let's return to that fire in central london at the mandarin oriental hotel.d from the building next door. thank you for talking to us. you we re thank you for talking to us. you were evacuated from the building next door? yes, i work at the 64 knightsbridge will blink. how far away are you? are you safe? —— building. we are safe, the building where i work was evacuated immediately as soon as they saw the smoke coming out. we are literally the building next door to the mandarin. there was a lot of people outside, now there is still a few fire engines outside the hotel on knightsbridge road. it is still very busy, the roads are closed off. i don't know how many people got hurt but there was a bit of a panic at the time. can you still see smoke coming out of the hotel? not at the moment. the fire engines are sort of packing and it is quiet now. there is not many people any more. when you were moved out of your building, we re you were moved out of your building, were people quite calm and understand what was happening?” think so, yes. it was crowded and busy but

we are hearing reports that it is a hotel, it is the mandarin oriental hotel, it is the mandarin orientalat it is that hotel. the smoke appears to be coming from the roof. in the last few moments since we have brought you these pictures, that fire does seem you these pictures, that fire does seem to be in the course of being put out by the fire brigade. anymore news on that we bring it to you. let‘s go back to david davis who is speaking... law enforcement agencies may no longer be able to protect public if dangerous individuals move between the united kingdom and the european union. and it is through that need, that need to protect the public, that we must also look at how we test to operate over galileo, the european global navigation system. this will provide significant space capability for europe. once in place it will have secure global coverage. it draws on uk hosted stations in the south atlantic. the project is making the european space sector more competitive. it will mean armed forces across europe can work better together, enabling us tojointly develop operating procedures in

the mandarin oriental hyde park had just undergone a huge refurbishment. no—one was injured.

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one hundred and twenty firefighters tackled the flames on the roof of the mandarin oriental hotel inensive restoration in its iis—year history according to its owners. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. a service of remembrance has been held at arlington national cemetery to mark the assassination of robert kennedy, 50 years ago. family, friends and dignitaries paid tribute to the senator and former us attorney general — shot dead as he campaigned for the presidency in 1968. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it was a moment when a different type of america seemed possible. robert kennedy had won the california primary and was closer to the white house. moments later, he lay mortally wounded on the floor of a hotel kitchen. another kennedy brother killed by an assassin‘s bullet. 50 years later, his life and legacy were remembered by some who never knew him and some who miss him most. you share our deep sense of loss and our happy memories. your presence is deeply moving and a tribute to the love that my father inspired. thank

the mandarin oriental hyde park had just undergone a huge refurbishment. no—one was injured.om me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk with zeinab badawi. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. with brexit the main preoccupation for politicians in britain, here in parliament. and now the opposition labour party has announced a new proposal. it wants britain to have access to the eu single market while not actually being inside it. even that does not go far enough for some labour mps. my go far enough for some labour mps. my guess is that prominent pro—eu campaigner, chuka umunna. he wants britain to be a part of the european economic area, just like norway. but is he going against the spirit of brexit while also being disloyal to his own party leadership question mark ——7 chuka umunna, welcome. this new amendment would give britain full access to the single market. surely that is what you want, why not supported 7 i surely that is what you want, why not supported? i will be voting for the labour ame

almost 100 firefighters tackled the flames at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge, which hastoration in its 115—year history. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen for miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the future of the discount retailer poundworld is in the balance after the main contender to buy the chain pulled out of talks. alteri investors was understood to be negotiating with poundworld's owner, tpg. like many retailers, poundworld, which employs over 5,000 people, has been hit by falling consumer confidence, rising overheads, the weaker pound, and the growth of online shopping. the boss of tsb has admitted that fraudsters targeted thousands of people's bank accounts in the aftermath of an it meltdown in april. appearing before mps, paul pester said the bank had been overwhelmed by what he called an "unprecedented attack by organised crime" after a botched systems upgrade. it resulted in money being taken illegally out of 1300 accounts. the computer problems led to almost million customers being unable to access the bank's online services. simon gom

