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cup final at wembley. hello. we start in india. indian prime minister narendra modi has just visited the site where at least 260 people have been killed, in a train crash in the eastern state of odisha. here are the latest pictures of the prime minister arriving at the crash site, holding his hands in prayer. officials are warning that the number of dead is expected to rise. more than 1,000 people have been injured. it is already the country's worst train crash this century. three trains were involved in the collision — which all began when a passenger train derailed. 0ur south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, reports. daylight revealed the scale of the disaster. this wreckage, now intertwined, belongs to three trains.
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on friday evening the coromandel express ferrying more than 1,000 passengers crashed into a freight train standing on the same track. its coaches overturned, hitting another sleeper coming in from the opposite side, leaving a pile—up not seen in decades. through the night rescue teams had worked pulling out people. "give him oxygen," they shouted, carrying one of the survivors to an ambulance. it took hours to get through to those trapped inside. ritik kumar survived the crash but his friend was killed. "he was sitting in his seat and i was standing by the door. when the collision happened i thought he would have escaped but he got crushed. i pulled him out but he didn't survive," he said.
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many of the seriously injured were brought to this hospital in cuttack about three hours away. at the scb medical college we have admitted 150 people and still people are pouring in and there are people in the icu ward and also in the casualty, so we are putting our best effort, but it's so unfortunate that so many people have lost their life. india's prime minister narendra modi visited the accident site. his government has promised an inquiry into what went wrong. there are many tough questions to answer. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. bbc bengali reporter amitabha bhattasali is at the district hospital in balasore, where many of the dead and injured have been taken. i'm standing at the district hospital balasore, which is around 200 kilometres from bhubaneshwar, the state capital of the eastern indian city of 0disha. last night's accident took place
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around 35 kilometres from here, and the victims were brought to these hospitals in this town. this is the hospital where most of the victims and the dead bodies and injured people were brought in. and behind me, this is the postmortem centre where doctors have been performing postmortems of this deadly train accident since last night. many of the bodies have already been identified and have been handed over to the families, but some are yet to be identified. most of the injured people in this hospital are being treated in the orthopaedic department and the surgery department. the medical staff in this hospital was not enough to deal with such a rush of patients, so outside help have been brought in. nurses and doctors were called in to help the people in this hospital. with more on this, here's our
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correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. what is the latest? the indian prime minister narendra _ what is the latest? the indian prime minister narendra modi _ what is the latest? the indian prime minister narendra modi arrived - what is the latest? the indian prime minister narendra modi arrived in i minister narendra modi arrived in 0disha and he visited the crash site and was walking around with officials and we understand he is going to be visiting some of the hospitals where the injured have been taken. he issued a message on twitter saying no stone would be left unturned when it comes to treatment for the injured. and that those responsible would be punished. the minister said earlier that he wondered whether technical reasons could be the cause of the crash. there is speculation in the indian media, some reporting there could have been a signal failure which was responsible for one of the trains going through a red light but at the moment that isjust going through a red light but at the moment that is just speculation and an investigation is under way into this crash which is one of the worst rail accident is india has seen in
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decades. in 1999 in west bengal around 285 people died in a road accident. the indian railways are massive and around 8 billion people per year use the rail network —— 285 people died in a rail accident. questions are now being asked how a harrowing accident like this which has claimed hundreds of lives could have happened. has claimed hundreds of lives could have happened-— has claimed hundreds of lives could have happened. what has the reaction been in india? — have happened. what has the reaction been in india? of— have happened. what has the reaction been in india? of course, _ have happened. what has the reaction been in india? of course, a _ have happened. what has the reaction been in india? of course, a huge - been in india? of course, a huge amount of— been in india? of course, a huge amount of grief _ been in india? of course, a huge amount of grief and _ been in india? of course, a huge amount of grief and in _ been in india? of course, a huge amount of grief and in the - been in india? of course, a huge amount of grief and in the state | been in india? of course, a huge i amount of grief and in the state of 0disha a national day of mourning. a lot of people asking how this could happen because over the years there have been smaller rail accidents, not on the scale of the one i mentioned in 1999 which claimed more than 285 lives, but after that in 2012 there was a inquiry looking at railway safety and there have been huge improvements on the rail
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network. when you have 8 billion passengers travelling on this vast network every day, things generally have gone quite smoothly, so people are questioning whether some of the improvements and some of the promises to update the railway stock and to make sure that railway lines and to make sure that railway lines and signalling was up—to—date and up with the times, whether they have happened in the right way, but this is all speculation because we don't know what the cause of the accident is. prime minister modi was going to inaugurate a new railway route today as it happens, he was supposed to do as it happens, he was supposed to do a virtual inauguration of a high—speed train line between mumbai and goa but now instead he is at the scene of a very harrowing crash site which has claimed hundreds of lives and nearly a thousand people are now injured. a lot of questions about whether the modernisation of the indian railways has been enough and
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of course an inquiry will be ongoing to find out what indeed caused the crash. . ., ., , the israeli army has said three soldiers were killed this morning it is an incident near the southern border with egypt. the army says there was a further exchange of fire in the area several hours later in which the suspected gunman was killed. an israeli army spokesman has said the two soldiers — one male and one female — began a guard shift at an army post on the border late on friday night. after they could not be contacted, an officer went looking for them and found them dead at the scene. here in the uk, train drivers have staged another walk out. the industrial action will disrupt tens of thousands ofjourneys in england, wales and scotland. it's estimated that up to 60% of trains won't run. the walk out coincides with a number of sporting and music events, including the fa cup final.
