to be housed on board a barge in dorset are expected to arrive later today. the use of the bibby stockholm to house up to 500 people had been delayed by safety concerns. ministers insist the vessel will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. jonathan blake reports. floating accommodation for migrants seeking asylum in the uk. the bibby stockholm barge has been moored at portland in dorset for nearly three weeks, but stands empty. safety concerns have delayed getting people on board but it s now expected the first 50 or so men to be housed on the barge will move in very soon. we expect it to be in the coming days, so you won t have long to wait. and this is an important step forwards. up to 500 people could be accommodated here. the barge has medical facilities and a recreation area. it s one way the government hopes to cut the cost of hotels for those attempting to claim asylum, the bill currently running at about £6 million per day. but it s prompted protests f
another 45 are said to be injured. the hazara express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. these are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages. pakistan s railways minister says more rescue teams have been dispatched to the site. an emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. we are hoping to speak to an individual close to the town, where that derailment took place. hopefully we will be able to bring you more details on that here on bbc news. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky says a russian guided bomb struck a blood transfusion centre in the north east on saturday night as part of overnight shelling across the country. speaking in his night time address, mr zelensky said rescuers at the scene in the town of kupiansk in eastern
19 people have been killed in a rail derailment. another 50 are injured. the hazara express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. these are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. an emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. the information minister of sindh gave us more details about the crash. the top priority of government is the rescue work which we are focusing on. bold the hospitals it boat dealers standby. but there are some more critical patients the government will take them to different districts. we will give them the best treatment over at private hospital or a government hospital. let s get more on this with our south asia editor. the number of people dead and this accident ke
hello, iam none hello, i am none to thanks for joining us on bbc news. first to niger where, in the last two hours, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. the leaders of niger s coup have hours to restore the ousted president, or face the possibility of military action. thousands of people gathered in niger s capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. despite international condemnation of the soldiers actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army 7 hoping it can offer the country stability. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday 7 meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has