a clean air zone. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his grudge match by a split decision. nearly 60 people trying to reach europe are known to have drowned, after their boat sank in rough seas off southern italy. at least 12 were children, including a baby and young twins. it s thought the boat, which left izmir in eastern turkey three days ago, was said to be overloaded with close to 150 people. vincent mcaviney has more. on saturday night, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by tragedy in the mediterranean. by dawn, this debris was all that was left of the migrant boat that broke up in rough seas just off the calabrian coast. it is thought the vessel left izmir in eastern turkey three days prior, with as many as 150 crowded aboard, but only around 80 survivors washed ashore near the town of crotone. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to rescue bodies from the waves. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned. the r
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m vishala sri pathma. our top stories: almost 60 people, including 12 children, have drowned trying to reach europe, after their boat was shipwrecked off southern italy. translation: we can t be abandoned by the rest of europe. this type of tragedy should have been avoided, not lived how we re having to live it today. the british prime minister prepares to meet the president of the european commission, in a bid to finalise a new brexit deal for northern ireland. israeli settlers in the occupied west bank set fire to palestinian homes and businesses, killing one man, after two israelis are shot dead in their car. sheffield becomes the latest uk city to tackle car pollution by charging drivers to enter
seas just off the calabrian coast. it is thought the vessel left izmir in eastern turkey three days prior, with as many as 150 crowded aboard, but only around 80 survivors washed ashore near the town of crotone. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to rescue bodies from the waves. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned. the regional governor visited the scene. translation: . ., , ., translation: calabria is a reuion translation: calabria is a region that translation: calabria is a region that welcomes - translation: calabria is a | region that welcomes people. last year, we welcomed 18,000 migrants, but we cannot be abandoned by the rest of europe. this type of tragedy should have been avoided, not live to how we are having to live to how we are having to live it today and how we will have to live it again in the future. ., . have to live it again in the future. . . ., future. reacting to the weekend s future. reacting to the weekend s loss - future. reacting to
translation: the social solidarity ministry aims . to educate1 million illiterate adults in three years. we met zubaida who s extremely passionate about education. there were some concerns about her age, but the ministry welcomed it and she s persistent. laughter determined for her daughters to have a different fate, the mother of eight and grandmother of 13 insisted they d be educated. for years, she sold items on the street in front of their school, keeping a close eye on them. translation: i tell illiterate | people to learn, but the person needs to be motivated. you cannot motivate someone to learn. with age no barrier and no limit on her mind, zubaida plans to continue her education and, in doing so, is becoming
to learning for an egyptian grandmother of 13 who, at the age 87, has entered a classroom for the very first time and learnt to read and write. vandhna bhan has the story. in this primary school classroom in egypt s menoufiya, zubaida abd elaal is fulfilling a lifelong dream to read and write. translation: i wanted to learn, but my father was conservative i and did not want me to be educated. i used to ask him for an education, but he said that it was wrong for girls. he only allowed my brothers to be educated. so at the age of 87, an opportunity came for her to be taught at home by teachers, but she refused, instead, asking to be enrolled in a classroom. and she s not the only one. zubaida is among a number of older students here taking part in a government initiative.