at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire.a lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with several vehicles in the northbound carriageway. the motorway is closed in both directions, and avon and somerset police say it will be shut for a considerable amount of time. highways england says traffic is queuing for about three miles. our news correspondentjon kay is at the scene. it was about 2:30pm this afternoon when this crash happened and avon and somerset police say a lorry came through the central reservation, so from the other carriageway, into this carriageway. came across the traffic and ended up over here. you can see just beyond these police vehicles. we understand that it struck a number of other vehicles and we are told that four people have died. 0thers, we're not sure of the exact number, but other people have been seriously injured and have been taken to hospitals in the bristol area, which is about ten miles south of here in the other direction. it's a desperate scene and people who witnessed it sai

at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire.les including a lorry. the motorway is closed in both directions, and avon and somerset police say it will be shut for a considerable amount of time. highways england says traffic is queuing for about six miles. earlier i spoke to dr amer hamed, who was on the road at the time of the incident. the three doctors, a senior gp, a cardiologist, and myself, consultant cardiologist. the truck driver, he was ok, but his legs. in the current self, so could not help them because the fire engine was not there. and then went to see the other people, then went to see the other people, the first car who had the massive destruction by the clap the' —— destruction by the clap the' —— destruction by the truck. a carbon into the ditch and the lady was critically injured. that was an eyewitness to the crash, and just update you with more detail, this coming from the police, confirming how the accident took place, just before 2:30pm they said that a lorry travelling site by and went through the central r

jon kay, bbc news, south gloucestershire.cing it is cancelling up to 50 flights a day for the next six weeks. the move could affect hundreds of thousands of people. some passengers who've already flown abroad with ryanair, have been informed by text that their flight back to the uk has been cancelled. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it's europe's busiest airline, but it's grounding hundreds of its own planes. in doing so, it's ruining holidays for thousands of its own customers, some of whom are now stranded overseas. carrie—ann woodgate is in poland and was e—mailed by ryanair. the next flight out of here is next thursday. we can't get through to anyone at ryanair, we can't get through to a manager, live chat doesn't work, the app doesn't work. if you do ring ryanair on customer services, all you get is, "we're having a very large volume of calls." you betcha! others have had to cancel their holidays. they text me the evening before the morning i was supposed to fly, so, yeah, pretty disappointed. lost a holida

at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire.ed several vehicles, including a lorry. the motorway is closed in both directions, and avon and somerset police say it will be shut for a considerable amount of time. highways england says traffic is queuing for about six miles. dr amer hamed, was on the road at the time of the incident. the three of us doctors, a senior gp, a cardiologist, and myself, consultant cardiologist. we went to see who was affected. the truck driver, he was ok, but his legs. were stuck, so we could not help them because the fire engine was not there. and then we went to see the other people, the first car who had the massive destruction by the truck. a car went into the ditch and the lady was critically injured. borisjohnson has renewed the controversial claim that britain will save £350 million pounds a week by leaving the eu, which can be spent on the nhs. the foreign secretary was setting out his vision of what he called "britain's glorious future" after brexit, in a newspaper article. labour's barry gardi

at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire.the motorway is closed in both directions, and avon and somerset police say it will be shut for a considerable amount of time. highways england says traffic is queuing for about 6 miles. borisjohnson has renewed the controversial claim that britain will save £350 million a week by leaving the eu, which can be spent on the nhs. the foreign secretary was setting out his vision of what he called britain's glorious future after brexit, in a newspaper article. labour and the liberal democrats say government divisions have now been laid bare, and accused mrjohnson of plotting a challenge to theresa may's leadership. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is here. why is he saying this now? this is a significant intervention, this is a long article in which borisjohnson is this is a long article in which boris johnson is making this is a long article in which borisjohnson is making the positive case for brexit, but he does make some controversial comments. he repeats the claim brexit will

jon kay, bbc news, south gloucestershire. now on bbc news, the travel show.s week, scotland's most beautiful roads. it's some of the most amazing landscapes and seascapes you'll see. it's around the world in 500 miles. where to spend your christmas holidays and how about a cup of fish entrails? laughs very strong! it's really chewy. really very, very strong. the city of inverness on scotland's north—east coast is the unofficial capital of the highlands. it's been a popular tourist destination since the arrival of the railways in the mid—19th century and, despite its rather changeable weather, the city remains the gateway to exploring the country's mountainous north. the usual tourist trail begins here in inverness, and visitors tick off the big attractions in the region, heading to loch ness, glencoe, and even as far as the isle of skye, but now there's a different way to explore the highlands. the north coast 500, or nc 500 for short, is a driving route, promoted as scotland's answer to route 66. the 516 mile route begins in inverness and traces a route arou

