that was emma vardy.y is where the blaze started. thousands of buildings have been destroyed in the hills between santa monica and malibu. john sudworth is there and he's been speaking to those affected. late into the night, we watch one of america's wealthiest neighbourhoods burn. the flames so intense the fire crews are powerless to stop them. so if i very quickly take my mask off, the air is absolutely thick with smoke. the fire crews here tell us they have a shortage of water. and in many instances they're having to stand and watch these properties burn. it is a losing battle. they're using what little they have sparingly, trying to contain the spread. defying the evacuation orders, some residents are defending their own homes. with all the surrounding properties burning, i helped tony and his neighbours, scooping water out of the swimming pool and dousing the flames at their boundary. since 1993 i've seen a couple of fires, but nothing like this. i wouldn't see this in my nightmare. i never thought i

emma vardy with the latest from los - vardy with the latest from los angeles, thank you.tructive wind storm in decades with wins of between 80—100 mph. this area has been hit by the devastation from wildfires before but how much of a role has climate change played in the extreme weather we are seeing now. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. still images show the fury and the horror of the fires engulfing parts of california. wildfires are a year—round threat in this state, but this year, it experienced its hottest summer on record. we know climate change is making the kind of hot, dry weather california has experienced in recent months more likely, and scientists say that is increasing the number of what are known as fire weather days. now, this graph shows the increase in the area burned by fires in the us since 1983. as you can see, it appears to have been growing steadily over the years, and there is another factor this year — the winter rains that normally reduce the fire risk in california didn't come. in fact, downtown los angeles has only received 0.16 inches

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.d the la fires as the most devastating in california's history. have a look at these before and after images of the devastation the flames have left behind. this was someone's home in altadena and this is what it looks like now. north of there, the pasadena jewish temple and center has been completely gutted. and this business in the pacific palisades — where the largest fire has been burning — was not spared either. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth has been to the palisades and spoken to some of those people who have been affected. late into the night, we watch one of america's wealthiest neighbourhoods burn. the flames so intense the fire crews are powerless to stop them. so if i very quickly take my mask off, the air is absolutely thick with smoke. the fire crews here tell us they have a shortage of water. and in many instances they're having to stand and watch these properties burn. it is a losing battle. they're using what little they have sparingly, trying to contain the spread. de

emma vardy reports from the red carpet.y of a—listers were out to dazzle on the red carpet. baby reindeer. baby reindeer, the british drama about stalking and sexual abuse picked up two awards. its creator, richard gadd, called for more of life's darker tales to make it onto screen. any story, when done right, is universal, and all the weird, idiosyncratic struggles we go through on a daily basis are just as worthy of being committed to screen as any. so, commissioners, streamers, when you're totting up the numbers and putting together the budgets for this year, remember to keep some back for the little person to tell their story. thank you so much. but it was the japanese drama shogun that won the most tv awards of the night. emilia perez. the unusual musical about a mexican drug lord was one of the big winners in the film categories. emilia perez and its transgender star karla sofia gascon accepted one of its four awards with an emotional speech about the trans experience. you can maybe put us injail. you can beat us up.

let's go back to emma vardy.about fears that the situation might get worse before it gets better? there is now 3000 firefighters battling the palisades fire above us but they are stretched, they are fatigued and the fear is that with those winds picking up that any progress that is being made can be reversed very quickly and down here of course we are under no illusions as to what the consequences are when the fire starts spreading once again and moves incredibly fast. these buildings, once luxury beachfront properties, they are still smouldering, but gradually people have started to come down here themselves to look at the damage, but now there is this curfew in place from 6pm at night until 6pm in the morning to try to prevent looting while this crisis continues. emma vardy, thank you very much, reporting from the pacific coast highway. powerful winds and parched ground after months of no rain — a deadly combination which has allowed the california fires to spread. today, it was confirmed that last year was the

emma vardy is in the palisades now.er seen anything like this before directions and emergency services have become overwhelmed as homes and businesses are being destroyed. for those who haven't yet evacuated, they are being urged to conserve water as fire crews are battling hard but haven't managed to contain these fires yet. as dawn broke, la awoke to an apocalyptic site. smoke blocking out the skies over santa monica beach after a terrifying 2a hours. the fire grew at an extraordinary speed, flames raging out of control as hurricane force winds battered the coast. and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. la county and all 29 fire departments in our county are not prepared for this type of widespread disaster. there are not enough firefighters in la county. along this coastal road we have been seeing the fires destruction. there is power lines down, patches still smouldering and the air is so thick with smoke

