martine croxall, thank ou yorkshire police. martine croxall, thank you for— yorkshire police.ne croxall, thank you for the details are - yorkshire police. martine croxall, thank you for the details are not i thank you for the details are not breaking news from bradford. at least 28 pakistani pilgrims have been killed and many more injured in a bus crash in the central iranian yazd province. reports say the bus's brakes failed, causing it to overturn and catch fire. the vehicle was travelling from sindh province in pakistan to the iraqi city of karbala. the taliban's morality ministry in afghanistan says that in the past year it has detained 13,000 people accused of immorality, many of them women. the ministry said it also destroyed thousands of musical instruments and inappropriate movie videos, and sacked 300 members of the security forces for failing to grow beards. australia has approved plans for a massive solar power project. it could eventually power 3 million homes and export energy to singapore. the suncable project is not expected to begin operating until the 2030s. a

hello, this is bbc news, i am martine croxall. straight to - martine croxall.dent is making a statement on behalf of west yorkshire police. than making a statement on behalf of west yorkshire police.— yorkshire police. an officer is it was confirmed _ yorkshire police. an officer is it was confirmed that _ yorkshire police. an officer is it was confirmed that a _ yorkshire police. an officer is it i was confirmed that a 29-year-old was confirmed that a 29—year—old woman_ was confirmed that a 29—year—old woman named brainy gwyneth had died at the _ woman named brainy gwyneth had died at the scene. three children, named as nine—year—old dennis de bertelle, five year— as nine—year—old dennis de bertelle, five year 0scar bertelle, and 22—month—old aubrey bertil were taken _ 22—month—old aubrey bertil were taken to— 22—month—old aubrey bertil were taken to hospital where sadly all three _ taken to hospital where sadly all three died from their injuries. most inquiries _ three died from their injuries. most inquiries are at the early stages, we believe — inquiries ar

good evening, welcome, i'm martine croxall.online. sir keir starmer held an emergency cobra meeting this morning, with police bosses, intelligence officials and army chiefs.

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hello, welcome, i'm martine croxall.continue with our coverage of the story developing throughout the day after more violent far right protest in england. since saturday night, police have made 147 arrests — and that number is expected to rise. police say at least ten officers have been injured in rotherham in south yorkshire, where they had been trying to prevent a mob from storming a hotel that's believed to house asylum—seekers. in a separate development, this is footage taken from social media which has been looked at by our team on bbc verify appearing to show protesters this evening in tamworth starting fires at a holiday inn express hotel. police have urged people to avoid the area around the hotel and have said they are dealing with "violent acts of thuggery". we'll come back to that developing situation in a moment. in middlesbrough, protestors smashed windows of cars and houses, and threw bricks at police. and in rotherham, hundreds of demonstrators clashed with riot police before storming that hotel housing as

welcome, i'm martine croxall.ala harris promised a "new way forward" as she accepted her party's nomination for the us presidency — at the climax of the democratic national convention. she told jubilant supporters that the united states had a fleeting opportunity to move past bitterness, cynicism and division. the vice president said if she became president, she would ensure free and fair elections, foster the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power. ms harris accused donald trump and his republican allies of wanting to introduce a nationwide abortion ban. she accused them of being "out of their minds." this report from our us correspondent, emma vardy. please welcome the democratic nominee for president, vice president of the united states of america, kamala harris! a month ago many people did not envisage this moment. america's lesser—known second—in—command propelled into the starring role. but she's become the woman democrats now believe can make history by becoming the first female president of the uni

hello, i'm martine croxall.us optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden

hello, i'm martine croxall. us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden also said a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. but a senior hamas official told the bbc no progess had been made. during a cabinet meeting today, prime minister netanyahu accused hamas of being "obstinate." he called for more pressure to be put on the group, ahead of a new round of talks this week. meanwhile, there have been more israeli air strikes in gaza — these are some pictures of a destroyed residential building in the central gaza town of deir al—balah and israel said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group that supports hamas in gaza. leigh milner reports. he's on his way, hoping to seal a peace deal after months of negotiations. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, hopes the talks will lead to a ceasefire and the

i'm martine croxall. sir keir starmer has delivered a major speech in downing street — vowing to reverse what he's called a "decade of decline" under the previous conservative government. the prime minister has warned october's budget will be "painful" and asked the country to "accept short—term pain for long—term good". the tories have dismissed the speech as a "performative" attempt to distract the public from promises sir keir never had any intention of keeping. here's a little of what he said. just as when i responded to the riots, i'll have to turn to the country and make big asks of you, as well, to accept short term pain for long term good, the difficult trade—off for the genuine solution. and i know that after all that you have been through, that is a really big ask and really difficult to hear. that is not the position we should be in. it's not the position i want to be in, but we have to end the politics of the easy answer that solves nothing. let's speak to our political correspondent, nick ear

