organisers say tens of millions of people were expected to attend wednesday's bathing day at the maha kumbh mela — whistles blast. it was a race from the very beginning. indian police forces breaking through their own barriers, to form human chains. just over this way is the main bathing area and there was such a crush of people that they came over this way, and as ever in this "after that, i couldn't find my husband." samira hussain reporting there, will bejoining some era a and will bejoining some era a little later the little later in the programme live from the scene. freeze on federal loans, grants and other assistance. the pause was due to come into effect on tuesday, to bring spending into line with president trump's for the green new scam that has cost american taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. across our federal bureaucracy and agencies. no more funding for green new deal social again, people who are receiving individual assistance, you will pause, because he is being a good steward of your and he has more details about what donald trump is hoping to achieve. are consistent with do

condolences to the families of those killed in a crush, at the world's largest religious gathering, the maha kumbh melans reported injured, there are fears this year's festival is at a holy site so far. samira hussein has the latest. the hospital looking for her family. translation: i could never have imagined that something like this could happen. we thought the government would provide us with facilities. we didn't know we would be stuck behind so many barricades, police breaking their own barriers, faith drove them here by the millions, wanting to bathe in the holy waters. instead, many were whisked away, injured or worse. is that there were just hundreds and hundreds of people sleeping here on the river banks. just over this way is the main bathing area, one person gets pushed the state minister has called for an investigation, a festival to celebrate faith has left many grieving instead. the israeli military says it has carried out an air attack in the northern part of the occupied west bank in the attack. but these are pictures purporting to show held by hamas in gaza, are due to be released toda

it happened at the maha kumbh mela, the world's largest city of prayagraj.ortant, one of six most important, one of the six most important, one of the six most important of 45 day developments on that story and much more on our website i encourage you to check out the live page when it comes to the live page when it comes to the story. it being updated we rtm i we online vi i we onlinejournals. stay with bbc news. —— with ourteam. hello there. across the country. the next few days are looking dry. to bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. a few showers across northern areas passing to the south of the uk. but it will bring a windy, cloudy, wet day throughout the day on wednesday. but it looks like 50—60 mph gusts here. it will be a chilly day, temperatures in single digits for most. showers continue across northern scotland, and that rain in the south will be pulling away slowly from the southeast, and that will greet us for thursday morning. still a few showers and strong breeze later in the day, skies will cloud up for northern ireland and the western isles

all part of the maha kumbh mela, where the ganges meets the yamuna and the mythical river saraswati.urs, and take a look at how many thousands of people have come to bathe. look, this isn�*t just about religion. it�*s about community too. people will come here and they�*ll stay for days or even weeks at a time. makeshift tents dot the expanse of fairgrounds. home for vinod singh and his wife sushila for the next month. they�*ve been waiting 12 years for this moment. so we went with them early in the morning to the river bank of the ganges. the air is frigid, no sun on the horizon, but their faith keeps them warm. the stars have finally aligned for this sacred dip. translation: we come here because it gives us a sense ofj peace and prosperity. the holy water of the ganges has the power to heal any kind of illness. salvation for believers is what this event means. a message that can sometimes get lost in the enormity of the spectacle. let�*s get some of the day�*s other news. more than a million people have taken part in a rally in the philippine capital, manila, to show support for th

havejoined millions of other pilgrims at a huge i2—yearly festival in the north of the country, the maha kumbh melaaters of the river ganges. and these are live pictures from prayagraj in uttar pradesh state where a procession is currently under way. you can see a lot of people there. the religious gathering attracts more than 400 million people and can even be seen from space. we will leave you with these images of people bathing in the waters. hello. we had really big contrasts in weather across the uk on monday. in highland scotland, here in plockton, there was a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it was very mild, and just along the road from here, we had temperatures up to 111 degrees in achnagart. so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire. the reason for this? well, the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come

the hindu festival of maha kumbh mela draws millions of worshippers from across india, and beyond. holy men smeared with ash rode on chariots today as part of a march to the confluence of three sacred rivers. the faithful believe that a dip in the waters will cleanse them of their sins and end the cycle of reincarnation. the festival takes place every 12 years. more than 400 million hindus are expected to take part over the next six weeks. still to come on the news hour we speak to republican and , democratic senators about the contentious nominee for secretary of defense hopes rise for a ceasefire in gaza as negotiatons enter final stages and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas discusses the biden administration's legacy. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio at w eta in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: one of president-elect trump's most controversial nominees was the first to face the scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing. a new pbs news/npr/marist poll set to be released tomo

millions of hindu devotees gathered on the banks of the ganges in india to mark the beginning of maha kumbh mela over the next six weeks, 400 million people are expected to attend the festival on the riverbanks of the city of prayagraj. >> firefighters are still working tirelessly to tackle the los angeles fires, but the return of gusty winds could complicate those efforts. meanwhile, in joe biden's final days as u.s. president, he's overseeing the federal response to the fires. fema's role will be especially important in the aftermath, as cnn's julia benbrook reports from the white house. >> president joe biden is entering his final full week in office, and it is going to be a busy one. he is receiving regular updates on the efforts to suppress the fires across los angeles, and on sunday held a virtual briefing with key officials, including vice president kamala harris, department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas and fema administrator deanne criswell. during an interview with cnn's jake tapper, criswell, who has been on the ground in los angeles, emphasized that these fires ar

tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela, when chaos erupted around 1:30 ammbh mela, which is held every 12 years, is considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and buckingham palace says princess beatrice has given birth to a baby girl named athena several weeks prematurely. the royal was due to give birth in early spring, and was told in december not to travel long distances. in a statement today, the palace said her royal highness and mr edoardo mapelli mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter. mr mapelli mozzi posted a tribute to his new daughter, calling her tiny and absolutely perfect. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news in half an hour. >> thank you tatiana. i've got a cracking show. let's get weaving. because rachel reeves has refused to rule out further tax rises in the spring. she confirmed today that the government's backing of heathrow's controversial third runway, in a bid to ignite growth in britain's

tens of millions of people have gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela in uttar pradesh. erupted there around 1:30 am. now the mela is held every 12 years. it's considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and those are the latest gb news headlines. i'll be back with more in just under half an hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good afternoon britain. at 1:09, we have some breaking royal baby news 1544 00:08:56

tens of millions had gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela in uttar pradesh when chaos eruptednd 1:30 am. at the kumbh mela, which is held every 12 years. it's considered to be the largest human gathering on earth. it celebrates india's cultural and spiritual traditions. much more to come as we go through the morning. but those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for the moment. more from me in less than half an houn >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk with me, bev turner and andrew. if you're listening on the radio, andrew pierce is wearing one of those pathetic blue masks which do nothing. never did anything. >> she's had the flu. >> she's had the flu. >> i got a rumour. >> i got a rumour. >> there's a rumour she had covid and we know her view of covid. >> what's covid? there we are. listen, i worked hard. i played hard in dc. it's slightly caught up on me the last few days of my t