at least four people have died after a crash involving several vehicles on the m5 motorway in gloucestershirely day went through the central reservation, hitting at least two other vehicles. —— a law we went through the central reservation. the foreign secretary borisjohnson revives his promise of more funding for the nhs after brexit. the foreign secretary also said that the uk should not pay for a us single market access. hundreds of thousands of passengers are told their ryanair flights could be cancelled. the airline says it plans to axe up to 50 services a day for the next six weeks to improve punctuality. we are expecting an update on the investigation into the parsons green terror attack from metropolitan police shortly. we will go straight to that. in the meantime, let's ci’oss to that. in the meantime, let's cross to sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me tim hague. the headlines this evening... there's no roy of the rovers start for hodgson. his new palace side have now lost their first five premier league games and fail to score again. scoring, not a problem for manchest

a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital, after a collision on the m5 in gloucestershired through the central reservation yesterday, hitting oncoming vehicles. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan is atjunction 15 of the m5, where the northbound carriageway is still closed. more than 24 hours on and this northbound section between junctions 14 and 16 remains closed as the emergency services continue their investigation, trying to decipher exactly what happened in this horrific incident. a tragedy that led to the deaths of four individuals and left three in a life—threatening condition. it was described as one eyewitness as an utterly horrific incident. a lorry travelling on the m5, just north of bristol, colliding with two cars with devastating consequences. in the moments after the impact, several motorists rushed to help those injured. four were killed, three others critically injured. a woman was taken to southmead hospital and two children were taken to the bristol children's hospital for treatment. all three are in a life—threatening condition. it's understood the 18—tonne

a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital after a collision on the m5 in gloucestershire left four people dead. the un secretary general says myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has a last chance to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohungya muslims to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. now, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up: manchester united marched their way back to the top of the premier league. lewis hamilton has the upper hand in the formula 1 drivers championship. he wins in singapore while rival driver sebastian vettel crashes out. and after all the build up, boxing's biggest fight in the decade ends in a controversial draw. manchester united are back on top of the premier league after a convincing 4—0 win over everton. it turned out to be a miserable return to old trafford for wayne rooney. at old trafford, time for wayne rooney's return. now in the blue of everton, he was greeted with gratitude. sometimes, for a moment, football achievements transcend tribalism. but there we re were no points to be proven and few have been making

woman and two children are critically ill in hospital, after an accident on the m5 motorway in gloucestershirey crashed through the central reservation, colliding with at least two cars. damejudi dame judi dench reprises damejudi dench reprises her role as queen victoria. we'll get this and the rest of the cinema releases in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are playwright and new european columnist bonnie greer and editor of politicshome.com, kevin schofield. tomorrow's front pages, starting with: the observer leads on the news that an 18 year—old man is being questioned by counter—terrorism police in connection with the parsons green bomb attack. the mail on sunday reports that theresa may's allies have accused boris johnson of treachery after he staged an open revolt over her plans for a ‘soft‘ brexit sunday. the sunday telegraph claims that cabinet ministers, michael gove and priti patel have thrown their weight behind the foreign secretary's vision for brexit sunday times the sunday times says the chancellor i

woman and two children are critically ill in hospital, after an accident on the m5 motorway in gloucestershired through the central reservation, colliding with at least two ca rs. and ryanair has decided to cancel up to 50 flights a day for the next six weeks to improve punctuality and clear a backlog of staff leave. some passengers have complained that they've been left stranded abroad. innit the author this week my guest is the best selling novelist robert pattinson whose new thriller is set in the political crisis that was the brilliance of the second world war. —— that was the predator you'd to the second world war —— prelude. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are playwright and new european columnist bonnie greer and editor of politicshome.com kevin schofield. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the observer leads on the news that an eighteen—year—old man is being questioned by counter—terrorism police in connection with the parsons green attack. the mail on sunday reports that theresa may's allies have accused boris johnson

