the greek transport minister resigns and a station master in charge of signalling has been arrested after at least 36 people died and dozens injured following a train crash in northern greece. as the search continues, police fear a missing two month old baby has come to serious harm. the parents, constance marten and mark gordon, have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. new data shows hundreds of sex offenders slipped off the police radarjust by changing their names. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the former health secretary matt hancock has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it s obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care homes in england. mr hancock s spokesperson has called it a distorted account . our political correspondent,
we ve called on the dprk to refrain from further provocations and engage in a sustained and substantive dialogue. this is something we ve proposed going back many months. if they continue going down this road, it will only increase the condemnation, increase the isolation, increase the steps that are taken in response to their actions. let s go live to cnn s paula hancocks in south korea for us. another missile launch overnight. what do we know about this strike group being moved into the waters between japan and the korean peninsula? reporter: well, christine, the information we are getting at this point is coming from the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea. they say that the u.s.s. ronald regan is back in korean waters and has been carrying out naval drills with the south korean and japanese destroyer this afternoon, this thursday. now it was just last week when there were naval drills which angered pyongyang and they are now back in the waters just up the east
airstrikes at a town near the capital. it s hundreds of mile as way from the front lines, and it is an away by putin to instill fear by an army that has been failing on the battlefield. we have graphic new images from today which show the remains of what was a russian caravan near the city of lyman. car after car destroyed. the body of a russian soldier on the ground, russian belongings strewn across the road. it just bears testimony to what we are seeing. russia s retreat and ukraine s advances are both fast and furious. but today putin speaking out, saying that these regions of ukraine where we re seeing all of this are now fully part of russia. he told a conference of teachers that the vote in the sham referendums in those regions of ukraine were well, here s his words. the results of the referendums, frankly speaking, not only pleased me but also surprised me. i think the election observers know this as well. there was no desire to correct something, clean something up,
residents of sanibel island today will be able to return to see what is left of their homes. residents have to access that barrier island now by boat. it remains cut off from the mainland. ian ripped apart a causeway. cnn s layla santiago just arrived a few moments ago and is able to file this report. reporter: this is west gulf drive, one of the main streets here on sanibel island. it s also a place where the residents tell me was the worst hit. this is now a street that s lined with debris. can you see straight into homes and see personal belongings everywhere. you also have part of a roof that is sitting on the side of the street. to make the point of exactly how powerful this storm was, residents tell me that this was actually across the street. now you can see straight in what was once a kitchen, a family room, no longer here. the equipment and refrigerator now partially on the the door. not much left to be salvaged. i believe we have leyla you want live. what more a
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