The leader of the self declared republic says it will cease to exist in the new year. And well bring you tributes tonight to sir michael gambom. He has died at the age of 82. Good evening, still a pretty confused picture in rotterdam right now. But dutch Police Say Three people were killed after a gunman fired shots first at an apartment in rotterdam, and then in a classroom at the erasmus medical centre, which is a university hospital. At the apartment, the victims was a 39 year old woman, at the apartment, the victims were a 39 year old woman, and her 14 year old daughter died in hospitalfrom her injuries. The attacker then travelled to the hospital, where he shot and killed a 46 year old man, a doctor who taught there. Both locations were set on fire the suspect was a University Student who was wearing camouflage and a bulletproof vest during the attacks. He was arrested by armed police on the helipad of the university. Graham satchell reports. Emergency services in the centre of ro
Of the ancient games. The gentleman speaking at the moment, the president of the Olympic Committee in greece, he is also a member of the International Committee. You can see the ancient remains of the 2600 year old temple, where this is taking place. What will happen is the flame will be lit and then it will be handed over to the paris 2024 olympic team. The relay will stretch from the acropolis to the south pacific. As you can see, there are hundreds of people at the ceremony and it is the First Time Since the covid 19 pandemic when of course there were toned down events for the tokyo olympics, that spectators are able to attend the Torch Relay Events and this flame Lighting Ceremony. We are expecting that flame to be lit in the next ten to 15 minutes. We will come back to that as we see it. We will have full coverage of that line from olympia as the flame is lit to head towards the paris 2024 olympics, which, of course, start injuly of this year. We start this hour with the latest de
Fire. In my 29 years in the London Fire Brigade i have never seen a fire of this nature and i have seen many high rise fires. Around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a Critical Condition. In the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a Baseball Practice in virginia. The attacker is killed by Police Officers. We are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. We are united in our shock. We are united in ouranguish. An we are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all others. Of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. The fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. They have managed to get a hydraulic Crane Imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing water remotely into
Face a fraud case the first criminal charges linked to the 2008 crash. Toddler liam fee, murdered by his mother and her partner now a review says there were missed opportunities to prevent the harm he suffered. Its so hot the met office has issued a warning its set to be the longestjune heatwave for 20 years. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News the British And Irish Lions go into the first test against the all blacks in great form, after an emphatic warm up win against the chiefs in new zealand. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The chancellor Philip Hammond has put britains future Economic Prosperity centre stage in any brexit deal. In particular mr hammond called for a jobs first settlement. He also wants immigration to be managed but not shut down altogether. Labour says the chancellor is distancing himself from the prime ministers tough line on brexit, accusing the cabinet of being in disarray over the issue. The chancellors comments come on a day when the governo
Restrictions. What happens now to the businesses which want to see a customerfor the businesses which want to see a customer for four weeks or more . Voting day in the us president ial elections, as millions head to the polls businesses in the major cities take precautions against violence in the aftermath. And its a day of sunshine and showers in the uk but there is something drier on the horizon. I will have the full forecast. Good morning. Its tuesday, november the 3rd. Our top story. Three people are known to have died, and many more are injured, after gunmen opened fire in the centre of the austrian capital vienna. The countrys chancellor has described it as a repulsive terror attack. Police have arrested one suspect and shot dead another, but are still searching for at least one gunman. Mark lobel reports. Austrian police order people to take cover. News of an incident emerged just before eight last night, with reports of several gunmen armed with rifles opening fire in six locat