knightsbridge remains closed eastbound after the fire yesterday at the mandarin oriental hotel.sunny spells could make things hot and humid. we still have the gentle north—easterly breeze, perhaps a bit cooler on the essex coast. overnight, some clear spells but the cloud will develop, leading to a grey start on friday, remaining muggy overnight, between 12—14 celsius. that cloud tomorrow morning will quite readily break up, leading to a day of sunny spells. feeling quite humid. dry day for saturday. again, feeling quite humid. a chance of showers for sunday but for monday that was when the frame increases a little further. i'm back in half an hour. hello this is breakfast, withjon kay and steph mcgovern. nightclub owner peter stringfellow has died at the age of 77. his death was announced in the past couple of hours. known as the king of clubs, he opened a string of venues across the world in a career that spanned five decades. good morning, it's thursday, 7th june. thankks for joining us. also this morning: another bump in the road — theresa may clashes with her brexit secreta

major renovations had been completed. 120 firefighters tackled the flames on the roof of the mandarin orientalone its most extensive restoration in its 115—year history, according to its owners. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the former chief executive of cambridge analytica says the company did receive data from the researcher at the centre of the facebook data scandal. alexander nix said he'd not intended to mislead mps during a previous appearance when he suggested that the group had not been given the data. he had simply misunderstood their line of questioning. at least 75 people are now known to have died in guatemala after the huge volcanic eruption on sunday. almost 200 people are still missing. nearby villages remain buried in volcanic ash and mud which is hampering the rescue operation. the bbc‘s will grant reports from one of the hardest hit areas, los lotes. the tiny community of los lotes stood no chance. flimsy shacks of tin and corrugated iron offered residents no protection when the awesome power of volcan de fue

tackling a blaze at a luxury hotel in london. 20 fire engine brigades are at the scene of the mandarin oriental hotel smoke from the fire could be seen for miles >> jetblue is implementing new restrictions for passengers flying with emotional support animals. it will require passengers to notify the airline 48 hours in advance. passengers must also provide more documentation about the animal's health. and that is the news update this hour back to you. >> all right, sue, thank you very much. >> coming up, pete is following bullish options moves in a hotel stock. it's already up 25% in a year. find out his trade next. >> first, though, let's give you a check on the s&p sectors today. s&p right now up 12 points financials are leading the way we're back on "the halftime report" right after this - i love my grandma. - anncr: as you grow older, your brain naturally begins to change which may cause trouble with recall. - learning from him is great... when i can keep up! - anncr: thankfully, prevagen helps your brain and improves memory. - dad's got all the answers. - anncr: prevagen is now the number-

battling a blaze is a luxury hotel in london smoke can be seen here rising from the roof of the mandarin oriental in the affluent knightsbridge district the hotel is great if accurate and nearby roads close calls is not yet. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in britain for the third stop on a tour. pushing european allies to take a tougher line on iran but like the leaders of germany and france british prime minister theresa may stressed her country's commitment to the iran nuclear deal it's a long list meets its obligations. jordan has a second nationwide strike demonstrations against a controversial plan to raise income taxes continues the country's prime minister has already stepped down as a result of days of public protests the king has asked the new prime minister to review the tax system. fresh flows of superheated. from guatemala volcano a fire a force more than forced more people from their homes officials say at least seventy five people have been killed since of all kind of began erupting at the weekend and almost two hundred more are still missing or have issued new evacua

the five—star mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge in central london, just by hyde park. if you can see just behind me, the hotel, there is an extension ladder right up to the roof at this point. when we first arrived here, there was still smoke coming out of the roof and there were firemen on top of those ladders pouring water down onto the hotel. and it's believed at this point that the fire may have started on the roof. there were builders there working at the time. as you said, the hotel has just undergone this massive renovation and it's believed the builders could have been part of that. we heard from one person who was an engineer working at the hotel at the time, and he said they saw fire and just shouted "quick, everybody out!" and the hotel was quickly evacuated after that. and i'm pleased to say that the ambulance service have said they haven't treated anyone for any injuries, so the hotel was quickly evacuated and it looks like nobody was injured at the hotel. we don't have the figure so far of how many people were in the hotel. of course, it was daytime, so i

