stranded on a cruise ship off the australian coast after a potentially harmful case of bio foul . we speak to one of those onboard. we start with some breaking news from perth, in scotland. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel there. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel on county place at about five am local time. let s get more on this with our correspondent, gareth barlow. a developing situation. we know three people have died. several emergency service vehicles remain on scene as well. there is a police cordon and the rest of the guests have been evacuated. the hotel is a 28 room and suite hotel, close to the railway station in the centre of perth, and at 5:10am this morning, the ambulance service of scotland and the fire service ending 21 ambulance vehicles and nine fire appliances to that incident. we have heard from the deputy first minister, john swinney, a local msp, on twitter,
A catastrophe we have we have something which is close to a million cases of suspected kolarov maybe by the end of the year and but this is i told you its only possibly do an external illustration of something more serious we could have an outbreak of Something Else a new initiative is being launched in the republic of ireland in support of freedom of thought and speech in saudi arabia saudi opposition groups are aiming to form an organized body calling for reform conference coincides with a Large Scale Campaign of arrests in saudi arabia over the past few days to myla shelves and this update. Young saudi activists have launched what theyre calling the citizens without change Grass Roots Movement here in the Irish Capital dublin they say the fact that this event had to take place here or not in saudi arabia speaks to the fact that there is very little freedom in the kingdom over the stress that they are the aim of this group is to call for greater freedom greater political reform in sa
Seem this would probably be the last card to be played in this crisis if turkey really goes through with it and certainly considering it along with possibly cutting off the oil supply out of kurdistan which comes through turkey so still the waiting game goes on what sort of tactics will be used the waiting game on both sides of this border. Plenty more ahead on the news hour including the u. S. Pulling out more than half of its Cuban Embassy stuff after what are being called mysterious attacks on diplomats and questions raised over mexican construction standards after last weeks powerful earthquake. Sports one of the most prolific partnerships in the history of the n. B. A. Is about to be reunited. The u. S. Health secretary has resigned after a scandal over his use of private jets home prices quote after it was revealed that taxpayers will have to food bills of around four hundred thousand dollars for his trips alan fischer reports from washington. Tom price may have gotten his annual
Dan roan, bbc news. What less now its time for the weather with helen willetts. There will be some drier colder interludes in the next 6 10 days but on the whole, we will be dominated by strong athletic wins. That means more cloud. You can see the cloud gathering, the low pressure system is gathering on wednesday, coming right off the eastern seaboard of the usa because thejet right off the eastern seaboard of the usa because the jet stream gcioss the usa because the jet stream across the mid latitudes are strengthening significantly, what should be at this time of year. Pushing those weather systems, low pressure systems and our way. So for thursday, looks as if its a bit further southwards. So we drawn on a pretty miserable note. We have had that cold air establish itself to the north. Icy issues here. Gradually the rain in hill snow peter out. Then we got more rain and more strong winds to come in late in the day. The wins ease for a time but they back up on the south and west. Its
This is bbc news. The headlines at 1100. The chancellor warns Business Leaders that there will not be alignment with eu rules in any post brexit trade agreement and that some businesses will benefit while some wont. A clock projected on the walls of downing street one of a series of events announced to mark the moment the uk leaves the eu. British Scientists Say the number of people already infected by a new virus emerging in china is far greater than official figures suggest. Heavy rain and thunderstorms in australia help to tackle the bushfires but bring flooding to some areas. Following campaigns, free sanitary products will be available to all schools and colleges in england from monday. And in sport simply the bess. Englands spinner helps his side to take total control in the third test against south africa. And foreign correspondents based in london give us their take on the iran crisis, the impeachment of donald trump and the warning from Sir David Attenborough on Climate Change