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

tomos morgan, bbc news, on the m5 in south gloucester.cope with a mass influx of refugees from myanmar, aid workers are warning more than 1000 children have arrived on their own. they are fleeing the military offensive against rohingya muslims. 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 much of the rohingya population already in this country, the chances are the military operation inside myanamar is reaching its natural end. as far as the burmese military is concerned, these people are a historical problem that has now been fixed. mushtaq and his family have just arrived. his home was burned down three weeks ago, he said. he'd sought shelter in fo

horrific and harrowing — the words from police tonight to describe the m5 crash.through the central reservation into three lanes of oncoming traffic, hitting at least two other vehicles before ending up in a ditch. as well as the four people who died this afternoon, a woman and two children have life—threatening injuries. the lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution. eyewitnesses have told us that as soon as the accident had happened, people abandoned their cars on the carriageway and ran to the scene to help out, with those who were medically trained offering first aid to the injured. there was a senior gp, myself as a cardiologist. we scanned the area to see who was affected. we found the truck driver, who was ok, but someone was trapped in the car itself. and then we went to see the other people. there were two fatalities at least in the first car. there was loads of cars on the right—hand side, loads of people helping out, but itjust looked like, when we got out of our car, it was clear that it was standing still. itjust looked like pandemonium, but

a lorry travelling north on the m5 just outside of bristol colliding with two cars. we re rushed to help those injured. four were killed, three critically injured. a woman was taken to southmead hospital and two children to the bristol children's hospital for treatment. all three are in a life—threatening condition. it is understood and 18 tonne lorry travelling southbound on the m5 crashed through the central reservation before colliding with two vehicles on the other side of the motorway. due to the high speeds and high impact of this accident, the clean—up operation has been taking longer than expected. parenti teams have been combing the area throughout the night and most of the day. —— forensic teams. they are searching for any clues to help determine how this tragedy unfolded. we are looking at

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 lorry travelling north on the m5 just outside of bristol colliding with two cars.those injured. four were killed, three critically injured. a woman was taken to southmead hospital and two children to the bristol children's hospital for treatment. all three are in a life—threatening condition. it is understood and 18 tonne lorry travelling southbound on the m5 crashed through the central reservation before colliding with two vehicles on the other side of the motorway. due to the high speeds and high impact of this accident, the clean—up operation has been taking longer than expected. parenti teams have been combing the area throughout the night and most of the day. —— forensic teams. they are searching for any clues to help determine how this tragedy unfolded. we are looking at a number of lines of inquiry, one is the beer call. are there any defects which caused it to lose control? —— one is the lorry. the driver was treated in hospital, not seriously injured. he has been interviewed under caution and is part of our investigations. as emergency services continue th

horrific and harrowing — the words from police tonight to describe the m5 crash.orway was busy when the lorry smashed through the central reservation into three lanes of oncoming traffic, hitting at least two other vehicles before ending up in a ditch. as well as the four people who died this afternoon, a woman and two children have life—threatening injuries. the lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution. eyewitnesses have told us that, as soon as the accident happened, people abandoned their cars on the carriageway and ran to the scene to help out, with those who were medically trained offering first aid to the injured. there was a senior gp, and myself, as a cardiologist. we scanned the area to see who was affected. we found the truck driver, who was ok, but his legs was trapped in the car itself. and then we went to see the other people. there were two fatalities at least in the first car. there was loads of cars on the right—hand side, loads of people helping out. but itjust looked like, when we got out of our car, it was clear that it was standing st

