We start in hawaii, and apocalyptic scenes as wildfires sweep across the islands. At least 36 people are known to have died and others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the Tourist Town Of Lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looked like overnight when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people tojump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say, the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. 0ur correspondent Richard Galpin has this report. If anybody is still out here, it is time to go is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only one highway open
The unacceptable number of people making these trips is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system. Meanwhile, on our asylum system. Meanwhile, the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england has reached a new record high. Nhs england found over 7. 5 Million People were waiting to start their treatment at the end of june. Thats the highest number since two thousand and seven. Cutting waiting lists is another rishi sunak key priorities for this yearin sunak key priorities for this year in scotland. Nicola sturgeon has defended her governments use of taxpayers money for travel upgrades. Scotlands former first minister says the spending probably totalled less than a flight taken by the Prime Minister. Rishi sunak £10,000, though, was spentin rishi sunak £10,000, though, was spent in three years on vip airport upgrades. Her spent in three years on vip airport upgrades. Her successor, airport upgrades. Her successor, humza yousaf, has ordered a review
Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start in hawaii, and terrifying and apocalyptic scenes as wildfires sweep across the islands. At least 36 people are known to have died others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the Tourist Town Of Lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looked like overnight, when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people to jump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground, and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Our correspondent, richard galpin, has this report. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burn
The nation starts now. As always , i want to hear from as always, i want to hear from you. Its the most important part of the programme. So email me mail mog at gbnews. Com. And weve got a special reader of the mail mog later. Now its time news the day time for the news of the day with middlehurst. With polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you. Well, we start with some breaking news this hour here on gb news from surrey police. They have begun a Murder Investigation after we understand a ten Year Old Girl was found dead inside a property in woking in surrey. Officers were called to an address in hammond road in woking at around 3 00 this morning following a tip off for a concern for safety. Thats all the details we have on this at the moment. Well bring you more as it comes to us. Well, our other main story on gb news this evening, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, says dissident republicans claim now to be in possession of officers. Details cells following an industrial scale data lea
Off the french coast. But off the french coast. But ambulance crews greeted the casualty bodies as they arrived at dover harbour. The casualty bodies as they arrived at dover harbour. The home secretary, Suella Braverman, saying , my thoughts and prayers saying, my thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tragic loss of life in the channel. Our Homeland Security editor mark white says the rescue operation continues. Rescue operation continues. There is a possibility that more people who were thrown into the water are are still out there, still missing. So that there, still missing. So that search is involving, were told, Aerial Assets in the form of coast guard helicopters. Life boats from both the uk and the french side. And of course, those various patrol boats from france and Border Force Vessels i now, immigration officials have arrested seven people in Northern Ireland as part of a crackdown on illegal workers, part of the home offices operation tornado two. It was just