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let's get some of the day's other news now. youtube says it will stop deleting videos that make false claims of fraud in past us elections. the policy was introduced shortly after the 2020 presidential poll, when donald trump repeatedly claimed — without evidence — that he had been cheated. youtube said its clampdown had had a potentially chilling effect on free speech, and had not meaningfully reduced the risk of violence. the un has led international appeals for calm amid continuing unrest in senegal, over the sentencing of the opposition leader, 0usmane sonko, for immoral behaviour. he rejects the charges. a tenth death was reported on friday, following riots in the country. british vogue editor—in—chief edward enninful will be stepping down from his role after six years at the top fashion magazine. the 51—year—old will remain as an editorial advisor to the uk title but move into a newly—created job next year aimed at growing
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the brand globally. the turkish leader, recep tayyip erdogan, has been sworn—in for his third term as president. the ceremony in parliament in ankara was held nearly a week after winning a historic run—off election. mr erdogan has dominated turkish politics for 20 years, first as prime minister, then as president. live now to berza simsek from our turkish service. what has been happening today? president erdogan has been sworn in at the parliament and right now he is in the mausoleum of the founder of modern turkey, ataturk, and he will sign the notebook and he will show his respect. and then he will
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be basically giving a dinner reception in the evening and also after that, the cabinet will be announced which the turkish public is looking forward to hearing about. as we know, the dinner reception, will have some of the leaders from around the world including the un secretary—generaljens stoltenberg and all of turkey is looking forward to hearing about the new cabinet. we have live pictures of people going in a presumably to the presidential compound and at 230 gmt he is going to attend a ceremony to mark the beginning of his presidency. some big names attending this evening for a dinner with heads of state. who are we expecting? we a dinner with heads of state. who are we expecting?— a dinner with heads of state. who are we expecting? we are expecting the armenian _ are we expecting? we are expecting the armenian prime _ are we expecting? we are expecting
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the armenian prime minister. - are we expecting? we are expecting the armenian prime minister. it - are we expecting? we are expecting the armenian prime minister. it is i the armenian prime minister. it is important in the sense that the relationship between turkey and armenia has been strained in the past couple of years and regarding the nagorno—karabakh conflict, the nagorno—kara bakh conflict, turkey the nagorno—karabakh conflict, turkey have been helping them to win the war, so this is an improvement in relations. the other important guest will be the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg. this is because the west, although turkey is a nato member, the west has been worried that turkey's politics were shifting towards russia and china and president erdogan has proven himself as a leader who can talk to both vladimir putin and to the west. these are the two sides. 0n the one
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hand it can become useful for the west but on the other hand the west is worried that erdogan a's policy were shifting towards russia and china. it is important that the nato secretary—general is there to show support and saying probably that we are willing to see continued effort of turkey in nato._ are willing to see continued effort of turkey in nato. very quiet in the ictures of turkey in nato. very quiet in the pictures we — of turkey in nato. very quiet in the pictures we are _ of turkey in nato. very quiet in the pictures we are looking _ of turkey in nato. very quiet in the pictures we are looking at - of turkey in nato. very quiet in the pictures we are looking at but - of turkey in nato. very quiet in the pictures we are looking at but it. pictures we are looking at but it looks like it is raining. the weather is not great and everyone is carrying umbrellas. we have seen rallies taking place since he won the presidential election and it was close and he is not necessarily popular with everybody in turkey? that is very true. turkey is a very polarised society and he is loved by many but also hated by many. he has been a polarising figure and he has
