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11.00pm: several people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 in buckinghamshirehurricane harvey batters the coast of texas with winds of 130mph — the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland for 12 years. the heart of hurricane harvey smashed into the sure not far from here a short time ago. the winds are intense and it is difficult to stand up intense and it is difficult to stand up at times and it is already causing damage. the view from space shows the scale of the storm. record flooding is predicted across texas. counter—terrorism police investigate after two officers were injured while arresting a man with a knife outside buckingham palace. also in the next hour: the countdown in vegas begins. conor mcgregor vows to knock out the unbeaten floyd mayweather, millions of fans are set to tune in. has the blizzard of policy papers days londoners? dateline london will discover more. police say several people have died, and four people taken to hospital, after a serious crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1 in buckinghamshire. the incident occurred

eight people have been killed in a crash on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire.ted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is at the scene. the crash happened at around 315 this morning on the m1 southbound between junctions 15

at newport pagnell in buckinghamshire. two people have been arrested.rorism police investigate, after two officers were injured whilst arresting a man with a knife outside buckingham palace. no members of the royal family were in the palace at the time. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week on the travel show... so we're going to be diving on an archaeological site? yeah, exactly. underwater? exactly. we're swimming back to the bronze age in macedonia. oh, wow. you see all walks of life coming in to get a tattoo, bankers, lawyers, doctors. we're making a lasting mark in singapore. it's art, and it's beautiful art at that. we're taking someone else‘s seat in first class. if someone finds me in an airport and says, hey, catch me if you can, yes, i will switch seats with you. you can take my first or business class seat and i'll go back to wherever you're sitting. i'm going to prepare this how it would have been in the tudor times. and we're taking a bite out of one of king henry viii's favourite treats. first this week, we're visiting this smal

the bbc has been told mopeds gangs are now coming into london from kent, sussex, surrey and buckinghamshires growing problem in the capital will spread across the country. lucy manning, bbc news. a great day at the white house, that was donald trump's assessment last night after his new director of communications, anthony scaramucci, was sacked even before he'd formally taken up the post. but the president's take on events seemed not for the first time at odds with many observers of his us administration, as our north america editor jon sopel reports. it's being billed as the last supper. anthony scaramucci last night having dinner at, where else, the restaurant in the trump hotel just hours after he'd been unceremoniously dumped. at roughly the same time came this extraordinary tweet from donald trump. what? are you kidding? well, no, he wasn't. the swearing in of generaljohn kelly as chief of staff being seen as a new beginning for this administration. he will do a spectacularjob, i have no doubt, as chief of staff. so could this mark the end of what's been a turbulent, dysfunctional six

and two women have died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshireo lorry drivers have been arrested. it happened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hours of this morning. four people, including a five—year—old girl, are in hospital with serious injuries. earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura tra nt, who was near the scene on the m1 this is the bridge overlooking junction 1a of the m1. in the early hours of this morning, the emergency services were called because eight people were killed including two women and six men when the minibus they were in carrying 12 people crashed with two lorries. four people were injured, a man, a woman and a five—year—old girl have serious, life—threatening injuries. they are being treated at coventry, milton keynes and birmingham. the little girl is at birmingham children's hospital. the incident happened on the southbound carriageway of the m1 near newport pagnell between junctions 15 and 1a. the drivers of the lorries have been arrested in connection with the incident. a 31 year old

eight people are confirmed dead after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 in buckinghamshireunter—terrorism police investigate after three officers were injured while arresting a man with a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. hurricane harvey has weakened after battering the coast of texas with winds of 130 miles per hour. officials say it is likely to become a tropical storm later today. now on bbc news: weather world. this time, the bbc weather team take to london's rooftops with urban forecasters to explore why city climates are so different that on the coast or countryside. this time on weather world, we're at the highest point of the uk's biggest city, uncovering the secrets of urban weather. and finding out why heatwaves hit cities and those of us who live in them the hardest. we take to the rooftops of london to see just how man—made environments can change the weather. what are you hoping to achieve in the future? when we do weather forecasts, we will give more detailed forecasts, so there will be differences between different parts of the city. also on weather

drivers have been arrested after a crash killed eight people in the uk, on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshirehave been taken to hospital with serious injuries, including a 5—year—old girl. ben ando reports from the scene of the accident near newport pagnell. crushed almost beyond recognition. the minibus carrying around a dozen people, many believed to be from the same family, was travelling from nottingham towards london. also involved in the accident, two large trucks. images suggest the minibus was crushed between the two huge lorries and broken up into at least two pieces. it happened in the early hours on the m1 motorway southbound carriageway between junction 15 for northampton and junction 1a for milton keynes, and caused huge delays for drivers heading south. fresh marks on the road reveal the desperate attempt to avoid the collision. the six men and two women who were killed were all travelling in the minibus, as were four others who were seriously hurt, one of them a five—year—old girl. all but one have life—threatening injuries. both lorry drivers have been arrested on suspicion of

midday: several people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 in buckinghamshireounter—terrorism police investigate after two officers were injured while arresting a man with a sword outside buckingham palace. during the struggle the individual repeatedly repeated the words allahu akbar. hurricane harvey batters the coast of texas with winds of 130mph — the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland for 12 years. record flooding is predicted as thousands flee their homes. wind speeds have dropped as the storm moves inland.

