mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on the 28th of december.ews, york. london zoo has been closed today after a fire in the early hours of the morning. a number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock. 70 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze as adina campbell reports. rising flames and large plumes of smoke were captured on social media just before dawn. the fire started in the animal adventure cafe and then spread to a nearby shop. at its height, more than 70 firefighters dealt with the fire and brought it under control just after 9am. one person was taken to hospital and eight others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. this is quite a complex site, and we've had to put certain cordons in place for people's safety, because the building has been so seriously damaged. vets at the zoo confirmed that a nine—year—old aardvark called misha died in the fire. four missing meerkats are also thought to have been killed. we are all really upset by this incident, because this is one of our

mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on 28 december. sarah walton, bbc news, york., it's through the lens. welcome to our series through the lens, marking the anniversary of photos, with me, rebecca jones. i am in london and i'll be introducing you to six of the agency's greatest photographers who will be telling us how they recorded history in the making. we'll hear from chris steele—perkins, whose pictures captured the highs and lows of britain under margaret thatcher. elliott erwitt, who photographed many of the cold war leaders. and bruce davidson, whose images of the us‘s civil rights movement still resonate today. first, let's meet david hurn. as a young man, he was in the heart of london in the ‘60s and captured the glamour and grit of britain in an era of liberation and at the height of beatlemania. for the first time in history, of let's say communication, everybody loves one medium. suddenly, everybody loves photography. my approach has always been that — i really don't like set up pictures or anything. i see myselfjust as an observer of the eccentricities

mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on 28th december. sarah walton, bbc news, york.ised the un security council for imposing tough new sanctions against north korea in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". a former us marine has been charged with planning to carry out a terrorist attack at a busy tourist area in san francisco over christmas. everittjameson revealed his plans to an undercover agent, thinking he was a leading member of the islamic state group. he denies the allegations. staying in america. california's deadly wildfire has now become the largest in the state's recorded history. the blaze, which has been burning for more than two weeks, has scorched an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. more than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames — among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent james cook explains. it's pretty challenging. sometimes w

mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on 28th december. sarah walton, bbc news, york.s recorded history. the blaze, which has been burning for more than two weeks, has stretched over more than 600 square miles, an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. more than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames — among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent, james cook, explains. it's pretty challenging. sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire. compared to being in prison and being here, it's completely different. here you feel free. you're out in the world. the biggest change for me is mental, because i've never pushed myself as hard, ever in life. california has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women. cutting firebreaks is risky work, two have died this year. but there are rewards too in reduced sentences and a sense of purpose. after being in this programme, ifeel like i've been rehabilitated and ifeel like i can go out there and achieve anything i want to because i've done this. this is so hard. we were allowed inside

mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on 28th december.00 people are thought to have died after a tropical storm struck the southern philippines. the country's second largest island, mindanao, bore the brunt of the storm, which caused flash floods and landslides. dozens of people are still missing after one village was completely buried. us president, donald trump, has praised the un security council for imposing tough new sanctions against north korea, in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". london zoo has been closed until further notice after a fire in the early hours of the morning. a number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock as it was brought under control by 70 firefighters. the zoo is one of london's busiest attractions and was expecting tens of thousands of visitors over the christmas holiday. jane—frances kelly sent this report.

mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on 28th december. sarah walton, bbc news, york.rity council for imposing tough new sanctions against north korea in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". california's deadly wildfire has now become the largest in the state's recorded history. the blaze, which has been burning for more than two weeks, has scorched an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. more than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames — among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent james cook explains. it's pretty challenging. sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire. compared to being in prison and being here, it's completely different. here you feel free. you're out in the world. the biggest change for me is mental, because i've never pushed myself as hard, ever in life. california has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women. cutting fire

