james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. former play school and play away presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. a house with a door. a mainstay of children's tv throughout the 1960s and 70s he also provided the voiceovers for programmes such as camberwick green and trumpton. brian cant had been suffering from parkinson's disease for a number of years. there have been many tributes today toa there have been many tributes today to a real pioneer of children's television. the national gallery of ireland, home to great masters including caravaggio, rembrandt and goya, has played a leading role in irish culture for more than 150 years, inspiring giants such as george bernard shaw, oscar wilde and yeats. the gallery has now reopened after a multi—million pound refurbishment with a spectacular show of the works of the dutch masterjohannes vermeer. our arts editor will gompertz has been to dublin to see the reborn institution said to be at the heart of the nation finally, having been locked firmly shut for the last six yea

here is james reynolds in rome. here is james reynolds in rome.d by pope francis. what these men do, how they behave, directly affects the pope‘s ability to lead. this morning, one of their number was missing. cardinal george pell appeared in a vatican pressroom to respond to the allegations made in australia. i‘m innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. for more than a0 years, george pell worked as a priest and then an archbishop in his own country. during the 19705, he worked in his hometown of ballarat. the police have been investigating this era. they have now brought charges. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences. and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. this isn‘t the first time the cardinal has had to answer questions about his actions. in february of last year, george pell testified via video link to an australian royal commission on child abuse. australian victims flew in to watch his testimony. other abuse survivors say th

correspondent james reynolds has been to the region, and has this report. james: these are the flames of portugal's worst disaster for more than a quarter of a century. for a third day in the center of the country, forests burned. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who have been driving to safety. it is hard to conceive of the last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any other country in southern europe. it had years to make proper preparations. and yet on this road, dozens lost their lives in the fire. this village watched the fire's approach. a dozen residents jumped into this water tank to escape. an 84-year-old was helped in by her daughter. "oh god, oh god, it was awful," she tells me. "like hell." the rescue efforts continue during a three-day period of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. laura: the number of people believed to have died in the felld cell tower -- gren tower disaster in london has

this from the bbc‘s james reynolds.e planes to fight its forest fires. the government is yet to make this region safe. the relief effort is too late for the village of varzeas, it's lost one in five of its residents. sisile tina told me she knew all the victims. she tried to count the dead. "two lived here", she said. "three, four, five and more." on saturday afternoon, the village watched the forest catch fire. "there was a massive noise", amal told us, "and then we saw the flames." "we'd never seen anything like it", said valdemar, "it all happened in just a few seconds." residents were then forced to take an immediate, terrifying decision — stay here and risk getting caught by the flames or drive off in search of safety. many drove. it proved to be a fatal mistake. on this road, flames engulfed many in their cars. mario pinhal told portuguese tv that his family tried to escape in two vehicles. his wife suzanna and their daughters joanna and margarita drove ahead, but they died in the fire. translation: i regret leavi

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. bbc news. a security incident at the central railway station in brussels. we can bring any colleague from the bbc, adam fleming, who is live from the brussels newsroom. four people joining us, can you start the beginning? this security incident started a couple of years ago at the brussels central station which is a stones throw from the grand place, the historic centre of brussels. a couple of miles from the eu headquarters weird i am speaking to you from. this is the home to many european institutions. a man was seen at the central station carrying a rucksack. and reports are stating they could've been an explosive vest on his body. the let of a small explosion that caused panic in the train station. a few moments later, the man was shot by the belgian military because the city is still filled with armed soldiers guarding key points after a series of terrorist attacks in the past few yea rs. terrorist attacks in the past few years. belgian security sources stating that the suspect h

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal.thought at least 79 people died in the fire that destroyed a west london tower block last week. five have been named so far, but authorities say they may never identify all those who died, because the intensity of the blaze consumed so many people's entire domestic environment, making dna matching difficult. a minute's silence was held on monday across the uk. the national gallery of ireland has reopened after a multi—million pound refurbishment, with a spectacular show of the works of the dutch master, johannes vermeer. our arts editor, will gompertz, has been to dublin to see the reborn institution said to be at the heart of the nation. finally, having been locked firmly shut for the last six years, the gates to ireland's national gallery open once again to reveal what has been a much—needed £27 million face—lift. we've had the decades of dilapidation, the buckets on the floor, the mouldy paintings and the obvious necessity of improving the gallery and here we are now. it's taken a l

