This is bbc news. The headlines at 11 00pm a state of emergency is declared in south east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. Its the largest forced evacuation New South Wales has seen, as thousands flee the path of the flames. The the path of the flames. Fireballjust came through i about the fireballjust came through at about 80 kilometres an hour, hit the house, and then we ran into the lake, and all the embers and everything were hitting us, dont her haira everything were hitting us, dont her hair a little bit. There is anger over the governments handling of the emergency, as the Prime Ministerfound out when he toured the area. How come we only had four trucks to defend our town because our town doesnt have a lot of money, but we
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Of nearly 3 . Researchers say Artificial Intelligence can be better than doctors at diagnosing Breast Cancer from scans. And coming up in sportsday, the latest from anfield after yet another premier league win for liverpool, this time over Sheffield United. Thats in just ten minutes here on bbc news. A state of emergency has come into effect in the australian state of new south wales, the area worst affected by raging bushfires. This will enable the authorities to carry out forced evacuations. Already, many thousands are fleeing their homes. This map shows the fires that have been burning since monday. There are new ones breaking out all the time. Theyre concentrated in and around australias coastline, where 90 of the countrys population lives. Our sydney correspondent Shaima Khalil is in milton town, one of the areas under the evacuation order, and sent us this report. A mass exodus from the devastation on the Southern Coast and a race to escape the dangerous fire conditions ahead. Th
Of lives in the indonesian capital jakarta after the most intense rainfall in quarter of a century. The us bans some e cigarette flavours amid concerns about teen vaping. But how much of a drag is it really for manufacturers . Good morning. Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and noon in new south wales, where a state of emergency has been declared. Thats the area worst affected by australias bushfire crisis. The emergency status allows the authorities to carry out forced evacuations. Many thousands have already left their homes. Australia is bracing itself for a weekend heatwave with more extreme conditions and strong winds that will further fan the flames. Our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil is there for us. A mass exodus from the devastation on the Southern Coast and a race a state of emergency has now come into effect in new south wales. This is the gives the Rural Fire Service the power to mobilise resources on a federal level across the country but also to evacuate people. The
We start with breaking news from iraq. An air strike at Baghdad Airport has reportedly hit high profile targets linked to iran. Iraqi state tv says one of those killed was the powerful Iranian Military commander, Qassim Soleimani. So far theres been no official comment from iran. Iraqi police said a total eight people had been killed in an attack, which came hours after the us defence secretary mark esper said washington might have to carry out pre emptive action to protect american lives in the middle east. Its breaking news but this would be a huge escalation in tensions between the us and iran if it is targeted strikes are just a reminder that reportedly, in strikes against iran in iraqi Qassim Soleimani has been killed. More to come on that in the rest of the programme. The Australian Navy is beginning the evacuation of more than eight hundred people from the town of mallacoota in victoria, which has been almost entirely encircled by wildfires. Its part of a major operation to get
We start with breaking news from iraq. Elite quds force, has been killed in baghdad. His death has been confirmed in the last few minutes by the revolutionary guards, and reported on Iranian State television. Earlier, us officials told Reuters News Agency they had carried out strikes against targets in baghdad linked to iran. They came just hours after the us defence secretary mark esper said washington might have to take pre emptive action to protect american lives in the middle east. David willis joins us from los angeles. What are us sources saying . Within the last few minutes, a statement from the pentagon basically confirming the death of Qasem Soleimani and saying that it came as a result of a us strike in the statement says Qasem Soleimani was responsible for the debt of hundreds of american servicemembers and the wounding of thousands more and goes on to say that he or stated attacks on to say that he or stated attacks on bases in a wright over the last several months, culmina