Where most of those killed lived. Josh green called it a heartbreaking day and likely the worst Natural Disaster in the states history. There will be active recovery over the coming days and weeks of the bones of those who have been lost. So it will take time. To give perspective, it is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. When you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina it will shock you. It does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may say. And all of those buildings, virtually, are going to have it will be a new lahaina. This is all happening as the extent of the devastation becomes clearer, as our North America correspondent nomia iqbal reports. Much of the Hawaiian Island of maui is now scorched earth. A pilot can hardly believe what hes seeing. Oh, my gosh look at the harbour this looks like baghdad or something. The Historic Town of lahaina barely exists any more. Since the fire began on tuesday, it has ripped through, fuelled by Hurricane Force winds, le
I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. They are patriots and they are the very best of us. They did notjust defend a building with people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that define the United States. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Ofjustice Has remained committed to ensuring accountability of those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. And o
and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of blistering heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let s take a look at the actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti strike laws, the financial times leads with a warning from incoming boss of the tuc, paul nowak, who says unions will fight and make the government pay a high political price for such laws. the independent has gone with a striking image of the impact of recent russian bombardment in ukraine. they re also shining a light on striking chaos, with a warning that the uk could see a year of disruption if the government fails to negotiate. in contrast, the times leads with labour s vow to c
hello and welcome. italy has become the first european country to order covid tests for visitors from china, after concern at the rapid rise in chinese infections. earlier, taiwan said it would introduce a similar scheme. japan and india have already ordered travellers from china to be monitored. the us could follow. there s concern travellers could bring new variants of the disease now that beijing is lifting travel restrictions. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes. china s hospitals are overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding terrifying results. wards full of desperately ill people. outside this hospital in chengdu, a queue for emergency services. government officials say the situation is under control. that s not what these pictures suggest. at the dongjiao funeral home, one of the city s biggest, more evidence
is receiving constant medical attention. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of blistering heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. every month apart from december has been warmer than average. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m holly hamilton. coming up on tonight s programme. can manchester city get their title defence back on track? we look ahead to a potentially crucial game at leeds. a shock exit at alexandra palace, as two time world darts champion gary anderson exits the third round of the tournament. and australia are in full control of their second test against south africa with a maiden test century for alex carey. good evening, welcome along to sportsday. manchester city have a tough few weeks ahead and pep guardiola knows it. they take on leeds tonight for their first premier league clash since the world cup, sitting eight points clear of the top spot. after they were be