News is coming into us of an earthquake near yeovil in somerset s. Reports are varying as to the strength of the earthquake. Some are saying it has measured 4. 5 on the Richter Scale and others are saying it measured 3. 4, but nonetheless we have got some comments from people in the taunton, yeovil and bridgwater areas. If youve ever wondered what its like to be at home when an earthquake of this kind of magnitude strikes, well, here you go 0ne witness said they initially thought it was the rumbling of a passing tractor but the dogs reacted and it was unnerving and apparently the shower door rattled. Another person said the bed shook. The daughter thought a lorry was going but they walked past and there was no lorry and a wooden board on its side did fall over upstairs. Someone else reported it sounded like a collision on the road, a kind of whoomp noise with a hanging of medals rattling on a door handle. Someone else reported nothing fell off the shelf but the cat wasnt happy. Someone
The billionaire businessman elon musk is cleared of defaming a british cave explorer after calling him pedo guy on social media. And coming up at 5. 30, hype building for the long awaited re match, with anthonyjoshua facing andy ruiz tonight. Find out about that and more, with our sports bulletin. The internet message forum, reddit, says it believes a leak of sensitive uk us trade documents is linked to a Russian Campaign to influence voters. The dossier, which runs to several hundred pages, was highlighted byJeremy Corbyn in labours claim that the nhs would be on the table during us trade talks, something denied by the conservatives. Labour says the release of the documents was in the public interest, and neither the uk nor us governments have denied their authenticity. Reddit have issued a statement explaining their actions. It says we were recently made aware of a post on reddit that included leaked documents from the uk. We investigated this account and the accounts connected to it
Hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines. The online forum reddit says it believes leaked government documents, detailing uk us trade talks, and posted on its site are linked to russia. Oceans are running out of oxygen warn scientists as global temperature rises put many species of fish at risk of extinction. 12 people are swept to their deaths by floods in uganda, as east africa is devastated by heavy rainfall and landslides. Fears that a mega bushfire near sydney thats burning out of control could take weeks to put out. A chinese american researcher is freed by iran in a rare Prisoner Exchange with the us. President trump thanks the iranians for very fair negotiation. Thank you for your company throughout the afternoon. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with mejane dougall and ben croucher. The headlines this evening. A lighter anthonyjoshua says weight doesnt matter as he prepares to re claim three belts from andy ruinunior, in one
Report reveals rising temperatures are starving the oceans of oxygen and scientists describe it as the ultimate wake up call for humanity. And sport Manchester United pull off a shock darby wearing red devil on our travels and reigning english champions Manchester City 21. 00 at the end piano fadia. At least 23. 00 people have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdads they stoned one of the main protests in the square on friday nights less than 24 hours off the vets attack gunfire has again been heard in the capital and there are reports the home of shia leader. Was hit by a drone strike dosage of bowery reports from baghdad. Panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes around central baghdad. Moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of antigovernment rallies began in october. Medics struggled to treat the Dozens Injured this is what is left behind after w
Taking me to the jail they told the other might hes a terrorist that came to america. 10 Saudi Nationals are questioned over the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base as new information about the gunman is released. And in sport is once again they have a way champion of the worlds the britain beating and here is in the 1st ever world heavyweight title fight in the middle east. Welcome to the program we start in iraq where theres been a dramatic escalation of violence in the past 24 hours on saturday an armed drone targeted the home of the prominent shiite cleric knocked out assata in the jeff he wasnt home at the time a spokesman has warned such an attack could lead to a civil war. At 3 40 am a drone was carrying a bomb which fell near the home of the stomach. It is an unfortunate and unacceptable incident that. Groups that want to incite conflict but our brothers of the Southern Movement are dealing with the situation with lots of his dms they initiated the call for calm and. Meanwhil