laura westbrook reports. eight—year—old jack and six—year—old alice have been at the centre of a long international custody battle. their british father, michael, seen here with them, was stabbed to death in his apartment in shanghai by his estranged chinese wife last year. weiwei fu is now serving a life sentence for murder. since their dad's death, jack and alice have been living with their chinese grandparents. they haven't been told what has happened to their parents. their english grandparents want to raise them in the uk. but, in a heartbreaking decision, they had to agree to a custody deal to bring just their granddaughter alice back, leaving jack with his chinese family back in china. they will also have to pay them £10,000. ian simpson says bringing both of the children to the uk is what his son would have wanted. michael raised them very much in a western style. they spent a lot of time — they spent two visits a year over here. they speak english, and when... they were already talking abo

laura westbrook reports. vogue arabia's latest edition has not got quite the reaction it was hoping for. it is because of who was chosen to be on the cover. the saudi princess whose family is lauded for being the "driving force," while activists who fought for women's right to drive remain behind bars. that's wrong, say human rights activists, because not mentioned are campaigners who helped draw international attention by driving illegally and posting videos online. just weeks before women in saudi arabia are allowed to drive, some activists were labelled as traitors and arrested. given the significant loosening of certain restrictions on women's activities on saudi arabia in recent months, including the forthcoming ending of the ban on women driving, it's perplexing why both women and men engaged in campaigning for such positive developments are now being targeted by the authorities. one activist, manal al—sharif, who has left the country, was interviewed by vogue. on twitter, she urged people not to forg

laura westbrook, bbc news. there's plenty more on our website — including detailed analysis of that attack — and the impact it's likely to have on tourism in egypt. just go to bbc.com/news or you can download the bbc news app. let's get some of the day's other news: the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has called for sunday's presidential election in the democratic republic of congo to be free of violence so voters can peacefully cast their ballots. on friday, protesters blocked roads in a number of eastern cities as unrest continued over the postponement of the election in three areas. the us environmental protection agency has said it will look at relaxing the limits on dangerous emissions from coal and oil—burning power plants, saying the costs to the industry are too high. environmentalists fear looser rules will favour the coal industry at the expense of public health. the italian government is expected to call a confidence vote later, in a bid to approve its controversial 2019 budget. the d

laura westbrook reports. alfonso cuaron‘s roma is a deeply personal black—and—white memoir. it was inspired by his childhood in the roma district of mexico city and the film seems to have inspired thejudges, too. alfonso cuaron for roma. taking the top prize at the venice film festival. it was a decision that was reached entirely unanimously by the entire jury. so 9—0. i am the queen. but you are mad. the favourite, which, like roma, focuses predominantly on female characters, took the grand jury prize. it's star, olivia colman, received the best actress award for her portrayal of queen anne. best actor went to willem dafoe, who played vincent van gogh in the biopic at eternity‘s gate. despite stories about women dominating the festival, only one of the films was directed by a woman. jennifer kent took the specialjury prize for the nightingale, a revenge thriller set in 19th—century tasmania. and she made a plea in her acceptance speech. i would just also like to say to all those women out there wanting to make films, please go and do it, we need you. applause. however

laura westbrook, bbc news. the education secretary says he wants to see more variety in university tuition fees in england, rather than what he says is almost all institutions charging "exactly the same price". his comments come as a committee of mps have called for the scrapping of punitive interest rate on student loa ns. many of today's students were not born when university tuition fees were first introduced. but 20 years on, the link between getting a degree and paying towards the cost of it remains, and that has meant big sacrifices for some. and my parents sold their house so i could come to uni — i'm the first one in my family. looking into it, there were lots of, like, different aspects of the debt and how much you're paying back, obviously, in the long run, and it's a really scary prospect. the government still backs the idea that students should contribute towards the cost of their higher education, and that's one of the areas that will covered by its major review of student finance. it comes as a

