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violence from white supremacists, neo nazis or the kkk. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports or on flights see a 50% rise in the past year. a worrying rise in rural crime insurers say brazen thieves are forcing farmers to turn their farmyards into fortresses. and big ben s bongs will fall silent next week for nearly four years for urgent repair work. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. the british team claim a successful world athletics championships after reaching their medal target with five in the final 2a hours in london. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. this week india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain a moment of freedom that came amid one of the largest mass migrations the world has ever seen. the muslim majority state of pakistan was created to both the west and the east of india, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. around 12 million people are thought ....
also in the next hour, big ben falls silent. the famous chimes will go quiet from next week to allow essential repair works to take place. this week, india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain, a moment of freedom that sparked one of the largest mass migrations the world has ever seen. the muslim majority state of pakistan was created to both the west and the east of india, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. around 12 million people are thought to have fled the violence that erupted, with communities targeting each other. a million people are thought to have died. let s cross to reeta chakrabarti, who is in the pakistani city of lahore which is celebrating its birthday. certainly is celebrating, i can hear the people behind me, they have been celebrating since last night with fireworks, parades, and now it is a public holiday and people are simply out enjoying themselves. this is the day when pakistan ended the co ....
and a bridge too far. plans to build a garden bridge spanning the length of the river thames are scrapped as it is branded a vanity project. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. south korea s president says he s confident donald trump will act calmly and responsibly over north korea. moonjae in has been holding talks in seoul with america s top military official, generaljoseph dunford, who has said that military options are only for if sanctions fail. his comments follow an exchange of threats between the us and north korean leaders last week. today, north korea has said that any war could only be turned into a nuclear war . yogita limaye has this report from seoul. america s highest ranking general, meeting south korea s president. a visit that comes at a critical time, general dunford has said that the us is ramping up diplomatic and military pressure to stop its missile tests, and military options would only be used if all else fails. words that could reassure so ....
bell chimes. and big ben s bongs will fall silent next week, for nearly four years for urgent repair work. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the red cross says 312 people have been killed in the sierra leone capital after a mudslide, with that number expected to rise as more victims are found. a hillside, close to the capital freetown, collapsed early this morning following heavy rain, engulfing dozens of homes. emergency services are now thought to be engaged in a recovery exercise rather than a rescue mission. a nearby hospital says it has been overwhelmed by those affected. 0ur correspondent umaru fofana is near the scene of the mudslide. i m right on the ground, the road itself is almost impossible, massive rocks. this area called mount sugarloaf caved in in the early hours of this morning, and is covered literally in dozens of houses and hundreds of people are feared dead under the rubble. there are some ambulances parked here, but it is a recovery mission in ....
his vice president is more explicit. we have no tolerance for hate and violence. from white supremacists, neo nazis on the kkk. hundreds of people are feared dead and others remain trapped after a mudslide on the outskirts of sierra leone s capital, freetown. a 50% rise in the last year in the number of airline passengers arrested on suspicion of being drunk at british airports or on flights. and no more bongs for a while big ben will fall silent next week for nearly four years because of urgent repair work. it s five o clock. our main story. this week, india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain independence which created two states, but also a bloodbath of sectarian slaughter in which a million people died and up to 12 million moved country. one of the largest mass migrations the world has ever seen. in 1947, the muslim majority state of pakistan was born, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. reeta chakrabarti ....