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. the pacific palisades is already the most destructive fire in the history of los angeles. 0ur correspondent david willis is in the pacific palisades and joins me live. tell us what the conditions are like at this hour?— like at this hour? well, 'ust five o'clock in i like at this hour? well, 'ust five o'clock in the i like at this hour? well, just five o'clock in the evening l five o'clock in the evening here and the winds are already starting to pick up. you can see behind me are the hillside behind me and perhaps, in an acknowledgement of the fact that they are fighting a losing battle in combating this wildfires, officials are sure a ago that sought to reassure anxious residents, telling them that help was on its way and machinery and urging patients saying that they would get the situation under control but it might take time. now, last night, the bridgejust behind me here, hundreds of luxury ocean run homes were reduced to match would and on that hillside, there was once about 17

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.�*s clive myrie has been speaking with emergency crews who've been working around the clock to stop the fires. los angeles, the city of angels, is still threatened by fiery demons. in the hills above, a taste of what might come. and in the thick of it, fire officer erin alexander. the wind and the... i mean, that the kind of stuff we were dealing with. wow. is that you? that was me. there's certain weather factors that we can't control. obviously, the winds were some like i've never seen. and we put one fire out and another one right down the down the way is starting again. you have these houses that catch fire, that send off embers, that catch other houses on fire. and we didn't have enough water to put the fires out. and it was, you know, there's only so much you can do. here is erin with colleagues on the day she became a firefighter, saving lives in people's homes her calling. but the scale of this disaster has been tough for all the emergency crews. can't even imagine what you wou

emma vardy reports from la. burn — the most catastrophic fires los angeles has ever seen. overnight, the hollywood hills resembling a disaster movie. a huge crescent of flame engulfing an iconic community of california. more than 130,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes. here just one of many properties engulfed turned to a shell. at least five major fires have been burning across los angeles county. the scale and spread has stretched firefighting crews on the ground, and in the air. 16,000 acres and counting consumed by the inferno. one street filmed by a local resident moments before he left. i thought maybe i would be able to get some extra stuff that we didn't take and come to see that the whole street is just gone. it's like a war zone. and we had so many memories in here that cannot be replaced. i had these great old pictures of my grandfather from world war two, both grandfathers, and i was going to get them framed. and now they're gone and they're lost. and i had so many things that are just

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. am joined by pat morrison, columnist at the los angeles times. thank you forjoining me. the wind is expected to pick up this evening. that put you under some form of evacuation order? i you under some form of evacuation order?- evacuation order? i 'ust received an evacuation order? ijust received an evacuationl evacuation order? ijust - received an evacuation alert from los angeles county fire department. i don't know whether it is legitimate or not, but bags have been packed for days, things are ready to go. this is like an earthquake reversal except with fire. thank you for taking some time to talk to us. if you do need to talk to us. if you do need to go, please do. in the meantime, can i ask you about the response to these fires, not so much the actual physical response, but there has been quite a bit of criticism of the authorities of how they have handled the wildfire, the aftermath as well, and some of that criticism coming from beyond los angeles. we have seen two _ beyond los

let's cross to our los angeles correspondent who's there — emma vardy.ere, on the red carpet, some of those 80— list * is there, arriving for the 82nd golden globe competition, and will hopefully be speaking to emma vardy in a short while, in the meantime we turn to other important news around the world. ukraine is on a fresh offensive incurs, the region of russia partially occupied since its non—state large country and region five months ago. it forces find out in three directions from their main base. the ukrainian president chief of staff said that russia is getting what it deserves. austria is president says it will hold a meeting tomorrow with the far right leader whose freedom party came first in the general election after september. 0n first in the general election after september. on saturday negotiations between the conservative party and the democratic party broke down. the president, alexander van der bellen, said the conservatives had now softened their opposition to talks with the far—right. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arr

