affects many areas of life. there s no guarantee one would be restored quickly, but getting a new deal on the brexit arrangement is seen as a first step. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. at least 18 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck near bulgaria s capital, sofia. the government says the vehicle appeared to have been illegally transporting about a0 migrants. 12 survivors have been taken to hospital; they were hiding under some timber. the health minister said the vicitms had died from lack of oxygen. a syrian monitoring group says 53 people have been killed by suspected islamic state fighters in a central region of the country. the syrian observatory for human rights says those who died the country s state media have confirmed that the attack took place in the palmyra area near homs. some of the pickers are reported
Egyptian security officials say suspected Islamic State militants blew up a natural gas pipeline Saturday in Egypt's restive northern part of the Sinai