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BBCNEWS BBC July 3, 2024

A baptism in the Santa Cruz Church of the tamaulipas state. The red cross said about 80 people were in the church at the time of the collapse. Images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the tamaulipas state. Images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the ruined structure with poles while others made their way through the wreckage in search of survivors. These are the latest pictures from the scene, showing the Rescue Operation continuing into the night. The operation involves teams from the state police, the National Guard and the red cross. The cause of the roof collapse isnt yet known, but a structural failure is suspected. Journalist Franc Contreras in mexico city has been telling us the latest. Rescuers have been working for hours now pulling rubble by hand, and actually they have been able to rescue one or two people alive from under the rubble there, and so there is still hope, the bishop says that the roof collapsed right around the major moment of the mass on sunday, in the afternoon, there, the church was packed with about 100 people, and people were lined up to take the communion, of course, thats sort of the climax of the catholic mass, and thats when the roof came down on top of them. Bricks, concrete, and, of course, Steel Support Structure is coming down on top of the people. Now, there is a bit of hope at this hour, because the experts on location, the National Guard units and red cross officials, are reporting that some of the rubble came down on top of the pews in the church, so that could open the possibility of air passages under all of that heavy tonnage. One of the first things authorities looked into was the possibility of earthquakes that bring structures down on occasion throughout Mexico Mexico is in a seismic zone but no heavy earthquakes were reported at the hour when the roof collapsed at that Catholic Church on sunday, and so that theory is out. Its still unclear what actually cause this. It could have been bad structural design, it could have been a building error, something of that nature, according to authorities. Along that gulf coast of mexico, all along the coast there, Building Structures of that size are generally made of concrete, steel and some brick, as well. Some of those structures are very strong. Theyve withstood, you know, tremendous hurricanes and even earthquakes in that part of mexico, but there are other structures that dont pass inspection, and so there is speculation that that could be one of the issues here with the church in question. They are removing all of that rubble now by hand, they are planning to work all the way through the night, as long as it takes to decide if there are any more survivors under the rubble there. European Union Foreign ministers are meeting for the first time in the ukrainian capital, kyiv to discuss continued aid for the country. The bloc� s Foreign Policy chief, josep borrell, said they were there to express solidarity and support for the ukrainian people. He told the bbc hes worried by the uss decision to not include any new support for ukraine in a short term funding deal. Us congress was forced to drop the support to avert a government shutdown. Ukrainian foreign minister, dmytro kuleba, told reporters todays meeting sent an important signal. This is a historic event because for the First Time Ever the Foreign Affairs council is going to sit down outside of its current borders, of the borders of the European Union, but within future borders and this is a message in itself, a message of support that the European Union is extending to ukraine, which we are very much gratefulfor. Mr borrell said it was possible for ukraine to join the bloc even if the war with russia was still ongoing. 0ur kyiv correspondent James Waterhouse has more. I think what we have seen in all of this political turmoil in the us, as youvejust seen, is this political turmoil in the us, as youve just seen, is the first hard symptom of the growing scepticism within some corners of the republican party. We do have Foreign Ministers from all 27 Member States of the European Union here in kyiv today, its a significant meeting and its an attempt to both Unlock Future Funding on top of the sizeable packages which have recently been announced, topping more than 50 billion euros, thats not to be sniffed at, but this is also europe trying to put on a united front, where there are some cracks. There has been an election victory for a Populist Pro Moscow Party in slovakia, we are seeing a polarising election in poland where Theissue Polarising election in poland where the issue of support for ukraine as well as the refugees who have fled to poland is being put under the spotlight, there are increased levels of scrutiny is from such a staunch neighbour, and of course ukraine has long wanted to join the European Union. We are told by senior representatives that it will be one day, but weve never heard one that might happen. I directly asked Josep Burrell that question. I cannot give you a precise date, but it is terrible what has happened. Ukraine being considered a candidate