No one was injured, but trains are still not running through the station and travellers are being warned to avoid the area. Phil mackie reports. The severe fire rapidly spread through the recently renovated station at the start of this mornings rush hour. 60 firefighters were called to deal with the blaze while passengers and staff were safely evacuated. Our crews were in attendance very quickly and managed to put in place measures to, a, protect lives, and, b, do everything they can to protect the building. Ive got firefighters here that have served 20 plus years and have said the heat they were exposed to was the likes of which they had never experienced before. It was a significant fire. It spread into an area difficult to get to, meaning it took several hours to get the fire under control. This is where the fire started at 6 30am this morning, in the main concourse. You can still smell the smoke in the air right now. The fire station is quite close by, so they got here quickly and
Ended with a 4 1victory over huddersfield. While west brom had their first win in 21 league games beating brighton 2 0. English rugby union champions, exeter chiefs, have boosted their chance of qualifying for the quarter inals of the european champions cup with a dominant display against montpellier. There were also wins for ulster, harlequins and northampton. While european champions saracens are currently 15 12 against 0spreys. Adam wild reports. Sandy park is where you find the chiefs and this certainly an occasion for leaders. Top of the English League exeter against montpellier, top of the french. The cross channel challenge with plenty at stake. For exeter, defeat would end their european hopes. Dave ewerss first half try kept them alive. Tense, tight, not much space but then when you have 0lly woodburn on the wing, you dont always need it. That was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. This secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in t
The release of the so called black cab rapist, john worboys. The sunday telegraph has an interview with the new conservative party chairman. He tells the paper he wants to galvanise the partys digital campaigning. The observer reports claims by nigel farage that pro europeans could overturn the result of the brexit referendum and that the leave side has stopped fighting. and the sunday express claims economists are warning the eu that failing to reach a brexit deal with britain could cost it £500 billion. Now on bbc news, its our world. The war in Eastern Ukraine, more than 10,000 people have died. Now entering its fourth year, this has become one of the longest conflicts in modern european history. There is no end in sight to the hostilities, after separatist rebels, backed by russia, took over Ukraines Donbass region. Hundreds of thousands of families were split up, stranded on opposite sides of the new border. With destruction all around, one familiar smell of peace time. But life
At 10pm, will have a full round up of the days news. Now on bbc news, our world. The war in Eastern Ukraine, more than 10,000 people have died. Now entering its fourth year, this has become one of the longest conflicts in modern european history. There is no end in sight to the hostilities, after separatist rebels, backed by russia, took over Ukraines Donbass region. Hundreds of thousands of families were split up, stranded on opposite sides of the new border. With destruction all around, one familiar smell of peace time. But life for many here is anything but normal. Im lucy ash and im in the town of marinka, where a bakery is providing comfort and hope amidst the trauma of war. Marinka lies on the ukrainian side of the frontline. Before the conflict, nearly 10,000 people lived here. There is only half that number now. Factories and coal mines have come to a standstill. In a war zone, jobs are hard to find. But for those trapped here, daily life must somehow go on. I have come to meet
Syria. But that hasnt stopped president putin from wanting to spread his countrys influence into europe. In october, a new Russian Orthodox cathedral, only steps from the eiffel tower, opened in paris. But it was to the dismay of many members of frances large, westernorienated Russian Orthodox community, like daniel struve. His family fled to paris from lenins soviet union because there was no place for the church in his classless society. But daniel wonders if there is any place for the type of church that seems to mix a political agenda with religious practice. Pariss new Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral stands tall, on the banks of the seine, close to the eiffel tower. After nine years of diplomatic haggling, it was consecrated with much pomp and circumstance by Patriarch Kirill of moscow, with french representatives in attendance. Daniel struves grandparents fled to paris because of their faith. His grandfather had run afoul of Vladimir Lenins bolsheviks and had to leave the