laura westbrook reports. chanting: no more! outside the federal courthouse in fort lauderdale, this was the message to lawmakers. among the protesters was emma gonzales, who took cover on the floor of her school's auditorium as a gunman started shooting. she had this to say to donald trump. if the president wants to come up to me and tell me to my face that it was a terrible tragedy and how it should never have happened, and maintain telling us how nothing is going to be done about it, i'm gonna happily ask him how much money he received from the national rifle association. cheering and applause. what she's referring to is the millions of dollars the nra has given towards the trump campaign. on a visit to the hospital where the victims of the attack are being treated, the president once again made no mention of guns or gun control. instead, he says the problem is mental illness. just a few kilometres south of where the protest is being held, a gun show is taking place. in the us, there is as many guns in circulation as there ar

laura westbrook reports. earthquake! alaska is used to earthquakes but this is far bigger than most. the seven magnitude quake took many by surprise. earthquake drills are all very well but reality can be quite different. there are tvs on the ground. the first quake caused damage inside buildings, forcing all the local tv stations of the error. many people have returned to their offices when a powerful after—shock sent them scrambling out again. the bbc spoke to a local reporter a short time later. this state sees on average more than 800 a week but because our state is so large, a lot of quakes are not big enough to feel that this is the biggest we have felt here in alaska. outside, the damage was clear to see, but authorities were quick to assure the public. the fact we went through something significant with this minimal amount of damage says we are very well prepared as a community. president trump responded on twitter, sailing, the great people of alaska have been hit hard by a big he promised the federal governme

laura westbrook, bbc news. a university lecturer described by us officials as the worst child exploitation offender they'd ever found on the internet has been jailed for 32 years. matthew falder from birmingham in the uk had admitted 137 offences, including sharing extreme child pornography and encouraging the rape of a child. sima kotecha reports. so, what, what — what was it i've done? what is it i'm supposed to have...? dr matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last year. the 29—year—old spent years posing as a female artist online to trick his victims into sending him naked pictures of themselves. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. distributing indecent images of children. he then researched their profiles on social media and used that information to blackmail them into sending him more obscene images. he even installed secret cameras in people's homes to film them in the shower and using the toilet. falder contacted more than 300 people worldwide. one of his victims told us she can no lo

laura westbrook, bbc news. syrian state media is reporting that pro—government forces are going to enter afrin, in the north of the country, to support kurds fighting turkish forces. there's no sign yet they've been deployed. the turkish government regards the kurdish fighters, just across its border, as terrorists and launched a big offensive last month. a bbc arabic crew are the only international broadcasters to reach the area. rami ruhayem reports. inside afrin, the newest front line in syria's civil war. the city is the focus of an attack by the turkish army. as they vent their anger, protesters carry pictures of abullah ocalan, he's jail leader of the pkk, the kurdish group which has waged a decades—long war inside turkey. the syrian kurds have been pushing for autonomy and turkey has grown increasingly nervous — invading northern syria was their response. a bbc arabic crew travelled through territory controlled by the syrian army, before arriving here. there was no attempt to stop them. despite its

laura westbrook, bbc news. in the last hour, president trump issued a tweet on the fbi and its investigation into the school shooting. he's suggested that the fbi missed the signals that the florida gunman, nikolas cruz, was planning a massacre at his school because he said the agency is spending too much time investigating his ties to russia. he's tweeted that this was not acceptable and the fbi needed to get back to basics. president trump's national security adviser has called on world leaders to hold the syrian government to account for its continued use of chemical weapons. speaking at the munich security conference, hr mcmaster says it is clear that such weapons are still being deployed. tensions between moscow and washington have also been evident at the conference. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in munich. it is not the first time that senior us officials have accused president assad's government and its main ally, russia, are being behind the use of chemical weapons in this area

laura westbrook, bbc news. it could be the red light for diesel cars in germany — a court rules that cities can ban them to protect people from harmful emissions. will other countries follow? prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruelest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of these swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of th

