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more than 43 people, including a baby, have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the southern italian mainland according to the coastguard. dozens of bodies were found on a beach near a seaside resort in the calabria region, with others found in the waters nearby. these pictures from the italian coastguard were filmed in darkness, early on sunday morning and you can see the wreckage of the boat. one local official has suggested as many as 150 people had been onboard. rescuers are still searching for survivors, after the vessel reportedly broke apart near the coastal town of crotone. the coastguard says 80 people are known to have survived but a large search and rescue effort continues on land and at sea. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyenm urges eu asylum reform after italy migrant deaths. richard galpin reports. this is all that remains of the wooden boat in which so many people died last night as they tried to reach th
hello and welcome. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will meet prime minister rishi sunak in london tomorrow. earlier we learned that an announcement of a new deal between the uk and eu on the post brexit trading arrangement for northern ireland is imminent. ione wells is here now. we have a statement between ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak where they are agreeing to continue their work and they are crucially meeting tomorrow. what does that tell us? that s right. essentially, this statement which was issued jointly by the european commission and number ten here in the uk says that the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen and the prime minister agreed to continue their work in person towards shared practical solutions for what they describe as a range of complex challenges around the protocol and ireland and northern ireland. they are going to meet in the uk tomorrow. this is very significant that ursula von der leyen wil
hello and welcome to bbc world news. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak, to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech leo varadkarsaid. earlier, the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, began to outline what might be in the deal including the right for politicians in northern ireland to have a say over any new eu rules that affect them. with more here s our political correspondent, iain watson. what better way to flag that an agreement with the eu is coming closer? the eu commission president, ursula von der leyen, will meet the prime minister tomorrow in london for the talks that could seal a deal. there is no deal done until the whole deal is done. but i think we ve made progress. and what s emerging is exactly what the deal could involve. post br