eight people have died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the mi motorway in buckinghamshire happened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hours of this morning. four people have been taken to hospital and two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our correspondent jenny kumah reports. the crash happened at around 3:15am on the mi southbound between junctions 15 and 14 near newport pagnell. one vehicle was a fedex uk lorry, the other from aim logistics. police believe the minibus was travelling from nottingham. eight people have been confirmed dead. four, including a child, were taken to hospital and are seriously injured. two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. they are in police custody. counter—terrorism police have said a man suspected of deliberately driving a car at police officers outside buckingham palace last night also had a four—foot long sword. they say the man repeated shouted the words "allahu akbar". three policemen were injured as they arrested the 26—year—ol

eight people have died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshireappened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hours of this morning. four people have been taken to hospital and two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our correspondent jenny kumah reports. the crash happened at around 3:15am on the m1 southbound between junctions 15 and 1a near newport pagnell. one vehicle was a fedex uk lorry, the other from aim logistics. police believe the minibus was travelling from nottingham. eight people have been confirmed dead. four, including a child, were taken to hospital and are seriously injured. two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. they are in police custody. and jenny kumah joins us from the scene. thames valley police have issued more information about what may have happened? yes, two men are being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. one of those men is also being questioned ona those men is also being questioned on a

age uk's director of policy and research jane vass joins me now from buckinghamshire.ese solicited phone calls trying to extract money from pensioners, how do these sound? well, typically, you get a call but is not always. sometimes an e—mail or even a text from an organisation with a very authoritative sounding name and quite often they might ask you a free pensions review. they may even imply that they are authorised somehow by the government or by the regulator. they persuade you to tra nsfer regulator. they persuade you to transfer your money to the scheme or, indeed, to put it in their investment, but what happens is that actually the investment is worthless or the money disappears completely. how do you know if you have been scammed? well, some people get that nasty feeling as soon as they put the phone down and it's really important to act quickly if that is the case. there is an organisation called action fraud. alternatively, the pension advisory service or pension rights can all tell you what common scams are going around at the moment. how effective do you t

the bbc has been told mopeds gangs are now coming into london from kent, sussex, surrey in buckinghamshireroblem in the capital will spread across the country. lucy manning, bbc news. the john radcliffe hospital in oxford is having to close its trauma unit for a year because of fire safety concerns over cladding on the outside of the building. the hospital is moving 52 beds to other wards and the unit will be shut for 12 months to inpatients. it comes after a review of the cladding took place following the grenfell tower fire. it will now be replaced. a great day at the white house — that was donald trump's assessment last night after his new director of communications, anthony scaramucci, was sacked even before he'd formally taken up the post. not for the first time the president seemed at odds with many observers of this us administration. here's our north america editorjon sopel. it's being billed as the last supper. anthony scaramucci last night having dinner at where else, the restaurant in the trump hotel, just hours after he'd been unceremoniously dumped. at roughly the same time ca

eight people have been killed in a crash on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire. police say two lorries and a minibus collided on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell. four people have been taken to hospital and two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our correspondentjenny kumah is at the scene. the crash happened at around 315 this morning on the m1 southbound between junctions 15 and 1a near newport pagnell. one vehicle was a fedex uk lorry and the other from a logistics company. police believe the minibus was travelling from the nottingham area. eight people have been confirmed dead. four, including a child, were taken to hospital, and we re a child, were taken to hospital, and were seriously injured. two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and are in police custody. i know you are near the scene, what is the latest on this? we have just had is the latest on this? we havejust had it is the latest on this? we have just had it confirmed that among the eight dead is a child. t

the bbc has been told moped gangs are now coming into london from kent, sussex, surrey and buckinghamshiree this growing problem in the capital will spread across the country. lucy manning, bbc news. five prison officers have been taken to hospital following violence at erlstoke prison in wiltshire. there has also been a second day of rioting at the mount prison in hertfordshire. it's understood that prisoners seized control of part of one wing. officials say the incident is now under control. the john radcliffe hospital in oxford has become the first in the nhs to move patients because of concerns about fire safety following the grenfell tower disaster. it's closing the inpatient wards of the trauma unit after a review found problems with the cladding on the building and with other fire protection measures. a great day at the white house — that was donald trump's assessment last night after his new director of communications, anthony scaramucci, was sacked even before he'd formally taken up the post. but the president's take on events seemed — not for the first time — at odds with many ob