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal.hment, with a spectacular show of the works of the dutch master, johannes vermeer. our arts editor, will gompertz, has been to dublin to see the reborn institution said to be at the heart of the nation. finally, having been locked firmly shut for the last six years, the gates to ireland's national gallery open once again to reveal what has been a much—needed £27 million face—lift. we've had the decades of dilapidation, the buckets on the floor, the mouldy paintings and the obvious necessity of improving the gallery and here we are now. it's taken a long time, we've had a whole banking collapse and we've had a huge recession, we've had the literal decimation of all the capital budgets in government and we managed to keep this one going. it has been possible to see some of the gallery's masterpieces in the few rooms kept open during the refurbishment, but not like this, not in theirfull glory, where rubens hangs alongside a rembrandt, next door to a breugel with a yeats below and then, a

our correspondent james reynolds reports.of portugal's worst disaster for more than a quarter of a century. for a third day here in the centre of the country, forests burn. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who'd been trying to drive to safety. it's hard to conceive of their last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any other country in southern europe. it's had years to make proper preparations, and yet on this road dozens lost their lives in the fire. the village of nodeirinho watched the fires approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84—year—old marta da conceicao was helped in by her daughter. "oh god, oh god, it was awful", she tells me. "like hell". the rescue effort continues during a three—day period of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. there is further reporting from portugal available through the bbc news at which you can download on y

james reynolds, bbc news, rome.ll lead the inquiry into what happened at grenfell tower, but there are concerns it won't be wide ranging enough. and still to come... who calls the shots? questions over rupert murdoch's influence in britain. coming up in sportsday on bbc news... warren gatland says he has made some tough calls as he picks johnny sexton and owen farrell together for the first time for the lions ahead of their must—win second test with new zealand on saturday. it's now three years since the so—called islamic state proclaimed the establishment of a caliphate, a world power governed in accordance with islamic law and centred in iraq's second city of mosul. british warplanes, as part of the us—led coalition, have been hitting the militants there since last year. rafjets and drones have hit over 700 targets in support of operations to liberate mosul. now, for the first time, crews have been talking to the bbc about the challenges they're facing in avoiding civilian casualties. 0ur defence correspondent jon

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. couldn't have been predicted there were "missed opportunities" to intervene on his behalf. the two—year—old was killed in fife in 2014 by his mother rachel and her partner nyomi fee after they'd subjected him to sustained physical and mental abuse. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, reports. liam fee's short life was marked by escalating abuse and neglect. when he died, he had more than 30 injuries, including a ruptured heart. the first to raise the alarm over the toddler's wellbeing was his childminder, heather farmer. she contacted the authorities three times with her concerns. she spoke to the bbc for an upcoming documentary about child protection in fife. to me, i done myjob as best as i could. but someone in social work didn't do theirjob as best as they could. i think it could have been done better and maybe the wee boy would still be here today. she wasn't alone in her concerns over what was happening at liam's house. a nursery the little boy went to raised the alarm wit

james reynolds, bbc news. 0ur our top story this lunchtime.into the grenfell tower fire. he met residents this morning and promised to get to the truth as quickly as possible. and still to come: it's all in the name. how the emir who owns the world's most famous stables helped a cornish village save their church. coming up in sport: can novak djokovic turn around his form this season on grass? he's warming up for next week's wimbledon with a third round match against american donald young at the aegon classic in eastbourne. it's three years since the self—proclaimed islamic state declared the creation of a caliphate. now, under extreme attack from a us—led international coalition, they are clinging on to their last major strongholds in syria and in iraq. britain has carried out the second largest number of air strikes against is, after america. now, for the first time, raf crews have been talking to the bbc about the challenges they face in avoiding civilian casualties. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the raf prepares for ano

many of those who died were trapped in their cars as they tried to escape. 0ur correspondent james reynoldsst disaster for more than a quarter of a century. for a thursday, here in the centre of the country forests burn. 0n thursday, here in the centre of the country forests burn. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who had been trying to drive to safety. it is hard to conceive of their last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any country in southern europe. it has years to make proper preparations, but on this road dozens preparations, but on this road d oze ns lost preparations, but on this road dozens lost their lives in the fire. this village watched the fire ‘s approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84—year—old marta was helped on by her daughter. 0h, 84—year—old marta was helped on by her daughter. oh, god, oh, god, it was awful she tells me. like hell. the rescue effort continues during a three—day period of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. the

