welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would never allow it to slip from british control against their will. in a telephone call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. the eu s negotiation guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a future trade deal with the uk will apply to it. here s our political correspondent iain watson. gibraltar has been british for almost 300 years, nearly as long as the uk has existed. and nearly all of its residents want it to remain that way. they are concerned that after brexit, spain could have a greater say over their life. but, evoking the falklands conflict, a former conservative minister said this could be taken to task. another woman prime minister sent a task force halfway across the world to protect another small group of british people against
good morning. it s seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and six in the evening in southern colombia, where rescue teams are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who survived the devastating mudslide. it s happened in the city of mocoa. over 200 people have been confirmed dead. hundreds are still missing and five villages have been destroyed. richard lister has the story. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. whole families died here. the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. nothing here. with every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish. within hours of the deluge, message boards went up, listing the dead and missing. many of those unaccounted for are children. we are searc
its new stay. newsday. good morning. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, iam in london and 7:00 in the evening in southern colombia where rescue teams are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who survived the devastating mudslide. it s happened in the city of mocoa. over 200 people have been confirmed dead. hundreds are still missing and five villages have been destroyed. richard lister has the story. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. whole families died here. the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. nothing here. with every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish. within hours of the deluge, message boards went up, listing the dead and missing. many of those unaccounted for are c
in the hour on bbc news. a vote of confidence, mark sampson names his england squad for the euros, three and half months before the start of the tournament. a very good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. an explosion on the underground system in st petersburg is reported to have killed ten people and injured as many as 50 more. the explosion happened in the early afternoon local time, and hit a train that was travelling between two stations. russia s national anti terrorist committee said an explosive device at a third station was later found and made safe. the russian prime minister called the metro blast an act of terror, and president putin said all scenarios were being investigated. here s our correspondent sarah rainsford. are there any children, a woman shouts, as passengers rushed to the wreckage of a train. the blast was just down the line. this is the immediate scene of panic. mobile phone footage from another passing train shows victims still lying on the p
about slapping a female reporter. i deeply regret the comments i made. that s certainly not the person who i am. and why china is experiencing a baby boom, driven partly by older mothers. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: a vote of confidence over three months before the start of the women s european championship, england name theirfinal squad. good evening. at least ten people have died in a suspected suicide bombing on the metro system in st petersburg. president putin, who was in the city at the time, said all causes, including terrorism, were being investigated. the explosion happened in a train carriage as it travelled between two stations. within minutes the entire network was closed and police later found and defused a device at another station. our correspondent, steve rosenberg, is in st petersberg with the latest. 2 million people use the saint petersburg metro every day. this city relies on this underground. earlier today metro train left the st