a majorfire has broken out at the liverpool echo arena multi—storey car park. the arena is currently staging the international horse of the year show and the horses have been moved inside the venue for safety. on the line isjenny kirkhan, a reporter at the liverpool echo, who is at the scene of the fre. tell us what's going on there now? at the moment the fire is still raging over a number of floors of the multistorey car park. it has now com pletely the multistorey car park. it has now completely ta ken over. the multistorey car park. it has now completely taken over. fire crews are attempting to stop it spreading to an apartment blockjust beside it and the smoke can be seen across the city at the moment. there are five 01’ city at the moment. there are five or six fire crews tackling the blaze. i think we're having a little trouble with hearing you on the line, we will try and come back to you if we can. for the moment, we can speak to our correspondent nina warhurst who has been following the story from our studio in salford. tell us more about exactly wha

there is a major fire at a liverpool echo arena multistorey car park. we say a number of vehicles on fire and traffic restrictions are in place. and fireworks and effects to the tees usher in the new year, hong kong welcomed in 2018 with a spectacular file explain above the iconic victoria harbour. iran has moved to restrict social media networks that have been used to organise four days of anti—establishment protests. the protests have been the biggest show of dissent in the country since disputed elections in 2009. in his first public statement since the unrest began, president hassan rouhani has said iranians have the right to protest, but not cause disorder. 0n the protest go, what canon deployed in the heart of iran. as they marched down one of the capital's avenues, they made their feelings known, death to the dictator they chanted. 0n feelings known, death to the dictator they chanted. on saturday night, gunshots rang out in the western city. casualties carried away. two people died. but, officials insist the police did not open fire. they blam

firefighters have been tackling a major fire at the liverpool echo arena. the fire broke out in the multi—storey car park earlier this evening. steve saul is at the arena for us. steve, what more can you tell us? this is a major operation for merseyside fire and rescue service this evening. 1600 cars are thought to be involved in this major blaze at the multistorey car park to the side of the liverpool echo arena close to the albert dock in the city centre. the crews got the call at about quarter to six this evening. a number of vehicles were thought to have been involved in an incident which then spread around the building. a major operation under way, 12 fire engines have been sent to the scene and more emergency vehicles are arriving as we speak. you can see the flames still shooting out of the car park summer four hours after the fire started. the mayor is appealing for help for accommodation and for transport to try and help get people home. many people are unable to access their vehicles this evening. the liverpool international horse show had been

around 150 cars are thought to be involved in this major blaze outside the liverpool echo arena, close to the city centre. a major operation now being launched by merseyside fire and rescue service, with 12 fire engines and two aerial platforms. this fire broke out earlier this evening and a number of people have been evacuated from nearby apartments. the international horse show has been taking place here in the last few days. the number of animals were led into the arena centre to keep them safe as their owners moved horse boxes to stop them going up in flames. we're told that the fire started after a collision between two cars in the car park. the mayor believes there has been —— there have been no injuries to people or animals. meanwhile, people face a long journey home to an unlimited public transport orfinding journey home to an unlimited public transport or finding the prospect of somewhere to stay in the city centre. ace plane has crashed into a river near sydney, killing all six people on board. reports suggest that format of the people who have died are british, though th

at the liverpool echo arena. the blaze broke out on the third floor of the multi—storey car park earlier this evening. merseyside police say they believe all 1,400 vehicles have been destroyed. steve saul is at the arena for us. the destruction here has been considerably greater than people thought earlier in the evening. that is correct. initially we thought around 150 cars were involved in the fire that started at around 545 this evening. you can see the firefighters at work with an aerial platform. there are 12 engines here and two aerial platform ladders. initially we were told that the fire began in one of the vehicles within the car park and that quickly spread to other vehicles within the structure itself. crews were called in at about 545 this evening. a major operation under way here in liverpool, on the waterfront close to albert dock. the liverpool international horse show was taking place at the echo arena. the horses we re place at the echo arena. the horses were led to safety and taken inside the

