Programme of the decade. Join us, the brexitcast gang, in half an hour, to look back at the year that was in the world of brexit. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Spanish police have named a british holiday maker and his two children who drowned in a Swimming Pool on christmas eve. Gabriel diya had been staying with his family at a resort on the costa del sol. Police say the pool appears to have been working normally at the time. Emily unia reports. According to Spanish Police, gabriel diya, who was 52, died trying to rescue his nine year old daughter, comfort, after she got into difficulties in this hotel Swimming Pool. His 16 year old son, praise emmanuel, tried to help and also died. Postmortem examinations confirmed that all three drowned. A 14 year old girl, the childrens sister, raised the alarm. A british tourist whos staying at the resort told the bbc she spoke to the childrens mother. I noticed a woman was walking towards where i was. She looked really distraught. When
In half an hours time, we take a look back on events earlier in the year, marking the 75th anniversary of the d day landings. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his two children who drowned in a Swimming Pool on Christmas Eve. Gabriel diya had been staying with his family at a resort on the costa del sol. Police say the pool appears to have been working normally at the time. The hotel says its continuing to co operate with the investigation. Emily unia reports. According to Spanish Police, gabriel diya, who was 52, died trying to rescue his nine year old daughter comfort after she got into difficulties in this hotel Swimming Pool. His 16 year old son praise emmanuel tried to help and also died. Postmortem examinations confirmed that all three drowned. A 14 year old girl, the childrens sister, raised the alarm. A british tourist whos staying at the resort told the bbc she spoke to the childrens mother. I noticed a woman was walki
Thousands of people across the uk have been taking part in traditional boxing day swim dips braving a swim in chilly waters. Some events were called off because of strong winds. But as Rebecca Ricks reports from the south west of england even blustery conditions didnt stop eccentrics and the christmas spirit. Weather it is to cure a festive hangover, raise money for charity or just because. A swim in the sea, the activity of choice for hundreds of west country folk this christmas. It was not as cold as i thought but i cannot feel my toes it was really exhilarating but not too bad. I cannot feel my toes it was really exhilarating but not too badm catches your breath but you have to do it. For many swimmers in painting this is a boxing day tradition. We have been doing it every year for the last couple of years and it was like a baptism but much colder we have done this for 10 years sol think have done this for 10 years so i think this was the warmest year we are doing this for our great
Will have been given medical checks, like the maggots that have been treated in france, likely they have migrants. Been suffering from hypothermia. They will then be interviewed by immigration officials in dover. Their cases assessed, they will be put in government accommodation whilst there asylum claims, assuming they put those in the, are processed. If the minor involved in this was unaccompanied, they will be taken to a Reception Centre in kent. There are concerns from some migrant charities that human traffickers in france are using the forthcoming january deadline for brexit as an incentive to try to get more migrants to make this crossing at the moment. So it is possible we will see more of these cases in the coming weeks. More on the news that thousands of people have lost their homes after a typhoon ripped through the phillipines. At least sixteen people have been killed. The chairman of the Philippine Red Cross richard gordon, spoke to the bbc, about how people are trying to
Finally happened donald trump has been impeached by the house of representatives in complete opposition to what the founders had in vision the articles voted on were along party lines it is highly unlikely the senate will vote to remove the president from office so what is the point of this entire exercise. Cross talking trumps impeachment im joined by my guest david good or ski in tampa he is a cultural critic and host of the radio show a Neighbors Choice in washington we cross a Richard Goodstein he is a democratic strategist and former Campaign Adviser to bill and Hillary Clinton right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate david i this i asked a very simple question at the end of my introduction it seems very unlikely that the republican and republican control. Old senate is going to vote on these articles of impeachment that is if nancy eventually gives it to them which we can actually talk about that right now as we