this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. mexico city's mayor promises a full investigation into the rail bridge collapse, which has killed at least 2a people. translation: there will be an investigation - by the attorney general�*s office as well as independent experts so that we can find out the whole truth and know what happened. pressure grows for a national lockdown in india as official coronavirus cases pass 20 million. president biden sets ambitious vaccination targets so americans can celebrate independence day. our goal byjuly 4th is to have 70% of adult americans with at least one shot.

hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in mexico city. 2a people dead, a rail bridge collapsed, many more injured — and a perilous rescue effort underway. that is the toll from one train plunging into a city street after the overpass simply gave way under the train�*s weight. the exact cause of the incident is still to be determined but officials said it appeared that a girder had given way on the bridge at the olivos station in the south of the capital. local residents say that the bridge had cracks in its structure, believed to have been caused by an earthquake four years ago. and the overpass itself was only built in the last ten years.

you may find some of the images in will grant's report distressing. the scene of devastation at mexico city's subway was reminiscent of one of the city's many earthquakes, but this was not a natural disaster, rather it was a man—made one, on the newer stretch of subway track in the capital. line 12 was heralded as the future of the city's public transport system when it was inaugurated in 2012. now its carriages and the city government's reputation hang by a thread. the security camera caught the terrible moment of impact, when tons of cement and gnarled metal came crashing down onto the cars below. at that time of night, most of those killed will have been workers returning home after a late shift. their families anxiously gathered at the scene, desperately trying to make sense of it all. translation: lily daughter—in—law called us. she was with my son and she told us that the structure fell down on top of them.

translation: my brother came with his wife and they managedl to get her out but he was crushed in there. we do not know anything. they do not give us reports. now they have to get him out but who knows how long it will take. by morning all eyes turned to the mayor, claudia sheinbaum. she insisted a full structural check had been made as recently as last year. translation: on the entire line, on the entire line, - and i think we should not speculate and that is why there will be an investigation by the attorney general�*s office as well as independent experts so that we can find out the whole truth and know what happened. but that is not an answer that will satisfy the victims�* families or most residents of mexico city, local people who complained for years that the construction of line 12 was not up to code

and that cracks had appeared following a recent earthquake. an investigation will determine whether such warnings were ignored and by whom but those questions will have to wait, at least for now, as this vast city mourns the loss of life in one small corner. will grant, bbc news, mexico city. deborah bonello is a senior editor at vice based in mexico city and joins me now. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. we programme. thank you for having me- we have _ programme. thank you for having me. we have seen _ programme. thank you for having me. we have seen that _ programme. thank you for having me. we have seen that report - me. we have seen that report there from — me. we have seen that report there from our— me. we have seen that report| there from our correspondence will grant, an awful loss of life and devastating scenes. what are the kinds of issues now this investigation will be looking at? we have promised it will be open and transparent but what are the kind of areas it will be investigating?- it will be investigating? well, interestingly, _ it will be investigating? well, interestingly, the _ it will be investigating? well, | interestingly, the name-mack interestingly, the name—mack has actually said that the investigation will be done by an international company, a

norwegian company —— mayor. it speaks to the general distrust there is in mexico of the country's institutions and leadership so it will be interesting to see what the international investigators make of this. as we'll mentioned in his report, the same thing happened when the 2017 earthquake struck and a lot of buildings fell down. there is a reckoning around the regulations and supervision over the construction of infrastructure projects. now the part of the line that fell down was actually sort of problematic from the start. it was meant to be one of these lines that connect at mexico city's outer boroughs with its central boroughs because millions of people commute into the city every day to do

typical working—class jobs like domestic helpers, nannies, construction workers, people who work in fast food restaurants, but i thinkjust a year and a half after the line had been finished it was closed down because of problems and now there is a lot of finger—pointing going on about whether it was the commercial companies involved in the contractors or whether it was an oversight in terms of the regulators and the people who oversee the planning of infrastructure projects. i mean, it is worth saying also that the president has said that the president has said that nothing will be hidden and he has also been the mayor of mexico city. he was the mayor from 2002 2005. at his current foreign minister was also the governor of mexico city and oversaw the building of the

