more than 100 people have been killed and scores of others injured in two explosions in south eastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. bbc persian s parham gobadi earlier told me further details of the blast. as you mentioned, this is one of the deadliest attacks in iran in the past a0 years. it has been unprecedented, the number of the death toll is rising every every few minutes, so far. they say that some of those who were injured are in critical conditions and we know at least one medic was among the casualties who was killed, two others, at least, are in critical condit
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killed and scores more injured in two explosions in southeastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. caroline hawley reports. the roads leading to the cemetery were packed with people who had gone to qasem soleimani. officials say the bombs had been planted in bags and were apparently set off by remote control. whoever did this was clearly aiming to cause mass casualties. the iranian red crescent said their efforts to evacuate the injured were complicated by the size of the crowds. and the first bomb was followed swiftly by a second, more deadly explosion. it comes four years t
i am here in dorset where the school of your 150 million year old sea monster is going on public display. new tax rules mean leading online platforms will have to hand over details of people who make money from so called side hustles on top of their regular income. i ll explain who s affected and how. in sport, ready, set, and taking aim 16 year old luke littler becomes the youngest ever player to reach the semi finals of the world darts championship, and has his sights set on a spot in the final later. and we have a drier week this week. for the time being today we could see more disruptive rain and strong winds across the country. good morning. it s tuesday, the 2nd of january. routine school inspections won t take place for the next couple of weeks, while more training is given to 0fsted assessors to protect the wellbeing of school staff in england. in his first interview, sir martyn 0liver told the bbc that the organisation could also be far more empathetic, following t
appreciate your time and i wish you a lovely evening. he s just 16, but he 5 taken the world of professional darts by storm. this evening, luke littler from warrington has made yet more history, reaching the world darts championship final. he only finished his gcses last summer, but he could now earn £500,000 if he wins the final tomorrow. so how s he coping with the pressure and overnight stardom? well, he says he wakes up, plays on his xbox, has some food, and has a chuck on the board. joining me now, someone who knows a thing or two about sporting success at a young age and the psychology that goes with it former table tennis champion, now author, matthew syed. thank you so much for coming on this evening. first, your response to him winning tonight? winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts. the winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, the arrows winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, the arrows as - w