at the sport. you're live with bbc news. bbc arabic�*s adnan el—bursh has been at al aqsa martyrs hospital in deir al balah in central gaza, which has been overwhelmed with casualties — including women and children. some of the images which have emerged from the hospital are too graphic to share. children, including at least two babies, are among the dead. here's adnan�*s report. you may find some

and in other news — all flights at london luton airport have been suspended until this afternoon afterisrael—gaza war. israel's defence minister says its military is now moving towards a full—scale offensive against gaza, in response to the massacres of civilians by hamas gunmen. the military says it has been recovering the bodies of whole families, including children, following an attack by hamas in one israeli village. the israel defence forces say more than 1,200 israelis have been killed since saturday. palestinian health officials say at least 950 people in gaza have lost their lives. israel only took back full control of the territory — in southern israel — which had been over—run by hamas gunmen, on tuesday morning. the israeli military says more than one thousand five hundred hamas militants were killed — they are still recovering the bodies of hundreds of israeli civilians and servicemen and women who died. our international editorjeremy bowen spoke to some of the israeli armed forces about what had happened. how what had happened. difficult was the fighting? i cannot how diff

all flights have been suspended at london luton airport after a large fire caused the partial collapseicles may have been in the car park — five people were taken to hospital after breathing in smoke. the fire service say they believe the fire was accidental. the labour leader, sir keir starmer says he is prepared to "bulldoze" planning rules to get more homes built in england. speaking to the bbc on the final day of the labour party conference — sir keir also said his party would increase funding to the nhs by £1.5 billion — by ending the non—dom tax status. and the independent monitoring board at wandsworth prison has found that a severe shortage of available staff is undermining efforts to run the jail effectively. it also found that years of underinvestment in the site had led to an unsafe environment. a spokesperson said decisive action had already been taken to address the issues at the prison. you're live with bbc news. we continue our coverage of the israeli — gaza war. i want to talk to you about hostagetaking. it is a hallmark of the violence in israel and gaza, that youngste

flights are expected to begin departing from london luton airport — after it was closed since last nightti—storey car park at one of the airport�*s terminals. four firefighters and a staff member were treated for smoke inhalation. around half of the flights scheduled to depart today have been cancelled. the labour leader sir keir starmer has pledged to �*get tough�* with with any of his own mps who stand in the way of his plans to remove red tape around planning rules if he wins the next election. he told the bbc he�*d take on mps and local councils in order to build more new homes. a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane�*. the independent monitoring board blamed underinvestment in the site and said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. some of the stories making the headlines. you�*re live with bbc news. back now to our continuing coverage of the situation in israel and gaza. diplomacy now beginning to ramp up in t

all flights at london luton airport have been suspended after a fire broke out in one of its car parksg. the airport said we ask that people do not travel to the airport at this time. holly willoughby has told itv she will not return to this morning, adding it had been an "honour to just be part of its story", but that she had to make this decision for her and herfamily. a 36—year—old man was last week charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder willoughby. she had presented the programme for 14 years. the labour leader sir keir starmer has condemned hamas, saying he is shocked and appalled by events in israel. he was speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool, where he was ambushed by a protester covering him in glitter. he went on to use his speech to call for "a decade of national renewal" for the uk. you're live with bbc news. it is a hallmark of all the violence of recent days, that youngsters and children have been victims. the bbc knows of many young people who were kidnapped by hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, inclu

all flights at london—luton airport have been suspended, after a fire broke out in one of its car parkshowed flames and smoke tearing through cars parked at the airport terminal on tuesday evening. the airport ask that people do not travel to the airport at this time. the labour leader sir keir starmer has condemned hamas, saying he is shocked and appalled by events in israel. he was speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool, where he was ambushed by a protester, covering him in glitter. he went on to use his speech to call for "a decade of national renewal" for the uk. the international monetary fund says the uk faces another... to stem rising prices. the organisation expects the uk to have the highest inflation and slowest growth next year of any g7 economy including the us, france, germany, canada, italy as well as japan. you're live with bbc news. staying with the conflict in israel and gaza. it is a hallmark of all the violence of recent days, that youngsters and children have been victims. the bbc knows of many young people who were kidnapped by hamas, a group designate

