stranded on a cruise ship off the australian coast after a potentially harmful case of bio foul . we speak to one of those onboard. we start with some breaking news from perth, in scotland. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel there. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel on county place at about five am local time. let s get more on this with our correspondent, gareth barlow. a developing situation. we know three people have died. several emergency service vehicles remain on scene as well. there is a police cordon and the rest of the guests have been evacuated. the hotel is a 28 room and suite hotel, close to the railway station in the centre of perth, and at 5:10am this morning, the ambulance service of scotland and the fire service ending 21 ambulance vehicles and nine fire appliances to that incident. we have heard from the deputy first minister, john swinney, a local msp, on twitter,
a third of the world will be in recession this year. a very warm welcome to the programme. the ukrainian army says hundreds of russian soldiers were killed in a school being used as a base in the eastern region of donetsk on new year s eve. the facility was hit by ukraine, using rocket supplied by the united states, it is claimed. hugo is in kyiv with the latest. the mayor said one person was wounded when debris fell from a drone intercepted by the country s and events pulses. it was the second night in the bro a rowdy air raid alert sounded. they are angry, tired of these attacks. he had has been frequently targeted in recent days. power supplies had been disrupted. we heard from the army earlier today saying all 39 trains were shot down. those iranians made trans russia has been using to attack this country. again he had coming under attack as russia continues with this strategy, attacking cities and towns across the country away from the front lines. we have had the uk
their respects to the late pope benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. the coffin of football legend pele has arrived at the stadium of his former club, santos, for a public wake. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. we begin in the uk, senior doctors are warning that some hospital accident and emergency departments are in a complete state of crisis because of the extreme pressures facing the national health service this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says it s impossible to provide the best standard of care and there s no doubt patients are being harmed. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. we are used to seeing pictures like this every winter now. patients waiting in corridors and outside in ambulances as health experts talk about a crisis in care. this year the warning voices seem louder than ever. most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the top it has been one of the t
legend pele has arrived at the stadium of his former club, santos, for a public wake. hello and welcome. in the uk, senior doctors are warning that some hospital accident and emergency departments are in a complete state of crisis because of the extreme pressures facing the national health service this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says it s impossible to provide the best standard of care and there s no doubt patients are being harmed. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. we are used to seeing pictures like this every winter now. patients waiting in corridors and outside in ambulances as health experts talk about a crisis in care. this year the warning voices seem louder than ever. most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the top most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the toughest winters they can remember. i feel uncomfortable, deeply uncomfortable about the level of care we are sometimes, because of the degr
santos football stadium, where pele made his name, his reputation, and of course played some of his best football. his body will lie in the wake there till a private family funeral. moore, of course, and that story, on our website, funeral. moore, of course, and that story, on ourwebsite, bbc.com. in scotland, three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel on county place at about 5am local time. police cordoned off the road and urged members of the public to avoid the area. 0ur reporter gareth barlow has the latest. we know the fai has been extinguished. like you say, three people known to have died, several of those emergency service vehicle still on scene as well. there was a police cordon and the rest of the guest had been evacuated. the hotel is a 28 room en suite hotel, close