Spells and showers, for scotland and Northern Ireland that is what you have, sunshine and showers. All of the details later in the programme. Its monday the 14th of august. Officials in hawaii say they expect the number of casualties to rise significantly as a result of the wildfires. 93 people are known to have died, with hundreds still missing in maui. Questions are now being asked about whether Early Warning systems were used or if they malfunctioned. The states Attorney General is conducting a comprehensive review. Our correspondent Sophie Long Reports from hawaii. The fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. Existential questions hover about the emptiness. How can you rebuild from this . What will exist here in the future . A congregation there without a church gathers in a coffee shop to share their pain. It used to be my house. I wept, but weeping is not. God gave us tears. There are so many questions that remain without answers. Why did one sur
At a near standstill since the beginning of the year. The Bank Of England has raised the cost of borrowing 1a times since the end of 2021 to try and rein in soaring prices. That has weighed on the economy, but experts have warned the full effect of those Interest Rises has yet to be felt. Emma vardy reports from morecambe in the north of england. Rowing is a delicate art. A bit like managing economy. A year of slow growth, business is feeling the pressure from rising costs, means as no surprise that many are feeling cautious about their ambitions were branching out. We cautious about their ambitions were branching out. Were branching out. We have struggled were branching out. We have struggled to were branching out. We have struggled to try were branching out. We have struggled to try to were branching out. We have struggled to try to work were branching out. We have struggled to try to work out i were branching out. We have| struggled to try to work out a rationale for expanding. So w
Is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, where President Trump has spoken about the appointment of a Special Counsel to take over the russia investigation into any potential ties with his campaign. He said the entire affair was a witch hunt which hurt the country, as he put it, and he denied ever asking the fbi director to end the investigation into his National Security advisor Michael Flynn. From washington, aleem macqbool reports. The president s just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. The entire thing has been a witch hunt. And there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. I think it divides the country. I think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. Did you at any time urge former fbi Directorjames Comey to close or back down the investigation into Michael F
her secret weapon? her nose. she can detect fuels used to start fires in the minutest of quantities, less than 50 parts per million. so we ve put a facial wipe there. we re going to put one pinhead size now of diesel. that s the size of a pinhead in there. and she ll pick that up? hopefully. her handler at essex fire and rescue services, graham curry. before fizz gets to work, she has to be suited and booted. five different fuels planted. she finds them all. for fizz, it s all a big game. her reward each time, her toy or a small bit of cheese paste. in just two years and 200 callouts, she s had a huge impact in catching criminals. vehicle fires, for instance. she s indicated that fuel has actually been poured over the vehicles. she s then found a container that s contained that same fuel nearby, which then the investigating officers, once it s tested, can maybe get fingerprints or dna from that and linking them to a suspect.
is still time. anna rotkirch. thank you so much for that. thank you so much for that. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bbc news, - bringing you different stories from across the uk. fez is no ordinary dog. thousands of hours of training have made her one of the top fire detectives in the country. we put a facial wipe there and we ve put one pinhead size now of diesel. that s the size of a pinhead in there and she will pick that up? hopefully. in pick that up? hopefully. in ust pick that up? hopefully. in just two years and 200 callouts she s had a huge impact in catching criminals. vehicle fires for instance, - catching criminals. vehicle fires for instance, she - catching criminals. vehicle fires for instance, she has| fires for instance, she has indicated fuel has been poured over the vehicle and has been found a container that is contained the same fuel nearby which then the investigating officers, once it is tested, can get fingerprints