laura westbrook, bbc news. now the weather with ben rich. hello. the first half of the weekend has brought some fairly mixed weather and i can't see the second half being particularly different. sunday will bring rain at times. breezy weather, even windy weather across the north. but amidst all of that, there will still be some spells of sunshine. the pressure pattern is a fairly complicated one. low pressure up to the north—west. a few different frontal systems here crossing the country, bringing outbreaks of rain. this front in the west will bring some outbreaks of patchy rain across the south—west of england, wales, north—west england, northern ireland for a time through the first part of the morning. tending to fizzle as they drift eastwards. some heavier rain, though, moving northwards across scotland. by the afternoon, many places should be fine and dry, if rather breezy. there will be some spells of sunshine, a bit of patchy cloud as well, but a warmer day across the south—eastern corner. 23 degrees in london. there could be some sho

laura westbrook, bbc news. 200 years ago around a third of argentina's population were black. but today very few people admit to being of african descent. despite their huge and historical influence on society, black argentinians still face racial discrimination and are often treated as foreigners in their own country. our correspondent celestina olulode reports from buenos aires. there's nothing more argentine than tango, but many are unaware its roots are african. for the afro—argentines whose families descended from the slave trade, they often feel like they've been written out of history, and invisible to their fellow argentines. mistaken as foreigners, these are the people who face racism today. translation: i belong to an ethnicity that has been systematically denied. it hurts. it's deep, and it remains with you throughout time. translation: it makes me feel angry to have to explain that i'm argentine, because my ancestors did a lot for this country. argentines are always trying to be white and european, and this is why they feel that everything black is bad. jose delf

laura westbrook, bbc news. an army officer has become the first briton to trek unaided across antarctica. it took captain lou rudd 56 days to cover the 925 miles. he was inspired to attempt the adventure after the death of his friend and colleague, henry worsely, along the same route. the father—of—three from hereford said it was tough — but he was in good health. captain rudd spoke to my colleague shaun ley and said he was surpried how quickly he completed the challenge. i've actually managed to complete it quite a bit faster than i expected. i set off with 75 days of food and equipment for the crossing, but managed to make it across in 56, so i'm elated. what was the hardest part? the early phase, actually. the beginning of thejourney. i was dragging my sledge behind me and it had everything i needed in it to survive for the two—month crossing. it was about 140 kilograms. i experienced really soft, deep snow at the beginning and progress was really slow and it was at that time i was thinking that, act

laura westbrook, bbc news. it's 3.15. the headlines on bbc news — brendan cox, the widower of the murdered mp, jo cox, has resigned from two organisations set up in her memory after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. jo cox's family have pledged to support him. ministers reject pleas to issue a medical cannabis license to a six—year—old boy whose rare form of epilepsy improves after taking the drug. the education secretary says university tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates will have to the country, ahead of a wide—ranging review of higher education funding in england. no medals for great britain today at the winter 0rbix. james would just missed out, had been lying in the response down to fourth. —— james woods. great britain's women lost their final match woods. great britain's women lost theirfinal match in woods. great britain's women lost their final match in the scaling there curling after the final stone was disallowed. a 2—1 victory for england against new zealand, but no

laura westbrook, bbc news. the four—time olympic gold medalist, sir mo farah, has claimed a record—beaking new victory as the only person to win the great north run five times. sir mo won the elite men‘s race in 59 minutes and twenty—six seconds. challenging sir mo was new zealand‘s jake robertson who took second place. kenya‘s 2016 champion vivian cheruiyot took victory in the women‘s event, while britain‘s david weir was first across the finish line in the men‘s wheelchair race. a trainee teacher from salford has just completed a 2,500 mile run across southern africa — from its atlantic coast to the indian ocean. this is the moment, earlier today, when brendan rendall completed the three month journey from namibia to mozambique. it saw him run the equivilent of 9a marathons in as many days. he‘s raised tens of thousand of pounds for a charity helping orphans in malawi. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. we‘re going to start the working week with a tu

