Gathered on the streets of the Seaside Town Of Bray to pay their respects to the singer and also to the activist, Sinead Oconnor. fix, the activist, Sinead Oconnor. A huge shock for many when she died last month at the age of 56. What we can see here is Herfuneral Cartridgejust can see here is Herfuneral Cartridge just proceeding along the seafront in bray. People have been leaving flowers, Throwing Flowers as well. Very sombre in bray, thousands have gathered. Sinead oconnor best known for her single nothing compares two u, that was a Big Hit Backin compares two u, that was a big hit back in 1990, lived in this town which is just back in 1990, lived in this town which isjust outside dublin, for the past 15 years and was loved by many as we can see by the crowds that have shown up. To watch the Funeral Cortege go past. Sombre scenes in bray and we will return live later in the programme. We are going to turn out to a Major Political emergency unfolding in west africa. Diplomatic effor
[gunfire and explosives] [screams]. Also in a place far away from the window. [explosions] jesse tonight, israel teeing up a major Ground Invasion of gaza. 35 ba tal johns, Tens Of Thousands of infantry, hundreds of tanks ready to roll. The war plan . Cut the head off the snake. These medieval jihadists are burning babies, raping women, Spraying Automatic Fire into concert crowds. 27 americans dead. 14 americans missing. We fear theyre held hostage inside the tunnels beneath the gaza strip. Well over a thousand israelis are dead. The country seeking retribution. Pummeling hamas hideouts, devastating artillery strikes. [explosions] jesse the before and after pictures of gaza are stark. Hamas territory reduced to a cement grave yard. But this war wont be won by shelling. Israeli Combat Specialists have already ripped hamas cells from within their own country. [gunfire] jesse hamas is trapped in gaza. The electricity and water, theyve been shut off. Trained israeli a sass and as are zeroi
i have the solution. people here want south america s voice heard before it s too late. katy watson, bbc news in para. new satellite images show the size of wildfires raging in portugal. smoke from those blazes has destroyed roughly 60 square kilometres of forest and undergrowth that s about 23 square miles of foliage. more than 11 hundred firefighters and 1a water carrying aircraft have been deployed to battle the fires. this all comes as portugal recorded its hottest day on record this year raising the risks for fires. temperatures are in the 40s they are and it is not the first heatwave they have had this year, they are on to their at the moment. the american red cross has announced it will allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restriction. the move comes after the federal food and drug administration further
hundred vehicles were taken out of operation in the past seven years. a spokesperson for the mayor of london said he has a strong track record on prioritising bus services . here s something you don t see everyday along the thames. a fleet of nato warships are making a rare visit to the capital. they re from norway, estonia, germany and the netherlands and specialise in clearing mines from the seas of northern europe. they re spending the next few days moored near hms belfast and we re being told to expect crowds. travel now and let s see how the tube is looking at the moment. there are minor delays on thejubilee line. and a good service on all other lines. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it s a cold start this morning and a largely cloudy one as well. we ll see some outbreaks of rain coming and going through the course of today. a couple of weather fronts, first a warm front bringing patchy light rain and drizzle, then a cold front through the afternoon, staying cloudy