in bristol, police officers who shot dead a driver this morning near the m5 say they were respondingave described hearing up to ten shots being fired by officers after the car was stopped. the shooting happened near portishead. avon and somerset police say they have informed the independent police complaints commission, who are now investigating, as our correspondent, jon kay, reports. morning rush—hour and a shooting involving armed police. the red car has a handgun on the roof, bullet holes in the rear window and there's shattered glass on the ground. eyewitnesses described the vehicle being surrounded by marked and unmarked police cars and then officers firing inside. first i thought that it was just someone getting turn around or something in the road. i looked downed and i looked up, five, six shots fired, and the officers standing there. through the window, the window was all smashed and then they dragged him from the vehicle. as i drove back later, i could see there was a helicopter that had landed and then that road was completely closed off. it was chaos. theyjust got out of

the shooting happened just of the junction of the m5 near portishead.as not terror related. as usual in these circumstances the independent police complaints commission is investigating but they said there were reports the driver had threatened another motorist. the bbc‘sjon kay has more. had threatened another motorist. the bbc's jon kay has more. we have a statement from haven and somerset police tonight, not a huge amount of detail but it begins to explain what happened here. it seems this was not some sort of planned operation. police say they received calls, 999 calls, earlier today from people on the m5 motorway, reportedly seeing a man ina the m5 motorway, reportedly seeing a man in a car with a handgun. and that vehicle left the motorway here atjunction 19. that vehicle left the motorway here atjunction19. they that vehicle left the motorway here at junction 19. they stopped that vehicle left the motorway here atjunction19. they stopped a car and, they say, that is when this incident unfolded. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. f

in bristol, police officers who shot dead a driver this morning near the m5 say they were respondingat he was carrying a gun. witnesses have described hearing up to 10 shots being fired by officers after the car was stopped. the shooting happened near portishead. avon and somerset police say they have informed the independent police complaints commission, who are now investigating, as our correspondentjon kay reports. morning rush hour, and a shooting involving armed police will stop the redcar has a handgun on the roof. portholes in the rear window. and there is shattered glass on the ground. eyewitnesses describe the vehicle being surrounded by marked an unmarked police cars, and then officers firing inside. it was just the beginning turnaround, i thought, but i look down, and looked up, and there were five or six shots fired, and the officers standing there, and then they dragged him from the vehicle. one can back later, i could see a helicopter had landed, and the road was completely closed. see a helicopter had landed, and the road was completely closedm see a helicopter had lan

the shooting happened close to the portishead junction of the m5.oking for a man who walked into a nursery school this morning, carrying what looked like a gun. he is believed to have entered the childsplay nursery in the wavertree area of liverpool, before leaving with a second man on a motorcycle. detectives say he was looking for another man, who is not a member of staff. the budget airline ryanair has announced it will cancel thousands more flights over the next few months — in a move which will affect up to 400,000 passengers. the airline has already been forced to cancel some 50 flights a day over a six week period — due to a shortage of available pilots. with me now is paul charles, former communications director of virgin atlantic and founder of the pc agency. yet more cancellations by ryanair. 400,000 people potentially affected, what do you make of it? now nearly1 million affected overall taking into account last week's announcement when they said they were initially cancelling flights. as predicted last week by some, this was going to go

the shooting happened just off a junction of the m5 near portishead.d somerset police say the incident was not terror—related. as is usual in these circumstances, the independent police complaints commission is investigating. jon kay reports. morning rush—hour. and a shooting involving armed police. the red car has a handgun on the roof. bullet holes in the rear window. and there's shattered glass on the ground. eyewitnesses described the vehicle being surrounded by marked and unmarked police cars. and then officers firing inside. i first thought it was someone just getting turned around or something in the road. i looked down and i looked up and there was five or six shots fired. the officers standing there, through the window, the window was all smashed. and then they dragged him from the vehicle. when i drove back later i could see there was a helicopter that had landed and the road was completely closed off by then. it was chaos, theyjust got out of the airambulance, ran to what was a red car with two cars behind. didn't look like a crash scene. we

