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hello and welcome to the programme. south korea's president yoon suk—yeol has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of th...

and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean macken...

vital grain exports from ukraine. and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc news. south korea's president has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. president yoon suk—yeol visited the scene early this morning. he said that such an accident should not have happened and that it will be investigated thoroughly. he also said the government would pay for the medical care of those injured and the funeral...

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He has said that the government will need to look at ways to prevent this from happening. obviously, they are also having to look at why this happened and whether it could be prevented, and that is going to be a huge political issue over the next few days, few weeks, and obviously it is something the public want to know, they want to know answers, they want to know why so many crowds were allowed into this area, where it could have been stopped, whether it could have been controlled or whether the police could have been out in more force. nobody really knows at this stage, it is too early, but...