time for a look at the weather. a wet the un refugee agency says up to 500 people are still missing among them, large numbers of women and children after that overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants capsized in the mediterranean. there s claim and counter claim over the help or lack of it given to those on the boat. we ll talk to a man in kalamata, who s helping his friend search for his wife, and we ll examine the global migration crisis as well as bringing you a special report from the other side of the med, tunisia, where local fishermen constantly pull from the sea the bodies of migrants who tried to make the dangerous voyages. translation: the first time i was l afraid because i m not so tough. l i was afraid and then, step by step, i got used to it. after a while, getting a dead body out of my net is like getting fish out. and we ll ask the un official in charge of protecting refugees what can the world do about the millions of people on the move? england man
sophisticated weaponry is helping ukraine challenge for key cities, in the south and the east. us presidentjoe biden and china s president xijinping held a phone call today, and there were warnings and assurances about the us position on taiwan. taiwan is an island off china s south east coast. it behaves like an independent state but beijing considers it part of china, and says it will re take it, by force if necessary. there have been tensions between the us and china over that possibility. and today, xijinping told joe biden that the us should abide by the 0ne china principle with regard to taiwan according to chinese state media. with regard to taiwan and president xi said: those who play with fire will only get burnt. joe biden responded that on taiwan. the us policy has not changed. let s remind ourselves what this is all about. back in may, this happened. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan, if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s t
Several multi storey buildings in the centre of gaza city. The barrage of rocket fire from gaza into israeli territory began just after dawn, with explosions heard on the streets of ashkelon. Sderot is one of the towns thought to have been infiltrated by militants. With the latest on this fast escalating conflict, heres our middle east correspondent yolande knell, and a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. Israeli partygoers from an overnight rave running for their lives. Israels Nightmare Scenario armed Palestinian Militants at large in Southern Israel. It is thought that dozens entered, some cutting through the Perimeter Fence from the gaza strip. In the town of sderot, residents hid as fighters drove in. There was shooting and the israeli casualties began to mount. In a dramatic turn, videos were also shared of israelis being taken into gaza as hostages. The day had begun with intense barrages of palestinian rockets, some reaching as far asjerusalem. But the worst
It said its treating several people. About 50 others were assessed at the scene. Police were called to the m53 motorway in the wirral near liverpool just after eight oclock, when the incident happened. The road has been closed ever since. Chief superintendent Graeme Robson confirmed that a girl and the driver were killed. Emergency services were called to report of an overturned bus on the m53 Atjust After8am this morning. We can confirm that the bus was a school bus taking pupils to west kirby and calder Grammar Schools on the will. We understand there were 5a people, including the driver on the bus and sadly i can confirm that the driver and a 14 year old Schoolgirl Have died. Two children were taken from the scene to alder hey childrens hospital. 50 of the children were taken to an Emergency Training centre where they were medically assessed. And eight of those children have been taken to the Countess Of Chester and arrowe Park Hospitals. Our thoughts and condolences are very much w