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.e, let's speak to ken pimlott, retired director of the california department of forestry and fire protection, or cal fire. thank you forjoining us and for your time today. have you seen fires like this move this quickly before? i seen fires like this move this quickly before?— seen fires like this move this quickly before? i think this is really showing _ quickly before? i think this is really showing the _ quickly before? i think this is really showing the extreme l really showing the extreme conditions that we face here in california with the impacts of drought and you know, climate change on weather patterns. certainly, california, and especially southern california, is no stranger to big wind events over the decades. but what we're really seeing is that the extremes are becoming more extreme. the mayor talked about the strength of the winds and the dryness of the vegetation due to the drought. we're seeing those level of conditions that we haven't seen before. �* ., , conditions th

emma vardy reports. the race to stay ahead of the deadly fires enters a sixth day.ove the smoke. below, the flames rage. butjust as progress is made, other areas ignite. in the fires�* wake, residents continue to journey back to where their houses once stood. for one, the reality is overwhelming. oh, my god... oh, my god! she cries. i felt like a zombie since tuesday. can't sleep. you literally cannot sleep, you just replay. sabrina, another palisades resident, picks through what is left of her childhood home. my bedroom was in the front over there with my sister. you know, it wasn't that big of a house but it had everything we needed. it's really sad. i feel so bad for my parents. it's all gone. there have been repeated warnings for people to stick to night—time curfews — police urging the need for order. i saw a gentleman that looked like a firefighter and i asked him if he was ok because he was sitting down. i didn't realise we had him in handcuffs. we were turning him over to the lapd because he was dressed like a fireman and he was not. he'd just got caught bur

just one of the devastating stories coming out of los angeles, that was our la correspondent emma vardy speaking correspondent emma vardy speaking to shelley sykes. we return to one of our other headline stories. it is a revolution that is coming — whether we like it or not. artificial intelligence may have the potential to transform the world and the uk intends to be at the forefront of that transformation. the prime minister sir keir starmer has been setting out his government's intentions what's called the ai opportunities action plan. leading tech firms are said to be investing £14 billion — or $17 billion — in various projects. they include plans for so—called growth zones, where development will be focused. the aim is for a twentyfold increase in britain's computing power. the hope is improved ai could lead to multiple benefits — everything from improving medical treatment to speeding up the filling of pot holes. let's speak to daniel polani, the professor of artificial intelligence at the university of hertfordshire. professor, welcome to the programme. the uk prime minister says

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.you with us, blue skies behind you, how is it looking? are those wings there yet? looking? are those wings there et? , ., , ., looking? are those wings there et? , . , ., ., yet? the winds are starting to ick u - , yet? the winds are starting to pick up. and _ yet? the winds are starting to pick up, and speaking - yet? the winds are starting to pick up, and speaking with - yet? the winds are starting to| pick up, and speaking with our report as of the accuweather headquarters, they said the santa ana wind event has not reached its peak yet, the wind direction coming from an easterly direction right now, the concern is it could get into that northeasterly direction which fornals the winds through the canyons, over the mountains, hugs and enhances speed and increase the fire risk, we are here in malibu, and it looks like it beautiful afternoon, clear blue sky, much of the smoke in the area has cleared, but we are starting to feel the winds pick up, we know the average in the 40 up, we kn

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.t joined by eleanor for the latestjoined by eleanor humphreys in altadena. it is now 6pm the city. what has been going on as firefighters continued to fight these blazes?— firefighters continued to fight these blazes? firefighters are very much _ these blazes? firefighters are very much continuing - these blazes? firefighters are very much continuing their - very much continuing their battle, notably because the warnings from the authority is that we're not out of the woods, far from that we're not out of the woods, farfrom it in that we're not out of the woods, far from it in fact. that we're not out of the woods, farfrom it in fact. we see 0% containment in some of those blazes right now. have seen fire crews, even ourselves today, doing, as they've been coming into communities like this in altadena, trying to put out the hotspots because the concern is today is have had a bit of a lyle in the santa ana winds but they could be coming back tonight over the weekend next week and they c

emma vardy reporting there. on the ground in los angeles say the devastation is clear to see wherever you look. our correspondent helena humphrey sent this update from pacific palisades. this is just one of the areas where the palisades fire came through, if you take a look in every direction, it is 360 degrees worth of destruction here. this is a scene being played out right across la county, tens of thousands of acres that have been destroyed like this, with all of these houses razed to the ground. as we have been here in the area, we have been feeling those notorious santa ana winds picking up once again, these are the enemy of those fire crews fighting so hard to control those fires. essentially, they could whip up the flames once again, that is the concern and those fire crews are stretched to the limit right now. we know today president zelenskiy of ukraine has offered to send fire teams from ukraine to help in the effort. here in this area today, we have had aerial drops of water which have been effective

