hello and welcome to the programme. south korea s president yoon suk yeol has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of the night, bodies lined the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow. they had
and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. south korea s president, yoon suk yeol, has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of the night, bodies lined the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway i
vital grain exports from ukraine. and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc news. south korea s president has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. president yoon suk yeol visited the scene early this morning. he said that such an accident should not have happened and that it will be investigated thoroughly. he also said the government would pay for the medical care of those injured and the funerals of those who died. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of
ukraine, russia and turkey to allow rain exports through the black sea to resume. hundreds of police in riot gear begin to dismantle anti government protest camps in the sri lankan capital, colombo. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. he did not fail to act, he chose not to act , that s what one republican member of the commitee investigating the us capitol riot on six january last year said about donald trump. the panel has been setting out in minute by minute detail how the former president ate lunch and watched tv, doing nothing to rein in the mob of his supporters over 187 perilous minutes. during this last hearing of the summer, dramatic footage from several witnesses was shown. they each corroborate that donald trump s daughter ivanka was among several key figures close to the president who tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade him into making a statement condemning the violence. sarah matthews, one of today s live witnesses, was deputy press se
frailty had led his decision. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading british journalists with foreign correspondents based in the uk who write, blog, podcast and broadcast from the dateline london. ballot papers will be sent out in the coming week to the 160,000 or so people who will, in effect, choose the next british prime minister. the candidate debates have not been without incident the host of one brought it to an abrupt end by fainting. has it sent our panel to sleep? has europe yet woken up to the prospect of energy rationing this winter? and are the democrats slumbering whilst donald trump is back, thundering? here in the studio are jef mcallister, an american lawyer, who was london bureau chief for time magazine. the french author and journalist, agnes poirier and adam raphael, who has been commentating on british politics since the 1970s. thank you very much for being with us. adam, let s s