A Public Health emergency has been declared in delhi due to soaring levels of air pollution. Officials are blaming farmers in neighbouring states who are using fires to clear land. They say the thick fog has turned the city into a gas chamber. From delhi, Pratiksha Ghildial reports. It is like a scene from a dystopian Science Fiction movie. For a third day in a row now, residents of delhi are inhaling the seasons worst toxic air. In some parts of the city, the levels of pm 2. 5, the tiny particles that can penetrate deep into our lungs, are peaking at more than 500 mcg per cubic metre. The World Health Organization recommends a maximum level of 25. Im in central delhi, just near the Main Business district, and with the iconic india gate behind me. But as you can see, it is barely visible, with a thick blanket of smog around it. It is daytime, but hardly any sunlight is able to percolate the thick layer of smog that shrouds the city. The government says it is doing what it can. It has b
Deadline switches to this january, u nless deadline switches to this january, unless the Parliament Passes a brexit deal. That is looking very unlikely, however. The driver of the lorry in essex in which 39 people died appears in court charged with their manslaughter. And well be live in california, where two wildfires, one of them in the heart of los angeles, have forced thousands of people from their homes. Another mind bending day in british politics, and ill take on this multi headed hydra so you dont have to. Sitting comfortably . Right. First, mps have rejected Boris Johnsons proposal of an general election on december 12. He needed two thirds of mps. The Opposition Labour Party abstained, so this happened. The ayes to the right, 299. The ayes to the right, 299. The noes to the left, 70. The ayes to the right, 299. The noes to the left, 70. So the ayes have it, the ayes have it. The ayes have it, the ayes have it. The ayes have it, but the motion does not obtain the majority requ
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Officials in california are warning that historically strong winds expected this weekend are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. A state of emergency has already been declared in los angeles and sonoma counties. Millions of people in california face having their power cut as the Emergency Services continue to battle rapidly spreading wildfires. Chris buckler reports. In several parts of california, families have been forced to flee as wild flyers have learned through thousands of acres of dry land and into residential areas does make wild fires. We get a knock on the door at 3am from the sheriffs telling us to leave, and live now. The fire in Los Angeles County has already caused a huge amount of damage, but it is dwarfed in size by the kincaid fire, which has spread across the Sonoma County wine region in Northern California and now threatens homes in the San Francisco bay area. 50,000 people there have been ordered to leave. We
Officials in california are warning that historically strong winds expected this weekend are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. A state of emergency has already been declared in los angeles and sonoma counties. Millions of people in california face having their power cut as the Emergency Services continue to battle rapidly spreading wildfires. Chris buckler reports. Forced to flee as wildfires have burned through residential land. We got a knock on the door at 3am from the sheriffs telling us we needed to leave, now. The fire in los angeles cou nty leave, now. The fire in Los Angeles County has already caused a huge amount of damage but it is dwarfed in size by the kincaid fire which has spread across the Sonoma County wine region in Northern California and now threatens homes in the San Francisco bay area. 50,000 people there have been ordered to leave. We are evacuating because this fire is very dangerous and it is expected to move this evening. The ones th
After officers charged barricades built by the demonstrators. More rallies are planned for sunday. A 25 year old man, maurice robinson, has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people after 39 bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry trailer in britain. A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the deaths. Now on bbc news click. This week, its the 50th birthday of the internet. We will hear how it was switched on, how democracy could be rebooted, and how hard it is to tell apples from. Apples. Every single day, we upload four million hours of video to youtube. We send 682 million tweets. We post over 67 million instagram pictures. 4. 4 billion of us use the internet and collectively, we create 2. 5 exa bytes, thats 2. 5 million tb or 2. 5 quintillion bytes of data every single day. And a significant proportion of all of that data searches, views, messages, social media, video streaming, goes through here. This is telehouse north, one of the m