The last is enclave in mosul. The army has told the bbc that british fighters are among the militants. Earlier, the Iraqi Military said it had captured almost all of the area our correspondent orla guerin, and cameraman nico hameon, have sent us this report from the front line. Heading to the front line in mosul. You have to run. And beware of snipers. But troops from iraqs Emergency Response division are advancing every day. The target here a hospital complex. We move deeper into the battle. Getting a chance to see how the fight is being taken to the so called Islamic State. Urban warfare at its most intimate. Near enough to throw a hand grenade. Then this. Well, the fight here is at extremely close quarters, this is the most forward position the iraqi troops have. They tell us that the nearest is position is just 15 metres away, and when they are firing here, the distance is so small that sometimes they can see the faces of the is militants. The troops here, mostly young, determined to end a reign of terror. Daesh came and killed civilians, says ali mahdi, they destroyed life in the city, our duty is to bring mosul back to life. Here is the Hospital Building where commanders say about 200 foreign militants are holed up, including some britons. That is what our intelligence tells us, says colonel falah al abdan, and also we heard them speaking on the radio we can tell their nationality from that. Now their caliphate is turning to ash, their positions being pounded from above with a series of air strikes. We counted three in an hour. Part of the final push to eliminate an enemy that once controlled a third of iraq. Orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. Years of conflict in yemen have destroyed the countrys infrastructure. The collapse of water and Sanitation Systems has left almost 15 Million People without access to basic health care. As a result, easily treatable diseases such as cholera are spreading at an unprecedented rate. More than 200,000 people are believed to be infected, and more than 1,300 people have already died a quarter of them children. Dr Richard Brennan is the World Health Organisations director of emergency operations. Hejoins us now live. Good to have you with us. Talk through the particular challenges are facing in yemen, giving the damage done to infrastructure. The conflict has been going on for a couple of years but that has been on the back of decades of underdevelopment and political tensions. There has been intense conflict over the last two years, divided government in yemen so there isa divided government in yemen so there is a government based in the northern city, the southern city, which has the backing of international communities, the legitimate government. There are huge problems with access to people in need because of conflict. There are Major Political cliches to get access to people in need because of the divided political situation. As you rightly say, a lack of support for the Health System over the years has really resulted in major deterioration in the infrastructure any Health Service available so we estimate now that 14. 8 Million People do not have access to basic health care. Along with that, health ca re health care. Along with that, Health Care Workers, among the best and brightest, have left the country or not being paid and many have not been paid for eight months. So defend very difficult to get these Health Care Workers to come to the facility. There has been a Big International effort to address these problems, massive Cholera Outbreak that you mention but the hurdles are substantial indeed. You have dealt with other conflict zones and trying to reach people in desperate need, how does the situation compare with what you have seen elsewhere . This is certainly amongst the toughest that i have been faced with. There are more people in need of humanitarian assistance generally in yemen today there now are in any other country around the world. It isa other country around the world. It is a tough situation for the committee globally right now. The who, we have great emergencies, major crisis and, normally would with expect one of those every couple of years, we have seven ongoing at the moment. Including syria and a rock, somalia, south sudan and so on. The Yemen Situation which has been declared one of the pre famine situated globally right now is at least one of the top two oi now is at least one of the top two or three in terms of. Need and level of difficulty in which to work. 0k, richard, many thanks for that. Apologies for the glitches on the line but thank you for persisting. At least 150 people have died after an Oil Tanker Caught fire in pakistan, according to the authorities there. More than 100 other people are in Critical Condition in hospital. The fire started after a tanker carrying 50,000 litres of petrol overturned on the outskirts of bahawalpur in punjab province. Villagers rushed to collect the fuel and a dropped cigarette may have caused the explosion. Secunder kermani reports. Hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker, despite being warned not to. In this impoverished area, they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even empty water bottles. But moments later, grief and Anguish Thousands of litres of petrol went up in flames, engulfing those nearby. Early reports suggest the blaze began when someone lit a cigarette. Translation the oil tanker capsized, people shouted, oil, oil the local Traffic Police asked people to leave, warning it may explode, then suddenly there was fire. Translation i had already taken some petrol, i was about to fill another can but felt