we have only looked at a third of all fire and rescue services so far and we need to look at it acrossask you about the culture of the fire service. there is criticism of all 14 service. there is criticism of all 1a services inspected so far. a quarter of staff reported bullying in the last 12 months. some of them had no shower provision for female firefighters which is frankly astonishing. we talked to lots of stuff as we do our inspections and we we re stuff as we do our inspections and we were astonished by some of the really outdated practices that we found in the fire and rescue services. things you would not expect to see in a modern work environment. what has been done to change that? lots of fire services are focusing and prioritising how well they treat people and how they look after their people after major incidents. in the wake of grenfell tower, we saw the profound impact that fires have on the communities and the workforces that attend. fire services are telling us they are prioritising in this area. the idea in this day and age that female firefighters when they come bac

cuts to fire and rescue services in england could pose a serious safety risk, according to a new reportbulary, fire and rescue services says fire safety checks have fallen by 42% in ten years. tom symonds reports. firefighters, few jobs firefighters, fewjobs attract as much public support as they enjoy. and the number of urgency is they deal with has been falling steadily, at this, the rest, worse residential fire in living memory showed disasters can still happen. spruik firefighting firmly in the spotlight. meanwhile, the system for inspecting fire services has been revamped. chedjou of a is one of 1a services to be scrutinised as part of the new system. it got a good rating. for its emergency service and the fire safety checks it carries out. but today's report says when it comes to protecting the public by a inspecting buildings, eight out of 1a fire services required improvement. in fact, the number of safety audits carried out by fire services across england has fallen by 42% in eight years. ifa fallen by 42% in eight years. if a fire services don't know where their high—risk prem

the road policing unit initially declared this as a major incident and they worked with the ambulance service and the fire and rescueto quickly provide assistance to those involved. as you can see this evening, the road is still closed here in both directions as the investigation continues and police have said that anyone who has any concerns about anyone who may have been injured on the minibus to please contact them on 101. catriona renton. hannover airport is currently closed after a man broke through a gate with his car near a runway, local police say. the incident happened just after lunchtime. hanover police said officials were able to stop the car and take a man into custody. several flights have been diverted to other airports. the department for transport has spent more than £100 million on extra capacity on ferries to ensure the delivery of critical goods in the event of a no—deal brexit. the ships have been chartered to ease congestion at dover, and allow more lorries through other ports. the department for transport described the move as "a small but importa nt" element of its brexit planning. 0ne ferry

a spokesperson for scottish fire and rescue service says a number of fire engines have been mobilisedompting renewed concern about the future for many town centres, already struggling with decline. a growing number of local councils have been buying shopping centres, to try to revitalise their towns. since 2016, 26 shopping centres have been bought by local authorities, at a total cost of more than 800 million pounds, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. this gallery shopping centre what's worth £83 million in 2006, but it went for 8 million this year, salt of the local console. there are three shopping centres worth hundred 19 million pre—recession. they went for half —— less than half that price. here once volume and 80 million, it went for £14 million, sold to the local authority. sounds like a knock—down price but no one else would have bought this right 110w else would have bought this right now given the state that retailers in. it is huge and slap bang in the middle. this shopping centre has seen better days. this gradual decline that has taken place as quickly a

fire in living memory, shows that disasters can still happen. it has put firefighting firmly in the spotlight. meanwhile, the system for inspecting fire services has been revamped. cheshire fire and rescue one 01:14 services to be scrutinised as part of the new system. it got a good rating for its emergency service, and for the fire safety checks it carries out. but today's report says, when it comes to protecting the public by inspecting buildings, eight out of 14 fire services required improvement. in fact, the number of safety audits carried out by fire services across england has fallen by 42% in eight years. if fire services don't know where their high—risk premises are, and if they haven't been in and done safety audits of those high—risk premises, then there is clearly a danger that there are risks that aren't being addressed, and therefore the public are at risk. the reason it is not happening, she says, is funding fire services have prioritised the emergency response over the fire safety checks. but there are other issues — a general shortage of on—call firefighters able to interrupt their daily lives to respond to fires, and what was described as an outdated working culture, w

