Xenophobic attack saying violence against foreigners is against South African values. Hello there. Fears that up to 700 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after another boat carrying migrants capsized. A major air, sea, search operation is underway on the italian italian island of lampedusa. More on this from paul brennan, in kat annia on the italian island of sicily. What more do we know . Well we are firming up details. An hour ago we werery tributing it to maltese media, now weve had the opportunity to the Operations Room in rome, and they gave us figures, that i can relate to you. As of 15 minutes ago they said 28 confirmed dead. Their figure as far as how much were aboard were between 700800 people. 18 ships are in the search and rescue area and there is one plane and two rescue helicopters on patrol out there, searching for survivors, and that the incident happened some 73 miles from the libyan coast. I can say that on social media we are seeing things. The Prime Minist
France 24. Ing thele across the country in philippines are getting more desperate for food and water. There has been looting in and around the flattened city of tacloban. Eight people were killed when looters raided a rice warehouse causing the building to collapse, and a gunfight reportedly broke out between Security Forces and armed men try to get more supplies. Our correspondent sent us this report from just south of tacloban. We are 50 kilometers south of tacloban where there is a scene of complete devastation. We have come here today and all along the way we have seen thousands marching along the road looking to get out, looking for food, medicine, anything. At the moment, the u. S. Air force is at the airport, but around us is devastation. Moment, at the moment, they are just begging for someone to help them. Half a dozen countries are delivering badly needed aid to the philippines. The International Relief efforts trying to get to where they need to go. A broken pipe is the only
Releasing federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. The final voyage of the last surviving d day Landing Craft has been postponed following a six year multi Million Pound renovation project. Well speak to the son of a d day veteran before 11 30pm. Snow in south east australia the unseasonal weathers been triggered by antarctic air. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning School Next Month than if they catch coronavirus according to englands chief medical officer. Professor chris whitty said the chance of children dying from covid 19 are incredibly small but missing lessons damages children in the long run. He warned its unlikely therell be a vaccine before the end of the year. It comes as holiday makers returning to the uk from croatia, austria and Trinidad And Tobago now have to quarantine for m days. In india the nu
Quite overwhelming. This is one of the earliest pictures ive ever seen of him cos he would only have been about 20. This is where the miners would work. Unbelievable. Now, i remember when i joined the family, how pleased he was that i was from an indian family. It mattered. Allied squadrons take the airfor another great battle over europe. It was the deadliest conflict in human history. World war ii drew in men and women from all over the globe and claimed the lives of around 80 million people. 75 years ago this month, after almost six long years of fighting, the end of the war was officially declared. There arent many people who dont have some sort of Family Connection to that war. To mark its end, four presenters from bbc news, including myself, are telling the stories of our relatives the roles they played, what they did, whether here on the home front, in the atlantic or deep in burmasjungle. We start with Mishal Husain and her grandfather. He was one of more than two million men w
Now on bbc news, we take a look at the roles played by the families of bbc news presenters during world war ii. To come here today and to see where he spent a part of his life a very difficult part of his life is, i have to say, its. Its quite overwhelming. This is one of the earliest pictures ive ever seen of him cos he would only have been about 20. This is where the miners would work. Unbelievable. Now, i remember when i joined the family, how pleased he was that i was from an indian family. It mattered. Allied squadrons take the airfor another great battle over europe. It was the deadliest conflict in human history. World war ii drew in men and women from all over the globe and claimed the lives of around 80 million people. 75 years ago this month, after almost six long years of fighting, the end of the war was officially declared. There arent many people who dont have some sort of Family Connection to that war. To mark its end, four presenters from bbc news, including myself, are