We will start with those fires in australia and a warning. leave your homes for safety or risk not receiving help. The severe warning from firefighters as bush fires continue to ravage the east coast of australia. At least three people have died and there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Weather forecasters say more bad weather is on the way. 1,300 firefighters, backed by water bombing aircraft, are tackling dozens of fires in baking temperatures. Officials in New South Wales say 150 homes have burned down. With me is our News Reporter freya cole who has experience reporting on bushfires in australia. We know there are 1300 firefighters out there. They are entering their third day fighting this bushfire emergency. As we have heard from the Rural Fire Service and as you have just said, tuesday is expected to be a holiday. Let us take a listen to what ben shepherd said just a short time ago. We are talking about a massive area here now that were with. Some six or 700 thousa
Meaning theres a threat to life. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. We began in australia, with those wildfires, and a warning for people to leave their homes or risk not receiving help. The severe warning from firefighters as bushfires continue to ravage the east coast of australia. At least three people have died and there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Weather forecasters say more bad weather is on the way. 1,300 firefighters, backed by water bombing aircraft, are tackling dozens of fires in baking temperatures. Officials in New South Wales say 150 homes have burned down. The bbcs freya cole has been keeping up to date with the situation there. Today, firefighters in australia will make most of a slight ease in conditions but as we know the threat is far from over. The risk is still far from over. There are more than 100 fires burning across queensland and New South Wales, many of those are still out of control. As we keep hearing, the worst is yet to come. 0n tuesday,
Of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. Catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. And join the brexitcast team as they discuss the launch of the general Election Campaign thats in half an hour. Its a busy day on the campaign trail, with less than five weeks until the general election. The conservatives have unveiled plans to train more gps, whilst labour and the liberal democrats are focussing whilst labour and the liberal democrats are focusing on increasing support for childcare. Heres our Political Correspondent pete saull. What is going on . A saturday morning trip to a Surestart Centre. Brought in under the last labour government, hundreds of these have closed in recent years. Should he become prime minister, labour, he wasnts children in every community will have access to facilities like this. We are determined to open Childrens Centres so that surestart can become a reality as it was