For doping should not be lifted ahead of the closing ceremony at the Winter Olympics in south korea later on sunday. The decision means that the russian athletes, who were allowed to compete as neutrals, cannot march under their own flag. Two russian athletes have failed drug tests in pyeongchang. It comes as a high level delegation from north korea has crossed into south korea to take part in the closing ceremony. A large crowd came to protest the inclusion of a controversial general, Kim Yong Chol. He was head of pyongyangs military department and is widely blamed for an attack eight years ago on a south korean warship that killed 46 sailors. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonell joins me live from seoul. Stephen thank you forjoining us. It looks like olympic diplomacy has worked to a certain extent . Well, you know, there is a lot of controversy going on here right now, right to the very end, these Olympic Games are mired, really, in geostrategic manoeuvre is. On the one hand, you have
His first trophy in england. My guest this week is sirjohn schuster, broadcaster and man of the arts, whose own story is also a portrait of modern britain. Good evening. The shadow brexit secretary has confirmed that labour wants the uk to remain in a Customs Union with the eu after brexit. Sir keir starmer told the Bbcs Andrew Marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. The Prime Minister is committed to leaving both the Single Market and the Customs Union, shes expected to outline the governments position in more detail this week. Our Political Correspondent ben wright reports. For the first time there is clear blue policy water between labour and the tories over brexit. In a speech tomorrowjeremy corbyn will confirm his party would keep uk in a Customs Union with the eu after brexit. Crunch time is coming for the Prime Minister because the majority of parliament does not back our ap
Need higher maintenance standards after fatal accidents. And future inspiration. A camp in a former disaster zone offers students a different way to look at science. Rescue crews are looking for people missing in northern japan the day after a powerful storm hit the region. Typhoon lionrock whipped through tuesday killing 11 people. Three others are missing. Police say they found nine bodies at this care facility. They believe all of them were residents in their 80s and 90s suffering from dementia. Local authorities failed to issue an Evacuation Order for the area. The flood waters were too powerful to escape. Translator the water level surged in just ten minutes. And they were trapped. One of our staff was holding a resident, but couldnt save the person. We are awfully sorry. Reporter elsewhere in the prefecture, an elderly woman was found dead in a house hit by flood waters from the river. An elderly man was found dead along another river. Northern parts of hokkaido were drenched wit
The deadly crash of an amtrak train in philadelphia, a body was pulled from the wreckage today. We have a team of reporters following the latest developments. Lisa stark is in washington for us. We begin with johnter rat who is in philadelphia. Where do things stand at this hour . Well, tony, good afternoon from philadelphia where there are News Conferences scheduled for 2 15 and 5 00. Well be reporting those as they happen. Giving you the latest information. For now were basing everything on a News Conference that happened a couple of three hours now. In that News Conference, one of the Board Members revealed that they have already found and removed and already downloading data from what he called an event reporterrecorder. And they also have a forwardlooking dash cam in the cab of the engine thats derailed and separated from the other cars. Were told all of that is downloaded. I think the implication is that we may have early indication, early indication of what may have gone wrong 1
Now the army is in control of burundis capital saying it has depose the its president. It announceed the coup on the Radio Station, something denied on the president s twitter account. He said hes going back to burundi after talks in tanzania, but the armys general said he wont let him back in. The protest against the president s possible third term as president grew, the prison used tear gas and bullets against the demonstrators, but struggled to contain them. Then on wednesday afternoon while the president was out of the country the Senior Army Officer announced he was taking over. Permanent secretary secretaries will have minute duty in their ministry. They would take control of key locations. Burundis army is seen as neutral and has been popular among the protesters. They have not joined in on the violence. Minutes after the announcement from the Army Hundreds of protesters came running in to the center too. Now the president has to go. Whether he wants to or not he has to go. They