mr hord will next appear at leeds crown court on 28th december. sarah walton, bbc news, york.ied and four meerkats are missing after a fire broke at london zoo early this morning. a number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock as it was brought under control by 70 firefighters. the zoo, which will be closed until further notice, is one of london's busiest attractions and was expecting tens of thousands of visitors over the christmas holiday. jane—frances kelly reports. flames could be seen from surrounding areas shortly before dawn. a fire had broken out in the animal adventure cafe before spreading to a shop. it also affected an animal petting section. zookeepers who lived on site led animals to safety, some suffering smoke inhalation and shock. ten fire engines and more than 70 firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after 6am. it took over three hours to contain the flames. a man walking his dog on primrose hill said he alerted staff when he saw the flames. i went over to the security and basically had a word with them and told them there is, w

there was no application for bail and mr hord was remanded in custody until the case be convened at bradfordonvened at bradford crown court on january 26. the be convened at bradford crown court onjanuary 26. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has told the bbc he would like funding for the nhs in england to be planned much further in advance. it implied that would mean budgets spanning a period longer than individual governments but he said it would make things easierfor people but he said it would make things easier for people who work in the health service. ifi easier for people who work in the health service. if i were to do things differently, i would like the nhs to move to a system where we have a longer time horizon for planning instead of just have a longer time horizon for planning instead ofjust the cycle of spending reviews. if we could have a workforce plan and a funding settle m e nt have a workforce plan and a funding settlement that lasted ten years rather than three or four years i think it would make things a lot easierfor people in think it would make things a lot easier fo

mr hord was remanded in custody until the case reconvenes in bradford crown court on 26 january. in electricity generation, according to figures from national grid. 13 clean energy records have been broken in 2017 thanks to the rise of renewable energy. injune, for the first time, wind, nuclear and solar power generated more of the uk's energy than gas and coal combined. since 2012, britain has halved carbon emissions in the electricity sector and now provides the fourth cleanest power system in europe. every second the world drinks 35,000 cups of coffee, making it a multi billion pound industry. now, new figures show more of that money is finding its way back to coffee farmers. a un agency says farmers are benefiting from the increasing demand for ethically sourced and sustainable coffee , a trend typical of millennials, as jonathan josephs reports. there has never been more choice. we are all drinking more coffee, and we are prepared to pay more for it, but in return we want to know more about where it is from and how it got to our cup. this coffee shop in a trendy part of east

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a problem for the republican party included on the steps of that portic o blake pharon hord porto -- portico was mrment allegation against him. >> and the moveme menment krist gillibrand moved to get al franken out, they cleaned house to prosecute republicans for tolerating a president accused of sexual misconduct by 12 women and as phil rucker said, their one legislative accomplishment a guy roaming around accused of egregious sexual misconduct. >> you ask about paul ryan. by doesn't he do explore the base is with trump. hard for someone in the house to do that. i think more importantly here what we're seeing is a true test of leadership for people like paul ryan and also-- >> he's failed. what's left to be tested? >> stealing my thunder every time, nicolle. he has failed this test of his leadership and, in fact, that's why we're seeing him, i believe, step down now. he's already announced that after 2018 he's going to retire from congress. paul ryan failed the test of are his leadership. i don't know what's to become of him in the future. i do think something new will come of this politically wha

morning, and neville hord, dressed in a blue t—shirt and grey shorts, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he didn‘t enter a plea and was remanded in custody. in a statement, mrssband malcolm said his wife always had an amazing smile on herface and wife always had an amazing smile on her face and was a doting mother and loving wife. at the store where jodie willsher work, colleagues have described her as much loved and popular. staff returned to the store tonight, but the store remains closed. people have been arriving to meet flowers and messages forjodie willsher, a popular member of staff. one regular shopper delivered a card for the workers who lost a loved colleague. people who shop here shop regularly, and they know the star. the staff are so good. the manager is always so helpful. —— they know the staff. neville hord will next appear at leeds crown court on the 28th of december. at least 200 people have died after a tropical storm struck the southern philippines. the country‘s second largest island — mindanao — bore the brunt of the storm, which caused flash floods and landslides. one entire village has been completely buried. andy moore reports. clingi