Other guests are hospitalised. Also, south africas ruling party elects a new leader. The new leader of anc is on course to be the next president s. And deciding what brexit means, join oui correspondence and deciding what brexit means, join our correspondence and correspondence in brussels for a special edition of brexitcast. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news. Emergency services have been responding to whats being described as a Major Incident in the United States after an amtrak passenger train came off a bridge and onto a highway in Washington State. The local Sheriffs Office says there have been multiple fatalities. 77 people have been taken to hospital. Images from the scene of to show format carriages left the track, one upside down on the road. The local sheriff said that no motorists have been killed. It was the height of the rush hour on the busy i 5 motorway, and the train was reportedly travelling at more than 80 mph. The local sheriff says it came off the rails near the bridge at 7 40 in the morning, smashing onto cars and at least one lorry on the road below. Multiple agencies are responding. When we got to the scene, it was obvious that there were some fatalities and there were a lot of injuries, and some people were able to get off the train. The train was being operated by amtrak, the major us Rail Passenger company. It was travelling from seattle in Washington State to portland in oregon, and amtrak say there were approximately 78 passengers and five crewmembers on board. In a statement, the firm said it was aware of the incident but gave few other details. Passengers spoke of a rocking and creaking noise as the train rounded a bend, followed by crushing and screening. Crashing and screaming. To escape, said one survivor, they had to smash windows as the doors could not be opened. The governor of washington thanked the Emergency Services for their Swift Response and urged americans to pray for everyone on board. James cook, bbc news, los angeles. Earlier i spoke to a tv reporter for ita earlier i spoke to a tv reporter for it a news company in seattle. He says that this is the day marking the first day of the new Train Service between seattle and portland. He said that he avoided injury when he was on the same train because he alighted at an earlier station. It has been a big deal that has been spoken about four weeks. Its been in the works from within a decade and i was on board the train that derailed. I got off ten minutes before and its just been shocking, the many people that we spoke with on board the train, among the dead and injured. It has been difficult process. Amtrak, what theyve done is have several miles of upgraded rail service, allowing them to add more routes. The added a 60 train a 6am train, today being the first day for it. We were on the train to broadcast from the very first right and it so happens that this ride led toa number of and it so happens that this ride led to a number of fraternities. You had a lucky escape. You sound to be in some state of shock yourself. , yeah, just after process. I am trying to. Im looking at the images, ive been checking for about four hours. Shaking for our part. These are the people we were talking with this morning, wonderful people, just days before christmas and the holidays, many people have the week off, some People Computers in the working community and heading to work. Some people commuters. Really excited about the new rail service, some of them, theyjust wa nted service, some of them, theyjust wanted to be part of history. It has gone shockingly wrong and a number of agencies have to answer as to what has happened. There are a lot of questions as a train is derailed over the busiest interstate in washington. You clearly have pick yourself up and carried on with the job of reporting. I suppose a lot of focus is on the fact that this was the first day for this new passenger service. Yes, a lot of questions, they opened it is stationed about 20 miles from here, allowing them to expand their abilities from one worried. They opened a train station about 20 miles. Julie uk to speculate. Was it part of the newly renovated train track . That they just put in . Newly renovated train track . That theyjust put in . We dont know yet. We have asked many law and Law Enforcement officials about that. How fast was this train travelling . We look at a speed limit sign here 30 mph, so we will see was a factor as well. One of the most extraordinary things as that a p pa re ntly extraordinary things as that apparently no motorists have been harmed by what happened. That is quite incredible. Considering this is the busiest highway in the state of washington. Its amazing that no motorists were hurt. I hope and pray for those good people, they were good people, you can tell by talking to them this morning. I hope the best outcome for them. We will find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 1i0pm in the papers. An official report into the case of an iranian refugee who was murdered in bristol has concluded there was institutional racism on the part of the authorities who dealt with him. Bijan ebrahimi was killed by a neighbour in the summer of 2013, and his body set alight. Todays report, by the safer bristol partnership, found that avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council repeatedly sided with those who had abused him over a period of years. But while the report found evidence of collective failure, it said that individuals were not intentionally racist. Jon kay reports. He came to britain for safety, but Bijan Ebrahimi was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. Dont you dare take pictures of me, all right . this is the neighbour who killed him lee james, now serving life for murder. But this was not the first attack. Todays report says, time and time again, at