0:00:05 > 0:00:07A suicide bomber kills dozens of people
0:00:07 > 0:00:14in the Afghan capital Kabul.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18More than 80 people were injured in the attack in Kabul
0:00:18 > 0:00:22which so-called Islamic State claims to have carried out.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Hundreds of people spend the night at Stansted Airport
0:00:24 > 0:00:31after flights are cancelled due to bad weather.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Down the ground, beautiful from Alistair Cooke!
0:00:33 > 0:00:34And a double century
0:00:34 > 0:00:35from Alastair Cook helps England
0:00:35 > 0:00:37take control of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Good afternoon.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02At least 40 people have been killed and 80
0:01:02 > 0:01:04injured in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06It happened at a cultural centre in the west
0:01:06 > 0:01:08of the capital Kabul.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10An interior ministry spokesman said the main explosion
0:01:10 > 0:01:15was followed by two other blasts.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18So called Islamic State has said it was behind the attack.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Helena Lee has the latest.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25The force of the explosion is clear to see.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Among the rubble, relatives desperately search for their loved
0:01:28 > 0:01:31ones.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37But there was little left behind.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40The bomb went off inside this building, a cultural centre and
0:01:40 > 0:01:43also home to an Afghan news agency.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Students had been marking the 38th anniversary of the Soviet invasion
0:01:46 > 0:01:49of Afghanistan.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53TRANSLATION:I saw many dead in the area.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I was looking for my cousin but I couldn't find his body.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Not sure what happened to him.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01The number of dead people has increased.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06After the explosion, ambulances took the
0:02:06 > 0:02:08injured to nearby hospitals.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10This man, one of dozens badly hurt in the
0:02:10 > 0:02:16explosion, some of the wounded were taken in for surgery.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19TRANSLATION:A total of 35 dead were registered here and 20 others
0:02:19 > 0:02:21wounded.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27There are men, women and children among the injured.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29For some waiting outside for news, it was all
0:02:29 > 0:02:33too much for them.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Back in the area to the west of the capital where the
0:02:36 > 0:02:38bomb went off, armed guards patrolled.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41The initial blast was followed by two other explosions,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44but no-one was hurt in those.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47So, who was behind the attack?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51So-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility, saying it targeted
0:02:51 > 0:02:55the centre with a suicide bomber and other bombs.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58It's been behind a number of other attacks on Shia
0:02:58 > 0:03:03targets across the country in recent months.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06This latest attack has left more than 40 people dead and more
0:03:06 > 0:03:10than 80 injured.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14The President called it an unpardonable crime
0:03:14 > 0:03:15against humanity, and pledged to destroy terrorists.
0:03:15 > 0:03:22Helena Lee, BBC News.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Ice and below zero temperatures have been
0:03:24 > 0:03:27causing more disruption.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Stansted Airport had to provide beds for hundreds of passengers
0:03:30 > 0:03:32who were left stranded in the terminal overnight,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34after flights were cancelled due to the bad weather.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Anisa Kadri has spent the morning there and sent this report.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Hanging around for a flight longer than you expected, it is not much
0:03:46 > 0:03:50fun, especially when the queues are just getting longer, you find your
0:03:50 > 0:03:56site is not just delayed, it is cancelled. 12 hours after Sarah's
0:03:56 > 0:04:01flight to Stockholm was meant to take off, she was still here and
0:04:01 > 0:04:04will fly tomorrow. I only found out literally three
0:04:04 > 0:04:10hours after my flight was meant to lead that it was cancelled, there
0:04:10 > 0:04:14were no boards to tell us it was delayed. It was literally going
0:04:14 > 0:04:22backwards and forwards between personnel. I ended up lining up for
0:04:22 > 0:04:28ten hours to get a new flight. Did you get any sleep? No, I had
0:04:28 > 0:04:33been awake 25 hours. Today, Stansted safe sites are
0:04:33 > 0:04:36operating as normal but minor delays are likely because of the weather.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41The weather has been causing problems elsewhere, in the
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Cairngorms, three climbers were rescued after getting lost in
0:04:44 > 0:04:48blizzards. The rescue took five hours. The
0:04:48 > 0:04:52wintry weather is not going away as we are told to make sure our
0:04:52 > 0:04:57vehicles are safe for the roads. Check your tyres, make sure you have
0:04:57 > 0:05:03good tread, they are well inflated, they will keep you safe on the road,
0:05:03 > 0:05:08and pack accordingly. Have your winter break down kit with plenty of
0:05:08 > 0:05:15spare dry and warm clothing, a flask, snacks, a shovel, a fully
0:05:15 > 0:05:19charged mobile phone. More snow is forecast to Scotland
0:05:19 > 0:05:27today and icy conditions will continue across the UK. You can see
0:05:27 > 0:05:33the ice which caused so any problems at Stansted Airport, well into the
