Kenyas Deputy President says 70 children are missing after a fire at a Primary School. At least 17 boys are known to have died. The blaze tore through the Schools Dormitory in central kenya. Lets speak to our senior Africa Correspondent Anne soy. It is important to underscore this point that missing doesnt necessarily mean presumed dead. That is because we understand from witnesses that some children ran, somewhat taking in by neighbours because people who live nearby the score came in, early in the morning, as soon as they had the disgrace called to try and put out the fire Distress Call. As of now, as the Deputy President in adding 70 peoples are reported missing. Adding 70 peoples are reported missinu.. missing. The president has already been missing. The president has already been commenting, i already been commenting, describing it as horrific, devastating, has ordered an investigation. But what do we know about the circumstances surrounding this fire . Know about the circumstance
Then saturday morning, A Touch Of Frost on the way for the northern two thirds of the country. Lots of crisp sunshine to start the day and then our next Weather Front sweeps in, so it will cloud over and turned damp across Western Areas on saturday. Here is the outlook for the next few days, the weekend onwards. It is definitely looking like a mixed bag, with temperatures typically into double figures, so good for slugs and snails. Thanks. And thats the bbc news at six. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. Hello, im olly foster. Hes not the only former Football Manager in the winners enclosure. Ben white says no to england, so where does Gareth Southgate turn for next week . We are live in dublin, where the championship is still in irelands hands despite their defeat at twickenham last week. Evening. Weve had some more great cheltenham stories on the third day of the festival, and there was a theme, sir Alex Ferguson, a huge racing fan, broke his Fes
The link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year Global Temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. That explains why february was 1. 77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1. 55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. It means we have temporarily at least breached the 1. 5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit temperature rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. February 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13. 54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. While this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the warmest previous february, which was 2016, its not really surprising, because this has been the el nino year, where temperatures tend to be warmer than usual, and more importantly, we
Also a Pivotal Moment for the republican contender nikki haley . It is. President biden will be the democratic nominee and donald trump is probably going to be the republican nominee. People are saying that this is nikki haleys last band. I dont think it is the end for her. For her it isnt about the maths and the electoral college, she is trying to make a statement. I think it is crazy that conservative republicans arent taking her seriously. But i think there is more in the future for her. I dont know if it is third party or the no labels party that has been backing her so far, but i think there is more to be heard from her. And im hoping for an upset, at least in one state, tomorrow. Just for fun. Upset, at least in one state, tomorrow. Just forfun. In tomorrow. Just for fun. In terms of tomorrow. Just for fun. In terms of Super Tuesday, i have seen a few elections, as im sure you have, how would you rate this for drama . It is probably the least exciting one, isnt it . It probably t