different addresses over several years, bijan alleged hed been attacked by a number of different people. But this report says he was treated as a nuisance by the authorities in bristol, with police and Council Staff often siding with his alleged abusers, rather than helping him. Absolutely shocking and disgusting. Now, bijans sisters have been told there was a collective failure by avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council, which amounted to institutional racism, a phrase used nearly 20 years ago in the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. These are not the words that we should hear this day and age. You dont want to see, you dont want to hear any more about this, its been dealt with so many times before, and seeing it is happening again is truly shocking. We are very angry, as my sister said, and its very shocking and upsetting as a family. Todays report says no individual members of staff here at Bristol City Council, or at avon and Somerset Police, were intentionally racist themselves, but it says both organisations had an ingrained view of Bijan Ebrahimi which affected the way they treated him and that he didnt get the support or the level of service that he should have received. The report says, as an iranian man, bijan was put at a disadvantage because the way the authorities dealt with him was discriminatory. That is why, it concludes, there was institutional racism. Its a word thats rarely used, its a finding thats rarely found, because one would hope that institutional racism is not a common problem. But the familys concern, in fact, is that it is much more common than it is found. Last year, two members of police staff were jailed for misconduct. The force apologised to the ebrahimi family then and, along with the city council, has now accepted todays report in full. They say lessons have been learnt. Bijans death wont be in vain, and it will be the basis of this authority, and im sure many institutions around the city, having a look at what they do and the way they do it. Nearly five years after he was killed here, Bijan Ebrahimis family say his voice has now finally been heard. Jon kay, bbc news, bristol. Theresa may says theres no place for threats of violence and intimidation against mps. She made the comments after it emerged that several conservative mps have received dozens of abusive emails and tweets because of their views on brexit. She made her comments in the commons earlier. We are dealing with questions of great significance to our countrys fridge so it is natural that there are many strongly held views on all sides of this chamber. To our countrys future. There can never be a place for these threats of violence and intimidation against some members that we have seen in recent days. Our politics must be better than that. Jeremy corbyn said that threats and intimidation have no place in british politics. The daily mail which previously branded the judiciary as enemies of the people is now whipping up hatred against backbench rebel mps. Threats and intimidation have no place in out and intimidation have no place in our politics. And the truth of it is. And the truth of it is mr speaker its division and infighting in on cabinets and their reliance on the dup that makes them a week. Our Political Correspondent vicki young is in westminsterfor us. There is a feeling that newspaper headlines about conservative backbenchers who voted against the government have contributed to this level of abuse. Mps from across the political spectrum have talked about the abuse theyve got. This issue has been raised again because last week the government was defeated over the issue of brexit in the commons. It was a crunch board, if you like. The government was defeated because a number of tory mps defeated because a number of tory m ps voted defeated because a number of tory mps voted against the government. Ca ke mps voted against the government. Cake roger vote. It is these mps that have pulled the bbc that they have received violent threats, e mails containing death threats, theyve been accused of treachery. That have told the bbc. They have said that they have got these e mails, Text Messages and even a voice mail because of their particular views on brexit. The three mps that have spoken to the bbc anna soubry, nicky morgan and dominic grieve, the mp that led the group of mps against the government. They have handed the information to the police. One of the e mails so that you should hang for your crimes. A second set, hope you live your life looking over your shoulder in fear. Your life looking over your shoulder infear. A your life looking over your shoulder in fear. A tweet says that they had committed treason and then used violent and gruesome imagery. We talked about their heads being put on spikes outside of westminster. It is across the house of commons. Mps from different parties have all talked about this abuse. The difficulty is how to stop it. Thats exactly it. One wonders whether this is the issue of the moment and it could be Something Else later. How seriously to authorities dig it . As you added on the newspaperfront, harriet harman, the longest serving female mp in the house of commons, a labourmp, female mp in the house of commons, a labour mp, earlier today she alluded to the issue of his papers. She said that there was a toxic triangle caused by the divisive nature of brexit, the fact, she said, that some newspapers had been targeting mps and thirdly that social media acted as some sort of mob rule, the combination of those, she said, made this issue today so difficult. They have been comments from mps as to what exactly is also Media Companies should be doing to come on this type of abuse. Also, the speaker, john berger, he has denounced these threats of violence. He says that mps, when they vote, whichever way they vote and