it was in gloucestershire! well done! that's where he lived!ny any alternative. the forehead up -- the florida sheriff has found that it will not turn the hurricane around! that's good to know! hurricane dances and all that sort of thing. let's move on to politics. please excuse let's move on to politics. please excuse the intemperate language used in this headline... page two of the sun, farron tells xpm to get lost over eu. tell us what's going on here, natalie? well, everyone is being slightly immature, let's say! laughter at the risk of continuing the theme of inappropriate language. as we know, tony blair said today it would be possible to tighten the borders of britain but without going through the process of leaving the eu, something that seems to have occurred to him relatively recently in the entire story. and michael fallon, who is of course 100% to be relied upon to say something dull just at the point where you are hoping that something more interesting would happen, she has gone, it's a bit late, this epiphany! essentially, please

the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed in both directions following an accident yesterday in whicha lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital. it just looked like, when we got out of our cars, it was clear it was standing still. it just looked like pandemonium. but loads of people helping out. loads of blues and twos came down. they were amazing, just so many. the bbc understands that the prime minister doesn't plan to sack boris johnson for writing a newspaper article on brexit. the foreign secretary set out his vision for a bold and thriving britain outside the eu, just six days before theresa may is due to deliver a major speech outlining her own proposals. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. chris, the opposition claim this shows the splits at the top of government. they are talking about boris johnson's view, theresa may's view. the opposition says that that shows they are split at the top. yes, collective responsibility, you are such a traditio

the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed northbound between junctions 1a and 16 following an accidenteople were killed. a lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital. the bbc understands that the prime minister doesn't plan to sack boris johnson for writing a newspaper article on brexit. the foreign secretary set out his vision for a "bold and thriving" britain outside the eu — just six days before theresa may is due to deliver a major speech outlining her own proposals. our political correspondent, chris mason, is in westminster. chris, the opposition claim this shows the splits at the top of government. the timing of this whole vision by boris just a few days before theresa may will be talking very much about brexit. yes, the timing here is absolutely crucial. there is this big speech the prime minister is giving in florence on friday, setting out her outlook on brexit, and we don't get that many big speeches from the prime minister on this subject. she constantly refers back

well, this is the huge hangar at an airfield in gloucestershire where the department for internationalhicles. there's boats, even a field hospital at the bottom there. but this is what's going out to the caribbean at the moment. steve works here. steve, do you want to explain what is going out? yeah, so we have the solar lanterns that are going out at the moment, obviously the solar panel on the top. they'll also charge mobile phones as well, to keep comms and light going. the other products going out is the bucket — it's notjust a simple bucket. i mean, there's a lot of testing gone into this, so there are the divots and everything taken from the bottom, so if you carry it on your head it doesn't hurt your head. it also has a very tight seal, so that if they do fall over the water doesn't fall out. and also with the limited pouring spout, if you are transferring water into other vessels, so you don't waste all your precious water as well. and you've also got these? yeah, the water filtration tubes. this will filter freshwater, that you can get out of freshwater stream. you fill it up,

a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital after a collision on the m5 in gloucestershireple dead. human rights campaigners say the exodus of rohingya muslims, who've been driven out of myanmar by a military crackdown is, "a world class humanitarian disaster". aid workers claim around 1,300 of the refugees in bangladesh are unaccompanied children. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up this week, scotland's most beautiful roads. it's some of the most amazing landscapes and seascapes you'll see. it's around the world in 500 miles. where to spend your christmas holidays. and how about a cup of fish entrails? laughs very strong! it's really chewy. really very, very strong. the city of inverness on scotland's north—east coast is the unofficial capital of the highlands. it's been a popular tourist destination since the arrival of the railways in the mid—19th century and, despite its rather changeable weather, the city remains the gateway to exploring the country's mountainous north. the usual tourist trail begins here in inverness and visitors tick off the bi

he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire.lucy was hurt and remains in hospital. the couple called themselves weakened worriers and had posted online that yosemite was an awesome place and one of the many places to go before you die. the second rocks line -- rockslide injured many, including rachel's husband, who was struck on the head. one person was flown to hospital for treatment. sister had ar terrifying escape. >> it sounded like thunder. thereoked back and said, is smoke coming out of the mountain. i said, the mountain is smoke? she said, it is falling. my husband reached up and said, my head. because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. drawser: el capitan people because it is untamed, because of the risk. this tragedy will not stop climbers from gambling in the wilderness. james cook, bbc news, yosemite in california. ♪ anchor: thousands of people in the spanish region of catalonia have again taken to the streets tonight ahead of a self-declared independence referendum and a constitutional battle with the central gov