0:05:33 > 0:05:35afternoon. You only had to go on to social
0:05:35 > 0:05:41media to see the chaos it caused. One person said their experience was
0:05:41 > 0:05:46the worst flight experience ever, another said it was a shambles.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Stansted say their flights have returned to normal although there
0:05:50 > 0:05:55may be some delays because of the weather. This morning we understand
0:05:55 > 0:05:58100 people were still waiting to rebook although the Allies have
0:05:58 > 0:06:03dealt with them now. The bigger picture, tonight could be the
0:06:03 > 0:06:11coldest we have seen so far, we are being told, there is snow expected
0:06:11 > 0:06:18this week in East Midlands, the North of England and also Scotland.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20A 44-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman to death
0:06:20 > 0:06:29in a supermarket in Skipton has appeared at Leeds Crown Court.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Neville Hord was pinned down by customers after Jodie Wilsher,
0:06:32 > 0:06:37a 30-year-old supermarket worker, was attacked at the Aldi store.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43NHS hospitals in England made a record £174 million
0:06:43 > 0:06:45from car parking charges in the last financial year.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49It's a 6% rise on the previous 12 months.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51The Department of Health says NHS organisations are locally
0:06:51 > 0:06:55responsible for the methods used to charge.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It wants the hospitals to come up with flexible options that put
0:06:57 > 0:07:02patients and their families first.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Now, when was the last time you saw a police
0:07:05 > 0:07:06officer out on the beat?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10A new survey suggests more than 40 per cent of us haven't seen
0:07:10 > 0:07:12a uniformed officer or community support officer out
0:07:12 > 0:07:15and about in the last year in England and Wales.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The survey of over 12,000 people was carried out to judge
0:07:18 > 0:07:19perceptions of crime and local policing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24Chi Chi Izundu reports.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28It was once a very common sight on British streets,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31the bobby on the beat, high-profile and reassuring.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33But a new survey suggests that uniformed police and community
0:07:33 > 0:07:42support officers are becoming much less visible.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I think a presence does make a difference.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I think if you see the police on the streets, people
0:07:47 > 0:07:50are more wary and think more about what they are doing.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53To be fair, I think the police are doing all right.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I think the budget is not enough, but they are doing all they can do.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58They are doing a good job.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00The survey by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and Fire And Rescue Services found four-fifths of people asked
0:08:02 > 0:08:05in England and Wales felt it was important to have a regular
0:08:05 > 0:08:09police presence in their area.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12But, in the last year, 44% of people had not seen
0:08:12 > 0:08:14a uniformed police officer patrolling their streets,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16while a quarter said they felt the service provided by local police
0:08:16 > 0:08:22was getting worse.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25It was found 53% were satisfied with the police and with five terror
0:08:25 > 0:08:30attacks in the UK alone this year, more than half were very or fairly
0:08:30 > 0:08:35confident the police could handle any terror-related incidents.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Budget cuts, police numbers at their worst since 1985,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and a shift in resources to focus on things like terrorism
0:08:41 > 0:08:45and cybercrime are just some of the reasons police chiefs say
0:08:45 > 0:08:52they are not walking the beat as often any more.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54In a statement, the Home Office said this.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Local policing is more than about just being visible
0:08:56 > 0:08:59with crime increasingly taking place behind closed doors and online.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Earlier this month, it announced an increase in police funding by up
0:09:02 > 0:09:04to £450 million for local, national and counter-terrorism
0:09:04 > 0:09:09policing next year.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Chi Chi Izundu, BBC News.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The United Nations special envoy to Syria has warned children
0:09:14 > 0:09:18could be being used as bargaining chips, as medical evacuations
0:09:18 > 0:09:20continue from rebel-held areas of Damascus.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23More evacuations have been continuing today after 12 people
0:09:23 > 0:09:27were allowed to leave eastern Ghouta.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The concern is the those released, including critically ill
0:09:30 > 0:09:35children, are being exchanged for captured government workers.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39A British medical team is flying to Bangladesh to help
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Rohingya refugees who've fled their home country of Myanmar.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims
0:09:45 > 0:09:46are living in refugee camps,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48following persecution in their home country.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51More than 40 doctors, nurses and fire fighters,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54from the UK, will spend six weeks in Bangladesh tackling an outbreak
0:09:54 > 0:10:04of diptheria in the camps, as Claire Fallon reports.