the scottish fire and rescue service said they received the first call at around a o clock this afternoonsualties. four fire crews remain at the scene. ‘70s pop starjimmy 0smond has had a stroke while performing in pantomime at the birmingham hippodrome. he was taken to hospital after last thursday's performance of peter pan where he was playing captain hook. earlier, our arts and entertainment correspondent colin paterson explained jimmy 0smond has performed in a panto a number of times over the years. this year he was hook in peter pan at the birmingham hippodrome, started the week before christmas, two days after christmas, he was onstage, he was not feeling well, but he finished his performance. afterwards, he went to hospital, driven to hospital in birmingham where he found out he had had a stroke. the information we have been given at this time is that he will rest earlier in the new year, we don't have any more updates on his condition. jimmy 0smond, well known, well loved by his fans as well, give us a background. jimmy 0smond, part of the 0smond family, he was the youngest person

they initially declared this as a major incident and they'll work with the anti—lens service and fire and rescue provide assistance with those involved. as you can see the road is still closed here in both directions as the investigation continues and police have said that anyone who has any concerns about anyone who may have been injured on the minibus to please contact them on 101. katrina renton. the department for transport has spent more than £100 million on extra capacity on ferries, to ensure the delivery of critical goods in the event of a no—deal brexit. the ships have been chartered to ease congestion at dover, and allow more lorries through other ports. the department for transport described the move as "a small but importa nt" element of its no—deal planning. one of the ferry companies affected, brittany, explained that it's already discussed the need for increased crossings in the event of a no—deal brexit. we will increase the number of sailings per week by 19 on routes on the so—called western channel. and that means services out of portsmouth, poole and plymouth. and in that way,

fire in living memory, showed that disasters can still happen. it's put firefighting firmly in the spotlight. meanwhile, the system for inspecting fire services has been revamped. cheshire fire and rescuetem. it got a good rating for its emergency service, and for the fire safety checks it carries out. but today's report says when it comes to protecting the public by inspecting buildings, eight out of 1a fire services required improvement. in fact, the number of safety audits carried out by fire services across england has fallen by a2% in eight years. if fire services don't know where their high—risk premises are, and if they haven't been in and done safety audits of those high—risk premises, then there is clearly a danger that there are risks that aren't being addressed, and therefore the public are at risk. the reason it's not happening, she says, is funding. fire services have prioritised the emergency response over the fire safety checks. but there are other issues — a general shortage of on—call firefighters able to interrupt their daily lives to respond to fires, and what was described as an outdated working culture, where fewer than 6% of firefighters are women, and fewer than

terrible funding settle m e nt her about the terrible funding settlement for tyne & wear fire and rescue servicein at this funding formula that is going to lead areas such as mine perilously close to being an unsafe service in fire and police very soon. i understand that the place and prime minister undertook to get back to the honourable lady. as i think my right honourable friend the fire minister made clear this week, the authority's or spending power has increased this year. time and we will £25 million of reserves, which is equivalent to 52% of their core spending power. in cumbria we have enjoyed 42 days of real strike action, despite the transport secretary's assurance that the guards on the cumbrian coast of will remain. will my right honourable friend is condemned the actions of our empty, which have left honourable people were by public transport and businesses suffering in the run—up to christmas?” transport and businesses suffering in the run-up to christmas? i do indeed condemned the actions that have been taken by our empty, which is leading to people and businesses suffering as a

