hello and welcome. the south african authorities say that a massive fire inside the parliament building in cape town has completely destroyed the national assembly. police have arrested a forty nine year old suspect, and charged him with theft and arson. the building was empty for the new year holidays and there ve been no casualties. president cyril ramaphosa, who earlier visited the scene, described the fire as devastating. our correspondent nomsa maseko has more from capetown. an historic building on fire. plumes of smoke engulfing south africa s parliament. within hours, the fire tore through the complex and completely destroyed the main debating chamber. sirens. more than 60 fire fighters battling to extinguish the blaze. the damage is significant and there are fears that some parts of the structure which was built in the late 1800s could collapse. the entire parliamentary complex is severely damaged, waterlogged and smoke damaged. so there is going to be damage extensiv
family is all about optics, they basically, the rule at our pleasure. you have to look beyond reproach but whether or not they are is another matter. that s it for the papers this evening. goodbye. one of sport s most iconic stars, siya kolisi made history by becoming the first black captain of south african test rugby, leading his team to world cup glory in 2019. for so long a symbol of white minority rule, the triumph of a diverse springbok side is a potent symbol of hope, progress and pride in the rainbow nation. the win capped a remarkable fairy tale for a man brought up amid poverty and violence in a township, but whose spirit and talent saw him rise to become one of the most inspirational figures in sport. now in a new autobiography, kolisi has revealed more about his life, and he agreed to speak to me from his home in south africa about what he wants to achieve now. this is his journey. i believe it s notjust my story, it s the story of many south africans. and a lot o
a breathless four goal thriller at stamford bridge had everything that a winner as chelsea draw with liverpool. rafa on the rocks. the pressure continues to mount on benitez as everton are beaten by brighton. at the ashes, england s head coach chris silverwood tests positive for covid 19, but his squad remain positive on the field of play. we are coming away 3 2. obviously, we have lost the series, but we are keeping our head up that we did not let them walk all over us and we pushed back a little bit. also coming up in the programme. great britain start 2022 with a win at the atp cup, but onlyjust, after getting past germany. and how cold is too cold for sport? we ll tell you why this winter classic really lived up to its name. hello and welcome to sportsday. sometimes, the games that we give the big billing to don t quite live up to the hype. not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today. it was second against third in the table and they gave us a thrilli
friends steps to keep themselves safe and friends and family safe. fire engulfs the parliament building in south africa after its sprinkler system failed. and the kenyan anthropologist and politician and the kenyan anthropologist and politician richard leakey famous for fossii politician richard leakey famous for fossil discoveries which shed light on human fossil discoveries which shed light on human evolution has died at the a-e on human evolution has died at the age of on human evolution has died at the age of 70~ hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. secondary schools in england have been told that children should wear face coverings in classrooms to help stop the omicron covid 19 variant from disrupting the new term. the move brings england into line with the rest of the uk. unions have welcomed the advice while also warning that staff shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. sanchia berg reports. i
themselves safe and keep their friends themselves safe and keep their friends and family safe. fire engulfs the parliament building in south africa after its sprinkler system failed. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution has died aged 77. and coming up a roundup of today s sport in sportsday. hello and welcome to bbc news. secondary schools in england have been told that children should wear face coverings in classrooms to help stop the omicron covid i9 variant from disrupting the new term. the move brings england into line with the rest of the uk. unions have welcomed the advice while also warning that staff shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. sanchia berg reports. in scotland, pupils have been wearing masks as they learn with the windows open for the last few months. the picture is similar now in northern ireland and wal