. ~ i. ., ., with more on this we can speak to martine croxall.horrific scene for the emergency workers, the firefighters, to turn up workers, the firefighters, to turn up too early in the morning? absolutely. as liz was saying, the call to west yorkshire police came from the fire service. they would have corus been the scene in this housein have corus been the scene in this house in this very quiet residential street, and then what they found prompted them to call the police. since those early hours of the morning, we have seen many, many different emergency service vehicles in attendance, notjust a several fire engines which were of course there to put out the fire but also several police vehicles will have arrived, along with the ambulances. they have been there all morning, and a very heavy police presence. and local media have been talking to local residents, who have expressed their shock as we often hear in situations like this. people are so surprised and incredibly saddened and distressed by what they find happening on their own doorstep

good evening, welcome, i'm martine croxall.he prime minister has promised to "ramp up" the criminaljustice system to deliver what he called "swift sanctions" to people who have taken part in riots across england and northern ireland — as well as those who helped to incite them online. sir keir starmer held an emergency cobra meeting this morning, with police bosses, intelligence officials and army chiefs. misinformation about the identity of the southport attacker, spread on social media, has led to far—right riots. this is footage taken from social media which has been looked at by our team at bbc verify — it shows rioters starting fires at a holiday inn express hotel in tamworth. staffordshire police said an officer was injured during what they described as acts of "thuggery". 12 officers were injured in rotherham in south yorkshire, where they had been trying to prevent a mob from storming another hotel believed to house asylum seekers. police forces across the uk have made nearly 400 arrests since the disturbances began — s

hello, i'm martine croxall with verified live.olleagues of mike lynch have paid tribute to him, with the death of the tech tycoon in a luxury yacht sinking off the coast of sicily being described as an irreplaceable loss. his family has confirmed that his body has been recovered. the british businessman was among those killed when the bayesian yacht foundered in stormy weather early on monday. mr lynch had been a significant figure in the tech industry, and was awarded an obe in recognition of his service to uk enterprise. our business editor simonjack looks back now at his life. mike lynch was a giant of uk business for nearly three decades. a cambridge phd student who built cutting—edge technology company autonomy before selling it for £9 billion to american giant hp — who later accused the company of fraudulently inflating its profits. that kicked off over a decade of legal wrangling, that eventually saw him extradited in handcuffs to the us to face criminal charges. injune, he walked free — and less than three weeks ago, descr

hello, i'm martine croxall. us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden also said a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. but a senior hamas official told the bbc no progress had been made. meanwhile, there have been more israeli air strikes in gaza — and israel said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group that supports hamas in gaza. leigh milner reports. he's on his way hoping to seal a peace deal after months of negotiations. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, hopes the talks will lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails. us presidentjoe biden said he was feeling optimistic. however, hamas officials have already dismissed american optimism as an illusion. in tel aviv, thousands took to the streets last night, including

hello, i'm martine croxall. we start with the breaking news from the uk, where there have been more violent far—right protests in england. since saturday night, police have made 147 arrests, and that number is expected to rise. police say at least ten officers have been injured in rotherham in south yorkshire, where they had been trying to prevent a mob from storming a hotel that's believed to house asylum seekers. in middlesbrough, protestors smashed windows of cars and houses, and threw bricks at police, and in rotherham, hundreds of demonstrators clashed with riot police before storming that hotel housing asylum seekers. now, let's get more on how this unfolded, our correspondent navtej johal has this report from rotherham. anger, violence, destruction. these chaotic scenes are unlike any you would expect on a summer's sunday afternoon. at times today, rotherham has felt lawless. it began this morning with a group of anti—racism protestor, outside a hotel on the outskirts of this yorkshire town, where it is b

hello, i'm martine croxall. our breaking news from the uk — where there have been more violent far right protests in england. since saturday night — police have made 147 arrests — and that number is expected to rise. this is the scene in rotherham at the moment. in the south yorkshire in the north of england. as we can see, it is quieter than it has been but the emergency services still in evidence on the streets, hundreds of anti—immigration protesters had earlier surrendered a hotel, the holiday inn express, some people lit a fire and smashed windows and doors and managed to get inside the building where asylum seekers have been staying. police eventually surrounded the hotel. they were right control officers, they managed to push the crowds back, but as you can see from those pictures, there is still that presence and we are told that the scene remains tense in rotherham. let's get more on how this unfolded — our correspondent navtej johal has this report from rotherham. anger, violence, destruction. these ch

hello, i'm martine croxall.'s get more now on somerset house, where more than 100 firefighters are dealing with a serious blaze. let's show you these pictures as we speak to our reporter who is at the scene. jack, tell us what is happening at the moment. �*iz�*s happening at the moment. i2“; firefighters have been tackling the blaze here at london's somerset house this afternoon. london fire brigade told us they have responded to calls at around midday, and they dispatched around 20 fire engines from islington and soho and surrounding areas to attend the blaze, which we have been told was in the west wing of the building in the roof of the building. that is a selection of offices and storage, not the main part that tourists would perhaps be familiar with. we've been told that no artwork was damaged. speaking to us a little earlier, the director of the somerset house trust told us what he knew. irate somerset house trust told us what he knew. ~ ~' ., somerset house trust told us what he knew. ~ ~ ., , ~ ~' ., kne

