your neighbours will love you- i'm very lucky. _ morning. your neighbours will love you.y understanding _ you. i'm very lucky, i've got very understanding neighbours, - you. i'm very lucky, i've got very| understanding neighbours, which you. i'm very lucky, i've got very i understanding neighbours, which is probablyjust as well. take us to the front of the yorkshire post. this is a story about dirty, very dirty water. this is a story about dirty, very dirty water-— this is a story about dirty, very di water. , , ., , ., . dirty water. this sewage state which has shown over _ dirty water. this sewage state which has shown over a _ dirty water. this sewage state which has shown over a million _ dirty water. this sewage state which has shown over a million hours - dirty water. this sewage state which has shown over a million hours of i has shown over a million hours of sewage discharge into your chair's waterway, they regionalised this story that we have seen play out nationally over the last couple of weeks. it's really interesting, it isn't actually in the story, what was

i think are neighbours of the north are a little| neighbours of the north are a little upset _ neighboursset with us. you remember- upset with us. you remember immediately— upset with us. you remember immediately upon _ upset with us. you remember immediately upon assuming i upset with us. you remember- immediately upon assuming office president — immediately upon assuming office president putin— immediately upon assuming office president putin cancelled - immediately upon assuming office president putin cancelled the - president putin cancelled the peacetime _ president putin cancelled the peacetime pipeline, - president putin cancelled the peacetime pipeline, prime i president putin cancelled the - peacetime pipeline, prime minister trudeau _ peacetime pipeline, prime minister trudeau was — peacetime pipeline, prime minister trudeau was apparently— peacetime pipeline, prime minister trudeau was apparently taken i peacetime pipeline, prime ministerl trudeau was apparently taken aback by that _ trudeau was apparently taken aback by that and — trudeau was apparently taken aback by that and

grass up your granny or your neighbour, saying if you see a neighbour, saying if you see a neighbour_ neighbour using a hose pipe, you should report them. there might be a little bit of— should report them. there might be a little bit of covid times when people — little bit of covid times when people were doing sort of similar things— people were doing sort of similar things there. but there is a serious message _ things there. but there is a serious message behind all of this, that hose _ message behind all of this, that hose pipe — message behind all of this, that hose pipe ban is obviously going to affect_ hose pipe ban is obviously going to affect a _ hose pipe ban is obviously going to affect a lot — hose pipe ban is obviously going to affect a lot of people, and ultimately with companies like thames— ultimately with companies like thames waters having a plan like this to _ thames waters having a plan like this to potentially avoid this, a lot of— this to potentially avoid this, a lot of people will be frustrated for sure _ lot of people will be frustrated for sure it _ lot of p

and in the case of neighbours, again, that was completely different reasons.ing very well. it was one of the top rated shows on channel 5, even though it airs in the daytime — or aired in the daytime. wasn't bringing in enough advertising revenue, right? yes, it was advertising revenue. obviously, daytime advertising revenue isn't as big as in the evening. so channel 5, after showing neighbours for 14 years, felt it was better to invest in post—watershed shows. obviously, channel 5 has reinvented itself pretty well in the past four years or so with 9pm dramas and new documentaries, so i think that was part of it as well. right, 0k. and, emma, i mean, one thing we do know is that soaps face stiff competition from the likes of structured reality shows like love island, but also, you know, highly personalised social media feeds like tiktok. you know, how can the dingles and the barlows compete with that? it's really tricky. and interesting... thinking about the case of neighbours, there i are so many people that hadn'tl watched it for decades and were still devas

to support their neighbours and authorities and rewards — neighbours and authorities and rewards companiestion. and i are not many peopie _ more proportion. and i are not many people would do it but i think, but extended — people would do it but i think, but extended hot whether an extended heat and _ extended hot whether an extended heat and something needs to be done and climate targets try to tackle this because it's a thing to be and more _ this because it's a thing to be and more frequent. find this because it's a thing to be and more frequent.— more frequent. and climate scientists — more frequent. and climate scientists are _ more frequent. and climate scientists are not _ more frequent. and climate scientists are not at all - more frequent. and climate - scientists are not at all surprised. and in the east of this thing up, it's not great but we don't see the good being much of a band. and regional variations. you good being much of a band. and regional variations.— regional variations. you see this com an regional variations. you see this company saying _ regional variations. you s