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said especially since the protests in 2013, he has said us and them, they do not want us to be in power, he says to his supporters, and he has seen the opposition as a threat to him and his rule and that is why some of the opposition leaders are injail right now and some of the opposition leaders are in jail right now and critics are saying that they are in jail because they were an opponent of erdogan but nothing more. but erdogan is claiming they are terrorists. he has basically been using this method of us and them, and although he has been loved by many, especially the more conservative part of turkish society, he has also been seen as a threat by some to the secularist
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part of the country.— part of the country. thanks for “oininr part of the country. thanks for joining us- _ now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start at wembley, shall we? because the fa cup final kicks off in under an hour. for the first time in a cup final it's a manchester derby, as united try to prevent city from being able to win the treble. nesta mcgregor is at wembley. more than 90,000 fans are expected here today and speaking to them, safe to say manchester city fans are very confident, some even calling it the second leg of the treble. having secured the premier league, today's fa cup and the champions league next week will put pep guardiola and his team among
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legends of football let alone english football. the only team that can stop them doing that is their neighbours, the red side of manchester and manchester united. the sun is out, this is the oldest cup competition in the world. the first fa cup match played more than 150 years ago. he says they could spoil the troubled party but this is also about doing their own domestic double having already secured the league cup, bruno fernandes said. so much to play for and so much at stake. before a ball has been kicked, there is a name etched onto the famous trophy, the name is manchester, but whether it will be city or united, who knows? extra time and penalties might decide.
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the other big final of the day sees celtic take on inverness caledonian thistle at hampden park in the scottish cup. celtic have won the trophy a remarkable a0 times and a win later on saturday will see them complete the treble. it kicks off in just over three hours. jane dougall is there for us. celtic have got to be the favourite because they have had a great season and they have won the league and the league cup and if they win in just a few hours' time against inverness, it would be their manager and postecoglou's first domestic treble and the eight domestic treble for the club and that success has attracted a lot of attention and their manager has been linked with their manager has been linked with the vacantjob at tottenham much to the vacantjob at tottenham much to the dismay of the celtic fans. but ange postecoglou said he would not be distracted by speculation and he is fully focused on the match today and well he might be because inverness could be a banana skin for celtic. they would like to spoil the party for celtic and they have done
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it before, the year 2000 they put celtic out of this competition of beating them in a shock 3—1victory which inspired the now legendary headline, calais go ballistic, celtic are atrocious —— caley. the managerjohn barnes was sacked soon afterwards. but it would be a big ask for inverness to do it today because they finished in sixth place in the league below celtic, the scottish champions, but their manager billy dodds says miracles happen, but it might take a miracle for them to stop celtic from winning this trophy for the 41st time. looking forward to it. england have named their squad for the ashes series against australia which start later this month. no suprises as it's the same players who are currently playing in a one—off four day test against ireland. it's day three at lord's.
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ireland started the day on 97—3, still 255 runs behind after england declared with a 352—run lead. ireland have moved to 259 for 6 — still trailing by 89 runs. wimbledon champion elena rybakina has pulled out of the french open shortly before her third—round match because of illness. the 23 year old kazakh player was one of the favourites for the title at roland garros, and was due to play spaniard sara sorribes tormo on saturday. she'd recently won the italian 0pen, was seeded fourth, and hadn't yet dropped a set. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. two protesters have been arrested as they attempted to dirupt the epsom derby. earlier 19 people were arrested in connection with plans to disrupt the derby. animal rights campaigners had been threatening to defy a court order, banning disruptive protests.
