it happened at 8:30pm local time in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaidoer of nearby buildings collapsed. firefighters battled the flames, warning people there could be further explosions. video from the scene shows dozens of people gathered on the street, which was strewn with debris and shattered glass. authorities haven't revealed an immediate cause but witnesses have reported smelling gas in the area. more than a0 people were hurt, one of them critically. a group of mps has said the rollout of a type of smart motorways — where the hard shoulder is permanently turned into a fourth lane — should be stopped. the all—party group backed campaigners who say having no hard shoulder puts motorists and recovery workers at risk. england has more than 100 miles of all lane running smart motorways, with 225 miles more planned. 11.7 million people watched the final of strictly come dancing on bbc one last night. the documentary presenter, stacey dooley, won the series with her professional partner, kevin clifton who'd been a losing finalist on four previous occasio

it happened at 8:30pm local time in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaidonese news outlets said the force of the blast was so strong, a number of nearby buildings collapsed. translation: the shock was like an earthquake. firefighters battled the flames, warning people there could be further explosions. still, dozens of people gathered on the street which was filled with debris and shattered glass. authorities haven't revealed an immediate cause but witnesses have reported smelling gas in the area. a lot of smoke came round and it smelt strongly. police say 42 people we re smelt strongly. police say 42 people were hurt but no one was killed. an investigation is under way. gemma coombe, bbc news. there's been a mixed reaction to the agreement finally reached at the un climate change talks in poland late on saturday. nearly 200 hundred countries overcame their differences — eventually — to support measures which will put the 2015 paris agreement into action. it aims to limit the rise in average global tempeartures to "well below" two celsius. some are satisfie

it happened at 8:30pm local time in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaidof buildings collapsed. firefighters battled the flames, warning people there could be further explosions. video from the scene shows dozens of people gathered on the street, which was strewn with debris and shattered glass. authorities haven't revealed an immediate cause but witnesses have reported smelling gas in the area. more than a0 people were hurt, one of them critically. bad weather and an increase in online buying are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas. retail experts say numbers across the uk yesterday were down almost 10% compared with the same time last year. here's our business correspondent, joe miller. a bruising year has left many of britain's large retailers fighting for survival and more than ever, banking on a busy festive season. but heavy rain heaped more misery on the high street yesterday and prompted many to stay dry and shop online. there was a sliver of hope for retailers last week

it happened at 8:30pm local time in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaidoters battled the flames, warning people there could be further explosions. video from the scene shows dozens of people gathered on the street, which was strewn with debris and shattered glass. authorities haven‘t revealed an immediate cause but witnesses have reported smelling gas in the area. more than a0 people were hurt, one of them critically. staff at chester zoo say they‘re devastated, after revealing they were unable to save some species of insects, frogs, fish and birds, in yesterday‘s fire. the blaze ripped through the monsoon forest enclosure. many of the animals, including the critically endangered sumatran orangutans, were led to safety, and new homes within the zoo have now been found for them. juliet phillips reports. chester zoo has described it as one of the toughest days in its history. you can see why. the fire that ripped through the monsoon forest building has now been put out but the damage caused is still being keenly felt. monsoon forest here at chester zoo is ve

this happened in the city of sapporo on the island of hokkaido. the cause of the blast sunday investigation. windows on nearby buildings were shattered. a witness told reporter he smelled gas after hearing the explosion. >> thousands of teachers working for the nation's seconds largest school district rallied in downtown los angeles saturday. the l.a. teacher's union is demanding a new contract and threatened to go on strike next month for the first time in nearly 30 years. the union wants the school district to tap into its nearly $2 billion reserve fund to pay teachers more and reduce classroom overcrowding. still ahead, it's a school for professional nannies. you could call it mary poppins u. >> a as i live and breathe. >> quijano: the sequel mary poppins returns flies into theater this week. the popular character a magical nanny is said to be based on a real life nanny who graduated from a legendary school for professional nannies in bath, england. teri okita takes us there. >> for more than a century norland college educated the most elite na

it happened at 8:30pm on sunday, in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaidoal buildings, bars and restaurants, and is about three kilometres south—east of the city centre. japanese news outlet, kyodo, says the force of the blast was so strong, a number of nearby buildings collapsed. translation: the shock was just like an earthquake. as firefighters battled the flames, they warned of further explosions. but still, dozens of people gathered on the street, which was strewn with debris and shattered glass. what caused the blast isn't yet known, but witnesses have reported smelling gas near the scene. translation: a lot of smoke came out and it started to smell strongly. police say 42 people were hurt but no one was killed. an investigation is underway. gemma coombe, bbc news. the head of hamas has affirmed his willingness to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas to discuss restoring unity to the territories. ismail haniya made the comments to thousands of supporters at a festival to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the groups' founding. haniya also expr

it happened at 8:30pm on sunday, in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaidoe area has residential buildings, bars and restaurants, and is about three kilometres south—east of the city centre. japanese news outlet, kyodo, says the force of the blast was so strong, a number of nearby buildings collapsed. translation: the shock was just like an earthquake. as firefighters battled the flames, they warned of further explosions. but still, dozens of people gathered on the street, which was strewn with debris and shattered glass. what caused the blast isn't yet known but witnesses have reported smelling gas near the scene. translation: a lot of smoke came out and it started to smell strongly. police say 42 people were hurt but no one was killed. an investigation is underway. gemma coombe, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: north korea has condemned the trump administration for imposing new sanctions, warning of a possible permanent block on any denuclearisation plans. the us imposed the sanctions on three north korean officials last week fo

