gathering their belongings. at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless, and i can say this, not only for me as the head of the railway, but also for all railway workers, my thoughts our thoughts are with the victims and their surviving relatives. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it s not yet clear what caused the train to derail,
translation: today in - the middle of the day at around 12:20pm, a regional train accident occurred on the track from garmisch partenkirchen to munich. the train derailed for reasons that are yet to be explained. a large number of rescue workers, more than 500 men and women, were mobilised to deal with the injured and rescue operations. the train was crowded and full of passengers, ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it s not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. shelley phelps, bbc news. a service of thanksgiving for the 70 year reign of queen elizabeth has been held at st paul s cathedral in london. it was the main event on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee.
sad and speechless. and i can say this. not only for me as the head of the railway but also for all railway workers, my thoughts our thoughts are with the victims and their surviving relatives, with the injured. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it s not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. shelley phelps, bbc news. the singer mariah carey is being sued for copyright infringement over one of her biggest hits. andy stone is bringing a suit for about £16 million over all i want for christmas is you, claiming carey exploited a song
for all railway workers, my thoughts our thoughts are with the victims and their surviving relatives. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it s not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. president zelensky of ukraine has admitted russia now controls one fifth of the country and that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee. our international correspondent, orla guerin, sent us this report after spending time with ukrainian troops near the eastern town of bakhmut.
at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless. and i can say this, not only for me as the head of the railway but also for all railway workers. my thoughts our thoughts are with the victims and their surviving relatives, with the injured. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it s not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. shelley phelps, bbc news.