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

also ahead: the m5 remains closed, after a crash yesterday left four people dead and a mother and twon seriously injured. bangladesh is to build a huge camp for hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees fleeing myanmar. good morning, and in sport: a thriller in las vegas, as the big fight ends in a controversial draw. canelo alvarez and gennady golovkin couldn't be separated on the judges‘ score cards, after 12 rounds. and stav has the weather. good morning to you. it is a chilly start this morning, but today is looking better than yesterday. fewer showers, more sunshine, and feeling a touch warmer, too. i'll have all the details for you in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: police investigating the london tube bombing are continuing to question an 18—year—old man who was arrested in dover yesterday on suspicion of planting the bomb at parsons green station on friday. officers say they are still following numerous lines of enquiry, and haven't ruled out further arrests. andy moore reports. on a saturday afternoon in a london suburb, people looked out of their wind

the shooting happened just off a junction of the m5 near portishead.ed. jon kay reports. intense police activity on a road that normally carries commuter traffic onto the m5 and into bristol. with what appeared to be bullet holes in a car window. it was during rush hour this morning at 9.30am, that eyewitnesses say marked and unmarked police vehicles surrounded a red saloon car here, and that a number of shots were fired. i came up to officers on the dual carriageway this morning, stopping the traffic. at first, i thought that it was someone getting turned around, or something in the road. i looked down, i looked up, there were five or six shots fired, and officers standing there, the window was all smashed, and they dragged him from the vehicle. as i drove back later, i could see there was a helicopter that had landed and the road was completely closed off by then. avon and somerset police say this is a fast moving incident, which has now been referred to the independent police complaints commission. eyewitnesses say paramedic teams were on the scene

we are spending m5 billion on welfare.c, and you will find that if we divided the m5 billion up equally among those 9 million poorfamilies, we would be up to give each family $4600 a year. and this, added to their present income, should eliminate poverty. reagan's mix of wit, warmth and rapid—fire statistics made it one of the most effective political addresses in us history. direct aid to the poor, however, is running at about $600 per family. it seems there must be some overhead. and it launched him into a stratospheric career in politics. how does the glamour of politics compare with the glamour of the screen? in 1966, he became governor of california. by 1968, he was running for president. and in 1980, this charming, genial old movie actor became the leader of the free world. and yet at the very start of his rise, he put that carefully nurtured public image at risk. just a few months before that breakthrough speech, ronald reagan was on american screens in a very different role. you get back to the hotel and stay there

at least four people have died after a crash involving several vehicles, including a lorry, on the m5loucestershire. the motorway 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.

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

the uk at least four people have died ina in the uk at least four people have died in a crash on the m5ving several vehicles including 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 dr

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

police are continuing their investigation into a crash on the m5 in south gloucestershire yesterday in 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 closed as the

in bristol, police officers who shot dead a driver this morning near the m5 say they were respondinggun. witnesses have described hearing up to ten shots being fired by officers after the car was stopped. the shooting happened near portishead. avon and somerset police say they have informed the independent police complaints commission, who are now investigating, as our correspondentjon kay tells us. morning rush—hour and a shooting involving armed police. the red car has a handgun on the roof, bullet holes in the rear window and there's shattered glass on the ground. eyewitnesses described the vehicle being surrounded by marked and unmarked police cars and then officers firing inside. first i thought that it was just someone getting turned around or something in the road. i looked downed and i looked up, five, six shots fired, and the officers standing there. through the window, the window was all smashed and then they dragged him from the vehicle. as i drove back later, i could see there was a helicopter that had landed, and then that road was completely closed off. it was chaos. th

been killed, and a woman and two children are critically ill in hospital, after an accident on the m5y in gloucestershire. a lorry 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

a man has died after a police incident near the m5 motorway.yewitnesses say a number of shots were fired. the defence secretary warns boeing its behaviour in a trade dispute that's threatening thousands ofjobs in northern ireland could jeopardise future contracts. also in the next hour — misery for more than 400,000 ryanair passengers. the airline's chief executive has confirmed that its belfast to gatwick service will be suspended from november until march. measles has effectively been eliminated in the uk for the first time, according to the world health 0rganisation. the smoking volcano in bali — tens of thousands are moved from their homes amid fears it will erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has told delegates at his party conference that labour is "ready for government" and "on the threshold of power". in a rousing speech in brighton, the labour leader said his party is ready to tackle inequality and rebuild the nhs. he also promised sweeping changes to social housing and