managed to bring our emergency response team down into the building in working with cheshire fire and rescue servicemoney will be spent on and are you covered by insurance? -- you need. we are totally covered by insurance for the rebuild of the building. the money was, as i said, based on the pledges from the public about donating and volunteering and helping the cause and the mission, that will be spent on conservation projects either here in the zoo or around the world. in terms of impact on the animals, what about the staff? anyone who has been to chester zoo watching this morning will know there's a real relationship between those who work there and the animals they look after. what's been the impact on the people that work at chester zoo this weekend? as part of our emergency response team we have an on—call hr tea m response team we have an on—call hr team that come in with support for ohs, we have support for cheshire police and council is to talk to the staff, who were on site on the day and were affected in the forest building or around that area on saturday. they've been working with us ev

this collision has been declared a major incident and they have been working with the ambulance service and fire rescueho is concerned they might have a loved one involved in the incident or if they have any information, should get in touch immediately with the police scotland. the headlines on bbc news... the immigration minister — caroline nokes — is in dover — as the home secretary cuts short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. one person has died and a number of people are in hospital after a minibus carrying 20 passengers overturns on the scottish borders. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no deal brexit. and in sport. rangers get their first league victory over celtic in six years, beating them 1—0 at ibrox. jurgen klopp‘s liverpool aim to extend their lead at the top of the premier league as they prepare for arsenal this evening. and the former england cricket captain andrew strauss has paid tribute to his wife ruth, who has died at the age of 46. she had been re

fire in living memory, showed that disasters can still happen. it has put firefighting firmly in the spotlight. meanwhile, the system for inspecting fire services has been revamped. cheshire fire and rescuearries out. but today's report says when it comes to protecting the public by inspecting buildings, eight out of 1a fire services required improvement. in fact, the number of safety audits carried out by fire services across england has fallen by 42% in eight years. if fire services don't know where their high—risk premises are, and if they haven't been and done safety audits of those high—risk premises, then there is clearly a danger that there are risks that aren't being addressed, and therefore, the public are at risk. the reason it's not happening, she says, is funding. fire services have prioritised the emergency response over the fire safety checks. but there are other issues — a general shortage of on—call firefighters able to interrupt their daily lives to respond to fires, and what was described as an outdated working culture, where fewer than 6% of firefighters are women and fewer than 5% from an ethnic minority group. more inspections, including big city fire brigades, are p

and burned. she went to the hospital with the children. >> this fire went to a second alarm come up bringing most services. >> reporter: fire crews say two other women and a child were rescued from the back windows of the adjacent building at one to larkspur because the fire was too hot for them to escape from the front door. no loss of life, but a loss just a day after christmas leads leave two families without a home. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: all i have is this car, the father said. everything else is gone. tonight, the red cross is helping the families with hotel rooms, and fire crews say that at this point they have not determined the files of this the cause of this fire. >> jana katsuyama, thank you. >>> we had to were firefighters make quick work of a fire in a two-story duplex. the residents were home when the fire started, got safely before firefighters arrived. a fire captain on the scene said there were no injuries. the fire started about 6:15 on the second for the do tax duplex. was controlled that about 20 minutes. as of right now because of the fire is still to be determined. >>> president trump it is suppress christmas visit to troops serv

services and first responders. the scottish ambulance service, police scotland, scottish fire and rescue, the glasgow veterans associationgnantly will consist of the families of the victims. all 270 who died on that night, exactly 30 years ago. names being pointed out to children, of course, who will never have had the opportunity to know these relatives. any other individuals or groups who wish to lay a wreath... the of the bagpipes providing a poignant backdrop to this memorial. —— the sound of the bagpipes. the 30th anniversary memorial of the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie. the time is 16 minutes past 12. let's recut the headlines. gatwick‘s runway reopens with over 700 planes scheduled for departure and arrival today, but thousands of passengers remain stranded at the airport. us defence secretary james mattis resigns, a day after president trump announces the withdrawal of troops from syria. england's chief medical officer calls for a tax on unhealthy food high in sugar and salt, accusing the food industry of failing the public. sport now. here's hugh. hello, good afternoon. manchester united's new int

