jamie mcivor, thank you for that update- — far. jamie mcivor, thank you for that update.rmal business i far. jamie mcivor, thank you for - that update. normal business resumes in parliament today following a day of tributes to sir david amis. last night a memorial service was held at westminster abbey for the mp who was killed during a constituency surgery on friday. —— sir david amess. a25—year—old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder. i can talk now to my colleague who is in leigh—on—sea. i'm sure you've been gauging reaction this morning to the granting of city status to southend—on—sea, something that sir david amess campaigned for and something which was very close to his heart? , . ., ., ., his heart? yes, and that granting of ci status his heart? yes, and that granting of city status is — his heart? yes, and that granting of city status is a _ his heart? yes, and that granting of city status is a very _ his heart? yes, and that granting of city status is a very rare _ his heart? yes, and that granting of city status is a very rare honour, - city status is

is at the scene, and, jamie mcivor is at the scene. 0ne home destroyed, three more badly damaged and his leg trapped. there was two guys trying to help the kid. ijust helped a wee bit, as well, to steady him a wee bit. then another guy ran in. a wee bit closer, you could see there's a crack in the house. the blast happened at 7pm last night. two adults and two children were taken to hospital. eyewitnesses described flames shooting into the air. a family of four were taken to hospital. a 43—year—old woman and 16—year—old boy are in glasgow royal infirmary. a 47—year—old male in the queen elizabeth university hospital. and an 11—year—old boy in the royal hospital for sick children. this morning, supplies were delivered to help those who had to leave their home. 90 spent the night in rest centres. the local council says some may not be able to go back to their homes for several days. tesco has opened its first supermarket in the uk without any checkouts. cameras and weight sensors will work out which items customers have picked up from the store in central london, then bill them through

several miles away, and neighbouring properties have been evacuated. 0ur scotland correspondent jamie mcivorday.- joe, it is a scene of some devastation today. joe, it is a scene of some devastation toda . ., , . devastation today. that is correct, or through — devastation today. that is correct, or through the _ devastation today. that is correct, or through the morning _ devastation today. that is correct, or through the morning residents l or through the morning residents have been gathering here and sharing their shock at the explosion last night. many have been telling me how they felt the impact of the blast inside their own home for perhaps ornaments rattles or they felt some of the rubble falling and crashing around. in the past hour, the police confirmed all four of the injured from the same family. a couple and their two children and they are all in hospital in glasgow. 0ne home destroyed, and debris holder because this acquired housing estate. the explosion so loud it was heard miles away. neighbours rushing to see what had happened. there heard miles away. neighbours rushing to s

several miles away, and neighbouring properties have been evacuated. 0ur scotland correspondent jamie mcivorueen elizabeth university hospital. an 11—year—old boy in the royal hospital for sick children. this morning, supplies were delivered to help those who had to leave their home, 90 spent the night in rest centres. the local council says some may not be able to go back to their homes for several days. new zealand has reported the highest daily total of covid cases since the pandemic began. 94 new cases were recorded on tuesday — almost all of them in the country�*s largest city, auckland. experts are warning that sustained high numbers could quickly push the health system to the limit. shaimaa khalil has the details. new zealand�*s prime minister, jacinda ardern, blamed this spike on people not following lockdown rules. she said that while the situation was incredibly hard, the country was not powerless. now, remember, for any other nation, 94 cases of covid—19 in one day is not a big number. but in new zealand�*s context, a country that has isolated itself from the world since the begin

jamie mcivor is our correspondent in scotland.ted, though that is a factor. in the view of the scottish government this could reduce any possibility of restrictions being reimposed as the autumn and winter go on. perhaps in that sense helping business. in terms of where case numbers are in scotland, over the last fortnight they have averaged around 2500 cases a day, that is well down on the figures we were seeing a few weeks ago when they had got to rant about 6000. that decline in recent weeks, it now seems the numbers have plateaued. 0n the other hand the numbers in hospital in scotland who had tested positive for covid had been coming down. just over 800 a day at the moment. some nhs boards in scotland are under significant pressure. she will be getting military assistance from tomorrow. —— two will be getting. a teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of a 14—year—old boy who was found seriously injured at a railway station in glasgow. justin mclaughlin was attacked on the platform of high street railway statio