it is a _ went back in with some neighbours. it is a big _ went back in with some neighbours.gedy for all the people here in this area and we are still waiting for the authorities to come up with the results of their investigations. we have seen members from the prosecutor general is office a short while ago inspecting the scene and we want to know exactly what happened but initial reports say that the fire broke out due to an electrical fault inside the church in air conditioners and large amounts of wood in the church helped the fire to spread much further. at least one person has died after an explosion rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire at a fireworks warehouse in armenia's capital, yerevan. video on social media shows large clouds of black smoke in the sky and people running away as a building collapsed. the armenian emergencies ministry said 20 people have been injured. the area has been sealed off and rescuers are at the scene. sir salman rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and has spoken for the first time since he was stabbed several times on stage at a li

this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbourshock. "we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb", says maryam. "why didn't they warn us?" tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in revenge, it said, for its leader's death. most were intercepted by israeli air defences. but earlier a missile hit this israeli home. "the family went to their shelter when the air raid sirens went off," local official yaron sasson said. "this is probably what saved them. no one was hurt." israeli forces are targeting what they say are militant bases in gaza. they maintain they're reacting to a direct threat from iran—backed islamichhad. with further deaths in gaza, much now depends on the decisions of the powerful militant group hamas, which governs here. and tonight we are hearing about other important developments. at least six people killed, including children, in a blast in the north of gaza, with israel and some palestinians blaming a misfired militant rocket. that could complicate egypt—led efforts to broker a cea

ukraine is still holding on to parts of neighbouring donetsk.upol. but at what cost? our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. as history has shown, the more russia tries to pull ukraine in, the stronger people's sense of identity becomes. on the outskirts of kyiv, this factory used to make hotel uniforms. now it's flags — lots of them. translation: these are very dear colours to us. _ every ukrainian feels these colours and we see them in everything — in the sky, in wheat. we have been making flags every day for the past few months. this gives us pleasure and joy, because our work is useful. ok, so welcome to the wednesday meeting and can everybody be off their laptops for the meeting, thank you. another symbol of ukrainian defiance is here at the kyiv independent, an english—language news site set up weeks before the invasion. within days, their online following went from tens of thousands to millions. its editor describes it as the voice of ukraine and the world's window into it. we are of course all very much aware of the sacrifice

grass up a neighbour. fix, they say. grass up a neighbour.ing take on something that was_ very entertaining take on something that was quite serious on the front of the _ that was quite serious on the front of the telegraph. obviously, for people. — of the telegraph. obviously, for people, this will be hard to take. they'll— people, this will be hard to take. they'll be — people, this will be hard to take. they'll be thinking, goodness me, there _ they'll be thinking, goodness me, there is_ they'll be thinking, goodness me, there is something here that could have avoided us having not to use our hosepipes. £250 million was spent on — our hosepipes. £250 million was spent on that as well. some fun that the daily— spent on that as well. some fun that the daily star and the metro are having _ the daily star and the metro are having with it, and people who use their hosepipes will be facing up to £1000 _ their hosepipes will be facing up to £1000 in_ their hosepipes will be facing up to £1000 in fines. so, it reminds me a little _ £1000 in fines.

so extra water has been diverted from neighbouring provinces to the driest areas.g all the way from hunan. even water for everyday use has been hard to come by in some communities. with river levels so low, previously submerged 600 year old buddhas have again become visible. they'll gaze out onto what humans have made of the world until the rains return, replenishing the water, which will eventually reclaim the relics. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... a huge recovery for the blue butterfly — once almost extinct in the uk. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky, an orange glowing disc that is brighter than anything, save the moon, our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nati

carrying whatever they could, they fled to neighbouring bangladesh.ve made their way here to india, home to tens of thousands of rohingya muslims living in squalid conditions. many say they don't feel welcome here either. india's government describes them as illegalforeigners it says should be deported. foryears, rohingya muslims have led a basic existence in india. last week, a minister said they'd be moved from these makeshift camps and given housing. hours later, the hindu nationalist bjp government denied the offer, threatening to move people to detention centres. it has left families like rahaman�*s feeling helpless. for his four—year—old daughter yasmin, unending uncertainty. rahaman wishes he could give her a better life. translation: the indian . government doesn't want us. i would rather they killed us than send us back. it feels like no—one cares about rohingyas these days. we are like old furniture in a house, kept in a corner and forgotten. and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades. but with the military who atta

