we begin with developing news from south korea. it s reported that at least 59 people have been killed in a stampede and crush in the capital, seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered for halloween festivities in a busy bar district. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in a popular night spot. many of those out during the evening were young party goers. more than 150 people are injured and it s feared the number of dead could rise. videos show medical teams giving cpr treatment to rows of people lying in the middle of crowded streets. earlier on the programme, my colleague david eades spoke to an eyewitness freelance journalist raphael rashid. let s hear what he said. it isa it is a night out for a lot of people, including myself. iwas in the area. when i arrived to ward 7pm it was very clear that there were so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in this district, and the crowds were just gathering more and more and towards ten p m or 1
russia says it is suspending its participation in an internationally brokered deal to allow grain exports from ukraine. the announcement was in response to what the russian army called a massive ukrainian drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. ukraine has called that a false pretext for blocking the grain corridor. earlier, the un secretary general urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which was due to expire next month. before the deal was in place, blockages led to food supply issues globally. joining us from dnipro in central ukraine is our correspondent james waterhouse. james, what have the russians been saying? james, what have the russians been sa inc? ~ , james, what have the russians been sa in: ? ~ , ., ., james, what have the russians been sa in? ~ ,., ., ., saying? well, there is a lot going on here, saying? well, there is a lot going on here. but saying? well, there is a lot going on here, but they saying? well, there is
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last year amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin with developing news from south korea. it s reported that 120 people have been killed in a stampede and crush in the capital, seoul. 100 have been injured. the incident happened as huge crowds gathered for halloween festivities in a busy bar district. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in the popular night spot. many of those out during the evening were young party goers. it s feared the number of dead could rise. videos show medical teams giving cpr treatment to rows of people lying in the middle of crowded streets. earlier on the programme, my colleague david eades spoke to an eyewitness a freelance journalist raphael rashid. let s hear what he said. it s a night out for a lot of people including myself. i was in the area. when i arrived towards 7pm it was very clear that there was just so many people here, probably the most i ve ever seen in itae
logos, it is going to remain on the very unsettled side. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up tonight. more woe for wales, as they crash out of the rugby world cup, after a masterclass from holders new zealand. still unbeaten england race into the quarter finals of the rugby league world cup, with a record win over greece. no haaland, no problem. manchester city top the table with victory over leicester. and georgia taylor brown defends her super league triathlon series title in style. hello and welcome to sportsday. england s women are bidding for a place in the semi finals of the rugby world cup later, as they take on australia in a crunch match in auckland. they re niow the only home nation left in the tournament, after wales followed in scotland s footsteps, going out at the group stage, after another heavy defeat by defending champions new zealand. jo currie was there. the other side of the world up against the defending champions in their back yard for a place in