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines. in riot gear — several officers are injured. in birmingham, several vehicles and a pub have been attacked by a group of muslim youths — following false reports that far—right protestors planned to march through the area. this was a hotel in staffordshire last night. we hearfrom one of this was a hotel in staffordshire last night. we hear from one of the asylum seekers inside. i last night. we hear from one of the asylum seekers inside.— last night. we hear from one of the asylum seekers inside. i have asked for early consideration _ asylum seekers inside. i have asked for early consideration of _ asylum seekers inside. i have asked for early consideration of the - for early consideration of the earliest naming and identification of those involved in the process, who will feel the full force of the law. earlier today, the prime minister announces a "standing army" of specialist police. also tonight, a vigil was held to mark a week since three children died in fatal stabbings in southpo

i'm martine croxall.efire talks resume as the number of palestinians killed passes 40,000, according to the hamas—run government. sweden's public health agency says it has recorded the first case of a new mpox variant outside africa. ukraine says it's set up a military office in the russian region of kursk, where it's pressing ahead with an incursion. also coming up on the world today — and north korea is to reopen to western tourists this december for the first time in nearly five years. we'll have more on that. welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. five people have been have been charged in connection with the death of the friends actor matthew perry. he died last year as a result of an accidental drugs overdose. an autopsy found he had high levels of ketamine in his body. in the last hour, we've been told that authorities helped uncover a broad criminal network that exploited matthew perry. it's even alleged that doctors helped distribute ketamine to him in exchange fo

let's get more on this now from martine croxall. martine, more can you tell us?rkshire police were called just after 2am on wednesday morning by west yorkshire fire and rescue service because of reports of how spy service because of reports of how spy on westbury road in bradford. there they discovered that there were three children and a woman who had been injured in this fire. the woman who is 29 died at the scene. the three children, two little girls aged one and nine and a little boy aged one and nine and a little boy aged five were taken to hospital but they died there from their injuries. the police also found a 39—year—old man, who they have arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. he is now in a critical condition in hospital. the police have said to the bbc that they believe that this was a deliberate fire and they think at the moment that it is a domestic —related incident is how they have described it. detective chief inspector stacey atkinson, who is part of the team investigating, has described as absolutely devastating incident in which three c

it�*s 7pm in london, this is the world today with martine croxall.rmy issues a new evacuation order for palestinians in gaza — it says it�*s in response to rocket fire from the area on tuesday. kamala harris and her newly chosen running mate govenor tim walz are back on the campaign trail today, visiting key swing states in what they discuss as a "fight for the future." they are expected to address a rally shortly. also coming up on the world today: k-12 of k—12 of the olympics and we hear the french olympic gold swimmer leon marchand. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc.

this is the world today with martine croxall.ensation payments by the end of the year. the world health organisation urges wealthy nations to share mpox vaccines with affected countries — as global concerns grow over a new wave of the disease. ukraine says the aim of its cross—border offensive into russia is to force moscow into what it calls "fair peace talks". also coming up on the world today: the us democratic presidential nominee kamala harris gets ready to unveil her economic plan. we will look at how it will affect the race for the white house. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. the gaza ceasefire talks are to resume next week, after the us put forward a new proposal in an attempt to bridge differences between israel and hamas in doha. president biden said that a prospect of a deal in gaza has never been closer however it was "not there yet". in the last hour, it's been confirmed that antony blinken — the us secretary of state — will travel to israel on saturday to continue the diploma

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hello, i'm martine croxall.ne's air force say they've destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. air force commander mykola oleshchuck released this footage, saying russia was "minus one more bridge" and that strikes were depriving them of logisitical capabilities. it comes almost two weeks after ukraine's surprise cross border operation into russia. these are the latest pictures from the rostov region in south—west russia. the governor there says firefighters were called to put out a fire at an industrial facility struck by debris from a ukrainian drone. both sides say air defences destroyed multiple drones and missiles fired by the other side overnight. ukraine's offensive in the kursk region represents the first time in more than 80 years that a foreign army has seized and occupied russian territory. the attack has shocked the russian public, who'd been lead to believe that their country's border was safely guarded. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from the town of aleksin. this is a

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