line. so a lot of the people who have seen these —— overseen these major infrastructure projects in mexico remain in power today so the finger—pointing becomes political as well. finger-pointing becomes political as well.- finger-pointing becomes political as well. just briefly because i'm _ political as well. just briefly because i'm afraid - political as well. just briefly because i'm afraid we - political as well. just briefly because i'm afraid we are i political as well. just briefly i because i'm afraid we are out of time but i wanted to ask on the latest on the scene and i don't know if you know. clearly it's going to take a long time to pick through and clear away but is theirfamily to pick through and clear away but is their family still is there hope of more survivors or is this a search—and—rescue operation now and what do we know? i operation now and what do we know? ., �* ~ ., ~' ~ know? i don't know. unlike will i wasn't at _ know? i don't know. unlike will i wasn't at the _ know? i don't know. unlike will i wasn't at the scene _ know? i don't know. unlike will i wasn't at the scene today - know? i don't know. unlike will i wasn't at the scene today but| i wasn't at the scene today but i wasn't at the scene today but i do know a number of cranes have been brought in an hour trying to remove the rubble. up until this afternoon they hadn't released the names and details of many of the people killed so i suspect there are a lot of families still waiting to hear whether their family member's were some of those killed today. but i don't really know anything more than that i am afraid.— that i am afraid. deborah bonello. _

that i am afraid. deborah bonello, thank— that i am afraid. deborah bonello, thank you - that i am afraid. deborah bonello, thank you very i that i am afraid. deborah - bonello, thank you very much for coming on and of course our thoughts are with those families at this time. you are welcome. the official number of coronavirus cases in india has now topped 20 million. there's been no let up in the rate of infection, with more than 300,000 positive tests recorded for the 13th consecutive day. there are still reports of oxygen shortages in the capital, delhi, and the army has been asked to set up medical facilities to take the strain off hospitals. devina gupta sent this report. desperate hope. that's what family members in this hospital in delhi are holding onto. it is a fight for life—saving oxygen that some are losing fast. translation: | came - here because a man died. his death freed up a place and oxygen for my mother. translation: they put us - in a shed, when she needs to go to intensive care.

this oxygen bottle came from my house. we bought it ourselves. as india crosses over 20 million infected cases, many hospitals like this one, which were first overwhelmed over the weekend, are struggling with scarce resources. translation: the situation is really critical, _ there are no beds available. we are under pressure — the doctors, the nurses, the orderlies, even the patients — we are all under pressure. covid is not sparing sport, either. the massively popular indian premier league cricket tournament has been postponed after at least four players tested positive. it's a huge disappointment here for millions where cricket is almost a religion. however the goal of saving lives has proved too important for india in her darkest test for decades. the ultimate fight for the country is to get oxygen and medicine supplies for millions and fast. india is getting aid as countries continue to help

but the challenge is speedy distribution and there is not a minute to waste. and that is why tens of thousands are rushing to get a vaccine wherever they can find one. but there's a shortage of these jabs too. translation: it was very difficult. - i could not get an appointment right away. i kept checking online and now there is a really long queue here. it's not really very easy. i came in a little bit early, at around 9:30am, so around six hours. for now, the government of narendra modi continues denying any shortage of oxygen and vaccines, and that's where india sees its biggest challenge as the covid crisis head towards a chaos. devina gupta, bbc news. state media in syria have

reported that air defences intercepted and israeli attack intercepted and israeli attack in several areas north—west syria. a series of explosions were heard near the coastal city of latakia. some reports suggest the target of the attack could have been a plastic factory. they also say that there was another attack on a nearby town. there has been no independent confirmation. derek chauvin has requested a new trial. his legal team has filed court documents alleging misconduct by both circuitous and jurors. misconduct by both circuitous andjurors. last misconduct by both circuitous and jurors. last month, misconduct by both circuitous andjurors. last month, he misconduct by both circuitous and jurors. last month, he was found guilty of second and third degree murder and manslaughter. he is yet to be sentenced. i have been speaking to matt sepic. a journalist with minnesota public radio whose team cover the trial. figs

