are life changing but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact, after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and a0 are injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people, who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this a
a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster, urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn to help people deal with the rising cost of living. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1,200
we take to the skies with the what red arrows as they prepare for the fly past at buckingham palace. hello and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary, grant shapps, is meeting with airline bosses this afternoon, after saying he hasn t seen enough progress in tackling the disruption. airlines have blamed the government for tough covid restrictions and a lack of support. unions have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets better. our correspondent dan johnson reports. as you can see, the case is packed, everything ready to go, but we have nowhere to go. steve s bags are packed, he said goodbye to the parrot, but there was a nasty surprise very early this morning. the e mail came through at two o clock this morning. he and his wife s fl
I spoke to michele servadei, who is a un representative in libya, and he gave us his assessment of what the immediate threats are now. Displacement is a major concern as well. There are over 30,000 people displaced in multiple areas, mostly from derna town, but also in other areas. As you mentioned, the Waterborne Diseases risk. So its not coming from the bodies. Its coming from potentially the Sewage Mixing with Drinking Water and with the water around. So we will need to provide safe water, but also repair quite fast the water and sanitation system and make sure that people in shelters have hygiene kits, but also that they have cholera prevention measures. And we are looking potentially at discussing with the government whether or not we need to do a Vaccination Campaign for that. And then, of course, in terms of children, for unicef, we are looking at psychosocial support, scaling up in shelters, but also for kids that have been affected themselves the night of the burst of the dam