david davis says the first the first formal talks over brexit have been constructive . it was clear from the opening that both of us want to achieve the best possible outcome and the strongest possible partnership, one that works for the uk and for the eu. emergency workers in portugal continue to evacuate people put at risk by major forest fires in the centre of the country. tributes are being paid to the former playschool presenter brian cant who has died at the age of 83. we will be speaking to baroness stowell benjamin, a fellow presenter who appeared on many shows with him. good evening and welcome to bbc news. nine people have been injured in what theresa may has described as a sickening terrorist attack on muslims in north london. one man died though he d collapsed before the attack, and the cause of his death isn t clear. it happened outside the muslim welfare house shortly after midnight. many of the victims had been taking part in evening prayers after breaking t
from the nigerian government today. half of the food aid meant for people who ve been forced to leave home because of islamists in the north east has not reached them. here s a statement from the acting president diversion of relief materials has dogged food delivery , he then references the reported diversion of over 50 trucks in every 100 trucks sent . he also announced that hundreds of soldiers and police will guard the convoys in an effort to keep them safe. you want a measure of how pressing the situation is for some nigerians, the situation is for some nigerians, the un is estimating eight and a half million people are in need of life saving aid. close to 6 million require emergency health care and with reference to that islamist insurgency being driven by boko haram in the north east of nigeria, that has left over 2.5 million people away from their homes. we saw that statement from the acting president in nigeria, we got in touch with our correspondent there, martin
the official brexit talks get under way between the united kingdom and the european union. in central portugal, extensive areas have been evacuated as forest fires continue to spread at least 62 people have died. and, a cultural giant reborn we visit dublin to see the wonders on display at the new look national gallery. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: a morale boosting win for england, as the under 21s come from behind to beat slovakia in their european championships‘ group game in poland. good evening. police are still questioning a man on suspicion of terrorism offences, after a van was driven into a crowd of worshippers last night near a mosque in north london. witnesses say the driver shouted that he wanted to kill muslims. the attack happened in finsbury park shortly after midnight. 11 people were injured and one man died though he d collapsed before the attack and the cause of his death isn t clear. a van was driven onto the pavement, hitting people in i
watched the fires approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84 year old marta da conceicao was helped in by her daughter. oh god, oh god, it was awful , she tells me. like hell . of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. the former play school and play away presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. a house with a door. a mainstay of children s tv throughout the 1960s and 70s he also provided the voiceovers for programmes such as camberwick green and trumpton. brian cant had been suffering from parkinson s disease for a number of years. there have been many tributes today toa there have been many tributes today to a real pioneer of children s television. the national gallery of ireland, home to great masters including caravaggio, rembrandt and goya, has played a leading role in irish culture for more than 150 years, inspiring giants such as
he was 22. his family blame his death on what they call the torturous mistreatment he received. president trump said mr warmbier had faced tough conditions under a brutal regime. peter bowes reports. otto warmbier was travelling in north korea as a tourist when he was arrested in january last year. north korea as a tourist when he was arrested injanuary last year. if it attempted to steal a propaganda sign from the hotel as a souvenir. before his trial at a news conference, he tea rfully confessed his trial at a news conference, he tearfully confessed tried to take the sign as a trophy. a month later, the sign as a trophy. a month later, the economics student from the university of virginia was paraded through the halls of north korean supreme court found guilty and sentenced to 15 years hard labour after a one hour trial. soon after he fell into a coma. north korea said he contracted botulism but on his return home, his american dog is said there was no evidence to support t