we did not have a diagnostics industry of any scale in the uk, which made scaling up of diagnostics much more difficult. germany has a big diagnostics industry and did very well. next week, the inquiry will continue to focus on the uk s preparedness for a pandemic, with former health secretary matt hancock among the witnesses. scotland s former first minister nicola sturgeon and former deputy first ministerjohn swinney will also be giving evidence. bereaved families simply want to know whether more could have been done to save lives. hugh pym, bbc news. the authorities in pakistan say they ve identified more than 200 citizens who were on the overloaded migrant boat which sank off the coast of greece last week. the boat went down about 50 miles south west of pylos last wednesday morning according to the greek coastguard.
who were on the overloaded migrant boat which sank off the coast of greece last week. the boat went down about 50 miles south west of pylos last wednesday morning. so far, 82 people have been confirmed dead, but the un estimates up to 500 people were on board the vessel. pakistan s federal investigation agency says it s managed to gather names by contacting the victims families in the part of kashmir controlled by pakistan. bbc urdu s umer nangiana has travelled to the region. woman cries preparing herself for the worst. this woman s son was on the migrant boat that capsized more than a week ago. he was trapped in libya for seven months before making the journey to italy. translation: what can i say? they subjected him to worse torture. he had not eaten for eight days
Nine Egyptians suspected of being people smugglers connected with the deadly sinking of an overloaded migrant boat off Greece have been charged with human trafficking and remanded, a Greek legal source said on Tuesday.The men denied the charges during a hearing before a magistrate in Kalamata that lasted more than 10 hours on Tuesday, the legal source added.
it s all around one specific spot, suggesting the migrant boat has hardly moved. remember, all this time, greece says the vessel is not in trouble and is on its way to italy, and so no rescue is needed. it is at 11pm that the boat sinks with hundreds on board. and there s a frenzy of ships coming to help, including the celebrity beyond, from where this footage was taken and later sent to the bbc. a luxury yacht, the mayan queen, the mayan queen, is then instructed to assist and takes the 100 survivors to shore. they reach safely the port of kalamata, but leave behind serious questions about the whole greek response. meanwhile, nine men suspected of people smuggling are set to appear in court on monday in southern greece. pakistani officials say they ve arrested several people, including an alleged smugglerfrom pakistani administered kashmir. while bodies are still being recoverd, hundreds remain missing, including people
on a steady course. but two and a half hours later, at around 6pm, another vessel, the faithful warrior, comes to the same area and is also requested to supply food to the boat. bbc verify has confirmed this is footage of it happening. from 7:40 until 10:40, greek officials from a discreet distance see the boat keeping a steady course and speed, according to their initial statement. but they later published this close up image, taken in the same time period, which shows no waves around the migrant boat, suggesting it s hardly moving. and let s look again at the activity of the last seven hours. it s all around one specific spot, indicating the migrant boat has barely changed position. remember, all this time, greece says the vessel is not in trouble and is safely on its way to italy, and so no rescue is needed. it is at ”pm that the boat sinks, with hundreds on board. and there s a frenzy