dizzy due to the fumes so decided not to go back for more. Dozens of the injured had to be airlifted to hospital. The nearest burns unit is around 100 miles away from the site. Medical teams worked flat out to assist the injured and console the bereaved. Some in pakistan have blamed the victims for rushing towards the scene of the accident, but in other quarters there is a sense of anger that people here are not educated enough about basic safety issues, and that Poverty Forces them to risk their lives for a few litres of free petrol. The tragedy casts a shadow over preparations for the muslim festival of eid al fitr, due to take place here tomorrow. Instead of celebrations, therell be funerals. Secunder kermani, bbc news, karachi. Materials used in 60 high rise buildings in the uk have failed safety tests done after a huge fire in west london which killed at least 79 people. Local authorities have been testing the external cladding used on some of their residential blocks. So far, every single sample has failed the fire safety test. Thousands of residents were evacuated from other blocks in london but some refused to leave, as Duncan Kennedy reports pendleton in salford, the latest location where Tower Block Cladding is being removed, an unsettling sight for another group of residents who have lived here many years. It has left us, as residents, very confused and very concerned about the safety of where we live. Tonight the government released new figures showing the latest buildings to have tests on cladding. They show a 100 failure rate on samples. 60 buildings have now failed those tests. The buildings stretch across 25 local authorities. Immediacy is to give advice to the residents, to reassure the residents, and ensure those buildings that are high rise buildings are as safe as they possibly can as quickly as possible. The government says it can test around 100 samples in any 24 hour period, but at the moment it is only testing eight or nine a day, so with up to 600 tower blocks in need of testing, unless those samples start arriving much more quickly, this is going to take a very long time. Arnold has been a Fire Safety Expert for 20 years. He says cladding currently only has to withstand flame tests from the front he says this simply isnt enough. Make the tests more robust. Test everything, test every angle, then you will know it works. In camden, entire families have today been hauling their possessions away from four tower blocks as Safety Measures are being put in. The room will be ready. We went with maureen and 87 year old father edward to check out a hotel, unsure if they should leave their tower. I have heard they are quite hot. Lovely, 0k. Maureen went in and filmed on her mobile phone, looking for reassurance. There are flies in here afterwards, she seemed satisfied with what was being offered. How was it . How was the hotel . 0k, not too bad. Good enough . Yeah, good enough. Will you move in . Yes, we will. Tonight, residents in camden who have moved out of their tower blocks have been with muslims celebrating the end of ramadan, a small moment of relaxation amid the uncertainties their lives now face. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in north london. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. At least seven people died when the worlds second highest cable car crashed in the Tourist Resort of gulmarg in indian administered kashmir. Police say the cable that operates the six seater cabins snapped due to strong winds. Hundreds were stranded in the dangling cabins but were later rescued. The Italian Government has stepped in with 19 billion to wind up two struggling banks. The amount is three times higher than originally forecast. 5 billion will go to bail out Banca Popolare di vicenza and veneto banca with the remainder set aside to cover bad loans. The Prime Minister defended the use of public money to avoid a disorderly bankruptcy. Hundreds of police have lined the streets of istanbul to try and stop the annual Gay Pride March from going ahead. Its the third year in a row the march has been banned Authorities Say its because of Security Concerns after threats from far right groups. More than 2,000 people in south west spain have been evacuated from the path of a huge forest fire. The fire broke out in a pine forest near the city of huelva on saturday night. Its being treated as a level one maximum threat, by emergency services. Windy conditions are making it difficult to bring the flames under control. Stay with us on Bbc World News, coming up in sport. The latest installment in formula 0nes great rivalry championship leader Sebastian Vettel takes on Lewis Hamilton in the azerbaijan grand prix. We have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country. I take pride in the words. He believes god told him to plead guilty and that was the end of it. They have advised the government that the increase in lung cancer is due to smoking tobacco. Hello, this is a Bbc World News today. As Iraqi Forces Close in on so called Islamic State in the heart of mosul the militants launch a counter attack. And more than 150 people are killed as an oil tanker bursts into flames in the pakistani province of punjab. Tulson tollett has all the sport. Lewis hamilton called Sebastian Vettels driving disgusting after the two clashed in an incident packed azerbaijan grand prix. A remarkable race that featured three safety cars and several crashes was won by red bulls daniel ricciardo. Vettel was penalised for hitting Hamiltons Mercedes as they prepared for a re start following a safety car. Hamilton was on course for victory with 19 laps to go in baku, but was forced to stop to replace the head rest on his car. He ended up fifth, Behind Vettel whos extended his championship lead over the briton to 1a points. 