Theyre also worried about needing to go to hospital or work how will they get there . Because we are literally expecting a gridlock. Concerns, too, that Lorry Drivers coming in from europe might not have got the message this is a well worn route for those coming in from the Channel Ports. Several closures between now and the end of the year are planned. National highways advised commuters to take the train instead, and to plan in advance. But the advice this weekend . Avoid, avoid. Frances read, bbc news. To our correspondent, mark ashdown. There have been dire warnings. What sense do you get of the predicted Traffic Chaos . This sense do you get of the predicted Traffic Chaos . Traffic chaos . This is an unprecedented Traffic Chaos . This is an l unprecedented moment. Traffic chaos . This is an unprecedented moment. Looking Traffic Chaos . This is an unprecedented moment. Looking behind me, even at this time of day this would normally be absolutely heaving with traffic. Eight lanes of
Live in east jerusalem. The United Nations and the us have expressed concern about israels plans for a military operation in rafah. The city, at the south western edge of gaza, has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of palestinians taking refuge from the fighting elsewhere in the strip. The Israeli Military had previously urged civilians to go there but now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved plans for an assault on hamas militants believed to be based there. The un issued this warning. I think the consequences of a Ground Operation in rafah under the current circumstances would be catastrophic for the people of gaza, for the palestinians. It would be catastrophic for the humanitarian situation. It would be catastrophic or around. The us is one of israels most important supporters but it seems that the Israeli Government has not shared details of the planned assault on rafah with officials in washington. Heres Us National Security council spokesman, john kirb
takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, a residential. building was destroyed as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is sti
village is still there. and as long as the carbon is in the ground, this struggle is not over. russia has launched missile strikes across ukraine, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of the country into an emergency blackout. at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday in dnipro. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. 0ur correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst attacks here in dnipro in many months. we don t know what russia was aiming at or even exactly what caused the damage, but whatever it was, a russian missile or perhaps something intercepted overhead by ukrainian air defence, it tore into this apartment building, carving a great gaping hole. as you can see, rescue workers and volunteers worked frantically for hours, trying to find survivors
a great gaping hole. as you can see, rescue workers and volunteers worked frantically for hours, trying to find survivors, but as night fell, the official number of those killed or injured began to rise inexorably. sirens did sound several times during the afternoon here in dnipro. people were advised to go to their shelters but it s been months since something like this happened here, so it s likely that plenty of people were in their apartments not underground. this all came on a day when russia once again launched attacks all over ukraine, clearly aimed at disabling the country s power grid. with a piece of the country s energy infrastructure not that farfrom here, it s possible that that and not the apartment block was the target of this strike. but it s been two weeks since the last wave of russian attacks on critical infrastructure and people here and in the west had started to wonder if russia might be running out of missiles or thinking of changing its strategy. it se