are also proud of you. and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least 21 people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly 50 people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists were returning to the town in the southern indian state of kerala and they were crossing the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove f
fashion icon. here in the uk, lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill ten others, has been giving evidence for the first time in her trial. she cried in the witness box and told the jury she only wanted to help and care for the babies she was looking after at the countess of chester hospital. she was looking after at she denies all the charges against her. this report from ellie price contains some distressing detail. the parents of lucy letby, arriving at manchester crown court. their daughter s trial has been going on for the last six months. today, she gave evidence for the first time. fighting back tears, she was asked by her defence lawyer ben myers kc how she felt to be accused of killing babies and to have her job as a nurse taken away from her. letby said it left her feeling very isolated and her mental health deteriorated. she told the court, there were times when i did not want to live, i thought of killing myself. she was asked wh
of murdering seven babies and trying to kill ten others, has been giving evidence for the first time in her trial. she cried in the witness box and told the jury she only wanted to help and care for the babies she was looking after at the countess of chester hospital. myjob was my life, she insisted, and said she was traumatised when she was arrested. she denies all the charges against her. this report from ellie price contains some distressing detail. the parents of lucy letby, arriving at manchester crown court. their daughter s trial has been going on for the last six months. today she gave evidence for the first time. fighting back tears she was asked by her defence lawyer ben myers kc how she felt to be accused of killing babies and to have herjob as a nurse taken away from her. letby said it left her feeling very isolated and her mental health deteriorated. she told the court, there were times when i did not want to live, i thought of killing myself. she was asked why
of children aged under 13. and take a seat. the 700 year old chair that ll be the centrepiece of king charles coronation. hello and welcome. fire officials in greece say at least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. we heard a like being in an earthquake. - heard a big bang, it was ten nightmarish seconds, we were turning over in the wake until it fell on the sides and the commotion stop. then there was panic, cables everywhere, fire, the fire was immediate as we were turning over we were being burnt, fire was right and left. a
we just wanted to get out as soon as possible, so we tried to break the glass in the windows. what we saw in front of us was chaos. the search goes on for a missing baby whose parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross neglicence manslaughter. how hundreds of six offenders slipped off the police radar just by changing their names. and thousands of volunteers come forward to train up guide dogs after the bbc highlighted a national shortage. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it s been an fa cup fairy tale for grimsby, but can they reach the quarterfinals tonight against premier league southampton? more than 4,000 fans are travelling to the south coast. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former health secretary matt hancock has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it s obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show