he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff.he couple called themselves "weekend warriors" and had posted online, yosemite is an awesome place and for many climbers it's one of the many places to go before you die. the second rock slide caught other climbers including rachel evans whose husband was struck on the head. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospitalfor treatment. rachel and her sister ruth had a narrow, terrifying escape. it sounded like thunder. and she looked back and she said... i said there's smoke coming out of the mountain. i said, the mountain is exploding. and i said it's falling, it's falling. we were driving as fast as we could. at the same time my husband reached up and he was like, oh, my head, because he was bleeding profusely and hurting. el capitan draws people, lures them in, because it is untamed, because of the risks. so this tragedy will not stop climbers from gambling in the wilderness. james cook, bbc news, yosemite, in california. time for the sport news. after he was injured any

children after... are in a critical but stable condition in hospital after a collision on the m5 in gloucestershireashed through the central reservation yesterday, hitting oncoming vehicles. the northbound carriageway has partially reopened. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, says the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has one "last chance," to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingya muslims to escape to neighbouring bangladesh. he's warning the exodus must be reversed now, or the refugees will be recognised as victims of ethnic cleansing. 0ur correspondentjonathan head reports from the cox's bazar, on the bangaldesh/myanmar border. 0n the muddy shore of bangladesh's southernmost point, the stream of muslims seeking safety never stops. this is one of the places where the boats bring them in. 0n the other side of the naf river, still the fires burn. it is astonishing that more than three weeks after the violence broke out in rakhine state, we're still seeing these incredible numbers of people coming across the naf river looking for shelter here in bangladesh. with so muc

at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 motorway in south gloucestershire.orry went through the central reservation, hitting at least two other vehicles. borisjohnson has revived his contested claim that leaving the eu could save the uk 350 million pounds a week. writing in the daily telegraph, the foreign secretary said a lot of that amount could be spent on the nhs. and hundreds of thousands of ryanair passengers are warned their flights could be cancelled during the next six weeks, in a bid to improve the punctuality. now on bbc news, inside out, the secret plan that some say could have saved northern rock. ten years ago one of the north‘s greatest success stories hit the wall. tonight in a special programme we ask, why did northern rock crumble? this was a bank which had been frankly run into the ground. the bank of england's top man tells me he was stopped from mounting a secret rescue to save it. my advice was very clear, that we should not reveal publicly the fact that we were going to lend to northern rock. and we meet the people who paid the price o

that's what they are trying in gloucestershire. has anybody had pain today?acists about pain management, as well as identifying and helping patients who are struggling. most people with persistent pain will describe it as severe. no one should stop their medication before seeking the advice of their gp, but one of the country's leading pain experts says it is clear that patients using opioid drugs for a long time are often getting little benefit but suffer all the side—effects. i'm not suggesting that somebody who is benefiting should have their drugs removed, but out of a population who are taking these drugs, the majority will not be benefiting, and those patients should be supported to come off their medicines. playing jenga here at hergrandma's... stevenjones knows just how devastating it can be when the use of opioid painkillers is not monitored closely. an accidental overdose killed his 24—year—old daughter, sarah, after her use escalated dramatically. stephen took the call from a paramedic. my heart just sank. i had never felt like that ever in my life

the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed northbound between junctions 1a and 16 following an accident crashed through the central reservation and collided with traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital. business leaders in britain and other european countries have called for the brexit talks to be speeded up. the lobby group, business europe, said the slow pace of the negotiations could jeopardise an orderly and constructive exit. meanwhile, more than 100 companies, with more than one million workers in the uk and eu, have signed a letter to brexit negotiators, stressing the importance of making progress on a transition deal. there's been a sharp increase in the number of firefighters unable to work because of mental illness in england and wales. figures obtained by ‘bbc radio 5 live investigates‘ show a rise of nearly a third over the last six years. in london, fire staff taking leave because of mental health problems has doubled since 2011. the home office said it was the responsibility of fire departments to put wellbeing services in p

