honoured by france. a very warm welcome to the programme. 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of san antonio in the us state of texas. it s thought the victims were undocumented migrants who d crossed overfrom mexico. 16 survivors have been taken to hospital. the nationalities of the dead are not yet known but the mexican foreign minister said two guatemalans were among those in hospital. the bbc s azadeh moshiri has more. emergency responders crowd together after dozens of bodies were found and abandoned lorry. more than a dozen including children were rushed to hospital. fix, children were rushed to hospital- children were rushed to hosital. ., ~ ., ., hospital. a worker who works in one of the hospital. a worker who works in one of the buildings hospital. a worker who works in one of the buildings up - hospital. a worker who works in one of the buildings up here - one of the buildings up here behind me heard a cry for help, came o
and now for the main event. it s my honor to welcome our first speaker and distinguished guest, the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull. mr. prime minister, thank you for joining us today and providing an opportunity to continue a dialogue aboutpr howe can all work in partnership to grow our economies to gather. for those of you who do not know, the prime ministers address is especially timely. 2018 marks 100 years since our two countries became allies in world war i. since 1918 our relationship has grown beyond just military alliance. globalization has allowed our states and citizensob to vote collaborate across a range of initiatives and/or trade those investments to increase, despite distance and time zones. i have perfect opportunity opportunity to visit australia in 2016. during this trip i saw firsthand a significant cultural and economic ties between our two countries. i speak for all of us, mr. prime minister, when i say governors are ready to elevate this i
parents are being asked to regularly donate money good morning. a pilot shortage, cancelled flights and a multi million pound compensation bill. it s been a tough week for ryanairand bill. it s been a tough week for ryanair and its passengers but can europe s largest airline recover? i m at the london stock exchange this morning to find out. and in sport, pick a woman next time, so says record goalscorer kelly smith, as the search begins to find mark sampson s replacement as head coach of england s women football team. and matt has your weekend weather. the autumn equinox today and it feels like it, cold and foggy for some and while most start the day with sunshine, a different look outside for the journey home. details on that and your weekend forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may will deliver a major speech on brexit in florence later today. the prime minister will argue that both the uk and the eu have a shared responsibility to make the pr
tonight an in our week ahead segment, senate approved bill to keep the government running. we ll examine how that will radically change the bank reform law in the walk of the financial crisis. we begin with our breaking news. the hostage situation started before 10:00 a.m., 6:00 eastern. hostages were taken in a lindt coffee shop. a black and whiel white flag wib writing is flying. to give you a better understanding, the lindt chocolate shop is located in the center of sydney in martin place. this is a very active place for business. during the height of the monday morning rush hour. tony abbott said he didn t know if the incident was politically motivated but appeared to be. this is a very disturbing incident. i can understand the concerns and the anxieties of the australian people, but our thoughts must go out to the individuals who are caught up in this. i can think of almost nothing more distressing more terrifying than to be caught up in such a situation and our hearts
no trains or planes, belgium grind to a stop as a 24 hour strike gets under way we begin in australia where an armed man is holding an unknown number of people hostage inside a cafe in central sydney. this is the scene in martin place, which has been in lock down since this siege started at 9:45am local time. it s 10 o clock at night, and much of the area remains cordoned off. we ll be live in sydney with correspond andrew thomas in a moment. first a look at how the events unfolded. reporter: this woman is running from the scope of a hostage taking in sydney. a number of people have escaped from a cafe where they were held near martin place station. others were trapped inside, and have been all day. prime minister tony abbott says the hostage taker is politically motivated. this is a disturbing incident. it is profoundly shocking that incident people should be held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation. reporter: here a hostage that escaped is taken