are also proud of you. and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least 21 people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly 50 people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists were returning to the town in the southern indian state of kerala and they were crossing the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove f
the pressure on leaders manchester city. world champion max verstappen charges through the field after starting ninth on the grid to win the miami grand prix. and the dominance of carlos alcaraz continues, as he defends his madrid open title. you re very welcome along to the programme. let s with arsenal, who have start kept their premier league title race alive after they beat newcastle 2 0, and with it, closed within a point of leaders manchester city. martin odegaard scored in the first half, and a fabian schar own goal wrapped up the victory. city have a game in hand on top of their one point cushion, as the gunners continue to fight for a first league title in 19 years. newcastle s defeat stalls their charge towards champions league football next season, as their lead over fifth placed liverpool remains three points. you have to continue. we ve done it for ten months, we have to keep digging in every single day. the demands are incredibly high, we know that. but we are d
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