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On the first ever International Paramedics Day, ambulance officers at St John and Wellington Free Ambulance are petitioning for the service to be returned to public ownership as part of current health system restructures, amid rising concerns about how the service is being run, including the issue of ‘ramping’ at busy hospitals

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Brann har fått en fryktelig åpning med seks strake tap og Kåre Ingebrigtsen har fått det hett rundt ørene. Vi tror Brann stilner stormen og de blir en av våre sikre på søndagskupongen.

Wildfires across the country, many of which are not contained. and it is igniting a call for action on climate change. simon colin has a look at conditions there. what region is this? we have been hearing you talk during commercial there. it sounds like the winds are very severe. >> reporter: well, youre right, natalie. just in the last hour, the temperature has dropped by more than 10 degrees celsius. with that has come quite gusty winds. this is going to make firefighting conditions more diffi...

Continue to work furiously to contain massive bushfires as the death toll continues to rise. since september, nine people have been killed as a heat wave continues to amplify fires. simon cullen has more on whats going on. >> reporter: the devastation is continuing with confirmation that the death toll has risen to nine, including the two firefighters who died last week while battling the blazes. authorities say about 800 homes have now been destroyed. queensland and new south wales have been mo...

Irony that president trump and gop senate candidate roy moore are accused of worse sexual misconduct and have not stepped aside. ill speak with a democrat on the intelligence and foreign affairs committee and our correspondents and specialists are also standing by. first, lets go to cnns sara sidner. shes in ventura, california, with more on the fire crisis. sara, what is the latest? >> reporter: and were at a farm or on some ones property and they let us take a look from their balance con me an...

even get back to it. its moving probably 8, 10 miles an hour across the ground. so, you know, god help us. thats all. thats all we can do right now. [ sirens ] a whole different story in the east. remnants of tropical storm lee sweeping through the area. the storm left one person dead in mississippi, knocking out power to thousands all across the south. stocks deep in the red. the dow fell more than 250 points just after the opening bell. right now still hanging down. new concerns ab...