Good evening. 41 people have died after their small boat capsized as they were trying to make the crossing from tunisia to italy, the latest in a string of tragic incidents in the mediterranean. Also on the programme, joe biden is expected to issue an Executive Order banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, well get reaction from two congressmen that sit on the select committee on china. Meanwhile, china has fallen into deflation, with global Cost Of Living issues impacting the demand for products across the economy. And if you are the type of person struggling to get in your 10,000 steps a day, youll be pleased to hear a new study has found that fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a health benefit. But first to the mediteranean where 41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax las
after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. the three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. these pictures show rescue workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent another catastrophe in the mediterranean is more than a0 migrants found dead in shipwrecks off of coasts in lampedusa in italy. for survivors come to us saying it all started from here. from the two new zealand coastal city of sfax. they took a boat before sinking in rough seas. sfax has become a hotspot for two new zealand and
sfax. we don t want them living here, screams one man. long live tunisia, long live sfax, sfax is not a refugee camp, says another. after days of tension that reflected the surge of an anti migrant sentiment, the tunisian coastal city of sfax will never be the same again. these migrants are gathering here in the city centre to look for a way out. but their ordeal could be exacerbated, as long as the tunisian government hasn t managed to come up with a solution that preserves their dignity. days before the attacks in sfax, locals say toxic hate against black african migrants was searching online. translation: african migrants was searching online. tuna/mom- african migrants was searching online. translation: there was a wave of racist online. translation: there was a wave of racist videos
students at the university of nottingham. it is vital for the community. if it was not for this, i don t know if we could get into the vet. some days it is one client after another. it is heartbreaking. the team says they ve seen an increase in the number of people coming to the clinic. there are many sad situations but i think it s good that we can do whatever we can to help them. i think it s amazing because it s normally so expensive. we are on benefits and things like that, so we re worrying about our animals. for more stories from across the uk, head to the news website. you re live with bbc news. a wave of xenophobic violence has exploded in the tunisian city of sfax, after the fatal stabbing of a local man, during an altercation with migrants. the backlash saw 25 people hospitalised, after a group of masked men took to the street, beating immigrants with stones and sticks.
the authorities have since forcibly deported more than 1,000 migrants from the city, taking them to the tunisian borders. from the southern coastal city of sfax, bassam bounenni reports. suffering from heat stroke, dehydration and exhaustion, many are still carrying injuries from the wave of violence, which only days before drove them from their homes. i spent four days here, because i spent four days here, because i don t have a place to stay. i don t feel like i m a human for now. i used to sleep here with my family, so i am so tired. i just feel like giving up. find just feel like giving up. and this was the just feel like giving up. and this was the scene - just feel like giving up. and this was the scene last - just feel like giving up. and this was the scene last week. violence in the streets of