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charlotte is there. what can you tell us? . , . ., charlotte is there. what can you tellus? . ,, tell us? the large-scale protests organisers _ tell us? the large-scale protests organisers had _ tell us? the large-scale protests organisers had feared _ tell us? the large-scale protests organisers had feared it - tell us? the large-scale protests organisers had feared it did - tell us? the large-scale protests organisers had feared it did not l organisers had feared it did not happen and it was pretty uneventful, apart from the racing. there was one person who made it onto the track and animal rising so it is one of their supporters, they got onto the track when the race was running so the horses were coming down the track, this person got onto the track, this person got onto the track but stewards bundled them off before the horses could get there because obviously that would have been a complete catastrophe. the security has been really tight and i have never seen a police lining the track for a horse race but police were dotted all around the course for the absent are be and there has been stewards everywhere and even men arriving in top hats have had to take them off, so people could check they were not hiding anything, but i'm sure organisers will be pleased it went off essentially without a
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hitch, a minor hitch with one person on the track. the race itself, the absent are be, it is to flat racing what the grand national is to jump racing, it was won by august rodin, aidan 0'brien with his ninth win in the absent are be, and the jockey ryan moore with his third absent are be victory, —— with his third epsom derby meeting tree. it was the last epsom derby for frankie dettori but sadly he did not make it but he looked pretty happy at the end after what has been an absolutely amazing career. and still more racing this afternoon. the police and stewards seem to be staying in case there are any more protests.— seem to be staying in case there are any more protests. charlotte, thanks for “oininr any more protests. charlotte, thanks forjoining us- _ as we heard with our sports team, build up is starting
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for the fa cup final at wembley where manchester city are taking on manchester united in less than an hour. it is the first time the final of the competition will be contested between the two manchester clubs. 0ur correspondent nesta mcgregor is there for us now. how are things looking at wembley? just over half an hour to go until kick—off and the atmosphere is building. at kick off it would be at ten but right now it is a strong seven and most of the fans are from manchester but they have also come from all over the world. this is not to be missed. the first fa cup final between the teams. as well as the trophy, bragging rights are up for grabs. trophy, bragging rights are up for crabs. , , ~ ., ., ., grabs. this is like an annual event for us now- _ grabs. this is like an annual event for us now. but _ grabs. this is like an annual event for us now. but this _ grabs. this is like an annual event for us now. but this is _ grabs. this is like an annual event for us now. but this is a _ grabs. this is like an annual event for us now. but this is a bit - for us now. but this is a bit special— for us now. but this is a bit special against united, this is the one we _ special against united, this is the one we really want. why special against united, this is the one we really want.— special against united, this is the one we really want. why is it such a
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bi deal? one we really want. why is it such a big deal? well. _ one we really want. why is it such a big deal? well, we _ one we really want. why is it such a big deal? well, we are _ one we really want. why is it such a big deal? well, we are looking - one we really want. why is it such a big deal? well, we are looking to l big deal? well, we are looking to win the treble _ big deal? well, we are looking to win the treble and _ big deal? well, we are looking to win the treble and the _ big deal? well, we are looking to j win the treble and the champions league _ win the treble and the champions league for— win the treble and the champions league for the _ win the treble and the champions league for the first _ win the treble and the champions league for the first time - win the treble and the champions league for the first time and - win the treble and the champions league for the first time and i - league for the first time and i cannot— league for the first time and i cannot wail— league for the first time and i cannot wait for— league for the first time and i cannot wait for the _ league for the first time and i cannot wait for the derby- league for the first time and i i cannot wait for the derby match loday~ — cannot wait for the derby match toda . ., , ., , cannot wait for the derby match toda. ., , ., , today. you seem fairly confident. you have got _ today. you seem fairly confident. you have got to _ today. you seem fairly confident. you have got to have _ today. you seem fairly confident. you have got to have some - today. you seem fairly confident. - you have got to have some nervous? i have supported them for about 40 years _ have supported them for about 40 years and — have supported them for about 40 years and it took 36 years to get to a final— years and it took 36 years to get to a final and — years and it took 36 years to get to a finaland then years and it took 36 years to get to a final and then get beat and it had taken _ a final and then get beat and it had taken ten _ a final and then get beat and it had taken ten years to get used to winnings — taken ten years to get used to winnings but i think we are a little bit arrogant because we are in the best form — bit arrogant because we are in the best form we have been in all season and if— best form we have been in all season and if we _ best form we have been in all season and if we play to our best, there's only one — and if we play to our best, there's only one outcome, but if we don't, we don't _ only one outcome, but if we don't, we don't deserve it. city fans should — we don't deserve it. city fans should he _ we don't deserve it. city fans should be confident. why not enjoy it? if_ should be confident. why not enjoy it? if we _ should be confident. why not enjoy it? if we win today, successful season — it? if we win today, successful season. �* , ., , season. and we stop them getting the treble if we win _ season. and we stop them getting the treble if we win today. _ season. and we stop them getting the treble if we win today. the _ season. and we stop them getting the treble if we win today. the united - treble if we win today. the united fans saying _ treble if we win today. the united fans saying they _ treble if we win today. the united fans saying they want _ treble if we win today. the united fans saying they want to - treble if we win today. the united fans saying they want to stop - treble if we win today. the united fans saying they want to stop city| fans saying they want to stop city from getting the double but for