it's a massive operation, to off—load 23,000 tonnes of grain and get it to neighbouring ethiopia.. it is in the air here, it's everywhere. it's being loaded onto these massive conveyor belts and you can see the workers here putting it into white bags and onto trucks. they say they are working quicker than usual and that is because they know there are people who really need this food right now. though commercial shipments have left ukraine over the past month, this is the first humanitarian cargo. the united nations world food programme paid for it to get here. it is giving confidence to the market that food can move from ukraine to eastern africa and across the continent. we have already seen, since the black sea initiative commenced, a 15% decrease in commodity prices. we are hopeful, as this operation continues, that we will see further decreases. this grain is meant to feed over a million people in ethiopia where conflict, especially in the north of the country, has left people facing hunger. and the worst drought forfour decades means communities cannot grow food or feed their

the neighbours said to us that they believed it had been an empty house.ere although the us said ayman al—zawahiri had used that house for many months and he liked to sit on the balcony. whether or not neighbours did not want to speak or buy that they did not know whether his movements were so discreet that they were not noticed we will have to wait some time before these details become clearer but at the house is said to be owned by a leading member of the taliban movement, he is now the interior minister and under us terrorism sanctions and it seems to have been carried out by the cia, the us�*s top spy carried out by the cia, the us�*s top spy agency, not by the us military, which sensibly pull out of us forces last year as said to maintain use the phrase over the horizon operations operating from bases outside of afghanistan. it seems they got a tip off, credible information they said, even top president biden were shown a mock—up of the house and they had been studying it for the past three months. very detailed and painstaking operation. a coroner ha

so extra water has been diverted from neighbouring provinces to the driest areas.water is coming all the way from hunan. even water for everyday use has been hard to come by in some communities. with river levels so low, previously submerged 600 —year—old buddhas have again become visible. they'll gaze out onto what humans have made of the world until the rains return, replenishing the water, which will eventually reclaim the relics. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. tennis champion novak djokovic says he will not play the us open because he hasn't had a covid vaccine, which means he'll be refused entry into the country. the star has won 21 grand slam tournaments, including three us opens. the announcement came just hours before the draw for this year's tournament was due to take place. on twitter he wished his fellow players good luck and said he would wait for his next opportunity to compete. our sports reporter laura mcghie has more. djokovic unable to travel to new york for the us open. we had suspected that this may well be the case. if you do cast your min

neighbours heard the gunshots — and counted them.r shots, three, and then a later one rung out. and i come up stairs and said, "did you hear that?" she said, "yeah." i said "i don't think it was fireworks." it's absolutely disgusting. i woke up to find a little girl, a nine—year—old girl's been shot dead. yeah, it is getting too close now. it is getting that way, . someone has been shot or stabbed and you go, - "another one, another one." olivia and her mother cheryl were completely innocent victims caught up in a barely believable sequence of events. police say last night a 35—year—old man and his friend were walking down kingsheath avenue. they were confronted by a man wearing a balaclava who starts shooting at them. cheryl korbel opened her front door, with olivia standing behind her, after hearing the commotion. the man being chased forced his way into olivia's house and the offender ran in after him, firing a number of shots, with complete disregard for olivia and herfamily who had no connection with the gunman or the man who fo

my neighbours actually felt it, but i didn't. so, so, sad. it could be anyone. i'm grieved.e, using specialist rescue crews to search through the debris. sadly, a child was pronounced dead at the scene. our thoughts are with their family, friends and the local community at this time. the police say the child who died was four years old. those taken to hospital are said to have life—threatening injuries. people here say they smelled gas in recent weeks, but fire officers say they cannot confirm that a leak was responsible for the blast. a vast cordon remains around the site this evening with the local authority beginning efforts to assess the wider damage. it's not clear if or when those forced to leave their homes affected by the blast will be able to return. the fire service is maintaining a presence here tonight but they have handed over investigations to the metropolitan police, whose officers will try to establish the cause of the fatal explosion. the dead girl's next of kip have been inform and it is understood tonight specialist officers are offering them support. our

even this support is not available in neighbouring villages.ngry, yet resigned to their destiny. translation: drink the water i've just drawn and you will get a taste | of what we drink every day. translation: there was a hand pump outside my home - in my maternal village, but now i have to drink this dirt. if i knew how bad things were i wouldn't have agreed to the marriage. but are women asked about their choice at the time of marriage? i asked this woman. translation: they didn't ask me. i don't know about others. she was 15 years old when she was married. she has spent the last ten years around this well. in summer, the water level recedes, then they have to fill waterfrom puddles. translation: we dig puddles, climb into them, and fill- water in small pots. then we let it stand for a couple of hours and after the dirt settles, we use it. what can we do? so we are enduring it. wherever there is water here, it stinks. this villager explains that the water in which the buffaloes are bathing seeps in, polluting the water in the well. but it's a