here's emma vardy with the latest from los angeles. race to stay ahead of the deadly fires enters a sixth day. helicopters fly just above the smoke, below, the flames rage. just as progress is made, other areas ignite. in the fire's wake, residents continue to journey back to where their houses once stood. for one, the reality is overwhelming. pants. oh, my god! cries. there have been repeated warnings for people to stick to night—time curfews, police urging the need for order. i saw a gentleman who looked like a firefighter and i asked him if he was ok because he was sitting down — i did not realise we had him in handcuffs. we were turning him over to the lapd because he was dressed like a fireman and he was not — he just got caught burglarising homes. that was my house. this is the main house. with tens of thousands of people staying in emergency hotels and shelters, they're safe for now but have no idea where they will go next. serenity�*s family of 11 fled minutes before their home burned. people like me with no insurance, we don't

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.d live now by david willis from near the blaze in pacific palisades. david, tell us what you've been seeing today, we can still see fires blazing behind you. 0fficials officials have been hoping that they could get some sort of handle on these massive fires. tonight given that the weather forecast was better than it was forecast was better than it was for last night. butjust after six o'clock in here, it's totally dark and the winds are already whipping up. what they are doing is carrying embers from this massive pacific palisades fire and carrying them to try brush which unites other fires. them to try brush which unites otherfires. you can seejust behind me, to give you some idea of how volatile the situation is here, just that 50 or 20 minutes ago, before we came on air, there was a fire here whatsoever but suddenly, it sprung up and now, they are having to be deployed to put this one out as well. one of a number of fires throughout this region and fire officials have conceded that

shelley sykes speaking to our correspondent emma vardy.pressed sympathy but denied her claims saying that the water service remained available and uninterrupted to her property and the surrounding communities throughout the fire. we will of course be following the story of the la fires throughout the day. there are reports this morning that israel and hamas have been given a final draft of a ceasefire and hostage release deal to end the war in gaza, according to the reuters news agency. a breakthrough was reportedly reached in doha after midnight following talks between israel's spy chiefs, president elect trump's middle east envoy and the prime minister of qatar. it comes as president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu held talks over the phone for the first time in three months. for more on this let's speak to our middle east correspondent who is injerusalem for us. obviously negotiations have stalled numerous times so why optimism this time round? if is optimism this time round? it is uuite optimism this time round? it

annita: let's speak to our correspondent emma vardy in santa monica for us.that you have been in the smoke for hours now. tell us more about what the situation is like where you are. >> santa monica is one of the most famous parts of los angeles. some people may remember it from the barbie movie. look completely different today. the air is still very smoky here even though we have moved away from the pacific palisades area where the fires are still burning more fiercely. it is pretty deserted here. some people are out in it but even down here by the coast it is difficult to breathe. it tastes of smoke and you can barely see vary far into the distance because the smoke has clouded the city, coastline, as well as further inland. we know the firefighters are trying to battle the fire. the forecast is the wind will hopefully drop off a bit this afternoon. you can still feel the breeze down here although it is not as intense as it was overnight. annita: i am going to interrupt you to say that we can hear the wind. it is buffeting you, obviously moving the trees be

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.s north america correspondent david willis has been speaking to us from the pacific palisades — the site of the fire that officials are calling the most destructive in the history of los angeles. 0fficials officials have been hoping that they could at some sort of handle on these massive fires tonight given that the weather forecast was better than it was forecast was better than it was for last night butjust after six o'clock here it is totally dark and the wind is already whipping up. what they are doing is carrying embers from this massive pacific palisades flyer and carrying them to dry brush which ignites other fires such as the one you can see just behind me. to give you some idea of how volatile the situation is here, 15 or 20 minutes ago, just before we came on air there was nothing here whatsoever but it suddenly sprang up and now firefighters have to be deployed to put this fire out as well. one of a number of fires throughout this region and fire officials have conceded that

