Not since the crisis in 2015 has europe seen images quite like this. Images quite like this. The deputy Prime Minister decribes it is an invasion. Translation it is obviously organised, financed and prepared. It is an act of war because if we go on at 6,000 migrants a day it means collapse for italian society. I said at the beginning, what is happening in lampedusa is the death of europe. 7,000 migrants crossing the mediterranean in just two days to an island with Space Forjust 400. The storm at the beginning of the week had created a bottle neck on the North African beaches. But by wednesday, conditions were calmer. Nearly 200 boats crossed in just a few hours. There are thousands more who are waiting to cross. From here, most of these migrants will be transferred to the italian mainland, but the vast majority will disappear before those Asylum Claims are decided. They are heading north. And that is testing the European Union. Today, one of the leaders of the french far right, marion
The Prime Minister has said the government will ban the american xl bully dog by the end of the year. The breed has been blamed for a series of attacks on people in recent years. Rishi sunak s announcement comes after the death of a man in staffordshire yesterday who was set upon by two dogs thought to be of the bully breed. A 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Phil mackie reports. Another victim of the American Bully Xl. Ian price, a 52 year old local businessman, who was killed outside his home last night. This was the aftermath of the attack, which involved two dogs. Although neighbours did their best to pull them off, his injuries were so severe he couldnt be saved. We heard police cars and sirens and thought. Then another one, then another one. And then i came to the gate to have a look, and, you know. There was, like, ten, 12 police vehicles. For a while there was concern more people could be hurt. It happened just after children had been let out of t
Up to shore more than 100km away. Heres one survivor whose home was destroyed by the flooding. Translation the flood came and completely washed away l the valley, destroying everything around it. My life before was stable, everything was 100 good i had my house and my family, but now there is nothing, there is no life any more. Earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent lina sinjab, who gave us the latest. It is really a devastating situation, day in, day out, people are still shocked with the traumatic experience they have lived, with the loss that they have had, you know, everywhere around people are looking for bodies of their beloved ones, some families are counting, like, Tens Of Members of theirfamilies have disappeared or confirmed dead. Imagine you are sleeping in your bed and floods and the waters sweep you away into the water, this is really terrible, you know. The storm hit the city of derna, and because of the floods and the rain, you know, two dams collapsed, breaki
We heard police cars and sirens and thought. Then another one, then another one. And then i came to the gate to have a look, and, you know. There was, like, ten, 12 police vehicles. For a while, there was concern more people could be hurt. It happened just after children had been let out of the village primary school. We were notified about 3 25 by the police that there had been an incident on main street, and a text was immediately sent out to all parents to advise that they were to bring their children and selves back to the school site. Where the police car is is where the man was fatally attacked, and its thought that the dogs belonged to somebody who lived in one of the houses there. Locals have told us that the same animals were involved in another incident back in march, in which a Woman Walking her pet dog was chased inside one of those shops there. When looking at the number of People Killed by dogs, in 2021, there were five deaths in england and wales. Last year, that numberj
But thousands ofjobs are at risk. In the last few hours, a bbc team in derna in libya have seen for themselves the terrible impact of the floodwaters that have washed much of the town into the mediterranean sea, and killed thousands. Its now five days since the disaster that hit derna, which is in eastern libya, along the coast from the libyan capital tripoli and the city of neghazi, and the city of benghazi, towards the egyptian border. Today, our colleagues found little evidence of much international assistance. Correspondent anna foster and team saw the extent of the devastation, and heard the fears over a lack of basic supplies and the likelihood of disease spreading. Heres the report shes just sent us. Even by night, dernas recovery teams dont sleep. As darkness falls, another body is carefully pulled from the ruins, wrapped and taken to a waiting ambulance. It is a scene that has now been repeated thousands of times. I cant describe it, when you see peoples death. Maybe when you