whose team cover the trial. as ou whose team cover the trial. is you mentioned, his whose team cover the trial. sis you mentioned, his defence attorney filed a request today for a retrial and he is citing multiple grounds. prosecutorial misconduct among them but he doesn't get into a lot of detail. he also mentions misconduct on the part of the jewellery and the fact that there was so much publicity and thatjudge peter kayhill who presided over this case refused requests from the defence to move the case out of minneapolis because of all the pre—trial publicity. that minneapolis because of all the pre-trial publicity.— pre-trial publicity. that issue in particular— pre-trial publicity. that issue in particular sounds - pre-trial publicity. that issue in particular sounds like - pre-trial publicity. that issue in particular sounds like it. in particular sounds like it would have been an issue that was considered before so what are the chances of considering the same information coming to a different conclusion. it doesn't seem likely. this filing today was really not a surprise. it is a prelude to an expected appeal which would happen after chauvin is sentenced onjune 25. this is a

common occurrence whenever there is a trial and a verdict that doesn't go the way of the defence. they will request a new trial as part of the process and it really is an expected move on their part. 0ur expected move on their part. our thanks to matt sepic there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the news, still to come: women of the lapidus islands, the women of the lapidus islands, the region best known for its flora and fauna but agriculture and fishing are also important. in the galapagos it is often women during hard labour behind the scenes —— doing hard labour. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin.

for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - mortgage going to welcome back. this is bbc news. our main headline. mexican authorities promise a full investigation up to 21: promise a full investigation up to 2a people were killed.

president biden has said he wants 70% of adults in the united states to receive a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by ajuly. around 56% have already had one jab and a third have received both. two months from today, two months from today, families across the country are going to celebrate the 11th ofjuly. our goal byjuly the 11th is to have 70% of adult americans have at least one shot, and 160 million americans fully vaccinated. that means giving close to 100 million shots — some, first shots, others, second shots — over the next 60 days. with me is our correspondent peter bowes, who's in los angeles. it's been doing well for a

number of weeks and that ambition by independence day is well within reach. if you look at the pace of the rollout, and i think the big concern at the moment isjust extending i think the big concern at the moment is just extending the age groups that sees the vaccine. we talk about children, those aged between 12 and for dean. pending authorisation by the food and drug administration, expected at the beginning of next week, that age group of young teens should be eligible by next week to get the vaccine and that is significant, a group of about 17,000,000 young people. it's been causing some concern around the country that in fact a number of new infections from children has been increasing to about 22.5 per cent. at least in those states that records those new cases according to the age group. children travelling more during the summer. a number of incentives

like free drop—in centres. thanks, peter. the drugmaker pfizer expects its revenues and profits to rise markedly this year as a result of increasing demand for its coronavirus vaccine. the company hopes to take in $26 billion from sales, and said its profits should increase by 45%. it comes amid a debate about whether drug companies should be forced to abandon intellectual property rights to covid—19 vaccines to allow more countries to manufacture doses. courtney bembridge has the details. 6 months into the vaccine rollout six months into the global vaccine rollout and only six months into the global vaccine rollo and only 10% amounts of doses of have

gone to people in low—income countries. in india, where coronavirus infections are spiralling out of control, less than 10% of the population has had theirfirstjab. it doesn't make moral sense for the majority of people to be waiting in line, dying, waiting for the vaccine but new variants keep coming, the longer the virus remains anywhere in the world the more variants that come that are resistant to the technology that exists and we are back where we were. the people's vaccine is a campaign to remove patent restrictions on covid vaccines and medicines to allow more countries to manufacture more doses. with south africa and india and 100 countries petitioning the world trade organisation to weigh protections on intellectual property while the eu in dk say they will oppose the move. this is said to not have solved supply chain delays.

