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hello and welcome to bbc news. sierra leone s vice president says the state will provide economic assistance to the families of a hundred people killed on friday when a fuel tanker exploded in the capital, freetown. the city s hospitals have been overwhelmed by the number of people injured. umaru fofana reports from freetown. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy traffic jam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were set alight. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until 4:00. the last set of bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue, for us to get a total headcount. just outside here are anxious relatives ....
an indigenous person from the mountains and this is personally important to me, because climate change is killing my people. it is killing indigenous peoples round the world.. we are at the front line of the impacts of climate change, but we have the least carbon footprint. if the climate summit has so far focused on the decisions made by world leaders and teams gathered here in glasgow, today is about the people, the thousands gathered calling for change. discussions inside cop today focusing on nature. tough topics including the timetable for reviewing emissions cuts, raising finance for if poorest countries and the rules for checking that countries and companies keep their promise, still lie ahead. this afternoon was mostly peaceful. but there were a small number of arrests including this group of scientists being led away by police, after blocking a bridge. organisers of today s events said there were over 300 climate demonstrations worldwide, from the streets of lo ....
tens of thousands of people march through glasgow demanding new steps to tackle global warming one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. we must demand that our readers stop meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. more pressure on manchester united as they lose at home to neighbours manchester city in the derby that and the rest of the day s sport in sportsday at half past six. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a conservative mp, who d beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules, was shameful and wrong. he said the government s actions were unworthy of this or any government, and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed, was un conservative. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here. and so the verdict of those that have on the man who now do ....
climate protests taking place across the uk. we must demand that our leaders stop holding meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. more pressure on manchester united as they lose at home manchester city all the afternoon s action in sportsday at quarter to eight. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a tory mp who d beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules was both shameful and wrong. he said the government s actions were unworthy of this or any government, and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed, was un conservative. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here. and so the verdict of those that have on the man who now does matter. particularly when they are in the same party. and even more so when a former tory prime minister brands the current tory prime minister ....
place across the uk. we must demand that our leaders stop holding meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. and norwich city sack manager daniel farke despite picking up theirfirst of the season at brentford earlier. and in half an hour jordan dunbar reports on unregulated mental health treatment online. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a tory mp who d beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules was both shameful and wrong. he said the government s actions were unworthy of this or any government, and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed, was un conservative. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here. and so the verdict of those that have on the man who now does matter. particularly when they are in the same party. and even more so when a former tory prime minis ....