fire in living memory, showed that disasters can still happen. it's put firefighting firmly in the spotlight. meanwhile, the system for inspecting fire services has been revamped. cheshire fire and rescueit comes to protecting the public by inspecting buildings, eight out of 1a fire services required improvement. in fact, the number of safety audits carried out by fire services across england has fallen by 42% in eight years. if fire services don't know where their high—risk premises are, and if they haven't been in and done safety audits of those high—risk premises, then there is clearly a danger that there are risks that aren't being addressed and, therefore, the public are at risk. the reason it's not happening, she says, is funding. fire services have prioritised the emergency response over the fire safety checks. but there are other issues — a general shortage of on—call firefighters able to interrupt their daily lives to respond to fires, and what was described as an outdated working culture, where fewer than 6% of firefighters are women, and fewer than 5% from an ethnic minority group. more inspections, including big city fire brigades, are planned. tom symonds, bbc news. photog

rescue service. and the fact, and police and fire through the canceled tax precept doesn't work in areas such as maine. when you look again at this formula that will lead areas to be closed to be an unsafe service very soon. >> i understand the prime minister talking to get back to the honorable lady but the prime minister made clear the authorities spending power has increased this year and china may hold 25 million pounds of reserves which is equivalent to 52%. >> despite the transport secretary, and will remain. will my right honorable friend condemned the actions which left vulnerable people without public transport and businesses suffering. >> taken by that, leading to people and businesses suffering as a result. and beyond the franchise, no reason for needless action. the message is very clear, stop the strikes, get around the table and -- >> and making that, in 2018 received no support whatsoever. and the autism report is 60% of the last four years. and with this rate, the national scoundrel -- >> the honorable lady, every child deserves the right education for them. and to drive of the quality

earlier rescue plans leading to heavy criticism against the government specialized indian navy divers have since been called in and more equipment is now available always a fire anybody does the services the rescuers of odisha fire emergency services have brought ten high pressure pumps we've already started the instalment process says. environmental concerns let's well mining ban in two thousand and fourteen in the state of meghalaya. it's illegal but still commonly known as rat holes illegal coal mines operate under dangerous conditions with no emergency plans the workers are often children and teenagers accidents are frequent with little or no losses in food or water for the miners chances of survival are slim the indian navy divers personally inspected the area with my divers they assessed the situation from the water surface level and i think they will be able to map out a good plan they are staying positive and so are we. a challenging rescue mission put time and aunts against it but families and rescue teams are clinging onto hope cards yellow piece of the young al-jazeera. russian president vladimir putin has undertaken his latest action man stunt playing ice hockey in freezin

earlier rescue plans leading to heavy criticism against the government specialized indian navy divers have since been called in and more equipment is now available police a fire an emergency services the rescuers of odisha fire emergency services have brought ten high pressure pumps we've already started the instalment process because. environmental concerns let's well mining ban in two thousand and fourteen in the state of meghalaya. it's illegal but still common known as rat holes illegal coal mines operate under dangerous conditions with no emergency plans the workers are often children and teenagers accidents are frequent with little or no losses in food or water for the miners chances of survival are slim the indian navy divers personally inspected the area with my divers they assess the situation from the water surface level and i think they will be able to map out a good plan they are staying positive and so are we. a challenging rescue mission with time and arms against it but families and rescue teams are clinging on to hope cards yellow piss of the young al-jazeera russian president vladimir putin is undertaking his latest action man stunt playing ice hockey in freezing

emergency services were called, the visitors were evacuated, and the emergency rescue teams at chester zoo worked hard to get as many animals away from the firessible. we're waiting to get an update on whether there were any injuries of animals. to give you background about the monsoon forest habitat, it has its own tropical weather conditions, and they can sometimes get the weather to be as high as 26 degrees, to try and emulate southeast asian tropical weather, just for the animals in there. hopefully everything is ok, but we should be getting another update shortly. thank you very much. a boat carrying suspected migrants has been picked up off the coast of dover by the border force. in the last three months, more than one hundred migrants are known to have attempted crossing the english channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. a man from newcastle has appeared before wesminster magistrates‘ court today, charged with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism. well, our reporter john mcmanus is at court and can tell us more. yes, 33—year—old fatah mohammed abdullah appeared in court number one at westminster magistrates‘ court th

