up during re entry. major disruption on some of the uk s busiest rail lines will continue today after cracks were found in some of the high speed trains. it s thought 180 trains made by hitachi had to be taken out of service. great western railway and london north eastern railway have advised passengers not to travel on sunday and they ve warned that disruption could continue through the week. katy austin s report contains flashing images. these high speed hitachi 800 series trains weren t running this morning they needed to be kept back for inspections after thin cracks were found in some, as the boss of hitachi rail told me. it s actually on the metal on the body where the passengers sit, with the underside of the train, which is what it actually runs on. and so that area is critical for the operation of the train, and so just to make sure that we are very safe, we took that decision to withdraw the trains while we just made sure that we fully understood the situation and
now on bbc news, more than 700 people have been killed by the myanmar military since they seized power three months ago. our world follows a brother and sister now fighting for their future. this film contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. myanmar is in the grips of an uprising, triggered by a military coup. protesters are demanding a return to democracy. they are met with brutal force. borders are closed, the internet is blocked. the military doesn t want the world to see this. we follow a brother and sister who are part of a generation that briefly experienced democracy. they are now fighting for their future. yangon. myanmar s biggest city was opening up after decades of oppressive military rule. bhone and his sister cindy lived through a brief period of democracy. for the last five years, the military has been sharing power with aung san suu kyi s party. all that changed on the first of february, when general min aung hlaing staged a coup. since then, they
dozens of people had to be rescued from a tower block in east london on friday morning after a fire broke out and spread over three floors. the flats are partially covered in cladding similar to the type used at grenfell tower. more than 30 people needed medical treatment for smoke inhalation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. for people in flats with fire safety issues, this is the nightmare. open the door! it s open, it s open. but at nine this morning, it s what confronted residents. as i opened the door to leave my flat, that s when i bumped into one of the security guards running up, screaming that there s a fire, there s a fire, get out, and he was sweating and i could clearly tell that this was serious, it wasn t a drill. 120 firefighters tackled the flames and rescued residents, some suffering from the effects of the smoke. we recognise this has got cladding that is very similar to grenfell. we have got our fire investigation teams and our fire sa
a minke whale that has been stranded in the river thames near richmond has had to be put down. rescuers say it was in poor health and was too young to survive on its own in the sea. the whale was first spotted on sunday and drew large crowds after it got stuck at richmond lock. tim muffett reports. a sad end to what has been an extraordinary day at teddington lock in south west london. the minke whale that had become stranded in the river thames was euthanised this evening. animal welfare experts say it was the only way to avoid any more unnecessary suffering. the whale was first seen late yesterday afternoon. it had become stranded on a concrete ramp on richmond lock, around two miles along the river. and a seven hour rescue operation began. during the night, the whale was towed away so that vets could try and carry out a health check. but it swam free from its harness. today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again. for a
the prime minister has announced a full independent enquiry into the handling of the coronavirus. borisjohnson said it would start next spring and put state actions under the microscope. the labour leader welcomed the enquiry but said it should begin as soon as possible. after more than one year of covid trauma, there are lessons the country must learn. the uk has one of the highest covid death rates in the world. were why when we better prepared for a pandemic? were the right decisions made at the right time? right time? you must stay-at-home. - right time? you must stay-at-home. to - right time? you must - stay-at-home. to protect the most vulnerable? stay-at-home. to protect the most vulnerable? and - stay-at-home. to protect the most vulnerable? and why i stay-at-home. to protect the | most vulnerable? and why did some things go better than others. ~ , ., u, others. when you get the call, aet others. when you get the call, net the others. when you get the call, get the