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. emma with the very latest on the pacific coast highway.nse of the scale of the damage from these photographs. before... ..and after the fires. well, the emergency crews have been working round the clock to calm the blazes, and the danger still hasn't passed. los angeles, the city of angels, is still threatened by fiery demons. in the hills above, a taste of what might come. and in the thick of it, fire officer erin alexander. the wind and the... i mean, that the kind of stuff we were dealing with. wow. is that you? that was me. there's certain weather factors that we can't control. obviously, the winds were some like i've never seen. and we put one fire out and another one right down the down the way is starting again. you have these houses that catch fire, that send off embers, that catch other houses on fire. and we didn't have enough water to put the fires out. and it was, you know, there's only so much you can do. here is erin with colleagues on the day she became a firefighter, saving lives in people's homes her calling. but the scale

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.te hegseth, who donald trump wants to be his defence secretary, has been questioned over claims of sexual misconduct and his views on women by senators in washington who are deciding whether he's suitable for the job. the 44—year—old said he wants to bring back a �*warrior culture' to the pentagon. the start of the hearing was repeatedly interrupted by protestors. here's our north america editor sarah smith. cheering the handshakes and the back slaps are all part of pete hegseth's battle to persuade senators he is fit to serve as the secretary of defence. he has some vocal supporters, but he's also facing a long list of accusations and controversies. mr hegseth was a fox news tv presenter when donald trump picked him to lead the pentagon. he did serve in the army in afghanistan, but he has no experience of running an enormous organisation like the american military, which has a budget of $850 billion. he faced some tough questions about financial impropriety, sexual misconduct and turn

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. one of the worst hit neighbourhoods is altadena. 0ur correspondent is on the ground and i spoke to her in the last hour. firefighters are very much continuing their battle, notably because the warnings from the authority is that we're not out of the woods, farfrom it. in fact, we see 0% containment in some of those blazes right now. have seen fire crews, even ourselves today, doing, as they've been coming into communities like this in altadena, trying to put out the hotspots because the concern is today is have had a bit of a lull in those notorious santa ana winds but they could be coming back tonight, over the weekend, next week and they can re—fan the flames. you can see behind me, this burned—out family home, it is one house in scenes repeated up and the street in altadena. it is still under an evacuation zone. some residents have been able to come back and take a look at the devastation and, understandably, they have been incredibly emotional, tearful. i was speaking to one family who came back on behalf of their grandmother who leftjust with a

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. of the pacific palisades community council told me how they are going. i council told me how they are anoin. . council told me how they are oiiin _ ., ., council told me how they are oiiin_ ., ., , ., going. i have not spoken to anybody — going. i have not spoken to anybody who _ going. i have not spoken to anybody who has _ going. i have not spoken to anybody who has not - going. i have not spoken to anybody who has not lost i going. i have not spoken to i anybody who has not lost their home. the place where i live, usually safe from fires, has been completely wiped off the map. the fire did start in the hills where they usually start, but typically the firefighters get on it fast enough to put out the flames. this time we had 80 mile an hour winds and low water pressure and they did not have a chance. it didn't matter how good they are, how many hours they worked, those poor firefighters did everything they could and yet they could not really save much. the speed at which the fire h

eaton fire, in the altadena neighbourhood, is just 3% contained. 0ur los angeles correspondent emma vardye can see the helicopters continue to dropped there. the way the wind is burning —— blowing in that particular area of los angeles. 0ur los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. a fourth gruelling day holding the line in the face of la's inferno as tens of thousands of acres continue to burn. right, you guys on radio? we'll meet you up at tcc? some communities have taken the disaster response into their own hands. love you, bro! in topanga canyon, with fires burning all around, a group of locals calling themselves the heat hawks have sprung into action. initially, everyone felt a bit abandoned, but i understand why. we have a very tight community that's very connected and so, the local knowledge is really essential. well, these guys are just taking a look around the neighbourhood to see if they can see any spot fires orjust anything they can help with, using whatever resources they can get their hands on — water supplies, fire extinguishers. the emergency services are just so stret

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.re learning more about how people took matters into their own hands to save each other and their homes, as firefighters were stretched to the limits. rich snyder was a fire fighterfor 36 years. when he saw the flames, hejumped into action — saving most of his neighbourhood. he spoke to the bbc�*s helena humphrey. before started building two houses in between miscarriages. because the flames coming up. once it's got a hold of the structure, the # between two houses. . this has is. we couldn't go in. there was too much heat. eventually, this house, i walked down the side and looked up and saw get it on fire. my heart sank. in a world power, the attic goes, system. this house was burning, house was burning, it was going to take mine in the next one without fire engines of war. my nephew and i broke down the door, cut holes in the ceiling, but the fire out in the attic. that isn't something they normally would do anyway. i could. then we looked across and saw our neighbours houses burning.

