A vast area of australias east coast, including sydney, is facing some of the worst threats from bushfires the country has ever seen. There are dozens of blazes across New South Wales and queensland. Authorities have predicted catastrophic conditions on tuesday. A state of emergency has been declared in both states. The head of the Rural Fire Service has warned that the fire danger will increase in the coming hours. We still have 52 fires burning gcioss we still have 52 fires burning across New South Wales. 30 of those are uncontained, and weve got 13 at watch and act alert level. We are certainly starting to see an increase in fire activity, and therefore the fire danger is increasing accordingly. The reality is conditions will simply continue to get worse and to deteriorate over the coming hours, and particularly into this afternoon, when the combination of the hotter temperatures, the drier atmosphere and the strengthening winds all come together to drive fire behaviour. 0ur corresp
A vast area of australias east coast, including sydney, is facing some of the worst threats from bushfires the country has ever seen. There are dozens of blazes across New South Wales and queensland. Authorities have predicted catastrophic conditions on tuesday. A state of emergency has been declared in both states. The head of the Rural Fire Service has warned that the fire danger will increase in the coming hours. We still have 52 fires burning across New South Wales. 30 of those are uncontained, and weve got 13 at watch and act alert level. We are certainly starting to see an increase in fire activity, and therefore the fire danger is increasing accordingly. The reality is conditions will simply continue to get worse and deteriorate over the coming hours, and particularly into this afternoon, when the combination of the hotter temperatures, the drier atmosphere and the strengthening winds all come together to drive fire behaviour. Our correspondent Shaima Khalil gave us this update
An unexpected polluter. Shipping is responsible for 3 of global Greenhouse Gas emissions. What can be done . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme are you dreaming of a woke christmas . Eco campaigners are urging us to reduce waste this year, consider renting a tree that is then replanted, not send cards, and reuse decorations. So what do you think . Are you on board . Are you keeping christmas waste to a minimum . Get in touch. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. As predicted, more than 50 bushfires in New South Wales in australia are burning, about half of them out of control. They have spread so quickly that emergency warnings are in place in 11 areas, with Fire Services warning that it is now too late to leave for any one still remaining there. Temperatures have been rising towards a0 degrees, and a strong southerly wind is due to sweep up the coast, making the situation even more dangerous.
White shark. Good morning from the studio 57 nwsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. New information is raising more questions about the apparent su Jeffrey Epstein. The Associated Press reports a guard at the new york city jail where epstein was being held was not a regular correctional officer. Federal investigators also raided the accused sex traffickers private island in the u. S. Virgin islands yesterday. Laura podesta is following all of this from new york. What else do we know about the investigations . Reporter annemarie, the search of epsteins caribbean island was led by a task force for the u. S. Attorneys office for the Southern District of new york. Even though with his suicide epsteins criminal case is over, there are still coconspirators that may posossibly be charged. A photographer captured the moment Jeffrey Epstein was wheeled into a hospital in Lower Manhattan saturday. Epstein was soon pronounced dead, and his body sent
First on 13. The death of a famous musician with ties to iowa could redefine a state law. In may 2010, the bassist of the band slipknot, paul gray, died of a drug heard arguments in a special evening session reviewing the wrongful death case brought by grays estate. At the time of his death, his wife, brenna gray was three months pregnant with their daughter. Four years later, grays estate, wife and daughter filed a lawsuit against grays doctor daniel baldi claiming he overprescribed pain medication to the rock star. A district judge dismissed the case saying iowa law says medical malpractice lawsuits generally need to be filed within two years of a death and the family had filed two years too late. Now the familys lawyer is asking the state Supreme Court reconsider that decision. 23 45 5023 46 14 what happened in this case was that mr. Gray had various drug addiction problems. He was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. He ended up dying, and the q