laura westbrook, bbc news. more than 1,000 people, including the monty python star, michael palin, the model twiggy and the england football captain harry kane, have been recognised in the new year honours list. as well as high profile figures, hundreds of ordinary people have been recognised for their public service and bravery, including one of the british divers who helped rescue a group of thai schoolboys trapped in flooded caves. lizo mzimba has the details. michael palin says he is immensely grateful to receive a knighthood for services to travel, culture and geography. i've done lots of things in my life, none of which i felt were totally worthy of such recognition. but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. the world's top fashion cover girl... leading fashion figure lesley lawson, better known as twiggy, has been honoured for her work in the arts, charity and fashion. i didn't expect it. it was completely out of the blue, a shock. but the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't

laura westbrook, bbc news. final campaign rallies are being held in sweden today on the eve of elections that are expected to confirm a surge in support for an anti—immigration party. opinion polls suggest that the sweden democrats, who have roots in the neo—nazi movement, will take about 20 % of the vote. neither the centre—left governing parties nor their centre—right opponents are expected to win an outright majority. almost 120 council estates in london are facing redevelopment, which campaigners fear means the loss of thousands of council homes. freedom of information requests, submitted to all london councils, reveal that dramatic changes to the capitals social housing stock are under way, which will affect the lives of tens of thousands of residents. gareth furby reports. across london, thousands of council properties are being demolished as estates are being refurbished and redeveloped. but is this good news? some campaigners and experts say it may not be. we have a situation of what we might ca

laura westbrook, bbc news. president trump's national security adviser has called on world leaders to hold the syrian government to account for its continued use of chemical weapons. speaking at the munich security conference, hr mcmaster says it is clear that such weapons are still being deployed. tensions between moscow and washington have also been evident at the conference. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in munich. it is not the first time that senior us officials have accused president assad's government and its main ally, russia, are being behind the use of chemical weapons in this area. we have recently a warning from the french president, emmanuel macron, saying there was evidence that they would strike in retaliation to the use of chemical weapons. it is not the first time. emmanuel macron, in his case, he said there was no proof what we have heard from hr mcmaster, he said thatjudging by public records and by photographs, the evidence is clear. he did not make clear which publi

nora westbrook, bbc news. we are now going to get a quick weather forecast. for many of us this afternoon, bright and breezy, showers and the forecast. the further north you are in the country, the more likely you are to run in the showers with stronger gusts of wind. this is what it looks like three or 4pm. windy out in the western isles with frequent showers, fewer showers elsewhere, 23 in london, mid—high teens across the north of the country then it turns windy across scotla nd country then it turns windy across scotland through the night, costs of 50 mph.

laura westbrook reports. this is the aftermath of the explosion. the force of the blast shattered windows, leaving just a blackened shell. the bus, carrying mostly vietnamese tourists, had been travelling to the pyramids in giza. investigators at the scene say an improvised explosive device was hidden beside a wall and went off as the bus drove past. prime minister mostafa madbouly visited the injured in hospital. translation: we're in touch with the vietnamese authorities. we offer our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in this incident. he also told local media the bus deviated from the planned route approved by security forces. the pyramids of giza are egypt's most famous landmark, with buses filled with tourists travelling there from cairo every day. tourism is a lifeline for egypt, and only recently started to recover. this latest attack will have many on edge as the country prepares for more christmas celebrations next month. laura westbrook, bbc news. a woman has appeared in court accused of murdering her toddler twins. the ch

laura westbrook, bbc news. it's been confirmed that administrators have been brought in to run the music retailer hmv, which has collapsed after suffering poor sales. the store's owners say high business rates and changes in consumer behaviour are to blame. the retailer employs more than 2000 staff across the uk. administrators from kpmg say they'll try to keep all 125 stores open while they're looking for a buyer. there's a warning that women are bearing the brunt ofjob losses because of automation. the charity the rsa found women had lost almost 400,000 jobs in the public sector, banking and retail since 2011, while the best paid newjobs are going to men. technology has been replacing somejobs for years. but as robots get increasingly clever, new research suggests women are being impacted more. jobs that involve repetitive movements in retail and other sectors are more likely to become automated. machines can help employees with their work. the royal society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and com