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.be his defence secretary, has been questioned over claims of sexual misconduct and his views on women by senators in washington. they are deciding whether he's suitable for the job. the 44—year—old said he wants to bring back a "warrior culture" to the pentagon. the start of the hearing was repeatedly interrupted by protesters. ukraine's army says it's carried out their largest strikes yet against military targets deep inside russia. kyiv said it targeted sites up to 1,100 kilometres from the border. these included a chemical plant in the bryansk region where shells and cruise missile components are reportedly made, an oil refinery in saratov, and a fuel depot in the neighbouring city of engels. president biden says the us will remove its designation of cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. the deal would see more than 550 prisoners in the communist country released by the time mr biden leaves office on monday. cuba was first added to washington's terrorism list in 1982, but was remove

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. off the english coast. some of the sightings have been spectacular, and they're becoming increasingly frequent in the uk. but why? charlote gallagher has that story. one of the most spectacular sights in nature. oh, my god! spectacular. she's doing it for us. a humpback whale breaching out of the water close to the cornish coast. whale watchers have been flocking to the area since the mammal was spotted. dan abbott is one of them. as soon as i hear about a humpback sighting in cornwall, i've pretty much already packed my car and and head down. it's worth all the effort. it's worth freezing your toes off all day long for those few seconds of seeing the animal. but there's something really special about seeing that species here in the uk and and especially in more recent years when there's been much more sightings around the coastline. you're still lucky to see a whale in british waters, but sightings are becoming more common, like here off the coast of east sussex. it's partly down to

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.ll the red carpet looks, on the bbc news website and app. that it from me for the moment. do stay with us here on bbc news. thanks for watching. hello again. if you're wondering how long the cold weather is going to last, it's certainly going to be with us as we go through this working week. in fact, what we're looking at is the cold weather continuing, further the wintry showers for some of us, widespread frosts and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces first thing. so as we go through the days of the week, you can see the colder blues remain across the british isles as as we head towards the weekend, the milder yellows start to come our way so it won't be quite as cold as we're looking at at the moment. what we have at the moment, though, is the morning's rain having moved away, taking some snow showers with it, but further snow showers continuing across northern and southern scotland, northern england, a few in wales, wintry showers here getting into the midlands too and also northe

emma vardy there.e heard from our correspondent, helena humphrey, who's on the ground in altadena. what's the latest where you are? the warning from president biden is a grim one — the number of fatalities is growing and he said that it is likely to grow further. that's because local authorities here on the ground say that they haven't yet been able to reach the hardest—hit areas — which is pretty difficult to wrap your head around, really, when you just take a look at the level of destruction behind me here. this is altadena. this was the methodist church. and when we were taking a look inside, tentatively walking amid this destruction, there is nothing inside that resembles a church anymore — not a single pew to be found. and it's a similar situation over in this direction as well. this was a neighbouring church, also razed to the ground. earlier today, we also saw thejewish centre had burnt down, another church in town also now rubble. and when you speak to people here, what they will tell you is so

emma vardy reports.the biggest party of the year. and i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go. you're green. iam. wicked, the wizard of oz reimagined, has been spellbinding audiences as a stage show for two decades. now, as one of the biggest films of the year, it could win best musical or comedy at the globes with cynthia erivo and ariana grande up for acting awards. are you...english? no, no, i'm not english...why? but the surprise stand—out with the most nominations is emilia perez, a film about a transgender mexican drug lord. kate winslet is nominated for her roles in the film lee and tv�*s the regime, while daniel craig and ralph fiennes are both up for best actor. denzel washington has his 11th golden globes nomination for gladiator 2. but awards season is about much more than the accolades. it's a chance for celebrities and designers to make their mark on the red carpet. so stylists like ceren are busy behind the scenes. how

