you re watching bbc news. the prime minister of greece, kyriakos mitsotakis, has asked for forgiveness from the families of 57 people who died in a rail crash on tuesday. he said it should not have been possible for two trains heading in different directions to run on the same line without anyone noticing. thousands of protestors, including striking rail workers, have again clashed with police. they blame the collision on government neglect. sofia bettiza reports. there s an outcry in greece. for the third day in a row, people have been protesting all over the country. this is a sign that anger is pulsing across greece and the systemic failings
for as long as that is needed. the red cross red crescent network is the domestic responder, we are building on top of an emergency social safety net work and we have a really good added value to help people today, tomorrow and as they build their lives, however long that may take. the prime minister of greece, kyriakos mitsotakis, has asked for forgiveness from the families of 57 people who died in a rail crash on tuesday. he said it should not have been possible for two trains heading in different directions to run on the same line without anyone noticing. thousands of protestors, including striking rail workers, have again clashed with police. they blame the collision on government neglect. sofia bettiza reports. there s an outcry in greece. for the third day in a row, people have been protesting
here are the scenes in athens, some protestors remain. thousands of people have gathered. estimates say around 7500 people, largely students and railway workers, gathered outside parliament. reports or some clashes between demonstrators and police. that is the seen live in athens, people demonstrating about the rail crash. china will increase military spending by more than 7% this year, with the premier, li keqiang, calling for more training under combat conditions. speaking at the opening of the country s parliament, mr li said attempts to contain china were escalating. beijing s military budget, more than $200 billion, is still dwarfed by that of the united states, which is four times greater. the gathering is being used by president xi jinping to further consolidate his power. china set an economic growth target of around 5% for 2023, one of the lowest in decades. earlier i spoke to didi tang, the beijing correspondent
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it's been a frustrating week as I have been sick for most of the week and lost a lot of writing momentum. However, I'm working through it and wanted to.