james reynolds, bbc news, rome.ying to drive a car into a crowd near paris mosque. the police said no one was injured. french police said the driver claimed he wanted to avenge attacks against islamic state. the proposed merger of sky and rupert murdoch's 2ist century fox is likely to be referred to the competition watchdog. the decision — by the culture secretary karren bradley — is a blow to the media mogul‘s hopes of having the 11 billion pound deal waved through without further scrutiny. mr murdoch already owns 39% of the satellite broadcaster. 0ur media editor amol rajan gave us an idea of how he may have reacted to today's news. 0n the one hand they will be pleased and relieved that they have been deemed fit and proper by 0fcom to own a broadcasting licence. but there seemed to be these lingering worries about excessive power and control being in the hands of one family. rupert murdoch is not as powerful as he used to be in britain. his newspaper circulation is in decline, he did not get the result he wanted i

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal.the law bans the promotion of homosexuality to minors butjudges ruled it breaches rules on freedom of expression and did not serve in the public interest. the kremlin says it will review the court's decision. football managerjose mourinho has been accused of tax fraud. spanish prosecutors investigating mourinho's time as real madrid's head coach say he did not declare income from the use of his image rights. the manchester united manager is accused of defrauding spain of 3.7—million dollars between 2011 and 2012. donald trump may have condemned the brutality of the north korean regime following the death of american student otto warmbier butjohn mcain has gone even further. the republican us senator says otto warmbier was murdered by the kim jong—un regime. he died just days after arriving back in the us in a coma. otto warmbier was ‘bright, intelligent and likeable' — according to a fellow traveller who met him on a trip to north korea in 2015. it was on that trip he was arrested and

james reynolds, bbc news.century fox bid to take control of sky to the competition commission. ms bradley pointed to concerns about media plurality — but has yet to make her final decision. mr murdoch already owns 39 percent of sky and opponents believe the deal would give him too much power in the uk media. our entertainment correspondent david silito reports. sky, 12 million of us subscribe. it was set up by rupert murdoch but he owns only 39% of the shares. he wants full control. however, his media empire also owns the sun and the times and produces news for many radio stations. should this be a matter for the competition authority? the culture secretary asked the watchdog ofcom for its assessment of the deal. ofcom's report is unambiguous. it concludes, "the transaction raises public interest concerns as a result of the risk of increased influence by members of the murdoch family trust over the uk news agenda and the political process. with its unique presence on radio, television and in print and online.

our correspondent james reynolds reports from rome.s of the catholic church turned out for a celebration led by the pope, but one of their number was missing. cardinal george pell appeared instead in a vatican press room to respond to the charges made the australian police. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. so i'm very grateful to the holy father for giving me this leave to return to australia. today victoria police have charged cardinal george... earlier in australia, the police outlined the charges against the 76—year—old cleric. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences, and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. for more than a0 years, george pell worked as a priest, then an archbishop in his own country. in 2014, pope francis called him to work in rome. in february last year the cardinal testified via video link to an australian commission investigating official responses to child abuse. victims flew in to watc

our correspondent james reynolds reports.sts burn. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who'd been trying to drive to safety. it's hard to conceive of their last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any other country in southern europe. it's had years to make proper preparations, and yet on this road dozens lost their lives in the fire. the village of nodeirinho watched the fires approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84—year—old marta da conceicao was helped in by her daughter. "oh god, oh god, it was awful", she tells me. "like hell". the rescue effort continues during a three—day period of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. the former children's tv presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. he found fame as the host of many bbc programmes including play school and play away, and was honoured by bafta in 2010. his agent said he had been liv

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal.ical and mental abuse. liam fee's short life was marked by escalating abuse and neglect. when he died, he had more than 30 injuries, including a ruptured heart. the first to raise the alarm over the toddler's wellbeing was his childminder, heather farmer. she contacted the authorities three times with her concerns. she spoke to the bbc for an upcoming documentary about child protection in fife. to me, i done myjob as best as i could. but someone in social work didn't do theirjob as best as they could. i think it could have been done better and maybe the wee boy would still be here today. she wasn't alone in her concerns over what was happening at liam's house. a nursery the little boy went to raised the alarm with social services, so too did a woman who saw liam covered up in his pushchair in the street. she said she had a gut wrenching feeling that something was wrong, but she didn't know if he was drugged or dead. today's review said that the authorities missed opportunities to poten