sir salman was flown here from the neighbouring state of new york. once in the neck and several times in the abdomen. guests held the suspect down as others tried to help the author, who lay injured on the stage. i've been coming here for 31 years. this is one of the most peaceful, quiet places i have ever been in my life. you know, the guy has a price on his head from 1989. of all the places he might be attacked or hurt or god forbid, die, chautauqua would be the last place i would think of. the suspect in custody is 24—year—old hadi matarfrom newjersey, whose parents migrated from lebanon. reports say a law enforcement review of his social media accounts found he was sympathetic to the causes of the iranians revolutionary guards, a major military and politicalforce in iran. it was in 1989 when iran's spiritual leader at the time placed a death sentence on sir salman. his book, the satanic verses, was considered an insult to islam and led to global riots which killed 45 people. he went into hiding for nearly a decade. questions are now being asked a

so extra water has been diverted from neighbouring provinces to the driest areas.r is coming all the way from hunan. even water for everyday use has been hard to come by in some communities. with river levels so low, previously submerged 600 year old buddhas have again become visible. they'll gaze out onto what humans have made of the world until the rains return, replenishing the water, which will eventually reclaim the relics. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the british government is being urged to introduce new measures to help people struggling with rising gas and electricity bills, ahead of a scheduled rise in the energy price cap tomorrow. the cap is set to triple — compared to a year ago. the family of a nine—year—old girl killed in a shooting in liverpool on monday have urged her killer to hand himself in. police say they're pursuing encouraging lines of inquiry — but they can't rule out he may have left the country. the gap in gcse success has widened between students in london and o

cuba has asked the us — and(map)neighbouring countries — to help in efforts currently under way in therespondent will grant has the details. we know 17 firefighters are missing and this couldn't have come for a worse time at the nation, in the grip of a nationwide electricity, running electricity blackout. havana, the capital, has recently been told it will start experiencing blackouts as they try to move elements of the electricity grid to other parts of the island that need it. so it comes at a terrible time, to have a fuel depot on fire, to such an extent that they cannot bring it under control and have appealed to neighbours like mexico and the ideologicalfull appealed to neighbours like mexico and the ideological full of the united states, both of whom have indicated a willingness to help. the very bottom line is they want to get the fire under control immediately, as soon as possible. if you could send firefighters, support, you know, equipment, that is what they are looking for in the short term. beyond that, there will be other elements they need to rebuild the site and make it

. i for their new neighbours.m. its happy because we are supporting them. , . . happy because we are supporting them. , ., ., ., ~ them. its amazing making new friends because _ them. its amazing making new friends because really - them. its amazing making new friends because really you i them. its amazing making new friends because really you just| friends because really you just -et friends because really you just get to— friends because really you just get to share everything with them — get to share everything with them and then you never know, they— them and then you never know, they could — them and then you never know, they could be your bff someday. when _ they could be your bff someday. when we — they could be your bff someday. when we think about our relatives— when we think about our relatives in— when we think about our relatives in our— when we think about our relatives in our country. when we think about our i relatives in our country every single — relatives in our country every single day— relative

. - this is my neighbour, mister chao. - very nice to meet you. - he lives upstairs in the same building - it feels like community work. people get together. it's almost like a social event. - yes and we can have a short conversation. - yes! yes! people come together, you can meet your neighbours... - and this one is for food waste and kitchen waste. today, we don't have any. - we don't. - so the other one is for the rest. recycling. - okay. they're so disciplined. - it's very effective. - it's effective and efficient. - you only need to give it to them. - okay. here? - done. (kuanying chao) surprisingly, we have 2 international airports in taiwan. so if you want to move from the north to the south, you have multiple ways to do that. you can take an airplane. you can take express railway. you can also choose coach or you can drive on the highway. or you can take a scooter. (sophie fouron) nice to meet you. (yi-chieh wu - monique) nice to meet you too. - so where are we going today, monique? - today we are going to the south of taiwan, to tainan city, where i was born, to visit my mom. i'

but there are questions now about what both neighbouring iran and its allies, and moqtada al sadr will, than he is iranian—influenced. the divisions and rivalry that led to this bloodshed have not been resolved, and the president has now warned that iraq isn't out of crisis yet. translation: the current situation is no longer - acceptable and cannot continue. holding new early elections i in accordance with the national consensus represents an exit from this crisis instead - of political confrontation. it guarantees political and social stability . and response to the aspirations of the iraqi people. _ but as long as the political stalemate goes on, iraqis will fear a new wave of violence when most people in the countryjust want security and peace. caroline hawley, bbc news. now, while arguments rage in the united states over the repeal of roe vs wade, injapan — a much less noisy debate is going on over the legalisation of "medically—induced abortions". in may, a senior health official told parliament the ministry was finally set to approve an abortion pill combination. from tokyo our

