are also proud of you. and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least 21 people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly 50 people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists were returning to the town in the southern indian state of kerala and they were crossing the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove f
Lets speak to our scotland Political Correspondent, jenni davidson. Jennl jenni, for those of us that dont follow the Politics Of Scotland that much, who is this activist . Follow the Politics Of Scotland that much, who is this activist . Well, he has a bit of much, who is this activist . Well, he has a bit of a much, who is this activist . Well, he has a bit of a track much, who is this activist . Well, he has a bit of a track record much, who is this activist . Well, he has a bit of a track record of has a bit of a track record of challenges to the snp leadership. He is a former lawyer. Last year he stood against former snp msp and former government minister mike russell for the snp presidency. And quite memorably, he also described the snps Independence Policy as flatulence in a trance, whatever that might mean im not quite sure. So we have been Hearing Reports in the last couple of days that Graeme Mccormick is planning to challenge john swinney for the snp leadership. It had looke
and it isn t. they have continued, as we ve heard, to be shelling near the plant, and that is where the concern is and that there could be an incident where there was a shell strike on the plant that breaches some form of containment with a local release of radioactivity. the turkish president held a major rally in istanbul on sunday, ad of the upcoming election on 14th may. according to some reports, 1.7 million people attended the rally, as you can see on your screen is, quite a gathering. the president wasjoined onstage by his wife, and harshly criticised the opposition coalition. polls are producing a tight race next year s vote with the country s ongoing economic crisis and february s devastating earthquake at the front of voters minds. now eurovision. rehearsals are well under way in liverpool for the eurovision song contest.
to ensure they weren t asked to take part in an unlawful strike. hugh pym, bbc news. voters who don t have photo id such as a passport of a driving licence will need to register for a special certifcate by 5pm today, in order to vote in local elections on 4th may. under new government rules, everyone needs to bring an accepted form of photo identification with them to the polling booth. but anyone who doesn t have one, needs to apply for a free voter authority certificate before the deadline to cast their ballot. the prince of wales and the duke of gloucester have attended an anzac day service in london this morning. dawn services are held every year to honour australians and new zealanders who ve fought and died in conflict. the commemorations will continue throughout today, with a wreath laying ceremony at the cenotaph later this morning, and a service at westminster abbey this afternoon.