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Welcome to the programme. Starting with the big story that came out of spain over the weekend, where investigators are working to identify the victims of a deadly Nightclub Fire in the southeastern city of murcia. At least 13 people are known to have died in whats believed to be spains worst such disaster in over 30 years. It broke out in the popular teatre nightclub, in the early hours of the morning. Our correspondent, guy hedgecoe, sent this report. The fire began at around 6am in the Fonda M...

And spread to neighbouring properties. Families of the missing and eyewitnesses have been speaking about their experiences. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out, and there were screams saying there were a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still missin...

When the club was still busy. Our reporter in madrid, guy hedgecoe, gave us the latest. Well, we dont know a great deal, and weve heard some heartbreaking stories. A local newspaper down in murcia reported that there was one woman, a 28 year old woman, who has been reported missing, and shes still reported as missing during the fire, and she sent an Audio Message to her parents at around six oclock from inside the nightclub, and she sent an Audio Message saying, i love you, and were going to die...

The city of murcia. The mayor said the fire began at around six in the morning, and it was under control by around seven, however of course by that time it had caused tremendous damage, and at least seven people have been killed by it. To those extraordinary pictures. Thank you very much for that, at these pictures are released by the fire service there. We will come back to spain a little later. The uk Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is in manchester for what could be his last Party Conference bef...

Hello, and thanks forjoining me for unspun world, here at the bbc� s london headquarters. The world is in a parlous state, we know that. But supposing the main, the dominant western country, the united states, were to be run by a man who had Open Contempt for nato, admired Vladimir Putin and kimjong un, but seemed to be spoiling for a fight with china. Well, according to one opinion poll this week, that man could be ten points ahead ofjoe biden in the opinion polls. Well, in one opinion poll. ...

In the southwestern province of balochistan on friday as people celebrated the birth of prophet muhammad. Police say at least 52 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. Police suspect it was a Suicide Attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. Earlier this month, at least 11 people, including a prominent muslim leader, were injured in an explosion in the same district. And dozens of people are trapped beneath a mosque near the city of peshawar. Live now to our correspon...

Last night her family gathered at a vigil by the bus stop where she died. The 17 year old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of a knife. Hell appear at croydon magistrates� court later today. Graham satchell has the story. Late yesterday afternoon, Elianne Andams family gathered on the street in croydon. Guided by a Senior Police officer, they made their way to the exact spot where the 15 year old was stabbed and killed on wednesday. Elianne� s ...

Attack targeted at the religious gathering in mastung city. Earlier this month, at least 11 people, including a prominent muslim leader, were injured in an explosion in the same district, mastung. Live now to our correspondent saheer baloch in islamabad. This is of course an evolving situation. What do we know so far . So what we know so far is that people were congregating near the mosque to commemorate and basically celebrate the Birth Anniversary of prophet mohammed. It was when all of them c...

The British Government has given Energy Companies the green light to develop one of the largest untapped Oil And Gas Fields in uk waters. Rosebank lies in the north sea, about 80 miles west of shetland. Experts say it contains up to 350 Million Barrels of oil. Production could start in 2026, with extraction continuing until at least 2030. Its thought that around 69,000 barrels of oil could be produced every day. That would equate to about 8 of the uks total output. And there would also be natura...

A 6 day strike that has upended hollywood. This does not mean writers are returning to workjust yet. The deal is subject to the final Contract Language and members of the guild will have to approve the deal, and details of the deal were not immediately released. A spokesperson for the writers� guild said the guild says picketing is now suspended but they are encouraging writers to continue to picket with sag aftra. Actors are still on strike with no deal. In washington, capitol us lawmakers ar...