laura westbrook, bbc news. church spires are going to be used to help people in rural areas get better access to mobile networks, broadband and wifi services. a deal between the government and the church of england aims to make it easier to put communication masts in spires and towers — as james waterhouse explains a church spire can often be the highest point of a village, and given that the church of england has more than 16,000 buildings of different kinds, government ministers are hoping these will give the perfect infrastructure to help more parts of the uk get better signal. they say this deal will make it easier for vicars and bishops to get this technology installed, and there's cash to be made. the rental is typically between £5,000 and £10,000, which can be equivalent or more to a normal income for a church for a year. now, conservationists may not like the idea of a mobile phone mast being bolted onto their local church. however, the government argues in many cases the technology can be hidden wi

laura westbrook, bbc news. nearly 200 british stars of film, tv and stage have signed an open letter calling for an end to sexual harassment at work, ahead of tonight's bafta awards in london. emma thompson, keira knightley and emma watson are among the names listed in the letter, published in the observer. the stars are expected to wear black for tonight's bafta, in a show of solidarity with the hollywood movement time's up. jane hill is on the red carpet in central london. hello, welcome to the royal albert hall in london for the annual awards. and as you suggest, it is a very striking backdrop. the letter of course signed by more than 200 women 110w, of course signed by more than 200 women now, british and irish woman working in the entertainment industry, released today to get maximum publicity with tonight's awards here. and we will be talking about that an awful lot. we have a special programme coming up for you, but as the final preparations are made, many hundreds of members of the public are already he

laura westbrook, bbc news. the strictly come dancing star, aj pritchard, has been discharged from hospital after being assaulted at a nightclub. the professional dancer and his brother curtis, also a dancer, were among four men who were attacked in nantwich in the early hours of thursday. a 20—year—old man has been arrested. curtis pritchard's injuries required emergency surgery and he'll no longer appear on next month's dancing with the stars ireland. the headlines on bbc news... the immigration minister — caroline nokes — visits dover — and the home secretary cuts short a family holiday — to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. one person has died and 23 others are hurt when a minibus overturns on the scottish borders. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no deal brexit. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good evening. liverpool have opened up a

laura westbrook, bbc news. more than 60 people have died after an iranian passenger plane crashed in central iran. it went down during a flight from the capital tehran to the southwestern city of yasuj. emergency services say the plane crashed in the zagros mountains, near the town of semirom. the plane is similar to this atr aircraft and was flown by aseman airlines. an official says a helicopter tried to reach the crash site but was not able to land due to bad weather. the education secretary has said that higher government subsidies could be provided to fund more expensive degree courses such as science and engineering, allowing universities to charge less for humanities courses. damian hinds said the idea would be included in a review of university funding. his comments come as a committee of mps has called for the scrapping of "punitive" interest rates on student loans. simon clemison reports. many of today's students were not born when university tuition fees were first introduced. but 20 years on, the li

nora westbrook, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas. after the grey and damp start this morning it looks as if the weather will improve. it's been a grey start, rain around, breezy, will get windy across scotland tonight. the low pressure between the uk and iceland is moving, barrelling through to the north—west, sending strong winds and frequent showers. to the south, quiet weather, on the south coast today looking beautiful, breezy around the coasts, especially inland. plenty of sunshine on the way, 23 in london, scattering of showers from the midlands, northwards but more frequent, the north of northern ireland, across scotla nd north of northern ireland, across scotland as well. gusting winds later today in the western isles and throughout scotland, the gusts exceeding 50 miles an hour and places. the closer you are to the low pressure, the stronger the wind. really blustery night, frequent showers rattling through. rattling the windows as well i guess. tonight, but look moving to the north, to the south clear skies, the wind drop

laura westbrook, bbc news. an army officer has become the first briton to trek unaided across antarctica. it took captain lou rudd 56 days to cover the 925 miles. he was inspired to attempt the adventure after the death of his friend and colleague, henry worsely, along the same route. the father—of—three from hereford said it was tough — but he was in good health. with all the sport now, here's holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. let's start in scotland with a big old firm derby at the top of the premiership. celtic three points ahead of rangers going into this one, it's coming up to half time at ibrox and rangers have taken a deserved lead. they've dominated the first half, and have been rewarded through ryanjack‘s goal. 1—0 the score — you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. still to come, plenty of festive premier league football for you this afternoon. six matches including liverpool against arsenal, a tie that normally entertains, as craig templeton reports. this is