pfizer says it needs 200 and 80 components from 86 suppliers in 19 countries. so even if you wave to replicate the complex supply chain. what i don't agree with is that waving ip rights will make any difference at all to accelerating the availability of vaccines at this time. and if anything in the future, it may actually dis— incentivise any commercial entity from getting involved in vaccines and as much as we love them or load them, the commercial entities have the professional resources to get a vaccine into final use. resources to get a vaccine into final use-— final use. the top coronavirus adviser in _ final use. the top coronavirus adviser in the _ final use. the top coronavirus adviser in the us _ final use. the top coronavirus adviser in the us doctor- final use. the top coronavirus adviser in the us doctor dr i adviser in the us doctor dr anthony fauci says it could backfire if it leads to long legal disputes. he says: abide

administration is expected to set out its position at a world trade organisation meeting on wednesday. two years after the uk government set up a compensation scheme for the windrush scandal, campaigners say they're concerned about the low number of payouts. the windrush generation are people who arrived in the uk after world war two from the caribbean. thousands were later threatened with deportation, and lost homes and jobs. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has the story. anthony williams arrived in birmingham from jamaica when he was seven. he laterjoined the army and spent 13 years serving with the royal artillery. but the former soldier says his biggest challenge has been more recently. unable to work and afford urgent dental treatment after wrongly being told he was in the uk illegally. he's now got new teeth, paid for by an anonymous donor who heard his story.

back in 2014, i got a really, really bad mouth infection. my gums kept swelling up and the only way i could get rid of it was to start extracting my own teeth. you pulled your own teeth out? it took about three months to take most of my teeth out, the ones i've taken out now. he's still waiting for compensation two years after filling out an application. my first offer, remembering i was unemployed for five years, i lost myjob and they offered me £18,500. if i would have accepted that, it would have destroyed me. more than 12,000 people have been given british citizenship or had their legal status sorted out since the government task force was set up following the windrush scandal. but there have been fewer than 500 compensation payouts so far, way lower than what campaigners were expecting. what i do and with so few applications,

there are now questions over the length of time it's taking to process claims, on average 1a months. lawyers who've been helping some windrush victims say the delays are unacceptable. you've only had 2500 applications and people are taking a year and 18 months to even get their first offers, so it says something is very, very wrong. the home office says it aims to process quickly as possible while carefully considering each person's circumstances and experiences. and the value of all payments made through the scheme so far is over £6 million. in nottingham, veronica bell is trying to claim compensation on behalf of her father, who died injamaica in 2010. nathaniel blake wasn't allowed back in the uk after a family holiday, and later lost his sight and was diagnosed

with prostate cancer. as far as he was concerned, he was a british citizen, always had been. he was invited here by the government to build up the country after the second world war. we just weren't able to afford the most appropriate medical interventions over there. you submitted your compensation claim two years ago. are you confident that you'll receive the money any time soon? it's not about the money, and there is absolutely no financial compensation that can right that, but the acknowledgement is very, very important to me, you know, and otherfamilies. adina campbell, bbc news. the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the global tourist industry. one of the places hit hardest is the galapagos islands. the economy there is centred on visitors coming to experience the unique

flora and fauna. tjere are other industries — mostly agriculture and fishing — and these are sectors where the work of women is essential. tim allman explains. this is a place of beauty, of natural wonder, that it can also be a place of effort and hard work. maria elena guerra attends to her copy plans. the plantation produces 70 tons of the stuff per year. but customers are often surprised when they find out who is in charge. when they find out who is in charae. . ., , ., charge. there are many women workin: charge. there are many women working in _ charge. there are many women working in the _ charge. there are many women working in the fields _ charge. there are many women working in the fields but - charge. there are many women working in the fields but it - charge. there are many women working in the fields but it is i working in the fields but it is the men seen at the forefront. it is the face people want to do business with. it’s it is the face people want to do business with.— do business with. it's a similar— do business with. it's a similar story _ do business with. it's a similar story across - do business with. it's a j similar story across the islands. thousands of hectares of arable land and its women who do much of the farming. irate who do much of the farming. we know from _ who do much of the farming. 7 know from the figures that officially almost 75% of the farms are in the husbandname but�*s those who go to the fields and those who do the

