energy bosses warn that the government s plan to cap the price of electricity produced by older renewable facilities is risky. hello and welcome to bbc news. ten people are now confirmed to have died, after a huge explosion at a petrol station in county donegal in ireland. a search operation is continuing, as some people are still thought to be missing. eight people were also taken to hospital. police say the cause remains under investigation, but are describing what happened as a tragic accident . the explosion happened at an applegreen service station, in the village of creeslough, yesterday afternoon. from there, our ireland correspondent chris page reports. a rescue effort has now become a recovery operation a sad sign that the emergency services don t expect to find anyone else alive. blown out walls, a crumpled roof, and tonnes of rubble showed this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was lef
about the significance of the bridge being hit. it depends how quickly they repair the bridge. it is a huge symbolic setback because this bridge was mr putin s personal commitment to crimea. it opened in 2018, cost $3 billion, massively overpriced. one of his friends was in charge of the construction and he identified with this because this was a way of uniting the mainland of russia with what he took to be the mainland of crimea which was now going to be russian forever so the bridge is symbolically hugely important. in terms of logistics, the fact is, one carriageway seems to have survived this blast although it may only take light traffic and we don t know how bad the damage is to the railway grid above it. my guess is that although the russians will have a big motive to say that the bridge is reopen soon and all is fine, it will not reopen to military traffic which is very heavy so we will see how long it is before they can start to use the road and particularly the rail
off patients at a&e. save the nhs! rishi sunak invites unions to a meeting with government early next week to discuss a string of disputes that have led to strikes. we want to have an honest, grown up conversation about what is affordable, what s responsible for the country. those invitations have gone out and i m hopeful that those meetings can happen on monday. the uk and the german pharmaceutical company biontech join forces to speed up research into potential cancer vaccines. and the former chelsea striker and manager, gianluca vialli, has died at the age 58. and coming up on the bbc news channel. under pressure frank lampard says he understands the fans frustrations at everton. he s hoping for an improvement in form away to manchester united in the fa cup tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. prince harry has said he wants reconciliation with the royal family, despite leaked extracts from his memoir containing a series of sensational accusations aga
the us midterm elections are just days away incumbentjoe biden, his ally barack obama and donald trump all take their campaigning to pennsylvania thousands gather in seoul to remember the halloween crush victims many are demanding the president resign. now, on bbc news. it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup and the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales the all blacks with a comprehensive win, in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league. as manchester city snatch a win, to go t
and fraternity between nations. president biden has warned the risk of nuclear conflict is at its highest level since the cuban missile crisis, sixty years ago social care providers are warning that millions of people could be left without support, unless there is a complete overhaul of the system. care england, which is the body that represents independent services, says a proper vision is needed, or the nhs will be on its knees . jeremy cooke reports. are we ready for our lovely.? wendy hughes is bringing care into the community. your medication, sweetheart. really? whey aye. ..to mark, an ex navy diver now living with dementia. that s fabulous. for mark and his family, this is priceless help. i ll do the dishes. next stop the bathroom. but today s poll by ipsos mori for bbc news suggests more than 70% of people aged over 55 are not confident that care is reaching many of those who need it. a shortage of staff like wendy lies at the heart of what many call the care crisis.