flights are expected to begin departing from luton airport after all flights were suspended last nighty car park at one of the airport's terminals. four firefighters and a staff member were treated for smoke inhalation. around half of the flights scheduled to depart today have been cancelled. the labour leader sir keir starmer has pledged to 'get tough' with any of his own mps who stand in the way of his plans to remove red tape around planning rules if he wins the next election. he told the bbc he'd take on mps and local councils to build more new homes. a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in south—west london is 'unsafe and inhumane' — blaming years of underinvestment in the site. the independent monitoring board said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. he has since been retrieved and is now back in prison. he has since been retrieved and is now back in prison. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. israel is believed to have identified

in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multi—storey car park at luton airportd was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the fire was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in the number of calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. unseen uk says many reported paying large sums of money to the people who'd brought them to the uk — and that in some cases their passports had been taken. a lottery winner who spent some of his jackpot on a new pool table is now preparing to represent england in the sport. neiljones, from stoke—on—trent, won £2.11 million on the national lottery in 2010 and one of his first purchases was a pool table. he gave up his job as a tiler and devoted more time to practice. he will now represent england at the european pool championships. you're live with bbc news. muna turn out to these two set in israel. ever since this writer there have been a chorus of

all flights have been suspended at london luton airport until 3pm bst — after a large fire caused thear park. authorities say up to 1,500 vehicles may have been in the car park at the time. the blaze has now been extinguished. the fire service say the fire appears to be accidental. the independent monitoring board at wandsworth prison has found that a severe shortage of available staff is undermining efforts to run the jail effectively. it also found that years of underinvestment in the site had led to an unsafe environment. a prison spokesperson said decisive action had already been taken to address the issues. and a survey suggests there's a growing gap between the number of girls in england who enjoy school pe lessons, compared with boys. 59% of girls in secondary school said they liked pe compared with 84% of boys. the charity behind the survey — youth sport trust — say the figures should �*raise alarm bells�*. you're live with bbc news. israel's pounding of gaza has continued overnight, with the israeli army saying they've struck more than 200 targets. live now to our gaza corres

in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multi—storey car park at luton airporte 30—year—old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the fire was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in the number of calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. unseen uk says many reported paying large sums of money to the people who'd brought them to the uk — and that in some cases their passports had been taken. you're live with bbc news. as we have been reporting — two further hostages have reportedly been released this evening, according to hamas. we have not at the moment received any independent verification on that. these details and come through in the last hour, 90 minutes or so. let's talk now to someone with extensive experience in trying to negotiate for the release of hostages from gaza. 0liver mcternan is co—founder of the conflict mediation group, forward thinking. thank you very

flights are expected to begin departing from luton airport at 3pm bst after all flights were suspendedollapse of a multistorey car park at one of the airport's terminals. four firefighters and a staff member were treated for smoke inhalation. around half of the flights scheduled to depart today have been cancelled. the labour leader sir keir starmer has pledged to �*get tough�* with with any of his own mps who stand in the way of his plans to remove red tape around planning rules if he wins the next election. he told the bbc he'd take on mps and local councils to build more new homes. a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane' — blaming years of underinvestment in the site. the independent monitoring board said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. you're live with bbc news. there has been another large earthquake in western afghanistan after a 6.3 magnitude quake in the same region killed more than 1000 people. the

in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multi—storey car park at luton airport—old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the fire was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in the number of calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. unseen uk says many reported paying large sums of money to the people who'd brought them to the uk — and that in some cases their passports had been taken. you're live with bbc news. rishi sunak has made a statement to the house of commons after his bid to israel last week. in as the british comment would be providing extra aid to gaza. we british comment would be providing extra aid to gaza.— extra aid to gaza. we have already committed — extra aid to gaza. we have already committed £10 _ extra aid to gaza. we have already committed £10 billion _ extra aid to gaza. we have already committed £10 billion of _ extra aid to gaza. we have already com

