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thousands of homes have been evacuated in christchurch, new zealand, after two separate fires have combined, covering nearly 5,000 acres. and, a century of the wrens the navy marks the formation of the women s royal naval service during the first world war. it s 5.00pm. our main story is that a potential deal to end the long running dispute on southern rail has been rejected by members of the train drivers‘ union, aslef. in a ballot, 54% voted against the proposal which had been negotiated by the union s leaders. southern says it s hugely disappointed and will be seeking more talks as soon as possible. the union is expected to try to renegotiate the deal. but, for the moment, it means there is still no end in sight to the disruption on one of britain s busiest commuter networks. 0ur correspondent, john young, is at brighton railway station where many commuters affected by the southern rail dispute travel from. more from you and what people have been saying there tod ....
corbyn. 0ur nhs is in crisis because of the lack of funding in social care, with many not getting the care and support they need, those waiting on trolleys. andy moray wins the dubai championships for the first time. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing elections to the irish assembly. we have 127 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. gerry adams has described the result is an end to the old status quo. the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power sharing coalition. in the past hour gerry adams said the result was of huge significance. the election yesterday was in many ways a watershed election. and we havejust started a process of reflecting what it all means. but clearly the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended. and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. we need to reflect on that, but so do the leaders of unionism, and so does everyone on this island and particularly ....