fergus walsh, bbc news. more on that story another top stories at six o'clock. is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: a protester is shot at close range by hong kong police using live ammunition. new south wales and now queensland in australia declare a ‘state of emergency‘, with warnings bushfires spreading across the country could pose a ‘catastrophic‘ threat to sydney. political uncertainty in spain, as the socialists win the most seats in sunday's election, but fall short of a majority — and right—wing parties see a surge in support. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with el periodico in spain — it sums up the result of the election nicely with its headline "more difficult" — refering to pm pedro sanchez who, in an attempt to strengthen his hand, has actually lost seats for his party in the country's fourth election in as many years. a bbc investigation features on our website with british airways accused of putting profit before the planet by flying planes with excess fue

fergus walsh, bbc news, cambridge.me: 77 years after it was lost during the second world war, a british submarine is finally found. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation". after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. mission control: booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the us house of representatives has decided to move its impeachment investigation into president trump into a public phase. future hearings will be televised. and for m

fergus walsh, bbc news, cambridge.been killed after a fire swept through a train in pakistan. officials said it started when a gas cylinder being used by passengers to cook breakfast exploded. survivors said it took almost 20 minutes for the train to stop and dozens of people jumped as it moved to try to escape the flames. the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi. 0ur correspondent farhat javed reports from southern punjab. you may find some of her report distressing. the flames ripped through three crowded carriages, trapping dozens of passengers who were on their way to a religious gathering. many of the injured were brought to this hospital in bahawalpur. some on the train were sleeping when it caught fire. rubina's husband pushed her out of the window to save her life. but she is critically injured. translation: smoke filled up everywhere and it was hard to breathe but i pushed my wife out of the train and then tried to jump but people fell on me. dozens have suffered burn injuries and dozens were killed

fergus walsh, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime.in conservative held seats at next month's election and his party will instead concentrate all its efforts on labour seats. and still to come, british airways launches a review into a controversial practice called "fuel tankering" after a bbc investigation. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, roger federer suffers a shock defeat to dominic thiem in his first match at the atp finals in london. two states in australia have declared an emergency with raging bushfires bringing death and destruction. at least three people have been killed and thousands have been forced out of their homes in new south wales and queensland. there's also a warning that lives and homes in sydney and the surrounding area will be at risk. phil mercer reports from sydney. fire authorities have been given emergency powers, as eastern australia prepares for a horror day of bushfires. brutal conditions are forecast on tuesday. fire crews have come from around australia and from new zealand to h

fergus walsh.d her anger at the way she feels she's being treated. it's alleged that she received favourable treatment when mrjohnson was mayor of london because of their friendship — claims which he denies. ms arcuri told the bbc that the whole situation has left her feeling snubbed by a man she considered a friend. it's been almost ten years that i have had him in my life. the fact that i have to now be dragged back to britain, to somehow stand up for myself, not to be afraid to actually call him out for just looking myself, not to be afraid to actually call him out forjust looking the other way and allow me to be fed to the lions. ifind it other way and allow me to be fed to the lions. i find it absolutely atrocious. he's got an entire pr team, you know? and when i reached out to him, asking him about this media, and what happened with the story, i was completely sidelined. why keep me away? why treat me like the enemy? a tiny piece of literary history — no bigger than a box of matches — is goin

fergus walsh, bbc news.g the normandy landings, oversaw the falklands campaign, and became chief of the defence staff, the most senior officer commanding the uk is armed forces in 1982. he was falsely accused in 2014 of child sexual abuse by the paedophile fantasist carl beech, who was jailed earlier this month. raheem sterling has been dropped from england's euro 2020 qualifier on thursday after an altercation off the pitch with team matejoe gomez. manager gareth southgate compared it to a family disagreement and said the team's focus was now on moving forward. katie gornall has the latest. at st george's park this morning, england will be putting on a brave face, it has been a testing 48 hours. raheem sterling train despite having been dropped for starting a up having been dropped for starting a up with bust joe having been dropped for starting a up with bustjoe gomez in the team canteen, he appeared with a scratch near his eye. how exactly it was called, gareth southgate refused to say. —— bust—up. called

fergus walsh, bbc news.ing extradited from romania. his partner went to the police after she noticed him reading about the murder of valerie graves on his phone. his dna matched that found on a hammer used to kill the 55—year—old grandmother in a botched burglary in 2015. sabou had been doing odd jobs for the owners of the house in bosham — and thought it would be empty. a coroner says she will write to all uk theme parks urging them to conduct cctv training following the accidental death of an 11—year—old schoolgirl. an inquest heard that evha jannath drowned after falling from a water ride at drayton manor in staffordshire in may 2017. the emergency stop button for the ride was not pressed for several minutes, despite evha‘s fall. two people are in critical condition after another day of violent demonstrations in hong kong. the first person — a protester — was injured when he was shot by a police officer. later, a pro—beijing supporter was doused in flammable liquid and set alight after arguing with protes

fergus walsh, bbc news.ol the brexit party is due to hold a news conference shortly. the party has faced criticism from some brexit supporters for splitting the leave vote by running in seats where they could take votes from the conservatives. 0ur political correspondent tom barton is there. i'll be expecting any announcements from the brexit party today to say whether they are standing in certain constituencies? there has been a lot of talk about whether there could be an alliance between the brexit party and the conservatives. it is something nigel farage has mentioned over and over again. the conservatives have given the idea short shrift ever since nigel farage started talking about it. he has come under pressure from some within the brexit party, the concern being that in areas where the brexit party is fielding or might field candidates against the conservatives, but that could potentially split the brexit vote and allow other parties instead which would damage the prospects of delivering brexit. now,

fergus walsh, bbc news, cambridge.dg laura: for the first time in nearly ath centuryu.s.capital is celebrating a baseball world series champion. the nationals beat the houston astros in texas wednesday night, capping a very unlikely path to victory.ey ere the erderdogs throughout, but overcame long end.and then the cheering begann rnest, as mat morrison reports from here in washington. and more than a li beer, filled the night air in washington, dc, as the nationals clinched the world series title on wednesday night. the must-win game sen s ayed in houston, so nationals fans flocklo to the local stadium to watch, and of course, to celebrate. >> i have been waiting for thisi my entir! we finally did it! mat: with victory secured, mibutes came pouring in f both church, the national . nathedral lit up its faÇe in nationtis colols, and state.t presidentrump praised the team for a grt season and incredible world serie this is the first time since 1924hat a washington baseball team are world champions. back then they were called the senators. hawaii and alaska were not states y

fergus walsh, bbc news.for this for many yea rs been campaigning for this for many years and it is great that they have finally listened and it will be available in england now. it is already available in wales and it is not yet available in scotland and northern ireland so there is more to do but still nevertheless a really good day. they tend to follow suit? yes, we have seen that in the past, with scotland following along from what nice has recommended so we hope that will happen, but this will all depend on local funding that will happen, but this will all depend on localfunding decisions and ifa depend on localfunding decisions and if a local nhs trust thinks they can and if a local nhs trust thinks they ca n afford and if a local nhs trust thinks they can afford it and this one doesn't, you will still people wood see people with ms missing out, so we wa nt to people with ms missing out, so we want to make sure everyone who needs it can get access —— you will still see people with ms missing out. what d