A call by borisjohnson for the eu to engage fully with his brexit proposals with 11 days to go before a key summit. Ginger baker Ground Breaking rock drummer has died at the age of 80. Now on bbc news its tome for inside out yorkshire and lincolnshire. Tracy gee speaks to firefighters who believe theirjob caused them to have cancer. Welcome to the programme. I am welcome to the programme. I am keely welcome to the programme. I am keely donovan. Coming up this week . The firefighters who believe theirjob has caused them to have cancer. Firefighters need to stop having their lives totally turned upside down with cancer. The men and women still living in fear of redundancy as the future of scunthorpes steelworks, fear of redundancy as the future of scu nthorpes steelworks, hangs fear of redundancy as the future of scunthorpes steelworks, hangs in the balance. This scunthorpes steelworks, hangs in the balance. This time it felt very difference, like we were at the edge of the abyss. And th
The men and women still living in fear of redundancy, as the future of scunthorpe steelworks hangs in the balance. This time, it felt very different we was at the edge of the abyss. And the week the world came to yorkshire to celebrate a festival of cycling. Many professions have a level of risk, but firefighters face an invisible threatjust as deadly as the flames that they tackle every day. Our reporter tracy gee has been given exclusive access to research being done into harmful toxins found on firefighters clothes and equipment, which may have a link to cancer. Firefighters need to stop having their lives totally turned upside down with cancer. Weve got firefighters getting cancer all the time on all watches and all stations, and things need to be done about it. Up and down the country, firefighters are dying of this due to them saving lives in the line of duty. And thatjob is killing them. All of it, that im aware of, states that you cant prove or disprove a link to cancer. It is
The International Fire Training Centre in darlington in the north of england. This is where brave firefighters come from around the world to learn the latest techniques in fighting all kinds of blazes. They can simulate a huge variety of fire scenarios here, oil rigs, industrialfires. That is an overturned fuel tanker, and they can simulate any size of aircraft from the smallest to the largest. That is an airbus a380 and this is a boeing 747. And it is notjust about gearing up and grabbing the hose. Every fire is different. And each needs to be treated intelligently to make sure you and the people you are trying to save have the best chance of survival. Wow my goodness. They are using the water as a protective shield. So it keeps the two fires apart, using the water. Keeping the left hand one at bay and then extinguishing the right one before we deal with the left. The centre tries to make each scenario as realistic as possible, not just the fire, but the treatment of the casualties as
Holiday monday on record. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news reflecting one of the great test innings, as ben stokes keeps england alive in the ashes. Good afternoon. World leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. The french president said most of the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, with the rest providing technical support. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore lost habitat. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. Borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other World Leaders to discuss what can be done. This morning the Prime Minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the months to come. Order
By donald tusk, as World Leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister will urge President Trump not to escalate a trade war with china when they meet at the summit. Brazils president has bowed to International Pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the Record Number of fires in the amazon forest. British Airways Apologises after admitting that some e mails sent to passengers telling them theirflights had been cancelled because of a pilots strike were sent in error. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me arejohn rentoul, whos the chief political commentator at the independent, and the broadcaster penny smith. Many of tomorrows papers are already in, with g7 summit in biarritz dominating the front pages. The mail on sunday says borisjohnson is expected to tell eu leaders at the summit that under a no deal brexit, britain doesnt have to pay £30 billion of the so called divorce bill. The sunday