work are mainly the women. ” work are mainly the women. " irr, the most populous town in the galapagos islands, they have been working since dawn at the pelican bay fish market. fishermen go out to see but it's official women who clean, billet and sell stock to the public. billet and sell stock to the ublic. �* ,, �* billet and sell stock to the ublic. �* ,, ~ ., billet and sell stock to the ublic. �* ,, �* . ' public. translation: i am the1 who manages — public. translation: i am the1 who manages it. _ public. translation: i am the1 who manages it. i— public. translation: i am the1 who manages it. i manage - public. translation: i am the1 who manages it. i manage it- who manages it. i manage it because i know where to distribute the money for my children, but a house, to pay rent. �* , ., , children, but a house, to pay rent. a ., , ., rent. as the day goes on, the work continues. _ rent. as the day goes on, the work continues. the - rent. as the day goes on, the work continues. the women i rent. as the day goes on, the | work continues. the women of the galapagos islands doing their bit, providing for the movies. the new zealand prime minister has announced she and her partner have finally set a date for their wedding. jacinda ardern said the event was being

planned at the end of the year during the new zealand summer. jacinda ardern and the man known affectionately as the country1st bloke's got engaged in 2019. hello. it seems like everything is running late this spring, and now the april showers have finally arrived. there's nothing like an angry sky to get the weather watchers out. there'll be more like this during wednesday. sunshine, yes, in between the showers, but catch a shower — heavy, hail and thunder and it's going to feel quite chilly as well with the air coming down from the north. around an area of low pressure which may be some distance away now, but in its way, we have this northerly flow of chilly air, unstable air with the showers developing. cold enough for them to be wintry on hills as well. temperatures well below average, but make a mental note of this — it will look quite different by the time we get to this weekend, as i'll show you in a moment. we start wednesday with the return of frost possible

in any cold rural spots, but particularly into parts of scotland and northern england, as you can see. whilst many of us will start dry and sunny, there will be scattered wintry showers in northern scotland from the word go, into northern ireland, in parts of wales, some showers, too, and across the midlands, eastern and southern england. we're just looking really at highs around 8—12 degrees celsius. so, some showers will continue into wednesday evening, perhaps flaring up across parts of northeast england, for example, again wintry on hills. another batch heading south across scotland overnight and into thursday. could well bring some snow to relatively low levels, so that'll be surprising if you see that falling on thursday morning. again, the chance of frost as the day begins. these showers will move on south into northern ireland and northern england. there is an area of cloud and rain flirting with southern

parts of england. still something to play for in how much rain will fall here, so we'll keep you updated. in between the two zones of wet or potential wet weather, there'll be some sunshine. another chilly start on friday morning, another day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest ones look to be focused across eastern parts, temperatures a little bit higher. and then, here comes some more rain. that's from another area of low pressure heading our wayjust in time for next weekend. that means the winds picking up and more rain moving in and as that clears, there'll be showers following. but the air is coming in from the south, so although it'll be windy, although it'll be wet at times, at least the temperatures will be heading up.

this is bbc news. the headlines: mexican authorities have promised that an investigation into a metro overpass collapse will be open and independent. at least 2a people were killed and almost 80 injured when a train plunged into the road below. rescue efforts are still under way. derek chauvin, the white former minneapolis police officer convicted last month of the black man george floyd's murder has requested a new trial. his legal team alleges misconduct by prosecutors and jurors and say the process was impartial because of pre—trial publicity. pressure is mounting on india's government to impose a national lockdown as the country officially records more than 20 million covid infections and as the health system struggles to cope.

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