in the indonesian capital. emergency services say thousands of people had to be evacuated as the blaze engulfed houses in the plumpang district of jakarta. coming up in 10 minutes time, newswatch. but first on bbc news, click. the contribution of women in all walks of life has often been forgotten, because history has mainly been recorded by men. but here at the glasgow women s library, their achievements are rightly celebrated. this is the only accredited museum in the uk dedicated to women s history, and it s filled with books that are about, for or by women. 20,000 books and 500,000 archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i m a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practise on the computers i had around at the time. but when ada lovelace wrote the very first algorithm in the 1840s, computers
as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt told the
and wednesday have been suspended after three of the four unions representing ambulance workers agreed to talks with the government. you re watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that s become the go to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn t always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. so, i m here in windrush square, which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost 1,000 people from the west indies to britain. now, the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 19118 to 1971. and this year is a pretty important one for britain, as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat s first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily housed in clapham, but many found accommodation in nearby brixton after travel