18 year old canadian lance role came in third for williams. Germany and chile are through to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup in russia. Germany beat cameroon 3 1 in sochi, and the moment of the game came when the referee consulted the Video Assistant Referee after this reckless high challenge by Ernest Mabouka on emre can. But it was Sebastien Siani who was wrongly sent off in a case of mistaken identity. It was only after cameroons players insisted the players review the incident again that he sent off the right person. Timo werner scored twice in a dominant germany performance. Chile advanced after a 1 1 draw with australia in moscow. James troisi put the socceroos on the front foot with a goal just before the half time interval but chile only needing a draw to qualify for the last four levelled matters through Martin Rodriguez giving them all they required tojoin germany in the semifinals. With a week to go until wimbledon someone, who knows a thing or two about winning it, petra kvitova, has won just her second tournament back since returning from a Knife Attack Injury with victory in birmingham. The czech, whos a two time champion at the all england club, defeated 21 year old australian asheligh barty, having suffered the attack during a robbery at her home in december. The 27 year olds hand was damaged and was out of action until last months french open, having been told she may not play again. And after dropping the first set, came back to triumph 4 6 6 3 6 2. I could not imagine a better comeback. I won a trophy, about what is why i was fighting to play tennis again. I was still able to have great motivation to win titles for example here in birmingham. Roger federer created history of his own by winning his ninth title at halle on sunday. The 18 time grand slam champion was a straight sets winner over Germanys Alexander Zverev in less than an hour. The 35 year old top seed lost his first match of the Grass Court Season last week in stuttgart to tommy haas, but was back on track at halle culminating in this 6 1, 6 3 victory over the home favourite zverev. Now to cricket, where south africa beat pakistan by three wickets in their first match of the womens world cup in leicester. Pakistan posted their highest ever world cup score with Opener Nahida Khan making 79 as they finished on 206 8. In response south africa slumped from 113 for no loss to 177 for seven with number nine Shabnim Ismail striking consecutive boundaries in the 49th over to secure a win. Not so good for south africas men, though. Theyve lost to england 2 1 in their best of three t20 series. Chasing 182 to win, the proteas came up 19 runs short. The two sides will next contest a four match test series, which starts on the 6th ofjuly. Thats all the sport for now. Thank you. For the natives of alaska, the challenge of Climate Change means traditional Reindeer Hunting Seasons are becoming shorter. That means changes to farming techniques including larger herds to take advantage of the weather windows. 0ur North America correspondent james cook has been to western alaska to find out more. This is roger. Isnt he cute . Dont worry. He is a pet. But his cousins may not be so lucky. Reindeer meat is lean, tender, high in protein and low in cholesterol. In russia they use it as a stew. In finland as part of a cheese soup and in alaska. As ice cream. It is high in carbs and fat. You load up the fat bees with lots of berries, different kind of berries and it is pretty tasty. Traditionally this land was home to hunters of wild caribou. But as temperatures rise, everything changes. 0n the coast of alaska, people are used to fending for themselves, to surviving without outside help. But even here, there is now a feeling that the rest of the world should pay attention, because local problems are becoming global concerns. And while politicians wonder about those problems, these people are finding that hunting is harder than ever. The elders, they are watching Climate Change and versus back in the day when they knew exactly when to go hunting and to do this and that. Now they have to play with the weather. The winters are colder and a little shorter and spring is coming earlier and a lot warmer. And so the reshaping of alaska, with Permafrost Melting and glaciers thawing provides an opportunity. We have millions of hectares of the most productive ranch land in the world. But it is underutilised. We can put reindeer on these ranch lands. But there is a problem. Reindeer have good pr. We need reindeer to feed people and so i guess it is myjob to take the magic out of christmas. Plans are now underway to fly thousands of reindeer to remote alaskan villages for farms. Rump of rudolph could yet become an alaskan delicacy. It took him six years from his small stage debut, but tonight, ed sheeran will be the Closing Headliner at the glastonbury music festival, in the south west of england. Last night the foo fighters finally had their chance to headline, two years after an injury meant they were forced to pull out of the festival. A lot of activity. Mind your head. A sense of what is going on. This is the very end of a festival. Three days of music here, a wide variety of acts, the consensus seems to be from most people here that it has gone obituary well. A didactic energetic performances. A range of a cts energetic performances. A range of acts across the whole site, ranging from people like Grime Artists to an explosion of disco here on the main stage