45 people, including three children, had been on the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. Four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. The three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. These pictures show Rescue Workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent days. 0ur rome correspondent, sofia bettiza, has been following the story. This is another tragedy in the mediterranean sea. Only four people survived, the three men and a woman from guinea and the ivory coast. They said they were on board a ship with 45 people in total, including three children. They described it as a very small metal boat about seven metres long. They said that after a few hours at sea, the boat capsized and sank, apparently because of a big wave. It threw everybody into the water and they said that only 15 people were weari
and croatia begins the new year with a new currency switching from the kuna to the euro. pope francis is addressing worshippers in the vatican this morning. here merged a matter of moments ago, it is poignant this year, following the death of his predecessor, pope benedict xvi. the pope is lying in state inside, will be lying in state from st peter s basilica on monday, tomorrow, to allow mourners to pay their respects. his funeral will be held on thursday. there was a mass held on thursday. there was a mass held earlier inside st peter s basilica on what is the 56 world day of peace. the pope appealing for peace and also asking holy mary to accompany the former pope. let s hear. translation: this is a mary s greatness, as the angel celebrate, the shepherds come and praise god for what is happening. mary doesn t speak, she does not entertain her gas, explaining everything that had happened to her, she doesn t steal the show, we like to steal the show. she puts the child in
speaker votes stalemate. for a third straight day kevin mccarthy rejected now ten times to lead the house of representatives. and royal rumble, prince harry accuses his brother the future king offengland about shoving him in a fight about meghan markle. tonight the new revelations. o donnell: well, good evening and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. tonight, there is promising news from doctors about buffalo bills safety damar hamlin. they say today marks a good turning point in his recovery. plus the republican revolt in the house of representatives continues for the third straight day as a small group of members hold kevin mccarthy s speakership hostage. we re going to talk about the real-life consequences of the stalemate in judgment. but first, we have so many new details in the murders of the four universities of idaho students. it was this affidavit right here released today and it reveals how police identified the suspect 28-year-old bryan kohberge
nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has said the west must be prepared to provide long term support to ukraine. now on bbc news, our world: harvesting turkey s tea. hello there. 2023 started on a mild note across the southern half of the uk. further north ,it was a different story, particularly in scotland, with snow for some and some very low temperatures in the highlands. but over the next few days i think it is mostly mild weather that will win out, with some rain at times equally though, some drier and chillier interludes. as we head into monday it s this little ridge of high pressure that s going to be in charge of the weather. a brief, drier interlude with a wedge of colder air in place. and the day certainly starting on a really cold note ice an issue here, also for northern ireland and further south, some showery rain pushing across the far south east of england. that will tend to ease away, i think, as we go through the morning. and then for
after another wave of russian attacks, nato s secretary general, says support for ukraine, is long term. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year. a new record and a 60% rise. and a 100 year old war hero who s now a reading teacher is the oldest person to get an award in the uk s new year s day honours. hello and welcome to bbc news. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazil s new president, twenty years after he first became the country s leader. almost five years ago he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges which have since been annulled. s at his inauguration in the capital, brasilia, he told supporters that he d rebuild brazil from what he called the terrible ruins he had inherited from his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supp