, so i don't _ have to spy on your neighbours, so i don't really— have to spy on your neighbours, song the euro 2022 final. adam, a lot of focus on football and how the papers is a the department for education isn“t football and how the papers is a the department for education isn't going to put this properly into schools, but should it really all be on football wins isn“t but should it really all be on football wins isn't this about getting women into sport? could we be running this out or should we be urging girls into football. i be running this out or should we be urging girls into football.— urging girls into football. i think both things could _ urging girls into football. i think both things could be _ urging girls into football. i think both things could be right. - urging girls into football. i think both things could be right. i- urging girls into football. i think. both things could be right. i think why the government is under pressure here is that on sunday, when england beat germany, it really felt like a really important, joyous, national moment. it felt like an opport

cuba has requested help from the us and other neighbouring countries to tackle a major fire in fuel storage tanks, which were struck by lightning in the city of matanzas. i7 firefighters are missing and more than 100 people have been injured. 0ne body's been recovered from the scene. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme in which leading uk columnists discuss the week's news with foreign correspondents who write, blog, podcast, and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. 18 months after margaret thatcher first became prime minister, underfire even in her own party as half a million more people lost theirjobs and facing calls for a policy u—turn, she delivered a speech that still defines her — "you turn if you want to, the lady's not for turning". this week, the woman who would be her successor u—turned. america's third lady, nancy pelosi, did not, going ahead with a visit to taiwan, despite chinese warnings beforehand — and missiles after. nor did the bank of england u—turn, going ahead with the half—point rise in interest ra

it's one of the issues that has fuelled recent antagonism between the balkan neighbours.y, declared independence from serbia — an independence which has been recognised by most, but not all, eu member states. until now, serbia has refused to recognise identity cards issued by kosovo. now, in a major breakthrough, the two sides have agreed to allow the use of each other�*s identity cards when crossing the border. the eu foreign policy chief josep borrell has appealed to the countries�* leaders to continue working together and solving the remaining issues. i expect both leaders to continue showing pragmatism and constructiveness in order to solve the problem with their license plates. i said many times in time of war, ukraine, with the challenges that we have been facing, we in europe, we don't need any more problems, we don't need more tensions. we need solutions. we need solutions for the western balkans and today, we have reached a solution. there are some problems pending and we need to continue working to solve them, but today is a very good day. the bbc�*s guy de laun

so extra water has been diverted from neighbouring provinces to the driest areas.unan. even water for everyday use has been hard to come by in some communities. with river levels so low, previously submerged 600—year—old buddhas have again become visible. they'll gaze out onto what humans have made of the world until the rains return, replenishing the water, which will eventually reclaim the relics. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. now to some good environmental news. it was on the brink of extinction in britain more than 40 years ago, but thanks to conservation work, the large blue butterfly has now had a bumper summer. thousands have been recorded this year with the restoration of wild meadows, and south—west england now has the world's greatest concentration. helen briggs reports. the vibrant flash of the large blue butterfly. declared extinct in the uk in 1979, it had to be rescued by bringing caterpillars in from sweden. and now decades of conservation work's paying off, with more large blue recorded this summer than at any time in 150 years. for one scien

an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything, save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars _s an important milestone in the birth of east timori as the world's newest nation. it will take months, and billions of dollars, to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the usjustice department has been ordered to release a redacted version of the evidence that prompted the fbi to search donald trump's mar—a—lago home. safety concerns grow at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after the russian—occupied site was temporarily disconnected from the national power grid. bbc arabic has gone undercover to find out whether businesses are discriminating against women who wear the hijab in egypt. the egyptian constitution bans discrimination on the basis of religion, sex, race or social class but several venues are still refusing entry to veiled

