new zealand declares a national state of emergency for the third time in its history after cyclone gabrielle ravaged the country s north island. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 6 pm in washington where the white house has been explaining why the us military has shot a series of objects out of the sky over american territory in recent weeks including a suspected spy balloon from china. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra terrestrial life being involved. there was john carew there wasjohn carew being there there is no, again, no indication of aliens if is operating during the have been studying me to learn as much as we can. much as we can. note that these surveillance much as we can. note that these surveillance balloon much as we can. note that these surveillanc
palestinians out of gaza. khan younis and rafah were struck by strikes on monday. there are reports dozens of israeli tanks have been seen near khan younis. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments. israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. we says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. ~ , , the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we are - the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we are now i the south. we pursue them in - northern gaza, we are now pursuing them in southern gaza two. we are operating with maximum force against hamas terrorists and infrastructures while minimising harm to the civilians that hamas places around them as shields. them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to shake - them as shi
frank, just explain who the houthis are and why they are targeting these ships? the are and why they are targeting these shi s? ., , ., ., ., ., ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia who ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia who took- ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia who took over - ships? the houthis are an iranian i backed militia who took over control of most of yemen 9 years ago in a big clue which cloudy arabia and western countries have been trying unsuccessfully to reverse a big coup. they control the coast of yemen and they have already previously some weeks earlier fired missiles towards israel. these were also shut down by a us guided missile destroyer in the red sea. they have said that in support of their brothers in hamas, in their words, they would not allow israeli shipping to pass by their coast. and theyissued shipping to pass by their coast. and they issued a warnin
Of the building tells this programme he has serious concerns about the recent refurbishment. That raises real questions about the fire safety checks that were in place to stop families getting hurt. Also, firefighters have worked through the night to dampen ablaze, although some parts of the building on the upper floors remain alight. The fire brigade say the tower block is not structurally safe for them to enter in some places. Meanwhile, local people continue to offer help to those left destitute and homeless, this is where the Relief Effort is being co ordinated, and as you can see, there are piles of clothes and toys that people have donated. We have also donated some money, given money to families, darren withdrew £1000 from his account, and we have been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. Good morning from North Kensington. This morning we are at the Westway Sports Centre on one of their basketball courts. You might be able to hear the traffic, w
And new footage of the moments after the fire broke out and tore up the building. 5th good evening. Angry protests are being held in london as residents demand support for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. People have stormed Kensington And Chelsea town hall and marched through central london. Earlier theresa may made herfirst visit to the area to meet survivors and she announced a £5 Million Emergency Fund to help the victims. Police say at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died in the blaze. The bbc understands the total number of people who are dead or missing so far is around 70. Our first report tonight on the latest on the Tower Block Fire is from our correspondent jeremy cooke. This is what happens when grief turned to anger. The target is kensington town hall, the offices of the council that owns Grenfell Tower. They are demanding answers. We need to be heard we need to be heard we all have things to say. We are in pain. I understand that the response we got f