drier across japan possibility of want to snow flurries into the far north of on she maybe into hokkaido studies on the coast side it'll be a little broad to say as we go on into tuesday behind that just minus one the soul . capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories . providing a glimpse into someone else's world. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness documentaries to open your eyes on al-jazeera. welcome back reminder of the top stories say on al jazeera al-jazeera has obtained for church of the saudi hit team carrying body bags said to contain the body of murdered janice jamal khashoggi in son of the saudi consul general's residence in istanbul. on official results in bangladesh is general election show that prime minister shaikh seen as prophet is heading for the sense of victory the opposition has already rejected the poll on the day marred by the deaths of eight hundred people and reports of widespread vote rigging and there have been scenes of chaos at some polling stations in the democratic republic of congo as voters try to cast th

an explosion at a restaurant on the japanese island of hokkaido has injured more than forty people police and firefighters arrived to find the two storey building in sapporo engulfed in flames the blast also shattered the windows of neighboring apartments one person is in serious condition but authorities say most of the people taken to hospital got away with minor injuries a witness says he smelled gas after the explosion at a u.s. state department says it's planning to renegotiate a deal which has prevented the repatriation of vietnamese citizens who arrived in north america before nine hundred ninety five most are refugees who fled after the vietnam war. castro has a story of one man now facing deportation number two when was seven when his mother put him on a boat with his eight year old brother and pushed them off the shores of vietnam in one thousand nine hundred eighty three. son go on this boat and even go to a place with a lot of toys. it was eight years after the vietnam war and as the son of an imprisoned self the enemy's military officer knew winds life was in danger he and hi

to musicians in hokkaido ont quite as comfortable the spectacle starts in the utmost of wintry conditions. what looks like christmas trees are devils clubs and there's a whole lot of clubbing going on here to the madness stamping rice into mash mooching a traditional new year's day. but then finally the time arrives for the wild men and their skin p.l.t. hits. a in. the. it's not really clear what exactly is happening. just this much but one group was rigged headbands the other white and headband of the leader has to be captured and. that gives the winners luck in business in the new year. that's just all that's all the others will stay healthy that way everyone wins the one. i don't just all. somewhere out there i'm not out the roof it is grappling and splashing but not even his wife knows where exactly the nuances to prove that good health carry off a sizable wooden phallus i know his styria ask us to miss but the tourists love it. comes. home. mr how modest says he doesn't get cold at least not while the water that's running around this room after that it can get quite unpleasant best

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at the moment you can see the cloud as it got up to its way towards us and now for many of us in hokkaido and through hunchy there's a good deal of good deal of rain and the risk of seeing quite a few thunderstorms as well that system is moving pretty quickly though as we saw from the satellite picture so by wednesday it will be away to the east of us the temperatures not fairing too badly for some places sendai there about fourteen twenty in tokyo for the west there really dropping away quite quickly say force in pyongyang all maximum will just be one. minus twenty one will be able to temperature on wednesday that will see more miffy compared to thursday when i thought temperature would be minus twenty six and in case you're wondering at night we're dropping down to around minus thirty five at the moment because of the towards the south there's a good deal of clouds here during the day on wednesday and that really begins to ficken off as we head into thursday so on thursday expect some heavy downpours from chung chang across through bay on up towards shanghai so lots of wet weather ahead

drier across japan possibility of want to snow flurries into the far north of on she maybe into hokkaido studies on the coast side it'll be a little bright to say as we go on into tuesday behind that just minus one the soul . capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories . providing a glimpse into someone else's world. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. with nice documentaries to open your eyes on al-jazeera. i really thought liberated as a journalist was. getting to the truth as an eyewitness that's what this job. this is zero. hour i'm serious and this is the al jazeera news out line from london coming out of . polling station stay open late into the night in the d r c after a day of delays and frustration in the vote for a new president and parliament. chaika seen on course for a landslide victory in bangladesh after an election mobbed by eighteen deaths and branded farcical on the opposition. and the un gives a cautious welcome to yemen rebels deploying from the data but calls for independent verification. in schools something like normal servi

this happened in the city of sapporo on the island of hokkaido. cause of the blast is under investigation. windows on nearby buildings were shattered. a witness told reporters he smelled gas after hearing the explosion. >>> thousands of teachers working for the nation's second largest school district rallied in downtown los angeles saturday. eachers unis demanding a new contract and threatening to go on strike next month for the first time inarly. the union wants the school district to tap into its nearly $2 billion reserve fund to pay teachers more and reduce classroom overcrowding. >>> still ahead -- it's a school for professional nannies. you could call it mary poppins u. know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season get what you want well, how ari dunno.ssage chairs woi'm still a little stressed about buying our new house. well, it's a good thing we don't have to worry about homeowners insurance.

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at preventing an old out russian invasion an explosion at a restaurant on the japanese island of hokkaido has injured more than forty people police in five finds his arrived to find the two storey building in sapporo engulfed in flames the blast also shattered the windows of neighboring apartments one person is in a serious condition but authorities say most of the people taken to hospital got away with minor injuries a witness says he smelled gas after the explosion. to sri lanka now and running is once again the prime minister of the island he took the oath of office before president might surprise. him almost two months ago sparking protests and political turmoil a serious you know was unrepentant accusing his rival of being corrupt and anti-national in a televised speech soon after that swearing in ceremony now fernandes reports from colombo. that front of the commission has sworn in as prime minister by the president who sacked him fifty days ago. dang my mind. i don't want to come a verdict i'm starting my duties as prime minister the second thing is to name the cabinet today we're

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