search for survivors from wednesday s earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. strikes are expected to be announced injuly and august. works on the railways walked out of the second time this week on thursday with just one in five trains running and another strike is planned for saturday. here is our transport correspondent katie austin. demand for travel has taken off since covid rules eased but there s already been disruption amid aviation staff shortages. now hundreds of british airways workers at heathrow airport, most of them check in staff, have voted to walk out on dates yet to be confirmed. the unite and gmb unions said the action was over a 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic which hadn t yet been reinstated. our members are primarily low paid, part time women workers, who have been asking nicely for over a ye
the eln, has said it s willing to resume peace talks with the government once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro himself a former rebel has become the country s first left wing leader after winning sunday s presidential election. now on bbc news, katy watson reports from the falklands, as argentina accuses the uk of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of south america. recording now. i was started by a dictator, an unpopular nationalist fighting against communism. it s extraordinary to talk about colonialism with a population that has chosen its own future. the british won the war but argentina still dreams of change. but it was a conflict that scarred argentina. we congratulate our forces and the marines. i am a british reporter living in south america is the bbc plasma correspondence here. growing up in the uk, we learned about the falklands is a war that was one of the other side of the wo
at these latitudes, the sea can be terrifying. they say below 40 degrees south, there is no law. but below 50, there is no god. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes, home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries, people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together, they face new challenges. in our rapidly changing world. you are at the mercy of the elements. this is a story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world . patagonia s far south is dominated by the wind. and the cold. extending below the 50th parallel, no other land mass lies so close to antarctica. to survive here takes resilience, determination, and sometimes sheer size. much of the land is just empty, wind-blasted tundra. but the sea is teeming with life. a humpback whale. this 30-ton giant has traveled all the way from its winter breeding grounds in the tropical pacific, a journey of more than 4,000 miles. on its tail is wildlife veteran fredrik
it s extraordinary to talk about colonialism when you have a population that has chosen its own future. elsewhere on the islands, argentine. the british won the war but argentina still dreams of change. on the 14th ofjune, the argentines surrendered. but it was a conflict that scarred argentina for ever. rejoice at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. i m a british reporter living in south america as the bbc s correspondent here. growing up in the uk, we learned about the falklands as a war that was won on the other side of the world. but living here, i ve come to learn of a very different version of history one notjust of war but of nationhood, too. for people here, they re not the falkland islands, they re the malvinas. they re not british, either they ll always be argentinian. the war in 1982 cost many lives 255 british soldiers, three islanders and 649 argentinians. it was a conflict that lasted little more than two months, but one that hangs over
the past few days, with emergency workers struggling to reach all those who ve been affected. now on bbc news, katy watson reports from the falklands, as argentina accuses the uk of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of south america. it was a conflict fought a0 years ago but a cause that argentina still believes worth fighting for. a war started by a dictator, an unpopular nationalist, fighting against colonialism. it s extraordinary to talk about colonialism when you have a population that has chosen its own future. elsewhere on the islands, argentine. the british won the war but argentina still dreams of change. on the 14th ofjune, the argentines surrendered. but it was a conflict that scarred argentina for ever. rejoice at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. i m a british reporter living in south america as the bbc s correspondent here. growing up in the uk, we learned about the falklands as a war that w