are also proud of you. and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least 21 people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly 50 people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists were returning to the town in the southern indian state of kerala and they were crossing the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove f
where a spectacular concert has been held to mark the coronation of king charles iii. some 20,000 people attended the show on the grounds of windsor castle near london. performances by british pop group take that, katy perry and lionel ritchie even brought the king and other royals to their feet. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. all: five, four, | three, two, one! cheering and applause. from the intense formality of westminster abbey to the energy of the coronation concert on the east lawn of windsor castle. with an audience of 20,000, charity volunteers, nhs workers and guests chosen by public ballot. watching from the royal box, the king and queen, the prince and princess of wales, princess charlotte and prince george, and other members of the family. # we ve seen it all. there was music from the coronation choir 300 singers from many walks of life and different parts of the uk. and palm to palm is holy palmers kiss. there was drama from shakespeare s
the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. some breaking news. authorities in southern india authorities in southern india say at least twenty one people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly fifty people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. i m joined now by our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan in london. i know that information is coming fast and fluid and this is a developing story what can you tell us of this point of what is happened? us of this point of what is hauened? ., , ,, , happened? according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists happened? according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists were happened? accordin
the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least twenty one people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly fifty people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitness, dozens of tourists are returning to the town in the southern indian state of catalonia, and they were crossing the estuary for the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove area, forest area. and according to the eyewitnesses, the boat, it is a double decker boat and a lot of people were on the ground as well as o