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at least 59 migrants have drowned, after their boat broke up in rough seas and sank off the southern coast of italy, including a number of children. the boat was said to be overloaded with close to 150 people. its thought the vessel left izmir, in eastern turkey, three days ago. those who survived came ashore near the town of crotone, on the calabrian coast, and are being helped by the red cross. jon donnison has the latest. overnight, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by daylight,...

after k—pop and k—drama, k—reality becomes the latest south korean cultural export to win a huge global fanbase. if these kind of shows can travel outside of korea, that means more funding coming in for that show, that gives them more funding to produce a bigger show. and in hollywood, everything everywhere all at once is the big winner at this years screen actors guild awards. a very warm welcome to the programme. and we begin here in the uk. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, ...

lets get down to business. an australian firm — recharge industries — has come to the rescue and bought the battery maker britishvolt out of administration. the deal is expected to be announced shortly. britishvolt had plans to build a £4 billion gigafactory near the port of blyth in northumberland, but it ran out of money and collapsed last month. its downfall was blamed on a lack of battery experience, unproven technology, and therefore no customers oi’ revenue. the new owner ...

intense the further north you go across the uk. looking at the weather chart, you think perhaps perfect conditions, high pressure normally means a lot of fine weather, but it doesnt necessarily equate to crystal clear skies. at the moment we have a north—easterly wind coming around our area of high pressure kicking up moisture off the north sea bringing cloud and showers. quite a leopard—print effect to our satellite picture at the moment. many areas are seeing cloud passing over a...

and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold "final talks" on a new post—brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss "complex challenges" around the exisiting deal — whats called the northern ireland protoco...

lowers the price cap for gas and electricity — but bills are still expected to rise because of less government support. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. betty boothroyd — the first woman to be elected speaker of the house of commons — has died at the age of 93. and a former love island star takes on a youtuber in boxings most anticipated contest between two novices. and coming up on the bbc news channel... a moment to remember for 16—year—old mia brookes...

im martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead — including 12 children — after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say its still too early to predict wholl w...

and this was the glorious sight over stonehenge. maybe the image of the night. and if there are clear skies tonight, there could be an action replay. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie joins us from oban on the west coast. time for a look at the weather. heres louise lear. it is happening again. i was pessimistic if you were watching the six oclock news about how much of the northern lights we would be able to see. this was the western isles around an hour ago and it isntj...

from our colleagues in brussels, at westminster and in belfast. well also be asking if this will be enough to satisfy the democratic unionists and to break the political deadlock in northern ireland. also tonight... the cap on household energy charges is being reduced, but bills are still going to rise in april. well be asking why that is. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. and, the woman who made history as the first female speaker of the commons, betty boothroyd, ...

judicial reform plans. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul ogrady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre portasio said he passed away "unexpectedly but peacefully" on tuesday evening and thanked fans for "all the love they have shown him over the years". paul ogrady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming a talk show presenter. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks...