all lined up side by side so we re not sure yet. we haven t confirmed what has caused this blast. but peshawar is no stranger to such attacks, which over the past couple of years had decreased but since the fall of kabul there s been an increase in terrorist attacks, militant attacks in the north of pakistan, especially and only just a couple of weeks ago there was an attempted suicide attack in the capital itself so there s already been a high alert with regards to security across the country. there was a high level delegation that was expected to come into islamabad this morning. the president of the united arab emirates was supposed to come to pakistan to come to islamabad today which is why there was a special holiday in order for security to be on high alert and now we re just getting this information from peshawar, it s an ongoing story so waiting to get more information as we get it. sophia saifi, thank you.
want to draw a line under this and tell us all that integrity and professionalism are key for him and that s why he took the decision to sack mr zahawi, some of those questions about probity are hard to shake off. a 16 year old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death in northumberland. holly newton, who was 15, was fatally wounded in hexham on friday afternoon. the boy, who can t be named, is charged with murder, attempted murder and possessing an offensive weapon. he will appear before crown court on february 1st. at least 32 people have been killed in an explosion at a mosque in the pakistani city of peshawar. the blast happened when the mosque was packed with worshippers and more than 140 people were injured. a section of the building was destroyed, and officials say people are buried under the rubble. the cause of the explosion is unclear but the country s prime minister has strongly condemned what he called the menace of terr
at least 30 people have been killed in an explosion at a mosque in the pakistani city of peshawar. the blast in the northwest of the country happened at around 1.30pm when the mosque was packed with worshippers. more than 150 people were injured. a section of the building was destroyed and officials say people are buried under the rubble. several others are being taken to local hospitals. the cause of the explosion is unclear. a peshawar police chief has said they cannot rule out the possibility of a suicide bombing. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies sent this update a short while ago. what we know about this blast so far is that it happened inside a mosque inside a police compound in the city of peshawar. according to a police official that spoken to the bbc, the blast and the force of the blast collapsed half of a wall inside the mosque. a video that s been circulated on local media and social media and has been verified by the bbc shows the inside of the mosque after the bl
may face more questions about? that investigation is ongoing. by an independent lawyer, appointed by the prime minister before his current adviser was in place who would normally conduct such an investigation. accusations of bullying against the deputy prime minister and justice secretary dominic raab. he denies any wrongdoing. the longer that investigation goes on, of course the more questions we will be about dominic raab s future. should it find that there was a breach of the ministerial code and what the prime minister will do as a result of that. you would think downing street would hope that investigation resolves itself sooner than later so that they can take action accordingly. at least 47 people have been killed in an explosion at a mosque in the pakistani city of peshawar. the blast,
at least 32 people have been killed and 150 others injured, in a blast in the pakistani city of peshawar. the kremlin has dismissed as a lie a claim by borisjohnson that he was threatened by vladimir putin before the russian invasion of ukraine. new research suggests uk bosses are reluctant to hire over 50s, preferring younger workers. ministers and nhs leaders have announced plans to provide hundreds more ambulances and thousands of hospital beds in england by next winter. £1 billion of existing funding is being allocated and there are also measures to try to reduce the number of patients who turn up at a&e