earlier where barry gibb played Beegees Classics and now rogers played some of the greatest disco songs of the 70s and 80s. People are now waiting for the Closing Headliner, mr ed sheeran. Tens of thousands of people out there waiting to see him. Along with there waiting to see him. Along with the wonderful weather, glastonbury is usually the other m word, muddy. That has been very little. It has meant that most people recorded as being a success. We are relying on ed sheeran to finish that. Mentioning ed sheeran, he is very much a mainstream musician, mainstream performer. Do you think perhaps glastonbury has lost some of the edginess, the types of site or has that been very much stillbirth, still present . Ido still present . I do not think so. Grime artist headlining, you see so much going on. If you look at recent years, metallica playing, jay z a couple of yea rs metallica playing, jay z a couple of years ago. They do like to take something a bit risky and not exactly out of the mainstream that the outer edges of that that mainstream British Music bands that might not want to go see. Look at the line up this year, radiohead headlining, adored by theirfans the line up this year, radiohead headlining, adored by their fans and then foo fighters, a great rock band. I know weve got the biggest orders from the uk at the moment, ed sheeran. He has been dominating the singles charts, number one albums, extraordinary. I think the combination of all those things across glastonbury mean that people do not feel it has lost its edginess because the kind of music they want, they can always find. Just briefly, the crowds there waiting in great anticipation. They wa nt to waiting in great anticipation. They want to be wild. Any surprises that we might have from ed sheeran later . No, we are always waiting to find out if people are going to have special guest coming in or anything like that. Dunn has been playing his cards very close to his chest. The kind of artist he is, hejust likes to let his personality shine out. It would not surprise me if we saw this kind of big celebrities from other music artist coming out tonight because hes not really that kind of artist, the people that are here wa nted artist, the people that are here wanted cb ed sheeran that they love from his albums and this year when he has extremely success. Have a great evening. I hope the weather holds out as well. Dont forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter im benmbland. This is bbc in world news today. Thank you for watching. Good evening. We will start with a look at The Big Picture. 0ne good evening. We will start with a look at The Big Picture. One area of low pressure to the north east of the United Kingdom heading towards scandinavia and we looked down towards the suburbs for the specs area low pressure towards the suburbs for the specs area low pressure do had our way. There was a bit of a breeze out there, some spells of sunshine but equally a few showers dotted around as well. Mainly into scotland and there was a line of rain the parts of wales and do the midlands. That is heading south and fizzling out. These skies will be clearing for many places. The winds easing down. A shower or two in western scotland, the north coast of Northern Ireland. Clear skies, temperatures dipping away. We will slip into single figures in some rural spots. A fresh start to the working week. A decent staff are many. Particularly the further east you are, either best of the brightest weather. The area low pressure the brightest weather. The area low pressure creeping its way in across ireland. The cloud will be Thickening Up in Northern Ireland through the morning, rain the eventually will set in. After a bright start in wales, you will tend to cloud over. Elsewhere, i there with some good spells of centre and light winds as well. It should feel pleasa nt light winds as well. It should feel pleasant enough out there. Particularly in the south east, temperatures into the low to middle 20s. By the knot, 17 or so. A good deal caller that in aberdeenshire, around 1a celsius on the coast. A pretty wet evening in Northern Ireland, the rain makes progress and to be styled and the west of scotland, up towards the north east as well. 0utbreaks scotland, up towards the north east as well. Outbreaks of rain in the north west of england and wales as well. Here is The Big Picture four tuesday. The area of low pressure across the north of the uk and we have got to watch this area low pressure have got to watch this area low pressure coming up from the neo con didnt as well because that could contain some heavy potentially than do thundery showers. A lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain further north as well. Top temperatures by this stage down to around 21, 20 two celsius. Tuesday night into wednesday, pretty heavy rains across much of england, parts of wales, creeping up into southern scotland. A bit abrasive figures on to the medulla week along the coast as well for the wet and windy here. 0nly as well for the wet and windy here. Only 12 or 13 celsius in newcastle, might get into the Lower 20s In The South eastern corner. Unsettled week, spells of rain, some could be heavy and at times, it could be quite windy. The ireland 150 people have been killed in pakistan when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames. Around 150 people. Police in istanbul have moved in to prevent the citys Gay Pride March from going ahead. British Officials Say 60 high rise buildings that have been checked for fire safety have all failed the test. 600 buildings are
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