whichever issue they vote on, they are not enemies of the people or anything like that. They arejust doing theirjob. It is clearly a n arejust doing theirjob. It is clearly an issue being taken seriously but getting it to stop is going to be very difficult. Many thanks. Lets go back to the story of the train derailment. We know that there are multiple fatalities after that terrible incident, bring us up to date with what we know. Terrible incident, bring us uptodate with what we know. We know that more than 70 people were taken to hospital. There are reports of multiple fatalities, perhaps six people have lost their lives and we know from what the police are saying that the scene that all of those people who lost their lives were on the train as opposed to in vehicles on the motorway underneath the overpass. The scene from the aerial shots we are looking at, quite devastating, multiple carriages coming off the line, skewed in all sorts of different directions. The question now is what caused this and investigators are heading from the National Transportation safety board, which looks into any transportation accident of this nature, they are heading from washington dc to Washington State. Later on today they will start their investigation looking at the potential for human air and looking at the speed of the train and looking at the infrastructure and President Trump referred to it earlier, and also in his speech saying that in his view, this shows that the crumbling infrastructure of the United StatesTransportation System needs to be improved. Early days yet in terms of what has happened, the focus is on helping the injured and appeals have gone out for blood, for people to donate blood for those recovering in hospital. Peter, thank you. Lets ta ke hospital. Peter, thank you. Lets take a look at the headlines. As you have been hearing, in washington, multiple fatalities after a train derailed from a bridge onto a highway. The uranium refugee murdered by his neighbour, and enquiries find institutional racism. Theresa may says there can never be a place for threats in politics after a number of mps received abusive messages. Time for the sport. Everton a re everton are taking on swansea in the premier league. Everton remain unbeaten and they are facing a side who have lost their last five away matches. It is currently goalless after just matches. It is currently goalless afterjust under 20 minutes at goodison park, swansea were dealt a blow when Wilfred Bonnie had to go off with an injury, but it is goalless in the only premier league game tonight. West ham midfielder Manuel Lanzini has been charged by the fa for diving during Saturdays Premier League match against stoke. West ham were awarded a penalty after lanzini fell to the ground which led to them taking an early lead in their 3 nil win. Hell have until 6 oclock tomorow evening to respond to the charge of successful deception of a match official. Burnleys James Tarkowski has been charged with violent conduct following an off the ball incident with brightons glenn murray. It took place during saturdays goalless draw and wasnt seen by any of the match officials, but was caught on video. He also has until 6 oclock tomorrow to respond. Crystal palaces Jason Puncheon has been charged with carrying a weapon after a fight near a surrey nightclub at the weekend. The midfielder was arrested in the early hours of sunday morning after the disturbance near a bar in reigate and later charged with possession of an offensive weapon, common assault, and a public order offence. Hes been released on bail and is training with the club as normal. The football associations head of womens football baroness sue campbell says they are struggling to find female candidates for the england managers job. Under 19s coach mo marley is the Current Interim manager, with no permanent successor to mark sampson expected to be named until next year. Campbell has told the bbc there are plenty of candidates for the vacancy but not a lot are women. The draw has been made earlier this afternoon for the semi finals of the wsl continental cup. Holders Manchester City women will travel to chelsea, whilst reading are at home to arsenal. The games will take place on the weekend of the 13th and the 14th of january. England are picking through the tatters of the ashes tour after they were beaten by an innings and 41 runs in perth in the third, decisive test. There are calls for some of the senior members of the squad to move on following disappointing performances, with the next two tests a chance, perhaps, for england to give some new talent a try. It had been coming for a while, but for australia, stilljust as sweet for england, just as painful. Australia securing the ashes. They have a 3 0 lead in the series but the daily began with an unlikely lifeline for england. Overnight rain had leaked onto the pitch, an army of leaf blowers were deployed, causing a three hour delay. But australia made up for lost time. Jonny bairstow clean bowled by one that barely bounced. Moeen ali was next to go forjust 11. His torrid tour continues and once dawid malan went after another impressive half century, englands hopes left with them, the final wicket went to pat cummins, chris woa kes wicket went to pat cummins, chris woakes the last man out for england. That started celebration amongst the australia players, they have outplayed england in every facet of this series, the bowlers have shown more pace, the batsmen have been more pace, the batsmen have been more durable, england can have few complaints about the scoreline. Australia have regain the ashes here in emphatic style. Rugby union and frances all time leading scorer Frederic Michalak will retire at the end of the season. The 35 year old lyon fly half said the physical nature of the sport is getting more and more difficult. Michalak made 77 ap