been killed, and a woman and two children are critically ill in hospital, after an accident on the m5ucestershire. a lorry crashed 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 allie

chamberlain‘s move from arsenal to liverpool was rubber stamped earlier on thursday after the fee of m5as agreed the day before. alexis sanchez is staying put after arsenal turned down two bids from manchester city. french international thomas lemar, who the gunners wanted if they were to let the chile forward go, has decided he's staying with monaco, thus scuppering the deal for sanchez to move as our reporter david ornstein explains. there is bitter disappointment here at the etihad stadium. manchester city have missed out on a key target, alexis sanchez. there is also a bitter disappointment in alexis sanchez‘s camp, because he thought he was going to become a mentor is a city player. that is because a conditional agreement had been reached between arsenal and manchester city. conditional wire? because arsenal needed to sign a replacement, thomas lemar of monaco. however, thomas lemar turned the deal done, and that is where the whole story collapses. his refusal tojoin arsenal whole story collapses. his refusal to join arsenal meant that they were unwilling to sanction the departure

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

four people have been killed, after a lorry crashed through the central reservation on the m5.ife—threatening condition. also in the next hour, some passengers are left stranded abroad after ryanair implements a programme of flight cancellations. the airline says it plans to axe up to 50 services a day for the next six weeks to clear a backlog of staff leave.

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

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

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

at least four people have died after a crash involving several vehicles, including a lorry, on the m5way. the collision happened between junction 16 and junction 1a in south gloucestershire. the motorway 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 gove

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

and two children after... are in a critical but stable condition in hospital after a collision on the m5le dead. a lorry crashed 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 bang

a man has died after a police incident near the m5 motorway.cretary warns boeing its behaviour in a trade dispute that's threatening thousands ofjobs in northern ireland could jeopardise future contracts. also in the next hour — misery for more than 400,000 ryanair passengers. the airline's chief executive has confirmed that its belfast to gatwick service will be suspended from november until march.

this was on the a369 just off the m5 towards portishead.ers firing. a man being pulled from the vehicle at attempts being made to resuscitate him on the road. the witness reported uniformed and plainclothes officers being involved. we understand an air ambulance has attended the scene. that is the information as we currently have it. these reports coming from the witness. we will bring you any more details on that. a high courtjudge has approved a £37 million compensation plan for hundreds of victims of disgraced breast surgeon ian paterson. paterson, who carried out unnecessary breast operations, was convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding against 10 private patients. he was originallyjailed for 15 years but that term was increased to 20 years by court of appeal judges in august. a blood test that could diagnose heart attacks within 20 minutes could be rolled out on the nhs within five years. researchers say it could save the health service millions of pounds and free up thousands of beds. here'

also ahead: the m5 remains closed, after a crash yesterday left four people dead and a mother and two

police have named one of the victims of a crash on the m5 motorway on saturday which left four people children remain in hospital. rochdale council has apologised to young people who were sexually and physically abused while they were in the care of the local authority. many of the assaults took place at two schools run by the council over a period of almost 50 years. the council's chief executive said he couldn't turn the clock back but he would make sure that it did its best to safeguard children and young people now and in the future. more than 100 firefighters have spent the night tackling a fire at a north london warehouse. dozens of fire engines were sent to the scene of the blaze on white hart lane in tottenham, after the alarm was raised just after 8.00pm last night. one person was taken to hospital. the cause of the fire is not yet known. now, rio stepping into the ring. two years after retiring from football, the former england football captain says he has decided to launch a new career as a professional boxer. the 38—year—old says he wants a new challenge. our sports corres

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