the headlines: firefighters tackle a huge blaze at a multistorey car park at liverpool's echo arena. police believe that all vehicles have been destroyed. the iranian president warns that violence and vandalism would be tolerated after four days of anti—government four believed i425: : 37—5: 5 : 57: 57 four believed to 2:3 37—5: 5 : 57: 57 four believed to be 5: 77 37—5: 5 47 57: 57 four believed to be british, 5: 5 47 if 57 who died when a plane crashed into a river north of sydney. now one bbc news, a look back at the highlights of hull 2017 and find out what impact this year—long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. hello and welcome to hull, britain's city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. that's right, it's been an absolutely phenomenal year. we have so much to look back on. across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. the year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe it's almost over, and i hope these guys get to

a fire at the liverpool echo arena and as far as we can tell it is purely in the car park but nonetheless it is being described as a major fire. we will keep an eye on that. such a busy night of the year and there is an ongoing show their soap we will keep you up—to—date with that. and the weather prospects, as we have been reflecting in edinburgh and elsewhere, important on this night so let‘s find what they are wherever you are the country. the worst of storm dylan has now passed. early in the day we had gusts of up to 76 mph, some big waves and rough seas and travel disruption but some areas have missed all of it and enjoy some sunshine. it has been a real mixture and the focus now turns to showers and the focus now turns to showers and squally winds in the south—west driving along the south coast so those showers come into eastern areas. if you‘re planning to see in the new year, expect some showers, particularly in northern ireland, western scotland, eastern scotland and north east england might be dry and north east england might be dry and not as windy as earlier but it w

the show from the liverpool echo arena on sunday the 17th of december will be live on bbc one, radio 5 live and the bbc sport website. and finally, here's a piece of sporting theatre which you don't see happen very often. people will be talking about this miraculous race for years to come. jockey jack kennedy was thown out of his saddle in the 2.35 at clonmel, county tipperary, ireland. first, the teenager defied the laws of gravity by staying on his horse. and then as if that wasn't impressive enough, he went on to win the race. he game back —— he came back from that incredible bit of gymnastics. there he was a few moments later. brilliant. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye for now. foreign secretary borisjohnson has said that he will be visiting tehran, the iranian capital, very shortly, and that he will be raising the cases of dual nationals being held in iran. he will in particular urge the release on humanitarian grounds of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman jailed for five years in tehran. our diplomatic corresponde

the winning to be announced at the liverpool echo arena on sunday the 17th of december. and before i go, a piece of sporting theatre, you don't see often. people will be talking about this race for yea rs will be talking about this race for years to come. watch the jockey jack kennedy. he is off in the 2.35pm in cou nty kennedy. he is off in the 2.35pm in county tipperary. and defying the laws of gravity by hanging on, even into the railings, and managed to climb back on and if not impressive enough he went tonne win the race having clambered back on. incredible vaulting skills. that is all in sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. see you soon. the papers. see you soon. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are michael booker, deputy editor of the daily express and lainy malkani, journalist and author. tomorrow's front pages. starting with. .. the financial times that says bitcoin prices on the biggest exchanges diverged wildly in a session that exposed the fragile trading infrastructure of the currency.e

a majorfire at the liverpool echo arena multi—storey car park — police say a number of vehicles are on fire and traffic restrictions are in place. police say there are no casualties but tonight's international horse show has been cancelled. six people have died after a seaplane crashed into a river in australia — it's thought four of the victims may be british. the plane has hit the water and it has subsequently sunken. it is sitting in approximately 13 metres of water. iran imposes restrictions on social media and uses watercannon to disperse protesters, as demonstrations against the ruling clerics continue.