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.veganuary as resolutions to start the new year. but what's going viral again this year is a 75—day fitness trend on tiktok. so let's take a look at what exactly it involves. there are five rules to this challenge. number one being that you have to stick to healthy diet with no cheat meals or alcohol. the second rule is that on each of the 75 days, you have to do two 45—minute workouts — one of them outside. rule number three is that you must drink more than three litres of water a day. for rule numberfour, you should read at ten pages of a nonfiction self development book. and finally rule number five is that people should document theirjourney by taking and posting a picture of their progress. we've spoken to someone brave enough to tackle it. i did we've spoken to someone brave enough to tackle it.— enough to tackle it. i did for my entire — enough to tackle it. i did for my entire life _ enough to tackle it. i did for my entire life until- enough to tackle it. i did for my entire li

emma vardy reporting from the pacific palisade area.he battle against wild fires with the winds expected to pick up tuesday morning into wednesday, why is that important? well, if the winds are anything from 50—60mph, then planes that are drop offing water orfire 50—60mph, then planes that are drop offing water or fire retardant they can fly. anything above that, 70—80, those winds can fan the flames and make this whole thing even words thanit make this whole thing even words than it already is, so that is why this week is so, so important in the battle to contain the fires here. you can watch los angeles on fire — a bbc news special — on iplayer and bbc one, from 8:30pm tonight. that is it from us here, now it is back to you sophie in london. that is it from us here, now it is back to you sophie in london. sir keir starmer has pledged to make the uk one of the world's artificial intelligence "super powers. " the prime minister has set out plans to use the technology to help drive economic growth and improve public services. but as he m

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.as been a huge outpouring of support for those that have lost everything in the fires with people donating food, clothes, whatever might help. 0ur correspondent helena humphrey has been to one makeshift donation centre. we are here at a donation centre and you can see the scale of the need right now. throughout the day, more and more people coming to donate items, as well as for people collecting items they may need. this is one of the charities that is currently here — muslims for humanity. you can see a line of people picking up essentials, groceries, water and so on. over in this direction, people picking up the likes of clothes, shoes, anything that they may need to get them through the coming days, perhaps even weeks, because you have to keep in mind that currently 90,000 people right now are under evacuation orders. we don't fully know the path of those wildfires, whether they stand to be impacted, and of course many people here losing everything, losing their homes. now, in term

emma vardy has the latest. the fire exploded at astonishing speed.ombination of dry conditions and strong winds causing the fire's rapid spread. people evacuating began to leave their cars and escape on foot. emergency services eventually bulldozed some 200 abandoned vehicles to clear the roads. the pacific palisades area is home to luxury properties and celebrity homes. at least 30,000 residents were told to leave. my heart is in my throat, but we're 0k as long as the firefighters said there's an ambulance to take us out. but this is like right at my doorstep. we've been watching these huge plumes of smoke rising and the flames flickering over the mountains behind us. now, people in california are used to wildfires and strong winds at this time of year, but this one is more unusual because of how quickly it spread and the fact it's so close to a densely populated area. thousands of buildings were in danger of being engulfed by flames as emergency services tried to keep people safe. it's not yet clear how widespread the damage is to properties, but s

emma vardy reports from the red carpet.cked up two awards. its creator, richard gadd, called for more of life's darker tales to make it onto screen. any story, when done right, is universal, and all the weird, idiosyncratic struggles we go through on a daily basis are just as worthy of being committed to screen as any. so, commissioners, streamers, when you're totting up the numbers and putting together the budgets for this year, remember to keep some back for the little person to tell their story. thank you so much. but it was the japanese drama shogun that won the most tv awards of the night. emilia perez. the unusual musical about a mexican drug lord was one of the big winners in the film categories. emilia perez and its transgender star karla sofia gascon accepted one of its four awards with an emotional speech about the trans experience. you can maybe put us injail. you can beat us up. but you never can take away our soul, our resistance, our identity. wicked. audiences have been flocking to wicked after much love for

emma vardy.oned, the california governor has called for an investigation into how water shortages impaired firefighting efforts. 0ne la firefighter confirmed to the bbc that he'd witnessed some crews run out of water completely, as they struggled with the supply to their hoses and fire hydrants. let's speak to dr peter gleick, climate scientist and co—founder of the pacific institute, which works to create solutions to global water challenges. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. can you outline for our viewers come in simple terms, why there doesn't seem to have been enough water for the firefighters in been enough waterfor the firefighters in la? been enough water for the firefighters in la?- been enough water for the firefighters in la? well, the very simplest _ firefighters in la? well, the very simplest reason - firefighters in la? well, the very simplest reason is - firefighters in la? well, the very simplest reason is that| firefighters in la? well, the i very simplest reason is that no ur

