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the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. south africa has seen far fewer electricity blackouts in the last few months. critics say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the forthcoming general election. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start here, where the uk s general election is in full swing and rishi sunak has been defending his plan for mandatory national service for 18 year olds. the prime minister was on the campaign trail in buckinghamshire, defending the proposal as a bold move that ll foster a culture of service. under the tory plan, all 18 year olds will be legally required to take up either a 12 month placement in the armed forces or cyber defence or give up the equivalent of one weekend a month to volunteer in their communities. i believe this is the right thing to do because this is how we will del
cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became orange. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s ben croucher. day two of the french open is well under way and though a soggy parisian day has thwarted play on the outside courts for the best part of five hours, the matches under the roofs have seen the big names all safely progress most notably iga swiatek who is bidding for a fourth title in five years. she underlined her favourites tag with a crushing 6 1, 6 2 victory over home qualifier lolia jeanjean. swiatek wrapped up the win in just 61 minutes to set up a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four time grand slam champion naomi 0saka. meanwhile in the men s singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he s been stru
the government s announced there ll be a significant reduction in the availability of coronavirus vaccines from the end of this month, with the shortage expected to last through april. the nhs has written to local health organisations, urging them not to take any new appointments from the 29th of march. those who already have bookings are not expected to lose their slot. the bbc has been told that fewer batches of astrazeneca vaccines are available than expected. here is our political correspondent, laura kuenssberg. i have some fantastic news to be new today. we have now vaccinated over 25 million people stopping the vaccine is on the way. we are on track, so let s stick with that, follow the rules, and when you get the call, get the jab. the rules, and when you get the call, get the jab- call, get the “ab. perhaps the “ourne call, get the “ab. perhaps the journey is call, get the jab. perhaps the journey is less call, get the jab. perhaps the journey is less smoo
now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show the surfers making waves in fukushima, ten years after the nuclear disaster. the hunt for the priceless royal russian room stolen by the nazis. and we get a taste of sustainable sake. cheers to that! kanpai! we start this week in the fukushima region in north eastern japan. now, as the world learns to cope with one disaster a global pandemic here, they re marking another. it s exactly ten years since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear catastrophe. the region has sadly become synonymous with those tragic events. a decade on, i m here to find out how people are still battling to move on from the past. this is kitaizumi beach, some 70km from the centre of fu kushima city. while it s hard to believe now, this beach was once one of the most popular surfing destinations injapan. surfing was popularised injapan in the 1960s, when american gis stationed here headed for the beaches, armed with their boards, and t