And im jane hill at and imjane hill at hull minster, tonight we wait to see which artist has been awarded the most prestigious prize in british contemporary arts, the turner prize. More at half past. We are getting reports of a passenger train in germany colliding with a Freight Train in meerbusch, near duesseldorf. Local police and the Fire Department say at least 50 people have been injured. Details are still coming in. We are going to keep assuming that for you, this is the latest picture we have from the scene, so far the only picture we have. You can see the train appears to have buckled after a collision. It appears to have collided with a Freight Train. Details as soon as we get it, a close up of the commuter train and the damage that appears to have been done. You can see the third window from the left, looks like a doorway partly caved in. We will give you a reminder of where. Looks to me from that mapping that it is a suburb of dusseldorf as much as anything else. Likely to b
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in lausanne, where earlier the International Olympic committee announced that it was banning russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Some russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to compete in south korea under a neutralflag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state sponsored doping at the 2014 games hosted by russia in sochi. The president of the International Olympic committee, thomas bach, delivered the decision. The russian Olympic Committee has suspended with immediate effect is. In the meantime, clean russian athletes will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games pyeongchang 2018. These athletes will be able to participate, participate in individual or Team Campaigns under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym oar. They will compete with the uniform bearing this name and under the olympic flag. The oly
Out his plans to move the American Embassy in israel from tel aviv to the city. Its already prompted a heated reaction with arab leaders warning there could be dangerous repercussions. Were joined now by the bbcs north america correspondent peter bowes. A hugely significant moment there is. Why has donald trump chosen to do this and why now . Well, it is not entirely sure why now. It was a Campaign Promise by mr trump to move the American Embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. The American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. Perhaps some the American Embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. Perhaps some domestic politics is playing into this and he wa nts to politics is playing into this and he wants to be seen to be making good on those big Campaign Promises in his first year in office, where perhaps he might have failed on some other issues. To the wider issue in terms of peace and the Peace Process in the region, why now, it is difficult to fully understand without hearing the details of what
In lausanne, where earlier the International Olympic committee announced that it was banning russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Some russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to compete in south korea under a neutralflag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state sponsored doping at the 2014 games hosted by russia in sochi. The president of the International Olympic committee, thomas bach, delivered the decision. The russian Olympic Committee is suspended with immediate effect individual clean russian athletes will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games pyeongchang 2018. These invited athletes will participate, be it in individual or team competitions, under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym oar. They will compete with the uniform bearing this name and under the olympic flag. The olympic and some will be played in any ceremony. No official of the Russian Ministry of sport will be acc