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles.earlier i spoke our senior north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue who was in los angeles. you have to remember that these fires, the two main fires, are still burning and that while the the fire department has managed to contain a little bit more of each of one, there's still most of those perimeters aren't contained. now, fortunately, yesterday, we've now learned that the death toll has not risen from that 24. they've been searching through the remains of people's houses, and they haven't happily found any more, uh, corpses or dead people at this stage. but that could easily change. i'm going to bring in now sheila kelleher, who's a captain at the la fire department. sheila, we were expecting bigger winds this morning. starting to gust a little bit, but may get worse later on. yes, there's definitely potential for 45 mile an hour upwards gusts, so we're prepared for that. we have strike teams deployed out throughout los angeles county because this is an impacted area also north o

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. # 0hh—hhhhh! thanks to emma for that. during sunday morning already, and we've got more disruptive wintry weather on the cards over the next 2a hours or so. amber warnings in force still for snow and ice so we could see disruption to travel. potential for power cuts as well. first amber warning is in force across north wales and the north midlands, that expires at midday, but this one across northern england, that's going to be in force right until midnight tonight. there could be as much as a0cm of snow over the highest ground in the north pennines, for instance. we'll see snow continuing for the rest of the day for the pennines, cumbrian fells, southern uplands as well. it will tend to gradually turn back to rain though further south into the midlands, north wales too. northern ireland, seeing a bit of wintriness too, and icy conditions really chilly in the north but very mild in the south. big contrast in temperature, 13 in london, just a degree above freezing though for aberdeen, where we might see a bit of sunshine,

that was our la correspondent, emma vardy, speaking to shelley sykes.fe has been found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic violence but cleared of her manslaughter. ryan wellings, from bispham in lancashire, became the first defendant to be tried before a jury accused of the unlawful killing of his partner after kiena dawes, 23, took her own life following domestic violence. the 30—year—old landscape gardener was found not guilty of manslaughter and guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour between january 2020 and july 2022 after a trial at preston crown court. he will be sentenced on thursday. our correspondent nick garnett had this update outside preston crown court. it was so scared for corrosive and destructive relationship. she suffered from years of abuse at the hands of ryan wellings. she called the police to her house on a number of occasions. one day she left her baby with a friend and went away and took her own life. after a six week long trial at preston crown court, ryan wellings was convicted of coercive and controlling

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. cbs reporter, jonathan vigliotti is at the scene.ys firefighters are trying their best to stop the fire from spreading. we are here in a neighbourhood thatis we are here in a neighbourhood that is a total loss. we have a home here, we will flip over here, another home loss. 0ver here, another home loss. over this way, homes down the street, gone. this one, completely level. the firefighters are not trying to save the structures, they are trying to prevent the flames from jumping to other neighbourhoods. in some cases, the embers are being carried a mile from the source flames, letting other homes on fire. a little earlier i spoke with jennifer colby — a public information coordinator for the city of pasadena where mandatory evactuation orders are in place. in recent updates i have received, we have evacuated more than 5,000 people. it has significantly impacted in north—eastern portion of pasadena and surrounding areas. this is a unified command between the fire departments and the police department and la county sheriff department,

were grounded yesterday because of the extreme weather conditions. 0ur west coast correspondent emma vardyangeles: the scale of this disaster is clear to see. block after block, a blanket of destruction. more than 1,000 buildings burned in this community alone. emergency services unable to save them. and still, they burn — the most catastrophic fires los angeles has ever seen. 0vernight, the hollywood hills resembling a disaster movie. a huge crescent of flame flowing engulfing an iconic community of california. more 130,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes. here, just one of many properties engulfed — turned to a shell. a lot of the stories of heroic actions by our deputy sheriffs, police officers, fire officers — a lot of them are taking place from people who did not choose to evacuate, putting their own lives at risk. so please, if you're asked to evacuate, evacuate, because it's not only your life you're putting in danger. at least five major fires have been burning across los angeles county. the scale and spread has stretched firefighting crews, on the ground and in the a