our latest headlines: fire—fighters are tackling a blaze at a multistorey car park at liverpool's echo arena. the international horse show was being staged at the venue, and it has been cancelled. a seaplane has crashed into a river north of sydney, killing all six people on board. unconfirmed reports say the casualties include an 11—year—old boy, the pilot and four british nationals. police in the iranian capital, tehran, use water cannon against protesters during a fourth day of anti—government demonstrations. authorities are restricting access to some social media channels. fireworks and festivities usher in the new year. hong kong welcomed in 2018 with a spectacular fireworks display above the iconic victoria harbour. and thousands of rail travellers face disruption as workers from two train companies stage 24—hour strikes in separate disputes about the role of guards and working conditions. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster. these are our sportsday headlines tonight... ederson saves a point for city, but the winning run is over. wenger sets a record at the

it was a night of surprises and technical glitches at the liverpool echo arena for this year's sports personality of the year awards. mo farah took home the main prize. he missed out on the award after winning double 0lympic golds in 2012 and 2016 — now he says he "can't stop staring at the trophy". he won the 10,000 metres at this year's london world athletics championships but had to settle for silver in the 5,000. joe wilson looks back at the night's event. the world superbike champion arriving in liverpool. jonathan ray had the best entrants. the toughest question was for the champions artist chris broome. how did he explain testing above the allowed threshold for a asthma drug?” explain testing above the allowed threshold for a asthma drug? i am an asthmatic. i have been since i was child. i use a puff to manage my asthma. but i have never taken more puffs than i am allowed. so this really is a horrible situation. this man was the overwhelming bookies' favourite to win sports personality. anthonyjoshua stood favourite to win sports personality. anthony joshua stood on favouri

a major fire at the liverpool echo arena multistorey car park — police say a number of vehicles are on fire and traffic restrictions are in place. fireworks and festivities usher in the new year — hong kong welcomed in 2018 with a spectacular display above victoria harbour. iran imposes restrictions on social media and uses watercannon to disperse protesters — as demonstrations against the ruling clerics continue.

the announcement of his victory was made in liverpool's echo arena but the four—time olympic champion was in a studio in north london, with his daughter rhianna, who eventually presented him with his award. but things didn't all go to plan as this happened. mo, i hope you can hear us, rihanna's there with the trophy she can present. please don't tell me... she's gone to bed? 0h, can present. please don't tell me... she's gone to bed? oh, no! i think thatjust she's gone to bed? oh, no! i think that just about sums up mo's evening, doesn't it really? i'm saw that's hussain pulling the plug out. the most brilliant non— interview that's ever happened. when the line was finally re—established to sir mo, this is what he had to say. as an athlete what i've achieved has been incredible over the years and for all the youngsters out there, you can work hard and achieve your dreams. anything is possible in life if you believe at it, work at it, keep grafting, grafting, anything is possible. what an amazing night it is and! possible. what an amazing night it is and i wish i was there but unfo

the announcement of his victory was made in liverpool's echo arena but the four—time olympic champion was in a studio in north london, with his daughter rhianna who presented him with his award. however, all did not go entirely according to plan. moi mo i hope you can hear us. rhianna has the trophy to present. please don't tell me he has gone to bed? i think that sums up his evening. i am sure that is hussein pulling out the plug. the most brilliant non—interview that ever happened. when the line was finally re—established to sir mo, this is what he had to say. it's pretty amazing. it's hard to think about, over the years, what i've done. to win this, i didn't honestly come out tonight thinking, yeah, maybe top three, see how it goes, because we've got amazing superstars in sports. we've got anthonyjoshua, lewis, johnnie peacock, all of the boys. it's been amazing. when you look at it, comparing yourself with other athletes, you think i could finish in the top three. i didn't imagine i was ever going to win this. come so close in 2012, and i guess anything can happen. you just ha

the echo arena here in liverpool ahead of this year's sports personality of the year. here on the red carpet the famous faces keep coming. rebecca adlington is with us, adam peaty is amongst the contenders tonight. best of luck. phenomenal isn't he? unbelievable. his olympic success is one thing but to back that up and this is his fourth year nominated, he keeps climbing the ladder and doing better every year so hopefully tonight he can be there on the stage. given how amazing he is, do you find it frustrating that so many people do swim, why doesn't it punch through and have a swimmer as the sports pers nal sports personality of the year? anthony joshua is such a big name, for example, because he's a huge sport, we are still a minority sport that is a bit like your mum and dad in the stands and that's pretty much it. it's bound to happen when you have a small sport but adam's had a fantastic year. for him it would be an honour to be the winner but he's honoured to be nominated. you look stunning tonight. where is it from and why did you choose the jumpsuit? good choic