. - a man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with a fire that caused a car park at luton airport00 vehicles damaged. tens of thousands of passengers had their travel plans disrupted with a knock—on impact at airports across the uk. befordshire police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and released on bail. it's thought the fire could have been caused by an electrical fault or fuel line leak. police are investigating the death of former london gangster—turned—author dave courtney. the 64—year—old was found dead at home in plumsted yesterday. his face was covered with a pillow and he had a gunshot wound to his head. his family posted on social media to say he'd taken his own life. earlier in the day he'd watched his favourite football team charlton win and had been drinking with friends in the evening. police say the death is unexpected and under investigation. dave courtney is believed to have been the inspiration for vinnyjones' character in the film lock, stock and two smoking barrels. the royal mint is paying tribute to the animated film the snowman on

an eyewitness at luton airport, north of london, reported hearing loud explosions from cars going upre took hold at "incredible" speed. some developing news from the united states related to the p in the middle east, the transportation secretary in the country, now working with us airlines to try to continue services to and from israel. many countries around the world have been monitoring the safety situation very closely and updating us on that continuing it safe to so. ea suspending flights to and from tel aviv. in the united states the transportation secretary is trying to find ways the airlines can continue flights safely to and from israel. big questions about that, but work going on behind the scenes. continued coverage of events in the middle east is coming up for you on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. lunchtime in bristol's city centre and you would think this is the only sandwich shop in town. business is brisk and they are keeping out of the door. it is not hard to see why. it is so good, value for money whites, £8 for a sandwich lik

in connection with a huge fire that caused the partial collapse of a multi—storey car park at luton airporte 30—year—old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage as a "precautionary measure", and that investigations had so far suggested the fire was started accidentally. he's since been released on bail. a charity that helps victims of modern slavery says it's received a steep rise in the number of calls for help from foreign workers in the care sector. �*unseen uk' says many reported paying large sums of money to the people who'd brought them to the uk — and that in some cases their passports had been taken. you're live with bbc news. in the uk, the met office is warning there's more heavy rain on the way over large swathes of england already hit by flooding. following storm babet more than a hundred flood warnings remain in force across england and according to the environment agency water levels may stay high for days. more than i2—hundred homes have been flooded so far, and seven people are now known to have died. the scottish first minister, hamza yousaf has visited one of the area

luton airport says it is unlikely any vehicles will be saved following a large fire at one of its carspended on tuesday evening. up to 1,500 cars were inside and the airport said it has replied to almost 16,500 customer queries since the fire. one in four working parents in london are struggling to feed their families, according to a food charity. the felix project surveyed thousands of working parents in the capital. a quarter said they skipped meals or didn't buy food for themselves, so their children could eat. it comes amid high inflation rates and an increased cost of living. people who go to work every day, sometimes they have more than one job, are now using food banks. in fact, in the past year we've seen 170,000 people go to the food bank for the first time. it's people like you and me, people who have families, who work every day, having to turn to food supply resources and services. a vulnerable stretch of coastline in norfolk has been damaged over the weekend. a road collapsed and two sheds were washed away in hemsby. the slipway for the lifeboat was also damaged, but crew

luton airport closed tonight . and lastly, the closed tonight. lastly, the uk and ireland have been confirmed as hosts for euro 2028. the prime minister joined the england squad earlier on today to celebrate the moment the joint bid was the only one remaining following turkey's withdrawal to focus on a joint bid with italy. they're going to go for euros in 2032. six of the venues are in england with one each from northern ireland. the repubuc each from northern ireland. the republic of ireland, scotland and wales . as the bid is and wales. as the bid is expected to generate around £26 billion. and it's seen as vital for uefa's financial recovery post covid as well . gb news post covid as well. gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . news channel. >> hello and welcome to headliners, the best paper preview show on tv. i am simon evans joining me tonight. we have josh howie and paul cox. good evening, gentlemen . goo

plans have been approved to increase passenger capacity at luton airport. use the airport. it takes capacity to 19 million passengers a year. but some local groups feel the ongoing expansion will cause local pollution and increased carbon emissions. former one direction member liam payne has been banned from driving for six months, after he admitted speeding on the westway flyover in shepherd's bush. he was spotted travelling in a ford ranger pick—up truck at a3mph, in a 30mph zone. he was also ordered to pay £500 in a fine and costs. the world's leading mobile phone companies will meet with the mayor of london and the metropolitan police commissioner today to find out if they can make smartphones less attractive to thieves. apple, samsung and google will be there to see if they can collectively think of a way to reduce the one phone stolen in london every ten minutes. the police and the mayor say they want the industry to play their part in delivering "innovative technologal solutions." a busy river crossing over the thames, which dates back to the mid—1800