more than seventy migrants die after their boat sinks off the coast of syria our correspondent is with the rescue operation. and the first woman to win the booker prize twice the celebrated author dame hilary mantel has died at the age of 70 officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referenda on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes just as it did after the annexation of crimea the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referenda saying they are just a sham, and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in m
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