in derry city and strabane. police in derry city and strabane. officers are advising the public to stay away from the area around railway street in strabane because they need to deal with this place. reports suggest it has been started because of lightning. as we know, there have been a lot of storms and rain, unsettled weather, across the country in the last 2a hours or so. police officers are at the scene. follow their directions, they say. we will bring you the pictures and more information when we get it. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in southern philippines. the aircraft with more than 90 people on board crashed as it tried to land on the island ofjolo. three civilians on the ground are among the victims. david campa nale reports. a large ball of black smoke was seen above the wreckage of a transport plane, a lockhead c130 hercules, supplied to the philippines by the united states. the head of the armed forces said it had missed the runway. it's not clear why. and then it's tri

street closures and evacuations after a fire breaks out in strabane.m retail to real estate — john lewis outlines plans to build 10,000 homes for rental over the next few years. and coming up — it was all stacking up nicely for an engineer who's tasted a sweet victory after breaking an unusual world record. the government is signalling that all legal restrictions relating to covid will end on the 19thjuly in england — including the wearing of facemasks. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their personaljudgement. labour said they're keen for the economy to open up — but they want to see the science guiding government decisions. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. from the cobbles of york... to the minster, a portrait of england, wandering back to normal, as the government suggests that legal rules around checking into cafes, wearing facemasks and such like are likely to go in a fortnight. i think it is fantastic. i'm not sure that masks have been such a great idea in the first p

street closures and evacuations after a fire breaks out in strabane.il to real estate — john lewis outlines plans to build 10,000 homes for rental over the next few years. now in bbc news — click. hey, welcome to click! i hope you're well. for months now, we've been fantasising about places that we can't go to at the moment, stories that we can't cover in person, and the big tech expos that aren't happening in the real world — they've moved online. but not this week! lara, would you care to accompany me to barcelona? absolutely! i've been looking forward to this! now, mobile world congress was one of the first events to be cancelled last year. and this year, despite a few delays, it is actually happening, but we're not heading off to sunny spain. well, not really. but we are gonna be there in spirit, 0k? you ready? absolutely! let's do it! all right, let's go. and. . .we've arrived! this is thira, barcelona, and this is mwc. and we're not only here in spirit, but we are here in body too — a robot body! with my face on it! and the good thing is that thi

street closures and evacuations after a fire breaks out in strabane — from retail to real estate — johnnes plans to build io—thousand homes for rental over the next few years. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a triumphant max verstappen leaves hamilton trailing in his wake. red bull dominate in front of their home crowd. after victory in rome, the england men's squad has returned home to prepare for their first euros semi—final in 25 years. and brollies up, match abandoned at bristol, denying england a reply to sri lanka in their third one day international. hello and welcome to sportsday, welcome to the programme. lewis hamilton has a great deal of work to do if he wants a record eighth drivers world championship. red bull rival max verstappen has won his third grand prix in a row and is now 32 points ahead of hamilton as andy swiss reports. so, how is this for warm up back to? the austrian national anthem heavy metal style. as it turned out, following max was the order of the day, the championship leader charging into the dist

a fire has caused a huge plume of smoke to fill the skies above the town of strabane in northern irelandold the bbc that the fire is coming from a coffin makers. retail bosses are calling on the government to take action against violence and abuse aimed at shop staff. this security footage was released by boots pharmacy to highlight the problems workers face. some of the uk's biggest brands are campaigning for greater legal protection for employees. the government said courts should be increasing sentences for such assaults. the prime minister of luxembourg — xavier bettel— is admitted to hospital after testing positive for covid—19. in a statement, the government said bettel will be kept under observation as tests are carried out a week after he tested positive for the virus. he is to stay in hospital for 26 hours as a precautionary measure. for many parents across the uk, the school drop—off can be a logistical nightmare. but now residents living near one school who have grown so fed up of the influx of traffic each morning and afternoon have chosen to �*take a stand' — providing anoth

a fire has caused a huge plume of smoke to fill the skies above the town of strabane in northern irelandtreet area of the town, which people are being told to avoid. a local councillor has told the bbc that the fire is coming from a coffin makers. the vatican has said pope francis has undergone scheduled surgery on his colon in rome. unconfirmed reports say the operation went well and that he will be under observation for the next 48 hours. pope francis is 84 years old. the prime minister of luxembourg, xavier bettel, has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for covid—19. in a statement, the government said mr bettel will be kept under observation, a week after his positive result. he is to stay in hospital for 24 hours as a precautionary measure. the government wants to give people who own flats with flammable cladding or other fire safety defects in england and wales up to 15 years to sue developers for poor construction. it's the latest attempt to try to solve the cladding crisis in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. the proposal is in the building safety bill being pres