of murder, following the death a teenager in croydon in south london last thursday. there was another fatal stabbing that evening, when a 16 year old boy was killed in hillingdon in west london. it brings to 30 the number of teenage homicides in london in 2021, surpassing the peak of 29 in 2008. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports from hillingdon. in 2021 s final days, paramedics tried to save two young lives. a 15 year old stabbed in a park in croydon, south london, and in hillingdon, west london, a 16 year old with a single stab wound in this green space. two new murder investigations and a record high for the number of teenage murders in one year. children are carrying knives because they feel like they need to protect themselves. and i m putting the message out there to every child, please, you need to understand the pain of parents and siblings that have lost somebody to murder. violent crime is falling, but not when it comes to young people murdered in
homes. tens of thousands of people were evacuated as the fires tore through suburban areas of boulder county on thursday. gary 0 donoghue has this report. winds of more than 100 mph drove the flames across more than 1600 acres of suburban colorado, which would normally have snow on the ground at this time of year. the fires spread quickly through homes and businesses, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. the emergency services did their best, but the sheer speed of the fire took everyone by surprise. coming down this road, the ditches and things and the trees, they re all up in flames. like, there s embers everywhere. packed myself, my cat and. just keep our fingers crossed. local officials declared a state of emergency, unlocking federal funds to help fight the blaze, and the governor spoke to president biden. this was a disaster in fast motion, all over the course of half a day, nearly all the damage, many families having minutes, minutes to get whateve
a 15 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death a teenager in croydon in south london last thursday. there was another fatal stabbing that evening, when a 16 year old boy was killed in hillingdon in west london. it brings to 30 the number of teenage homicides in london in 2021, surpassing the peak of 29 in 2008. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports from hillingdon. in 2021 s final days, paramedics tried to save two young lives. a 15 year old stabbed in a park in croydon, south london, and in hillingdon, west london, a 16 year old with a single stab wound in this green space. two new murder investigations and a record high for the number of teenage murders in one year. children are carrying knives because they feel like they need to protect themselves. and i m putting the message out there to every child, please, you need to understand the pain of parents and siblings that have lost somebody to murder. violent crime is falling, bu
with some countries carrying on with their parties despite concerns about the pandemic. good evening. the pressure on the nhs has been brought into sharp focus by the latest official figures on staff absences related to covid. those absences in acute nhs trusts in england increased up by more than 40% during christmas week. an average of more than 25,000 health workers were off sick or isolating every day. the rapid spread of the 0micron variant is underlined by the latest estimates from the office for national statistics, which suggest that one in 30 people in the uk tested positive for covid in the period before christmas. 0ur health correspondent katherine da costa reports. most nhs staff will be glad to see the back of 2021. nearly two years into this pandemic, many are exhausted. a spike in covid cases is driving a rise in staff sickness. in england, london is worst affected with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent for covid related reasons in the week before christ
of two murdered sisters and shared the images on whatsapp groups have been jailed for two years and nine months each. a barrister for the victims of the grenfell tower fire tells the public inquiry into the disaster that governments lack of openness should be regarded as one of the major scandals of our time. and every household in wales will be offered a free tree to plant in an effort to help tackle climate change. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the goverment has set out a ten year strategy for dealing with drugs in england and wales. the prime minister says the focus will be on supporting the rehabiliation of drug addicts, doing more to discourage recreational users, and coming down hard on drug gangs. £780 million will be spent on improving treatment services over the next three years. £300m has been pledged to crack down on drug gangs. it s thought there are more than 260,000 heroin addicts in england and almost a million people using cocaine every year in en