in a mosque in pakistan, at least 59 people have died and more than 150 have been injured in a suspected bomb attack. three years to the week when the uk left the european union, is it now possible to measure the economic impact of brexit? # well, i heard it through the grapevine.# and we remember barrett strong, the man behind much of the motown magic. and coming up on the bbc news channel. jarrod bowen on target for west ham against derby county in the fa cup with the winner taking on manchester united in the fifth round. good evening. for the first time in 20 years, firefighters and control room staff in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland have voted to go on strike. the main dispute is over pay, and the result of the ballot was overwhelming. the fire brigades union said while the mandate was very clear, it would not announce any dates for strike action until it had held talks with fire service employers in all parts of the uk. it s the latest in a series of pay
lots of tributes today and rightly so to the great motown songwriter barrett strong, who has died aged 81. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. today we had some decent sunshine and a lot of dry weather. probably one of the best days of the week, with sunshine and relatively mild area as well. but we have got a change on the way. the weather is about to get a lot windier. zooming into the north atlantic, we can see this beautiful area of low pressure with the weather fronts spiralling down into the centre of the low pressure like water down the plug hole. actually, although this is over 1000 miles away, the fronts are connected and dangling right across the uk at the moment and pushing the rain south and east. they will bring outbreaks of rain overnight, the one here is quite weak and the cold front bringing some heavier rain for a time southwards across scotland, northern ireland and into parts of northern england and north wales by the end of the night. alth
former new zealand rugby international campbelljohnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. # i heard it through the bright side, not much longer would you be mine. i? side, not much longer would you be mine. , , ., ., be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend barry be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend barry strong i be mine. # tributes are paid to l motown legend barry strong who has died at the age of 81. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian
former new zealand rugby international campbell johnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. music and we remember the man behind many motown hits, barrett strong, who has died at the age of 81. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, later. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in it wache. israel s knew far right elise minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem was bulldozed east jeru
major hit, money, in 1960. # you should have told me yourself # that you loved someone else # instead, i heard it through the grapevine.# along with long time collaborator norman whitfield, he wrote this classic for marvin gaye. # heard it through the grapevine.# and this one for the temptations. # papa was a rollin stone # wherever he laid his hat was his home.# the motown founder, berry gordy, said that barrett strong s songs were revolutionary and captured the spirit of the times. the motown songwriter barrett strong who s died aged 81.