the collision happened between junction 16 and junction 1a in south gloucestershire.otorway is closed in both directions. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has revived his pledge of billions of pounds in extra funding for the nhs, once britain leaves the eu. the un security council calls a meeting to discuss the threat from north korea, as leader kim jong un vows to match the military might of the united states. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. welcome to dateline london. this week, aung san suu kyi and donald trump, two leaders surprising and confounding their supporters. is it politics or principle? in iraq and syria, how is the fight really going against the group that calls itself islamic state? my guests this week, the founder of the first rough draft of history podcast, michael goldfarb, dr vincent magombe, director of the african journalist network, nesrine malik the sudanese writer, and bronwen maddox, director of the think tank the institute for government. welcome to you all. good to have you with us again aung san suu kyi, prisoner of consci

that's what they are trying in gloucestershire. has anybody had pain today? identifying and helping patients who are struggling. most people with persistent pain will describe it as severe. no one should stop their medication before seeking the advice of their gp, but one of the country's leading pain experts says it is clear that patients using opioid drugs for a long time are often getting little benefit but suffer all the side—effects. i'm not suggesting that somebody who is benefiting should have their drugs removed, but out of a population who are taking these drugs, the majority will not be benefiting, and those patients should be supported to come off their medicines. playing jenga here at hergrandma's... stephenjones knows just how devastating it can be when the use of opioid painkillers is not monitored closely. an accidental overdose killed his 24—year—old daughter, sarah, after her use escalated dramatically. stephen took the call from a paramedic. my heart just sank. i had never felt like that ever in my life. it was literally the worst day of my

the collision happened between junction 16 and junction 14 in south gloucestershire.as revived his pledge of billions of pounds in extra funding for the nhs, once britain leaves the eu. the un security council calls a meeting to discuss the threat from north korea, as leader kim jong un vows to match the military might of the united states.

four people have died in a crash on the m5 motorway in south gloucestershire.tting at least two other vehicles. a woman and two children are in a life—threatening condition in hospital. ryanair life—threatening condition in hospital. rya nair passengers life—threatening condition in hospital. ryanair passengers have reacted angrily to the airline's announcement that it is cancelling up announcement that it is cancelling up to 50 flights a day for the next six weeks. the airline said the move would help improve punctuality. saturday was a mixed day. this was the senior royal leamington in warwickshire. we've got those clear spells and still a few heavy showers, certainly over the next few hours. but our weather is really dominated by the fact low pressure is sitting out to the east at the moment. high pressure in the south—west. that leaves us with this northerly flow of air. so fairly cool conditions developing tonight. not particularly windy. and as the showers fade we will see them continuing in the south and south—west. clear spells across many parts of the

at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 motorway in south gloucestershire.ntral reservation, hitting at least two other vehicles. borisjohnson has revived his contested claim that leaving the eu could save the uk £350 million a week. writing in the daily telegraph, the foreign secretary also said the uk should not pay for eu single market access. he said a lot of that amount could be spent on the nhs. and hundreds of thousands of ryanair passengers are warned their flights could be cancelled during the next six weeks, in a bid to improve the punctuality. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me tim hague. the headlines this evening... manchester city can't stop scoring. them to a 6—0 win at watford. there's no roy of the rovers start for hodgson. his new palace side have now lost their first five premier league games and fail to score again. and sebastien vettel is sensational in singapore. he takes pole position ahead of tomorrow's grand prix, but championship leader lewis hamilton can only manage fifth. also coming up in the progr

four people have died ina in the uk at least four people have died in a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershireluding a lorry. the motorway remains closed in both directions and police say it will be shut until at least sunday morning. the british super model kate moss has been heckled by hundreds of anti—fur protesters outside a show fashion in london. police were forced to form a human chain to allow celebrity guests to enter the building where burberry was hosting a london fashion week event. protestors chanting "shame on burberry" had blocked the road. in australia, a koala has been released back into the wild after enduring a 16—kilometre nightmare — clinging onto the axle of a four—wheel drive vehicle. incredibly, she was unharmed, as tom donkin reports. how much can a koala bear? quite a lot, it seems. this koala in the southern australian city of adelaide held on for dear life to the axle of the moving car for 16 frightening kilometres. the curious marsupial had snuck behind the wheel of a parked car, which took off with her still inside. it was only when the driver heard the panicked c

