Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 11 00am in australia where a state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and now also queensland. Dozens of bushfires continue to burn in the region. Earlier, authorities issued the highest level of warning in some areas known as catastrophic for the First Time Since new fire warnings were introduced a decade ago. For more heres the bbcs phil mercer in sydney. Well, we have heard that 850,000 pairs of bushland has been burnt in New South Wales since the start of this years fire season hectares. So that is a huge area of land. Today we have heard that both New South Wales and queensland have declared a state of emergency. What that does, gives the fire authorities greater powers to protect life and property. So that just gives you an indication as to how serious this is. Dozens of fires are burning in both Eastern States and the fo
39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in essex. The snp launch their Election Campaign, saying they would try to form an alliance with other parties, to lock the conservatives out of power. An 18 year old boy is jailed for minimum of 12 and half years, for the murder of his former girlfriend. In a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc. After this evening on bbc. Borisjohnson is accused of misunderstanding after borisjohnson is accused of misunderstanding his own exit deal in relation to customs checks in the Northern Ireland. We hearfrom our reality check correspondence. As floods gripped the north of england we examine the catastrophic effect it is having on farms in warwickshire were in some areas the soil has become so sodden they cant plant any crops. And at 8 45pm, we go through the cinema releases. Thats all coming up. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. A R
The opening of londons crossrail project is delayed until 2021 as europes biggest infrastructure scheme is set to go another £650 million over budget. Authorities in australia say an unprecedented number of emergency level bushfires are threatening the state of new south wales. So he moves in here with his gameiro leg and the first time. And the good liar pits sir ian mckellan as a conman who targets a wealthy widow played by helen mirren. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of the weeks top releases in the film review. Good evening. A woman has died after being swept away by floodwater, as parts of the midlands and Northern England were battered by a months worth of rain in one day. The womans body was recovered from the River Derwent in derbyshire this morning. In yorkshire, people have been evacuated from their homes and theres chaos on the road and rail network. There are now more than 100 flood alerts in place across england and six severe flood warnings meanin
Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im holly hamilton. Watford get their first win of the season, leaving norwich languishing at the bottom of the table. Scotlands women maintain their emphatic start to euro 2021 qualifying with victory in albania. Dawid malans century puts england back in with a chance of winning the t20 series in new zealand. Hello, and welcome to the programme. Well, norwich citys win over the premier League Champions back in september must feel like a very long time ago. They were beaten once again tonight, this time by watford. Their 2 0 defeat moves them to the bottom of the table and without a win in seven games. Michael redford was watching. If you are a supporter of norwich or watford, it is been tough to watch her side of life. Norwich winless since september and wofford willis all season. Both sides in need of a superhero to break the elements and try and guide them towards premier league safety. In a game of such magnitude, it is vital you start well. Emiliano
From the past i spoke to today said the controversy itself was de5tabilising, which is exactly what president putin wants. All the leaders are telling us they are concerned that trust could be a big i55ue concerned that trust could be a big issue and at stake in this election. Whether you believe them or not, for tho5e whether you believe them or not, for those who really care about the health of british politics, it is true. Thank you. Seven 5evere flood warnings remain in place along the river don in yorkshire this afternoon with a further a0 5uch warnings elsewhere in england and in wales. 0ne community, fi5hlake in South Yorkshire, has been completely engulfed by floodwaters. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is there now. Fiona. Michelle, theres a real sense of urgency here tonight. Doncaster council are telling people here that there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. Tho5e there is a risk to life, but some are deciding to stay. Those who are 5taying are deciding to st