laura westbrook, bbc news. it's been confirmed that administrators have been brought in to run the music retailer hmv, which has collapsed after suffering poor sales. the store's owners say high business rates and changes in consumer behaviour are to blame. the retailer employs more than 2000 staff across the uk. administrators from kpmg say they'll try to keep all 125 stores open while they're looking for a buyer. the headlines on bbc news: the immigration minister is to visit dover later amid mounting concern about the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no deal brexit. named in the new year honours list — the british divers who rescued a boys' football team from a cave in thailand. also on the list, alistair cook, twiggy is made a dame, and michael palin is knighted. an army officer has become the first british person to trek solo unaided across antarctica. captain lou rudd finis

the bbc spoke to one of the girls who managed to escape, as laura westbrook reports 0ne one week gone and 110 girls taken from their school in dapchi are still missing. after misinformation from the authorities, a clear picture of what exactly happened is emerging. witnesses said armed men, believed to be boko haram militants, stormed the school in eastern nigeria and herded the girls into trucks. 0ne nigeria and herded the girls into trucks. one of the students who managed to escape spoke to the bbc. translation: i saw them with my own eyes. we tried to lead through school gate, but they block does. so we went back into school and climbed over the fence. but at the gate there were three cars outside. the gunmen stood by the gate and kept firing into the air. we went back into school and jumped over the fence and run west towards the town. we were lucky because they took a lot of the girls. it has also been revealed a day before the attack, the army pulled their shoulders from a checkpoint near the school. this, despite the all girl's college being a large school of nearly 1000 pupils

nora westbrook, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. the after the grey and damp weather this morning, it looks like the weather is going to improve for us later on today. it has been a pretty grey start and some rain around. very breezy to. if anything it will get more windy across scotland later today and into tonight. this low pressure in between the uk and iceland is barrelling throughjust to the north—west of our neighbourhood, sending strong wind and frequent showers stop to the south, the weather is much quieter. it is looking beautiful on the south coast. breezy around the coast and also inland but plenty of sunshine on the way. 23 in london. a scattering of show is almost everywhere through the midlands and more frequent in the north of northern ireland. across scotland as well. gusty wind. in scotland they could exceed 50 mph in places, the closer you are to be low—pressure the stronger the wind. a really blustery night with frequent showers rattling through and rattling our windows as well. tonight that low moves to the n

laura westbrook, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the immigration minister caroline nokes is in dover as the home secretary cuts short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. one person has died and 23 others have been taking to hospital after a minibus overturns on the scottish borders. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. it's been confirmed that administrators have been brought in to run the music retailer hmv, which has collapsed after suffering poor sales. the store's owners say high business rates and changes in consumer behaviour are to blame. the retailer employs more than 2,000 staff across the uk. administrators from kpmg say they'll try to keep all 125 stores open while they're looking for a buyer. this year marks the 100th year since the first british women won the vote. and it was more than 100 years ago, that the dick kerr ladies played their first game of football, going on

laura westbrook reports. smoke fills the sky at one of the most holy places in tibet. this footage posted online shows the roof of the jokhang monastery footage posted online shows the roof of thejokhang monastery in flames. chinese state media said no one was hurt and the temple in lhasa has now been reopened. but it is not known how much damage this thousand —year—old monastery has suffered. the complex covers more than six acres, official reports did not specify which part of the temple was damaged by the fire. that is because beijing maintains tight control of tibet. as the news of the fire spread on chinese social media, there were reports photos were quickly being taken down by authorities. you would think that this would be an issue where they would rush to show people, to reassure them that the temple has not been badly damaged. but there is almost no news coming out of all in the last four hours. it is probably not the fault of the chinese, probably the flames spread from another building nearby. but the fa ct another building nearby. but the fact that the