instituitionally racist and sexist in what s thought to be the first admission of its kind in the uk. household energy bills for many will fall for the first time in almost three years this summer, but they ll still be much higher than before the war in ukraine. and how hundreds of strangers gathered in london today for the military funeral of a black world war ii veteran who died alone. coming up on bbc news. have spurs missed their slot? the dutch manager says he s staying at feyenoord. the latest being linked with a vacantjob in north london turns down the chance to join tottenham. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. net migration in the uk soared last year, reaching record levels. have a look at this, it gives you a clear picture ofjust how much migration to the uk has changed over the past 31 years from tens of thousands in 1991 to more than 600,000 last year. the dotted line refers to the change in the way that the figures were collected. and just to explai
and this is a reflection of the disruption that two years of the covid pandemic has caused as well as the pressure from construction inflation. the government insists that remains on track to meet its 2030 target. this might take some mental arithmetic. essentially, there were 40 names on the list this morning, and there are 40 names on the list now just not the same ones. ministers have added eight new places and taken eight old ones off, including here, saint mary s in london. the imperial nhs trust, including st mary s paddington, has the largest maintenance backlog in the country. we have had floods, we have had fires, we have had sewage leaks. we have had collapsed ceilings. so, today is an acknowledgement that priorities have shifted. we are now into a game of whose hospital is the most likely to fall down or is the most dangerous? which is not where we ought to be. the government says 20 projects will be under way or finished
are getting back to normal remarkably quickly given the severity of the earthquake that rocked the area yesterday reconnaissance crews were flying over the region today looking for any areas of concern and damage thankfully they did not find very much what we saw was certain sections of highway that collapsed when the earthquakes hit. a couple of vehicles were caught precariously in the middle of those but thankfully nobody inside those vehicles were injured. other than that, the damage was limited to a couple of collapsed ceilings that? in the floor and shelves crashing to the floor with these kind of earthquakes that officials here in anchorage say that they realize they dodged a bullet with this
ear-popping blast that blew out windows, collapsed ceilings and sent residents fleeing for safety. our hearts go out to all of the families involved. we re expending every effort to locate each and every loved one. reporter: from the rubble, incredible stories of survival. collin paterson was inside a piano shop on the ground floor when the explosion hit. pianos all over me. pianos flew out off the ground and actually on the side and probably helped me too. reporter: it envoked memories of 9/11, though investigators fingered a very different culprit, leaking natural gas. some residents reported smelling just minutes before igniting. we all know gas leaks, electrical problems, all these things that have been set up and allowed to happen. so not a surprise. just very unfortunate that now it is a tragedy. reporter: more than 60 people were treated at local hospitals for mostly minor injuries. the doctor said several cases were life threatening. investigators are focused on an
i m marci gonzalez in for diana perez. let s get right to our top story this morning. the intense explosion in new york s east harlem that reminded some people of 9/11. but there are no signs of foul play, just a horrific tragedy. that was probably a gas explosion. the fire department released these close-up pictures of the scene where at least six people were killed, others are missing. devin dwyer has the latest from the scene. good morning, devin. reporter: good morning, john and marci. this tragedy rattled the nerves of anyone who lived in an older building that is fed by natural gas. the explosion came so fast, so violent and so frightening. a desperate search for the missing. i just want to know if my daughter is fine. reporter: after a massive explosion leveled two five-story buildings in new york city s harlem neighborhood just before 9:30 in the morning. residents described an ear-popping blast that blew out windows, collapsed ceilings and sent residents fleeing for