just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff.hospital. the couple called themselves "passionate weekend warriors". the second rockfall rattled several climbers, including rachel evans, whose husband was hurt. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospital for treatment. i said "the mountain's exploding — it's falling, it's falling"! so we were driving as fast as we could. at the same time, my husband reached up and said, "my head, my head," because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. and yet the daring are up again today, including one climber who was just 300 metres from the first deadly rockfall. it definitely worries me that we were standing underneath the rockfall zone like 15 minutes before it happened, or 20 minutes before it happened, but that was just like a stroke of amazing luck that we had to be out of there, you know, atjust the right time. el capitan draws people, lures then in, because it is untamed, because of the risks. this tragedy will not stop them from gambling in the wilderness. now, 50 years

just 32, originally from gloucestershire and living in cardiff.hospital. the couple called themselves passionate. the second rockfall rattled several climbers, including rachel, whose husband was hurt. paramedics flew one person to hospitalfor treatment. i said it is falling, it is falling! we were driving as fast as we could. at this time time my husband reached up and said, my head, because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. and yet the daring are up again today, including one climber who was just 300 metres from the first deadly rockfall.m definitely worries me that we are standing underneath the rockfall something like 15 minutes or 20 minutes before it happened, but that was just a stroke of amazing luck that we had to be out of their, you know? atjust the right time. el capitan draws people, lewis then on, because it is untamed, because of the risks. —— lures them in. this tragedy will not stop them from gambling on the cliffs. sport now and the manchester city footballer sergio aguero has done nothing wrong, despite going to amsterdam o

police are continuing their investigation into a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire yesterday in and two children are critically ill and remain in hospital. tomos morgan is thatjunction 15 of the motorway now. the police have been giving an update of their investigation. what have they been saying? well, the northbound roots here between junctions 1a and 16 remains closed as the police continue the clean—up operation here behind me. this was a high impact, high—speed collision and due to the severity of this crash, the clean—up operation is taking longer than the police expected. you can see the forensic team is continuing to clear the debris behind me. this happened around 2:30pm yesterday afternoon. a lorry travelling southbound crashed through the central reservation and struck two vehicles travelling northbound. four people were killed. three were taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries. among those, woman and two children. the public were stuck in queues due to the collision. police have commended the collision. police have commended the public that helped those who

police are continuing their investigation into a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire yesterday inescribed as an utterly horrific crash. and one that has already claimed four lives. at 2:30pm yesterday afternoon, a lorry travelling southbound on the m5 motorway crashed through the central reservation between junctions 15 and 1a, just north of bristol. it hit at least two vehicles travelling northbound in a high impact collision. four people were killed and three others, a woman and two children among them, were taken to hospital in bristol with life—threatening injuries. is there any idea at the moment what caused the 18 tonne lorry to crash through the central reservation? there are a number of lines of enquiry we are looking at. one of those is the vehicle itself, are there any defects on the vehicle which caused it to lose control. that's a significant line of enquiry for us at the moment. police here today at the scene say due to the severity of the collisions, the clearing of the scene is taking longer than expected. the northbound route between junctions 16 and 1a remains clo

police are continuing —— police are continuing their investigation into a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershirend two children are critically ill and remain in hospital. a paraglider is in hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a hotel in cromer on the norfolk coast. the incident happened around lunchtime today when the paraglide hit the wellington hotel. the man was taken away by air ambulance with injuries to his head and arm, but they're not thought to be life threatening. the united states' secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said president trump is open to keeping the country in the paris accord on climate change. in a television interview, mr tillerson said the president would work with partners if it could construct fair and balanced terms for americans. he said emissions reduction targets in the accord were out of balance for the two largest economies, the us and china. the position is being led and developed by the leader of the national economic council and the few recall, the president also said, we are willing to work with partners of the accord if we can construct a

longer term relief aid to the caribbean from the uk aid disaster relief stockpile in kemble in gloucestershireis there for us. what's happening there, phil? it's been very busy here, jane. this vast hangar is filled with aid material, you can see pallets ready to be loaded. i think that's the third lorry load we have seen this morning. all kinds of stuff here, from vehicles, even a mobile field hospital. this is what's going out to the caribbean. these pallets contain this sort of equipment, for instance, portable lanterns that can be charged using this, it uses solar power. but, you can use that to charge up your phone and probably most importantly of all, this little water container. you power in the water container. you power in the water and it comes out clean, filtered and drinkable at the end. this is run by difod, you heard the secretary of state talking in that report about the effort going on, they've obviously been criticised. they're saying originally this was going to go out to gibraltar to be loaded on to hms ocean which might mean it didn't reach the caribbean for at least a week

