Watched the fires approach. A dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84 year old Marta Da Conceicao was helped in by her daughter. Oh god, oh god, it was awful, she tells me. Like hell. Of national mourning. The country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. James reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. The former play school and play away presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. A house with a door. A mainstay of childrens tv throughout the 1960s and 70s he also provided the voiceovers for programmes such as Camberwick Green and trumpton. Brian cant had been suffering from parkinsons disease for a number of years. There have been many tributes today toa there have been many tributes today to a real pioneer of childrens television. The National Gallery of ireland, home to great masters including caravaggio, rembrandt and goya, has played a leading role in Irish Culture for more than 150 years, inspiring giants such as George Bernard s
From the Nigerian Government today. Half of the food aid meant for people whove been forced to leave home because of islamists in the north east has not reached them. Heres a statement from the acting president diversion of Relief Materials has dogged food delivery, he then references the reported diversion of over 50 trucks in every 100 trucks sent. He also announced that hundreds of soldiers and police will guard the convoys in an effort to keep them safe. You want a measure of how pressing the situation is for some nigerians, the situation is for some nigerians, the un is estimating eight and a half Million People are in need of life saving aid. Close to 6 million require Emergency Health care and with reference to that Islamist Insurgency being driven by boko haram in the north east of nigeria, that has left over 2. 5 Million People away from their homes. We saw that statement from the acting president in nigeria, we got in touch with our correspondent there, martin patience and he
From the Nigerian Government today. Half of the food aid meant for people whove been forced to leave home because of islamists in the north east has not reached them. Heres a statement from the acting president diversion of Relief Materials has dogged food delivery, he then references the reported diversion of over 50 trucks in every 100 trucks sent. He also announced that hundreds of soldiers and police will guard the convoys in an effort to keep them safe. You want a measure of how pressing the situation is for some nigerians, the situation is for some nigerians, the un is estimating eight and a half Million People are in need of life saving aid. Close to 6 million require Emergency Health care and with reference to that Islamist Insurgency being driven by boko haram in the north east of nigeria, that has left over 2. 5 Million People away from their homes. We saw that statement from the acting president in nigeria, we got in touch with our correspondent there, martin patience and he
Watched the fires approach. A dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84 year old Marta Da Conceicao was helped in by her daughter. Oh god, oh god, it was awful, she tells me. Like hell. Of national mourning. The country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. James reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. The former play school and play away presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. A house with a door. A mainstay of childrens tv throughout the 1960s and 70s he also provided the voiceovers for programmes such as Camberwick Green and trumpton. Brian cant had been suffering from parkinsons disease for a number of years. There have been many tributes today toa there have been many tributes today to a real pioneer of childrens television. The National Gallery of ireland, home to great masters including caravaggio, rembrandt and goya, has played a leading role in Irish Culture for more than 150 years, inspiring giants such as George Bernard s