Our correspondent, guy hedgecoe, sent this report. The fire began at around 6am in the Fonda Milagros nightclub before spreading to two venues next to it. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but its effect was devastating. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out and there were screams saying there was a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still missing. Emergency services have been searching through the rubble, trying to find bodies. For friends and relatives of those who did not escape the blaze, it has been an agonising wait. Theyve been receiving support from counselors in a nearby sports complex. The police are now carrying out dna tests on the bodies of those killed in an attempt to identify them, but it could be a slow process. This is the w
Government shutdown. Take a look at this, a deal is approved in the senate after being approved in the lower house as well. It means Government Workers will be paid, and will keep the government running for the next 45 days, and in 45 days they will have to come to another day. The other thing about this particular deal is that it excludes any more aid or money for ukraine, which was a condition of some of the republicans, that they demanded. Lets take a listen to the Senate Majority leader, the democrat, chuck schumer. It has been a day full of twists and turns, but the American People can breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no Government Shutdown. Democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship. And were glad that Speaker Mccarthy has finally heeded our message. In the end, more democrats supported this bill in the house than republicans, proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. I want to thank my colleagues here in
The city of murcia. The mayor said the fire began at around six in the morning, and it was under control by around seven, however of course by that time it had caused tremendous damage, and at least seven people have been killed by it. To those extraordinary pictures. Thank you very much for that, at these pictures are released by the fire service there. We will come back to spain a little later. The uk Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is in manchester for what could be his last Party Conference before the next election as he aims to put on a show of unity. A row over tax cuts, criticism of Environmental Policies and the uncertainty around the second phase of the hs2 rail link from london to manchester continues as the conservative Party Conference opens later. Bbc Political Correspondent nick eardley is at the conference and joins me now. So weve heard from the Prime Minister this morning. We have indeed. Good minister this morning. We have indeed. Good morning, minister this morning. We
hello, i m vishala sri pathma. we start with the latest diplomatic efforts from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has met the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip in gaza, hamas say at least 45 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp. the israeli military says it s investigating. the air strikes began after gunmen from hamas the group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government killed at least moo israelis and kidnapped more than 200 others on october 7th. the hamas run health ministry says, since then, more than 9,700 palestinians have been killed. in the past hour there have been reports that communication and internet services have been cut off. further north three children and their grandmothe
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. a key demand of the palestinians and their arab allies. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary bli