in northern turkey, at least 41 coal miners have been killed in an underground explosion. president erdogan promises an investigation during a visit of the scene. translation: of course we will find out how this explosion happened, i and if there are any people responsible for it with the prosecutions, which have already started. the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. there s been more unrest in iran, including at the evin prison in tehran, which houses hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals. iranian state media says a fire broke out in the jail after clashes, but that it s now under control and eight people were reportly injured. it follows another day of anti government protests in several cities. demonstrations began last month in response to the death in custody of a young woman detained for allegedly not wearing her hijab correctly. duncan kennedy
good morning. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there s no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party the second largest at stormont won t agree to power sharing until the brexit deal is changed. they re worried about checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. even though many parties accept these arran
Research suggests a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of glaucoma, a condition which causes irreversible sight loss. Also. Do you prefer to feel the pages of a book between your finger . 2016 was a record year for the Publishing Industry, as printed book sales went up by 8 compared to the previous year. Good morning. Its thursday 27th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election borisjohnson has said it would be difficult for the uk to refuse the us if it asks for help on a strike on syria. Borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the Election Campaign to mount the conservatives most personal attack yet onJeremy Corbyn. In an article published in the sun newspaper, the foreign secretary accused the Labour Leader of being a Security Threat to the uk. He accused mr corbyn of being reluctant to use lethal force, opposing Nuclear Weapons and campaigning against nato. He went on to describe the
The jobs that are being created. Ill have more later. In sport, italian championjuventus took a Big Stride Towards the Champions League final. Jose mourinho has set his sights on winning the Europa League in the semi final tonight. Also this morning the story of eight year old marin and herfriendship with police dog in training tag. He is my best friend. He is basically my special bff. And carol has the weather. There is a north south split, in the north it will be sunny, in the south it will be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. In the east in the breeze once again it will be chilly. I have more injust over ten minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. A bbc breakfast investigation into the treatment of Eating Disorder has shown rising numbers of men being affected by conditions like anorexia and bulimia. Figures obtained through a Freedom Of Information Request showed the number of males receiving out patent treatment in england is rising at double the rate of female patients
Is a bid to shore up labours core support, as a new poll shows the party has fallen 19 points behind the tories. The paper, which is publishing its annual rich list, also says brexit has seen the combined wealth of the countrys 1,000 richest individuals surge. The Sunday Express says theresa may is to unveil a set of Manifesto Pledges which, they claim, will serve as labours death warrant. And the Mail On Sunday criticises a controversial drama to be aired on the bbc about the royal family. The bbc has defended the production as a critically acclaimed and fictional play, which the mail has described as astonishingly good. Now it is time for our world. In srebrenica, the town where europes worst atrocity since the Second World War took place, some local politicians, and the new mayor, refuse to accept that genocide happened, despite the findings of International Courts and the testimony of survivors. One of the few Bosnian Muslims who did survive the massacre has since returned to srebr