is something that im sure weve thought would have been difficult to happen. And now it is a strong commitment from our site. The European Union has politically decided to say ukraine belongs to ourfamily, they decided to say ukraine belongs to our family, they will become a member. As soon as the conditions are met. ,. ,. , are met. The Eu Ambassador to ukraine has are met. The Eu Ambassador to ukraine has suggested are met. The Eu Ambassador to ukraine has suggested 2030. L are met. The Eu Ambassador to i ukraine has suggested 2030. That could be realistic, in her words. If that was to happen, and russia talk about a fifth of ukrainian territory, how realistic would that be . , ,. , territory, how realistic would that be . ,. , be . Cyprus became a member of the euro ean be . Cyprus became a member of the Eumpean Union be . 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We have seen a shortterm funding deal in the us i a short term funding deal in the us including new support for ukraine goalie seen the Election Results in slovakia called seen hungry continue to try and block support where it can, are we starting to see western fatigue that ukraine is so fearful of and that Vladimir Putin is holding out for a . Of and that Vladimir Putin is holding out for a . Yes, we see all that, but holding out for a . Yes, we see all that. But are holding out for a . Yes, we see all that, but are we holding out for a . Yes, we see all that, but are we to holding out for a . Yes, we see all that, but are we to say holding out for a . Yes, we see all that, but are we to say you holding out for a . Yes, we see all that, but are we to say you have l that, but are we to say you have also seen to allow me to say we have also seen to allow me to say we have also seen to allow me to say we have also seen it so the unity of europeans to support ukraine. We have seen unanimity on approving i dont know how many sections packages. We seek unity in order to support military aid. And we seek unity from the beginning of the war because everybody has been putting money and political commitments in spite of all that. Even countries that he mentioned who are reluctant to the sanctions, they have been voting in favour of the sanctions, they are worried by the decision of they are worried by the decision of the congress about ukrainian funding. But one thing is clear, for us europeans, the war of russia against ukraine is an existential threat and we have to react accordingly to that. If threat and we have to react accordingly to that. Threat and we have to react accordingly to that. If there is a us president accordingly to that. If there is a us president elected accordingly to that. If there is a us president elected next accordingly to that. If there is a us president elected next year| accordingly to that. If there is a i us president elected next year on accordingly to that. If there is a us president elected next year on a ticket to pull out support, what would the eu do, would further increase was aboard ukraine to try and step up into that void that will be created . Be created . Well, we have to wait for this possibility be created . Well, we have to wait for this possibility to be created . Well, we have to wait for this possibility to propose be created . Well, we have to wait for this possibility to propose to l for this possibility to propose to increase our support to ukraine. I had proposed to my colleagues on the Defence Counsel a European Fund for supporting ukraine of 20 billion euros. The president of the commission has proposed to the Member States a civilian side 50 billion for ukraine, this was decided much before any speculation about the future of the us politics. So yes, we want to increase our support ukraine. Mr so yes, we want to increase our support ukraine. So yes, we want to increase our support ukraine. Mr borrell, thank ou ve support ukraine. Mr borrell, thank you very much you very much. Political fatigue is a you very much. Politicalfatigue is a democratic reality for ukraine. I think president zelensky has already known that. Throughout the 18 months of this full scale invasion, the best remedy for kyiv has typically been military progress. We saw that with the two successful swathes of Liberation We saw around this time last year where Western Allies can see what their aid, what does billions of pounds was translating into. We are talking in the midst of a grinding counteroffensive for the president zelensky is trying to keep the politics separate from the battlefield but thats become increasingly difficult. In his Weekend Address he said nobody should be able to turn off our resilience and our fortitude. Basically, ukraine, it is clear it will keep fighting with or without america and the wests help, but there is an overwhelming preference here, because well ukraine has always been doing the fighting in ukraine alone, it is the western health which could prove to be pivotal in ukraines very survival. James waterhouse reporting and he was speaking to the eusJosep Burrell. Now to spain, where investigators are working to identify the victims of a Nightclub Fire in the southeastern city of murcia. At least 13 people are known to have died in whats believed to be spains worst such disaster in over 30 years. It broke out in a popular nightclub in the early hours of sunday morning. