Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has acknowledged public anger at his decision to go on holiday while his country faces a bushfire crisis. Mr morrison said if he could go back, he would have made a different choice. The fires are expected to worsen with more hot dry weather expected. Mr morrison did acknowledge the role of Climate Change, but said warming temperatures couldnt be connected to any single fire. Gareth barlow reports. This is the remarkable, almost apocalyptic, scene facing firefighters tackling australias deadly and devastating wildfires. Fire chiefs described saturday as an awful day. As thousands of personnel tackle raging infernos, the countrys Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has been heavily criticised for being on holiday in hawaii, a trip hes now cut short. I get it that people would have been upset to know that i was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress. They kn
But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. And in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appeared for the first time today after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii. It is quite humbling as you, you speak to families and speak to individuals, you speak to the volunteers, and you see the best of australia on every single occasion, and that is what we are seeing here again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighterfor six again. Russell has been a volunteer firefighter for six years and was out with his team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burned to the ground. It wasnt until this morning when i came back, because we couldnt get backin came back, because we couldnt get back in because it was too dangerous, so when i came back this morning, to check the chickens, i then had a look at the property, an
Confirmed that there is a body there, she resembles nora. We join police on the front line as they try to trace youngsters some as young as 12 whove been recruited as drug dealers. The church of england commissions an independent inquiry into its handling of allegations, made against a barrister suspected of physically abusing boys he met at christian summer camps in the 1970s. Setting sail for new york teenage activist, greta thunberg, travels carbon free to the uns summit on Climate Change. Its five oclock our top story in the last hour, riot police in hong kong have entered the airport where hundreds of protestors have been disrupting flights for a second day running. Angry clashes have once again taken place one Police Officer was beaten by protestors and fell to the floor before being help up by fellow officers. The officer in question pulled out a gun during the skirmish and pointed it at the protesters but no shots were fired. Demonstrators have been blocking access to departure
This evening. Beyond 100 days has an analysis ofjohn boltons trip to the uk. He says uk is first in line for a deal with the us. After that the latest from hong kong where weve seen violent protests and clashes for the second day inside international airport. We discuss hands free phone ban. And later we will be talking about the front pages. Stephen bush from the new statesman and lucy fisher from the times join statesman and lucy fisher from the timesjoin me later. Stay with statesman and lucy fisher from the times join me later. Stay with us for that. Shortly i will be speaking to journalist for that. Shortly i will be speaking tojournalist ann for that. Shortly i will be speaking to journalist ann mcavoy about what is happening in hong kong but now we join the team for sportsday. Hello, im 0lly foster, heres whats coming up on sportsday tonight. Archers looking to star at lords again, he lit up the World Cup Final, can he drag england back into the ashes series . If you ask him he
Carbon free to the uns summit on Climate Change. I feel a ifeel a bit i feel a bit seasick and its ifeel a bit seasick and its not going to be comfortable, but that i can live with. Welcome to bbc news. Police in malaysia say theyve found the body of 15 year old nora quoirin who went missing nine days ago. The teenager was on holiday with her family when she disappeared from the resort. Noras body was found just over a mile from where she was staying, and it has been identified by herfamily. Our South East Asia correspondent Howard Johnson sent this update from the nearby town of seremban. My my apologies, we were hoping to hear the report there, but these are scenes from the island at the time the body was found. We will have his full report a little later in the next 15 minutes, my apologies for that. Thereve been more violent clashes at hong kong airport as police were involved in chaotic battles with pro democracy protesters who had occupied the terminal building. As thousands of d