and two women have died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the mi motorway in buckinghamshire southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hours of this morning. four people, including a five year old girl, are in hospital with serious injuries, and two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our correspondent jenny kumah reports the crash happened at around 3:15am on the mi southbound between junctions 15 and 14 near newport pagnell. one vehicle was a fedex uk lorry, the other from aim logistics ltd. police believe the minibus was travelling from nottingham. eight people have been confirmed dead. four including a child were taken to hospital and are seriously injured. two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. chief inspector henry parsons from thames valley police provided an update on the situation this afternoon. around 3:15am, emergency services we re around 3:15am, emergency services were called to the mi near milton keynes. on arrival, we found a three vehicle collision on the southbound

surrey, berkshire and buckinghamshire particularly.ternoon. afternoon. top temperatures of 21 or 22 celsius. 22 celsius. those temperatures pared back slightly by the gusty wind. back slightly by the gusty wind. through this evening and overnight it should stay dry. it should stay dry. ease down a touch for tomorrow morning. morning. tomorrow is looking drier or mostly dry. or mostly dry. light showers, and the winds will be lighter. lighter. slightly higher temperatures, up to 23. 23. maybe one or two showers around again on saturday afternoon. again on saturday afternoon. quite cool for this time of year. cool for this time of year. is looking drier —— sunday is looking drier. that's it for now. take a look at our website. now though, it's back to steph and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty. despite being fit to leave. what's behind the delays. the main character wasn't even there. old isla's father to find out how the toddler has taken the news. on to conquer the world. all that still

the bbc has been told mopeds gangs are now coming into london from kent, sussex, surrey in buckinghamshiren the capital will spread across the country. lucy manning, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the government and labour have criticised the owner of british gas, centrica, for announcing a 12.5% increase in electricity prices. 60 people have died in the uk in the past eight months after taking a painkilling drug, fentanyl, according to the national crime agency. police in london or adopting new tactics to deal with an upsurge in my bed crying. criminals have been targeting people with mobile phones 01’ targeting people with mobile phones or bags. the trauma unit at thejohn radcliffe hospital in oxford will be evacuated after the building was found to be a fire risk. a report, commissioned after the grenfell tower fire in london, found a number of failings including that the unit's cladding was a fire risk. it's the first time an inpatient department has been forced to close due to fire safety concerns. katharine da costa reports. this is 0xford's trauma unit, a major hub in the regi

the bbc has been told mopeds gangs are now coming into london from kent, sussex, surrey and buckinghamshires the country. lucy manning, bbc news. there has been a second day of trouble at a prison in hertfordshire where armed inmates have taken over a wing and smashed windows. wright trained teams were sent into hmp the mount in 0rpington that the ministry ofjustice says the disturbance has now been brought under control. yesterday at least 50 cells were thought to have been damaged but no one is a dabbing injured in the initial violence. the trauma unit at thejohn radcliffe hospital in oxford will be evacuated after the building was found to be a fire risk. a report, commissioned after the grenfell tower fire in london, found a number of failings including that the unit's cladding was a fire risk. it's the first time an inpatient department has been forced to close due to fire safety concerns. katharine da costa reports. this is 0xford's trauma unit, a major hub in the region, treating hundreds of patients with multiple fractures and complex needs. now an independent report has found the e

particularly heavy in bedfordshire and buckinghamshire.s the numbers are misleading. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has more. for some years, maternity units have been struggling to recruit enough midwives. the royal college of midwives says there's a shortfall of around 3,500. now, based on a freedom of information request, labour says a growing number of maternity units are closing doors to new mothers. in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate locations where units were closed, up by 70% since 2014. i think it is quite right hospitals take these drastic decisions when they want to put the interests of the patient‘s safety first. i don't blame them for doing that. but the fact it is happening so often and is increasing year on year significantly suggests an underlying problem. you cannot keep trying to run the nhs on a shoestring, putting them through the biggest financial squeeze in its history, and not expect standards

been taken to hospital after a serious crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1 in buckinghamshired near newport pagnell in the yearly hours. the m1 southbound is closed between junctions 15 and 1a. thames valley police and the fire service are continuing to work at the scene and the carriageway is likely to stay closed for several hours. thames valley police on the scene of that serious collision, more on that in a couple of moments. we are trying to speak to our travel reporters. let's move on to an incident yesterday. a man has been arrested under the terrorism act after two police officers were injured near buckingham palace. the officers were hurt while taking the 26—year—old into custody when he was found with the large knife in a vehicle near the palace last night. simonjones reports. concerned crowds look on as police investigate a possible terror incident outside buckingham palace. the met says just after 8:30pm yesterday a man stopped his car near a police vehicle. officers then spotted a large bladed weapon in the car and went to arrest him. two police officers suffered