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest. A death toll of 13 which has been confirmed so far, but there are a number of other people who are still believed to be missing, people who were thought to be in one of those nightclubs when the fire broke out. The big task now is to identify the bodies. Some of them have been identified already using fingerprints, but most of the other bodies are not in a condition to be able to do that, so the police are having to use dna tests. However, having said that, there has been some good news this morning. The authorities said that three people who had believed to have been missing and who had been in the nightclub when the fire broke out, they have been located, they are alive and well, so there is some good news there, but there are fears that the death toll could climb further in the coming hours. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making the news. The price of a first class stamp rises to £1. 25, up from £1. 10. Thats the third price increase in the space of 18 months. Royal mail blames increasing Cost Pressures and the tough economic environment for the latest rise. The price of a second class stamp stays the same at 75p. A man who planted a sapling near the felled sycamore gap tree in the north of england says hes devastated National Trust bosses have removed it. Officials say they removed the tree planted by Kieran Chapman because of the sites unesco World Heritage status. A man in his 60s and a 16 year old boy were arrested in connection with the felling last week. A bbc tv presenter says her eyesight has been saved after going for a routine check up. Bbc waless lucy 0wen noticed white flashes in her right eye injune, when her optician said her retina was in the process of detaching and booked her in for an emergency operation. Youre live with bbc news. A huge fire engulfed the Police Headquarters in the egyptian City Of Ismailia in the north east of the country early this morning. Local media say at least 38 people have been injured, no fatalities were immediately reported. Firefighters are said to have contained the blaze in the multistorey building after several hours. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The nigerian president , bola tinubu, has announced a temporary Wage Increase for lower paid workers and pledged to lower transport costs. The measures come two days before the planned start of a nationwide strike over the high cost of living in the country. Trades unions have been angered by the impact of recent economic reforms, particularly the sharp cut in Fuel Subsidies that cost the government billions. Announcing the latest measures, president tinubu said reform may be painful but necessary for nigerias future. The nhs in england is warning of extreme disruption to services as doctors begin their most significant industrial action to date. The three day walk out is the longestjoint action, by bothJunior Doctors and consultants, in the history of the health service. They say they need above inflation pay rises, but the government has said this years increases are fair and final. Live now to our correspondent louisa pilbeam, whos outside University College hospital in central london. Louisa, we can see the placards behind you, whats the mood like there . ~. ,. , behind you, whats the mood like there . ~. , there . Well, the mood, actually, its been pretty there . Well, the mood, actually, its been pretty vocal, there . Well, the mood, actually, its been pretty vocal, there there . Well, the mood, actually, its been pretty vocal, there has i its been pretty vocal, there has been chance by the Junior Doctors and consultants here, they havejust stopped as we went live, and they are frustrated, i would say, this strike is part of the largest Strike Action that involves a joint movement with thejunior action that involves a joint movement with the Junior Doctors and consultants at the same time, which brings Staffing Level down to what they call Christmas Day cover on wards at this hospital and around the country. Ive been told by a consultant this morning that means patients are safe, they dont have any worries about that, they say there are procedures to make sure there are procedures to make sure the minimum Staffing Level ensures that patients are ok. But what do they want . They want a 35 pay rise, they want . They want a 35 pay rise, they say would bring their pay to they say would bring their pay to the level that they were getting in 2008, so 15 years ago. And they say that because of inflation and the cost of living, that means that they have a real terms pay drop and they need that to rise. The government, though, are refusing to go around the table with them, there are no talks taking place at all at the moment. The government has said what they are offering is fair, they have offered a 6 pay rise on average for consultants and an 8 pay rise an average forJunior Doctors. But as i say, there

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