The United Nations estimates that nearly 250,000 people have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maarat Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it as the people of idlib flee for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top of that, so what we have is one crisis compounding another. These are desperate times, people taking what they can, what few possessions they are able to carry with them. Many have fled north, heading to refugee camps like this one ne
Tonight at 10 30, dozens of people survive a plane crash in kazakhstan, but at least 12 have been killed. The plane, owned by a kazakh airline, with 100 passengers and crew on board, crashed into a building, shortly after take off. Dozens of people, including babies and children, are being treated in hospital, the cause of the crash is still unclear. The whole plane started vibrating. Everyone started screaming, kids were crying. Well have the latest, on the possible causes of the crash. Also in the programme ben stokes, hero of the cricket world cup, is among those named in the new years honours list, published tonight. Police in india deny using Excessive Force, as protests continue over a controversial law on citizenship. And despite another great performance, Fallon Sherrock is out of the world darts championships, in the third round. Good evening. Dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. The cause of the crash, w
And well be taking an in depth look at the papers, with our reviewers the former fleet street editor, eve pollard, and the comment editor at city am, rachel cunliffe. Stay with us for that. A british mother who lost her husband and two children in an accident at a spanish resort, on Christmas Eve, says she is utterly heartbroken but alleges something was wrong with the pool where they died. In a statement, Olubunmi Diya said that, contrary to some media reports, her husband, gabriel, daughter, comfort, and son, praise emmanuel, all knew how to swim. The three of them died at Club La Costa world, in fuengirola, on spains costa del sol. We can talk to our correspondent john mcmanus. Take us through the statement from her. Most importantly, whether gabriel diya in his two children could swing well. Mrs diya says all three could swim and never said anything contrary to that to the Spanish Police. She tells this about the sequence of events leading up to the death of her husband and two of
fraser. good morning, welcome to brussels. boats are still being counted here at the european parliament. it very much feels like the morning after that i before, is a bleary eyes. i can see journalists asleep at the desks, surrounded by the detritus of half eaten food, bottles of water and quite a lot of coffee. no question what a story of the night was, the shift across the continent to the right. the hard right performing well in austria, the netherlands, germany. not so well in poland and slovakia. and, of course, the headline news overnight is the fact that president macron has called that snap election in france, where the national rally took 32% of the vote, compared to his party s 14%. that is a record performance for the national rally. it left the president, in his view, with no option but to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. translation: the rise - of nationalists and demagogues is a dangerfor our nation, but also for europe. i say this even though we h