almost 100 firefighters tackled the flames at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge which hason in its "5—year history. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the headlines on bbc news: the top stories this evening. the grenfell tower inquiry has heard that the man who lived in the flat where the fire started, is terrified of giving evidence, and lives in fear of reprisals. paul dacre, editor of the daily mail for 26 years, will step down later this year, to become chairman of associated newspapers. cabinet divisions as the government prepares to set out its plans to avoid a hard border in northern ireland. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's steven wyeth. good evening. england manager gareth southgate says it would be "idealistic" for players racially abused at the world cup to walk off the pitch, but doesn't think that will happen. southgate's spoken in support of danny rose amid his concerns about discrimination. the spurs defender has told his family not to travel to the world cup, saying he

today, two summit.ad of the in london, firefighters have been going room by room city'sng the mandarin orientalto make sure no one is inside. broke out at the 12 story luxury building today. startedrs to have high in the hotel. black smoke was seen pouring the the top of building. there were no immediate reports of injuries. global news 24 hours a day air and on twitter, powder by more than 2,700 inrnalists and analysts over 120 countries. this is bloomberg. bloomberg. julie: "what'd you miss?" democrats hopes to take back the house may have gotten a major boos yesterday with party appearing likely to avoid their worst nightmare as democrats have survived california's top junglecalled primary. here to give more insight as theet closer to mid-term is bloomberg's national political reporter who was in california story.ng on this he is with us now on the phone so walk us through exactly happened and why it is good news for the democrats. hadight so democrats feared getting locked out of three critical southern california districts that were part of the party's strategy to win back the house. distr

the fire is at the 12—storey mandarin oriental hotel. the cause is not yet known.merican states have gone to the polls to select candidates that will now compete in november's midterm elections. while some of the results are still being calculated, the big takeaway so far is that democrats have avoided being shut out of crucial house races in california. they'll need those contests in their attempt to flip the house of representatives and oust the republicans from power. a soldier in the us has been arrested after stealing an armoured military vehicle and leading police on a two—hour chase through a busy city. the vehicle was taken from the ford pickett national guard base in virginia on tuesday and was driven at speed through the state capital, richmond. footage posted on social media showed more than a dozen police cars in pursuit of the personnel carrier, which was not equipped with any weapons. no injuries or crashes were reported. president trump has granted clemency to 63—year—old grandmother alice johnson, who was serving a life sentence in prison for a firs

in london, firefighters going room by room, searching the city's mandarin oriental hotel to make sures inside. a fire broke out at the 12 story luxury hotel today. it appears to have started high in the building. smoke was seen from the top of the hotel. president trump commuted the sentence today of a woman serving life for drug offenses. reality tv star kim kardashian west was at the white house last week to champion for johnson. she has spent two decades behind bars for a conviction on charges of cocaine trafficking and was not eligible for parole. in a statement the president johnson has accepted responsibility for her past behavior and has worked hard to rehabilitate herself. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on tictoc, powered by over 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. julie: thank you. let's get back to the markets. or next guestur -- our next guest says we have seen the rise of volatility, but it has not been defensive, not like you would expect. even as we see political turmoil rising -- turmoil rising inflatio

worked for hours to bring the fire at the 12-story mandarin oriental hotel... under control.les.so far... no reports of any injuries in the blaze... and the cause of the fire is not yet known.the 116- year old hotel had just recently been renovated. (pam) still ahead... with home prices on the coast out of reach for most millenials.. we'll tell you where young people are flocking... two northern california cities cracked the top 10. (ken) and... a black student in the south bay says he was threatened... not by another student, but by a teacher... and that's not even the most shocking part of the allegation. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is goi