our correspondent james reynolds visited the scene.t fires than any other country in southern europe. it has had years to make proper preparations and, yet, on this road, dozens lost their lives in the fire. the number of people believed to have died in a tower block fire in west london last week has now risen to 79. just five have been named so far and police have warned they may never be able to identify all those who died, because of the intensity of the blaze. a minute's silence for the victims was held across the uk on monday. the first formal talks on brexit have been held in brussels — almost a year after the uk voted to leave the european union. david davis, who's representing the british government came face—to—face with the eu's top negotiator michel barnier in brussels. today we agreed on dates, we agreed on organisation and we agreed on priorities for the negotiation. we've laid a solid foundation for future discussions in an ambitious but evidently achievable timetable. it was clear from the opening that both of us want to

james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal.ore than 65 million people who've been forced from their homes. more than half them are under the age of 18. take mari malek, who came to the us as a child refugee. born in south sudan, her family fled the civil war and settled in newjersey. now a supermodel, malek uses her profile to advocate for children in her home country. the bbc recently caught up with her. where i come from, south sudan, we are very strong and resilient. we've been going through war for over four decades and we are still sticking to it and still surviving and still living and still making things. so thatis living and still making things. so that is in my blood. we lived in the projects. i was just the awkward child, tall, black, "where did she come from, who is she?"| "where did she come from, who is she?" i couldn't express myself because i didn't know how to speak english. when you do become a model it doesn't mean you get a contract and then you become rich and famous and then you become rich and famous and e

our correspondent james reynolds has been to the region where relief aid is being delivered.ere in the centre of the country, forests burn. on saturday, flames quickly engulfed this road. the fire caught families who‘d been trying to drive to safety. it‘s hard to conceive of their last minutes. portugal has more forest fires than any other country in southern europe. it‘s had years to make proper preparations,

james reynolds.mb on-board vehicles. absolutely. what they want is to stop the traffic and bring it to a whole. especially in the early hours of the morning when it is dark and use the opportunity to try and get on board lorries bound for britain. the latest incident happened at around 345 this morning. on the a16 behind me. what happened is the motorway has partly reopened. you have a lane of traffic which is going but another lane is cordoned off. and beyond the cones you can see is scorch marks on the road from where the van burst into flames. the sixth time this has happened since made. the van driver hit the back of stationary lorries and inside one of the lorries they found nine migrants. we are told two from afghanistan and the rest from eritrea. motoring organisations and groups representing british lorry drivers have said for a long time it is only a matter of time before somebody is killed. the migrants have used increasingly desperate tactics to try and get on board lorries bound for brita

so excited to welcome back home to the bay area, one of the hamilton cast members, you play james reynolds. thank you for joining us. is there a bigger show you could be part of? >> no. >> what's your reaction? >> the hype around hamilton is not lost on me. i got it right before we started rehearsal. and so it was a crazy whirlwind of experiences. i was doing another show at the time. and they told me in the audition room i would be joining the company. and i was like thank you so much and ran to the elevator and tried to get down as fast as i could. >> had you seen it? were you a fan? >> you can't avoid it. but i tried. my girlfriend actually plays eliza in our company. she knew six months prior to me that she'd be doing the show. i was waiting to see her in it. and then the way things worked out. they sent me to the show actually. my first experience was while i was in call backs and auditions for it seeing it completely blind knowing none of the music. so i was just blown away. i mean like just sobbing in the background. like incognito running back. and yeah. >> you were telling us you

james reynolds has been watching. james reynolds has been watching.arned with regret the news of the charges against him, and it expressed its respect for the australian justice system. the cardinal will give up his duties here for a period and will travel back to australia to have his day in court, as he put it, we understand he will appear in court injuly. the chinese president, xijingping, has arrived in hong kong to celebrate 20 years since britain returned it to chinese rule. a massive security operation is under way as protests are planned throughout the visit. yesterday, democracy activists were arrested after chaining themselves to a monument to symbolise the handover. the national crime agency says it's increasingly concerned about the influence criminals from the balkans — particularly violent gangs from albania — have over the uk drug trafficking market. it says corrupt workers at ports and airports make it easier for gangs to smuggle in drugs. it also warns about the threat of cyber—crime from russian—speaking nations. household energy bil

