and the australian open tennis tournament gets underway, with novak djokovic back and chasing a tenth title a year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. we begin in south asia where it sjust coming up to 9:00am in nepal, and a day of national mourning has begun for the victims of the country s worst airline disaster in 30 years. all 72 people on board a yeti airlines plane are believed to have died after it crashed near the town of pokhara, about 145km or 90 miles west of the capital kathmandu. the bbc s rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from nepal. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what had happened. we saw
Capitals of religious tourism. And easter and passover make for its busiest weeks. And a particular hotspot is the church of the holy sepulchre, where some believejesus is buried. They called jerusalem the worlds holiest city. Its also one of the most conflicted. Politics aside, the fact is, jerusalem has monuments that are sacred to three of the worlds biggest religions. Like the western wall for those of the jewish faith. For muslims, there is the distinctive Dome Of The Rock shrine. Then deep in the heart of the old city, through the damascus gate, is christendoms most important church. Tucked away on the edge of the muslim and christian quarters, right in the marketplace, is the church of the holy sepulchre. Not easy to find. But its somewhere around here. And look. Tiny little sign. Holy sepulchre. And i can hear something happening. Now, whats unusual about this church is that its actually shared by six different christian denominations. To be precise, roman catholics, weak ortho
In key General Election Battle Grounds in the midlands and has sought to play down talk of a landslide victory. Jeremy corbyn is in leicestershire and has spoken of creating a society in which people are no longer held back by a system that is rigged for the rich. The ukip leader, paul nuttall, has urged his supporters to stay on the pitch, despite a drubbing in local elections. He insists the party has a Bright Future and voters will return in their droves if theresa may fails to deliver to brexit. Fails to deliver on brexit. French president ial candidate Emmanuel Macron says he is the target of a huge hacking attack, the day before the people of france go to the polls. Three men appear in court charged with murdering businessman guy hedger, who was allegedly fatally shot during a botched burglary. Well have more news at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, The Travel Show. Coming up this week on The Travel Show. Rajan is in jerusalem, the worlds holiest city. This is, for christian
In key General Election Battle Grounds in the midlands and has sought to play down talk of a landslide victory. Jeremy corbyn is in leicestershire and has spoken of creating a society in which people are no longer held back by a system that is rigged for the rich. The ukip leader, paul nuttall, has urged his supporters to stay on the pitch, despite a drubbing in local elections. He insists the party has a Bright Future and voters will return in their droves if theresa may fails to deliver to brexit. Fails to deliver on brexit. French president ial candidate Emmanuel Macron says he is the target of a huge hacking attack, the day before the people of france go to the polls. Three men appear in court charged with murdering businessman guy hedger, who was allegedly fatally shot during a botched burglary. Well have more news at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, The Travel Show. Coming up this week on The Travel Show. Rajan is in jerusalem, the worlds holiest city. This is, for christian