hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a large fire has broken out on the only bridge linking russia with the crimea peninsula. images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames; the cause of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president of ukraine tweeted crimea, the bridge, the beginning . all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revelaed a major blow for russia and its main connection to crimea. this is a ley road road and railway bridge linking the peninsula. officials confirmed fuel tanks caught fire, apparently part of a freight train crossing the bridge, but it s not clear what caused this. sections of the road have also collapsed into the sea. this is an important connection strategically for getting supplies to crimea,
cambria and anglesey, the rest of england staying dry, it will feel attached milder. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police say nine people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they ve found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman one with around 200 graves. strike action leaves just 20% of regular rail services running across england, scotland and wales today, as workers walk out for the 11th time this year. we are hoping to bring you the latest update from creeslough, where police will hold a news conference. just to remind you of the story, at least nine people died following that huge explosion at a petrol station in creeslough in county donegal yesterday. the latest update was nine people who had been killed and a number of injured w
chris page has the details. blown out walls, a crumpled roof and tons of rubble, with the signs this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in the incident. some drive tractors to start removing the debris. a coastguard helicopter arrived to help tell if the injured to hospital. paramedics and firefighters from northern ireland came across the border to join their colleagues in the irish republic in the operation. they searched through the remains of flats which were above the garage shop, and largely collapsed. there were reports that several people who were reports that several people who were trapped managed to make contact with the emergency services, but it still isn t clear how many are missing. krishna is a small village with about 400 residents. never with the community have imagined facing such
when graham was opening that envelope, i was like, oh, my goodness, please, please! oh, i m ecstatic, it s marvellous! of course, this eurovision should be taking place in ukraine, and it is now for liverpool to prove that while it can t take place in ukraine, this is going to be a eurovision for ukraine. liverpool s already had the endorsement of its twin city, odesa, and this year s winner, the kalush orchestra have offered their congratulations to a city that wants eurovision to be a citywide party and a celebration of music and peace. wejust had a real moment, haven t we, in this city, where we ve won eurovision? and it feels like the whole city kind ofjumped in the air at exactly the same time tonight. and now we ve got seven months to deliver something that will be truly astonishing, incredible for ukraine, our sister city odesa, but also incredible for the whole uk, so we are delighted. but tonight liverpool, it will be absolutely buzzing, it will be incredible. and
and coming up on bbc news. another shock at the french open as fourth seed elena rybakina is knocked out byjasmine paolini. the italian s through to her first grand slam semifinal. of the d day landings. i m at the bayeux war cemetery, where more than 4,000 commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in the normandy campaign are buried. june 6, 191m was the day that british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches just miles away from here, taking the germans by surprise in what was the largest ever amphibious invasion. it changed the course of world war two. throughout the day, commemorative events have been taking place both here in france and in the uk. 0n the south coast in portsmouth, the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d day veterans. more than a0 british veterans have travelled here to normandy, the youngest 98 years old. it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the british norm