we are shocked like everyone in greece, obviously. after we were informed of this incident, all services were mobilised. the municipality of kalamata we have prepared. we are hearing that, unfortunately, the number of dead is increasing. our europe correspondent nick beake is in athens and has this update. we don t know the scale of this disaster tonight, but it s clear it is bad. more than 100 people have been rescued, but survivors are saying that up to 700 people, they believe, were on board this fishing boat. it set off reportedly from libya and was heading to italy. an image has emerged showing the vessel packed with people in the deepest part of the mediterranean. no one, it would seem, had a life jacket on. the greek authorities have said tonight that they went towards the vessel and that no one wanted help when they offered it. but that has been challenged by an organisation which provides an emergency phone number for people at sea, and it says, in fact, the authorit
more ways to cope with it, ways to become more hopeful, more determined to make more hopeful, more determined to make our more hopeful, more determined to make our society caring. and safer. and i make our society caring. and safer. and i think that is probably what grace and i think that is probably what grace and and i think that is probably what grace and barney would want to. we are going grace and barney would want to. we are going to grace and barney would want to. we are going to go into a brief time of reflection. are going to go into a brief time of reflection, starting with a minute s silence reflection, starting with a minute s silence at reflection, starting with a minute s silence. at the end of that, daisy and sean silence. at the end of that, daisy and sean from the sports centre will li-ht and sean from the sports centre will light each and sean from the sports centre will light each of these candles. in memory light each of these candles.
are shocked like everyone in greece, obviously. after we were informed of this incident all services were mobilised, and the municipality of kalamata is prepared, we are hearing about the number of dad thatis hearing about the number of dad that is increasing. the hearing about the number of dad that is increasing. that is increasing. the un secretary that is increasing. the un secretary general - that is increasing. the un i secretary general expressed that is increasing. the un - secretary general expressed his distress at the latest developments, his spokesperson giving his reaction to the news from greece. giving his reaction to the news from greece. today we have yet another tragic from greece. today we have yet another tragic illustration, - from greece. today we have yet another tragic illustration, i - another tragic illustration, i can tell you secretary general was horrified by the reports of a shipwreck that took place off the coast of greece, claiming the co
but first let s focus in on nottingham and the deadly stabbing of three people in the early hours of tuesday morning. this was the scene a short time ago at the university of nottingham where hundreds of students joined the familes of the two 19 year olds who were killed in the city in the early hours of yesterday morning. grace o malley kumar was a first year medical student and a talented hockey player. barnaby webber, also 19, was studying history and played cricket for his university team. the third victim was named today as 65 year old ian coates a primary school caretaker. our midlands correspondent, navtej johal, reports from the vigil. thousands united in grief. these students have come to express their shock and share their sadness at the loss of two of their own. it s hard to find the words to express their shock and grief felt across our institution at the senseless loss of two talented students who have had their bright future brutally curtailed. barnaby webber
well, the vigil will begin with some words from the vice chancellor of the university of nottingham, shearer west, who spoke to the bbc earlier, and when she spoke to us, she talked about how shocking this entire episode is for notjust the university, but the city of nottingham a city that of course has crime hotspots, but nothing like what happened yesterday, it was something that they were never expecting. so, the vigil will begin with words from shearer west, and then, to my understanding, we will also hearfrom some then, to my understanding, we will also hear from some faith leaders as well. from what we have been told, the parents of the two students who were killed in yesterday s attacks are also expected to be attending this vigil, although they are unlikely to speak. and we are also told that it is very unlikely that any students also will be speaking. the vice chancellor said that the university is offering all the support it can to the students here, some who were