Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a week long state of emergency in australia with a warning that a heatwave forecast for the weekend could make the bushfires worse. There are fears of fuel shortages thousands take to their cars to flee the areas under threat. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a visit to one devastated community as people there heckle him. How come we only have four trucks to defend our time . We dont have much money. Delays and cancellations on the railways but most fares still go up an average of 2. 7 from today. Artificial intelligence outperforms doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancerfrom mammograms according to the latest study. Coming up on afternoon live
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You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 10 am and these are the main stories this morning. A state of emergency is declared in part of australia as tens of thousands of people are ordered to flee, amid forecasts of ferocious bushfire conditions. The Prime Minister calls for calm. I understand the frustration, i understand the anxiety, i understand the fear, but what i also understand is the need to allow the professionals and the experts who plan and operationalise these responses to do theirjob. Rail fares rise by an average of almost 3 per cent today, despite another year of cancellations and delays for many commuters. The government promises change. I dont think its right that people cant always rely on their train
services, particularly in places Like Northern where its been notably bad and i will absolutely bring that situation to an end. Artificial intelligence is better than doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancer from mammograms, according to a study. An emotional peter snakebite wr
Ticket prices have risen twice as fast as wages in the last decade. Im here to talk about another year of rising prices. Peter sna kebite wright has won his first pdc World Championship title. The scotsman completed a superb 7 3 victory over world number one, Michael Van Gerwen a fairly cloudy day in prospect for us. A fairly cloudy day in prospect for us. Wendy as well and we have some rain coming in from the north west slowly pushing south east was. And the predictions come true . Picking up power from and the predictions come true . Picking up powerfrom anywhere on the wall. Its thursday the 2nd of january. Our top story a seven day state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales due to the ongoing australia bushfire crisis. Thousands of residents and tourists have been told to leave, as forecasters predict the fires will get worse in the coming days. Our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, sent this report from lake conjola, one of the towns affected. The extent of the da
Weve had a picture of some rain sentin weve had a picture of some rain sent in by one of our weather watchers. It is cooler, and here is why. We have these two weather fronts spreading gradually south east. Bring yourself and rein and dragging in something noticeably fresher. We have seen this band of rain pushing in from the north west gcioss rain pushing in from the north west across scotland and Northern Ireland as we go through this afternoon, it will continue to push through south east. Behind it, a brief dry interlude with some brightness for north east scotland, with an expanded array not far off. With that there will be some hail and thunder and even snow to around 500 metres. There is a lot of cloud to be had and the cloud could be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. Looks like a blustery day across the board. Gusts of between 55 65 mph in exposed spots. And a mild day with temperatures widely in double figures. The maximum, around 12 celsius. Going through tonight, that
Cant always rely on their train services, particularly in places Like Northern where its been notably bad and i will absolutely bring that situation to an end. Artificial intelligence is better than doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancer from mammograms, according to a study. An emotional peter snakebite wright wins the pdc world darts championship, beating world number one Michael Van Gerwen. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Residents and tourists in coastal areas of New South Wales in australia have been told by firefighters to leave within 48 hours. The Evacuation Order comes ahead of forecasts of high temperatures and strong winds on saturday, which will create ideal conditions for more bushfires. A seven day state of emergency will come into force in New South Wales tomorrow. There are trafficjams on main roads, and queues at petrol stations. At least eight people are known to have died since monday. Our correspondent phil mercer has this report. The mass exodus from s