the 66-year-old gunman, james hodgkinson of belleville, illinois, was said to be upset over the country's political direction. dean reynolds is in the gunman's hometown. >> reporter: 66-year-old james tom hodgkinson died from his wounds today but left behind a trail of bitterness directed at the rich, the republicans, and the president. hodgkinson was born and raised here, one of three children. he married and lived in town with his wife. he ran a home inspection business until last year when he lost his license, and, according to the local sheriff, richard watson, he had a record of damaging property. >> if he gave us some kind of indication that, you know, he was mental, if he was out there target practicing for some other reason, then we'd have looked further. >> reporter: politically active. >> the 1% are just not giving a damn. >> reporter: he was supporter and volunteer for senator bernie sanders in 2016, and he was just as politically active online as he was in person inch a 2015 facebook post, hodgkinson shared a political cartoon about congressman steve scalise, saying, "here's a republican that should lose his jo

r-e 66-year-old gunman, james hodgkinson of belleville, tlinois, was said to be upset over the country's political direction. dean reynolds is in the gunman's hometown. >> reporter: 66-year-old james tom hodgkinson died from his wounds today but left behind a trail of bitterness directed at the rich, the republicans, and the president. ordgkinson was born and raised here, one of three children. he married and lived in town with his wife. he ran a home inspection business until last year when he lost his license, and, according to the local sheriff, richard watson, he had a record of gimaging property. >> if he gave us some kind of indication that, you know, he uts mental, if he was out there target practicing for some other reason, then we'd have looked further. >> reporter: politically active... >> the 1% are just not giving a damn. >> reporter: he was a supporter and volunteer for senator bernie sanders in 2016, and he was just as politically active online as he was in person. in a 2015 facebook post, hodgkinson shared a political cartoon about congressman steve scalise, saying, "here's a republican that should lose his

james hodgkinson and hi agents searched his bell ville, illinois, home for evidence yesterday. authorities believe hodgkinson had not lived there since march when he arrived in virginia. dean reynolds is outside of the baseball field where he opened fire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those who knew the man who lived in this house behind me say he was unhappy with the political direction of the country, but they never expected him to turn violent. known to many as tom, james hodgkinson grew up in bellville, graduating from a local high school in 1968. he lived in this house with his wife and ran a home inspection business until his license expired last december. ray page knew him for 30 years. >> i never have seen the man violent since i've known him. >> reporter: deeply engaged in politics, hodgkinson did not keep his views secret. and the 1% are just not giving a damn. >> reporter: in a 2015 facebook poej hodgkinson shared a political cartoon about yesterday's victim congressman steve scalise. he said, here's a republican who should lose his job but they gave him a raise. in recent months he began showing disdain for the current administration. in a march 22nd post, he

james ) the shooting was streamed on facebook live by castile's girlfriend. bill hudson reports on the video and we do want to warn you -- it is graphic. it was this facebook live video of passenger diamond reynolds captured our attention...shocking us with the immediate aftermath of the shooting of philando castile by officer jeronimo yanez.--nats--but until today, only jurors saw this video... the squad camera video from yanez's police cruiser revealing the conversation that led up to the shooting. --nats--the insurance card is handed to yanez, who smells the strong odor of burned marijuana. this bag was later found under the seat. then castile says...what turned a casual stop into a castastrophy."sir i have to tell you i have a firearm ..." that's when yanez responds with a calm, but clear order. castile's right hand is by his side.--nats--seconds later, comes two more warnings - and seven fatal shots.--nats-- yanez shouts out in panic...shocked reaction..swea ring profusley...telling reynolds that castile didn't follow his orders.--nats-- moments later...reynold's 4 year old opens the door and walks to officer joe kauser.... as paramedics roll castile onto a backboard, his gun falls out of hi

james ) the shooting was streamed on facebook live by castile's girlfriend. bill hudson reports on the video and we do want to warn you -- it is graphic. it was this facebook live video of passenger diamond reynoldsrst captured our attention...shocking us with the immediate aftermath of the shooting of philando castile by officer jeronimo yanez.--nats--but until today, only jurors saw this video... the squad camera video from yanez's police cruiser revealing the conversation that led up to the shooting. --nats--the insurance card is handed to yanez, who smells the strong odor of burned marijuana. this bag was later found under the seat. then castile says...what turned a casual stop into a castastrophy."sir i have to tell you i have a firearm ..." that's when yanez responds with a calm, but clear order. castile's right hand is by his side.--nats--seconds later, comes two more warnings - and seven fatal shots.--nats-- yanez shouts out in panic...shocked reaction..swea ring profusley...telling reynolds that castile didn't follow his orders.--nats-- moments later...reynold's 4 year old opens the door and walks to officer joe kauser.... as paramedics roll castile onto a backboard, his gun falls out of