local people reported hearing a blastjust ayr. this evening. the explosion appears to have destroyed at least one house in a terrace. the cause of the explosion is not yet known. the government wants an end to the sale of new gas boilers by 2035 in england and wales, while offering grants to homeowners from next april to replace them with heat pumps. households will be offered up to £5,000 to install air source heat pumps or other greener heating. it's all in a £450 million bolier replacement scheme — part of a much larger effort to decarbonise buildings, costing nearly £4 billion. but critics say the scheme is unambitious as the grants only amount to 90,000 replaced boilers, as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. it came down there, into that corner. there is a secret lying under richard's garden. the heat for his home is absorbed via an underground network of pipes and comes in through a ground source pump. this is where the actual hardware is located. richard swapped his lp, gas—guzzling system seven year

a devastating �*suspected' gas explosion in ayr destroys a house and leaves four people in hospital. elder brother of the manchester arena bomber salman abedi leaves the uk after being ordered to appear this week at the inquiry into the attack and the man with kidneys weighing five stone — who's had life—changing surgery to remove them. and coming up on the bbc news channel, scotland are in action at the t20 world cup against papua new guinea as they aim to qualify for the super 12 stage. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has set out a road map for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050 which ministers claim will support nearly half a million jobs over the next few decades. the plans include millions of pounds to subsidise the cost of electric vehicles. the government also wants to end the sale of gas boilers by 2035. people in england and wales will be offered £5,000 grants from next year to replace their gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps. critics say it's not enough. boilers with low carbon heat pumps. here'sjon donnison. boilers with low carb

four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr.vices were called to the kincaidston area of ayrjust after seven o'clock. the blast in gorse park appears to have destroyed one house and damaged others nearby. dozens of people were forced to leave their homes. they gathered in a nearby school and community centre. just outside my house there were sort of broken roof tiles. we walked up to where the houses have been blown away, and it wasjust, it was horrendous, it was like something from a movie set. it was just quite overwhelming. an air ambulance arrived at the scene a short time after the explosion along with several ambulances, fire engines and police cars. we have about 50 families who are in the centres, working the way through, we are dealing with them. the council's response has been excellent. the partners' response has been excellent. the police, the fire service are here on time, very, very quickly. and all the professionals have done a wonderfuljob here. and the community have rallied round, which is absolutely wonderful.

an explosion shakes a housing estate in ayr, two adults and two children are in hospital. 0ne in ayr,o adults and two children are in hospital. one month after it first erupted, the volcano continues to spew lava, and there is no end in sight. and a0 years after the first episode of bergerac, could there be a remake in the offing? hello and welcome to bbc news this morning. the prime minister has said the government's plan to phase out gas boilers will not be enforced by what he called green shirts armed with sandals and carrots. boris johnson wrote the comments in a newspaper article promoting his aim to stop the sale of new gas boilers within 15 years. from next april, households in england and wales will be offered grants of £5,000 to install air source heat pumps or other green heating. £a50 million will be spent on the boiler upgraded scheme which will run for three years. around 20% of uk emissions are from heating buildings, according to official figures, so there is pressure on this heat and buildings strategy to deliver effective reductions. critics say the scheme is unambiti

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four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr.wo children were injured in a blast which was heard and felt for miles around. katie hunter has more. emergency services were called to the kincaidston area of ayrjust after seven o'clock. the blast in gorse park appears to have destroyed one house and damaged others nearby. dozens of people were forced to leave their homes. they gathered in a nearby school and community centre. just outside my house there were sort of broken roof tiles. we walked up to where the houses have been blown away, and it wasjust, it was horrendous, it was like something from a movie set. it was just quite overwhelming. an air ambulance arrived at the scene a short time after the explosion along with several ambulances, fire engines and police cars. we have about 50 families who are in the centres, working the way through, we are dealing with them. the council's response has been excellent. the partners' response has been excellent. the police, the fire service are here on time, very, very quickly. and all th

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four people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr.es around. police scotland said one terraced house had been entirely destroyed and those on either side were damaged. the cause is under investigation. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello, cloudy weather for most of us today, some rain in the air as well but it is warm air with some thinning of the cloud in the east anglia and south—east. temperatures will reach 21 degrees. even elsewhere with cloud and rain around, temperatures 17 or 18 degrees late afternoon and early into evening. most of the rain is across england and wales, was south—east. clearer skies following, some showers, sundry ones in the south—west of england and wales. mouthing another night with southern parts of the uk. cooler weather north with clear skies and some sunshine on the way for wednesday. we have these clusters of thundery downpours moving eastwards and northwards across england and wales. wetter weather for northern england in the afternoon. either side of that, some sunshine and rai

two children and two adults are in hospital after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a house in ayrdent jamie mcivor is at the scene, and, jamie mcivor is at the scene. 0ne home destroyed, three more badly damaged and debris hurled across this quiet housing estate. the explosion was so loud, it was heard miles away. neighbours rushed out to see what had happened. there was a kid with his leg trapped. there was two guys trying to help the kid. ijust helped a wee bit, as well, to steady him a wee bit. then another guy ran in. a wee bit closer, you could see there's a crack in the house. the blast happened at 7pm last night. two adults and two children were taken to hospital. eyewitnesses described flames shooting into the air. a family of four were taken to hospital. a 43—year—old woman and 16—year—old boy are in glasgow royal infirmary. a 47—year—old male in the queen elizabeth university hospital. and an 11—year—old boy in the royal hospital for sick children. this morning, supplies were delivered to help those who had to leave their home. 90 spent the night in rest centres. the loc

four people — among them two children — are in hospital after an explosion at a house in ayr.id inquiries were continuing into the cause. the cabinet minister michael gove had to be escorted by police in westminster this afternoon after anti—lockdown demontrators attempted to surround him in the street. footage shared on social media showed the communities secretary being encircled by police officers after protesters approached him and began shouting. the met police said there had been no arrests following the incident, but will review the footage. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, joins us now. in the light of the events in the last few days and all the concerns about safety, this footage look quite alarming.— quite alarming. that's right. it does look _ quite alarming. that's right. it does look alarming _ quite alarming. that's right. it does look alarming because i does look alarming because conservatives are... and we heard also from mps about threats they may have received. some of them death threats. some of the people broke away, surrounded michael gove and thr

says scotland's daily record, which carries an incredible picture of the aftermath of an explosion in ayrved by hero neighbours. incredible picture. you start. leslie brokers, who we were talking about are just a few minutes ago, i am one of those who is wising up to all the work you did over the years. we were talking about charlie and the chocolate factory, a lot of eyeing anecdotes. he was, for example the man who wrote the lyrics for doctor dolittle, rex harrison, if i could talk to the animals. remember that song? he didn't releasin: remember that song? he didn't releasing it. _ remember that song? he didn't releasing it, did _ remember that song? he didn't releasing it, did he? _ remember that song? he didn't releasing it, did he? rex - remember that song? he didn't i releasing it, did he? rex harrison, who was famously _ releasing it, did he? rex harrison, who was famously grumpy... - releasing it, did he? rex harrison, who was famously grumpy... wasl releasing it, did he? rex harrison, - who was famously grumpy... was he?! he was famously grumpy. he presented with the lyrics to th