but there are questions now about what both neighbouring iran and its allies and moqtada al—sadr willd have not been resolved, and the president has now warned that iraq isn�*t out of crisis yet. translation: the current situation is no longer - acceptable and cannot continue. holding new early elections i in accordance with the national consensus represents an exit from this crisis instead - of political confrontation. it guarantees political and social stability . and responds to the aspirations of the iraqi people. _ but as long as the political stalemate goes on, iraqis will fear a new wave of violence when most people in the countryjust want security and peace. caroline hawley, bbc news. a change of tune now. the venice film festival returns, and this year organisers have dropped all covid—19 restrictions. after years of strict rules and travel chaos, stars are flocking to the international festival for its 11—day run. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. often called the city of masks, venice is making them optional for its annual film festival — meaning its stars can shine brigh

carrying whatever they could, they fled to neighbouring bangladesh.usands of rohingya muslims living in squalid conditions. many say they don't feel welcome here either. india's government describes them as illegalforeigners it says should be deported. for years, rohingya muslims have led a basic existence in india. last week a minister said they'd be moved from these makeshift camps and given housing. hours later, the hindu nationalist bjp government denied the offer, threatening to move people to detention centres. it has left families like rehman�*s feeling helpless. for his four—year—old daughter yasmin, unending uncertainty. rehman wishes he could give her a better life. translation: the indian - government doesn't want us. i would rather they killed us than send us back. it feels like no one cares about rohingyas these days. we are like old furniture in a house, kept in a corner and forgotten. and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades. but with the military who attacked their families now in charge of the country, it's

he was taken from that new york event, the neighbouring state of pennsylvania, and helicoptered here, he remains in critical condition. earlier, mr rushdie's agent, andrew wylie, confirmed to us that mr rushdie was on the long road to recovery. so 24—year—old hadi matar has already appeared in court. he is accused of attempted murder and attempted assault of mr rushdie. he has pleaded not guilty to those charges. there's a lot of speculation and reports that are coming out about him, including his alleged sympathies with iran's revolutionary guards. so this is a major political and military force in the country. and, of course, it was iran's spiritual leader back in 1989 who issued this fatwa, who issued this death sentence on mr rushdie for his book, the satanic verses, which many muslims consider blasphemous. having said that, though, it's worth emphasising that the suspect�*s motives have still not been officially established. in egypt, at least a0 people have died — many of them children — and dozens more have been injured in a fire at a church where thousands of worshippers had

the cuban government assess neighbours for help in mexico has sent some personnel and equipment. a majorfire. it translation: it is a major fire. it isn't easy to control. in cuba, there are not all the means required and there's not all the technology. we're counting on technical advice, which is very important, because allows us to compare what we know with the knowledge of people from other countries who have been involved in events this serious. the countries who have been involved in events this serious.— events this serious. the communist run government _ events this serious. the communist run government even _ events this serious. the communist run government even took- events this serious. the communist run government even took the - run government even took the unusual set up of appealing to his enemy, the united states. however, washington has yet to send any supports. now a new problem — over and the weekend, a second tank exploded and a third is in flames, hampering existing efforts and adding new fuel to the fire. the government has described the situation as very co

cuba has asked the us — and neighbouring countries to help in efforts currently under way in the coastal will grant has the details. we know that at least 17 firefighters are missing, which is obviously a horrific situation for cubans, for the island more generally, and this couldn't come at a worse time for the nation, in many ways, in the grip as it is of a nationwide electricity, rolling electricity blackout. havana, the capital, has recently been told it is going to have to start experiencing blackouts as they try to move elements of the electricity grid to other parts of the island that need it, so, really, it comes at a terrible, terrible time to have a fuel depot on fire to such an extent that they can't bring it under control and have appealed to neighbours like mexico and indeed the ideologicalfoe of the united states, both of whom have indicated a willingness to help. i mean, the very bottom line is that they want to get the fire under control immediately, as soon as possible. so, if you can send firefighters, support, you know, equipment, that is what they are looking for in t

it's a massive operation to off—load 23,000 tonnes of grain and get it to neighbouring ethiopia. chaff. it's in the air here, it's everywhere. it's being loaded onto these massive conveyor belts and you can see the workers here putting it into white bags and onto trucks. they say they're working quicker than usual and that is because they know there are people who really need this food right now. though commercial shipments have left ukraine over the past month, this is the first humanitarian cargo. the united nations world food programme paid for it to get here. it's giving confidence to the market that food can move from ukraine to eastern africa and across the continent. we've already seen, since the black sea initiative commenced, a 15% decrease in commodity prices. we're hopeful, as this operation continues, that we'll see further decreases. this grain is meant to feed over a million people in ethiopia, where conflict, especially in the north of the country, has left people facing hunger. and the worst drought forfour decades means communities can't grow food or feed their l