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manchester united, they also won a domestic cup double? —— want. it makes it such an interesting fixture yes, with manchester city chasing the historic treble after already securing the premier league title and the only team that can stop them are their rivals manchester united. the only english team to have won the treble, in 1999. city have dominated domestically and bragging rights have been for the blue half of manchester, but the red half are trying to spoil the party. fans have travelled from all over the world and the most interesting thing is meeting people with friends who are red and blue and after this there will be an open top bus parade in manchester. they will either be sad or happy as to whether the confetti is red or blue, but the name of manchester has been etched onto the
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trophy already before the ball has even been kicked. 90 minutes, may be extra time and penalties, who knows, will determine whether it says city or united at the end of it. the fans behind me are in full voice heading towards the stadium, getting their selfies and scarves. we are 30 minutes away from history being made. , , , , minutes away from history being made. , , , ., minutes away from history being made. , , , , ., ., made. these supporters have made it down from the — made. these supporters have made it down from the north _ made. these supporters have made it down from the north of— made. these supporters have made it down from the north of england - made. these supporters have made it down from the north of england to . down from the north of england to london but there is a train strike. have they all made it?— london but there is a train strike. have they all made it? certainly, i have not counted _ have they all made it? certainly, i have not counted them _ have they all made it? certainly, i have not counted them one - have they all made it? certainly, i have not counted them one by - have they all made it? certainly, i l have not counted them one by one, but a good portion of the 90,000 are inside and we have spoken to people who have come from cumbria and scotland and ireland who have had to because of train strikes, and they made carjourneys. eight hour car journey is the longest we have heard anyone taking but coaches were also
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put on to bring fans to the stadium so you would like to think that one way or another the gravity of the occasion, no one will miss it. if you had to walk to be here, i'm sure you had to walk to be here, i'm sure you would have done.— you would have done. absolutely, thanks forjoining _ you would have done. absolutely, thanks forjoining us. _ you would have done. absolutely, thanks forjoining us. stay - you would have done. absolutely, thanks forjoining us. stay with i you would have done. absolutely, thanks forjoining us. stay with usj thanks forjoining us. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. good afternoon. it isa it is a beautiful date for the vast majority of us. it has brightened up over east anglia where it has been cloudy and cool for much of the week. this is in norfolk. it is set to continue as we head through the rest of next week and the outlook is looking dry and settled with a lot more sunshine to come in the forecast. the satellite picture is a thing of beauty with some cloud in northern areas of scotland and maybe fair
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weather cloud bubbling up over the higher ground as we had through the afternoon and we still have the brisk north—easterly wind in east anglia and the coasts and towards the kent coast gust of around 30 miles per out so cool and breezy here but temperatures will peak in the late 20s in celsius. —— low 20s. sunshine is strong and the uv levels are high and the grass pollen levels are high and the grass pollen levels are also high and will remain high as we had through tomorrow and next week. tonight not quite as chilly as last night and a lot of clear skies around with areas of cloud drifting in from the north sea coast so a murky start to the day tomorrow and any mist will clear. the cloud will gradually retreat further eastwards as we head throughout the day towards the lincolnshire coast with some cloud across eastern areas of scotland for a time and some more fair with a cloud bubbling up through the afternoon and a small chance of a few showers breaking out over northern ireland and south—west
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scotland but temperatures peaking in the low 20s in celsius. much of a muchness on monday. the same thing all over again. muchness on monday. the same thing all overagain. more muchness on monday. the same thing all over again. more cloud muchness on monday. the same thing all overagain. more cloud in eastern coastal areas, gradually burning back towards the coasts and the best of the sunshine further west with temperatures ranging from the high teens to the low 20s in celsius. as we had through next week, high pressure is going nowhere, gradually drifting eastwards, drawing in a south—westerly wind so towards the south—east of england temperatures start to climb as we had through the middle of the end of next week, and this is the outlook for the capital cities, maybe a few showers in the south—west.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: officials in india say more than 260 people have died and over a thousand have been injured in a trash crash — one of the worst since independent in 1947. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has visited the crash site in the past hour and says he is �*distressed' by what happened. turkish president recep erdogan augurated for a third time at a ceremony at the parliament in ankara. mr erdogan won a run—off race last week amid allegations that the election was neither free or fair due to his control of the media. supporters in parliament gave a minute long standing ovation at the ceremony but many opposition mps refused to stand.

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