0:10:06 > 0:10:13British medics heading for Bangladesh.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Now, another threat, diphtheria. The makeshift home to thousands of
0:10:18 > 0:10:25Rohingya Muslims, this is the refugee camp. Those living in left
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Myanmar and a situation described by the UN as a textbook example of
0:10:29 > 0:10:34ethnic cleansing. 6000 people have been killed, a
0:10:34 > 0:10:36figure denied by the Government in Myanmar.
0:10:36 > 0:10:47Among the 40 plus staff, sent by Britain, Becky, a children's nurse
0:10:47 > 0:10:50at Watford general. I know from my experience as a
0:10:50 > 0:10:53paediatric nurse and as a mother families will be feeling desperate.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59I know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people affected
0:10:59 > 0:11:04by dip their area are under the age of 15. We need to act fast.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10When the team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases
0:11:15 > 0:11:19reported every day. It will be tough, 40 of us going out
0:11:19 > 0:11:24in its first tranche, more people coming later. We will be working
0:11:24 > 0:11:29with other organisations, not just 40 of us. This is the UK response,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33one of the fastest because of the critical nature of the emergency and
0:11:33 > 0:11:37the speed at which the disease can spread, because of the need to do
0:11:37 > 0:11:42something very quickly. The situation facing the Rohingya
0:11:42 > 0:11:48people has been described as the fastest growing refugee crisis. With
0:11:48 > 0:11:51equipment and expertise, the British medics hope they will make a
0:11:51 > 0:11:57difference, and save lives.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Cricket.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00An unbeaten 244 by Alastair Cook helped England take control
0:12:00 > 0:12:05of the fourth Ashes Test.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10They finished day three on 491-9, a lead of 164 over Australia.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Cook's double century was the highest score by a visiting
0:12:12 > 0:12:16batsman at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19He's now sixth in the all-time list of leading Test run-scorers.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Here's Patrick Geary.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28For England, finally, belatedly, serenity at the MCG but those
0:12:28 > 0:12:30who have followed them here are always wary
0:12:30 > 0:12:31of a wave around the corner.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Followed by unwelcome ducks.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Imagine the ripples caused by Joe Root's misplaced hook.
0:12:36 > 0:12:4161, out, missed out.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Malan's error was even stranger, given LBW, he chose not to review.
0:12:43 > 0:12:52The hotspot showed he had hit it, a lifeline ignored.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Jonny Bairstow came and went, then Moeen Ali under pressure,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56trying to be carefree and ended up careless.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00In contrast to the muddled minds, the clarity of Alastair Cook.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Beyond 150, fortunately just beyond Steve Smith,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05the second time he dropped him.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Cook took over the management of the innings, driving
0:13:08 > 0:13:10England into a lead, pushing onto a remarkable
0:13:10 > 0:13:13double century.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16He found a loyal lieutenant in Stuart Broad, first brave
0:13:16 > 0:13:21and bold, making a 50 that infuriated the Aussies.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25By close, their total was nearly 500, Cook had scored more than any
0:13:25 > 0:13:28visiting Test batsmen and had been at the crease in the Melbourne
0:13:28 > 0:13:29heat for 10.5 hours.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Surrounded by doubts about his future.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Do you ever doubt yourself going into the match?
0:13:35 > 0:13:36100%.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37For 12 years.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I continue to doubt myself.
0:13:39 > 0:13:46The longer it goes, the harder it becomes.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I suppose that is why I am quite proud of last night
0:13:49 > 0:13:51going in against and delivering a performance like
0:13:51 > 0:13:53that was pleasing.
0:13:53 > 0:14:00It is a shame it is four weeks too late.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Afterwards we heard England's players applaud Cook
0:14:01 > 0:14:02in the dressing room,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04a tribute to his resilience, fitness and concentration.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07On day four, over to the bowlers to turn this tireless effort
0:14:07 > 0:14:09into a first victory of this Ashes series.