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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,...

a former met police officer, david carrick, who was one of the uks most prolific sex offenders has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years. grant shapps is appointed to the new role of energy and net zero secretary, in a mini cabinet reshuffle. police investigating the death of the epsom college head teacher believe she and her daughter were shot dead by her husband who then took his own life. and the womens cycling team from afghanistan who escape the taliban in search of olympic glor...

prepayment customers go unused. ill have the details. in sport, how manchester city face more than 100 charges of breaching of financial rules, which could see them fined, docked points or even relegated from the premier league. good morning. it isa it is a gold and a frosty start to the day in the southern half of the country. some mist and fog patches, some of which will be slow to clear. then we will see some sunshine. in the north, a milder start, cloudier with patchy rain in the w...

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, ...

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...

european counterpart today in berkshire. nhs staff tell safety investigators they feared patients were dying as they grappled with long ambulance delays. in sport this morning. a silver sunday for both manchester united who win their first trophy in six years and celtic who retain their league cup title. good morning. last night, under clearskies, good morning. last night, under clear skies, the northern lights were seen quite widely across the uk as far south as the south of england. ...

the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. hes appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee — hes likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. lets listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what ive read, ther...

family right now, it is just really difficult to take. fire family right now, it is ust really difficult to take._ difficult to take. are you still hepeful? _ but britains turkish communities are mobilising. nearby in north london, they are packing our bags of donations, warm close to be flown out. in stockport, these are all medical kits ready to be dispatched by the front line eight strategy —— a charity, which is already sent. they are matching what they see has been said, what...

shawn. the executive rails visit as a people living in the crash site say they are frustrated both the state and federal response for their also blaming a railroad for this disaster. this is fema is sending a support team to the area after first denying ohio governor mike to winds at for a disaster declaration. eric is live the site with the very latest. actually where the meeting was. what do we know about femas response and what they are doing today? >> the incident response team wil...

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...