rescued animals including endangered sumatran apes by getting them into outdoor enclosures. they worked with the fire service whose investigations into the fire are progressing. we are confident we know where the fire started and are trying to determine the exact cause of that. the building itself was built three years ago as part of the £40 million project. it's the largest indoor zoo exhibit in the uk. the fire meant part of the zoo was closed off but that did not seem to put off visitors. we wanted to come even more to support everyone. ijust hope they can rebuild and carry on doing what they do. it's a really difficult situation but at least, you know, we can still come to the zoo. the fundraising page set up by the zoo reached £50,000 target within hours, the rebuild here will take some time. investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing. juliet phillips, bbc news. a climber has died after a fall on ben nevis. the man, aged 21, was airlifted to hospital but medical staff were unable to save him. it happened yesterday in the tower gully area of britain's highest mountain. the family of the man, who has not been named, have been informed of his death. a second man was rescued and is being treated

and it appears as though virtually all of the birds are fine as well. zoo workers bravely helped rescue animals, including endangered sumatran apes, by guiding them into outdoor enclosures. they worked with the fire servicece is confident that we know where the fire started and we are confident that was an accidental fire. we are nowjust trying to determine the exact cause of that, and that requires a lot more detailed investigation of the areas that we have identified. the building itself was built three years ago but was part of a £40 million project. it is the largest indoor zoo exhibit in the uk. the fire meant part of the zoo was closed off today, but that didn't seem to put off visitors. we are here more to support everyone. i hope they can rebuild and carry on doing what they are doing. it is difficult. it is a very difficult situation but at least, you know, we can still come to the zoo and it is still open today, which is really positive. a fundraising page set up by the zoo reached its £50,000 target within hours. the rebuild here will take some time. investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing. more than a0 people have been injured in a huge explosion and fire in a restaurant inja

earlier rescue plans leading to heavy criticism against the government specialized indian navy divers have since been called in and more equipment is now available police a fire anybody does the services the rescuers of odisha fire emergency services have brought ten high pressure pumps we've already started the instalment process because. environmental concerns let's well mining ban in two thousand and fourteen in the state of meghalaya. it's illegal but still common known as rat holes illegal coal mines operate under dangerous conditions with no emergency plans the workers are often children and teenagers accidents are frequent with little or no losses in food or water for the miners chances of survival are slim the indian navy divers personally inspected the area with my divers they assess the situation from the water surface level and i think they will be able to map out a good plan they are staying positive and so are we. a challenging rescue mission with time and aunts against it but families and rescue teams are clinging on to hope katia llopis of the young al-jazeera the u.s. president says major progress has been made towards ending his government's trade war with china donal

rescued animals including endangered sumatran apes by getting them into outdoor enclosures. they worked with the fire service whose investigations into the fire are progressing. we are confident we know where the fire started andtrying to determine the exact cause of that. the building itself was built three years ago as part of the £40 million project. it's the largest indoor zoo exhibit in the uk. the fire meant part of the zoo was closed off but that did not seem to put off visitors. we wanted to come even more to support everyone. ijust hope they can rebuild and carry on doing what they do. it's a really difficult situation but at least, you know, we can still come to the zoo. the fundraising page set up by the zoo reached £50,000 target within hours, the rebuild here will take some time. investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing. juliet phillips, bbc news. this week marks the busiest winter week for britain's aiports. on friday, heathrow will hit its peak, as the airport will see over 100,000 passengers flying out at a rate of a hundred per minute. our correspondent ben thompson is at heathrow now. he sent the lates update, along with some top tips from the independent‘s travel editor, simo