we have 11,000 seats at the echo arena in liverpool and one stage behind me which has been gainfully employed for a few sound checks ahead of the musical entertainment. hopefully if there's any noise from there it will only enhance the next minute. the nominees i think represent a great sense of diversity in sporting coverage on the bbc and across british media. bianca walkden is one of the 12. elise christie, speed skater, will be at the winter 0lympics. she's a triple world champion. jonnie peacock is there. you may have seen him quite a lot and saturday evenings. along with them, some sports men and women who maybe have typically a higher profile, for example lewis hamilton. he became for time formula 1 champion. mo farah, gold and silver in the war championship as he retired from track athletics. harry kane, premier league top goal—scorer at once more. adam peaty the swimmer has dominated his distance, double world champion. jonathan rea of northern ireland has dominated world superbikes and became world champion for the third time this year in 2017. johanna konta reached the s

it ain't aintree, anfield nor goodison — the echo arena tonight. immerse yourself here in the voices and memories. 2017 has seen media coverage of an expanding diversity of sport. with stories of governance and ethics as well as goals and wickets. this evening we will be guided through achievements from grassroots to the top. there are 11,000 seats here, but voters at home will decide. at least andy murray had a less successful year, so someone else can have a chance to win. the list of nominees offers something for everyone. the speed skater, the runner, the cyclist, the f1 champion, the heavyweight boxer, the football goal—scorer, the wimbledon semifinalist, the paris sprinter, the star swimmer, the superbiker, the cricketer and the tae kwon do fighter. there will be special memory of bradley lowery, his parents will collect an award. his six years were filled with connection to football. the point of sport is to provoke every emotion. tonight's programme is likely to touch most of them. and sports personality of the year is taking place right

welcome back to liverpool on the banks of the mercy. 11,000 people expected here at the echo arena. huge occasion from huge ceremony. performances from the likes of noel gallagher, rag and bone man. huge ceremony. we have come under way since 1954, chris chester way's win in the first sports personality of the year. the big one in the final award. let's remind ourselves of who is up on the short list. i'm sure you'll recognise most of them. elise christie, mo farah, chris froome. jonathan rea. johanna konta, anya shrubsole. jonnie peacock, anthony joshua, harry kane. that ceremony sta rts joshua, harry kane. that ceremony starts at 6:45 p:m.. we will be live on the red carpet from five o'clock on the red carpet from five o'clock on the red carpet from five o'clock on the bbc news channel. bradley lowry, the young football fan who touched so many hearts will be honoured tonight? yeah, of course. night of celebration, but i suspect that'll be a very moment. many people almost across the world familiar with the plight of bradley lowry, who died earlier this year. the six—year—old s

it is not a tree, goodison, or anfield, it is the echo arena tonight. immerse yourself in the voices and memories. 2017 has seen media coverage of a expanding diversity of sport. this evening we will be guided through achievements from grassroots to the top. there are 11,000 seats, but voters at home will decide. at least andy murray had a less successful year, so someone else can have a chance to win. the nominees offer something for everyone. speed skater, runner, cyclist, f1 champion, heavyweight boxer, football goal—scorer, paris sprinter, wimbledon semifinalist, superbike, and tae kwon do fighter. there will be special memory of bradley lowery, his parents will collect the ward. his six years filled with devotion to football. and sports personality of the year is taking place right now over on bbc one. but i will bring you the announcement as soon as we have it. we expect the announcementjust before 9pm. prince harry has interviewed barack obama, for bbc radio 4's today programme. if you start using long pauses between the answers, you will proba