police are continuing their investigation into a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire yesterday inren are critically ill and remain in hospital. a paraglider is in hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a hotel on the norfolk coast. the incident happened at around lunchtime today when he paraglider hit the wellington hotel. a man was taken away by air ambulance with injuries to his head and arm, but they are not thought to be life—threatening. research suggests more than a quarter of england's secondary schools aren't offering religious education, despite being legally required to do so. the national association of teachers of re says it's a worrying trend and many pupils aren't being prepared for life in modern britain. the department for education says re remains compulsory. tim muffett reports. the coopers' company and coborn school in upminster, where religious education is a core subject. it gives you the skill to debate, argue, and really consider what other people view about something. all state schools in england, including academies and free schools, are legal

andrew foster was the victim of the first rock fall, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershirerattled several climbers, including rachel evans, whose husband was hurt. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospital for treatment. i said, "the mountain‘s exploding". and i said, "it‘s falling, it‘s falling". we were driving as fast as we could. at the same time, my husband reached up and he was like, "my head, my head", because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. and yet, the daring are up again today, including one climber who was just 300 metres from the first deadly rock fall. it definitely worries me that we were standing underneath the rock fall zone 15 or 20 minutes before it happened, but that was just like a stroke of amazing luck that we had, to be out of there, you know, atjust the right time. el capitan draws people, lures them in, because it is untamed, because of the risks. this tragedy will not stop climbers from gambling in the wilderness. james cook, bbc news, yosemite, in california. 50 years ago, the bbc launched radio 1, with tony blackburn as t

the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed northbound between junctions 14 and 16 following an accidenth traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital.

that's what they are trying in gloucestershire. has anybody had pain today?and helping patients who are struggling. most people with persistent pain will describe it as severe. no one should stop their medication before seeking the advice of their gp, but one of the country's leading pain experts says it is clear that patients using opioid drugs for a long time are often getting little benefit but suffer all the side—effects. i'm not suggesting that somebody who is benefiting should have their drugs removed, but out of a population who are taking these drugs, the majority will not be benefiting, and those patients should be supported to come off their medicines. playing jenga here at hergrandma's... stephenjones knows just how devastating it can be when the use of opioid painkillers is not monitored closely. an accidental overdose killed his 24—year—old daughter, sarah, after her use escalated dramatically. stephen took the call from a paramedic. my heart just sank. i had never felt like that ever in my life. it was literally the worst day of my life, that. i

he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff.ns in hospital. the couple called themselves weekend warriors and had posted online, yosemite is an awesome place and for many climbers it's one of the many places to go before you die. the second rock slide caught other climbers including rachel evans whose husband was struck on the head. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospitalfor treatment. rachel and her sister ruth had a narrow, terrifying escape. it sounded like thunder. and she looked back and she said... i said there's smoke coming out of the mountain. i said, the mountain is exploding. and i said it's falling, it's falling. we were driving as fast as we could. at the same time my husband reached up and he was like, oh my head, because he was bleeding profusely and hurting. el capitan draws people, lures them in, because it is untamed, because of the risks. so this tragedy will not stop climbers from gambling in the wilderness. james cook, bbc news, yosemite, in california. 50 yea rs 50 years ago a new bbc ra

more like summer out there, blue sky and sunshine breaking through, for many places, this is gloucestershired is feeling pleasantly warm with light winds. not try across the board, summer showers out there, eastern england in particular, the likes of lincolnshire, down two words kent, away from this, you are looking at a dry afternoon with southerly winds bringing up temperatures. let's look, 4pm this afternoon across scotland, looking dry, warmest across the north of scotland, misty and murky in the east. northern ireland, northern england looking dry and fine, the chance of the shower around northumberland. across wales and the south—west of england, a decent afternoon in store. it's a patchy cloud, not wall—to—wall sunshine, light winds and temperatures up to 20 degrees feeling pleasant album. this evening, the showers in the east fading away pretty quickly, in for a try and largely clear night, like last night low cloud and mist forming. could be some dense patches forming. could be some dense patches for particularly for central and south—eastern parts, mild—mannered, some fog causing d